THE STATE PRINTING.
Mr. Dwiggins called up the special order for the hour, being Mr. Beardsley's bill [S. 245] to provide for the letting of the public printing to the lowest responsible bidder; that the Governor, Secretary and Auditor of State shall be ex-officio Commissioners of Public Printing, and for the the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Printing, was read the second time.
Mr. Brown moved to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary.
After remarks by Messrs. Brown and Glessner -
On motion by Mr. Williams, the motion to refer was laid on the table by yeas 44, nays 5.
Mr. Gregg moved that the bill be ordered to be engrossed, and on that motion he demanded the previous question.
The Senate seconded the demand for the previous question, and under the operations thereof the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Brown moved that 200 copies of the bill be printed in the cheapest possible manner.
On motion by Mr. Hough the motion to print was laid on the table by yeas, 28; nays, 18.
Mr. Collett, in view of the fact that the vessel chartered to convey articles to the Vienna exposition will leave the port of New York on Wednesday of next week, moved to take up this bill [S. 310] to provide for the collection of agricultural, mineral and agricultural productions of Indiana, for exhibition at the Vienna Exposition,, suspend the Constitutional restrictions, read it the second time by title and the third time by sections, and put it upon its final vote.
The motion was agreed to by yeas, 38; nays, 1, and the bill appropriating $1,000 for expenses; appointing the State Geologist as Commissioner, and $3,000 additional, having been read the last time.
Mr. Collett advocated the passage of his bill. It was believed the State Geologist could induce heavy foreign manufacturers in steel to emigrate to this Stale, and take advantage of the mineral resources offered here in their line of business.
The bill passed the Senate by yeas 32, nays 6.
The Senate then took a recess till two o'clock.
