AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion by Mr. HELMS his bill [H. R. 61] to legalize certain acts performed by Township Trustees was read the third time.
Mr. PATTEN explained the bill was to legalize the acts of Township Trustees who had expended certain moneys in drainage under the provisions of two sections of an act which the Supreme Court subsequently decided were unconstitutional.
The bill passed the House by yeas, 89; nays, 0.
On motion by Mr. HEFFREN the Senate message was taken up and concurred in, informing the House that the Senate had refused to concur in House amendment to the bill [S. 6] and that the Senate had appointed a Committee of Free Conference, and asking the House to appoint a similar Committee to confer with the Senate Committee on the amendment proposed by the House, and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Mock and Shively on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr. McCORMICK the bill [H. R. 420] to provide means for the erection of the new State House and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor was taken up, read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 85; nays, 5.
On motion by Mr. TULEY his bill [H. R. 161] to amend Sections 6,488 and 6,491 of the Revised Statutes of 1881 concerning taxation [the bill makes the city a party to any suit for delinquent taxes where there are both County and city taxes delinquent, and requires the City Attorney to appear and institute suit on the part of the city; under a suspension of the Constitutional rules was read the third time, and passed the House by yeas, 88; nays, 17.
Mr. HEFFREN moved that the following bills be set down as special orders and continued until they are disposed of: Bills No. 55, 65, 81, 68, 69, 82, 85, 88, 89, 94, 95, 93, 10, 105, 106, 107, 110, 115, 116, 123, 132, 136, 149, 156, 160, 171, 173, 176, 190, 191, 224, 225, 227, 242, 269, 270, 290, 292, 294, 3[?]2, 335, 339, 324, 349, 352, 355, 359, 363, 380, 391, 393, 394, 402, 415, 420, 429 and 463.
Mr. SHOCKNEY did not know who had been authorized to select a few bills, and say that they shall be made special order to the exclusion of all other bills. He made an ineffectual motion to lay the motion on the table.
Mr. HEFFREN demanded the previous question, which was seconded by the House.
Under its operations the motion was agreed to by yeas, 52; nays, 37.
Mr. HEFFREN moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and lay that motion on the table. The vote on the latter motion resulted-yeas, 35; nays, 46-and Mr. Heffren withdrew his motion to reconsider.
Mr. MOCK, from the Committee on Free Conference, on the part of the House, appointed to confer with the Senate Committee on House amendments to the bill [S. 6], submitted a report of agreement, which was concurred in by the House.
On motion by Mr. SUTTON his bill [H. R. 369] concerning the duties of County Township and State officers was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 77; nays, 6.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The following described bills were reported back from the Committees with the recommendation that further action thereon be indefinitely postponed:
Mr Mutz's bill [H. R. 284] to repeal Section 4 and amend Sections 47, 66, 165 of an act for the settlement of decedents' estates.
Mr. Fisher's bill [H. R. 318] to amend Section 71 of the Justices' act approved 1859.
Mr. Shockney's bill [H. R. 385] to amend Sections 6 and 7 of an act concerning proceedings in criminal cases.
Mr. Mutz's bill [H. R. 288] to amend Sections 94, page: 266[View Page 266] 95 and 164, and repeal Sections 157 and 158 of the decedents' estates act.
Mr. Cabbage's bill [H. R. 362] to regulate the transmission of messages by telegraph.
Mr. Barr'a bill [H. R. 6] to amend Section 1 of an act Authorizing Boards of County Commissioners to issue bonds for the construction of gravel, macadamized or paved roads.
Mr. Pulse's bill [H. R. 315] to amend Section 1 of n act regulating decadents' estates.
Mr. Hanson's bill [H. R. 326] to provide for the salaries of Circuit, Superior and Criminal Court Judges.
Mr. Bryant's bill [H. R. 300] to define the Twentieth Judicial Circuit and creating the Forty-third Judicial Circuit.
On motion by Mr. METING his bill [H. R. 366] to abolish the Maple Lawn Cemetery of Richmond, was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 88; nays, 2.
Mr. HEFFREN called up his motion to reconsider the vote on bill [H. R. 256] to provide a fund for the permanent endowment of the State University. On his further motion the bill was recommitted to a Special Committee of Three with instructions to amend by striking out "one" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half," making it read "one-half of one per cent.," and providing for the application of this fund should the school ever be consolidated with any other school.
The SPEAKER made the Committee to consist of Messrs. Heffren, Kester, and Stewart.
The motion to reconsider the vote by which was rejected the bill [S. 203] to authorize the Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb asylum to convey a strip of ground on the south side of said premises, was called up.
Mr. Patten made an ineffectual motion-yeas, 21; nay, 51-to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
Mr. JEWETT desired to say a few words before the vote was taken, it was well known that when the question was first considered he opposed it, perhaps because he did not understand it. Since he cast his vote he had talked with the Superintendent, or the Assistant Superintendent, and also with citizens of Irvington, a nourishing suburb of Indianapolis, and they all assure him that will be necessary to build the wall which the Pan-Handle Company proposed to construct for the protection of the Asylum property The wall will be of much more value to the grounds than the strip of ground under consideration. The passage of this bill will also prove a source of great convenience to the people of Irvington. He was now ready to support the bill.
Mr. ADAMS, like the gentleman from Clark [Mr. Jewett], opposed the passage of the bill when it was before the House before. Since the vote was taken on the bill he bad taken some interest and examined the provisions of the bill. He had talked wish various persons in regard to the bill, and was now in favor of the bill.
The bill passed the House by yeas, 74: nays, 10.
On motion by Mr. PATTEN the bill [S. 170] to create the Forty-fourth Judicial Circuit, to amend Sections 22 and 23 of an act to divide the State into Judicial Circuits, was read the third time and passed the House by yeas, 81; nays, 2.
On motion by Mr. MOODY the special order-being the several bills set down by Mr. Heffren'a motion was postponed until 9 o'clock.
Mr. MOODY entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the House rejected the Appellate Court bill [H. R. 37].
The House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow
