NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. FIRESTONE submitted the following:
Resolved,That the Door-keeper be instructed to subscribe for and procure to be laid upon the desk of each member of this House, during the present session, three copies of the following newspapers, to wit : The Daily State Sentinel. the Daily Journal, the Weekly Volksblatt, the Weekly Frie Presse, and the Indiana American, two of which copies respectively shall be enveloped and stamped.
Mr. MURRAY proposed to amend by inserting "three copies of the Frie Presse" which was agreed to affirmative 44, negative 30.
Mr. HAMILTON, of Boone, proposed to amend by adding the Hendricks Ledger and the Boone County Pioneer to be remitted by mail.
Mr. POWER proposed three copies of the Northern Indianan, published in Kosciusko county.
Mr. HAMILTON. If we are to divide out this matter, I want a share for my county.
Mr. MURRAY desired only to take such papers as report legislative proceedings. He moved the previous question, and there was a second, and under its force -
Mr. DOUGHERTY hoped the House would unanimously consent to an amendment to the amendment, adding these words; "Provided they publish a liberal abstract of the proceedings of the Legislature."
Mr. DAVIS desired unanimous cons[?] add the little daily down in Vernon. [Laughter"no."]
Mr. HAMILTON'S amendment as ame[?]was rejected, and the question recurring on the adoption of the resolution as amended by Mr. Murray, the vote resultedyeas 56, nays 37, as follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Austin, Black, Blythe, Bowman, Boxley, Brotherton, Carr, Cavins, Clark, Claypool, Colgrove, Collier, Comstock, Cotton, Davis, Dobbins, Early, Eastham, Edwards, Firestone, Gifford, Griffin, Hall of Grant. Hancock, Hartley, Jeflfries, Jones, Kelly, Kempf, Lawhead, Lewis, McLain, Mansfield. Massey, Miller, Murray, Martin, Nebeker of Vermillion, Nebeker of Warren, Nelson, Power, Ritter. Row, Sherman, Smith of Miami, Stanfield, Stinson, Sullivan, Thompson of Elkhart, Turpie, Wheeler, Whetzel, Whiteman. Wildman, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. - 56.
NAYS.Messrs. Boyd, Clayton, Clements, Dougherty, Durham, Duvoll, Fordyce, Gregory, Hall of Rush, Hamilton of Boone. Hamilton of Wayne, Harney. Harrison, Hunter, Johnston, Jordan, Knowlton, Major, Mellet, Newton, Parks, Prosser, Robinson, Rynerson, Scott, Shields, Shockley, Shull, Snyder, Stanley, Stiles, Summers, Tebbs, Thompson of Madison, Treadway, and Waterman, - 37.
So the Resolution was adopted.
Mr. PARKS submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved,That the Committee on Roads inquire into the expediency of so amending the road law as to require the Supervisors of Roads to expend all road moneys for the improvement of roads, in the districts where the same shall be collected.
Mr. SULLIVAN submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved,That the Door-keeper report the number of his assistants, and their names, to this House immediately.
Mr. HAMILTON, of Boone, submitted the following:
Resolved,That the Door-keeper be instructed to contract for the newspapers, authorized this day, at rates not exceeding those for which they are furnished to subscribers.
On motion by Mr. MURRAY, it was laid on the table.
Mr. WATERMAN submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved,That the Committee on County and Township Business be instructed to report a bill, so amending the Road Law as to require the road work to be done by teb first day of August in each year.
Mr. KEMPF submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Door-keeper be instructed to ascertain tbe boarding-housed of the members of this House, in order to facilitate business when it becomes necessary to send for absentees. [Laughter" consent."]
Mr. WILDMAN sulmitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Door-keeper procure from the State Librarian, one copy of Jefferson's Manual for each member of this House, to be returned at the close of the session.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the memorial of the State Teacher's Association for the year 1859, on the imperfections of the present School law.
Mr. BLYTHE, understanding that this paper contains a very able discussion of the subject, moved that it be laid on the table, and that five hundred copies be printed for the House of Representatives.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. COLGROVE submitted the following:
Resolved, That three members be added to the Judiciary
page: 23[View Page 23]Mr. STANFIELD, as a member of that Committee, considered that a larger number would only embarrass its action. He thought the House should not increase the number without the recommendation of the Committee itself.
Mr. COLGROVE. During the past several sessions we have never had less than nine. I have never found the number embarrassing. It is frequently difficult to get the committee together.
Mr. STANFIELD. During the costly session of 1852, nearly the whole revision of that session went through their hands, and that committee consisted of but seven members.
The resolution was adopted on a division affirmative 43, negative 36.
Mr. HAMILTON, of Wayne, submitted the following, which was adopted by consent:
Resolved, That the Door-keeper be requested to distribute, at the Desks of the members of this House, the Legislative Sentinel.
Mr. NEWTON submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Door-keeper be instructed, and he is hereby authorized to contract with the publishers of the Daily Citizen and Weekly Locomotive, for three copies of their respective papers for each member of this House, during the session, and have the same laid on the desks of members - two copies of each to be enveloped and stamped.
It was rejected.
Mr. SUMMERS submitted the following:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House, that the mode of doing township business should be so changed that we shall have but one Trustee, instead of three, and dispensing with the use of the Clerk and Treasurer.
Mr. HARRISON objected to the presentation of resolutions precisely similar to those offered at the extra session, and now fully before the committees.
Mr. MURRAY proposed to refer the resolution to the Committee on Township Business, with instructions to report by bill or otherwise.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was so referred.
Mr. KELLY submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Agriculture inquire into the expediency of levying a tax on dogs, and report by bill or otherwise.
