PROCEEDINGS IN THE WAYNE CRIMINAL COURT.
On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, seconded by Mr. STANTON, the bill [S. 351] to legalize certain proceedings in the Wayne Criminal Circuit Court, was taken up (under a suspension of the order of business) and read the first time.
Mr. UNDERWOOD then moved ineffectually to suspend the restriction-Mr. Coffroth raising a point of order against the motion-declaring also that there is no such pressing necessity for the immediate passage of the bill as that plead by the gentleman from Wayne: that criminals in the penitentiary may be released, if the proceedings of thirty-two days of Judge Johnson's Court which were not signed by him, on account of his sudden death, be not legalized.
Mr. Shoemaker's bill [H. R. 313] prescribing the duties of county auditors in relation to cancelled city orders and the statements of property listed by appraisers and assessors, was taken up and finally passed yeas 68, nays 1.
Mr. WILDMAN now asked for another vote on his bridge bill [H. R. 79] stating its provisions to authorize township trustees to construct bridges by appropriations out of the township fund and the bill was finally passed the House yeas 56, nays 15.
Mr. BOWEN'S road bill [H. R. 120] to so amend the thirteenth section of the road law as to allow church-goers to pass gates tree of tolls on Sunday.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. The only change it makes in the law is to allow persons going to, and returning from, public worship on the Sabbath to pass free of toll.
Mr. CORY asked for unanimous consent to amend by adding a penalty of live dollars where a party may be convicted of falsely alleging that he is going to church, to avoid the tolls.
Mr. WILLSON moved ineffectually to indefinitely postpone the bill. He then spoke against the proposed amendment.
Mr. STEWART, of Rush, also gave considerations against the amendment.
Mr. STANTON, after submitting opposing considerations, moved to lay the bill and pending amendment on the table.
The motion was agreed to-yeas 48, nays 25.
