ing of public moneys. It is not just to require public officers to retain a personal custody thereof, and to denounce degrading penalties against them if they fail therein, and at the same time to leave them without adequate protection. But in no financial policy whatever should the officers be allowed to make a gain to themselves out of the use of public money. That tends to corruption and the insecurity of the treasury.

I need not urge you to extend a protecting and fostering hand over our free schools, and to guard with anxious care the funds that support them. Coming as you do, from among the people, you can not be indifferent to an influence so important to their welfare, and to the true dignity and strength of the State.

I trust the laws you may enact will promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of the people.

The business for which the Joint Convention was convened having been concluded, the President of the Senate declared it adjourned without day, and the Senators repaired to their chamber.

On motion, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

W. K. EDWARDS, Speaker.

TUESDAY MORNING.

JANUARY 14, 1873, 9:30 O'CLOCK.

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

The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

On motion by Mr. Furnas, the consideration of Governor Hendricks' inaugural address was made a special order for tomorrow at 4 o'clock p. m., in committee of the whole House.

Mr. Shirley moved that five thousand copies of Governor Hendricks' inaugural address be printed, fifteen hundred of which shall be printed in German, for the use of Governor Hendricks and members of the General Assembly.

Which motion prevailed.

Mr. Heller introduced House bill No. 284—an act entitled act to amend section twenty-two of an act entitled an act for the incorporation of towns, defining their powers, providing for the election of the officers thereof, and declaring their duties.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from the Governor:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., January 13, 1873.

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

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SIR. Samuel R. Downey, Esq., my Private Secretary, will act as Executive Messenger in the delivering of communications to the House of Representatives.

THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,

Mr. Wesner offered the following resolution:

Governor.

Resolved, That in view of the enactment of the per diem act cutting off stationery, that this House will not vote for any appropriation to pay for newspapers, and that the Senate be respectfully requested to concur herein.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Martin introduced House bill No. 285-an act for the encouragement, organization and perpetuity of reading room lectures and library associations, made by working men, authorizing gifts or devises by will or otherwise, and authorizing the board of county commissioners to make limited donations under certain circumstances, if in their discretion the same is proper and necessary.

Which was read a first time, and referred to the Committee on Education.

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 resolution of the House, to-wit:

Resolved, That a committee of three on the part of the House, to act with a like committee on the part of the Senate, to make proper arrangements, and fix the time when the persons designated by the American Woman's Suffrage Association shall have a respectful hearing before the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, with the following amendments, to-wit: Insert after the word "Resolved," in the first line, the words "By the House, the Senate concurring," in which amendment the Senate respectfully asks the concurrence of the House.

I am also directed by the Senate to inform the House that the President of the Senate has appointed as such committee Messrs. Sleeth, Rhodes and Gregg.

The message just received from the Senate was taken up, and on motion, the amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in.

Mr. Given introduced House bill No. 286-an act defining misdemeanors and prescribing punishment therefor.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Goudie introduced House bill No. 287-an act to fix the time of holding the common pleas court in the county of Decatur, in the twenty-second district.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on the Organization of Courts.

Mr. Miller presented a petition from sundry citizens of Decatur county, on the subject of temperanee.

Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance.

Mr. Mellett introduced House bill No. 288-an act supplemental to an act authorizing the construction of plank, Macadamized and gravel roads, approved May 12, 1852.

Which was read 'a first time and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

On motion the House took a recess of ten minutes to witness the inauguration of Hon. Leonidas Sexton, Lieutenant-Governor elect, in the chamber of the House.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

Mr. Satterwhite was granted leave of absence until Thursday

next.

Mr. Lenfesty presented petitions from various citizens of Grant county, on the subject of temperance.

Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance.

Mr. Clark presented petition from numerous ladies of Hamilton county, asking for the speedy completion of the Indiana Reformatory Institute for Women and Girls, and that a law be enacted. making the keeping or hiring an inmate of a house of prostitution. a penal offense, etc.

Which were referred to the Committee on Reformatory Institutions.

Mr. Furnas presented petitions from sundry citizens of Orange county, on the subject of temperance.

Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance.

Mr. Hedrick presented petitions from sundry citizens on the subject of temperance.

Which were referred to the Committee on Temperance.

Mr. Hedrick presented petitions from sundry citizens of Henry county asking for the completion of the Indiana Reformatory Institute for Women and Girls, and to make the keeping or being an inmate of a house of prostiution, etc., a penal offense.

Which were referred to the Committee on Reformatory Institutions.

Mr. Kirkpatrick presented a petition from sundry citizens of

Howard county in relation to the completion of the Indiana Reformatory Institute for Women and Girls, etc.

Which was referred to the Committee on Reformatory Institutions.

Mr. Thayer introduced House bill No. 289-an act to amend sections one and four of an act authorizing recorders to make out complete or general indexes of records of deeds and mortgages and to procure and use seals, approved February 16th, 1852, and amended by the acts of the General Assembly of 1855.

Which was read a first time and referred to Committee on Corporations.

Mr. Billingsley introduced House bill No. 290-a bill for an act fixing the time and mode of electing a State Printer, defining his duties, fixing compensation, and repealing all laws coming in conflict with this act and declaring an emergency.

Which was read a first time and on motion referred to the following Select Committee: Messrs. Furnas, Peed and Mellett.

Mr. Peed introduced House bill No. 291-An act defining what counties shall constitute the Third Judicial Circuit.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Peed moved that the constitutional rule be suspended, the bill read a second time by its title and 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, Barker, Barrett, Billingsley, Blocher, Branham, Brett, Butterworth, Cauthorn, Clark, Claypool, Cline, Coffman, Crumpacker, Dial, Durham, Edwards (of Lawrence,) Ellsworth, Given, Hatch, Hedrick, Heller, Henderson, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Lenfesty, Mellett, Miller, Offut, Peed, Prentiss, Reeves, Reno, Richardson, Rudder, Rumsey, Schmuck, Scott, Shirley, Shutt, Smith, Spellman, Stanley, Strange, Teeter, Thayer, Thompson (of Elkhart,) Thompson (of Spencer,) Tulley, Willard, Wood, Woodard, Woollen, Wynn and Mr. Speaker-60.