SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The bill [S. 293] to repeal an act concerning legal advertisements approved March 1,1883, was taken up and on motion by Mr. Tuley the Constitutional rules were suspended, the bill was read the first and second time by title, was considered engrossed, read a third time by sections and passed the House by yeas, 87; nays, 0
The bill [S. 229] to regulate the business of Express Companies was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 72; nays, 1.
The bill [S. 289] to amend the drainage law [when petition has been filed any person effected by the proposed ditch may come into Court and object to the petition or demur to it, the same as in ordinary complaint; extends the time of the filing of the exceptions to the assessments from three days to ten days; in the event the County Survey or is not a civil engineer the Court may designate some civil engineer to act in such case] was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 65; nays, 2.
On motion by Mr. JEWETT. Mr. Heffren's bill [H. R. 457] to allow a bounty for planting of yellow willow along the streams of Indiana, as a protection against floods, was taken up. The Constitutional rules were suspended, read the second time by title, considered engrossed, read the third time, and passed the House by yeas, 76; nays. 17.
Mr. MONTGOMERY'S bill [H. R. 415] concerning the distribution of properly, etc., was read the third time, and rejected by yeas, 34; nays, 65.
