REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. GORDON, from the Judiciary Committee, returned Mr. Green's road cost bill, [H. R. 148] recommending its indefinite postponement.
The report was concurred in.
He also returned Mr. Shoemaker's land-tax sale limitation bill [H. R. 152] recommending its passage.
Mr. DUNN, from the same committee, returned Mr. Wilson's justices jurisdiction bill [H. R. 31] with amendments.
Mr. STEPHENSON returned the committee's tax lien bill [H.R. 136] recommending its passage with amendments.
He also reported a recommendation to indefinitely postpone Mr. Mitchell's Court and County Board limitation bill [H. R. 159.]
Mr. MITCHELL explained the object of the bill, and the evils sought to be remedied.
Mr. STEPHENSON expressed the views of the committee on the bill, which were that the provisions of the bill were in conflict with the law.
The House concurred in the report.
He also returned Mr. Ratliff's practice act amendment bill [H. R. 111] recommending its passage.
Mr. WILSON returned Mr. Davis' coroners bill [H. R. 173] recommending that it be indefinitely postponed, which was concurred in.
He also returned Mr. Vardeman's real estate appraisement amendment bill [H.R. 107] in regard to equalization, recommending indefinite postponement.
Mr. WILSON, Mr. WILDMAN, Mr. RATLIFF and others stated that the points page: 308[View Page 308] in this bill were met by legislation already had.
Mr. VARDEMAN could heartily acquiesce in other legislation, but he thought longer time should be given for the Assessors to report to the county Auditors. The main point he was after was to shorten the time in which results might be known.
On his motion, the report was laid on the table.
Mr. KERCHEVAL, from the Committee on Banks, returned his bank shares tax bill [H. R, 170] recommending passage, and he returned the report of the bank of the State, with the report that they know nothing of the facts therein contained, but simply that the report is made according to the form prescribed by law.
Mr. VATER from the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:
Mr. SPEAKER:
Your Committee, to whom was referred a petition of sundry citizens of Warren county, asking for a change in the school law, so as to allow the people of each township their own Congressional fund and distributive share of Common School fund, have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report, that to do so would destroy the uniformity of our Common school system, and prevent our schools from being free and equally open to all, and therefore it is not within the power of the General Assembly to make the change.
These reports were concurred in.
Mr. HIGGINS, from the Committee on Agriculture, returned Mr. Wilson's weights and I measures bill [H. R. 109] recommending passage.
Mr. BEELER returned Mr. Barnett's geological bill [H. R. 165] with amendments, etc.
Mr. FULLER, from the Committee on Federal Relations, returned the joint resolution [H. R. 5] in relation to finance with an amendment.
Mr. MILLIKAN, from the Roads Committee, returned Mr. Buskirk's road extention bill [H. R. 22] with amendments, etc.
Mr. PALMER, from the same committee, returned a resolution requesting the Committee to report a bill authorizing Township Trustees to distribute the road tax in the road district wherein the real estate is situated, &c., and in obedience to the request reported "a bill to amend section twenty, of an act entitled an act providing for the election or appointment of Supervisors of Highways, and prescribing certain of their duties, and those of County and Township officers in relation thereto approved March 5, 1859."
Mr. UNDERWOOD, from the Committee on Insurance returned his married woman's insurance bill [H. R. 96] authorizing married women to take policies of Insurance on the lives of their hunbands, in case the premium on said policy does not exceed three hundred dollars per annum, with amendments, which, he said are satisfactory to all parties.
Mr. BARNETT, from the special committee thereon, returned two bills (Mr. Neff's No. 156, and Mr. Lamborn's No. 151,) to prevent the spread of the Spanish cattle fever, recommending indefinite postponement.
These reports were concurred in.
Mr. STEWART of Rush, from the special committee on a separate female prison, reported a bill [H. R. 176] to provide for a reformatory institution for girls and women, which was read the first time. (It appropriates fifty thousand dollars for a building site, etc. It is identical with the printed bill on that subject heretofore introduced into the Senate and printed.)
On motion of Mr. CORY, it was referred back to the committee reporting it.
