AFTERNOON SESSION.
The business pending at adjournment yesterday was the resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing Common Pleas Courts.
The pending amendments and instructions were agreed to.
Mr. JOHNSTON offered as additional instructions that they inquire into the expediency of providing to hold four terms yearly of the Circuit Courts, two terms for criminal and two for civil business.
Mr. FERGUSON offered additional instructions inquiring into the expediency of creating the office of Surrogate for each county, to have jurisdiction of probate matters, without salary, other than the fees of the office and to be kept open at all times for the transaction of business.
These instructions were also agreed to.
PAY OF SOLDIERS.
Mr. LANDERS called up the House concurrent resolution instructing Senators and requesting Representatives in Con- page: 81[View Page 81] to vote for reducing the pay of officers and increasing the pay of privates in the army.
The pending motion was to lay on the table an amendment to the resolution see page 48 of these Reports.
The motion to lay on the table was rejected by yeas 16, nays 22.
Mr. McCLURG. The adoption of the amendment would make the resolution different from what he expected, He did wot wish to affect the pay of officers, and was decidedly in favor of raising the pay of privates and non-commissioned officers.
Mr. RAY was opposed to the reduction, and would prefer to have the instruction stricken out, but it was perhaps the best that those could get who favored the increase of pay to the non-commissioned officers and privates, and yet thought the pay of commissioned officers should not be reduced.
Mr. LANDERS and Mr. MARCH favored the resolution as it came from the House.
Mr. BROWN, of Wells, moved to a-mend by striking out all that relates to commissioned officers, and by inserting in the proper place an instruction to reduce the pay of commissioned officers to such an extent as will more nearly equalize the pay of officers and privates.
Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, accepted the amendment of the gentleman from Wells.
Mr. MELLETT and Mr. RAY thought if the amendment was adopted it would indicate the wish of the Senate to make the pay of officers and men equal.
On motion by Mr. MARCH the resolution and pending amendments were referred to a select committee.
The PRESIDENT makes the committee to consist of Messrs. March, Browne of Randolph, Brown, of Wells, Shields, Ray, and Landers.
VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS.
The bill [S. 10] amending the law respecting voluntary associations, was read the third time and passed by yeas 39, nays 0.
WORK FOR COMMITTEES.
Senate bills numbered 19 to 24 inclusive (for a description of which see pages 60 and 61 of these Reports) were read the second time and severally referred to appropriate committees.
BANK DIRECTORS.
On motion by Mr. DUNNING (Mr. Wolfe in the chair) the House message announcing the election by the House of Andrew Humphreys, of Green, and Samuel C. Wilson, of Montgomery, as Bank Directors was taken up and concurred in and the Senate proceeded to ballot.
Mr. DUNNING nominated Andrew Humphreys of Green county.
Mr. MARCH nominated Miles Murphy of Henry county.
Mr. Humphreys received 26 votes and Mr. Murphy 18.
The PRESIDENT declared that the Senate had concurred in the election of Mr. Humphreys.
For the other Bank Director Mr. DUNNING nominated Samuel C. Wilson, of Montgomery County.
Mr. TEEGARDEN nominated William C. Hanna, of Laporte county.
Mr. Wilson received 26 votes and Mr. Hanna 18.
The PRESIDENT declared that the Senate had concurred in the election of Mr. Wilson.
