REPORTS PROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Hough, from the Committee on Education, returned Mr. Fuller's bill [S. 258] to prevent betting on elections, with amendments.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. Armstrong, from the same Committee, returned Mr. Scott's bill [S. 282] to amend section 11 of the common school law, with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
Mr. Hough, from the same Committee returned Mr. Boone's bill [S. 240] to amend section 159 of the common school law with amendments allowing milage at the rate of five cents a mile, etc., etc.
Mr. Carnahan, from the Committe on Corporations returned his bill [S. 266] requiring surviving partners to file inventories and appraisements, etc., with a favorable report thereon.
Mr. Hubbard, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations returned Mr. Beardsley's bill [S. 236] concerning cemeteries with a similar report. Also Mr. Thompson's bill [S. 270] authorizing cities of 40,000 and upward to purchase real estate outside of the city limits with a similar report. Also Mr. Thompson's bill [S. 248] to exempt occupied lots in public cemeteries with a similar report. Also the bill [H. R. 164] to prevent the obstruction of running streams with a similar report.
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Agriculture, returned Mr. Fuller's bill [S. 255] to prevent hogs with the cholera running at large with amendments.
He also returned Mr. Glessner's bill [S. 123] to amend section twenty-two of the trespassing page: 145[View Page 145] animal and partition fence act, with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
These reports were severally concurred in.
Mr. O'Brien, from a majority of the Committee on Public Printing, returned his bill [S. 257] concerning public printing and the care of State buildings, with amendments allowing the employment of type-setters by the thousand ems, etc., etc.
Mr. Beardsly, from the same committee, presented a minority report recommending the passage of his bill [S. 245], and that Mr. O'Brien's bill [S. 257] be laid on the table. The minority report recommend several amendments to Mr. Beardsley's bill [S. 215] to provide for the letting of the public printing to the lowest responsible bidder.
Mr. Slater moved that these bills and reports be made the special order for ten o'clo'ck next Tuesday.
Mr. O'Brien said it was important that a bill on this subject be passed at once.
Mr. Slater changed the time to half-past ten o'clock to-morrow.
This motion was agreed to.
Mr. Dittemore, from the same Committee, returned the bill [S. 225] to regulate the prices to be paid for public printing, the election of a printer, etc., with a report recommending its indefinite postponement.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. Rhodes, from the Committee on Fees and Salaries, returned sundry bills on the subject of fees and salaries, reporting a substitute for ail such bills.
On motion of Mr. Dittemore, without reading, it was laid on the table, and 300 copies ordered printed.
Mr. Sleeth, from the Committee on Claims, returned Mr. Gregg's bill [S. 224] for the relief of Nicholas Moreback, Francis E. Weltzer, and another, with a favorable report.
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Counties and Townships Business, returned Mr. Bunyan'sbill [S. 269] allowing County Commissioners to reimburse marshals and constables for certain expenses incurred, with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
These reports were concurred in.
