ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
The PRESIDENT pro tem. [Mr. Spann in the Chair] announced the order of the day-the consideration of the bill pending at the adjournment yesterday [S. 6] to provide for the election and appointment of Supervisors of Highways.
Mr. WHITE moved to insert "ten" instead of "eight hours" in Section 6 for a day's work.
It was agreed to.
Mr. MAGEE moved to strike out the words "and under fifty years" in Section 6. He knew no reason why a man over fifty years of age should not work on the road.
Mr. SMITH of Jay, moved to amend the amendment by inserting the words "Under sixty years of age."
Mr. DAVIDSON and Mr. HILLIGASS opposed both the amendments. Men over fifty who have been exempt should, not be again brought back to road work. "
Mr. HENRY favored the amendment.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected by yeas, 6; nays, 28.
The amendment was also rejected.
Mr. HILLIGASS made an ineffectual motion to strike out the last words in Section 6, viz.; "Although such person may be in some respects deformed."
Mr. HENRY moved to amend Section 7 by inserting the word "mule" and the words "road scraper or road scoop."
Mr. RAHM favored the mule part of the amendment inasmuch as there are but few horses or oxen in his County.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. BUNDY moved to amend Section 2 by adding a proviso preventing voting for a Road Supervisor in any other District than the one in which the voter resides.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. VAN VORHIS moved to amend by inserting $1.50 instead of $1 per day wherever it occurs in Section 10.
Mr. HENRY moved to make it $1.25.
Mr. WILLARD opposed both amendments.
Mr. RAHM did not believe in starving a man on $1 a day; $1.25 is little enough.
The amendment to the amendment [Mr. Henry's] was agreed to, and the amendment as amended was also agreed to.
On motion by Mr. VAN VORHIS $1 was made to read $1.25 in Section 11.
On motion by Mr. HENRY 25 "was inserted after the word dollar" in section 13.
Mr. HENRY moved to amend Section 15 so as to give credit for the same class of work done by inserting the words "similar extra" after the word "subsequent."
It was agreed to.
Mr. ADK1NSON moved to strike from Section 16 the words: "Unless he should deem them unreasonable, in which case he may reduce the amount"-striking out this discretion. The Supervisor with the disinterested persons are better qualified to judge in such cases than the Trustees.
Mr. MAGEE thought this feature may be unconstitutional, though favoring the amendment.
Mr. HOWARD offered a substitute by providing that appeal may be made to the Circuit Court in the question of damages.
Mr. ADKISON made the point of order that the substitute is not germane.
The PRESIDENT pro tem [Mr. Spann in the Chair] sustained the point of order.
On motion by Mr VAN VORHIS this section was referred to the Senator from Crawford [Mr. Benz] with instructions to amend as suggested by Mr. Magee. That there should be provisions made for appeals in all cases of damages under the rules of practice governing like cases.
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow.
