The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28

Harris, and Kent
Mr.. Bell moved that as a mark of respect
the senate adjourn, Carried.
Mr.. Reed moved to refer the consideration
of the special order Is. B. 308, which is the
prison bill, till next Thursday.
The yeas and nays were demanded, and
the result was-yeas, d; nays, IS.
The bill was then taken up and considered
by sections
Mr.. Stockslager moved to amend the sec
ond section by providing for the appoint
ment of prison directors by the governor,
by aud with the advice and consent of the
senate. ..r
Mr.. Wilson moved the previous question,
which was ordered, and the amendment was
| lost-yeas, 10; nays, %.
Mr.. Dykeman offered an amendment, but
the president ruled that the order for the
previous question precluded further amend
ment, and brought the senate to vote on
the main question.
Mr.. Dykeman appealed from the decision
The decision was sustained-yeas, A;
nays, 3.
Mr. Dykeman moved to recommit the bill
The president ruled that the motion was
not in order, and Mr. Dykeman again APP
| pealed. The chair was again sustained-yeas,
A; nays, 3.
| The second section was then adopted
| yeas, q; nays, q.
Mr.. Sarnighausen moved to suspend the
| business before the senate in order to hear
the report of the special committee appoint
ed to take action on the death of Senator
| Branham. Agreed to.
Mr.. johnson, of Floyd, offered a letter
from a convict, which he desired read as
having bearing on the question before the
| senate. Objection was made and motion
to have it read, the yeas and nays were
called resulting-yeas, Is; nays %.
Mr.. BurrelPs motion to reconsider being
| in TO ox ff +l,o
table. Rejected-yeas, 80; nays, Z.
The previous question was demanded and
| on this the yeas and nays were demanded.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. Lanham, from the special com
mittee on the death of Senator
Branham, introduced resolution
requesting the house to meet at the corner
of Vermont and Meridian streets at O'Clock
| tomorrow morning and accompany the re-
mains of the late senator to the depot. 1t
also calls for a special committee of four to
| be appointed as an escort to the home of the
late senator, at Madison, and the resolution
was adopted and the chair appointed Messrs.
Lanham, Leeper, Collins, and Austin as such
committee.
H. B. 422 by Mr.. Henderson, taking the as
sessment of the property of railroad compa
MES out of the hands of the state board
equalization, and'providing that the prop
erty of such corporations shall be assessed in
the counties in which it is located, was
passed-ayes, ST. noes,
s. B. 10, to prevent too frequent changes
| of textbooks in schools, was taken up. Mr..
| Leeper moved to recommIt to the commit
tee on education with instructions to
amend.
Mr.. johnson, of Carroll, moved to lay the
motion to recOmmit on the table. Agreed
to.
The bill was then passed by vote of 60 to
"a.
The chair laid before the house a commu-
| nication from The governor, introducing a
resolution adopted by the state grange, ask
ing for the establishment of bureau of ag-
| riculture.
H. B. 396, by Mr.. Lockhart, allowing a
married woman to insure the life of her hus-
band, and an unmarried woman to insure
the life of her father or brother, was passed
ayes. II noes, 16
H. B. 400, by Mr. Hosmer. to authorize
cities and towns to improve harbors, and as
sess benefits and damages for that purpose,
and authorizing them to condemn lands,
was passed-ayes, 80; noes, o.
H. b. 140, by Mr.. Henderson. making
stockholders in corporations liable for twice
the amount of their stock, was passed-ayes,
"a; noes IL.
H. B. 26, by Mr.. Foster, of Allen, which
failed yesterday for want of a constitutional
majority. was taken up and passed-yeas,
/
graduated physicians TO practice of medicine
III. b. 1873, by Mr.. Riley, fixing the maxi
mum of legal interest at per cent, was
passed-yeas, IS; nays Al.
H. B. 359, by Mr.. Yaryan, authorizing
road companies to consolidate was passed
yeas, "a; nays, Z.
Mr.. Lanham announced the death of
Senator Branham, and Messrs Lanham, Var
yam and Foster of Monroe, were appointed
as a special committee to unite with the
senate committee to take suitable action.
The house then adjourned.
III. b. 422, by Mr.. Henderson, taking the
assessment of the property of railroad CON-
panies out of the hands of the state board OF
equalization, and providing that the prop
erty of such corporations shall be assessed in
the counties in which it is located, was
passed-yeas, 81; noes, 7.
| ii. b 298. by Mr.. Swayzee to close the 9
per cent. fund account was passed-yess, go;
noes o.
H. B. ISL. by Mr. Zering, which failed yes
terday for want of constitutional majority
was taken up and not passed. 1t provides
that one county commissioner shall be elect
ed every year-ayes, 81; noes Sc.
II. b. 400. by Mr.. Hubbard, allowing life
insurance companies to reinsure part OF
their liabilities in other companies, wa:
passed-ayes. So; noes, 10.
| III. B. 233 by Mr.. Branyan, providing q
more specific method for canceling mort
cages made on loans was passed-ayes, SO
| noes, 3. li
HI. B. 325, by Mr.. Hulett, repeating the act
requiring county auditors to publish all al
lowances made by county commissioners
was not passed-ayes. II; noes, 76
II. B. 206 by Mr.. Lockhart. requiring rail
road engineers to blow whistles when ap
preaching any crossing, was passed-ayes
70; noes is.
II. B. 40 by Mr.. Thompson, of Howard
to enable owners of wet lands to drain the
same when it can not be done without ditch
ing the property of others, was passed-ayes