NEW PROPOSITIONS.
Mr. HENERY, by leave, introduced a bill [S. 211] to provide against the consequences ensuing or likely to ensue from the destruction of the records in whole or in part of any Court of Record in this State. To provide for the reinstatement of such records as may have been or may hereafter be destroyed in whole or in part,and to quiet title to real estate, ect., which under a dispensation of the Constitutional restriction, was read the first time by title only. The emergency being the fact that the bill filled sixteen closely written foolscap pages.
By Mr. MENZIES, for the Joint Committee on the Revision of Laws [S. 212]: Concerning ferries. [Shall obtain license from the County Commissioners, etc.]
By Mr MENZIES, for the Joint Committee on the Revision [S. 213]: To provide for the incorporation of public libraries. [By any number not less then seven.]
By Mr. HENRY, for the Joint Committee on Revision [S. 216]: Concerning drainage. [Circuit page: 114[View Page 114] Court shall appoint two Commissioner on drainage, to serve three years.]
By Mr. COMSTOCK, for the Committee on Joint Revision [S. 215]; Concerning State Prisons. [Proposing a consolidation of the State Prisons. When next elected the Director shall serve, two for two years and two for four years, and thereafter for four years.]
By Mr. COMSTOCK, for the Joint Committee on Revision [S. 216]: Creating a Superior Court. [In such Counties as may be designated by law, and in Marion, Allen, Cass and Tippecanoe.]
The above described bills were read the first time and passed to the second reading. Those described below were referred to appropriate Committees.
By Mr. SHAFFER [S .217]: To amend Section 2 of the free turnpike road act of March 24, 1879. [So as to correct an omission by making the tax levy one mill on one dollar for every ten miles of free turnpike road completed in the County.
By Mr. WHITE[S.218]: To amend Section 33 of the Common School law of March 8, 1873. [So as to require County Superintendents to hold a State certificate, or recommendation of qualification from the State Board of Education at their election.]
By Mr. KAHLO [S. 219]: To protect freight and fright cars. [From breakage into railway cars.]
By Mr. WOOD [S. 220]: In relation to highways purchased by the State of Indian and legalizing the sale to Street or Horse-Car Railway Companies outside of any city or town.
By Mr. WOOLLEN [S. 221]. In relation to female witnesses. [May apply for an order to have her deposition taken at some convenient place near the Court House.]
By Mr. BUNDY [S. 222]: To exempt certain property from taxation--one-fifth of any timber land held by anyone person in this State.
By Mr. CHAPMAN [S. 228]: Concerning the right to transcribe and take from the office of Reporter of Supreme Court the decisions of the Supreme Court. [By parties to suits or here the Judges may permit.]
By Mr. COMPTON [S. 224]: To amend Section 3 of act to regulate street railways outside of cities, approved March 29, 1879. [Shall have right, on petition of a majority of land owners along the line of road, to use, as motive power to propel the rolling stock, the rear, pneumatic engines, or dummies, or noiseless engines, of any kind, in place of horse power.
Pending, the introduction of bills--
Leaves of absence were obtained for Mr Bundy (paired with Mr. Wood) and for Mr. Spann (paired with Mr. Menzies) till Friday at noon.
The joint resolution [H. R. 2], requesting Indiana Congressmen to procure the passage of a lw of congress to pension surviving Mexican soldiers who have accepted the results of the War and the Rebellion, and whose disabilities have been removed, being read the second time--
On motion by Mr. Chapman, it was amended by inserting appropriately the words "and seaman."
The joint resolution was passed to the third reading.
The Senate adjourned.
