Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 26, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1877 — Page 10

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THE LEGISLATURE.

In Special Session.

SEX ATE.

Mojidat, Feb. 5. Mr. Cadwallader moved to so amend as to make the extra allowance to Drapier $200. Agreed to. . , ; Mr. Skinner's amendment was also agreed to. and the resolution as amended was Adopted yeas, 22: nays, 16. , Sir. Johnson, of Floyd, offered a concurrent resolution providing that the trustees of tbe benevolent institutions shall require of the superinndenta of the same detailed quarterly statements of their expenditures, to be filed with tbe auditor of state. .Adopted. , Tending action on the motion Mr. Dykeman moved that the senate appoint . a committee to meet the committee of the .house in conference on the appropriation bill. Agreed to, and the . president appointed Messrs. Sarnighausen and Johnston of Parke. The1 senate then adjourned. ' Mr. Harris offered a concurrent resolution empowering the governor and state officers to investigate the claim of Solomon Claypool, W. R. Harrison and N. B. Taylor against the state for legal services, and report their finding to the next general assembly. . Mr. Teed moved to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed toyeas, 22; nays, 19. Mr. Fowler offered a resolution instructing senators to return to the state librarian the copies of the revised statutes furnished at the opening of the session. Mr. Winierbotham moved to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed to yeas, 25 ; nays, 16. On motion of Mr. Sarnighausen, the senate took up "he communication from the house announcing the passage of a concurrent resolution authorizing the governor and state officers to investigate the claim of the hei., of the late John P. Dunn, and report to the next general assembly. The concurrent resolution was adopted. Also the house resolution of the appointment of a committee to wait upon the governor. The resolution was adopted and the president appointed Messrs. Baxter and Hendricks as the members of the committee on the part of the senate. Mr. Burrell moved a vote of thanks to the secretary and assistants. Adopted. Mr. Fowler presented the claim of the prison committee for expenses incurred in visiting the prisons, $24o The president laid before the senate the report of the warrants drawn against the apropriation cf legislative expenses as foi-ows:

Cos. Rome Inquiry supers 14 75; extra $5 Jo;

Per diem of senators Mileage ot senators Per diem of officers. .. Mileage of officers Per diem of emyloyes..... Extra allowances

Total.-

at lower figures; ex extra family $7.

. .118,300 00 1.9U8 00 1,494 00 ..........a...... 52 00 ...... ... 6,741 50 2,203 50

-430,700 00

The house amendments to the concurrent resolution of the senate making allowances of traveling expenses to the prison, educa- . tion and benevolent and reformatory institutions were not concurred in yeas, 14; nays, 21. The claim of the members of the prison committee was, on motion of Mr. Underwood, allowed.

Mr. Winterbotnam moved that $30 be allowed to Messrs. Taylor and Riley, each, for expenses incurred on the joint committee on public buildings. fJfr. Dykeman moved to amend by allowVthem $15 each. At. Barrell moved to amend the amendInt by striking out $15 and inserting $17.50 Je Mr. Tayler and $35 for Mr. Riley. Mr. Burrell's amendment was agreed to,

Mr. Sarnighansen moved that Mr. David

son be allowed $10,65 for traveling expenses. Adopted. Mr. Taylor moved that the committee on benevolent institutions be allowed $35 each for traveling expenses. Mr. Streight moved to amend by allowing actual expenses. Mr. Johnson, of Floyd, offered a substitute, allowing the members of the various committees such sums for traveling expenses as they shall certify to be actually due. Adopted. Mr. Baxter offered a concurrent resolut'on reciting Blair's proposed amendment to the onstitution. prohibiting the importation or manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and instructing our senators and requesting our representatives to support it. The vote resultedyeas, 13; nays, 17; no quorum voting. Mr. Baxter offered a concurrent resolution declaring it the sense of the general assembly that capital punishment should be abolished. The resolution was adopted yeas, 19; nays, 16. Mr. Johnstoa, of Parke, from the committee of conference on the appropriation bill, announced that the committee had agreed, and that the amendments would soon be submitted to the senate. Mr. Johnston explained that the house receded from its amendments to the original bill; the senate receded from its amendments, and $120,000 was ppropriated.jto pay. the debts of the southern prison, $225,000 to continue the work on the insane asylum, and $60,000 for completing the new buildines at the northern prison. The senate then adjourned. Mr. Skinner, from tbe conference committee on the appropriation bill (serving in place of Mr. uarnighausen, who had been excused from service on the committee'), presented the report of the committee's agreement The report virtually reinstates the bill as reported by the ways and means committee of the house, with tbe exception of increasing the salary of . the superintendent of public instruction to $2,500, and that of the . state geologist to $3,000. It also adds the following appropriations. To pay indebtedness of southern prison, $120,000; to pay deficit of income to April, 1877, $10,000; to build new foundry, $6,000; to complete the cell house at the northern prison, $50,000; to build workshop, $10,000; to complete work on the new insane asylum, $125,000 for the year 1877 and $100,000 for the year 1878. Mr. Bell moved that the report of the committee of conference be concurred in. Agreed to yeas, 35; nays, 8. .,..,":.,..... S. J. R. 19, proposing to amend section 29, article 4 of the constitution, by fixing the session of the assembly at 120 days, and no special session longer than 60 days, passed yeas, 55; noes, 19. S. J. R. 3, proposing to amend section 14, article 2 of the constitution, by fixing all general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, except Judicial and township elections, passed yeas, 79; noes, 0. 8. J. R. 9, proposing to amend section 2, article 2 of the constitution, fixing the qualification of voters, and establishing a registry law, passed ayes, 81; noes, 2. 8. J. R. 5, proposing to amend clause 14, section 22, article 4 of the constitution, by allowing special legislation on fees and salaries, passed ayes, 79; noes, 2.' Senate concurrent resolution, authorizing the governor to deliver any Morgan raid

claims on file in his office to the owners, .was adapted .,,Sepata concurrent .resola tion authorising the governor to correspond wi tn the. governor of Illinois tp take proper steps for draining the lands overflowed by the Kankakee nver. Adopted. k ' 8. J. R. 7, proposing to amend section 2, act 7, of the constitution fixing the supreme court at not less than five nor more than seven judges, and providing for their election at different times instead of all at once,' passed ayes, 63; nays, 14. , S. J. R. 4, proposing to amemd sections 4 and 5, article 4 of tbe constitution, by striking out the word "white" wherever it oc:urs, passed ayes, 71; nays', 7. 8. J. R. 6, proposing to amend section 1. article 7, by investing the ' judicial power of the state in a supreme court, circuit courts and trtheT courts , as the general assembly may establish, passed ayes, 69; nays, 9. v, ( ., Mr. Peelle introduced a resolution asking for the appointment, of two members as a committee of conference t confer with a like committee on the part of the senate to adjust the differences on the appropriation bill. Agreed to. . A vote of thanks was extended-to the ministerial association for attendance upon the session. . ., . . i , . Senate concurrent resolution, authorizing the board of commission era of tbe house of refuge to purchase 100 acres of land to extend the farm, provided no more than $100 per acre is paid, and that to be taken out of the earnings of the institution, was read. - Mr. Little moved to amend by making it $75 per acre. . .. " Mr. Craft, from the committee on claims, reported that owing to the shortness of time the committee had been unable to adjust the claims of the heirs of John P. Dunn against the state. He also introduced a concurrent resolution constituting the governor, auditor and treasurer of state as a commission to adjust the claims, and report to the next general assembly. Adopted. Mr. Yaryan, from the ways and means cc mmittee.introduced a resolution providing for the payment of the expenses of the house not otherwise provided for by law, as follows: Browning s Sloan, $4; Spiegel & Thorns, $27; John Headlan, $12; T. Baker, for rent, $300; J. C, Dunn, $54.80; E. Kendie, $33.30; R. L. McOuat, $3.95; Franklin Life insurance company, for rent, $75; Storey, New & Co., $2.50; Journal company, $241.83; George Huffman. $3; Yohn & Porter, $6.75; C. T. Nixon, $15; J. C. Gant, $39; J. C. Bland, Miss Clara Shultz, W. H. Russell. Dan Sullivan, Lewis Jenkins, and Robert Nichol, employes. $3.50 per day each; L. D. Baldwin, $39; J. T. Bryan, $100; pages, $2.50 per day each; W. W.Curry, $200; Frank White. $20. Mr. Peele moved to amend by allowing Curry $100 additional pay. He acted as clerk of the ways and means committee 40 days. Withdrawn. 8. J. R. 8, proposing to amend section 6, article 10 of the constitution, by forbidding cities, towns, townships or counties from loaning its credit to any corporation or company, passed ayes, 57; noes, 19. The joint committee on public buildings were allowed $50 each for traveling expenses. Mr. Carey offered a resolution allowing J. T. Cookus $50 extra as assistant clerk. Laid on the table. Mr. Carlton offered a resolution extending thanks to the members of the committee on elections for the promptness with which it has reported on the ligislative apportionment bill. They have not reported the bill at all. Taken by consent. Mr. Chawnor offered a concurrent resolution that the death penalty should be abolished ayes, 41; nays, 41. So the resolution was not adopted. Mr. Hall, from the conference committee on the appropriation bill, reported with a recommendation that the house recede from its amendments, and also that the senate do the same. The committee recommended numerous amendments, which leaves the bill as it originally came from the committee, and appends additional sections, embodying the special appropriations to the prison south, northern prision and insane asylum. The house then took a recess until 7:30 p. m. A message was received from the senate announcing that the senate had concnrred in the report of the conference committee. On concurring in the report the ayes and noes were demanded, and the vote resulted ayes, 40; noes, 49 so the report was not Concurred in. The following proclamation was then received from the governor: PROCLAMATION. By the governor, concerning the fiftieth general assembly in special session, given March 5, 1877. The general assembly having failed to make adequate provision for the expenses of the state government during the ensuing two years, and to pass bills of importance remaining on the files of the twonouse at the close of the lesslnn ending with this day, It Is the opinion of the governor that the public welfare requires a brief special session for tbe consideration of pending huslnes; therefore I, James D. Williams, governor of the state of Indiana, do hereby Issue my proclamation and call upon the general assembly of the state of Indiana to convene In special session on Tuesday, March 0, 1877, at 9 o'clock In the foreaoon. ( . . Witness the seal of the state and the Seal. signature of the Governor. JAM EH D. WILLIAMH, Governor of Indiana. By the Governor John E. Narr, Hecret&ry of 8 täte.

H EH ATE.

Tccsdat, March 6. It was nearly 10 o'clock when the senate was called to order. State Auditor Henderson called the roll, and 40 senators answered to their names. Mr. Streight offered a resolution continuing in office the officers and appointees of the regular Session Adopted unanimously. Mr. Dyke man offered a resolution to dispense with the use of committee rooms during the extra session Agreed to.. Mr. Cadwallader oereda concurrent resolution that the general assembly will proceed only with bills on third reading until the appropriations are reported, and that the two houses will adjourn not later than Monday, the 12th. Mr, Stockslager moved that the resolution be so amended as to provide that the appropriation bills shall have precedency over all other business. Mr. Reeve offered' a substitute providing that the first business of the session shall be the consideration of bills, that no new bills shall be introduced, and that no business shall be allowed to interfere with the consideration of the appropriation bills. Not agreed to yeas, 10: nays, 32., Mr. Givan offered as a substitute a concurrent resolution providing that the appropriation bills only shall be considered, and that the general assembly shall adjourn tine die on Monday, March 12. Mr. Burrell raised the point of order that the resolutions pending contravened the rules of the senate, and the point was sustained by the president. . Mr. Culbertson rnoved a reconsideration of the vote adopting .the rulss of the regular session. Agreed to. , , The resolution adopting the rules ,wa$ then laid on the table. , , . Mr. Bell moved the appointment of a committee to draft new rules, with instructions to report at 2 p. nv.

Mr. Shirk offered a concurrent resolution for a tine die adjournment on the 12th. Mr. Reeve jnoved to lay it, on the table. Kot agreed to. , " '. , , The resolution was adopted. ' Mr. Burrell offered, a resolution directing the finance committee . to prepare at once general and specific appropriation bills, and to incorporate the expenses of the present session in the general appropriation kill. Adopted. Mr. Bell, from the committee on rules, reported, recommending the adoption .of old rules, except with the addition of a proviso that the appropriation bills shall have precedence over all other business, and that no new bills or other business shall be taken up unless by m twothirds vote, until the appropriation bills shall have passed. The yeas and nays were demanded on the passage of the rules and they, were adopted yeas, 34; nays. 3 . ., . . .. , The president announced . the reappointment of the old standing committees Mr. Baxter being appointed on the finance committee, vice Mr. Branham, deceased. Mr. Dykeman introduced the general appropriation bill, which was read the first time. - . . : . i Mr.. Bell moved that the constitutional rule be suspended and the bill be read the second time. Agreed to. i ' The wnate reconvened t 7:30 p. m. Consideration of the appropriation bill was resumed- Tbe appended table is the bill aa reported on by the committee. Ac-, tion was taken on the appropriations for 1877 as far aa the allowances for the educational institutions. No amendments were made except a deduction of $.916.67 from the appropriation recommended for the insane hospital.

Governor's office......:.......:.. Secretary of state's office; Auditor's office Treasurer's office.... .. Attorney general's office.. Sup't public Instruction State librarian's office Supreme court...-...... State Judiciary... State boa rd ....... ... Insane hospital-

Deaf and Dumb aslum..

Blind asylum , Soldiers' orphans home 8 tat prison norLh..... State prison south............ House of refuge . Womens' reformatory Educational institutions.. Printing and stationary... Interest. . Repairs, etc

2,1

9

f 12,715 00 4,730 00 8,625 00 3,916 W 3,2a 00 8,963 3.1 8,120 00 18.2U1 6 80,916 6 8,300 00 72.0K3 33

31,500 00 18.500 00 20,800 00 45,000 00 42,000 00 81.000 00

12,00 00

1800 00 20,000 00 300,000 00 25,000 00

9 3 po 27700 7,400 14,500 ,720 5,500 ' 8,400 6.Ö.V) 24,620 176,000 9,300 130,000 55,000 28,000 34,000 80.OU0 70,000 53,000 21,000 27,500 15,000 800,000 25.000

HOUSE. The house met in special session at 9 a. m., John E. Neff. secretary of state, in the chair. Mr. Neff read the proclamation of the governor calling a special session. The clerk then proceeded to call the roll, after which the members were sworn in by Judge W. K. Ni black, of the supreme bench. Mr. Johnson, of Carroll, introduced a resolution nominating the officers of tbe regular session as the officers of the special session. Adopted unanimously by a rising vote. The rules of the regular session were readopted. Mr. Lehman introduced a resolution limiting the special session till Monday, March 12. Mr. Teelle offered a substitute, that when the appropriation bill and the other business now pending is disposed of the legislature adjourn tine die. The substitute was adopted. Mr. Langdon introduced a resolution requesting the ways and means committee to report the new appropriation bill as soon as possible. Adopted. Bills on third reading were then taken up. and the following were read a third time and disposed of as below set forth II. B. 4fiG, by Mr. Carlton, for the organization of gymnastic associations, failed ayes, 38 ; noes, 45. II. B 230, by Mr. McGaughey, creating the office of school directors and providing for their election, was read. It provides that there shall be three directors elected in each school district, such election to be made at school meetings, and that unmarried women having children in their charge shall be allowed to vote; the directors to have exclusive control of all the affairs pertaining to the schools and to serve without pay. The bill oassed ayes, 52; noes, 37. II. B. 271. by Mr. Marsh, requiring certain officers of foreign express companies doing business in this state to file statements with the recorders in the counties in which they do business. The bill passed ayes, 70; noes, 5. II. B. 30, by Mr. Carson, regulating the number of Justices to a county. It allows one Justice for each township, one for each town or city and an additional one for each lO.CXX) inhabitants of a city. The bill passed ayes, M; noes, 29. Fending roll call the special committee returned from the senate with that body, and the two houses went into joint assembly with the lieutenant governor in the chair. The chair then laid before the assembly the following message from the governor: Gentlemen of the Senate and Honse of Representatives: i I regret that my official duty has required of me the aot by reason of which you are detained at the capital and convened In this special session. The service of the people of our state, when once undertaken, mn&t be completed to their satisfaction. Your constituents have made you their amenta for a limited period. They nave given you power under constitutional restrictions to express their will. The laws which tney are bound to know and obey during the ensuing two yenrs are to be such only as vou leave upon the Oles of the executive department of the government. Yen have now been engaged upon the buHlneea lntrunteU to you. for the full constitutional period of 61 days. Tbe results of your labors nave been certified to ine by your fresldlng officers as provided by our organic aw. They con Mut of 60 bills originating in ! the senate and 45 In the houue, and several Joint . resolutions originating In each. I congratulate you upon the pamage of the loin t resolutions proposing amendments to the constitution. They will doubtless commend themselves to the people, and recommend yon to their favor upon vour return to your home. A large number of the bills which you have enacted and prtatented for my consideration are designed to legalize acts supposed to have been unwarranted by law anu,. poanlbly In some instances, without merit In themselves. While I have In each . Instance yielded my Judgment to your expressed opinion, I deprecate this frequent rettort to legislation after the fact. It Is to be hoped you nave now so fully anticipated the wants of the community in this respect that the statutes left in force will prove to be certain rules of action prescribed for tbe guidance of oar people, and that in the administration of our public afl'iilrs, such great love may be exercised by public servants pursuing the paths marked by you that both the letter and the spirit of the law may be adhered to closely and neither be violated. Another large part of the bills lwelved from you are designed to fix the terms and times of holding our courts. I am unable to soe why this branch of the labors of your department may not be disposed of onoe for all by a permanent general law authorizing the Judiciary to fix tbe return day of process needful to the exercise of their powers. I am sure that under such authority the oourta couM always be open, and that a suiter woukl be certain to obtain bis remedy by due course of law, freely, completely and, speedily administered. A step In this direction has been taken by you In. ytar act by which 'he plaintiff may. In the Cuag of his complaint fix the day pon which his , adversary shall meet him or make default at the

bar .C the edurt.J VA like step has been taken to insure tbe speedy preparation of the evidence necessary to the information of the triers of the Issue. The convenience of each party to the suit is met by an order of the court fixing the time of taking depositions. You have ahto enacted a change In our law concerning mortgages by which, the party bringing an an action is afforded record! evidence of the ownership of all obligations tecured by the mortgage, with provisions that tbe mortgaged premises shall, when sold be discharged of the liens of unrecorded assign ment, ana that assignees and transferees shall have the usual period to redeem the mortgaged premises.. You have provided additional courts by erecting a superior court for each of the populous counties, Allen, Cass and Vanderburgh, au additional Judge for the superior ' court ' of Marion county, and ty increasing by one the number or our circuit

Judges. You have provided for the better man

agement or ine nnances or our cities, ana have afforded to the . capital city an opportunity for greater development and more enduring prosperity- . You have o amended the act for the government of towns that tbe board of trustees thereof have enlarged powers and more clearly denned rights of local selfgovernment. on have provided for greater security to life and property upon our railroads. You have enacted a system of road supervision. You have Insured the construction of a better quality of gravel aud macadamized roads. Yon have consented to a measure of Justice by which the burdens assumed by friends of good roads In their speedy completion are to te shared by their un willing neighbors In equitable proportions. You have given attention to our harbors and wharves, and haye consented to use by the general government of so much of our territory as max be needful to work tor the Improvement or our navigable rivers. You have so far considered the matter of our public exdendltares as to provide for the levy and collection of a reduced annual tax of 12 cents upon each $100 of property and 50 cents each polL These acts nave met my official approval, and I trust will not be cenaured by the people, whom we mat ally serve In passing these acts. You have done well, and, as chief executive, I thank you for them; but a very important duty remains with you. That you may discharge that duty I have exercised the power conferred upon me, and by pioclama tion convened you lor a brief special session to-day. Our constitution provides that no money shall be drawn from the treasury but In pursuance of appropriations made by law. Having set in motion the machinery by which the revenues are to be derived from the people and placed In custody of the treasury officers it seems but the work of a few hours and of diligent end respectful attention to the recommendations of your own committees to have framed and enacted a full and particular directory statute applying the moneys received to the payment of our acknowledged indebtedness as a state, and to tee support and proper enlargement of our several benevolent, penal, reformatory, educational and industrial institutions and the fair remunerations of publie officers and employes. During 26 years existence of tbe constitutional provisions many laws have been passed by virtue of which permanent, continuing appropriations have come Into force as channels conveying from the treasury to designated branches and departments of the public service the means necessary to their sustenance. The general statutes had become so numerous, and their place in the books so far unknown as to occasion ' unmerited criticism of faithful and authorized expenditure s. After two years careful study and reform of the treasury system of the state, the present officials presented to you the result of their efforts to bring order out of the confusion which had existed. It was plainly shown that with a few unimportant exceptions all departments of our service are provided for, and that the biennial acts making appropriations bve not so muoh served to . fix the payments authorized by them as too add to their existing lndenniteness. Your committee fully examined the recent reports, reviewed the exit ting laws and conferred freely with tbe officers Immediately charged with their execution. After full consideration of the facts thus learned and a deference to the report of other committees charged with duties of Investigation and report, your committee framed and reported to you the bill for an act which would meet all the requirements of the government during two years and seven months from April 1, 1877,and effectually limit payment from the treasury. This bill failed of Its passage. It Is not for me to assume that a want of confidence in your committee or a distrust of officers acting as yourselves, under oath, or a want of familiarity with the sub

jects presented, or even that a disregard for

toe puDitc weiiare inuueeu your aaverse action upon the proposed law. At a late hour last night I was made aware of your probable adjournment without final action, and requested your attendance In this special session to complete unfinished business of public Importance remaining on your files. Without further enactment than that which you have left in force, the benevolent and possibly the penal Institutions can be supported as required by the constitution and in general the ordinary expenditures can be lawfully made. It Is more particularly for expenditures of an extraordinary chrueter that you are to legislate. Our Indebtedness, foreign and domestic, permanent and temporary, costs us in interest nearly 1:100,000 annually. For the payment of this an appropriation is needed. One enlargement of our honpttai lor the Insane has been prosecuted nearly to the enclosure of a spacious and well planned department for women. An appropriation of .'100,000 is asked for it completion. Completed It will provide tor the female Insane of the state and by relieving the present building of women who are now Inmates, and ailord ample room for the Insane men. The large and rapidly increasing number of convicts in the prison north and the inadequate provision made for their care have already been brought fully to your notice. The prlnon south, while entering upon a more promising system of controls, is under a cloud of heavy Indebtedness held. In a large measure, by persons In the immediate locality. It Is for the cmllt of the state that I ask you to do something for this class of Indebtedness contracted for supplies furnished upon faith of payment by you. It Is worthy yonr consideration that without special appropriation the female prison and reformatory institution would be seriously affected In its pioneer work of decently executing the sentences of imprisonment of vicious and depraved women and of educating wayward girls Into a better life. Bo loag as we undertake to punish crime by separating the criminal from the Immediate society of the members of a community whose laws he has violated and not remove him by banishment to a distant country, let us provide for our convicts such accommodations aa will secure them within the limits Imposed, and not violate the first principles of man's humanity to man. , Our agricultural interests have claimed recognition by you and greatly need some assistance at your hands. Your committee have gained for you full Information on the points to be considered, and I sincerely trust Uiat you will adopt their recommendations and make an appropriation of at least 125,000 to enable the board of agriculture to save their property from great sac rl floe, while providing adequate security to secure the repayment to the state. I leave the propriety of any further legislation to you, hoping that you will leave nothing undone which the public welfare demands, ana that when you shall have completed j our labors here you may return to your homes in the full assurance that your acts will meet the approval of your constituents. Jam M D. Williams, OoTirnor, ExKCunvK Dkpartmknt, March 6, 1877.

SENATE. Wednesday, March 7. Mr. LaRue modified his amendment with reference to Purdue university so as to make the appropriation $5,000 for 1877, and it was agreed to. . An effort was made to strike out the figures $2,500 for state auditor's Balary.but the motion failed. ' ' ' Clause 11 was amended so as to appropriate $3,000 for repairs and fencing at the deaf and dumb asylum. An effort to increase the appropriation for current expenses of the asylum to $00,000 failed. The clause relating to the blind asylum was amended by appropriating $2,000 for repairs. An effort to change the appropriation for superintendent's salary from $1,500 to $1,700 failed. The clause relating to appropriations for educational institutions ., for 1878 was so amended as to appropriate $10,000 to Purdue university,-,, , , , ' , , : ,i 4f...! .,,f Mr, Burrell moved an . additional .section appropriating $35,000 for the expenses of the extra session of the general assembly. Adopted.

" .The blirwaa then ordered to b engrossed. It appropriates the following items: iThe appropriations for 1879 duplicate those for 1878 except that $30,000 iü appropriated fof printing and $1.500 for distribution of the laws. . i i-.V-The senate then took a recess till 2 p.m.

Governor's offlee.. Secretary of state Anal tor of Rtate Tn-asarer of tetate....... Attorney general- ...

Supt of pub. instructon State library . Supreme court State Judiciary State boards. , Innane hofpitaL . Deaf and dumb asylum.. Blind asylum . Bolaters orphans' horn e Ktate prison north State prison goutti.. House of refuge........ Women's reformatory. Kducatlonal lnstltut'na. Printing aud stationery.

interest..-. Repairs, etc .

.Totais

3,

e 1 t:

812.745 00

4.730 00

8,625 00

3,2)5 00

3,963 83 SJ20 00 18,201 66 80,916 66

sw oo 73,000 00 3100 00

18,500 00

20,800 00,

4ouu oo 42,000 00 31,000 00 12,000 00 22,000 00 20,000 00 300,000 00 25,000 00

1758,833 3iSl,121,290

$21,700 7,400 15,500 6,720 500 6,400 5,650 3M20 159,000 10,300 130,000 58,000 30,000 34,000 80,000 70,000 53,000 21.000 36,000 15,000 300,000 25,000

ecific appropriation bill II. B. then taken . up on first reading.

The specific

554 was

The constitutional rule was then suspended

ana tne diu reaa toe second time. Mr. Reeve moved . to amend the section appointing the attorney general, W. W. Curry and James F. Hmey a Commission to audit the accounts of the southern prison, placing the appointment of the commission in the hands of the governor and limiting their term of service to 30 days.. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Baxter a clause was inserted appropriating $500 to each of the prisons for the purchase of books. Adopted. Mr. Taylor moved to amend by appropriating $2,500 for a hospital at the house of refuge. Adopted. A messgage was received from the house announcing the adoption of a concurrent resolution for the appointment of a committee of three from each house to take action on the death of Mr. Morrison, late a member of the house. The resolution was taken up and concurred in, and the speaker appointed Messrs. Riley, Moore and Grove. HOUSE. Mr. Yaryan, from the ways and means committee, introduced II. B. 554, which is a new specific appropriation bill. Mr. Grubbs moved to suspend the constitutional rules that the bill might be read a second and third time. Agreed to. The bill, as it came before the house lor passage, made the following appropriations: Prison south . 4144,000 00 Prison north 80,000 00 Insane hospital 250,000 00 Purdue university 5,000 00

For an additional building for the

state omcers State board of agriculture

normal scnooi....... Dodd & Mc Kinney Louisa C. Martin.... J. Baumgarner.....

J. m. Rldenour W. R. Harrison, 8. Claypool and N.

u. Taylor............., Sexton Deputy orison wardens.,

Chaplains of the prisons

8,000 00 25,000 00 1,500 0 3,094 66 5 00 340 00 630 78 3,000 00 84 00 400 00 400 00

Total $021,514 44 The bill passed ayes, 79; noes, 8. Mr. Yaryan, from the ways and means committee, introduced II. B. 455, the general appropriation bill. A message from the senate announced the passage of S. B. 330, the general appropriation bill. Mr. Branyan moved that the further consideration of the house general appropriation bill be dispensed with and the senate appropriation bill be taken up. Mr. Grubbs moved to lay the motion on the table. Agreed to. Mr. Overmeyer moved that the house appropriation bill be considered, engrossed and put upon its passage. Agreed to. The bill then passed ayes. 70; noes, 3. The following table shows tbe totals of the bill as passed by the house:

Governor's OfficeSecretary of state........... Auditor's office. Treasurer's ortlce Att'y general 's office Hupt. pub. instruction State librarian Supreme cou rt....... ........ State Judiciary State boards Insane hospital Deaf and dumb asylum. lUlnd asylum Orphan's home.............. Northern prison Southern prison.. House of refune.. Woman's reformatoryState university Normal school ... Purdue university

Printing and statlon'ry

i nie rest Repairs, etc

I

1877. 7 mo.

12,741 68 4.900 00 9,041 8,K.Srt tti 8,12500 8,675 00 8,1.17 6 17,3MH 94.1X9 00 8,0 00 75,000 00 84,000 W 18.000 00

20,800 00

4.5,onu OU 42,000 00 81,000 00 13.500 00

14,000 00

3,403 cO 6,500 00

20.000 00

800.000 00

10,000 00

1878. 1 year.

21,200 00 7,150 00 15,01 W 00 5,000 00 6;oooo 5.e."o oo 2fl,ttJ0 00 10-2,000 00 12,300 00 i:j,ooo oo 58,000 ( 30,000 00 X4,() 00 80,000 00 70,000 00 5.1,000 00 21,000 00 23,000 00 8,000 00 1,50000 15,000 00 300.000 00 10,000 00

Total.;.'. $814,218 831.008.940 00

I IL B. 344 by Mr. Leeper, for the protection of fish was read a third time and passed yeas, 69; nays, 4. i Mr. Comp ton introduced II. B. 356, appropriating $15,000 to pay the expenses of the special session. , ... .... i. .. ... i,. Mr. Collins moved that the rules be suspended and the bill read a second and third time and put upon its passage. Agreed to ayes, 71 J nays, 12 . . The bill was read a second and third time and passed aves, 72; nays, 7. The house then adjourned. SENATE.' Thursday, March 8. The clause appropriating $3,000 to discharge the claim of W. R. Harrison, Sol Claypool and N. , 1$. Taylor for attorneys' fees was stricken out, Mr. Harris moved to insert a clause allowing $1,000 to Mr. Taylor in full satisfaction of all claims against the state for attorneys' fees to date., Adopted yean. 28; nays, 19. The following items were added: George F. 8anfordt mileage, $240; Benton county, for extraordinary expenses in the McCullough murder trial, $1,000; Peter McOäker. $110; B. F. Havens, insurance on Normal school building, $144. The reading of the bill having been concluded, Mr. Dykeman moved an amendment to clause 2, section 1, providing that the contract for the construction of the cell house, etc., at the northern prison, shall be let as a whole, after proper advertising. Adopted. Mr, Reeve moved that the vote adopting the amendment be reconsidered. Agreed to. Mr. Reeve moved to amend so as to permit the contracts to be let in bulk or in parts, as the trustees may deem best for the interest of the state. Agreed to. The amendment as amended was adopted. The constitutional rule was then suspended, tbe bill read the third time and passed. It makes appropriations as follows:

State prison south....... i44,ooo oo

S,UUU W

orison norUi..n.-M t

.the i purchase of books for

State I'nr ...

prisons.. 1,000 00

To complete Insane asylum ...... 350,000 00 Purdue. university ... ... 6,000 4A AOUltUMi tostet bulldlnK... .-- 8,00 OO täte board of agriculture-.....-.... 25,009 00 State normal school.............-. 2,500 00

..... ! i .... . Dodd A McKlnney Louisa C. Martin

J. Bumearner..,

J.M. Rldenourr..

Leoaidas Sexton...

Deputy wardens of priHons

inapiainsoi prisons..

Hospital for house- of refuge.. N. B. Taylor, connsel fees..,..... For guarding' prisoners' sent from Orange eouatytoNew lAlbaay John 1J. Firestone, contestants

Joha II. Bray, services as clerk: rf, n . - A X fr I 11

jonn k. l nadDourne Hoelfiel, Thome A Co, Sec. Grand Lodge F. & A. M., gas., Henry Frommeyer . . , , , ,

c. jvinaier

John R. Msrot........... J. B. Cleveland & Co rent of torn rat Hop -rnra ... , A. Ktlf8r...W.M.MW MHIIII I I II.

J. C Dunn... L.S. Avreg......

Inittw X J 1 a n y4

W. H. Drapier (brevier reports) 1875George H. Hanford, mllee Benton county, expenses - of the McCuUough trial B. F. Hovens, Insurance on normal

scfcool building

1 65 00 840 7S 6JUC4 4 00 800 00 800 00 2,500 00 p 00 150 00 18 00 800 00 68 00 so oa y too 88 00. 23 00 400 0ft 21 0. 3 00 38 7S I 00 600 0 250 00 1,000 00 144 00

Total $ &9MM5.77 Amount appropriated on house bill. 679,814 44 Increase,.. . 4 i,Ul 23. Mr. Johnston, of Parke, moved to suspend the rules and take up bouse bill 191, fixing the price of supreme court report! at $3.50, per volume. .. Agreed to, an d the bill war read a first time. Mr. Johnston, of Parke, moved that the' constitutional rule, be . suspended and the bill be read the second and third times and. put upon its passage. Agreed to, and the . bill passed yeas, 38; nays, 6. H. B. 157, by Mr. Hull, regulating the; continuance of criminal causes on account ' of the absence of evidence, pased yeas, 82; navs, 9. H. B. 46, by Mr. Kennedy, of Rash, to prevent domestic animals from running at ' large, failed yeas, S3; nays, 35. H. B. 394, by Mr. Grubbs, defining the erirae of abortion and prescribing penalties, passed yeas, 74 : navs, 0. H. B. 487, by Mr. Harris, fixing the feea of sheriffs, passed yeas, 75; aays,0. H. B. IM, by Mr. Baumgarner, providing for the distribution of the fund collected aa dog tax, passed ayes, 68; nays, 15. H. B. 343, by Mr. Hall, to prevent extortionate charges by railroad corporations, failed yeas, 16; nays, 68. H. B. 405, by Mr. Peele, allowing cities to charge a license of $100 in addition to the state liquor license, passed ayes, 55; noes, 25. H. B. 450, by Mr. Hatfield, - amending an act relative to trials before Justices. It provides that a jury may consist of less than six.' Passed ayes, 84; noes, L J I. B. 393, by Mr. Johnson, of Dearborn, frohibi ting turnpike companies from ejecting toll from any person going to or returning from any funeral or religious meeting, was read a third time and failed for want of a constitutional majority yeas, 50; noes, 37. A communication was received from the commissioners of Marion county tendering use of rooms in the new court house to the general assembly in case of the building of a Mr. Cole called up H. B. 322, the new state house bill. The chair held that no amendments to the bill were in order, as the bill had already been voted upon, and neither discussion nor amendments were in order. Mr. Langdon appealed from the decision of the chair, and on this the ayes and noes were demanded. The ayes were 79 and the noes 15, so the decision of the chair was sustained. Mr. Comp ton moved that further consideration be postponed until to-morrow. Mr. Collins arose to a point of order that nothing but a vote on the bill could be considered. The vote was then taken and resultedayes, 48; noes, 43; so the bill failed for want of a constitutional majority. The following is the vote in detail:

SENATE.

Friday, March 9. The senate was called to order at 11 a. m., Mr. Peed in the chair. The reading of the journal was dispensed with, and the senate took up the house general appropriation bilL The bill having been read through, the constitutional rule was suspended, and tbe bill read through the second time and considered by clauses. The second reading having been completed, the amendments were ordered to be engrossed, and the bill was read the third time and passed. It appropriates as follows:

Governor's offlee..... ,

Secretary of state's office

Auditor of state .... Treasurer of state Attorney general Hup't nnblio Instruction 8 tat librarian Supreme court...... Btate Judiciary- ......... State boards Insane axylnm Deaf and dumb asylum... Blind asylum Bokllers' orphans' home. Prison north Prison south..... House of refuge ..... Women's reformatory. Educational institutions Printing and stationeryInterest on bonds....--.... Repairs, eto... ...

Total.

3!

a

"I '. o : i

112,741 65

4,74 m

8,542 82

8,125 00 8.57H 33

S.S20 00

17,3X6 6 l,i2 82

8,:V) OOj

75.000 00 84,000 00 18,00 W 20.H0O 00 45,000 00 42,000 00

81.000 00

1H.00Ü 00 1K.500 00

20,000 00 800, 00 10,000 00

$729,832 931 $1,103,590

$21.209 6,o0 16..W JO 6,(0 , 6,b. 2S,trJ0 182,009 io; 130,000 öfl.OOO ' 30,000 S4.UO 80,000 70,000 6.1,000 -21.000 82100 15,000 800,000 10,000

The specific appropriation bill returned from the house was taken up. Tbe house amendment to the senate . amendments, striking out the allowance of $500 to W. II. Drapier, was agreed to yeas, 38; nays, 8. The house amendment to the . seaate amendments, striking out the allowance of $1,000 to Benton county, was also concurred in. IL B. 55ß, making an appropriation of $15,000 to defray the expenses of the present special session, was taken up and read the second time.. , , Mr. Burrell moved that the rules be suspended, the bill read the second and third times and put upon its passage. Agreed to yeas, 37 ; nays, 7. The bill was read the second and third times and passed yeas, 32; nays, 2. Mr. lleilman moved that II. B. 115, to repeal the act to ascertain the boundary line between Indiana and Kentucky at and above Evansville, be taken up. Agreed to, and the bill was read the first time. Mr. Heilman further moved to suspend the constitutional rule and put the bill on its passage. Agreed to, and the bill was read the second and third times and passed yeas, 39; nays, 0. ? A message was received from the house announcing the concurrence of that body in the senate amendments to the general appropriation bill. Mr. Dykeman offered a concurrent resolution for tine die adjournment at 12 m Monday next. . Adopte .. Mr. Baxter, by consent, introduced 8. B. S3 L, establishing a superior court in Wayne county. . . v , ; , , .., . ., Mr. Baiter moved that the rule be raa