THE BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
VOLUME SEVENTEEN
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 13,1879, 10 o'clock a. m.The secretary's minutes of Friday's proceedings were read and approved.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR laid before the Senate a communication from the governor appointing SAMUEL R. DOWNEY executive officer to make and transmit executive communications to the Senate.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR announced the regular standing committees of the Senate as follows:
- On Elections - Messrs. Reiley, Wilson, Viche, Heilman, Burrell, Taylor and Coffey.
- On Finance - Messrs. Winterbotham ,Streight, Urmston, Cadwallader, Kramer, Davis and Woollen.
- On Judiciary - Messrs. Reeve, Harris, Viehe, Grubbs, Burrell, Comstock and Kent.
- On Organizations of Courts - Messrs. Viehe, Grubbs, Coffey, Langdon, Menzies, Wilson and Wood.
- On Education - Messrs. Sarnighausen, Langdon, Woollen, Olds, Tarlton, Treat and Fowler.
- On Corporations - Messrs. Kent, Moore, Hefron, Langdon, Menzies, Dice and Wood.
- On Roads - Messrs. Patterson, Weir, Donham, Major, Taylor, Tarlton and Trusler.
- On Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions - Messrs. Fowler, Cadwallader, Woollen, Shirk, Viehe, Streight and Tarlton.
- On Agriculture - Messrs. Tarlton Major, Peterson, Weir, Hart, Poindexter and Davis.
- On Banks - Messrs. Leeper, Cadwallader, Borrell, Heilman, Coffey, Davenport and Reeve
- On Public Printing - Messrs. Foster, Mercer, Reiley, Garrigus, Traylor, Shafler and Brisooe.
- On Public Buildings and Library - Messrs. Woollen, Streight, Leeper. Kahlo, Menzies, Barrigus and Tarlton.
- On State Prisons - Messrs. Hefron, Kahlo, Foster, Davenport, Briscoe, Shafler and Benz.
- On Canals, Internal Improvements and Swamp Lands - Messrs. Major, Davis, Garrigus, Reeve, Langdon, Kent and Trusler.
- On Fees and Salaries - Messrs. Brisooe, Smith, Sarnighausen, Dice, Reeve, Ragan and Urmston.
- On Claims and Expenditures - Messrs. Burrell, Wilson, Kramer, Davis, Hart, Poindexter and Hefron.
- On Military Affairs - Messrs. Taylor, Moore, Menzies, Olds. Foster, Shaffer and Urmston.
- On Phraseology, Arrangement, Enrollment of Bills and Unfinished Business - Messrs. Coffey, Dice, Viehe, Moore, Foster, Grubb and Reeve.
- On Federal Relations, Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State - Messrs. Donham, Mercer, Winterbotham, Shirke, Sarnighausen, Weir and Menzies.
- On Temperance - Messrs. Urmston, Treat, Traylor. Harris, Peterson, Ragan and Benz.
- On County and Township Business - Messrs. Kramer, Olds, Traylor, Rogers, Donham, Taylor and Peterson.
- On Immigration and Statistics - Messrs. Hart, Treat, Sarnighausen, Comstock, Leeper, Wilson and Fowler.
- On Insurance - Messrs. Menzies, Davenport, Hefron, Trusler, Comstock, Wood and Woollen.
- On Railroads - Messrs. Wood, Harris, Fowler, Smith, Kahlo, Leeper and Riley.
- On Mines, Mining and Manufactures - Messrs. Benz, Poindexter, Kent, Davenport, Hart, Heilman and Winterbotham.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR also announced the following joint standing committees on the part of the Senate:
- On Enrolled Bills - Messrs. Coffey, Grubbs and Viehe.
- On Public Buildings - Messrs Woollen, Streight and Leeper.
- On State Library - Messrs. Menzies. Moore and Kahlo.
- On Canal Fund - Messrs. Davis, Langdon and Reeve.
- On Claims - Messrs. Burrell, Wilson and Hefron.
Mr. COFFEY presented a petition from Bartholomew County in favor of the bill creating the Ninth, Tenth and Forty-third Judicial districts, which was referred to the Committee on Organization of Courts.
Mr. GRUBBS offered a resolution, which was page: 18[View Page 18]adopted, making Messrs. Harris and Burrell a committee to see that the daily sessions of the Senate are opened with prayer.
Mr. REEVE offered a resolution, which was adopted, requiring the librarian to report the names of senators who have received and receipted for copies of the revised statutes, and the price to be paid for the same.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate committees, unless otherwise stated:
By Mr. WOODS. [S. 26] to declare swamp land deeds and records thereof evidence, etc.
By Mr. WINTERBOTHAM, [S. 27] to provide for the government of State's prisons.
By Mr. DAVENPORT, [S. 28] to provide for the liability of married women on contracts for work done on their real estate.
By Mr. SHIRK, [S. 29] to amend section 8 of the'common school law - funds to be loaned at six per cent.
By Mr. WIER, [S. 30] authorizing guardians to settle the estate of deceased wards.
By Mr. FOSTER, [S. 31]; relating to interest on money - six per cent.
By Mr. VIEHE, [S. 32] to allow the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and House each a clerk.
By Mr. COMSTOCK, [S. 33] to amend the township election law - all township officers to be elected on the second Tuesday of October, 1880, and every second year thereafter.
By Mr. GRUBBS, [S. 34] providing for voluntary assignments by insolvents for the benefit of their creditors.
By Mr. WOOLLEN, [S. 35] dividing the State into congressional districts. Referred to a special committee to be appointed by the chair, one from each congressional district.
By Mr. OLDS, [S 36] to exempt, property from sale in certain Gases [homestead of 500].
By Mr. WIER, [S. 37] to enable county commissioners to dispose of orders and allowances uncalled for for the period of five years.
And then came a recess till 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
By Mr. TRUSLER, [S. 38] regulating the advertising and letting of contracts for the building of bridges.
By Mr. SHAFFER. [S. 39] relative to changing of proposed lines and termini of railroads.
By Mr. KENT, [S. 40] to amend sec. 1 of the exemption law - exempting 500.
By Mr. DAVENPORT, [S. 41] to reduce the fees of county officers [sheriffs to receive three-fourths - other county officers one-half - the fees now avowed by law].
By Mr. MOORE, [S. 42] for the protection of execution plaintiffs and purchasers at sheriffs' sales.
By Mr. KAHLO, [S. 43] to exempt the wages of laborers from garnisheement.
By Mr. WOODS, [S. 44] to empower cities and towns to collect license from saloon keepers where intoxicating liquors are sold.
By Mr.PETERSON, [S. 45]; requiring township trustees to levy a tax for a fund that has been used for another, where money has been taken from one and used for another.
By Mr. SHIRK, [S. 46] regulating interest on money--not exceeding 8 per cent. on contract, otherwise 6 per cent.
By Mr. WIER, [S. 47] to amend sec. 12 of the reclamation of swamp land act of March 9, 1875.
By Mr.KRAMER, [S.48] to protect the people from empiricism and imposition in the practice of medicine and surgery, and providing for the appointment [by judge of the Circuit Court] of a board of examiners in each county,
By Mr. POINDEXTER, [S. 49] to prevent the running at large of domestic animals,
By Mr. VIEHE, [S. 50] amending section 30 of the justices' act of June 9, 1852.
By Mr. MENZIES, [S. 51] changing time of Circuit Court in the Eleventh Judicial District. On his motion the constitutional restriction (requiring all bills to be read in three separate days) was dispensed with by yeas, 39; nays, 7, and the bill was read the second and third times and finally passed the Senate by yeas, 45; nays,0.
By Mr. COFFEY, [S. 52] repealing the act of March 9, 1861, providing for struck juries.
By Mr. WOOLLEN, [S. 53] to amend section 94 of the property assessment act of December 21, 1872.
By Mr. WINTERBOTHAM, [S. 54] to apportion the state for senatorial and representative purposes.
By Mr. GARRIGUS, [S. 55] to legalize the Kokomo Building and Savings Association.
By Mr. KAHLO, [S. 56] amending sections 175 and 176 of the general practice act of June 18 1872.
By Mr. HARRIS, [S. 57] concerning work houses. [In counties of blank populate commissioners may erect] Also, [S. 58] concerning prisons and jails - [commissioners may require prisoners to work on public improvements.]
By Mr. GRUBBS, [S. 59] to amend sec. 22 of the town incorporation act, of June 11, 1852.
By Mr. WILSON, [S. 60] to amend sees. 6,7, 44 and 45 of the circuit court act of March 6th 1873.
By Mr. COFFEY, [S. 61] to amend sec. 4 of the sheriff election act, of June 7,1852.
By Mr. COMSTOCK, [S. 62] to amend sec. 2 of an act to amend sec. 2 of an act to secure duel from private corporations, etc., approved February 25, 1859, approved March 13, 1875. [Stockholders shall be individually responsible to an amount over and above their stock equal to their respective shares of stock.]
Pending the introduction of bills--
Mr. VIEHE offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the appointment of a committee of thirteen--one from each congressional district, to which all bills on the subject of congressional and legislative apportionment shall be referred.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR laid before the Senate the following communication from the governor:
ROOM FIFTY-SEVEN, MARION
COUNTY COURT
HOUSE,
Jan, 13, 1879.
SIR:-
During the session of the General Assembly I will be in waiting at this place to receive any communication which the Senate may desire to make to me, and to confer with any of its committees, or individual members except during the morning hours, when occupied with business at my rooms in the State building, or unavoidably detained by other engagements.
Respectfully. JAMES D. WILLIAMS.
To the President of the Senate.
Mr. BURRELL, from the special committee thereon, reported that the services of Rev. W. B. TREAT [senator from the Counties of Monroe and Lawrence] had been secured to open tomorrow's session with prayer, and Rev WM. ALVIN BARTLETT [pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city] for the remainder of the week.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR appointed as members of the Committee on Rules Senators Taylor and Hefron.
The Senate adjourned till to-morrow.
