Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-26

passage of House bill 239
Mr. Atkson. same, recommending passage of
House bill 300.
Mr.. Howk, Judiciary, tabling the Senate bill
&c
Mr.. Burton, same. recommending passage of
Senate Gill 80
Mr.. Lake. same. recommending passage of
Senate bill A.
Mr.. Packard, same. recommending passage of
Senate bill 90.
Also recommending the passage of Senate bill
80.
Mr.. Burton, same. recommending passage of
Senate bill i0l
Mr.. kilgore, recommending passage of House
bill g.
Mr.. Anderson. recommending passage Of Sen
ate bill u.
Mr.. Howk, recommending passage OF Senate
bill 50; amended
Mr. Anderson submitted a minority report with
reference to the bill which allows creditors 10
out attachments, before debts due, in order to
prevent frauds
Alter debate, the yeas and nays being called.
the majority report was concurred in.
Mr. Abbott from Committee on Temperance,
tabling House bill s5: also, tabling House bill
Ia; also. House bill 2O6
Mr. Priest submitted minority report in favor
of bill %. Referred to a select committee of
five.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. Hanna's bill. No 22l. ian act providing
for the organiz ,ton of the Indiana militia: for a
military tax, aEd for other matters properly con-
nected with the militia of the State" was taken
up, the House resolvingitself into Committee of
the Whole. Mr.. Niblack in the chair
The bill being read Mr.. Cook offered a substi-
tute, containing ninety four sections, and very
long.
Mr.. Hanna insisted that the original dill had
precedence, and must be read through, section by
section, for amendment.
The Chair decided that that the rule, and
the reading of the bill as indicated was com
menced.
Mr.. Higgins moved to strike out the I'd section
relative 10 the military tax. Lost-yeas 80,
nays 43
On motion of Mr. Lamb with view to ad-
iournment, the committee roSe reported progress
and asked leave to sit again.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at l y o'clock.
In the absence of Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Brown
was called to the chair
call of the House ordered Fifty three
members answered TO their names-Mr. Speaker
Buskirk appearing just in the nick of time max
ing fifty four.
Doors ordered closed, and absentees sent for.
After some further action, on motion of Mr..
Niback, the doors were opened, and the House
proceeded TO business.
SENATE MESSAGES,
On motion of Mr.. Holcomb were taken up,
and action had thereon.
COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN.
Mr.. Cason submitted the report of the minority
of this committee to harmonize differences be-
tween parties, and moved that it be informally
laid on the table, and 500 copies ordered printed
Carried.
SPECIAL oRDxn.
Mr.. Hanna moved that for the purpose of ex-
pediting business, the committee of the whole
House bill 22l be now discharged from further
action.
Mr.. Cason thought that this could not be done.
To that end, the House must again resolve itself
into committee of the whole, and rising, recon-
mend that they be discharged.
Mr.. Holcomb moved. therefore, that the House
so resolve itself. Carried
Mr.. Harvey moved that the subject under con-
sideration this morning be taken up and that the
committee rise and ask to be discharged.
The question, after this, before the House be-
ing upon the substitute offered BY Mr. Cook. Mr.
Lamb moved that it be informally laid on the Ia
bic and 200 copies ordered printed.
Mr.. Hanna conceived that this motion was
made for delay only. He was opposed to one
hours delay on this important measure.
Mr. Cook withdrew his substitute
Mr.. Speaker said: The question is now upon
ordering bill No. 22l to engrossment.
Mr. Griffith offered verbal amendments TO sec
tons ,, H. -. and every other section where
Officers of State occur. and substituting Gov
ernor
Mr.. Mllroy moved 20 table the amendments
Yeas ami nays demanded House agreed to
table, 81 to 50
Mr.. Cason moved to refer the bill to the J udi-
ciary Committee. for the purpose of nquiring
into lis c0Dstitutionality.
Mr. Hanna moved TO table the motion. and the
yeas and nays demanded
Mr.. CasOn and Mr. Anderson asked to be ex
cusel from voting Agreed TO.
The House tabled MIR. Cason' motion, 81 20 30
Mr. Brown demanded the previous question
Mr.. Casou and Mr.. Anderson demanded the
yeas snd NAYS.
Mr. Anderson asked TO be excused from voting
Objection
Yeas and nays demanded House excused Mr..
Anderson from voting-44 to 81
Question secondiDg demand for previous
questiOn-yeas So nays l6
The main question, ordering the bill
grossment was put. The yeas and nays were
demanded
Mr.. Cason asked to be excused from voting.
and, joined by Mr.. klgore, demanded the yeas
and NAYS
parliamentary tactics they must be little quicker
The call has already commenced, and the Clerk
will proceed with it
Bill ordered to engrossment and third reading
yeas 50, nays IL.
REPORTS.
From Committee on Claims, by suadry gentle
men, relative TO a petition of the Jefferson
County Agricultural Society, concerning dam
ages to their grounds, tabling it. Also recon-
mending the Incorporation of the claim of Nessrs
Talbot and Cos,igsn in the specific appropriation
bill. Also tabng the claim of Simon and Son.
for clothing furnished the army. Also allowing
the claim of Messrs. Elder Hardness Bingham
for Sentinel newspaper furnished soldiers. Also
allowing claim of \. Cunningham. Also allow
ing claim of Bingham, Doughty Co Alss
allowing claim of the indianapolis Journal Com
psny-
Mr.. Brown, from Committee on Organization
of Courts, recommended passage of House ball
223: also OF House bill l46; also of House bill
2i5
Mr.. Hocomb. from Committee on Education,
relative TO petition of German citizens OF NIgo
county, ~ to teaching German language IN the
common schools, tabng it,
Mr.. Harvey. from Committee on Ways and
Means, tabling joint resolution IS for printing
laws concerning decedents' estate
Mr.. Shafer, from Committee on Swamp Lands,
tabling House bill 234.