The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-07
SENATE.
TUESDAY. Feb. q

SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. q.
Mr. LaRue offered amendments to S B
93-board of health bill-the vote ordering
it to engrossment having been reconsidered
last night
Mr.. Streight moved an amendment to sec
ton 1, providing that the members of the
board shall be of different schools of medi-
cine.
Mr.. Dykeman moved to lay on the table
The yeas and nays were demanded, and
the vote resulted-yeas, 20; nays, %.
Mr.. Burrell moved to indefinitely post
pone the amendment. Agreed to-yeas, 20;
nays, 10.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
engrossment of the bill, the vote resulting
yeas 20; nays, 20.
III. b. 42O in relation 20 the powers of
cities over harbors, etc. was read the second
time and passed to third reading.
Mr.. Dykeman moved to suspend the
rule and put S. b. 119 on it's passage. Agreed
to-yeas "a; nays, 4.
The bill then passed-yeas, 40; nays, O.
1T provides that possession of property
sold for taxes shall not be given till the deed
is made out.
The special order, Mr. Bells state house
resolution, was taken up.
Mr.. Givan moved to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Dykeman demanded a call of the
house. The call showed AZ senators present.
Mr.. Bell moved to dispense with further
proceedings until the call.
Mr.. Burrell moved to lay the motion on
the table. Not agreed to
Mr.. Bells motion was agreed to.
The motion on tabling the resolution was
declared to be-yeas, %; nays, %. The error
was in the secretary recording Mr.. Peterson
as voting aye when the fact is that he voted
no. The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Baxter Beardsley, Burrell,
Cadwallader, Culbertson, Davidson, Fowler,
Givan, Heron, LaRue, Major, Mercer, Olds,
Reed, Riley Sarnighausen, Skinner, Tobin,
Treat, Trussler, Underwood, Weir-22.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Dice, Donham, Dyke
man, Grove, Hackleman, Heilman, Hender-
son, Hendricks, Johnson of Floyd, Johns
ton of Parke, Kent, Maxwell, Moore, Peter
son, Raglan, Reeve, Shirk, Streight, Tarlton,
Taylor, Wilson, Winterbotham-23.
Mr. Skinner moved to suspend the rule
and pass the bill. Agreed to and the bill
passed Yeas, 49, nays, l.
S. b. 2S6 amending the 18th and 18th sec
tions of the fee and salary law, in respect to
the fees of county auditors for handling the
school fund. As reported, the bill excluded
from it's operations the county of Marion.
Mr.. Bellmoved to amend so as to exempt
Allen county.
Mr.. Winterbotham moved to amend so as
exempt counties of the size of Laporte.
The amendment of Mr.. Winterbotham
was rejected, and that of Mr. Bell agreed to.
Mr.. Reeve offered a substitute for the bill,
as amended.
Mr. Johnston, of Parke moved to recon-
NIT the bill and substitute. Agreed to.
S. ]. X. 1, amending section 2, article of
the constitution, fixing the qualification of
voters, was read.
Mr.. Reeve moved to amend by inserting
the word white" before the words "foreign
born inhabitant" Not agreed to-yeas, II;
nays, 30.
The joint resolution was then passed
yeas, 80, nays, 4.
S. j. X. 2, amending the constitution by
striking out section of article 2, was read
the third time and passed-yeas, 40; nays, 1.
S. ]. r. 3, amending section Ia, article 2 of
the constitution so as to change the time of
holding general elections from October to
November, and providing for a registry law,
was read the third time and passed-yeas
80; nays, 2.
S. J. R. 4, amending sections and of ar
ticle of the constitution by striking out
the word white" was read the third time
and passed-yeas, al; nays, 1.
s. j. X. 8, amending the constitution so as
to admit of special legislation on fees and
salaries, was read the third time and passed
yeas, 81; nays, 3.
S. J.R g, amending section 1, article of
| the constitution, was read the third time and
passed-yeas, 49,; nays, 2.
s. ]. r. Z, amending section 2, article of
the constitution, was read the third time and
passed-yeas, Al nays, 3.
s. ]. r. 8, amending section of article 10
OF the constitution, was read the third time
and passed-yeas, 80; nays, 5.
s. ]. X. 8, amending the constitution by
striking out section IL and inserting a pro.
vision to limit the contracting of indebted
ness by counties or municipalities, was read
the third time and passed-yeas, 80; nays 6.
s. J. X. 10, amending the 10Th section of
| the 4th article of the constitution was
read the third time and passed-yeas 49,;
nays, IL.
Mr.. Peterson moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which Mr.. Bells state house res
olution was tabled.
Mr.. Fowler moved to lay the motion on
the table. Not agreed to-yeas, 20; nays, 81 (;
the president giving the casting vote.
Mr.. Givan moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Johnston, of Parke, moved that
the consideration of the matter be made a
special order for tomorrow, at p. m.
Agreed to.
Mr. Johnson, of Floyd, from the commit
| tee on benevolent institutions reported,
recommending the following appropria-
| tons:
For the hospital for the insane (current
expensesl, $4,000 for the year 1877,
and a like sum for 1878; for re-
pairs, $4,000 for each year; for fire
alarm to connect with indianapolis
fire department, $1,000; for support Of the
institution for the blind for the year 1877,
$50, 600 and a like sum for 1878; also a spe-
cifc appropriation of $1,000; for the deaf
and dumb asylum, 100000 each year fol-
current expenses and $1,000 for repairs, and
q specific appropriation Of q 900; for the