THE
BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
FOURTEENTH VOLUME.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Deferred matter.---Debate in Continuation.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, January 20, 1873.Mr. O'BRIEN presented a memorial from Mrs. Williamson, presenting a claim for services of her husband in recruiting and organizing troops. It was referred to the Committee on Claims.Mr. BROWN presented petitions from citizens of Jackson county, asking for the passage of a bill to restrain the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Mr. Brown moved the reference of the petitions to the Committee on Temperance, and said he hoped that Committee would soon report a bill which, if not absolutely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors, would be so nearly so as to effectually prevent the great increase of evil which is the natural offspring of tippling houses.
The petitions were so referred.
Mr. BEESON presented a memorial yesterday which he said was signed by one hundred and thirty-two of the best citizens of Richmond asking for the passage of a law by which the legal voters of incorporated cities may, from time to time, elect School Commissioners, one from each ward, for the management of the schools.
It was referred to the Committee on Education.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
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The bill (H. R. 293) to repeal the act fixing the time and mode of electing a State Printer, and abolishing the office, coming up in regular order, it was read for the first time.
Mr. STEELE moved to suspend the rules in order that the bill might be read the second time now.
Mr. BROWN hoped the rules would not be suspended. This was a very important bill and the members ought to be allowed to sleep on it one night at least.
Mr. O'BRIEN said it was an easy matter to pass this bill, but if you abolish the office of State Printer and provide no substitute for it we will be in rather a difficult position in reference to getting the printing done. He was, however, in favor of the bill.
Mr. BROWN. SO am I.
Mr. STEELE said the bill passed the House unanimously, for the reason that if the matter was allowed to drag along for any considerable time, under the present law, a contract might be made covering a considerable period of time in the future. It was thought best that it should be passed at once and a bill could then be matured in relation to the public printing.
Mr. NEFF wanted to know whether the time of the present Public Printer would expire with the present law.
Mr. STEELE replied that it would.The yeas and nays were demanded on Mr. Steele's motion, and being ordered and taken resulted yeas, 23; nays, 11as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Armstrong, Beardsley, Bowman, Bunyan, Cave, Chapman, Daggy Daugherty, Dwiggins, Fuller, Gooding, Haworth, Hough, Howard, Miller, Neff, Sarnighausen, Slater, Smith, Steele, Stroud, Taylor, Williams, - 23.
page: 330[View Page 330]NAYS - Messrs. Bird, Boone, Brown, Carnahan, Collett, Dittemore, Francisco, Hall, O'Brien, Oliver, Winterbotham, - 11.
So the motion to suspend the rules failed for want of a two-thirds vote required by the constitution; and the bill was placed on the files for the second reading on to-morrow.
Mr. NEFF presented six claims from citizens of Delaware county, on account of the Burson contested election case, which were referred to the Committee.
MAYORS AND MARSHALS.
Mr. GREGG'S bill (S. 35) to amend sections 17 and 29 of the city in corporation act approved March1 4, 1867, was read the second time. (It refers to the duties of Mayor.)
Mr. GREGG said the bill only makes clear what is in doubt as to the jurisdiction of the Mayor in civil cases - it extends his jurisdiction over the township; and with reference to the Marshal it gives him power to retain prisoners over Sunday.
Mr. BROWN thought this a very proper bill.
Mr. DAGGY moved to strike from section 17 all that relates to the bond of the Mayor.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr.BROWN resisted the motion and moved to change the reference to the Judiciary Committee, as the Committee on Corporations is constituted with one exception as it was last session when this bill was considered by that Committee.
This motion was agreed to.
Mr. NEFF moved that this bill (S. 36) regulating prosecutions in caees of bastardy and providing for the support of illegitimate children, may be ordered to be engrossed for the third reading - the endorsement thereon failing to show that fact. Several Senators having a conflicting remembrance about the reading of this bill -
Mr. DWIGGINS moved to refer the question to the Standing Committee appointed to examine the Secretary's journal.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved its reference to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. BROWN moved to correct the Secretary's journal of Friday so it may show the fact (as stated in these reports) that the bill was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. DITTEMORE moved ineffectually to lay this motion on the table - yeas 9, nays 27.
A motion to correct the Secretary's minutes (to correspond with the reports in these columns) was agreed to by yeas 28, nays 9.
On motion of Mr. Brown the bill was made the special order for Wednesday at 10 o'clock A. M.
