On motion of Mr. Lenfesty the Governor's message was referred to the committee of the whole House, and made a special order for Wednesday next, at 2 o'clock p. m. Mr. Hardesty introduced House bill No. 268-a bill appropriating $100,000 to defray the expenses of the forty-eighth regular session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Which was read a first time. Mr. Hardesty moved that the constitutional rule be suspended, have the bill read a second time by its title, a third time by sections, and put upon its passage. The question being, shall the constitutional rule be suspended? Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Billingsley, Blocher, Bowser, [Broaddus, Butterworth, Clark, Claypool, Cobb, Crumpacker, Ellsworth, Eward, Gifford, Goble, Gronendyke, Hardesty, Hatch, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Hoyer, King, North, Odle, Peed, Prentiss, Reeves, Riggs, Scott, Thompson (of Spencer), Willson (of Ripley), Wolflin and Wood -33. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barker, Branhamn, Brett, Buskirk, Cauthorn, Cline, Coffman, Dial, Durham, Eaton, Furnas, Given, Glasgow, Glazebrook, Goudie, Gregory, Heller, Isenhauer, Kimball, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Martin, McConnell, McKinney, Mellett, Miller, Ogden, Pfrimmer, Reno, Richardson, Rudder, Rumsey, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Shirley, Smith, Spellman, Strange, Teeter, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart), Tulley, Wesner, Whitworth, Willard, Wilson (of Blackford), Woodard, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker 50. So the constitutional rule was not suspended. On motion by Mr. Cauthorn, the bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 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 RepresenH. J.-3 tatives that the Senate has accepted the invitation of the House to meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of opening and publishing the election returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, held on the second Tuesday of October, 1872. On motion by Mr. Tulley, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, a. m. This journal was read in the hearing of the Committee and found to be correct. W. K. EDWARDS, Speaker. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 11, 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 by Mr. Mellett, the further reading of the same was dispensed with. Stinson J. Barrett, Representative from the counties of Bartholomew and Shelby, being absent at the orgrnization of the House on Thursday, January 9, 1873, appeared and was sworn into office by the Speaker. Mr. Lenfesty offered the following resolution : Reeolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the House of Representatives and Senate meet in Joint Session in the Hall of this House immediately after the vote for Governor is counted to-day, for the purpose of electing one President of the Board of Commissioners of Benevolent Institutions, one Trustee of the Blind Asylum, one Trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, one Trustee of the Insane Asylum, one Canal Trustee, one State Librarian, three Directors State Prison, South, three Directors State Prison, North, one Trustee for the Soldiers' Home. Mr. Satterwhite moved to amend by fixing the time at 2 o'clock this afternoon, which amendment was accepted. Which amendment was adopted. And the resolution as amended was then adopted. The following communication was received from the Secretary of State: STATE OF INDIANA, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, in conformity with the provisions of section forty-seven of the act of June 7, 1852, ninety-eight communications addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, care of Secretary of State. Very respectfully, JOHN H. FARQUHAR, Secretary of State. By O. M. EDDY, Deputy. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Baker and North a committee of two to inform the Senate that the House was ready to receive the members of the Senate to witness the count of the votes for · Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Indiana, and to conduct the members of the Senate to the hall of the House. The Senate then, in pursuance of the invitation of the House, came into the hall of the House, preceded by the President pro tem. of the Senate, when the joint convention was called to order by the President pro tem. of the Senate. The President pro tem. of the Senate then said: GENTLEMEN: We have assembled in joint convention under the provisions of section four, article five, of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, which reads as follows: SECTION 4. In voting for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, the electors shall designate for whom they vote as Governor, and for whom they vote as Lieutenant-Governor The returns of every election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of government, directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall open and publish them in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly. The Speaker of the House of Representatives will now proceed to open and publish the returns for the election of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Indiana. Whereupon Hon. Wm. K. Edwards, Speaker of the House of Representatives said: Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: Pursuant to the fifth article of the Constitution of this State, and as prescribed by the forty-seventh section of an act entitled, "An act regulating General Elections and prescribing the duties of officers in relation thereto", approved June 7, 1852. I shall now open and publish in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly the returns of the General Election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, held on the second Tuesday in October A. D 1872, which were sealed up and transmitted to the seat of Government directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, then in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly, proceeded to open the returns. |