AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Briscoe offered a concurrent resolution which was adobted, for a Joint committee of three Senators and five Representatives, to report appropriate resolutions on the death of th late Governor James D. Williams.
The Lieutenant Governor subsequently made this Committee on the part of the Senate to consist of Messr. Briscoe, Hostetter and Sayer.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
By Mr. Van Vorhis [S.110.]: Granting Boards of Aldermen and Common Councils of cities power to regulate and license pawnbrokers.
By Mr. Van Voyles [S. 111] Conferring upon Boards of Trustees of incorporated towns additional power--may take possession of uninclosed public commons.
By Mr. Woods [S. 112]: To provide for the appointment by the Governor of Boards of Trustees for the Hospitals for the Insane, for the Blind and for the Deaf and Dumb--terms of office to expire with the Gubernatorial term and the officers to be of different political parties according to the last State vote.
By Mr. Yancey [S. 113]: To amend Section 3 of the act of may 29, 1852, prescribing the duties of Justices of the Peace in this State.
By Mr. Bell [S. 114]: Permitting amendment of bonds, when defective or void for want of substance.
By Mr. Benz [S. 115]: Prohibiting the issue of County warrants in certain cases. [Before being allowed.]
By Mr. Chapman [S. 116]: In relation to the formation of Water Works Companies by the purchasers of Water Works sold by decree of Court.
Mr. Chapman, explaining the emergency there for in a few remarks, moved for a dispensation of the Constitutional restrictions that the bill may be read the second time by title, considered as engrossed, read the third time by sections, and put upon its passage.
Pending this motion--
The Lieutenant Governor announced the consideration of the special order for this hour, being a vote for a person to represent Indians in the United States for six years from the 4th of March next, and declared nominations be in order.
Mr. Grubbs--I place in nomination for Senator, General Harrison. Acting upon suggestions satisfactory to the other side, and, I believe, to this side, more formal presentation will be deferred until the joint session to-morrow.
Mr. Bell--Upon the part of the Democracy of Indiana, I desire to place in nomination Hon. Isaac P. Gray,of Randolph County, and,acting upon the statement made by the Senator who just taken his seat, will defer any more formal nominations until the Joint Convention to-morrow.
Mr. Poindexter-I nominate Hon. Gilbert De La Matyr.
Mr. Chapman--As one of the Senators from Marion County, I desire to second the nomination of Benjamin Harrison for United States Senator, and following the example set by the page: 55[View Page 55] gentlemen who have preceded me, I will reserve my rhetoric for to-morrow. [Laughter.]
No further nominations being made, the vote was taken with the following result:
| For Benjamin Harrison | 22 |
| For Isaac P. Gray | 23 |
| For Gilbert De La Matyr | 1. |
Those voting for General Harrison were Bundy, Chapman, Comstock, Garrigus, Graham, Grubbs, Henry, Hostetler, Kahlo, Keiser, Langdon, Lockridge, Macartney, Ristine, Sayre, Shaffer, Smith, Spann, Van Vorhis, White, Wilson and Yancey--22.
Those voting for Governor Gray were Senators Benz, Briscoe, Brown, Coffey, Compton, Davidson, Foster, Hart, Hefron, Howard, Hutchinson, Kramer, Leeper, Majors, Marvin, Menzies, Rahm, Traylor, Urmston, Viehe, Voyles, Woods and Woollen--23.
Those voting for De La Matyr were Senators Poindexter-1.
The Senate returning to the business interrupted by the special order just disposed of--
Mr. Bell favored the immediate passage of the bill just introduced by the Senator from Marion (Mr. Chapman).
Mr. Urmston and Mr. Hefron opposed the setting aside of the Constitutional safeguard requiring bills to be read on three several days, as a general rule and would not depart from the custom in this case.
Mr. Brown regarded this bill as a piece of unnecessary legislation, for reasons which he set forth.
The pending motion for a suspension of the Constitutional restrictions was rejected--yeas, 30; nays, 14--two-thirds of the Senate not voting affirmatively.
By Mr. Coffey [S. 117]: To pay Matthew M. Campbell, or his executors, for service as teacher in the State University--two years regular and fifteen years extra work--$9,060.
By Mr. Davis [S. 118]: To restrain certain animals from running at large--horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine and geese.
By Mr. Foster [S. 119]: To legalize acts of the Board of Trustees of Monroeville, Allen County, since the incorporation of the town.
By Mr. Comstock [S. 120]: To amend Section 274 of the assessment of property act, approved December 21, 1872.
Petitions in favor of a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage; and pending the voice of the people praying the enactment of a law that will protect the people from the dire evils of intemperance, were presented by Messrs. Graham, Wilson, Spann (with 447 signers), Kahlo, Menzies, Benz, Coffeey, Yancey, Lockridge, Woollen, White, Hostetter, Howard, Shaffer with 924 names; Marvin with 431 names; Viehe, Langdon, Brown, Briscoe, from Democratic Jay county, which has no licensed saloon; Grubbs, Shaffer (for Mr. Owen who is sick), with 284 votes; Smith with 369 names; Poindexter, Woollen, Urmston, Keiser with 442 signers and Ristine. Which were severally referred to the Committee on Temperance without reading.
When these petitions began to come in rapidly, Mr. Brown remarked that he was glad to see them starting from the Republican side, and gave notice that when they bring forward a temperance bill, there will be Democrats enough to vote for it to pass it. [Cheers.]
Committee clerks were announced, to-wit: For the second group, E. A. Cox; for the third group-O. P. M. Hubbard.
The bill [S. 43]: To amend Section 12 in relation to decedents' estates, coming up on the second reading with a Committee report recommending indefinite postponement.
Mr. Urmston opposed concurrence therein. The bill provides that parties may be brought into court at any time after ten days' service and when served personally or by copy left at last place of residence, shall answer cross-complaints. Every attorney will recognize the importance of that provision. Other desirable features were referred to. He moved that the bill be recommitted.
Messrs. Graham and Bell favored concurrence in the Committee report.
Mr. Menzies favored the motion to recommit.
Mr. Traylor feared the bill would open up fraud largely.
Mr. Brown thought the bill had merit, though perhaps subject to some of the objections urged against it. The present system is not the most beneficial. Legislation should now favor lazy litigants. The present law seems to be in favor of the Sheriff.
Mr. Bell undertook to say the bill is in the interest of lawyers.
Mr. Brown favored the largest simplification of the practice of law. The object of this bill is to get rid of some of the cumbersome processes.
On motion by Mr. Urmston the bill was referred to the Committee on Organization of Courts.
And then the Senate adjourned.
