FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Mr. CORY, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill [H. R. 248] fixing the time of holding the Circuit Courts in the several counties composing the fourth judicial Circuit.
Mr. SLEETH, stating the fact that the foregoing bill was made necessary by a mistake in the enrolled act of the House, No 2, (introduced by Mr. Cory, on the 8th of January;) that that mistake was working hardships in the Fourth Circuit etc., and therefore he moved a suspension of the constitutional restriction, to enable the House to pass the bill at once. There could be no possible objection to it.
The restriction was was suspended--yeas 77, nays 8--and the bill was then read the second time by title.
Mr. GILHAM proposed to amend by making the term "five" weeks, instead of "four," in Decatur county.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was then read the third time and passed the House of Representatives--yeas 84, nays 1.
On motion of Mr. BUSKIRK, the common pleas court bill, [S. 227] and Mr. Kercheval's House of Refuge appropriation bill, [H. R. 202;] Mr. Smith's 21st and 22d judicial circuits bill, [H. R. 11;] Mr. Higbee's circuit court bill, [H. R. 59;] Mr. Osborn's railroad bill, [H. R. 6;] and Mr. Ruddell's 12th district common pleas court bill, [H. R. 64] were taken up, and the constitutional restriction was suspended, so as to admit of their passage by two readings this day--yeas 63, nays 19.
