THE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr. COFFROTH, the House proceeded to the consideration of bills of the House on the second reading.
Mr. Ratliff's change of venue bill, [H. R. 111] was read the second time and ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Wildman's weights and measures amendment bill, [H. R. 109] was read the second time, (It amends the third section of the act of June 9, 1852.)
Mr. BEELER said the only change was to make seventy pounds to the bushel of corn in the ear, instead of sixty-eight pounds.
On motion of Mr. MILES, it was laid on the table.
Mr. Vardeman's bill [H. R. 107] to amend sections thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, five, eight and eleven of the act of the appointment of appraisers of real estate, and prescribing, etc., approved December 21, 1858, was read the second time. It allows members of the County Boards two dollars and a half per day, District Boards four dollars per day, delegates to the State Board four dollars and a half per day, and five-cents mileage, etc. The Judiciary Committee recommended its indefinite postponement.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. WILDMAN called up his weights and measures bill [H. R. 109] and explained the propriety of its provision to make the price of corn in this State uniform with the price in Illinois and Ohio.
Mr. CARNAHAN considered that the bill is unnecessary, because sixty-eight pounds is right when the corn is dry, and when it is otherwise the price can be regulated by contract.
Mr. MILLER opposed the bill. The difficulty, he said, might be and is easily remedied by contract between the buyer and seller, the latter requiring, as he may in justice do, seventy pounds to the bushel of corn not yet dry. He was satisfied, he said, being a farmer of considerable experience and having tested the matter, that dry corn would weigh sixty-eight pounds to the bushel, and he therefore hoped the bill would not pass.
The bill failed on the engrossment.
Mr. Kercheval's bank shares tax bill, [H. R. 170] was read the second time. (It taxes for municipal purposes.)
It was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. OSBORN moved a suspension of the Constitutional restriction for the passage of the next ten bills on the calendar.
Mr. COFFROTH said: Not now knowing the character of these bill, he could not vote in advance to suspend the restriction. He would not oppose anything to facilitate business; and moved to adopt the precedent of the Senate of 1865--appointing a special committee to report such bills as should be thus set forward.
The motion was agreed to, and the committee was made to consist of Messrs. Osborn, Wildman, Coffroth, Ratliff and Neff.
