AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr. Wadge the order of business was suspended to enable him to offer a joint resolution [S. 10] directing the Attorney General to repair immediately to Chicago and file an injunction in the United States Court against the rebuilding of the Calumet dam, at Blue Island.
Mr. Glessner moved to amend by striking out the instructions, and charging the party going to Chicago to take such steps as are necessary to prevent the reconstruction of the dam.
Mr. Wadge accepted the amendment. The resolution, as amended, was adopted.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
The Senate then returned to the consideration of the matter pending at the time of the recess for dinnerbeing the reports from the Committee on Education on Mr. Taylor's bill [S. 170] making an appropriation to the Purdue University.
Mr. Dittemore resumed his remarks in opposition to the appropriation proposed in the bill.
Mr. Boone, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Brown, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Steele spoke in favor of the proposed appropriation, and Mr. Fuller against it.
Mr. Gooding demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded by the Senate.
The amendment [Mr. Bunyan's] was rejected by yeas, 15; nays, 27.
The majority report in favor of appropriating $60,000 was then concurred in by yeas, 28; nays, 14.
On motion, the bill was read the second time.
Mr. Slater moved to amend by inserting a section appropriating $10,000 to the trustees of Franklin College as an endowment fund.
Mr. Brown moved to lay the amendment on the table. Agreed to.
Mr. Dittemore moved to amend by strking out "60,000" and inserting "55,000" in lieu.
On motion bv Mr. Taylor it was laid on the table.
Mr. Taylor demanded the previous question, the Senate seconded the demand, and, under the operations thereof, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
TAXATION OF BANKS.
Mr. Friedley, of Lawrence, moved for a suspension of the rules, that Mr. Gregg's bill [S. 4], providing for the taxation of National banks for municipal purposes, might be considered. Motion agreed to.
The bill [S. 4] was then read the third time, and passed the Senate by yeas 36, nays 3.
The bill as it passed the Senate provides for the assessment and collection of taxes for municipal purposes on the shares of capital stock owned or held by any person or body corporate in any bank or banking association chartered or organized under the laws of the United States, including the Bank of the State of Indiana and its several branches and national banks or banking associations. The bill provides that the County Auditor shall, on or before the first day of April in each year furnish to the Mayor or other proper officer of each town or city in the county in which any bank or banking association may be located a certified copy of the sworn statement of the President or Cashier of such association made in pursuance of the 64th section of the act of December 21, 1872. If no such sworn statement is made, the Auditor shall furnish any information he may have in regard to the stockholders of such bank and the number of shares held by each, and the stockholders shall be taxed upon the shares of bank stock held by each for municipal purposes according to the rate chargeable on other personal property. The President, Cashier, or other proper officer may pay such page: 121[View Page 121] taxes and charge the amount agains the stockholders, which may be deducted from any dividend on such stock as may be declared thereon. Taxes assessed upon shares of bank stock shall be a lien on said stock until payment, and shall attach on the first day of each May for which the assessment is made. The value of real estate in which the capital of a bank is invested shall be deducted from the cash value of the shares.
On motion of Mr. Steele, the joint resolution [H. R. 15] with reference to the agreement between the States of Ohio and Indiana, with reference to the Wabash and Erie canal, was taken up and passed by yeas 39, nays 0, with a clerical correction in the preamble.
On motion by Mr. Harney, the joint resolution was ordered spread upon the journal.
THE INDIAN TRIBES.
On motion of Mr. Steele, the House resolution with reference to the policy of the President of the United States towards the Indian tribes, by placing them under the control of various religious sects, was taken up and read as follows:
Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, that this General Assembly has viewed with pleasure the wise, beneficent and humane policy of the President of the United States towards the different Indian tribes, as is shown by his endeavors to place these wards of the nation under the care of the various religious denominations of the country; and also in his endeavors to confine the tribes to and upon their landed reservations, as well as to protect them from the encroachments of citizens and traders, according to treaty stipulations.
Messrs. Dougherty and Gregg demanded the yeas and nays upon the adoption of this resolution.
Mr. Harney thought it hardly proper for the General Assembly to interfere with the general government in this matter, on which there is a difference of opinion. He thought no good would come of it, and he hoped it would not pass.
The yeas and nays were now ordered, and being taken resulted - yeas 20, nays 21.
So the joint resolution was rejected.
Mr. Dittemore moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and to lay this motion on the table.
Mr. Brown moved to adjourn, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and were being taken. Mr. Brown, when his name was called, desired to explain his vote. Objection being made, he moved for the privilege of explaining his vote, and demanded the yeas and nays thereon. Thereupon the objection was withdrawn.
Mr. Brown then called for the reading of the joint resolution.
It was read, and after a considerable length of time was consumed in humorous proceedings consequent upon Mr. Brown's long-drawn out explanation -
The motion to adjourn was agreed to by yeas 32, nays 15.So the Senate adjourned till ten o'clock, tomorrow morning.
