House to Senate bill No. 159, entitled "A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified voters of this State for their ratification or rejection, a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Indiana therein mentioned, and declaring an emergency."

The message of the Senate in relation to the appointment of a Joint Committee to investigate the account of the Trustee of the Soldiers' Home, was taken up and concurred in.

Whereupon the Speaker announced the following as such committee on the part of the House, Messrs. Tingley, Whitworth and Clark.

The message of the Senate in relation to redistricting the State for judicial purposes was taken up and concurred in.

Whereupon the Speaker announced as such committee on the part of the House, Messrs. Woollen, Willson (of Ripley,) Cowgill, and Cauthorn.

The message of the Senate in relation to the appointment of a committee to employ official reporters, and for the printing and binding of the brevier reports, was taken up, and on motion by Mr. Woollen, laid on the table and made a special order for Monday next at 2 o'clock p. m.

On motion by Mr. Furnas, House bill No. 327 was taken from the table and referred to the Committee on Temperance.

On motion by Mr. Mellett, House bill No. 55 was taken from the table and recommited to the Committee on Education

Engrossed House bill No. 213 was taken up, read a third time put upon its passage.

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The question being, shall the bill pass?

Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barker, Barrett, Baxter, Billingsley, Blocher, Bowser, Branham, Broaddus, Buskirk, Butterworth, Butts, Cauthorn, Clark, Claypool, Cobb, Coffinan, Cole, Crumpacker, Dial, Eaton, Edwards (of Lawrence), Ellsworth, Edwards, Furnas, Gifford, Given, Glasgow, Glazebrook, Goble, Goudie, Groenendyke, Hardesty, Hatch, Hedrick, Heller, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Hoyer, Johnson, Jones, Kimball, King, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Lent, Martin, McConnell,

McKinney, North, Odle, Offut, Ogden, Peed, Pfrimmer, Prentiss, Reeves, Reno, Richardson, Riggs, Rudder, Rumsey, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Scotr, Shirley, Shutt, Smith, Spellman, Stanley, Strange, Teeter, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart,) Thompson (of Spencer), Troutman, Walker, Wesner, Whitworth, Willard, Wilson (of Blackford), Willson (of Ripley), Woolflin, Wood, Woodard, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-89.

No one voting in the negative, so the bill passed.

The question being, shall the bill as read stand as the title of the bill?

It was so ordered.

Engrossed House bill No. 225 was taken up and read a third time, whereupon Mr. Shutt offered the following amendment:

I move to strike out the word "blackbird," where it occurs in said bill.

Which amendment was adopted by unanimous consent.

The question being, shall the bill pass?

Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barrett, Baxter, Billingsley, Bowser, Branham, Broaddus, Butterworth, Butts, Clark, Cobb, Durham, Eaton, Edwards (of Lawrence), Eward, Furnas, Gifford, Glazebrook, Goble, Goudie, Gronendyke, Hardesty, Hatch, Hedrick, Heller, Hollingsworth, Hoyer, Johnson, Jones, Kimball, King, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Lent, Martin, McConnell, McKinney, Mellett, North, Odle, Ogden, Prentiss, Reeves, Reno, Rumsey, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Shirley, Shutt, Smith, Spellman, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart), Thompson (of Spencer), Troutman, Walker, Wesner, Wilson (of Blackford), Willson (of Ripley), Wood, Woodard, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-65.

Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs, Barker, Blocher, Cauthorn, Claypool, Coffman, Crumpacker, Dial, Ellsworth, Glasgow, Henderson, Miller, Peed, Pfrimmer, Richardson, Riggs, Rudder, Scott, Stanley, Strange, Teeter, Tulley, Whitworth, Willard and Wolflin--23.

So the bill passed.

The question being, shall the title as read stand as the title of the bill?

Whereupon Mr. Miller offered the following amendment :

I move to amend the title to said bill by striking out the words "and declaring an emergency."

Which amendment was adopted and the title as amended approved.

Engrossed House bill No. 261 was taken up, read a third time, and put upon its passage.

Pending which, on motion by Mr. Branham, the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, the Speaker in the chair.

The consideration of House bill No. 261, pending which, the House adjourned this morning, was resumed.

Mr. Branham moved to postpone the further consideration of said bill until Wednesday next at 10 o'clock a. m., and make it a special order for that hour.

Whereupon Messrs. Branham and Kimball demanded the ayes and noes.

Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barrett, Baxter, Billingsley, Blocher, Bowser, Branham, Brett, Broaddus, Butterworth, Butts, Cauthorn, Clark, Claypool, Cobb, Coffman, Cole, Durham, Eaton, Edwards (of Lawrence), Eward, Gifford, Given, Glasgow, Goble, Goudie, Gronendyke, Hatch, Heller, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Hoyer, Johnson, Jones, Kimball, King, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Lent, McKinney, Mellett,

Miller, North, Odle, Ogden, Pfrimmer, Prentiss, Reeves, Riggs, Rudder, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Scott, Smith, Spellman, Stanley, Thayer, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart), Thompson (of Spencer), Troutman, Walker, Wesner, Whitworth, Wilson (of Black ford), Willson (of Ripley), Wolflin, Woodard, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-72

Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barker, Crumpacker, Dial, Ellsworth, Hedrick, Martin, McConnell, Reed, Reno, Richardson, Rumsey, Shirley, Shutt, Strange, Teeter, Tulley, Willard, Woodard and Woollen-19.

So the further consideration of said bill was postponed until Wednesday next at 10 o'clock a. m., and made a special order for that hour.

The following message was received from the Senate by the Secretary thereof:

MR. SPEAKER:

I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following concurrent resolutions to-wit:

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That the State Librarian is hereby instructed to procure a new flag to be placed on the flag-staff to float over the State Cap

itol.

In which the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested. Also,

I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following resolution, to-wit:

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That this General Assembly will vote no money to pay claims for services rendered, or materials furnished to the State, prior to the meeting of the last special session of the General Assembly, unless such claims shall be presented to the proper committee on claims, at least twenty days before the last day of the present session, and the Joint Committee on Claims is hereby instructed not to consider any such bills or claims presented after the time herein specified.

In which the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested.

Also, I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed the following Engrossed House bill, to-wit:

Engrossed House bill No. 293, entitled "A bill to repeal an act fixing the time and mode of electing State Printer, defining his duties, fixng compensation and repealing all laws coming in conflict with this act," passed March 1859, and to abolish the office of State Printer, and the same is herewith returned to the House of Representatives.

The Speaker laid before the House, the following communication from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction presenting his 20th Annual Report.

INDIANAPOLIS, January 22, 1873.

Hon. W. K. Edwards, Speaker of House of Representatives:

SIR: In accordance with the 123d section of the School Law, I take pleasure in presenting to you, and through you to the General Assembly, the 20th Annual Report from this department.

MILTON B. HOPKINS, Superintendent Public Instruction.

House bill No. 10 was taken up and read a third time, whereupon Mr. Kimball offered the following amendment:

Moved to amend the bill, so as to limit the amount for which the bonds shall be sold to not less than ninety-five cents on the dollar.

Which amendment was adopted by unanimous consent.

The question being, shall the bill pass?

Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Barrett, Billingsley, Ellsworth, Eward, Glazebrook, Gronendyke, Hardesty, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Martin, Mellett, Miller, North, Ogden, Reno, Richardson, Riggs, Satterwhite, Shutt, Stanley, Strange, Teeter, Thayer, Thompson (of Spencer), Troutman, Waller, Wolflin, Wood, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker―31.