AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion by Mr. KRAMER, his bill [S. 67] to extend the terms of Township Trustees to two years, etc., having been heretofore read the third time, was passed by yeas, 40; nays, 1.
The Revision Committee's bill [S. 169] to authorise guardians for persons of unsound minds, ect., being read the third time--
Mr. COMSTOCK said--The only amendment of the present law is to Section 4, and provides that where the party is absent from Court, it requires the affidavit of some respectable person that the party alleged to be insane can not, without injury to his personal health, be brought into Court, and thereupon his presence in Court may be dispensed with.
The bill passed by yeas, 46; nays, 0.
The Committee on Revision's bill [S. 212], requiring ferrymen to obtain license from County Commissioners and prescribing rules and regulations for the government of ferry keepers.
Mr. MENZIES explained that the only change is to affect the owners of ferries in Illinois and Kentucky, to be regulated and governed by regulations and fees of the County Boards.
The bill passed by yeas, 49; nays, 0.
A Committee from the House of Representatives appearing at the bar of the Senate, its presence was announced, and being recognized by the Chair--
Representative TETER said: A Committee of the House had come by direction of the House to inform the Senate the House was in waiting for the Senate to appear in the Hall of the House in Joint Convention for the purposes set forth in a concurrent resolution adopted heretofore--
And thereupon Senators left the Chamber and proceeded to the Hall of the House.
When Senators had returned and order was restored--
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR announced the consideration of the bills pending as a special order for to-day, S. 3 and H. R. 16. The vote to be first taken upon the bill S. 3, upon which the Senator from Jackson [Mr. Brown] has the floor.
Mr. BROWN said: I hazard nothing in saying that if the present pending amendments were out of the way, the bill providing for the calling of a Constitutional Convention would certainly pass the Senate; for I can not believe that the Senators upon the other side of the Chamber would be deaf and dumb to the wants of the people and allow party caucus or political dictation to control their action; therefore, I shall confine myself in closing what I intend to say on this bill entirely to the question as to whether these proposed amendments are lawfully pending, and in a condition to be constitutionally and rightfully submitted to the people. [Mr. B. then proceeded to address the Senate in the line of argument indicated.] When he had concluded--
Mr. GRUBBS said: The argument of the Senator from Jackson (Mr. Brown) this afternoon has been almost entirely upon the question of the proposed Constitutional Amendments, and it would be my right, if I desired, to respond to his speech; but as I believe it more important that there should be an early vote on the bills, I decline to do so, and call for the vote now.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR--The way I understand it, the first vote is to be taken on the bill S. 3. Call the roll.
A constitutional provision requiring the yeas and nays on the final passage of every bill. They were ordered, and being taken, resulted--yeas, 21; nays, 28, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Benz, Brown, Coffey, Compton, Davidson, Foster, Hart, Hefron, Howard, Hutchinson, Kramer, Leeper, Major, Marvin, Menzies, Traylor, Urmston, Viehe, Voyles and Woollen-21.
Nays-Messrs. Bischowski, Briscoe, Bundy, Chapman, Comstock, Davis, Garragus, Graham, Grubbs, Henry, Hostetter, Kahlo, Keiser, Langdon, Lockridge, Macartney, Owen, Poindexter, Ristine, Sayre, Shaffer, Smith, Spann, Van Vorhis, White, Wilson, Wood and Yacey-28.
So the bill failed to pass.
The question being on the final passage of the bill [H.R. 16] to provide for a re-submission of the Constitutional Amendment to a vote of the people on the 4th of next April.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and being taken resulted--yeas, 28; nays, 21--as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bischowski, Bundy, Chapman, Comstock, Davis, Garragus, Graham, Grubbs, Henry, Hostetler, Kahlo, Keiser, Langdon, Lockridge, Macartney, Owen, Poindexter, Ristine, Sayre, Shaffer, Smith, Spann, Van Vorhis, Viehe, White, Wilson, Wood, Yance--28.
Nays--Messrs. Bell, Benz, Briscoe, Brown, Coffey, Compton, Davidson, Foster, Hart, Hefron, Howard, Hutchinson, Kramer, Leeper, Major, Marvin, Menzis, Traylor, Urmston, Voyles, Woollen--21.
So the bill passed.
And then the Senate adjourned.
