AFTERNOON SESSION.
By Mr. MILES [H. R. 171]: To amend Sections 76 and 117 of an act for the settlement of decedents' estates, approved June 17,1872.
By Mr. MILES [H. R.172]: To require Railroads Companies to cause the destruction of Canada thistles and other noxious weeds on the line of their roads.
By Mr. LINDSAY [H. R. 173]: To regulate the construction and repair of partition fences.
By Mr. MURRAY [H. R. 174]: To amend an act providing for the inspection of petroleum oils for illumination purposes. [The State Inspection or inspect the necessary number of assistants.]
By Mr. GIBSON [H. R. 175]:To authorize Auditor ot State to sell certain real estate.
By Mr. MURRAY [H. R. 176]: To legalize the levy and sale of right of franchise of a Turnpike Company.
By Mr. BENHAM [H. R. 177]: To amend Section 2 of the County Auditor's act approved May 31, 1852. [In relation to approval of his bond.]
Mr. ROBINSON offered a concurrent resolution that Indiana Congressman be requested to use their influence for the passage of a law for the pensioning of soldiers of the Mexican War who have accepted in good faith the results of the rebellion and whose disabilities have been removed by act of Congress.
The resolution was adopted by yeas, 80; nays, 1.
Pending the roll call--
Mr. EDWINS, when his name was called,said a similar resolution was introduced hertofore by the gentleman from Owen, [Mr. Schweitzer ] on the Democratic side, and we voted for it, but it was laid on the table. He held it was not order to adopt this one on the table vote on it.
The result was then announced as above.
By Mr. SMELSER [H. R. 178]: To amend Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 of the Common School law. [County Commissioners shall appoint ever two years a County Superintendent of Schools, who is prohibited from having any connection with the purchase of school furniture or books]
By Mr. BEATTY [H. R. 179]: To amend Sections 197, 204, 229 and 231 of the uniform property assessment act approved December 21, 1872.
By Mr. BEATTY [H. R. 180]: To amend Section 182 of the act supplementary to the act for uniform assessment of property, approved December 21, 1872, approved March 21, 1879.
By Mr. BEATTY [H. R. 181]: Legalizing the collection of delinquent taxes by the sale of real estate.
By Mr BEATTY [HR. 182]: To amend the act concerning married women. Shall be subject to tax the same as is unmarried.
By Mr. ROBERTS [H. R. 183]: For fixing per diem and mileage of Members of the General Assembly. [To provide their own stationery and be paid $6 per day for actual attendance, and $5 for every fifty miles traveled.]
By Mr. AKIN [H. R. 184]: To amend an act legalizing an election in Sullivan town in 1880.
By Mr. WESTFALL [ H. R. 185]: To amend Section 1 of an amendatory act to the uniform property amendment act concerning the publication of the delinquent tax list.
Also [H. R. 185]: To amend Sections 107, 204, 229, 230 and 281 of the uniform amendment property act of December 21, 1872.
By Mr. MORGAN [H. R. 187]: For the relief of Louis C. Colger.
By MR. MITCHELL [H. R. 188]: To abolish the office of Supervisor of Highways, conferring his duties upon Township trustees.
Mr. MITCHELL offered a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill to diminish the Judicial Circuit of the State at least one-fourth.
It was adopted--Yeas 74; nays 3.
By Mr. MEREDITH [H. R. 189]: To establish a State Female Hospital.
The House adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow.
