SENATE BILLS READ THE SECOND TIME
Mr. Cane's bill [S. 37] to amend section 47 of the highway act of June 17,1852, [allowing $2 a day to road viewers and reviewers.]
Mr. Beeson's bill [S. 44] to amend the act of March 8, 1867, to establish a House of Refuge for juvenile offenders, and repealing section 11 of said act.
Mr. Smith's bill [S. 14] to amend section 5 of the act concerning mortgages, approved May 4,1852.
Mr. Dwiggins' bill [S. 32] to legalize the sale of certain seminary lands, in Jasper County, to Marion L. Spitler and Margaret Stackhouse.
Mr. Taylor's bill [S. 15] authorizing suits to be brought in partnership name only in certain cases.
Mr. Bowman's bill [S. 50] to correct and define more correctly the boundary line between the counties of Washington and Clark.
Mr. Daggy's bill [S. 100] to amend sections 352 and 354 of the general practice act of June 18, 1852, [regulating the granting of new trials.]
Mr. Collett's bill [S. 76] defining the laws and crime of libel and prescribing the punishment therefor.
Mr. Collett's bill [S. 75.] defining the law of verbal slander and fixing the penalty therefor.
The above described bills were ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Thompson's bill [S. 72.] to amend the 397th section of the General Practice Act approved June 18,1852, was read and referred to the Judiciary committee with an amendment proposed by Mr. Collett, providing that in no case shall an action lie when the claim does not exceed ten dollars.
Mr. Harvey's bill [S. 122.] to legalize in certain cases appropriations made by Boards of County Commissioners to aid in building railroads previous to the 12th day of May, 1869read the second time just before the adjournment yesterday - was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. Gooding's bill, [S. 89] to provide for the issuing of a non-negotiable bond to the school fund, for certain sums of money heretofore advanced by, or borrowed from said fund by the State - was read the second time.
Mr. Dwiggins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance, with instructions to inquire whether 50,000 dollars bills receivable held by the State should not be included in the bond, and the interest should not be eight per cent. instead of six.
Mr. Williams moved to amend by directing the Committee to inquire into the propriety of bringing in a bill providing for the distribution of the same among the several counties, to be loaned out by county officers as other school funds are loaned.
The amendment to the instructions was agreed to and the instructions as amended were adopted.
On motion by Mr. Slater the amendment made by the House of Representatives to the Senate resolution, for a hearing of the representatives of the Woman's Suffrage Association of Indiana, making the time on Friday next at half-past two o'clock P. M.
On motion by Mr. Dwiggins the Senate concurred in the amendment with an amendment, changing the time to half-past ten o'clock, A. M., Friday.
The House amendment to the Senate resolution ordering the printing of the addresses of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, reducing the number from 10,000 to 4,000 copies, was concurred in.
The House amendment to the Senate resolution for the printing of 10,000 copies of Governor Baker's message reducing the number to 5,000, and striking out all that relates to the accompanying documents, was concurred in.
Mr. Brown made an ineffectual motion to take up his bill [S. 167] to exempt certain personal property from sale or execution, that it may be put on its passage.
Mr. Sleeth, by leave, submitted a report from, the special committee appointed to select a time when the American Women's Suffrage Association shall have a respectful hearing before both Houses of the General Assembly, recommending half-past two o'clock p. M. on Friday.
The report of the committee was concurred in.
And then the Senate adjourned till to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock.
