SUNDRY BILLS PASSED IN QUICK TIME.
On motion by Mr. FERGUSON the rules were suspended - yeas 34, nays 6 - to consider the following bills: S. 57; H. R. 39, 68, 62 and 71.
Mr. BEARSS asked for a division of the question on this motion.
The PRESIDENT decided that demand out of order.
Mr. CONNER then introduced, and had read the first and second times by title, a bill [S. 57] entitled "An Act authorizing the draining of swamp lands, and providing for the assessment and payment of the damages occasioned thereby."
On motion by Mr. CONNER this bill was read the third time also, and then passed by yeas 31, nays 3.
The assessment bill [H. R. 68] was read the first and second times by title only; read the third time on Mr. JOHNSTON'S motion, and finally passed by yeas 34, nays 2.The impeachment of witnesses bill [H. R. 62] was read the third time and finally passed by yeas 29, nays 9.
The Governor's contingent fund bill [H. R. 71] was read the second time.
On motion by Mr. MARCH the bill was amended by adding to the second section the following "shall also report to the Legislature the amount of money expended, and the items of expenditure, under this appropriation, and that the Governor report at the next General Assembly.
Mr. RAY made an ineffectual motion - yeas 17, nays 25 - to indefinitely postpone the bill.
The bill was read the third time and failed to pass - yeas 23, nays 18 - for want of a constitutional majority.
The Southern Prison bill [H. R. 39] was read the third time.
On motion by Mr. WOLFE the bill was amended by striking out the blanks, and after the words "200 convicts shall be sent to the Northern Prison," insert the words "or a less number, in the discretion of the Governor."The bill then passed by yeas 26, nays 16.
The land redemption bill [H. R. 28] was read the third time.
Mr. CLAYPOOL made an ineffectual motion to amend by appropriately inserting the words " personal property."
Mr. WOLFE moved to recommit the bill with sundry instructions to amend.
On Mr. LINE'S motion - yeas 26, nays 12 this motion was laid on the table.
The bill then passed by yeas 26, nays 14.
The House amendments to the bill [S. 56] were concurred in on Mr. NEW COMB'S motion.
On motion by Mr. CARNAHAN the bill [H. R. 67] was read the second time by the title, under a dispensation of the rules - yeas 34, nays 0 - read the third time and finally passed by yeas 35, nays 0.
On motion by Mr. TARKINGTON the fee bill [H. R. 54] was read the third time and passed by yeas 26, nays 10.
On motion by Mr. CONLEY the bill [H. R. 38] was considered - the question being on his motion, pending at the recess for dinner - a re-vote was had and his motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote passing the bill was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. NEWCOMB - yeas 20, nays 17 - the bill was laid on the table.
page: 242[View Page 242]Mr. ANTHONY made a report from the committee of free conference on the disagreements between the two Houses on the specific appropriotion bill, which was concurred in - yeas 27, nays 14.
On motion by Mr. FERGUSON a House message refusing to concur in Senate amendments to the Southern Prison bill [H. R. 39] was read.
Mr. FERGUSON made an ineffectual motion - yeas 16, nays 23 - that, the Senate recede.
On Mr. FERGUSON'S motion a committee of conference was appointed, viz: Messrs. Ferguson, Anthony and Mellett.
On motion by Mr. SLACK the rules were suspended - yeas 34 nays 1 - and the bill [H R. 70] passed by yeas 33, nays 2.
