AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate bill No. 328, for meetings of District Appraisers, the Indiana University bill [S. 100], the City Railroad amendment bill. [S. 85], were severalty read and passed to the second reading.
Mr. UNDERWOOD made an ineffectual motion to take up the bill [S. 8] for the suppression of prize fighting.
The bill [S. 291] for transfering Brown county to the Second Circuit, and the bill [S. 290] creating the Twenty-sixth Circuit, were severally read and ordered to the third reading.
TWENTY-SIXTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. CORY moved the suspension of the constitutional restriction to admit of the passage of the-Court bill [S. 290.]
Mr. OVERMYER moved to amend, by adding the bill [S. 292.]
Mr. STANTON made the point that the amendment is not germane to the proposition.
Mr. COFFROTH supported and the SPEAKER sustained the point of order.
The constitutional restriction as to the bill [S. 290] was then suspended-yeas 70, nays 14-and the bill was then again read.
It creates the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit, fixing the times of holding Courts therein, and fixing the times of holding Courts in the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
It was finally passed the House of Representatives without amendment-yeas 76, nays 12.
Mr. OVERMYER moved, ineffectually, to suspend the Constitutional restriction for the final consideration of the Brown county transference bill [S. 292]yeas 46, nays 34two-thirds not voting in the affirmative.
Mr. ZOLLARS moved to suspend the Constitutional restriction to save one read-of the Savings Banks' bill [S. 161].
Mr. COFFROTH did not think the friends of this bill should press it in this way. He knew the question was not debatable; but, regarding it as a most infamous bill, he hoped the restriction would not be suspended.
Mr. ZOLLARS withdrew the motion.
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.
On motion of Mr. FURNAS, the order of business was suspended, for the consideration of his Agricultural and Horticultural Reports Appropriation bill [H. R. 194], and it finally passed the House-yeas 78, nays 0.
Mr. BEELER moved ineffectually to take up his bill [H. B. 206] for the transfer of Marion county to-the Southern Prison district.
On motion of Mr. McFADIN Mr. Logan's fox and wild cat bill [H. B. 168] was taken up. (It provides 50 cedts for scalps.)
Mr. BRITTON proposed to strike out the words "under six months old," which agreed to.
Mr. DAVIDSON proposed, ineffectually to make it read "red foxes."
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.
THE CALENDAR.
The bill [S. 161] to provide for the Organization of savings banks, was read the second time with the committee's recommendation.
Mr. COFFROTH moved that the bill reported to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. ZOLLERS opposed the motion an supported the bill, setting forth especially the security to depositors which is require by the 14th section. It was a bill to be beneficial in its effects to the poorer men of th country. It had been before the proper Committees of both Houses, and its passage was fully recommended.
Mr. NEFF supported the motion to refer the bill again, and, if it has merits wanted to vote for it.
On motion of Mr. ZOLLARS the motion to refer was laid on the table.
Mr. MITCHELL proposed to amend the first section, by appropriately inserting after the words, "five thousand dollars in real estate," then: "exclusive of perishable improvements."
The amendment was adopted: and then the emergency clause reported by the committee was also adopted.
Pending the question on ordering the bill to the third reading-
Mr. COFFROTH stated, at length, his objections to its passage. If this bill becomes a law, he would as soon deposit his money in a Pharo Bank, as in such a Savings Bank as it contemplated. The provision in the first section, that the seven stockholders are required to be each possessed of $5,000 in real estate, and the amendment to this by Mr. Mitchell, (which was very well,) did not offer security to depositors. There was no provision to secure depositors from first to last. The security provided in the fourteenth section did not secure depositors because the officers of these banks were to manage them under the Directors. The Governor "may require the officers of these banks to give security." Another objection was, that is the sixteenth section it is provided that deposits cannot be withdrawn without notice ranging in time proportionate to the amount to be withdrawn-extending to as long a time as ninety days. He objected, also, to the 54th section, which provides that moneys of minors and insane persons may be deposited, without security, so as not withdrawn till the minor's majority, &c. He denounced the bill as an attempt to page: 91[View Page 91] fasten a confidence game upon the statute book. He moved that it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. KERCHEVAL replied, complaining of the harshness of the gentleman from Huntington, in applying to the bills the estimation which he has for a grand confidence games. He said to the gentleman and the House that the Committee on Banks were ready to vote for any amendment that would better secure depositors.
Mr. GREEN defended the bill stating that it has been drawn after the savings banking statutes of New York and, other Eastern States, under which there have been no failures.
On motion of Mr. RATLIFF, the vote by which Mr. Coffroth's motion to refer was laid on the table was reconsidered; and then-
The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report thereon next Friday.
THE CALENDAR.
The Drainage assessment bill [S. 89] amendatory of the act of March, 2, 1867, was read the second time.
Mr. PALMER proposed to amend by striking out all after the creating clause, and inserting matter by way of substitute.
Mr. PIERCE, of Porter, moved that the bill and proposed amendment be referred again to the Committee on County and Township Business.
Mr. STEWART, of Rush, moved, inaffectually, to refer to the Committee on Rights and Privileges.
Mr. Pierce's motion was then agreed to.
Mr. RATLIFF proposed a further amendment, which was referred without reading.
Mr. OSBORN called up his bill [H. R. 322] , to enable railroad companies to protect their lines by connections, but, pending the question thereon,
The House adjourned.
