act to provide for a general system of Common Schools, the officers thereof, and their respective powers and matters properly connected therewith, and for the establishment and regulation of Township Libraries, and to repeal all laws inconsistent therewith,” approved March 11, 1861.

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

Mr. Mason moved to take from the table his resolution relative to the distribution of arms.

Not agreed to.

The House adjourned until 1 o'clock, P. M.

1 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The House met.

The order of business was suspended and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and passed to a second reading.

By Mr. Howk:

House bill No. 211. An act electing to the United States of America, jurisdiction over certain lands and their appurtenances in the county of Floyd, and exempting the same from taxation.

By Mr. Spencer :

House bill No. 212. A bill to authorize and empower the School Corporations of any incorporate town or city in the State of Indiana, to borrow money for the purchase of grounds upon which to construct School Houses, and for the construction of School Houses on the same, and to authorize and empower such School Corporations to issue bonds for such borrowed money, and providing a special tax for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon.

By Mr. Blocher:

House bill No. 213. An act to amend the 45th section of an

act entitled "An act to provide for the opening, vacating, and change of highways," approved June 17, 1852.

By Mr. Newman:

House bill No. 214. An act to amend the third section of an act entitled "An act to regulate and license the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt, and other intoxicating liquors, to prevent the adulteration of liquors, to repeal all former laws contravening the provisions of this act, and prescribing penalties for violation thereof," approved March 5, 1859.

By Mr. Hall:

House bill No. 215. An act to establish an Agricultural College, to teach such branches of learning as are related to Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, military tactics, Normal school instruction, and such other scientific and classical studies as the General Assembly, or the Board of Trustees of said College may direct; and to appropriate revenues for its endowment, support, and maintenance, and to provide a Board of Trustees for its management.

By Mr. Rippey :

House bill No. 216. An act to amend the 129th section of an act entitled "An act to revise, simplify, and abridge the rules, prac tice, pleadings, and forms, in criminal actions, in the courts of this State, approved June 17, 1852.

By Mr. Woodruff:

House bill No. 217. An act to repeal the 57th section of an act entitled an act defining felonies, and prescribing punishment therefor, approved June 10, 1852.

By Mr. Waterman :

House bill No. 218. An act to provide for the collection of the Surplus Revenue Fund on loan at the State Treasury, and for the payment of the same over to the counties to which it belongs.

By Mr. Gregory :

House bill No. 219. An act to protect farmers, and those en

gaged in stock raising, from the unlawful conduct of sportsmen and those engaged in hunting game on lands, farms, and pastures, without the owners consent.

By Mr. Cook:

House bill No. 220. An act to enforce the 13th article of the State Constitution, providing the duties of certain officers thereabout, and compensation therefor.

Mr. Humphreys, by consent of the House, made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

The Committee on Fees and Salaries, to whom was referred a memorial from R. D. Brown, former State Librarian, in regard to the salary of said Librarian, have duly considered the same, and have instructed me to report the same back to this House, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was concurred in.

By Mr. Hanna:

House bill No. 221. A bill providing for the organization of the Indiana militia, for a military tax, and for other matters properly connected with the militia of the State.

Mr. Hanna moved that the constitutional provision be suspended, and the bill read the second time now.

Mr. Cason moved to lay the motion to suspend the rule on the table.

Abbett,

Bird,

Harney,

Those who voted in the negative were

Harden of W., Lee,

Puett,

Hardin of Perry, Lemmon of H., Richardson,
Lemmon of S., Rippey,

So the motion was not laid on the table.

The question being on the suspension of the rule,

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Puett,

Lemmon of H., Richardson,

Lemmon of S., Rippey,

Garvin,

Given,

Kemp of Dubois, O'Brien of M., Waterman,

Kemp of Vigo, Osborne,

Williams,

House bill No. 222. An act to furnish sheriffs or other ministerial officers who having gone out of office, or shall hereafter go out of office, shall fail to return executors or other final process in their hands.

By Mr. Waterman:

House bill No. 223. An act to provide for the holding of terms, or days, or parts of terms of the several circuit and common pleas courts in this State, in cases where the judges thereof fail to attend and hold said courts, and to provide for the payment of the persons appointed to hold such courts in such cases, and repealing all laws and parts of laws coming in conflict with this act.

By Mr. Lasselle :

House bill No. 224. An act to amend section fifty-two of an act entitled "an act to authorize and regulate the business of general banking," passed the House and Senate of the General Assembly, the Governor's objection notwithstanding, on the 3d day of March, 1855.

By Mr. Howk:

House bill No. 225. An act providing for the reduction of the H. J.-31