BILLS ON THE SECOND READING.
Mr. WOLCOTT moved that Senate House bills on the second reading be taken up.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. STEIN, the bill [H. R. 101] amending section 3 of February 28rh, 1863, authorizing the construction of plank, McAdam and gravel roads was read the second time and passed to the third reading.
Mr. Richmond's bill [S. 47,] authorizing county boards to aid in the construction of manufacturing establishments and machine shops, where a majority of resident taxpayers shall petition in writing therfor; and Mr. Bennett's bill [S. 84,] increasing the salaries of circuit and common pleas court officers, were read the second and severally ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Cason's bill [S. 126,] proposing an amendment to the constitution, enabling cities and towns to levy a tax for school purposes, being read the second time -
Mr. WOLCOTT moved to refer it to a special committee of five to inquire into the expediency of proposing some other - a dozen or more - amendments to the State constitution. There are several amendments as much and more required than this one, and he made this motion because during the pendency of one amendment to the constitution none others can be considered.
The motion was agreed to, and the PRESIDENT makes Messrs. Wolcott, Howk, Oyler, Robinson and Turner said committee.
Mr. Jaquess' bill [S 154] amending the Evansvilie City Charter act of January 27, 1847; Mr. Richmond's bill [S. 177] amend- page: 311[View Page 311]the plank, McAdam and gravel road construction act by excluding from the free toll list those who attend funerals for hire; Bonham's bill [S. 200] legalizing certain acts of Thomas B. McCarthy, State Auditor; and Mr. Niles' bill [S. 216] providing for a republication of Biackford's Reports, which authorizes the Clerk of the Supreme Court, under the direction of said Court, to purchase five hundred copies, to be edited by E. A. Davis, at a price not to exceed three dollars a volume for each copy, were read the second time and severally ordered engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Bowman's bill [S 215] to prevent the spread of the hog cholera, was read the second time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Cullen's bill [S. 198] affecting the boundary lines of Fountain and Warren counties, being read the second time -
Mr. OYLER suggested that it embraced a grave question, but having reference as it does to a particular locality, he did not feel like opposing it.
Mr. WOLCOTT explained that it simply proposed to adjust county lines. Each county has an area of less than 400 square miles, and it requires special legislation on the subject. The bill follows the provisions of law in respect to the division counties.
It was ordered engrossed.
Mr. Bellamy's bill [S. 108] amending sections 26 and 55 of the act of June 17, 1852, for the incorporation of insurance companies: and Mr. Wolcott's bill [S 153] to provide for the incorporation of religious societies, and defining their powers so that church or congregation may be incorporated; the Bishop may appoint two laymen, or the pastor of the church and one layman, and with them may elect the title or name by which they and their successors shall be known and distinguished as a body corporate, &c., were read the second time and ordered engrossed for the third reading.
On motion by Mr. GIFFORD the bill [H R 99] authorizing County Commissioners to convey cemeteries to towns and cities',was read the second time and passed to the third reading.
The bill [H. R. 4] amending section 20 of the act of March 2, 1855, so as to allow Coroners ten cents mileage ; the bill [H. R. 17] legalizing conveyances of wives of persons of unsound mind ; the bill [H. R. 18] amending section 15 and repealing sections 29 and 30 of the general election law of June 7, 1852 ; the Clinton Common Pleas bill [H. R. 39]; the bill [H. R. 40] amending section 240 of the Practice Act; the Grant county Common Pleas bill [H. R. 53] ; the bill [H. R. 72] attaching Marion county to the Northern prison district; were read the second time and severally passed to the third reading.
The bill [H. R. 83] for the protection of wild game, being read the second time.
Mr. CHURCH remarked that parties interested in this bill desired it should become a law just as it came from the House of Representatives, and at the instance of the author he moved to reconsider the vote of the Senate, by which amendments were made to the bill.
The motion was agreed to ; the amendments were rejected, and the bill was passed to the third reading.
The bill [H. R. 91] vacating portions of highways located on county lines, was read the second time and passed to the third reading.
The bill [H. R. 93] making it unlawful to lock the door of any railroad car containing passengers, being read the second time -
Mr. OYLER thought it was all right on one side, and all wrong on the other. The only thing sought is to insure passengers free egress from the cars. The habit of our railroads, at particular stations, is to lock up some of the cars. This is wrong. Passengers ought to be able at all times, when the cars are not in motion, at least, to leave the car, but everybody ought not to have the opportunity of entering it. The bill can be so amended as to prohibit the locking of the car, except so that it can be readily opened from the inside. He thought the bill needed amendment in that particular, and moved to lay it on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill [H. R. 96] authorizing town trustees to establish fire limits; the bill [H. R. 130] increasing, the penalty for house-burning to defraud insurers; the bill [H. R. 144] to prevent the spread of disease among sheep; and the bill [H. R. 158] in relation to compounding and concealing crime, were read the second time and severally passed to the final reading.
The bill [H. R. 177] to amend the city incorporation act, so that any town with $1500 inhabitants may vote themselves a city charter, coming up -
The PRESIDENT announced that it had no enacting clause.
On motion by Mr. OYLER the Secretary was directed to return the bill to the House of Representatives, calling attention to that fact.
The bill [H. R. 185] amending section 44 of the act to provide for the opening, locating and change of highways; and the bill [H. R. 189] requiring all plats or additions to towns and cities to be transferred page: 312[View Page 312]for taxation, were read the second time and passed to the final reading.
The joint resolution [H R. 2] instructing our Congressmen to favor the paying of the interest bearing debt of the United States first; was read the second time and passed to the third reading.
The joint resolution [H. R. 11] instructing our Congressmen to favor a law grant ing pensions to all soldiers of 1812, being read the second time -
Mr. BELLAMY moved to amend by inserting a proviso that, they did not aid or abet the late rebellion or sympathize with the same
Mr JOHNSON suggested that it was a difficult matter to come to the knowledge as to who "sympathized" with the late rebellion; and moved to amend by striking out that part of the amendment.
Mr BELLAMY accepted the amendment. Congress has passed an act, that the names of such persons shall be stricken from the pension rolls, and, for that reason, he thought the resolution should be amended as proposed.
The amendment was agreed to.
