The Senate met at 9 o'clock A. M.
On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Spencer, the reading of the Secretary's journal of yesterday was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. FISHER presented a petition with reference to the formation of a new Judicial Circuit.
Mr. JAQUESS presented four petitions with reference to the Morgain raid claims.
Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. ROBINSON of Decatur, presented similar petitions.
These petitions were referred to the appropriate committees.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The bill [S. 311] to authorize counties to build asylums for sick, infirm and insane, was returned from the committee with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
These reports were concurred in.
EXTRA ALLOWANCE.
Mr. GIFFORD offered a resolution, which was adopted, that members of the Committee on Prisons be allowed $3 for every twenty-five miles traveled in visiting said prisons.
RECESS TILL TUESDAY.
Mr. HENDERSON offered a resolution that when the Senate adjourn it be till Tuesday at 10 o'clock A. M.
Mr. HENDERSON and others favored the resolution because many members would leave the city before noon; because there would be no quorum after dinner; and because of the great Odd Fellows' celebration.
Mr. GRAY and others opposed. The adjournment over last Saturday and Monday was in violation of a constitutional provision, Mr. G. said. It would not be so be to adjourn from 5 o'clock this afternoon till Tuesday; but to lose all of to-day and all of Monday was too much.
The resolution was adopted by yeas 25, nays 14.
page: 107[View Page 107]THE EXTRA ALLOWANCE, AGAIN.
Mr. WOLCOTT moved to reconsider the vote adopting the resolution allowing $3 for every 25 miles traveled by members of the Prison Committee in visiting the State Prisons. He regarded it as wrong, and while he would not oppose paying the actual expenses of the visit, he did oppose this extravagant allowance to members, not say anything about their railroad passes. He did not desire to be captious, but hoped the vote of a few minutes since, passing the resolution would be reconsidered and the resolution rejected.
A motion to lay the motion to reconsider On the table was rejected by yeas 10 nays 27.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to.
The resolution was then referred to the Committee on Fees and Salaries.
THE SOUTHERN PRISON.
Mr. KINLEY asked and obtained unanimous consent to submit the following:
Mr. PRESIDENT-
The sub-committee on States Prisons, appointed to investigate and report to the Senate the condition and management of the State Prison South, respectfully ask leave to make the following supplementary statement explanatory of their former report: "The facts in the possession of the Committee do not implicate the Prison Physician, Clerk, Deputy Warden, or the Matron, and these officers should have been included among the honorable exceptions. The Committee wish to be distinctly understood as intending to implicate only the parties charged with corrupt charges in their report.
ISAAC KINLEY,
"Chairman Sub-Com, on States
Prisons."
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion by Mr. WOLCOTT, the general appropriation bill [H. R. 309] was taken up, and the refusal of the House of Representatives to concur in the Senate amendment striking out the appropriation of $1,500 for the military claim agency being read-
Mr. ARMSTRONG moved that the Senate recede from its amendment.
The motion was agreed to by yeas 20, nays 16.
The refusal of the House of Representatives to concur in the Senate amendment increasing the appropriation for the House of Refuge from $20,000 to $30,000 being read-
Mr. FISHER thought it ridiculous to appropriate fifty thousand dollars for additional buildings and then not make provision to occupy them when completed. Unless this appropriation is made for the support of the inmates the fifty thousand dollars appropriated for buildings should' not be made. As he understood it, that fifty thousand dollar appropriation has been agreed to by both houses.
Mr. BRADLEY. Inasmuch as we have $50,000 to put up these buildings, the Senate ought to insist on the amendment, or the buildings will lie idle until a future Legislature convenes.
Mr. SCOTT did not believe the new building would be finished before the next session of the Legislature, one year from next January, and that being the case there is no need of making this additional appropriation this session.
Mr. CRAVENS was inclined to think such institutions were profitable, as a general rule, and that being so, it is more than probable that the $20,000 appropriated for 1870 will be more than ample.
Mr. FOSDICK thought there was not: much probability that the buildings could: be completed before the next session, and for this reason should vote in favor of receding from the Senate amendment.
Mr. HOOPER believed this appropriation to be necessary. This institution is in its infancy, and much of the labor of these boys will be applied to carying on the improvements, as most of their labor heretofore has been in that direction. The building will be ready for occupancy unquestionably before the next regular session; and we ought to make a provision by which the building may be used as soon as completed.
Mr. KINLEY was satisfied that this institution has not asked for an unreasonable amount. We should reflect that crime inconstantly on the increase, and that the object of this institution is to take boys who have learned crime in the streets and take, care of them and make useful citizens of them.
Mr. HANNA having moved to recede from the Senate amendment-
Mr. ROBINSON, of Decatur, demanded the previous question.
The Senate seconded the demand, and" under the operations of the previous question-
The motion to recede was agreed to by yeas 26, nays 11.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following bills were introduced, reader the first time, and passed to the second, reading:
By Mr. HAMILTON [S. 339] to amend the third section of an act for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies, approved May 20, 1852.
By Mr. ANDREWS [S. 340] to amend section 103 of the common school law.
By Mr. CAVIN, [S. 341], authorizing the sale of real estate by trustees for the benefit of c'estui qui trust, and prescribing the method.
By Mr. KINLEY, [S. 342], to amend the title of an act concerning the vending of foreign merchandise, to exhibit any caravan, approved June 15, 1852.
page: 108[View Page 108]HOUSE BILLS PASSED TO THE FINAL READING.
On motion of Mr. BELLAMY the following bills were read by title only and passed:
The bill [H. R. 38] declaring contracts made with common carriers void.
The bill [H. R. 36] concerning vagrants.
The bill (H. R. 18) to amend sections 2 and 4 of the act for the incorporation of Building and Savings Associations.
The bill (H. R. 46) to legalize the sale of Seminary lands in Jasper county.
The bill (H. R. 54) to amend section 531 of the Practice act.
The bill (H. R. 84) regulating the fees of members of the State Board of Education was referred to the Committee on Education.
EXTRA ALLOWANCEAGAIN.
Mr. RICE offered a resolution that the officers of the Senate be allowed six dollars worth of postage stamps, and that the Chairmen of Committees be allowed three dollars worth of stationery.
Mr. CASE moved to amend by striking out all that refers to the stationery for Committees.
Mr. BELLAMY moved to postpone the further consideration of the resolution and amendment till next Wednesday, at two o'clock, P. M.
The yeas and nays being demanded, ordered and taken, resulted, yeas 10, nays 24.
So the motion to postpone was rejected.
The amendment was rejected.
The resolution was then adopted.
And then the Senate adjourned till 'Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.
