REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. PIERCE of Vigo, from the Committee on Elections, reported a bill. He also returned Mr. Johnson of Parke's, contested election bill [H. R. 117] recommending its passage.
Mr. KERCHEVAL, from the Committee on Ways and Means, returned the House of Refuge bill [H. R. 202] recommending its passage.
Mr. COFFROTH, from the same Committee returned his Justices' supplementary proceedings bill, [H. R. 186] recommending its passage.
Mr. DUNN, from the same committee, returned Mr. Davis' Recorder certificate bill [H. R. 190] and Mr. Breckinridge's criminal practice bill, [H. R. 182] recommending indefinite postponement, which were concurred in. He also returned Mr. Hutchings' felony bill, [H. R. 198] recommending passage.
Mr. WILSON, from the same committee, returned the Nicholas Moreback relief bill, recommending passage.
Mr. GORDON, from the committee on the Judiciary, returned Mr. Osborn's void fee bill, [H. R. 103] recommending its indefinite postponement.
It was laid on the table.
Mr. STEPHENSON, from the same committee, returned Mr. Gilham's appraisment bill, [H. R. 158] with a favorable report.
Mr. WELBORN, from the same committee, returned Mr. Palmer's practice act (section 397) amendment bill, [H. R. 104] and Mr. Osborn's notice bill, [H. R. 129] recommending their indefinite postponement.
The reports were laid on the table.
Mr. DUNN, from the same committee, returned Mr. Cox's witness bill, [H. R. 188] recommending its indefinite postponement.
Mr. JOHNSON of Parke, from the committee on the Organization of Courts returned his Eighth Circuit Court bill, [H. R. 200] recommending passage.
Mr. VATER, from the committee on Educa- page: 339[View Page 339] tion, returned Mr. Pierce of Vigo's, Normal School appropriation bill, [H. R. 130] and its consideration was made the special order for Tuesday at two o'clock, p. m., on motion of Mr. McFadin.
Mr. SHOEMAKER, from the Education Committee, returned Mr. Cave's common school bill, [H. R. 184] recommending its indefinite postponement. It requires teachers to attend the School Examiners' Teachers' Institute.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. BAKER, from the same committee, returned Mr. Admire's common school director's bill, [H. R. 177] recommending its indefinite postponement.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. SABIN, from the Claims Committee, reported favorably to the claim of James A. Thornton, contestor of the seat of Mr. Wile--$110 16.
It was concurred in.
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, from the Committee on Rights and Privileges, returned the petition in relation to the neglected grave of the lat Governor Willard, recommending an appropiation of five hundred dollars for a Willard monument. It was concurred in.
Mr. CARNAHAN, from the same committee, returned Mr. Lamborn's prairie hen bill,[H. R. 236] recommending indefinite postponement.
It was concurred in.
Mr. STEWART of Rush, from the Special Railroad Committee, returned his railroad bill, [H. R. 105] with amendments.
Mr. HIGBEE, from the Committee on County and Township Business, returned Mr. Shoemaker's county orders bill, [H. R. 213] recommending its passage.
Mr. FAIRCHILD, from the same Committee, returned Mr. Shoemaker's assessment bill, [H. R. 243.]
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, from the same committee, returned Mr. Pierce of Vigo's dog bill, [H. R. 211] recommending its indefinite postponement.
Upon the statement made by the friends of the bill, that it was framed by some of the most worthy farmers of the State, for what seemed to them good and sufficient reasons, and that there is, perhaps, more in the bill than would be supposed from a hasty reading, the report was concurred in.
Mr. HYATT, from the same committee, returned Mr. Zenor's dog bill, [H. R. 224] recommending passage.
Mr. BAKER, from the Committee on federal Relations, returned the joint resolution, [H. R. 8] for removing disabilities from volunteers, recommending passage.
Mr. MONROE, from the same committee, returned the joint resolution, [H. R. 3] for Congressional instructions to tax United States bonds, without recommendation.
On motion of Mr. MITCHELL, the vote indefinitely postponing his bill, [H. R. 159] was reconsidered, and it was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. OSBORN, his bill, [H. R. 103] declaring certain (note) contracts to pay attorney's fees void, this morning reported against by the Judiciary Committee, was taken from the table, the question being on concurrence in the report.
He recited the single provision of the bill, that the debtor shall not pay the attorney suing him, provided for in what is called the ironclad notes. The bill removes all doubt about the construction of the existing law.
Mr. McFADIN and Mr. STEWART of Rush, also opposed concurrence in the report of the Committee.
Mr. BUSKIRK thought something might be said on the other side of the question. He thought every man who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years should be left free and untrammelled in his business relations with the world, and he did not believe that Legislatures should attempt to step in and regulate the conditions of contracts for him. He might be vastly benefitted by conceeding at times something out of the usual way, some advantages that might seem extraordinary, but in most cases the men knew what they were doing, and on the principle that a man should be allowed to, and may buy a dead horse if he wants to, Legeslatures should take no action calculated to cramp his trading genius.
Mr. BOBO supported the bill.
Mr. OSBORN moved that this bill, [H. R. 108] and the report thereon, be made the special order for two o'clock to-morrow.
Mr. JOHNSON of St. Joseph, moved to lay the motion on the table, which was agreed to--yeas 48, nays 39.
