THE CALENDAR.
Mr. Hamilton's bill [H. R. 166] for printing legal advertisements in German newspapers, was taken up, and ordered to the engrossment.
page: 124[View Page 124]Mr. Breckinridge's harmless bird's protection bill [H. R. 229] was taken up, with , the committee amendment to strike out "woodpecker" and "jaybird."
Mr. HAMILTON moved, ineffectually that the bill and amendment be laid on the table-affirmative 32, negative 45.
On motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, of Knox, the amendment was concurred in-affirmatives 41, negatives 21.
And then the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Kercheval's bill [H. R. 142] to amend faction 129 of the decedent's estates act of June 17, 1862, was taken up and ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Williams, of Hamilton's, bill [H. R. 217] to amend sections 1 and 122 of the Common School law and define who are Table to pay a poll tax(It strikes out the clause excluding negroes and mulattoes) was taken up with the Education Committee's amendments.
The amendments were concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Johnson, of Montgomery's, horse distemper bill [H. R. 199] and Mr. Dittemore's road bill [H. R. 232] were taken up, and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. McDonald's immigration bill [H. R. 366] was ordered to the engrossment-the committee's amendments having been concurred in.
Mr. Coffroth's bill [H. R. 231] declaring it a misdemeanor to deliver a bill of lading without the goods, etc., coming up with the committee's amendments thereto the amendments were adopted, and the bill was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Britten's town Railroad bill [H. R. 181] was taken up and read.
Mr. VATER proposed to amend by striking out the authority "to subscribe" stock,which was laid on the table; and then-
The bill was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Greene's Taxation of Costs bill [H. R. 148] was taken up.
Mr. PIERCE said the object of the bill was, in case of appeals to the County Commissioners, to tax the costs against the losing party.
The bill was ordered to the engrossment.
On motion of Mr. WELBORN, his railroad bill laid on the table yesterday was taken up, the committee amendments concurred in; and so it was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Greene's Petroleum Oil Inspection bill [H. R. 262] was taken up and ordered .to the engrossment.
Mr. GREENE stating that it makes the Statute to comply with the law of Congress.
Mr. Odell's bill [H. R. 169] to amend the act concerning enclosures, partition fences, tresspassing animals, etc., was taken up; with the committee amendments striking out all in the bill excepting the change of the law in relation to partition fences.
Mr. ODELL explained the bill.
Mr. CARNAHAN stated the propriety Of the bill in regard to partition fences, The bill requires each party to give nine fee This would operate as an inducement to join equitably in the expense of partition fences.
Mr. ODELL proposed to amend the amendment of the committee by adding a penalty of five dollars for violation of the provisions of the bill, etc.
The amendments were adopted, and so the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Osborn's bill [H. R. 272] authorizing the Governor to sue the New Albany and Chicago Railroad and other railroads for nonpayment of taxes, was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Stewart's (of Rush,) joint resolution for relief of the widow of the late General Hackehman, was laid on the table-the matter having been taken care of by Congress.
Mr. Ruddell's Military Equipments bill [H. R. 274]; Mr. Shoemaker's Township Vacancies bill [H. R. 275]; Mr. Sleeth's Mill-race bill [H. R. 276] were taken up and ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Underwood's legerdemain amendment bill [H. R. 278] was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Vardeman's liquor law amendment bill [H. R. 27] was taken up and read.
Mr. CHAPMAN moved that this bill, and his bill [H. R. 288] on the same subject, made the special order for Friday.
Mr. COFFROTH proposed to add his liquor law repeal bill [H. R. 101], which was accepted.
Mr. WILLSON moved ineffectually to lay the bill on the table-yeas 13, nays-62.
Mr. STEWART of Rush, moved ineffectually to order a night session for the consideration of these bills.
And then Mr. Chapman's motion was agreed to.
Mr. Williams of Hamilton's conviction bill [H. R. 281] was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Williams of Knox's bill [H. R. 282] to amend section 28 of the Swamp Land act, was taken up.
Mr. WILLIAMS said the bill proposes to give the Commissioner $3 and the Engineer $3 50 a day.
Mr. Zollar's Common Council Proceedings Legalization bill [H. R. 284] was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Beeler's bill [H. R. 286] to amend and repeal the act to authorize the removal of page: 125[View Page 125] prisoners from the Southern to the Northern Prison, being read -
Mr. RUDDELL moved that it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. NEFF opposed the motion.
Mr. RUDDFLL then modified his motion so as to refer the bill to the Committee on Prisons, which was agreed to.
Mr. CARNAHAN submitted the following:
Resolved, That the consideration of House bill 347, for locating the Agricultural College in connection with the State University, be made the special order for 7 1/2 o'clock this evening.
Pending which -
The House took a recess till 2 o'clock P.M.
