WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Speaker took up the messages from the Senate proposing to meet the House in joint convention on Thursday, at half-past two o'clock P. M., to hear the memorial and addresses from the Indiana Woman Suffrage Association.
Mr. Satterwhite proposed to concur with an amendment making it Friday. The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Billingsley, from the Committee on Printing, returned the Senate concurrent resolution for printing 10,000 copies of the Governor's biennial message, with an amendment reducing the number of copies to 5,000. He also returned the Senate concurrent resolution for printing 10,000 copies of the inaugural addresses of Goy. Hendricks and Lieut. Gov. Sexton, reducing the number to 13,000, and striking out the words "accompanying documents" from the first report. These reports were concurred in.
Mr. Satterwhite, from the joint Special Committee, thereon reported the appointment of Friday, half past two o'clock P. M., to hear the memorial and address from the Woman Suffrage Association. The report was concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Ripley, his practice and amendment bill [H. R. 179] was taken up and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, his cities and towns bill, [H. R. 201] was taken up and referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns.
Mr. Heller's Constitutional Convention bill [H. R. 236] was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Mellett's school bill [H. R. 261] was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Mellett's bill [H. R. 225] to amend section two of the game law of March, 1867, to protect certain birds on their eggs, was ordered to the engrossment.
Mr. Cobb's bill [H. R. 217] to amend the sixth section of the act of May 12, 1872, concerning promissory notes coming up. Mr. Shirley made an ineffectual motion to refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary. Pending the consideration of this bill the House took a recess until two o'clock P.M.
