GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion by Mr. WOLCOTT, the bill [H. R. 309] making general appropriations for the years 1869-70, was read the third time.
Mr. WOLCOTT asked and obtained unanimous consent to offer amendments allowing pay to the Judges and Prosecuting Attorneys of the newly created districts.
The amendments were agreed to.
The bill, as amended, finally passed the Senate by yeas 32, nays 11.
Mr. WOLCOTT offered a resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify for pay of members from the first day of the session.
This was an embarrassing question, and to relieve the President of the Senate therefrom, Mr. Wolcott thought the Senate should take the responsibility.
The resolution was adopted by yeas 29, nays 12.
On motion by Mr. WOLCOTT, the bill [H. R. 311] making specific appropria-for the year 1869 was taken up, and the reading commenced, when-
On motion of Mr. GRAY, it was read the second time by title, and, with papers submitted by Mr. Green and Mr. Robinson of Madison, referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. BELLAMY, all Senate bills on the second reading were read by title, and referred to appropriate committees, viz: S. 326 to 335 inclusive.
The bill [S. 336] authorizing the Governor, in certain cases, to remove States Prison Directors, was read by title only, and passed to the third reading.
The bill [S. 337] allowing the Governor to draw on the Treasury to continue the benevolent institutions when the Legislature fails to make the appropriations therefor, was read the second time by title, and again, under a dispensation of the Constitutional provision, and passed the Senate by yeas 39, nays 2, with an amendment of title.
Mr. SCOTT called up the special order viz, his bill [S. 45] allowing $3,500 salary to Supreme Judges, $2,500 to Circuit and Criminal Judges, $2,000 to Common Pleas Judges, $800 to Circuit and Criminal Prosecuting Attorneys, and $400 to Common Pleas Prosecutors.
It was again read, and passed the Senate by yeas 26, nays 14, with an amendment of title-Mr. RICE failing to obtain unanimous consent to reduce the salaries of all Prosecuting Attorneys to $400.
On motion by Mr. FISHER his bill [S. 220] authorizing parties losing money Or property at gaming to recover the same, was read the third time and passed by yeas 31, nays 8.
Mr. HANNA suggested it should be titled "a bill to enable a man who has done a mean act to do a meaner one."
Mr. Fisher's bill [S. 258] to allow partnerships to bring and maintain suits in their adopted names in certain cases, was read the third time, on his motion, stating that he knew of no case in which it would apply, except the Wabash and Erie Canal Company, and its main object was to enable that Company to sue parties indebted to them.
Mr. ARMSTRONG favored its passage.
The bill passed the Senate by yeas 39, nays 1.
A standing committee returned the bill [H. R. 97] concerning the correction of County Auditors' reports to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, reporting that they considered it unconstitutional.
Mr. FISHER'S bill [S. 261] to allow trustees to erect buildings for municipal purposes on docks and wharves, was read the third time en his motion; Mr. Fisher stating that he did not know that this bill would be operative anywhere but in Peru and another town in his district situated upon the Wabash & Erie Canal, &c.
It was passed the Senate by yeas 39, nays 2.
Mr. Church's bill [S. 230] to amend section four of the act authorizing the sale of the Governor's residence and to provide a Governor's residence, &c., was read the third time.
After debate by Messrs. HANNA, CARSON, CRAVENS, CHURCH and TURNER, the former and the two latter particularly objecting to the Governor's living in a house the rental of which does not exceed $1,000, while the State is paying $5,000 to him for the purpose of renting a house suitable to his position as Chief Executive of a great State. If the State pays that officer $9,000 or $10,000 a year, it is desirable that the fact should go abroad, in page: 99[View Page 99]stead of the statement that the Governor gets a salary of but $3,000.
Mr. FISHER insisted that Senators were indirectly increasing their own pay by voting themselves stamps, &c., and therefore, inconsistent in objecting to raising the too small salary of the Governor in a similar way.
Mr. RICE did not think that the Governor had ever read this law of 1865 or he would not have drawn $5,000 for house rent when he pays out only about $1,000 for that purpose. A prominent trait in his character was to see corruption wherever it might appears in his horizen; and he certainly had no right to draw but $1,000 of this $5,000 appropriation.
The hour of 12 having arrived-
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR announced that Senators would not repair to the Hall of the House, pursuant to a concurrent resolution of yesterday, for the purpose of electing a Director of the State Prison South.
When Senators returned to their Chamber -
The Senate took a recess until 2 o'clock P. M.
