Those who voted in the affirmative, were, Messrs. Armstrong, Bunyan, Carnahan, Cave, Dwiggins, Fuller, Francisco, Friedley (of Scott), Harney, Howard, Neff, Oliver, Sarnighausen, Scott, Slater, Stroud and Williams-17. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Beeson, Bird, Boone, Bowman, Brown, Chapman, Daggy, Daugherty, Friedley (of Scott), Glessner, Gooding, Gregg, Hall, Haworth, Hough, Hubbard, Miller, Orr, Rhodes, Ringo, Sleeth, Steele, Taylor and Winterbotham-24. So the motion to lay on the table was not agreed to. The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Brown to recommit to a select committee of three. It was agreed to. Whereupon the President appointed as such committee Messrs. Brown, Glessner and Hough. Mr. Brown, from a select committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: The select committee to whom was referred Senate bill No. 147, with instruction to amend it, have had the same under consideration and return the bill, and recommend that it be amended First, by striking out the second and third sections. Second-Strike out all after the enacting clause of the first section and insert the following: That section one of an act entitled "An act to exempt property from sale in certain cases," be amended to read as follows: That an amount of property not exceeding six hundred dollars, owned by any resident householder, married man, or head of a family, dependent upon him or her for support, shall not be liable to sale on execution, or any other final process, from a Court, for any debt growing out of or founded upon a contract, express or implied. Amend the title, so it shall read as follows: "An act to amend section one of an act entitled 'An act to exempt property from sale in certain cases,' approved February 17, 1852." And when the bill is so amended, your committee recommend that it pass. Which report was concurred in. The question being shall the bill pass. Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Beeson, Bird Boone, Brown, Carnahan, Cave, Chapman, Collett, Daggy, Daugherty, Friedley (of Lawrence), Glessner, Gooding, Gregg, Hall, Haworth, Hough, Hubbard, Oliver, Orr, Rhodes, Ringo, Scott, Sleeth, Steele, Taylor and Winterbotham-27. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Armstrong, Bowman, Bunyan, Dwiggins, Fuller, Francisco, Friedley (of Scott), Harney, Howard, Miller, Neff, Sarnighausen, Slater, Stroud and Williams-15. So the bill passed. The question being shall the title as read stand as the title of the bill? Mr. Brown moved to amend the title as follows: "An act to amend section one of an act entitled 'An act to exempt property from sale in certain cases;' approved February 17, 1852." Which was agreed to. The question being shall the title as amended stand as the title of the bill, It was so ordered. ORDERED: That the Secretary inform the House of the passage of the bill. Message from the Governor by Samuel R. Downey, his Private Secretary: MR. PRESIDENT: By direction of the Governor I have the honor to transmit here with a communication from his Excellency accompanied by a copy of a communication from Hon. James B. Ryan, Treasurer of State. GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE: I submit for your consideration a communication of the Treasurer of State of this date, calling my attention to the fact that the act of December 12, 1872, providing for the payment of sundry bonds, does not authorize the cancelation of the bonds and coupons after their payment. I recommend that the officers charged with the execution of that law be directed to cancel and deface the bonds or stocks and coupons before placing them in the office of the Treasurer of State. [Signed.] THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, Governor. OFFICE OF TREASURER OF STATE, January 16, 1873. TO HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, GOVERNOR STATE OF INDIANA: SIR: I would respectfully call your attention to section three of enrolled act No. 85, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of sundry bonds or stocks, &c.;" approved December 12, 1872. section reads as follows: Said SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer of State to exercise the utmost scrutiny in testing the genuineness and validity of each bond and coupon which may be presented for redemption under the provisions of this act, and no bond or coupon shall be paid or redeemed unless the same is surrendered to the Treasurer of State at the time of redemption, and the bonds and coupons so redeemed shall be preserved by the Treasurer of State, and be subject to such disposition as the General Assembly may hereafter cause to be made thereof, and the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer of State shall, immediately after making any redemption under this act, prepare and sign a detailed description of the bonds and coupons so redeemed, with the date of their redemption, and such redemption shall be filed in the office of the Auditor of State, and shall be recorded by him in some book to be provided and kept for that purpose. Your Excellency will observe that while it directs the State Treasurer to retain the bonds and coupons in the State Treasury until the Legislature may direct some disposition of them, it does not direct that the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer of State should see that the bonds or stocks and coupons were canceled or defaced before being placed in the vault of the Treasury for safe keeping. I would respectfully suggest that your Excellency call the attention of the Legislature to the fact, recommending the passage of a joint resolution directing the defacing of the coupons and canceling of bonds redeemed before being placed in the State Treasury. [Signed.] Your very obedient servant, JAMES B. RYAN, Treasurer of State. Message from the House by Mr. Nixon, Clerk thereof: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate, that the House has had under consideration the message from the Senate announcing that the Senate refused to concur in the following resolution of the House, to-wit: Resolved, That in view of the enactment of the per diem act cutting off stationery, that this House will not vote for any appropriation to pay for newspapers, and that the Senate be respectfully requested to concur herein, and that the House has refused to rccede from the resolution notwithstanding the failure of the Senate to concur therein. Mr. Bird moved to suspend the order of business and take up Senate bill No. 49. Which was not agreed to. Engrossed House bill No. 128-a bill empowering the board of trustees of any incorporated town within the State, to compel owners of lots or parcels of lands within such town to plant, maintain and protect shade trees within the same, and declaring an emergency. Which was read a first time. Engrossed House bill No. 118-a bill making the parties competent witnesses as to certain matters in actions by executors or administrators upon contracts assigned to the decedent. Which was read a first time. Messrs. Glessner and Brown asked and obtained leave of absence until Saturday evening next. Mr. Winterbotham asked and obtained leave of absence until Monday next. Engrossed House bill No. 112-a bill to render wives competent to testify in actions brought for injuries done to them. Which was read a first time. Engrossed House bill No. 138-a bill to amend the third section of an act entitled "An act to authorize cities and towns to negotiate and sell bonds to procure means with which to erect and to complete unfinished school buildings, and pay debts contracted for erection of such buildings, and authorize the levy and collection of an additional special school tax, for the payment of principal and interest of such bonds," approved March 11, 1867. Which was read a first time. Engrossed House bill No. 174-a bill to amend the thirty-second section of an act entitled "An act to repeal all general laws now in force for the incorporation of cities, and to provide for the incorporation of cities, prescribing their powers and rights and the manner in which they shall exercise the same, and regulate such other matters as properly pertain thereto," approved March 14, 1867. Which was read a first time. Engrossed House bill No. 123-a bill prescrbing time for trans |