THE BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
TWELFTH VOLUME.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, February 28, 1871.The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. M., pursuant to the adjournment under the rules--the Lt. Governor in the Chair.
Chaplain services were conducted by Rev. L. M. WALTERS, of the Strange Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
A message from the Governor was immediately announced, and the Lt. Governor recognizing the executive messenger (Capt John M. Commons)he read a communication from the Governor, informing the Senate of the resignation of thirty-four members of the House of Representatives, and that His Excellency had accepted the said resignations. [It is printed in the House proceedings following.]
Mr. HOOPER then obtained the floor, and moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn till 2 o'clock P. M. to-morrow.
The motion was agreed to.
BREVIER REPORTS.
Mr. HENDERSON offered a resolution authorizing pay for the usual number of the BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR makes the committee authorized by Mr. Caven's resolution, adopted just before adjournment yesterday, to investigate the charge "that at the session of the General Assembly of this State which convened in January, 1869, money or pecuniary consideration was paid by the National Banks of this State to some of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee of such session, to induce them to report against, and use their influence to prevent the passage of an act presented to such Senate providing for the taxation of the capital stock of such banks for municipal purposes," to consist of Messrs. Steele, Denbo, Taylor, Rosebrugh and Beardsley.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. GRAY moved that the Senate do now adjourn.
The Senate then adjourned till 2 o'clock to-morrow.
