REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. GREEN, from the Committee on Corporations, returned the bill [S. 98] providing for the assessments of taxes, by cities on bank stock, with a report recommending its passage.
Mr. CARSON, from the same Commmittee returned the bill [S. 74] to enable cities to aid rail and other roads, with a recommendation that it lie on the table, as its provisions are embraced in another bill, which will, be reported on favorably by the Commmittee.
Mr. GRAY, from the same Committee, returned the bill [S. 85] amending section sixty of the city incorporation act approved March, 14, 1857, recommending its passage with amendments.
Mr. CASE, from the Committee on County and Township Business, returned the bill [S. 123] amending section seventeen of the County Board act of June 17, 1852, with an amendment recommending its passage.
Mr. CARSON, from the Committee on Corporations, returned the bill [S. 30] supplemental to the water work company act, approved March 6, 1865, with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
Mr. HOOPER, from the same committee, returned the bill [S. 77] amending the fifty third section of the town incorporating act of 1862, with a report recommending its passage.
These reports were severally concurrred in.
Mr. HOUGHTON offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Committee on Expenditures, inqure into the expediency of paying the Auditor, Treasurer and, Secretary of State fixed salaries, and report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. STEIN offered a resolution that five hundred copies of the Adjutant General's re- page: 198[View Page 198] port of 1867-8, referred to in the Governor's message, be printed for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Mr. STEIN said it exhibited, in detail, the transactions between this State and the General Government, to an amount equal to about live hundred thousand dollars, and he regarded the printing of it as essential to bring information before this body on that subject.
Mr. HANNA was willing, if it were a short report; but was understood to say that the printers had been in habit of stringing out these Adjutant General's reports to a length that was not relished by the taxpayers. He wished some information as to the probable extent of the work.
Mr. STEIN judged this report would not make more than twenty or thirty pages ordinary size print.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. KINLEY moved that Senator Hooper be added to the Printing Committee, for the investigation of alleged frauds in the public printing.
Mr. GREEN said he was chairman of the committee, and, owing to the absence of other members, they had not been able to accomplish much. He was in favor of the motion.
Mr. HOOPER would prefer that some older member be selected; and moved to amend the motion by substituting Mr. Church's name for his own.
Mr. CHURCH moved to substitute the name of Mr. Gray. He knew nothing whatever of the printing business, and would not be able to tell whether frauds were committed or not.
Mr. GRAY trusted he might be excused. The Senator from Porter [Mr. Church] was as well qualified to act as he was.
Mr. SHERROD moved to further amend by adding the name of the Senator from Sullivan [Mr. Hanna] also.
Mr. HANNA hoped the amendment would not be adopted. It was not necessary that members of the committee should be practical printers. The committee would depend upon witnesses, and upon their testimony the report would be made.
The latter motion was agreed to.
The amendment was agreed to.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted.
