NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following described bills were introduced, read the first time and severally referred to appropriate Committees, unless otherwise stated:
By Mr. Hart [S. 101]: To amend Section 315 of the general practice act, approved June 18, 1852, so as to provide that when a complaint is filed, whether before or on the seventh day, the plaintiff may fix the day on which the defendant may appear.
By Mr. Grubbs [S. 102] Requiring foreign Insurance Companies to pay judgement rendered against them in this State, appeal from said judgment or forfeit their right to do business in this State; to compel the payment of judgments against foreign Insurance Companies within one year after the are rendered, with forfeiture of right to do business in the State if not paid at the end of that time, and imposing heavy penalties upon any agent, attorney or other representative of the Company which shall undertake to transact business after such forfeiture by failure to satisfy judgement.
By Mr. Henry [S. 103]: To protect books, magazines, papers, manuscripts, maps, charts, plans, paintings, engravings photographs and other property of Public Libraries and Libraries of Incorporated Educational Institutions, against mutilation, defacement and the like.
By Mr. Kramer, [S. 104,] to amend Sections 2 and 4 of the Common School law. It provides that annual settlements by Township Trustees shall be made on the first Monday after the first Tuesday in April and Town Treasurers at the June term instead of in October: and also provides that enumerations for school purpose shall be made every two years instead of annually. In smaller Counties this provision will do away with the October meeting of the Boards of Commissioners.
By Mr. Poindexter [S. 105]: Concerning County Libraries--authorizing County Courts to appropriate from $20 to $75.
By Mr. Sayre [S. 106]: Legalizing a conveyance of land made by the County Commissioners of Wabash County, which, on his motion was pressed through the three readings, and passed the Senate without an opposing vote under a dispensation of the Constitutional restriction.
By Mr. Smith [5, 107]: To discourage the keeping of worthless dogs and to provide for the registration and licensing of dogs.
By Mr. Kahlo [5, 108]: To amend Section 2 of the act touching the laying out of towns and cities.
On motion by Mr. Comstock, the bill [H. R. 120] to provide for two Clerks to the Joint Committee on the Revision of the Laws, was taken up and pressed to its third reading by the setting aside of the Constitutional restriction, and passed by yeas, 40; nays, 5, with an amendment of title.
By Mr. Langdon [S. 109] : Concerning the Battle Ground in Tippecanoe County. The Governor, Auditor and Secretary of State shall constitute the Battle Ground Commission, and cause the construction of a suitable monument commemorating the battle there fought; appropriating $10,000 to erect a monument on Tippecanoe battle ground.
Mr. Menzies offered a concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of 200 copies of the report of the codification of the insurance laws authorized by a concurrent resolution of the last General Assembly.
The adoption of the resolution was rested on the ground that but one of the three members of the Committee reports a bill, one other member dissenting, and a third has prepared an opinion differing from the other two. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Then came a recess till 2 o'clock.
