PROPOSED SALE OF STATE LAND.
The bill [S. 203] to authorize the Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum to convey a strip of ground on south side of said premises, was read he third time.
Mr. JEWETT thought the bill ought not to pass. He was informed that it was an attempt on the part of the Pennsylvania Company to grab this piece of ground.
Mr. GIBSON stated hat the Railroad Committee went out and examined the grounds. He could gee nothing improper in the proposal of the Company, It was willing to pay whatever the Trustees demanded for the ground.
Mr. MERING stated that this Company desire to lay a second track out to a point at which they propose to erect new shops. It will be necessary for them to secure this ground. The provisions of the bill are that the Trustees may dispose of this ground to the Company either for money or for improvements rendered by the Company.
Mr. HOWLAND was of the opinion that the wall which the Company agree to build would be of great benefit to the Asylum property, and it was not necessary for the Company to construct this was to protect their own property. He favored the passage of the bill.
Mr. SHOCKNEY believed that should this bill pass and the Pennsylvania Company erect the proposed shops it would greatly increase the value of the Asylum property. He favored the passage of the bill.
Mr. SUTTON believed that the bill bad never been before the Railroad Committee. Until he had more light concerning the provisions of the bill he would have to vote against it.
Mr. SCHLOSS thought that the proposition made by the Company to erect the stone wall along the grounds was a good one.
Mr. SMITH, of Tippecanoe, could see no objections to the measure if the Company desired to lay a double track. He was not certain but that the Company had adopted the proper plan in coming before the Legislature with their proposition.
Mr. ANTRIM was opposed to the bill not because it was a railroad that desires to purchase its ground, but because the bill did not specify the consideration to be paid for the strip of ground.
Mr. FRAZER thought simply because it was a Railroad Company that desired to purchase this ground that ought not to be an objection.
Mr; PATTEN was in favor of postponing this matter.
Mr. BEST did not favor the passage of the bill.
The bill was rejected by yeas, 34; nays, 62.
The bill [S. 88] to amend Sections 31 and 34 of an act to authorize the formation of companies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves, approved December 21, 1865, was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 62; nays 22.
The House adjourned until to-morrow at 9 o'clock.
