By Mr. Cason: Joint Resolution No. 9. In reference to amending the Constition, so as to allow soldiers of this State to vote at the annual State and county elections.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading.

Mr. Rippey, from a select committee, made the following report, which was concurred in:

The select committee to whom was referred House bill No. 2, "An act to create the Sixteenth Judicial circuit, and to provide for the election of a judge and prosecuting attorney therefor, and to provide for the terms of courts therein," have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report the bill back to the House, and ask its reference to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to inquire into the constitutionality of the third and fourth sections of said bill.

House bill No. 32. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to repeal all general laws now in force for the incorporation of cities, prescribe their powers and rights, and the manner in which they shall exercise the same, and to regulate such matters as properly pertain thereto," approved March 9, 1857.

The bill was read the first time, and passed to a second reading.

By Mr. Atkison:

House bill No. 33. An act to amend section 447 of an act entitled an act to revise, simplify, and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms in civil cases, in the courts of this State, to abolish distinct forms of action at law, and to provide for the ad

ministration of justice in a uniform mode of pleading and practice, without distinction between law and equity.

The bill was read the first time, and passed to a second reading.

By Mr. Spencer :

House bill No. 34. An act to prohibit clerks of circuit and common pleas courts from practicing law in the courts of which they are clerks.

The bill was read the first time, and passed to a second reading

By Mr. Hostetter:

House bill No. 35. An act to amend the fifth section of an act entitled an act to provide for the more uniform mode of doing. Township business, prescribing the duties of certain officers in con nection therewith, and to repeal all laws conflicting with this act. Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading.

By Mr. Gregg:

House bill No. 36. To provide for a registry of votes, and to declare their residence and to punish fraudulent practices touching elections.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By Mr. Tarkington:

House bill No. 37. An act to amend the twenty-third section of an act entitled an act for the relief of the Indiana University, and to increase and extend its benefits by providing for the sale of the lands granted by the United States for the use of the said University, regulating the application of the proceeds of the sale thereof, and prescribing the duties of the officers therein mentioned in relation thereto.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. · By Mr. Gregory :

House bill No. 38. An act to protect live stock along the line of Rail Roads, and for the punishment of certain persons therein named.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By Mr. Noyes:

House bill No. 39. An act to amend an act defining misdemeanors and prescribing punishment therefor, approved June 14, 1852.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By Mr. Brown:

House bill No. 40. An act to repeal section two of an act entitled "An act to amend section eleven of an act entitled an act to establish Courts of Common Pleas, and defining the jurisdiction and duties of, and providing compensation for the Judges thereof," approved May 14, 1852, so as to extend jurisdiction of said Court in certain cases.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By. Mr. Burton :

House bill No. 41. To enforce the thirteenth article of the Constitution.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By Mr. Anderson:

House bill No. 42. An act to enforce the thirteenth article of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. By Mr. Puett:

House bill No. 43. To secure the rights of married women to real estate sold upon execution.

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading.

By consent of the House, Mr. Hutching offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That when this house adjourn, it adjourn until Monday, two o'clock.

Which was adopted.

House proceeded with orders of the day, and took up Senate bill No. 1, with engrossed amendments of the house.

Mr. Lasselle moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means, with instructions to strike out "seventy-five thousand dollars," and insert "forty thousand dollars."

Mr. Niblack moved a division of the question.

The question being, shall the bill be recommitted?

The House refused to recommit the bill.

The question then being, shall the bill pass?

Mr. Niblack offered the following amendment to the title:

Amend the title by striking out "twenty-five" in the first line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "seventy-five.”

Amend, also, by inserting after the word "officers," in the sixth line, the words "and their assistants and appointees."

Adopted.

Messrs. Bird, Gregory and Shaoff of Jay, obtained leave of absence until Tuesday.

By the consent of the House, Mr. Anderson offered the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring therein), That the principal Secretary of the Senate and the principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, contract with Ariel and W. H. Drapier, Reporters, for 1,500 copies of the continuation of their Brevier Legislative Reports, to contain a verbatim report of the proceedings and debates of the present session of the General Assembly, on all propositions and questions having relation to the state of the Union and the war; the said reports to be printed by the said Reporters in the Daily State Sentinel, or Daily Indianapolis Journal newspaper, and transferred from the columns of such newspaper into book form of double column pages; and that, when so printed, the said 1,500 copies of the Reports be paper covered, and delivered to the Secretary of State, who shall cause the same to be sent by mail, ten copies to each member of the General Assembly, as soon as posible after the adjournment of the session. Provided, Said Reports shall not cost more than twothirds of one cent a page per copy for the writing and printing thereof.

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Mr. Anderson moved that the resolution lay on the table.
Agreed to.

Messrs. Lamb, Veach and Blocher obtained leave of absence until Tuesday next.

BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.

House bill No. 27. An act providing for calling special sessions of Boards of County Commissioners.

Was read the second time.

Mr. Waterman moved its reference to the Committee on County and Township Business.

Agreed to.