IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1867.The Senate met at 9 o'clock A. M.
On motion by Mr. CRAVENS, the reading of the Secretary's journal of yesterday was dispensed with.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The PRESIDENT. The special order is the consideration of the report and resolutions submitted by the majority of the Committee on Elections in the Madison and Grant counties contested election case. The Senator from Jennings [Mr. Vawter] is entitled to the floor.
Mr. VAWTER asked and obtained leave of absence from ten and a half o'clock this morning till Monday at two o'clock P. M. He then said: I have been made to occupy a wrong position in this contested election case wherever I have been referred to as the attorney of the contestee. I occupy no such relation. I am not and have not been his attorney. I have been under obligations to him for the last ten or fifteen years, and at his request have examined this case; informing him beforehand that after the examination I would determine any course, and pursue it as I though I should under path. After making an examination of his case, believing that he is entitled to his seat on this floor, I consented to appear before the committee, not as his attorney, but as his friend; and I have consented also to appear on this floor, to answer the argument of the contestant. If this case were submitted to a court of justice, he was confident, under the rules maintained even in a magistrate's count there would be no shadow of doubt that Dr. Hunt would be confirmed in his seat. He had no unkind feeling toward any Senator in saying that every principle and every rule of evidence has been trampled upon, and every principle of law relating contests, has been either deliberately or unintentionally violated. He insisted there was no legal contest here; and proceeded to state irregularities in prosecuting it. He also stated his grounds for remarking the other day that the case was prejudged, The contestant acknowled his proof to be of a negative character, and who ever heard of negative proof establishing a positive fact? He likened this contested case to a simple suit, and insisted that the evidence offered by the contestant was unheard or unusual, to say the least of it. He referred to testimony that was exparte and ought to be rejected. Then there was no poll books offered in evidence.
Mr. ROBINSON, (interposing.) The poll books of Madison county are here and certified copies of the poll books of Grant county.
Mr. VAWTER. They were not introduced in evidence before the committee. The gentleman managed his own case and not introducing them before the committee, they are not there, nor are they here. He read laws governing contested election cases, and continued his argument till fifteen minutes after ten o clock.
Mr. OYLER being a member of the Committee on Elections, claimed to have carefully examined this case on both sides, his candid conclusion is that an effort has been made to defraud the legal voters of Madison and Grant counties out of their just right in being represented on this floor by Colonel Robinson. In giving reasons for coming to this conclusion, he read from the law in the case. In reply to the charge that the poll books were not put in evidence, he asked if a certified copy of the records from the office of the Secretary of State, which were before the committee, were not as reliable. Never was there higher testimony piled up on any one point than is presented by the contestant to prove that there were at least fifty illegal votes cast by the Irish in Anderson township, Madison county. He then recited the facts in the case at length. When he concluded -
Mr. RICHMOND demanded a call Senate; and it being taken, forty-three members answered to their names.
Mr. RICHMOND, as chairman committee, having the right to close the debate, inquired if any other gentleman desired to speak. After waiting a moment, page: 101[View Page 101] and no response being heard, he demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded bp twenty-three Senators, and the main question ordered to be put.
The question being first taken on the minority report, it was rejected - yeas 16, nays 28.
The question recurring on the majority report, it was adopted without a division.
The PRESIDENT. In order to avoid all question of fairness, the question will be taken on the resolutions.
The resolutions declaring that Milton S. Robinson is duly elected Senator from the counties of Madison and Grant, and providing for the expenses of the contest, were adopted-yeas 28, nays 17, as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Armstrong, Bellamy, Bennett, Bonham, Brown, Cason, Church, Cravens, Cullen, Houghton, Hyatt, Jacques, Johnson, Kinley, Lewis, Niles, Noyes, Oyler, Parrish, Reagan, Reynolds, Rice, Richmond, Terry, Thompson, Ward, Wolcott and Mr. President - 28.
NOES - Messrs. Barker, Bowman, English, Gifford, Hanna, Howk, Huey, Huffman, Humphreys, Lee, Mason, Sherrod, Smith, Staggs, Taggart, and Turner - 17.
The PRESIDENT, upon reporting the result of the vote, declared Mr. Robinson entitled to the seat as Senator from the counties of Madison and Grant.
Mr. OYLER moved to re-consider the vote just taken; and on motion of Mr. BENNETT the motion was laid on the table.
Mr. OYLER moved that Mr. Robinson be sworn in.
It was so ordered, and Mr. Robinson coming forward, received the oath of office at the hands of the President of the Senate.
BIENNIAL REPORTS.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the regular report of the trustees of the Wabash and Erie canal.
On Mr. WOLCOTT'S motion, 500 copies were ordered printed for the use of the Senate.
Mr. OYLER presented the State Librarian's report. It was referred to the Committee on the State Library.
On motion of Mr. BELLAMY, the message from the House, transmitted an address of the General Assembly to the Governor, was taken up and read by the Secretary. It is as follows:
"GOVERNOR MORTON: It is with sentiments of high esteem for you generally and approval of your administration, and full confidence in your ability and capacity to render distinguished service to the country in the new position to which you have been chosen, that this General Assembly part with you as the Executive of the State. You will bear with you our sincere wishes for your health and happiness, and our hopes that you may long continue your career of usefulness in public service and receive as you will certainly merit, renewed proof of the confidence and favor of the people.
"In the person of your successor, Governor BAKER, we recognize an approved and faithful officer of distinguished ability and unquestioned patriotism, to whose hands may well be intrusted the important power of the executive office.
"Appreciating his worth and abilities we can congratulate the people of the State that the action of this General Assembly in transferring you to another field in the public service leaves their interests in safe and loyal hands,"
Mr. HANNA and another Senator demanded the yeas and nays on its adoption, and they were ordered, and being takenDemocratic members generally refusing to voteMr. HANNA, when his name was called, said: My demand for the yeas and nays was not made to develop any feeling, I do not desire to place myself in perfect antagonism to gentlemen, but I see there is a sentiment in the address endorsing Governor Morton's political administration to which I can not subscribe. But as I do not wish to place myself in an attitude of discourtesy or hostility, by consent of the Senate I will withdraw the demand for the yeas and nays, so that it may go without a record.
The address was then adopted without a division.
After an ineffectual motion to adjourn till Tuesday -
The Senate took a recess till 2 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. STEIN presented a memorial from township trustees and school examiners of Tippecanoe county, praying for the enactment of a law creating school boards in every county of the State. It was referred to the Committee on Education.
Mr. KINLY, in presenting memorials from the ''Western Yearly Meeting of Friends for Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois, held at Piainfield, Hendricks county, Indiana, from the 14th to the 20th of 9th month, 1866, on behalf of the civil rights of colored citizens;" "on behalf of juvenile criminals and mendicant children;" and "on the amendment of the law regulating the sale and use of intoxicating liquors," said: These memorials are signed by the clerks of meetings representing a large and intelligent body of our fellow-citizens - the Society of Friends - who are especially distinguished for their labors in all humane purposes. In our late war, members of that Society were found in almost every hospital administering to the spiritual and physical wants of our sick and wounded. I hope that petitioners will receive the consideration they very richly deserve. Mr. K. also presented a petition from the yearly meeting; of Friends in favor of the civil and religious rights of all men, but remonstrating especially against the law denying to colored people a share in the school funds for page: 102[View Page 102] the education of their children. The first and third petitions were referred to the Committee on Rights and Privileges, and the second and fourth to the Committee on Temperance.
Messrs. WARD, RICE and BELLAMY, each presented petitions for a law to effectually prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. They were referred to the Committee on Temperance.
Mr. WOLCOTT presented a petition from the citizens of Clay county, praying for the passage of a law authorizing the reprinting of Blackford's Indiana Reports. It was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
From the Judiciary Committee:
By Mr. NILES, on Mr. Bellamy's married woman's conveyance bill [S. 12]; on Mr. Parrish's opening highways bill [S. 43], and on Mr. Bonham's justices of the peace bill [S. 28] recommending their passage.
By Mr. MASON, on Mr. Bonharn's seventh judicial circuit bill [S, 62] recommending that it be referred to the Committee on Organization of Courts.
The above reports were severally concurred in.
Mr. MASON also returned Mr. Oyler's bill [S. 48] proposing additional punishment on officers of election tor refusing loyal votes, recommending its indefinite postponement.
Mr. OYLER hoped this report would not be concurred in. It is just as important to see that all loyal votes go into the ballot box as it is to exclude all illegal votes. The bill simply declares that a man who acts corruptly while in office, shall be prohibited from holding office for a certain time.
Mr. MASON explained that the present law was thought by the Committee to be sufficiently guarded.
Mr. NILES. The Committee was inclined to think that this was hardly a matter of sufficient importance to justify any additional legislation, and that this matter of disfranchisement was almost always a mere form and a dead letter on the statute books. Not one member of the Committee could call to mind a single instance in which such a provision of the law was put in force. The idea of the Committee was that it is better to leave well enough alone in all such questions.
Mr. STEIN. I shall vote against indefinite postponement, for I think it would be well to have the bill referred to the Committee which has in charge the registry bill introduced in the first days of the session. If I recollect aright there are two or three sections in that bill similar to some of the provisions in this.
Mr. NILES would be glad to see the bill take that course.
Mr. RICE thought the Senate competent to decide on this question now. The clause for disfranchisement in our statutes was a dead letter, and this bill would but hamper the statute with yet another of those provisions that will never be enforced. As a matter of courtesy he would have no objection to the reference proposed; but if the Senate concurs in the report of the committee, we will have no more trouble with this bill.
The report was concurred in by yeas 28, nays 15.
From the Judiciary Committee - By Mr. BENNETT, on Mr. Walcott's revision and consolidation of the statutes bill [S. 19] recommending indefinite postponement. The report was concurred in; but subsequently this vote of concurrence was reconsidered. By Mr. STEIN, R. turning his bill [S. 35] making pocket-picking grand larceny, and striking out the disfranchisement clause in sections 19 and 20 of the felony act, approved June 20, 1852; with an amendment striking from the bill "$25" and inserting in lieu "$5," as the law now is. Also Mr. Oyler's bill [S. 37] on the same subject, recommending indefinite postponement. These reports were severally concurred in. Mr. S. also submitted a majority report on the bill [H. R. 42] to prevent the breaking of a quorum in the General Assembly, recommending its passage.
Mr. HOWK. There will be a minority report made on that bill, and it would have been introduced this morning had it not been that I was afflicted by a severe at tack of nervous headache yesterday evening. There are questions presented in the consideration of this bill which are of great importance. There may be legal question involved, which I desire to notice in the report, arid the expediency of the bill is also to be questioned. I simply ask, as a matter of courtesy, that time be given the minority to make a report - say till Wednesday or Thursday next; and as far as I was personally concerned, I would like to have the consideration of both reports put off till Monday week. During the coming week I shall necessarily be absent attending court, and I would like to be present when these reports are discussed. I move that the two reports be made the special order for Monday week at two o'clock P. M. and that the minority have till Thursday to prepare their report.
Mr. STEIN. That is asking rather longer time than we were disposed to grant. I had intended when I submitted the report to make a motion that this bill be made the special order for next Tuesday at 2 o'clock.
Mr. HANNA. I assure the majority on this floor that there will be no bolting next week unless the bolting come from the radical side of this Senate, and it will be perfectly safe to postpone this matter till Monday week.
Mr. NILES. I hope the courtesy will be extended to the Senator. It is nothingmore than any other Senator would ask under similar circumstances. It was that the majority report should be postpon- page: 103[View Page 103] ed till to-day, but as the Senator from Floyd (Mr. Howk) says he was unwell and unable to prepare the minority report so that it could be presented to-day, the courtesy ought certainly to be extended it seems to me.
The motion to postpone until Monday week was agreed to.
From the Judiciary Committee:- By Mr. HOWK, returning Mr. Rice's bill [S. 32] for is suing writs of capias ad satisfaciendum; with amendments, recommending its passage. Also, Mr. Olyer's bill, [S. 44] for punishment of interference with elections, recommending that it be referred to the Committee on Elections. These reports were severally concurred in.
By Mr. RICE, returning Mr. Cullen's bill [S. 49] to index the records of Circuit and Common Pleas Courts, recommending indefinite postponement.
Mr CULLEN. I think the bill is one demanded by the people of the State. It provides that the clerks of the different counties shall make complete indexes of the records of their offices. Go into most of the clerk's offices and undertake to trace up a title and see if there is a judgment standing against a certain tract of land, and there is not one man in ten who can tell anything about it. This bill is intended to save the farmer from paying a lawyer or the clerk a fee to examine the records for him, by having indexes made so perfect that any man can go to them and obtain the desired information without the assistance of a lawyer or the clerk. I think the bill is one of the best introduced this session, and therefore I hope the Senate will not concur.
Mr. RICH, It was the opinion of the Committee that the bill was not necessary from the fact that those indexes are already made in many of the counties.
Mr. CULLEN (interposing). Their being made in the counties gentlemen of the Judiciary Committee represent, of course they won't cost them anything.
Mr. RICE. Then this bill would impose an additional tax upon the people, that would benefit those who now hold the most lucrative offices in the counties of the State. So far as simplifying the thing, so that a farmer can examine the records for himself, I do not suppose there is a clerk in the State who would object to take down the records and show them, and that will have to be done after the index is made. Where these indexes may be wanted it is an easy thing to go before the County Commissioners and ask them to authorise the Clerk to make indexes, and then the county would pay for it.
Mr. OYLER. While I have a high regard for the Committee that has been reporting for the last hour or two, [laughter,] I begin to feel that we are witnessing a slaughter of the innocents. [Renewed laughter.] The argument of the Senator from Parke [Mr. Rice] has convinced me that this bill is right and the report wrong. He proposes to have done without law the very thing the bill requires shall be done. He says if there is any county that wants this thing done, all you have to do is to go to the county legislature and have them do it. Now, I understand the Constitution to say that there is but one law-making power in the State - the General Assembly, and if the people want this law we ought to pass it.
Mr. BENNETT. I was on the Committee, and was in favor of passing this bill, but the reason I did not urge it was that the Committee were of the opinion their counties had no need of this kind of a bill, for their records were all up. In my county they are not up, and if a man wants to look up a judgment five or six years old, he has to hunt for it a long while. And another reason I did not urge this bill was that the Committee were in favor of a bill authorizing the County Commissioners in any county to make an appropriation for indexing the records in the County Clerk's offices, leaving it discretionary; while this bill makes it incumbent upon them.
Mr. NILES. The Committee were of the opinion that it is unwise as well as unnecessary to open a door to a large expense liable to be incurred in every county in the State; while the Committee thought a bill might be framed, limited in its operations, so as to effect such counties only where such action was really necessary - the counties themselves having the responsibility and footing the bills.
Mr. CULLEN referred to the fact that a bill identical in its provisions with this one, received a favorable report from the Judiciary Committee last session and passed through this body to the other House.
Mr. BROWN. It seems to me that Senators who oppose this report are laboring under a want of knowledge of the duties of a County Clerk. Now sir, it is the duty of a Clerk, made so by law, to make a judgment docket, and when the judgment is paid of it is his duty to satisfy it on the record, so it is a complete index of itself from beginning to end. All judgments operate as a lien only for ten years, and any person can take up that index and read it off. When I was County Clerk made an index running back ten years, the expense of which was charged to my predecessor and he paid it. I made another index at my own expense, and I asked the County Commissioners to pay me for it, but they declined. Then I brought suit against them, and there was law enough then and is now to make them pay for that index. You can at once see that this bill throws the door open so that clerks can come in and make page: 104[View Page 104] extra charges - the Lord knows how much. If the clerk is a man of any business quality, he will find it a matter of convenience to himself to make the index, if he serves but for one term. You allow them to make indexes under this bill and their charges will be beyond conception, every county would have a new index, and the clerks would say "Mr. Commissioners, the law makes it your duty to allow us for making a complete general index." And here they will go copying ahead and making indexes, and charging the counties from three to seven hundred dollars each.
Mr. NILES had no recollection of a similar bill being before the Judiciary Committee last session. The committee considered this bill carefully, and suggested a proposition named by the Senator from Union [Mr. Bennett] that a bill be gotten up more carefully guarded, and which would not be a leach upon the counties of the State.
Mr. BENNETT. I move that the bill and report be referred to a special committee of three, the Senator from Rush [Mr. Cullen] to be chairman, with instructions to report a bill embracing the amendment have referred to.
Mr. WOLCOTT thought it was not the province of the Judiciary Committee to report against a bill because it would cost more or less to the State. That is a question upon the general merits of the bill and is for the House to determine. The other day he introduced a bill for the purpose of revising and codifying the laws of the State of Indiana; it was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and to-day he was utterly confounded when he heard it reported back with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed because it would cost too much money. That is none of their business. The question with them should be, are the laws defective and is this a proper measure to cure the detect?
Mr. BENNETT. The Senator is mistaken. He misconceives the object of the Committee. Their duty is to report upon the constitutionality and also the expediency of all bills referred to them. I called the Senator's attention to his bill when I reported it back, and it was his place then to oppose the adoption of the report and convince the Senate that his bill was right and that the recommendation of the Committee ought not to prevail.
Mr. TERRY. I move to lay the motion of the Senator from Union [Mr. Bennett] on the table. I am thankful that the Judiciary Committee has got the nerve to report bills back recommending their indefinite postponement.
This motion was agreed to.
The report of the committee was then concurred in by yeas 23, nays 18
,From the Judiciary Committee - By Mr. RICE returning Mr. Bennett's bill [S. 33], regulation the fees of officers, recommending its passage.
From the Committee on Roads - By Mr. WARD, returning Mr. Hyatt's bill [S. 38] amending the highway act, recommending its passage.
From the Committee on the Organization of CourtsBy Mr. OYLER, returning Mr. Jacquess' bill [S. 62] amending decedent estate act, with amendments. By Mr. BELLAMY, returning Mr. Richmonds' bill [S. 36] for an additional salary to the Sheriff of the Supreme Court, with an amendment striking out $2,000 and inserting $1,200.
From the Committee on Federal Relations-By Mr. CASON, returning Mr. Carson's joint resolution [S. 2] having reference to a ship canal connecting Lakes Brie and Ontario, recommending its passage.
From the Committee on Rights and Privileges - By Mr. CHURCH, returning Mr. Reagan's fish bill [S. 30] with an amendment making it unlawful to seine in the rivers of this State for the period of two years after the taking effect of this act, and between the first days of May and September every year thereafter. The above reports were concurred in. By Mr. GIFFORD, returning Mr. Bellamy's master and apprentice bill [S. 6] recommending that it lie on the table.
Mr. BELLAMY. As the present law stands the master can not compel the apprentice to labor more than ten hours a day unless he gives him additional compensation, but it leaves him at liberty to compel the apprentice to labor fourteen or twenty hours a day, provided he gives him additional compensation, yet it gives the apprentice no option, nor the right to agree, what compensation shall be given. I am not so particular about the hours that shall constitute a day's work, but I think the apprentice ought to be allowed all the time after eight hours' work for the improvement of his mind. I move that the bill and report be re-committed.
The motion was agreed to.
From the Committee on Rights and Privileges:;-By Mr. HUEY, returning Mr. Church's bill [S. 73] making uniform the charges of railroad for the transportation of freight, recommending its passage. The report was concurred in By Mr. CHURCH, returning Mr. Bennett's bill [S. 7] to repeal the act enforcing the XIIIth Article of the Constitution, recommending its passage.
Mr. OYLER moved to concur in the report of the Committee.
Mr. HANNA made an ineffectual motion - yeas 16, nays 27 - to lay the motion to concur on the table.
On motion by Mr. CULLEN the motion to recommit was laid on the table by yeas 27, nays 16.
Mr. CULLEN demanded the previous question.
The demanded was seconded by 25 Senators; the main question was ordered to be put by yeas 26, nays 15; and the report was concurred in by yeas 25, nays 16.
On motion by Mr. CULLEN it was -
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns it page: 105[View Page 105] adjourn till Monday, the 28th instant, at twoo'clock P. M.
CLERKS FOR COMMITTEES.
On motion by Mr. NILES the Judiciary Committee was authorized to employ a clerk.
On motion of Mr. KINLEY the committee on Benevolent Institutions was authorized to employ a clerk.
On motion of Mr. CRAVENS the committee on Corporations was authorized to employ a clerk.
On motion of Mr. WOLCOTT the committee on Finance was authorized to employ a clerk.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
were obtained for Mr. Hyatt till next week; for Mr. Howk till Monday week, and for Mr. Robinson till Thursday.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
Bills for Acts of the General Assembly, umbered and titled to the following effect, were introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate committees:
By Mr. THOMPSON, [S. 90] to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named, to provide for the erection and management of a House of Correction and for the conviction and punishment of juvenile offenders. [Authorizing the appointment by the Governor of a board of three commissioners for the sale of 100 acres of land lying four miles west of Indianapolis, bought as a situation for a House of Correction, but found unsuitable; and constituting said commissioners a Board for the management of the House of Correction, who shall purchase for the State not exceeding 50 acres of land near Indianapolis, on which shal be bu It said House for the Correction and Reformation of juvenile offenders against the laws of the State of Indiana, under seventeen years of age.] it was referred to the Joint Committee on House of Correction.
By Mr. CASON, [S. 91] to assert control over railroad corporations, fixing the rates of freight, rules and by-laws for the government of roads, and license for locomotive engineers. Laid on the table and 100 copies ordered printed.
By Mr, JOHNSON, [S. 92] to amend the fifth clause of section 22 of an act entitled An Act for the incorporation of towns, defining their powers. Providing for the election of officers thereof, and declaring their duties, approved June 11, 1852, [by adding these words : To license, regulate or restrain "the sale of wine, spirits, or other intoxicating liquors"] It was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. BROWN, [S. 93] to amend section 1 of an act entitled An Act concerning interest on money, approved May 27, 1852, [by appropriately inserting these words: unless the agreement to pay a higher rate of interest be made in writing and signed by the party to be changed, but such rate of interest shall in no case ex ed the rate of ten dollars a year on one hundred dollars.] It was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. CHURCH, [S. 94] to provide for the protection of fur bearing animals. ["It shall be unlawful to kill, trap, shoot, spear or ensnare any mink, otter, raccoon or musk rat between the 15th day of April and the 15th day of November, in each year, or to tear down or destroy any nest or house occupied or built by musk rats, except [by the owner of the soil on which the same may be situate, and that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to have in his, her or their possession any of the animals described herein killed, trapped, shot, speared or ensnared between the times herein mentioned." 7"The person or persons so offending shall he fined in any sum not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars, one-half to be paid the informer and one-half to the common school fund."] It was referred to the Committee on Swamp Lands.
By Mr. REYNOLDS. [S. 95] to amend an act entitled An Act providing for the election or appointment of Supervisors of Highways, and prescribing certain of their duties and those of county and township officers in relation thereto, approved March 5th, 1859. [Amending section 20 so that the road tax assessed shall not be less than one nor more than twenty-five cents on the $100 of taxable property, nor less than two nor more than five cents on each acre.] It was referred to the Committee on County and Township Business.
By Mr. MASON, [S. 96] to amend the 716th section of an act entitled An Act concerning the writ of habeas corpus, [by inserting, in lieu of the words "or other cause be unable or be," after the word "sickness" these words: "are unable to attend, or are biased or prejudiced, or being of kin to either party, shall be held" in-competent to hear, &c.] It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NILES, [S. 97] an act designating certain holidays, and relative to negotiable paper falling due thereon. [The following days, namely, the first day of January, commonly called New Year's day; the fourth day of July; the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas day; the twenty-ninth day of February, and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of the State, or the President of the United States, as a day of fast or thanksgiving, shall, for all purposes whatsoever, as regards the presenting tor payment or acceptance, and of the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor ot bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, made after the passage of this act, be treated and considered as is the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday.]
By Mr. KINLEY, [S. 98] making specific appropriations for the support of Benevolent Institutions. [$40,000 for the time from the first day of November 1866, to the first day of April, 1867:$25,000 for the Hospital for the Insane; $12,500 for the Deaf and Dumb ; $12,500 for the Blind, including salaries of Superintendents.] It was referred to the Committee on Benevolent Institutions.
By Mr. THOMPSON. [S. 99] giving creditors of persons who are insured and burn out a lein on policies of insurance for their debts. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JACQUESS,[S. 100] limiting the liabilities of Inn Keepers. It was referred to the Committee on Rights and Privileges
By Mr. CHURCH [S. 101] to amend section five of an act entitled an act to provide for a uniform mode of doing township business, prescribing the duties of certain officers in connection therewith, and to repeal all laws conflicting with this act, approved February 18, 1859, [so that the township trustee shall hold his office for two years ] It was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. BENNETT [S. 102] to provide for the custody and management of the notes, bonds and mortgages arising directly out of loans heretofore made by the Board of sinking Fund Commissioners ; to continue in force all laws or parts of laws in force on the 20th day of July. 1867, which are applicable to said loans and the securities therefor; to clothe said Auditor with the powers and subject him to the duties in relation to said loans and securities therefor which by said loans are vested in or imposed upon said Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners; to provide for the incidental expenses of the management of said loans and securities including clerk hire, and for the mode and periods of the payment of such allowance for expenses; substituting the seal of be Auditor of State for that of the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, and declaring an page: 206[View Page 206] emergency for the immediate taking effect of this act. [Clothing the Auditor of State with power to close up the business of the Sinking Fund Commissioners; and for incidental expenses providing that the Auditor shall be allowed the sum of $5,000 per annum.] It was referred to the Committee on Education.
By Mr. THOMPSON [S. 103] to prevent persons from injuring or destroying insured property and from making false proofs thereof - prescribing penalties for the same. It was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. WOLCOTT, [S. 104] conferring upon Bishops certain corporate powers, and defining and limiting their rights, powers and duties May hold land "not exceeding 50 acres for each separate congregation in his diocese" and "personal property not exceeeding in value $5,000."
And then the Senate adjourned.
