THE BREVIER LEGISLATURE REPORTS.
TENTH VOLUME.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, February 15, 1869.The Senate was called to order at two o'clock p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
The Secretary's journal of Friday's proceedings was read.
PETITIONS ETC.
Were presented and appropriately referred, as follows:
Mr. CAVEN presented a claim.
Mr. ROBINSON of Madison, presented a petition from Delaware county, concerning Homoepathists and their rights in Medical Schools, etc., praying for a Medical Department in the State Medical University, should one be established.
Mr. SCOTT and Mr. LEE presented similar petitions.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. JOHNSON of Spencer, from the Committee on Rights and Privileges, returned the bill, (S. 72) with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Education, returned the bill, (S. 127) recommending that it be laid on the table.
Mr. KINLEY, from the Committee on Education, returned the bill, (S. 163) to amend sections thirteen, one hundred and thirty-eight and one hundred and sixty of the Common School Law, recommending that it lie on the table.
These reports were severally concurred in.
BILLS FOR ACTS
Were introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate committees, except as otherwise stated:
By Mr. REYNOLDS, (S. 241) to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the University of Notre Dame Du Lac at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, approved June 15, 1844.
By Mr. SHERROD, (S. 242) creating the Twenty-Fifth Common Pleas District, making, provisions therefor, and repealing all laws in conflict therewith.
By Mr. LASELLE, (S. 243) supplemental to section sixty-eight of the incorporation of cities' law, approved March 14, 1867.
By Mr. BELLAMY, (S. 244) to amend section five of the common school law, approved March 6, 1865, and adding supplemental section thereto.
It was laid on the table and two hundred copies ordered printed.
By Mr. JOHNSTON of Montgomery, (S. 245) to amend the act to extend the time for completing of railroads, approved February 18, 1863.
By Mr. HESS, (S. 246) to amend sections four, thirteen and fifteen of the act establishing a home for sailors and soldiers, approved March 11, 1867, and supplemental to said act.
By Mr. HADLEY, (S. 247) to fix the time of holding Courts in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The requirement of the Constitution was dispensed with, the bill was read again, and passed the Senate by yeas 41, nays 0.
By, Mr. C AVENS, (S. 248) to amend section three of an act in relation to witnesses, approved December 21, 1865.
By Mr. WOLCOTT, (S. 249) to provide for the construction and maintenance of fish ladders at each end of the dam.
By Mr. CAVEN, (S. 250) supplemental to an act concerning the organization of voluntary associations, approved February 12,1855, by adding four sections.
page: 356[View Page 356]By Mr. KINLEY, (S. 251) to amend section one of the act authorizing township trustees and trustees of incorporated towns and cities to levy a school tax, approved March 9, 1867, adding a section thereto and declaring an emergency.
By Mr. CAVEN, (S. 252) creating the office of railroad policeman, defining his duties and fixing his fees.
By Mr. STEIN, (S. 253) to enable the several criminal circuit courts to try and determine suits on forfeited recognizances.
By Mr. LASELLE, (S. 255) to save pending suits at the time of the taking effect of an act to repeal sections forty-three and forty-four of an act declaring who may make a will, etc., approved May 31, 1852, approved December 31, 1855.
Mr. STEIN offered a resolution, which was adopted, that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn till two o'clock to-morrow, in order to participate in the funeral ceremonies of Gen. Wagner.
BILLS ON THE SECOND READING.
Mr. Johnson of Spencer's bill, (S. 4) authorizing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt a uniform system of book keeping for township trustees, coming up in order, it was read the second time.
Mr. GIFFORD said the committee could see no necessity for this bill, and he moved it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. JOHNSON of Spencer. Mr. President: The bill before this body proposes that the Superintendent of Public Instruction should adopt some uniform system of book keeping for township trustees. Both State and county officers, generally have a uniform system of book keeping. Our township trustees are men usually not very well skilled in book keeping, and almost every one of those officers have a mode of their own, and in many cases it is very imperfect I assure you. But few trustees know how much their township is in debt, and how much will be required to pay the current expenses during the year. They simply lay about the same tax for school and road purposes which was levied by the former trustees, and thus they continue. They then pay township orders as long as their money lasts, and when their term of office is ended, their successors have but a faint idea of the real standing of the township financially.
Mr. BRADLEY, opposed, and--
Mr. GREEN favored the passage of the bill.
Mr. GIFFORD said Franklin county has a uniform system of keeping books. There could be no improvement over the everywhere recognized system of book keeping, and no complaint was made of the township trustees.
Mr. SMITH said, in reply to a question of the cost, that in Huntington county they cost forty dollars a township.The motion to indefinitely postpone was agreed to, by yeas 30, nays 8.
Mr. Caven's bill, (S. 47) to enable cities to aid in the construction of railroads, coming up in order, it was read the second time.
Mr. CARSON and Mr. FISHER stated objections to the bill.
Mr. GREEN explained that the bill only changed the law by allowing cities to subscribe in aid of a road leading into the main road passing through or coming into a city.
On motion by Mr. ROBINSON of Madison, the bill was laid on the table.
Mr. Kinley's bill, (S. 50) providing for collecting of forfeited recognizances, was read the second time and ordered engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Wolcott's bill, (S. 64) authorizing voluntary associations formed under an act approved February 12, 1855, to acquire title to lands heretofore used as burial places, coming up, a committee amendment thereto was read and agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, it having heretofore been read the second time.
Mr. Caven's bill, (S. 65) to regulate the publication of legal advertisements, coming up, the committees amendments thereto were read. The bill was then read the second time.
Mr. CHURCH objected to legal advertisements being inserted in a daily once a week, as proposed by the bill, instead of in a weekly paper, as now provided.
Mr. STEIN argued that one publication in a daily was worth far more to the parties interested than a publication in a weekly paper.
Mr. FOSDICK thought if the plan were adopted the bill should designate a certain day on which the advertisements should be published.
Mr. HUGHES said all dailies issued weekly editions, and thought the change inexpedient.
Mr. FISHER reminded the Senate that the weekly editions were sent to the country, while the dailies are circulated in the counties where printed. This bill, if properly guarded, could be made to work as well.
On motion by Mr. HUMPHREYS the bill was indefinitely postponed.
The House concurrent resolution proposing that both Houses attend the remains of Gen. Geo. R. Wagner to the Union depot at ten and a half o'clock to-morrow, was taken up and concurred in by the Senate.
And then the Senate adjourned till two o'clock p. m., to-morrow.
