PRESIDENT PRO TEM. OF THE SENATE.
Mr. Brown moved that the Senate proceed to the election of a President, pro tem.
The Lieutenant Governor stated that when he accepted the office, he had some business on hand that no person but himself can attend to, and not being sure that he would be able to be here next week, or perhaps the week after, it makes it necessary that the Senate should have a President pro tem.
Mr. Chapman called attention to a clause in article 5, section 11, of the Constitution, under which provision a presiding officer can be elected to serve only for the occasion, during the temporary absence of the Lieut. Governor.
Mr Brown presented the name of Capt. George W. Friedley, of Lawrence county.
Mr. Cave nominated the Hon. Oliver J. Glessner, of Shelby county.
No other nominations being made, the vote resulted -
For Mr. Freidley, 25 votes; for Mr. Glessner, 19 votes.
The presiding officer (Mr. Beeson in the chair) announced that Mr. Freidley, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly elected President pro tem, of the Senate.
Mr. Glessner, from the select committee returned the Bartholomew County Court bills [H. R. 301 and 302] with a favorable report thereon.The report was concurred in.
On motion by Mr. Glessuer, the constitutional restriction was dispensed with - yeas, 42; nays, 1. The bill [H. R. 301.] to change the time of holding the summer term, of the courts in Bartholomew county, was read by title for the secord the third time by sections, and passed by yeas, 48; nays, 0.
On motion by Mr. Brown, the same course was taken with the bill [H. R. 302.] to fix the time of holding the Bartholomew Common Pleas Court, and the bill finally passed by yeas, 42; nays, 0.
Mr. Smith's bill [S. 14.] to amend section 5 of the act of May 4,1852, concerning mortgages, was read the third time.
It requires satisfaction of mortgages to be entered of record within thirty days after payment of the same has been made:failure to do so after written notice, is made a criminal offence.
The bill was rejected by yeas, 21; nays, 23.Mr. Dwiggins, when his name was called, declaring the bill should not pass, as record of the fact of satisfaction of a mortgage can be compelled under the civil statue as it now stands.
Recess
