AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. DEEM made an ineffectual motion to reduce the appropriation for the State Board of Health from $5,000 to $2,000.
Mr. HEFFREN offered the following amendment, which was adopted, to the appropriation for the State Board of Health; "And no more, by virtue of any former law, shall be appropriated than $5,000."
A motion to strike out the appropriation for the Fishery Commission was laid on the table by yeas, 63; nays, 19.
Mr. FLEECE offered an amendment to the appropriation for the House of Refuge for Boys, making it $60,000 instead of $50,000. He had been informed by the Manager of the Institution, whom he regarded a most worthy and honorable man, that $50,000 was not sufficient to properly conduct the Institution and furnish proper food and clothing to the inmates. He desired to have this appropriation raised to $60,000.
On motion by Mr. GORDON the amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. CAMPBELL made an ineffectual motion to increase the appropriation for the "Institution for Women and Girls," from $30,000 to $35,000.
He also made an ineffectual motion to strike out the following words: "But no person receiving a salary from the State or any of its institutions shall be paid additional compensation from this fund."
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Knox, offered an amendment, which was agreed to, to insert the words, "inforce" at the time reports are delivered," after the word "law," where it first occurs in the following item of the appropriation bill: "For payment for volumes of the reports of the Supreme Court in number and prices as provided by law to be paid in the manner provided by law."
On motion by Mr. JEWETT the bill as amended was ordered engrossed.
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The SPEAKER announced the special order the report from the Committee of the Whole House on the several reports from the Committee on the Judiciary concerning the status of the proposed Constitutional Amendments.
On motion by Mr. BEST the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole [Mr. Jewett in the Chair].
The CHAIRMAN stated the question to be on the amendment of the gentleman from Wabash [Mr. Frazer].
This amendment was rejected upon a division-affirmative, 40; negative, 46.
The CHAIRMAN: The question recurs now on the report from the Judiciary Committee submitted by Messrs. Patten and Jewett.
The report was concurred in upon a division-affirmative, 53; negative, 33.
The report [Mr. McMullen's] as amended by the Patten and Jewett report was concurred in.
On motion by Mr. GIBSON the Committee rose, reported its action to the House and asked to be discharged.
The House concurred in the report of the Committee of the Whole by yeas, 52; nays, 35, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Antrim, Beeson, Best, Brazelton, Bryant, Campbell, Copeland, Davis, Deem, Fleece, Frazee, Frazer, Furnas, Genung, Gibson, Gilman, Graham, Ham, Hanson, Helms, Holler, Huston, Jewett, Kirkpatrick, Knowles, McCormick, McClelland of Lawrence, McClelland of Porter, Marsh, Mellett, Mering, Mosier, Patten, Pettibone, Pulse, Robertson, Robinson, Shaffter, Shively, Shockney, Smith of Blackford, Sterret, Stewart, Straughan, Thomas, Thompson, Weaver, Westfall, Wiley, Wilson of Kosciusko and Wooding-52.
Nays-Messrs. Bowers, Brooks, Cabbage, Carr, Chandler, Chittenden, Eley, Ferriter, Fisher, Gordon, Greene, Howland, Kennedy, McHenry, McMullen, Mauck of Harrison, Miller, Mack of Wells, Moody, Mutz, Nave, Price, Pruitt, Schloss, Smith of Perry, Spain, Stevenson, Stucker, Sutton, Tuley, Whitsit, Williams of Knox, Williams of Posey, Wilson of Marion and Mr. Speaker-35.
Pending the roll call-
It was stated that Messrs. Akin, Gantz, Smith of Lagrange, and Smith of Tippecanoe, who would have voted "aye," were paired with Messrs. Gerber, Heffren, Kester and Shaw, who would have voted "no." The absentees were Messrs. Barr, Peters, Montgomery, Henderson and Wright.
The vote was then announced as above.
So the House of Representatives concurred in the report from the Judiciary Committee signed by Messrs. Patten and Jewett-see page 79.
RELOCATION OF COUNTY SEATS.
The SPEAKER announced a special order, being Mr. Brazelton's bill [H. R. 91] concerning the relocation of Counts seats, which was read the third time, the question being, Shall the bill pass?
Mr. ADAMS said this bill seeks to revolutionize the law on the subject of relocation of County seats, and were it to pass, in a very short time the page: 166[View Page 166] County of Morgan would be in a turmoil. He reviewed the history of laws in this State on the subject.
Mr. JEWETT demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded,and under its operations the-
Mr. BRAZELTON denied the intimation that there was any party politics in this question. Two thirds of the people interested ought to be allowed to vote, as provided in this bill. He spoke in favor of its passage.
The bill failed to pass for want of a Constitutional majority of the members elected, by yeas, 47; nays, 41.
Mr. JEWETT called up his bill [H. R. 27] for an appropriation for the Department for Women in the Insane Hospital.
The bill passed by yeas, 87; nays, 0.
FEMALE REFORMATORY SEWER.
On motion by Mr. WILSON, of Marion, his bill [S. 52] to construct a sewer from the Female Reformatory was read the second time and ordered engrossed.
The SPEAKER obtained leave of absence for to-morrow and Mr. Heffren was selected to act in his stead.
The House then adjourned.
