LIFE INSURANCE-VETO.
The Speaker laid before the House the Governor's message, dated March 9, 1869, returning, with his veto, Mr. Underwood's Life Insurance bill (H. R. 60) for an act for the incorporation and continuace of insurance companies; authorizing them to reissue their risks, exempting certain policies of life insurance for attachment by creditors; making all policies non-forfeitable after two full annual payments; repealing, &c.
Mr. UNDERWOOD said the objections of the Governor could be removed by throwing out of a single word, the word "being." He moved that the vote for the passage of the bill be reconsidered, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
After debate on the question of order involved, by Messrs. Underwood, Osborn, Pierce, of Porter, Chittenden, the Speaker, Williams, of Knox, Stewart, of Rush, Gil-ham, Cory, and others-
Mr. CORY moved to refer the matter to the Committee on Insurance.
Mr. CHITTENDEN proposed the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. WILLIAMS of Knox, read the Constitutional proviso with reference to action on vetoes; and the question of order was further discussed by Mr. Pierce of Vigo, Mr. Osborn, and others.
Mr. MITCHELL moved to lay the matter on the table, and that it be deferred till 10 o'clock to-morrow; and after further discussion of the order, Mr. Mitchell's motion was rejected.
Mr. Chittenden's motion to refer to the Committee on the Judiciary, was also rejected; and the question recurred on Mr. Cory's motion to refer to the Committee on Insurance, which was also rejected.
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved that the bill become a law, notwithstanding the Governor's veto, without any desire for the success of the motion.
Mr. KERCHEVAL. Since the Chair decides that the bill can not be amended, the only course that remains is for the House to decide whether the bill shall become a law, notwithstanding the veto; and this was sustained by Messrs. Osborn, Sabin and others. So that question was decided in the negative. Yeas, 0; nays, 80.
Mr. McFADIN submitted the following, desiring that it should be read for the benefit of the House, and while he did not expect it would be spread on the broad pages of the journal, he hoped it would not escape the hand of the reporter:
WHEREAS, The honorable member from Hamilton county left this State, went into another and took to himself a wife. Therefore,
Be it Resolved, That he has the congratulations and tender solicitudes of all the members of this House, in this important and solemn change in his natural life; and hope that the copartnership will result favorably to the happy member and his posterity; and would say to each single individual: Go thou and do likewise.
Mr. STEPHENSON proposed to amend by substituting the following:
Resolved, That as the subject of marriage is so exciting to the gentleman from Cass, Mr. McFadin, and as he labors under that excitement at present, therefore that a committee of three be appointed to soothe him, and that they be empowered to send for all the necessary papers and persons, provided that the said gentleman shall have choice of persons.
Resolved, That said committee, after initiating the said gentleman, shall report to this House in full; and should the gentleman expire in the attempt, that said committe report his dying declarations for the benefit of the ancestors that are to come after us.
Mr. McFADIN. I move for the adoption of both bills. [Laughter.]
Neither of these propositions could be entertained.
Mr. PIERCE, of Vigo, (obtaining leave for the purpose,) submitted the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That His Excellency, the Governor, be requested to furnish to this House the number and names of the prisoners confined in the penitentiaries of this State who have received pardons since the 1st day of January, 1867, to the 1st day of April, 1869; also, the crimes of which they were convicted, and the periods of time for which they were to be imprisoned.
