The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-22
N SENATE.
THURSDAY. December 81, Iss5.

THURSDAY, December p, l-to.
The PRESIDENT Dro tenn. called the Senate
20 order az GAS o'clock An.
The journal n Yesterday was NOT Itad.
Mr. OYIER demanded call Of the senate.
II wa- ordered. and ps pr, ~, TIL me Sec
I Rotary reported thirty eight hrthber- answer
ing % their names.
I ON motion bv Mr.. OYLER. further proceed
ings under the call were dispensed With.
/ Mr. MASON, by request Of the Chairman
Z Of the Committee on Education returned 10 the
! GIes Of the senate sundry bills and papers
/ Mr.. WRIGHT offered the following concur
I rent resolution:
Rsso{sed. BY the nate, the H,uss o. Repre- en,a-
tvss ooneurrng n al the Secretary u State hereby
az .ofirsd to have l0OeO eopes u the Road Laws
priued In pamphle. form ard distributed the coun-
ties IN proportion 70 their population for the benefit
superysor- Of the kosd Districts in their respective
Counties and Townships.
Mr.. W stated that there were ten thousand
townships In the state. and. Of course, il would
take the number Of copies named in the reso-
luton to supply one 10 each
The resolution was rejected
Mr.. BONHAM offered resolution, which
was adopted, allowing pay 10 ". III. Drapier
for preparing a Calendar Of Business before
the senate at the commencement Of the session
Mr.. CULLEN returned 10 the files the bill
II. X. JlS and other papers heretofore referred
20 the committee Of one from each Congress
-lonnl District on the subject Of the State
debt
Mr.. OYLER also returned papers from the
Committee on Elections,
Mr.. BONHAM presented he said wheel
barrow full Of petitions on the subject Of tenn
peTancc from the counties Of Wells, JAY and
BlackfoTd.
Mr.. CHAPMAN found in ms drawer a re-
port from the Committee on Finance. recon-
mending that the bill :. No. 10. ratifyipg the
action Of the Governor, ETC.. be laid on the
table, "A. further legislation j. rendered mex
pedieHt by a law on page g. Of the Acts Of
1863.
lie also returned other papers from the same
Committee, including a report Of the Superin-
tendent for the Institution for the Blind.
Mr.. BEESON returned 10 the files memo
rial on the subject Of the pa per cent. bonds
Mr.. NAWTER offered the following:
Res7're, That the thanks Of this Senate be aud the
sane are hereby unanim Dusly rendered to the Hon.
ParisC Dlnnng for the able and impartial manner In
which he has discharged his dutie- a, President yro
tenn. Of the Senate
II was adoped by "A standing vote
He also offered similar resolution. which
was adopted, embracing the names Of the See
retaries, clerks, doorkeepers and pages
Mr.. NOl Is presented a supplemental re-
port from the state Librarian, showing a bal
ance in his hands Of SIS.
He understood that the Librarian at times
needed postage stamps; and although there il
a law by which he can obtain them: vet. 10
save trouble. he suggested whether il would
not be well enough 10 leave this s3s In the
hands Of the Librarian for that purpose,
On motion by Mr.. CULLEN the Librarian
was instructed To pay il back into the treasury
Mr. COBB offered a resolution. which was
adopted. paying W. II. Draper for preparing
for publication list Of Acts and Joint Resolu-
tons passed at the last session and also nj the
present session Of this General Assembly.
And then the Senate adjourned till O'Clock