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drick, Kitchen, Knowlton, Lods, Lane, Lee, Lightner, McLean, Moorman, Moss, Mutz, Nebeker, Newman, Orr, Packard, Parrett, Polk, Prow, Ragan, Randall, Robbins, Smith of Bartholomew, Smith of Miami, Stevenson, Stotsenburg, Trier, Thomas, Thompson, Underwood, Warrum, Williams, Wilson, Woodhull and Woods-68.

No one voting in the negative.

So the bill passed.

Ovdered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The title of the bill was read and approved.

Message from the Senate, by Mr. Brown, their Secretary:

MR. SPEAKER:

I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed the following joint resolution:

Senate joint resolution No. 3. A joint resolution in relation to certain constitutional obligations which rest upon the Government of the United States, and on the several State governments of the Union.

In which the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested.

Mr. Dobbins moved to take up the message of the Senate now. Which was agreed to.

The question being on the adoption of the Senate joint resolution No. 3,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Atkinson, Black, Bryan, Campbell, Cason, Chapman, Collins of Whitley, Collins of Adams, Combs, Cooprider, Dashiel, Davis, Dobbins, Epperson, Erwin, Feagler, Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Ford, Fordyce, Gifford, Goar, Hall, Harvey, Henricks, Holcomb, Hopkins, Howard, Hudson, Hurd, Jones of Wayne, Kitchen, Knowlton, Lods, Lane, Lee, Lightner, McLean, Moss, Mutz, Nebeker, Owens, Packard, Parrett, Pitts, Prow, Ragan, Robbins, Sloan, Smith of Bartholomew, Smith of Miami, Stevenson, Stotsenburg, Trier, ThomasThompson, Turner, Warrum, Wells, Wilson, Woodhull and Woods

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Frasier and Underwood-2.

Present and refusing to vote, Messrs. Kendrick and Moorman-2.

So the joint resolution passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

Mr. Henricks asked and obtained leave to introduce the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Commissary General be requested to report to this House what it costs per day for rations for each soldier now in Camp, and whether they are supplied or furnished by contractors, and if so with whom are contracts made, and the price paid each contractor, and if not supplied by contractors in what way they are supplied and what price is paid for each principal article of supply, and inquire and report how many troops are now being kept at the expense of the State.

The resolution was adopted.

On motion,

The House adjourned till to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

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Message from the Senate, by Mr. Brown, their Secretary:

MR. SPEAKER:

I am instructed to inform the House that the Senate has passed the following concurrent resolution of the House:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Doorkeeper be requested to lay upon the desk of each member of the General Assembly, the remaining copies of the Swamp Land Reports, as reported by the Joint Committee of the two Houses adopted by the General Assembly of 1859.

By Mr. Woodhull,

A petition from sundry citizens of the State, asking the enactment of a law authorizing boards of county commissioners to make appropriations to equip companies of volunteers.

Which,

On motion,

Was laid on the table.

REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.

Mr. Kendrick, from the Committee on Benevolent Institutions, made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

Your committee, to whom was referred the communication from the trustees on benevolent institutions, have had the same under consideration, and recommend that the following appropriations be made:

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And that the same be provided for by this General Assembly in the general appropriation bill.

The communication of the Trustees was recommitted to the Committee on Benevolent Institutions, with directions to report a bill to the House.

E. S. H. J.-6.

By Mr. Williams.

HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.

House bill No. 27. A bill providing for relief by valuation and appraisement upon execution, upon judgments on all contracts hereafter made,

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

By Mr. Stotsenburg.

House bill No. 28. A bill providing for the redemption of real property sold upon execution within this State,

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

Mr. Lane moved a reconsideration of the vote whereby the House passed Senate joint resolution No. 3 on yesterday.

Message from the Senate, by Mr. Brown, their Secretary.

MR. SPEAKER:

I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed the following bill of the House, towit:

House bill No. 26. A bill appropriating fifteen thousand dollars for the expenses of the present special session of the General Assembly.

The question being on the motion of Mr. Lane to reconsider the vote of the House adopting Senate joint resolution No. 3,

Mr. Holcomb moved the previous question.

"Which was seconded by the House.

Messrs. Lane and Roberts demanded the ayes

and noes.

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Anderson, Brucker, Bryan, Bundy, Campbell, Cason, Chapman, Collins of Whitley, Crain, Dashiel, Epperson, Erwin, Feagler, Ferguson, Fisher, Fordyce, Frasier, Goar, Hall, Harvey, Haworth, Heffren, Henricks, Hudson, Hurd, Jones of Vermillion, Jones of Wayne, Kendrick, Lane, Lee, Lightner, Moorman, Nebeker, Newman, Orr, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Smith of Miami, Stevenson, Thomas, Thompson, Turner, Underwood, Wells, Williams, Wilson, Woodhull, Woods, and Mr. Speaker.-51.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Atkinson, Black, Brett, Collins of Adams, Combs, Cooprider, Davis, Dobbins, Fleming, Ford, Gifford, Hayes, Holcomb, Hopkins, Horton, Howard, Jenkinson, Kitchen, Knowlton, Lods, McClurg, McLean, Moss, Mutz, Owens, Packard, Parrett, Prow, Robbins, Stotsenburg, Trier, and Warrum-32.

So the motion to reconsider, prevailed.

Mr. McLean moved to refer the joint resolution to a select committee of five.

Mr. Orr moved to amend by referring the resolution to the Committee on Federal Relations.

Which was not agreed to.

The resolution was then referred to a select committee of five.

The Speaker announced the select committee as follows:

Messrs. McLean, Crain, Heffren, Newman, Bundy.

Mr. McLean, from the Committee of Ways and Means, asked and obtained leave to make the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred House Bill No. 32, entitled "a bill to authorize the Governor to issue Bonds, to appoint a Board of Loan Commissioners and defining their duties, requiring the Sinking Fund Commissioners to purchase bonds, defining their duties in relation to the interest received on the same, and levying a tax to meet the payment of the interest and principal of the bonds to be sold," have had the same under consideration and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with the following amendments, and when so amended to recommend its passage.

Amend the first section by filling the blank, so as to authorize the Governor to issue two million dollars of bonds.

Amend same section by inserting after the word "bonds," the following: "of which said issue of two million the sum of two hundred thousand dollars shall be in bonds of the denomination of five hundred dollars each, and the residue of the said issue of two million dollars shall be in bonds of the denomination of one thousand dollars each.

Amend section second by inserting the name of John H. Boyle i the place of the name of Allen Hamilton.

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