PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
On motion of Mr. BRECKINRIDGE the House now took up the special order, viz. the bill [S. 156] for the location, &c., of th Agricultural College, and changing the style thereof to that of the Purdue University.
Mr. BUSKIRK stated that having done what he might for the location of the College with the Indiana University Bloomington, he would withdraw further opposition to this bill, and he requested that Mr. Odell's motion to reconsider the vote on his amendment be withdrawn.
On motion of Mr. JOHNSTON of it was ordered that Mr. Odell's motion to reconsider the vote of yesterday, tabling Mr. Ratliff's amendment, be laid on th table.
The bill [S. 156] was then passed the final reading in the House, without amendment yeas 76, nays 19 as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Baker, Barnett, Beatty, Beeler, Bobo, Bowen, Britton, Breckinridge, Chapman, Chittenden, Coffroth, Cory, Cotton, Cox, Davidson, Davis of Elkhart, Davis of Floyd, Dittemore, Dunn, Fairchild, Field of Lagrange, Furnas, Gordon, Greene, Hall, Higbee, Higgins, Hutchings, Hutson, Hyatt, Johnston of Montgomery, Johnson of Parke, Johnson of Marshall, Jump, Kercheval, Lamborn, Logan, Long, Mason, McBride, McDonanld, McFadin, McGregor Millekan, Miller, Miles, Mitchell, Mock, Neff, Overmyer, Palmer, Pierce of Porter, Pierce o Vigo, Ratliff, Ruddell, Sabin, Shoaff, Sleeth, Smith, Stanton, Stephenson, Stewart of Ohio, Sunman, Taber, Underwood, Vardeman, Vater, Wile, Wildman, Williams of Hamilton, Williams of St. Joseph, Williams of Union, Wilson and Mr. Speaker76.
NAYS-Messrs. Admire, Bates, Calvert, Carnahan, Cave, Fuller, Monroe, Montgomery, Shoemaker, Williams of Knox, Zenor and Zollars-l2.
Mr. COFFROTH moved to reconsider the vote just taken and to lay that motion on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
Mr. McFADIN returned his acknowlegments to the supporters of this bill, and be mentioned with special satisfaction the withdrawal of the opposition of the gentleman from Monroe (Mr. Speaker Buskirk). He desired to make this mention because by the partialities of his fellow-citizens at home, electing to serve them in any way he would be obliged to leave his place in the House in a few days, and taking leave of the members, one and all, in the best feelings, he desired to tender to them the hospitalities of his city, whenever it might be convenient for them, or any of them, to visit Logansport.
