NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills were introduced, read the first time, and severally referred to appropriate Committees.
By Mr. HUSTON [H. R. 879]: To authorize corporations to surrender their franchise and wind up their business, including the payment of receivers, as well as all corporate property, payments of the debts of the corporations and distribution of surplus assets. [This can be done when two-thirds of the capital stock petition such change.]
By Mr. HUSTON [H. R. 380]: To amend Section 6 of an act of 1879, to authorize cities and incorporated towns to construct, maintain and operate Water Works, and issue bonds to pay for such construction.
By Mr. GIBSON [H. R. 381]: To amend Section 48 of an act to repeal all general laws now in force for the incorporation of cities, approved March 14, 1867.
By Mr. GILLUM [H. R. 382]: To regulate the carrying of baggage and freight by Railroad, Steamboat, Express and other Companies, designating certain officers charged with the enforcement of this act, etc.
By Mr.SHIELDS [H. R. 383]: To provide for the removal of drifts from streams other than those running between two States. [When such stream becomes obstructed so as to occasion overflow, the Board of Commissioners is authorized to summons the necessary means and make such removal, such expenses to be paid by the County Treasurer to be taxed to the parties owning land where such damage would have occurred.]
By Mr. SHIELDS [H. R. 384]: To amend Section 3 of an act to organize and establish an Asylum for Feeble Minded Children--the age of admission to be between seven and twenty-five years.
Mr. MITCHELL offered a resolution that iyr Senators and Representatives in Congress be instructed and requested to use their influence toward the repeal of the navigation law which prohibits American citizens from purchasing ships built in other countries, and engaging on all foreign trade upon the high seas, or which prohibits them from registering as American ships when owned and command and officered by citizens of the United States.
Mr. LINDLAY thought this body had enough to attend to without dabbling with the affairs of the General Government, and our Reprsentatives would very likely act as they thought best, not withstanding the passage of this or similar resolutions. He could not see the propriety or necessity of instructing our Representatives in Congress. He moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Federal Relations.
The motion was agreed to.
By Mr. KENNER [H. R. 385]: To appoint State examiners of County officers' books. [Two talented persons to be appointed by the Governor, who are well versed in book-keeping, who shall examine and investigate the condition of the books of County officials at least once every two years. Such expense to be paid out of the County Treasuries whose books are so examined.]
By Mr. KENNER [H. R. 386.]: To amend Sections 3, 6 and 9 of an act declarrtory of the law regulating marriages and enforcing the promise thereof by proper penalties; approved March 5, 1852.
By Mr. GREGORY [H. R. 387]: Creating a Board of Visitors to be known as the State Board of Visitors of the Benevolent Reformatory and Penal Institutions of the State of Indiana, fixing the term of office of such Board, prescribing the manner of organization, the amount of bonds, defining their duties, powers, etc., fixing compensation and credibility of witnesses, etc., [to consist of three gentlemen and two ladies of differ political parties, to hold office for two years.]
