AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. WILEY offered the following:
Wheres s, By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 13,1875, the Governor, Auditor and Secretary of State were made ex-officio Board of Commissioners of the Public Printing and Building; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Principal and Assistant Clerk cf this House and all other employes who may act for the House, shall make requisitions upon the Commissioner of the Public Printing and Building for all stationery ordered or needed for the use of the House, and any stationery procured elsewhere is unauthorized and hereby forbidden.
Mr. HEFFREN desired to know the object of the resolution.
Mr. WILEY: The object of the resolution is to secure stationery for the House in the cheapest possible manner.
The resolution was rejected.
Mr. GIBSON moved that 1,000 copies of the Governor's message be printed and distributed among the members of the House.
Mr HEFFREN offered the following amendment: "Provided that the part of the said message delivered by the Governor orally shall be inserted in its proper place."
The amendment was agreed to.
On motion, the resolution was further amended by reducing the number of copies from 1,000 to 500.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
On motion by Mr. McMULLEN the Governor's message was referred to a Select Committee of Five, to be appointed by the Speaker, who made said Committee to consist of Messrs. McMullen, Gibson, Kester, Shockney and Copeland.
Mr. JEWETT moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. STERRITT moved to amend by adding till 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The amendment was agreed to.
The motion as amended was agreed to.
And so the House adjourned till Monday at 10 o'clock a. m.
