THE CALENDAR - SINKING FUND.
The bill [S. 227] to consolidate certain bonds, stocks, and accounts of the school fund into one non-negotiable bond, &c. - giving effect to the law of 1865 - so that hereafter the income of that non-negotiable bond(the amount of the bond is $2,658,050.30) shall be used for the common schools - coming up -
Mr. NEWCOMB moved two amendments.
1. To correct a historical misapprehension:
2. Insert after the word "act," in line 22 of section one, these words: "of December 20th, 1865." And add these words:
Amend by striking out the following words from the preamble, commencing with the word "and" in tne eighth line: "And whereas, on the 30 h day of September, 1859, the said State was indebted for money borrowed by an officers of the Sinking Fund, to pay upon the State debt," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "And whereas, in conformity with the act of the General Assembly, approved December 23, 1858, entitled 'An Act to secure to the Sinking Fund a debt which the State owes to the said Fund, and to provide for the payment of interest on said debt,' a non-negotiable bond was issued to said Sinking Fund for"
Provided, That if said now negotiable bond shall be executed before the adjournment of the present session of this General Assembly, said other bonds and stocks shall be destroyed in the presence of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance in the Senate; otherwise in the presence of the Chairman of each of said Committees, after the adjournment of the present session ot this General Assembly.
The amendments were adopted.
Mr. NEWCOMB moved, ineffectually, that the rule of the House and the constitutional restriction be dispensed with to admit of the final passage of this bill to-day - the vote resulting - 55 to 28 - less than two-thirds. He then desired the House and the country to take notice, that on a motion to expedite business on this public bill, every Democrat in the House opposed it.
Mr. WOODS moved to reconsider the vote of yesterday by which the registry bill [S. No. 2] was finally passed the House.
The motion was agreed to.
He then moved to reconsider the vote by which section 11, concerning the registration of foreign born citizens was adopted.
page: 394[View Page 394]Mr. HUGHES moved ineffectually to lay the motion on the table.
The vote was then reconsidered, and the question recurred on the adoption of the section 11.
Mr. WOODS then moved to lay that section on the table.
Mr. BAKER demanded the yeas and nays - which he subsequently proposed ineffectually to withdraw.
The section was laid on the table - yeas 83, nays 3 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Baker, Belford,Bischof, Black, Bobo, Brucker, Campbell, Carter, Chambers, Cory, Crowe, Daggy, Danaldson, Dunn, Edmonson, Erwin, Evans, Ferris, Foulke, Funk, Fuller, Geisendorff, Green, Greer, Griggs, Higgins, Hopkins, Honneus, Hostetter, Hudson, Hughes, Hungate, Inman, Litson, Long of Jackson, Long of Kosciusko, Lopp, Martin, Mason, McCarthy, McClasky, McFadin, McLean, McMurray, Miller, Moore, Montgomery, Newcomb, North, Peelle, Prather, Ratliff. Ross, Rosser, Sabin, Shanks, Shields, Shook, Shoaff, Shull, Shuey, Skidmore, Smith of Lagrange, Smith of Wabash,Stackhouse, Stafford, Stewart, Tebbs, Thatcher,Thrasher, Thomas, Van Valkenburgh, Vawter, Wason, Watson, Williams, Wilson, White, Wolfe, Wolfer, Wolflin, Woods, and Mr. Speaker - 83.
NAYS - Messrs. Gordon, Riser, and Spencer.
The SPEAKER. The question recurs on the passage of the bill.
Mr. McLEAN demanded the previous question, and then, under stress thereof, the bill was again passed the House of Representatives - yeas 82, nays 5 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Baker, Belford,Bischof, Black, Bobo, Brucker, Campbell, Chambers, Cory, Crain,Crowe, Daggy, Danaldson. Dunn,Edmonson, Erwin, Evans, Ferris, Foulke, Funk, Fuller, Geisendorff, Gordon, Green, Greer, Griggs, Hamilton, Higgins, Hopkins, Honneus, Hostetter, Hungrate, Inman, Litson, Long of Jackson, Long of Kosciusko, Lopp, Martin, Mason, Matthis, McCarthy, McClasky, McFadin, McLean, McMurray, Miller, Moore, Montgomery, Newcomb, North, Peelle, Prather, Ratliff, Ross, Rosser, Sabin, Shanks, Shields, Shook, Shoaff, Shuey, Skidmore, Smith of Lagrange, Smith of Wabash, Spencer, Stackhouse, Stafford, Stewart, Tebbs,Thatcher, Thrasher, Thomas, Vawter, Wason, Watson, Williams, White, Wolfe, Wolfer, Wolflin, Woods, and Mr. Speaker - 82.
NAYS - Messrs.Carter, Hudson, Hughes, Kizer, and Shull - 5.
Mr. HUGHES renewed Mr. Newcomb's motion to suspend the constitutional restriction so as to admit the final reading to-day of the sinking fund bill [S. 227.]
The motion was agreed to, yeas 60, nays 25:
The bill was then read the third time, and finally passed the House of Representatives - yeas 77, nays 7.
