reference to the management of public property in Marion county, belonging to, but not now in posession of the State; was read through and passed the second reading.
Mr. HEFFREN moved its reference to the committee on the Affairs of the town of Indianapolis; and it was so referred.
TOWNSHIP BUSINESS.
Mr. SHOEMAKER, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill (No. 64) to provide for a more uniform mode ot doing township business, which was passed the first reading.
Mr. WILLIAMS asked that the rules be suspended, and that the bill be read the second time, with a view to reference.
The yeas and nays being ordered, and taken, in compliance with the constitutional provision, resulted - yeas 46, nays 0.
So, two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the nays were suspended, and the bill was read a second time by its title.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved that it be referred to the Committee on County and Township Business; and it was so referred.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Mr. ODELL, by unanimous consent, intro duced a bill (No. 65) entitled An Act to prescribe the mode of electing United States Senators, which was read through, and passed the first reading.
Mr. HEFFREN moved that the rules be suspended, and that it be read a second time by its title.
The yeas and nays being ordered, and taken, under the constitutional provision, resulted - yeas 26, nays 16.
So, two-thirds riot voting in the affirmative, the rules were not suspended.
COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS.
Mr. MURRAY asked and obtained leave to introduce the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to report a bill providing for the abolition of the Court of Common Pleas, and transfering the business of said court to the Circuit Court. Also providing for the increase of the number of circuits, and that they hold three terms per annum.
Mr. MURRAY moved that it he made the special order for Tuesday next at two o'clock.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. GREEN made an ineffectual motion to take up bill No. 6 from the table.
The Senate proceeded to the order of the consideration of bills on the third reading.
Mr. Heffren's bill (No. 11) in relation to the ventilating and warming county prisons, was read the third time.
In compliance with the constitutional provision, the yeas and nays were ordered, and being taken, resulted - yeas 37, nays 5 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Anthony,Beeson, Bennett,Brown,Carnaham. Cooper, Cobb, Cravens, Craven, Culver, Fisk, Gooding, Hargrove, Heffren, Hill, Jennings, Jones, Kinly, Line, Lomax, McClure, McLean, March, Miller, Murray, O'Brien, Odell, Rice, Robinson, Shoemaker, Slack, Steele, Stevens, Tarkington, Thompson, Turner and Wilson - 37.
NAYS - Messrs. Blair, Conner. Green, Studabaker, and Williams - 5.
So the bill was passed the third and last reading in the Senate.
The title of ihe bill was then read and adopted.
ABANDONED ROADS.
Mr. Steele's bill (No. 15) authorizing County Commissioners to take possession of the abandoned Plank, McAdamized or other roads, was read the third time.
In compliance with the constitutional provision, the yeas and nays were ordered, and being taken, resulted - yeas 43, nays 0 - as follows.
YEAS - Messrs. Anthony, Beeson, Bennett, Blair, Brown, Carnahan, Cobb, Conley, Conner, Cooper, Cravens, Craven, Culver, Fish, Gooding, Green, Hargrove, Heffren, Hill, Jennings. Jones, Kinley, Line, Lomax, McClure, McLean, March, Miller, Murray, O'Brien, Odell, Rice, Robinson, Shoemaker, Slack, Steele, Stevens, Studabaker, Tarkington, Thompson,Turner, Williams and Wilson - 43.
NAYS - 0.
So the bill was passed.
The title of the bill was then read and adopted.
JAMES O'BRIEN.
Mr. Slack's bill (No. 16) for the relief of James O'Brien, was read through the third time.
In compliance with the constitutional provision, the yeas and nays were ordered, and being taken, resulted - yeas 40, nays4 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs Anthony, Blair, Bobbs, Browo, Carnahan, Cobb, Conner, Cooper, Cravens, Craven, Culver, Eisk, Green. Hargrove, Heffren, Hill, Jennings, Johnston, Jones, Kinley, Line, Lomax, McClure, McLean, March,Miller, Murray, O'Brien, Odell, Rice, Robinson, Shoemaker, Slack, Studabaker, Tarkington, Thompson, Turner, Wallace,Williams and Wilson - 40.
NAYS - Messrs. Beeson, Bennett, Conley, and Gooding - 4.
So the bill was passed the third reading.
The title of the bill was then read and amended by adding the words, "and for divesting the title the State may have in certain lands herein described."
Mr. RICE moved that the Senator from Marion (Mr. Bobbs) be added to the Committee on Finance, at his own request.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. ANTHONY moved that the Senator from Monroe, (Mr. Tarkington) and the Senator from Park,( Mr. Steele) be added to the Committee on the Affairs of the State Prison.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. BROWN moved that the Senator from Lake (Mr. Turner) be added to the State Prison Committee.
The motion was rejected.
Mr. WALLACE moved to take from the table page: 74[View Page 74] the bill (No. 10) with reference to assignments for the benefit of creditors.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill was passed the second reading and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. GREEN moved to take from the table the bill (No. 6) for the correction of defects in the execution of deeds.
The motion was agreed to, the bill was read and passed the second reading, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
And then the Senate adjourned.
