Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-31

M. Speaker also lai1 Defure the no4-r ftftn-
manicatou from the State Board Of Agriculture.
Referred TO Committee on Agriculture
Bills IxrRopCcrp.
Mr.. Packari-Ne. III. Relative 20 Congres-
s'onal School Fund, IN the counties Of Newton
and Jasper
Mr. Van Buskirk-No. lis. Amending 18th
section Of act regulating sAie Of Iqaors-sgamss
adulteration
Mr. ShaHer-No I1s: Amending 2lss section
Of Common Pleas law-relative 10 terms OF said
Courts IN Wabash. kssciu-ko. Fulton. Cas- and
Miami counties
Mr. Roberts-No 100: Amending section N
OF act prescribing duties OF County Surveyors
Mr. Lasselle-No I2l: To prohibit and pun.
ish arbitrary arrests
/ M Burton-No I22. Amvspling L.. section
Of act providing mode OF doing township busi
hess
+ Mr.. Lrsseile-No I23: Anenaing section. a.
an ~ oi act Furnishing misdemeAnors-providing
for obed ence TO writs of habeas corpus
Mr.. Packard-No. l24: Amending section
/ of act prescribing the duties and fixing cOmpen.
sation OF Agent of Stte-requring bond Of said
officer. To be approved by the Secretary Of State
instead OF the Governor.
J Mr. Packard moved that the rules be suspended
and the bhl read a second time.
On SUSPENSION Of the rules the vote stood ayes
81, noes 10
Mr. Speaker decided that the rules were not
suspended. two thirds Of full house being re-
quired To that end
Mr. Packard tcok appeal from the decision
of the Chair He thought tao thirls 81 the mem
bers present, quorum, were sufficient.
4 Mr.. Lamb quoted tho Constitution nrgucng
| that one hundred members constituted House.
Mr.. Speaker referred To the same clause IL the
Constitution aud to the general principles OF par
( lIamentary law =:
Mr. Niblack replied that the House never ac-
tnally consisted of one hundred. and that il that
number required had no House in point
/ of fact. He spoke of the present condition Of
Clngress. There i tot full Senate OF House.
In estimating quorum il j. necessary TO count
the vacant seats. He was satisfied that only two
thirds necessary To constitute quorum.
He was satisfied the ruling of the Chair was
wrong
Mr. Griffith pursued the argument sustaining
Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Harvey followed. sustaining the appeal
The representatives of the people should not be
hampered by rigid construction OF the Consti-
tuition where there any doubt. The benefit
of the interpretation therefore. should be in favor
OF the House. and no strict aud rigid interpreta-
ton insisted on.
Mr. Packard also argued IN support of his ap
peal He urged the arguments used by the gen
eman from Knox MIR Nbackl and the gentle
man from Montgomery Mr. HaIney.
Mr. Branham followed in favor of the ruling Of
the Chair. The object of the constitutional pro-
vision was to prevent hasty legislation II evil
IDENTITY was the intention of the trainers OF the
Constitution that TO hill should be introduced
and passed the same day unless the necessity wns
so great as To convince two-t thirds at one hun
, drel
Mr.. Lasselle continued the argument in favor
of the Chair
Mr.. Wooen arguel on the side OF the appeal,
, also Mr. Van Buskirk
The question l'ein.. put. the House sustained
+ the decision of the Char--ayrs 81. noes g.
Adjourned.