trustees so far as they relate to the receipt and disbursment of public funds. Which report was concurred in, the original bill laid on the table and the substituted bill read a first time. Mr. Prentiss, from the Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report : MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on County and Township Business, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 74, entitled "An act to legalize the acts and proceedings of Boards of County Commissioners in certain cases, and declaring an emergency," have had the same under consideration and recommend its passage. Which report was concurred in and the bill read a second time. Mr. Coffman, from the Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on County and Township Business, to whom was referred House bill No. 455, entitled—a bill for an act to provide for township elections-have had the same under consideration and recommend its passage. Which report was concurred in, the bill read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. The Speaker announced that he had signed Enrolled House act No. 71. Mr. Claypool, from the Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on County and Township Business, to whom was referred House bill No. 356, an act entitled-an act concerning cemeteries—have had the same under consideration, and report the same back with the recommendation that it pass. Which report was concurred in, the bill read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Reeves, from the Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on County and Township Business, to whom was referred House bill No. 370, entitled-an act providing for the regular sessions of the Board of County Commissioners, and repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict there with-have had the same under consideration and recommend its indefinite postponement. Which report was concurred in, and the bill indefinitely postponed. Mr. Reeves, from the Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on County and Township Business, to whom was referred House bill No. 371, entitled-an act supplemental to an act to provide for a uniform assessment of property, and for the collection and return of taxes thereon-have had the same under consideration and recommend its indefinite postponement. 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. 429, being a bill concerning grain elevators, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to return the same and recommend its passage. Which report was concurred in, and the bill read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Odle, from the Committee on Agricalture, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred House bill No. 393-to amend section 5 of an act to discourage the keeping of useless and sheep-killing dogs-have had the same under consideration, and directed me to report it back with a recommendation that it lie on the table. Which report was concurred in, and the bill laid ou the table. Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee, to whom was referred House bill No. 463, entitled-an act defining certain rights and duties of feeders and pasturers of live stock-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Which report was concurred in, and the bill referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Speaker announced the following as the Standing Committee on Mines and Mining-Messrs. Baxter, Cline, Kimball, McConnell, Gronendyke, Rudder and North. Mr. Mellett, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Education, to whom was referred House bill No. 316, with instruction, recommend that the following be added to section first, viz: "And provided further, That such additional levy shall only be made after the legal voters of the township, to be affected thereby, shall have declared in favor thereof.” Which report was concurred in, the amendments adopted and considered as engrossed, and the bill put upon its passage. The question being, shall the bill pass? Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Anderson, Barker, Barrett, Baxter, Billingsley, Bowser, Broaddus, Buskirk, Butterworth, Butts, Clark, Claypool, Cline, Cobb, Coffman, Cole, Cowgill, Crumpacker, Dial, Durham, Eaton, Edwards (of Lawrence), Ellsworth, Eward, Furnas, Gifford, Glasgow, Goudie, Gronendyke, Hardesty, Hatch, Hedrick, Heller, Henderson, Hollingsworth, Hoyer, Isenhauer, Jones, Kimball, King, Kirkpatrick, Martin, McConnell, McKinney, Mellett, North, Odle, Prentiss, Reeves, Rudder, Rumsey, Satterwhite, Schmuck, Shirley, Shutt, Smith, Spellman, Stanley, Teeter, Thayer, Tingley, Thompson (of Elkhart), Thompson (of Spencer), Troutman, Tulley, Walker, Wesner, Whitworth, Willard, Wilson (of Blackford), Wood, Woodard, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-75. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Blocher, Lenfesty, Ogden, Peed and Reno—5. So the bill passed. The question being, shall the title as read stand as the title of the bill? It was so ordered. Mr. Barrett presented a protest from sundry citizens of Bartholemew county, against the abolishment of the Common Pleas Court. Which was referred to the Select Committee on Re-districting the State for Judicial Purposes. Mr. Miller presented a protest from the members of the bar of Decatur county, against the abolishment of the Common Pleas Court. Which was referred to the Select Committee on Re-districting the State for Judicial Purposes. Mr. Mellett introduced House bill No. 479-an act to amend section 561 of an act entitled "An act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms in civil cases in the courts of this State; to abolish distinct forms of action at law, and to provide for the administration of justice in a uniform mode of pleading and practice, without distinction between law and equity." Which was read a first time. Mr. Buskirk introduced House bill No. 480-an act to encourage teachers' institutes and to provide for the expense of the same, and prescribing the duties of certain officers therein named. Which bill was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Mellett offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the chairman of the Committee on Printing is hereby instructed to furnish this House with the cost of printing House bill No. 399; also, the cost of printing the bills of the House, per page. Which resolution was adopted. Mr. Billingsley, chairman of the Committee on Public Printing, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: In compliance with a resolution of this House, requesting the chairman of the Committee on Printing to report the cost of printing House bill No. 399; also, the cost of printing the bills of this House, per page, I beg leave to report, that House bill No. 399, of which there was printed 500 copies, cost $87.75. Cost of printing, per page, including paper for first hundred, $3; for additional hundreds, per page per hundred, $1. Which report was concurred in and laid on the table. Mr. Furnas introduced House bill No. 481-an act repealing an act entitled "An act to render taxation for common school purposes uniform, and provide for the education of the colored children of the State." Which bill was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Education. |