HONOR TO OUR SOLDIERS.
On motion by Mr. COBB, the joint resolution H. R. 15, (printed on pages 77 and 78 of these Reports) pending at the adjournment last night, was taken up.
The pending motion being to strike out the $500 compensation to the State Librarian.
On motion by Mr. COBB, the motion was laid on the table; by yeas 24, nays 17.
Mr. BEARSS moved to strike out Librarian end insert Adjutant General, and strike out $500, and insert $250.
On motion by Mr. BROWN, of Wells, the motion was laid on the table; by yeas 27, nays 14.
Mr. GRAVES moved to strike out $500, and leave the compensation to some future Legislature.
On motion by Mr. BRADLEY, the motion was laid on the table.
On motion by Mr. COBB, the joint resolution was read the third time and passed; by yeas 42, nays 0.
Mr. NEW introduced a bill [174] to provide for taking the vote of officers and soldiers of the volunteer service in the army of the United States from this State at all legal elections for civil officers; also, providing for the counting of the ballots and certifying the return of such election, which was read the first and second time,
