SHERIFFS' MILEAGE.
On motion of Mr. FULLER, his bill H. B. 53] relative to sheriffs' mileage carrying convicts to the State prisons, was taken up, with the committee amendment proposing mileage for conveying female convicts by the usually traveled route.
Mr. PIERCE of Porter, moved to amend, so as to make the distance for the travel of the Porter county Sheriff' from Valparaiso to the Michigan City Prison "forty miles," instead of "22."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. VATER proposed to amend by giving the Marion county Sheriff 154 miles, which was also adopted.
Mr. COFFROTH proposed 145 miles for that part of the bill which relates to Huntington county; which was also adopted.
Mr. DITTEMORE proposed 127 miles for Owen county, which was also adopted.
Mr. GORDON proposed 142 miles for Boone coounty, which was adopted.
Mr. FIELD, of Lake, proposed 65 miles for Lake county, which was adopted.
Mr. COTTON proposed 103 miles for Whitley county, which was adopted.
Mr. McFADIN proposed 85 miles for Cass county, which was agreed to.
Mr. ODELL proposed 100 miles for the county of Shelby, which was agreed to.
Mr. LAMBORN praposed 105 miles for Benton county, which was adopted.
Mr. OVERMYER proposed 75 miles for Jennings caunty, which was adopted.
Mr. SMITH proposed 111 miles for Wabash county, which was adopted.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM proposed 140 miles for Fountain county, which was adopted.
Mr. MILES proposed 197 miles for Sullivan county, which was adopted.
Mr. NEFF proposed 144 1/2 miles for Putnam county, which was rejected.
Mr. WILLSON moved to lay the bill on the table, which he withdrew to avoid the demand for the yeas and nays.
page: 98[View Page 98]Mr. McFADIN proposed eighty miles for Cass county, which was adopted.
Mr. PEIRCE showed that there is necessity for the bill to pass, to prevent unlawful charges for Sheriffs' mileage.
And then under pressure of the previous questions, the bill was ordered to the engrossment, considered as engrossed, and passed the final reading-yeas 76, nays 1.
The House then adjourned.
