TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS.
On motion of Mr. WOODS the bill [S. 41] giving to towns and townships the same power that Senate bill No. 70 gives to cities, was taken up with the Committee amendments thereto.
The amendments were concurred in.
After debate by Mr. Hughes, Mr. Riser, Mr. Bobo, Mr. Higgins and Mr. Wolfe in opposition, and Mr. Woods, Mr. Belford, Mr. Crain and Mr. McLean in reply
Mr. HIGGINS proposed to amend by inserting after the word "freeholder," these words: "and in value a majority of the real estate."
Mr. GREER spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. VAN VALKENBURGH considered that it would lead to nothing but litigations. He opposed the bill as controvening the Constitution, and upon every principle of sound public economy. He moved to lay the bill and amendment on the table.
Mr. HIGGINS and Mr, McFADIN demanding the yeas and nays, the vote resulted - 47 to 34 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Baker, Barritt, Bird, Black, Blanch, Bobo. Crowe, Douglass, Dunn, Edmonson, Fuller, Gordon, Hays, Higgins, Honneus, Hostetter, Hudson, Hughes, Hungate, Inman, Kizer, Long of Jackson, Lopp, McFadin, McMurray, Montgomery, North, Peelle, Ross, Scammahorn, Shanks, Shields, Shook, Shull, Smith of Wabash, Spencer. Stackhouse, Stafford, Tebbs, Thrasher, Van Valkenburgh, Vawter, Watson, Williams, Wilson, White, and Wolfe - 47.
NAYS - Messrs. Belford, Biscbof, Brucker, Campbell, Chambers, Cory,Crain, Daggy, Erwin, Ferris, Foulke, Geisendorff, Greer, Griggs,
page: 417[View Page 417]Hartman, Hamilton. Litson, Martin, Mason, McCarthy, McClasky, McLean, Miller, Moore, Prather, Ratliff, Rosser, Shuey, Smith of Lagrange, Stewart, Thomas, Wason, Wolfer, Woods and Mr. Speaker - 34.
So the subject was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. LOPP, the hog cholera prevention bill [215] was taken up and advanced to the second reading
On motion of Mr. DAGGY, the city school house building bill [H R. 214in p 286] was taken up, with the amendment of the Committee on Education, proposing a substitute.
Mr. SHUEY explained that the substitute was the Senate bill with its provisions extended to incorporated towns. The substitute embraces the provisions of the House bill and the Senate bill on this subject.
The amendments were adopted, and the bill ordered to the engrossment.
On motion of Mr. FERRIS,the Road Tax bill [S. 95 - see page 105] was taken up, with the Judiciary Committee's amendment, striking out the tax by the acre.
Mr. SPENCER proposed to amend by adding appropriately these words: "Provided, however, that two-thirds of the levy shall be worked out on the road." He subsequently withdrew it.
The committee amendment was adopted
Mr. BAKER moved to extend to the 15th of October the time when work may be done
Mr. FERRIS. That will kill the bill.
It was rejected.
The bill was ordered to the third reading.
