bill No. 243-being a bill to repeal an act for the protection of game, have had the same under consideration and respectfully recommend that it be indefinitely postponed. Which report was concurred in and the bill indefinitely postponed. Mr. Furnas, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred House bill No. 80-being a bill for the prevention of the spreading of the common thistle, have had the same under consideration, and respectfully return the same and recommend its indefinite postponement. Which report was concurred in, and the bill indefinitely postponed. Mr. Branham moved to reconsider the vote by which concurrent resolution relating to the care and treatment of insane persons, was adopted. Which motion prevailed. Mr. Hardesty offered the following amendment. Amend by striking out the words "a central, a northern, and a southern" after the words, "three hospital districts." Which amendment was adopted. Messrs. Branham and Butterworth demanded the ayes and noes on the adoption of the concurrent resolution. Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barrett, Baxter, Bowser, Branham, Brett, Broaddus, Buskirk, Butterworth, Butts, Cline, Cobb, Coffman, Cole, Cowgill, Crumpacker, Dial, Eaton, Edwards (of Lawrence,) Ellsworth, Eward, Furnas, Gifford, Given, Glasgow, Glazebrook, Goudie, Gronendyke, Hardesty, Hatch, Hedrick, Heller, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Isenhauer, Johnson, Jones, Kimball, King, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Lent, Martin, McConnell, McKinney, Mellett, Miller, North, Odle, Offut, Ogden, Peed, Pfrimmer, Prentiss, Reeves, Reno, Richardson, Riggs, Rudder, Rumsey, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Scott, Shirley, Shutt, Smith, Spellman, Strange, Stanley, Teeter, Thayer, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart,) Thompson (of Spencer,) Troutman, Tulley, Wesner, Whitworth, Wilson (of Blackford,) Willson (of Ripley,) Wood, Woodard, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-85. Mr. Pfrimmer voting in the negative. So the concurrent resolution was adopted. The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills would report that they have examined Enrolled act No. 294, entitled "An act appropriating one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the forty-eighth General Assembly," etc., etc., and find that the same is correctly enrolled. Mr. Given was granted leave of absence until Wednesday next. Mr. Cole was granted leave of absence until Tuesday next. Mr. Branham presented the claim of Capt. Jas. H. Smith's company, 9th Regt. Ind. Legion, for services rendered the State from September 16, 1862, to October 1, 1862, which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Lenfesty was granted leave of absence until Monday evening next. The message of the Senate, in relation to the 'oint Convention to hear the addresses of the American Woman's Suffrage Association, was taken up and concurred in. Mr. Brett presented a petition from sundry citizens of Daviess county on the subject of temperance. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. On motion by Mr. Offut the House adjourned until 2:20 this p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met pursuant to adjournment, with the Speaker in the chair. Mr. Schmuck moved that a committee of two be appointed by the Speaker to wait upon the Senate and inform them that the House is now ready to receive them to hear the addresses to be delivered by members of the American Woman's Suffrage Association, and conduct the Senators to the hall of the House. Which motion prevailed, and the Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. Schmuck and JOINT CONVENTION. The Senate then, in pursuance to the invitation of the House, came into the hall of the House, preceded by the President of the Senate, and were seated on the right of the Speaker. The clerk read the following memorial from the American Woman's Suffrage Association. The President of the Senate then said: Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives : We have met in joint convention for the purpose of hearing addresses of members of the American Woman's Suffrage Association. I now have the pleasure of introducing. to you, Mrs. Margaret V. Longley, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who will address you on the subects referred to, in their memorial. MEMORIAL. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Indiana: The American Woman's Suffrage Association respectfully rep resents H. J.-10 First. That whereas, the first section of the second article of the Constitution of the United States expressly provides, each State shall appoint as the Legislature thereof may direct the electors for President and Vice President, and whereas women are now unjustly excluded from any participation in the election of those highest officers of the nation, we therefore respectfully pray your honorable bodies, that you will excercise the authority thus vested in you by the Federal Constitution and enact a law, conferring suffrage upon women who are citizens of the United States and the State of Indiana, in future Presidential elections upon the same terms and conditions as men, and we further respectfully represent― Second. That whereas, the Constitutions of many of the States contain no restriction upon the exercise of suffrage by women in regard to the election of certain State, county, town and municipal officers, we therefore respectfully pray that you will enact a law abolishing all political distinctions on account of sex, except where the same are expressly contained in the present Consti tution of your State, and we further respectfully represent― Third. That whereas, the Constitution of the State of Indiana restricts suffrage for certain officers to men alone; therefore, we respectfully pray your honorable body to take the necessary steps to amend the State Constitution so as to abolish hereafter all political distinctions on account of sex. This memorial is presented in accordance with a resolution adopted at the annual meeting of said American Woman's Suffrage Association held in St. Louis on the twenty-second of November, A. D. 1872, composed of delegates from auxiliary State societies. THOS. WENTWORTH HIGGMAN, Pres't. The President of the Senate introduced Mrs. H. M. T. Cutter, M. D., of Illinois, who then delivered an address on the same subject. The purposes for which the Joint Convention had assembled having been concluded, the President of the Senate then declared the Joint Convention adjourned without day, whereupon the Senators retired to their chamber. Mr. Hardesty moved that the vote on which House bill No. 101 failed to pass be reconsidered. Pending the consideration of which, on motion by Mr. Kimball, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. This Journal was read in the presence of the committee and found to be correct. W. K. EDWARDS, Speaker. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 18, 1873, 9:30 O'CLOCK. The House met pursuant to adjournment with the Speaker in the chair. The journal of yesterday was read in part, when on motion of Mr. Tulley, the further reading of the same was dispensed with. The Joint Committee on Enrolled bills, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Joint Committee on Enrolled bills, report, that they have compared enrolled Senate bill No. 150, entitled, "An act to legalize taxes in certain cases levied by the trustees of incorporated towns, and find that the same is correctly enrolled. Mr. Broaddus offered the following resolution: Resolved, that the Committee on Ways and Means be, and they are hereby instructed, to inquire into the expediency of taxing the agents of mercantile and manufacturing houses of other States, who sell their goods, wares and merchandise by sample in this State, and that said committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Which resolution was adopted. Mr. Pfrimmer introduced House bill No. 335-an act relating to estrays and articles adrift and prescribing penalties. |