Mr. Antrim moved to amend the resolution of Mr. McMullen by providing that the Speaker appoint two members to inform the Senate of the organization of the House.

Mr. Frazer moved to lay the motion on the table.
Which was agreed to.

Mr. Fleece offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the officers of this House be requested, when the occasion will permit, to give the preference in their appointment of subordinates to soldiers who have lost limbs in the defense of our country.

Which was unanimously agreed to.

Mr. Adams offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the thanks of this House are hereby tendered to the State Librarian, Mrs. Winsor, for the manner in which she has arranged this hall for our reception, and for courtesies extended to the members.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Sutton moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow.

Which was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Heffren the House took a recess until 2 o'clock.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

JANUARY 4, 1883.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, with the Speaker in the Chair.

Mr. Jewett moved to take House Resolution No. 1 from the table.

The ayes and nays were demanded by Messrs. Chittenden and Wilson, of Marion:

Those who voted aye were:

Messrs. Akin, Barr, Bowers, Bryant, Cabbage, Chandler, Chittenden, Copeland, Davis, Ferriter, Fisher, Gants, Gerber, Gordon, Graham, Greene, Howland, Jewett, Kester, Kirkpatrick, McCormack, Mauck, Mering, Mock, Montgomery, Nave, Patten, Peters, Pruitt, Pulse, Robertson, Schloss, Shaffer, Shaw, Smith of Blackford, Smith of Perry, Spain, Stucker, Weaver, Whitsit, Wiley, Wilson of Marion, and Mr. Speaker. Total, 43.

Those who voted nay were:

Messrs. Adams, Antrim, Beeson, Best, Brazelton, Campbell, Carr, Deem, Eley, Fleece, Frazee, Frazer, Furnas, Genung, Gibson, Gilman, Ham, Hanson, Heffren, Helms, Henderson, Holler, Huston, Kennedy, Knowles, McClelland of Lawrence, McClelland of Porter, McHenry, McMullen, Marsh, Mellett, Mosier, Mutz, Pettibone, Price, Robinson, Shively, Shockney, Smith of Lagrange, Smith of Tippecanoe, Sterrett, Stevenson, Stewart, Straughan, Sutton, Thomas, Thompson, Westfall, Williams of Posey, Wilson of Kosciusko, Woodling and Wright. Total, 52. So the motion was lost.

Pending the roll call Messrs. Greene, the representatsve from Dubois and Martin, and Brooks, the representative from Allen, appeared at the bar of the House and was sworn in by the Speaker.

Mr. Heffren introduced House Bill No. 1.

An act appropriating one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the Fifty-third General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and other matters connected therewith.

Which was read first time.

Mr. Gibson moved that the constitutional rule be suspended, the bill read a second time by title, considered engrossed, and read a third time by sections and put upon its passage.

Those who voted aye were:

Messrs. Adams, Barr, Bowers, Brooks, Campbell, Carr, Chittenden, Copeland, Eley, Ferriter, Fisher, Fleece, Frazee, Frazer, Furnas, Genung, Gibson, Gilman, Gordon, Graham, Greene, Ham, Hanson, Heffren, Helms, Henderson, Holler, Howland, Huston, Jewett, Kennedy, Kester, Kirkpatrick, Knowles, McClelland of Lawrence, McHenry, McMullen, Marsh, Mauck, Mellet, Merring, Miller, Montgomery, Mosier, Mutz, Nave, Patton, Peters, Price, Pruitt, Pulse, Robertson, Robinson, Schloss, Shaffer, Shaw, Shively, Shockney, Smith of Blackford, Smith of Lagrange, Smith of Tippecanoe, Spain, Sterrett, Stevenson, Stewart, Straughan, Stucker, Sutton, Thomas, Westfall, Whitsit, Wiley, Williams of Knox, Williams of Posey, Wilson of Kosciusko, Wilson of Marion, Woodling, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. Total, 79.

Those who voted nay were:

Messrs, Akin, Antrim, Beeson, Best, Brazelton, Bryan, Cabbage, Chandler, Deem, Gants, Gerber, McCormack, McClelland of Porter, Mock, Pettibone, Smith of Perry, Thompson, Weaver. Total, 18.

So it was deemed expedient to dispense with the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read by sections on three several days, and House Bill No. 1 was read a second time by title and a third time by sections.

The question being, Shall the bill pass?

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Adams, Akin, Antrim, Barr, Beeson, Best, Bowers, Bryant, Cabbage, Campbell, Carr, Chandler, Chittenden, Copeland, Deem, Eley, Ferriter, Fisher, Fleece, Frazee, Frazer, Furnas, Gants, Gerber, Genung, Gibson, Gilman, Gordon, Graham, Greene, Ham, Hanson, Heffren, Helms, Henderson, Holler, Howland, Huston, Jewett, Kennedy, Kester, Kirkpatrick, Knowles, McCormack, McClelland of Lawrence, McClelland of Porter, McHenry, McMullen, Marsh, Mauck, Mellett, Mering, Miller, Mock, Montgomery, Mosier, Mutz,

Nave, Patten, Peters, Pettibone, Price, Pruitt, Pulse, Robertson, Robinson, Schloss, Shaffer, Shaw, Shively, Shockney, Smith of Blackford, Smith of Lagrange, Smith of Perry, Smith of Tippecanoe, Spain, Sterrett, Stevenson, Stewart, Straughan, Stucker, Sutton, Thomas, Thompson, Weaver, Westfall, Whitsit, Wiley, Williams of Posey, Wilson of Kosciusko, Wilson of Marion, Woodling, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. Total, 93.

Those who voted in the negative were:

Messrs. Brazleton, and Williams, of Knox. Total, 2.

So the bill passed.

Mr. Wiley offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the thanks of the members of the House are hereby tendered to the Hon. O. M. Wilson, for services rendered. by him in assisting to organize the House.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Heffren moved that the Secretary of State be instructed to furnish each member of the House with a copy of the Revised Statutes of 1881, to be returned at the end of the session. Which was agreed to.

Mr. Jewett offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That this House has learned with sincere regret of the death of Hon. Henry S. Perrette, a member-elect of this House from the county of Floyd.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Heffren moved, as a further mark of respect to the deceased member, that the House do now adjourn.

Which was agreed to.

2-H. J.

WM. D. BYNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

FRIDAY MORNING.

JANUARY 5, 1883.

The House met at 10 A. M., with the Speaker in the Chair.

Prayer by the Hon. E. S. Frazee, Representative from Rush county.

I am directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has passed the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee of two on the part of the Senate be appointed to meet with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives, to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor of the State, and inform him of the organization of the two Houses, and learn of him at what time it will suit his convenience to make whatever communication he may desire to the General Assembly.

And the same is transmitted to the House for its action.

Whereupon the Speaker appointed the following committee to act with the like committee appointed upon the part of the Senate:

Messrs. Shockney, and Wilson, of Marion.

Mr. Williams, of Knox, offered the following resolution:

Be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a committee of three from the House and three from the Senate, be appointed to investigate and ascertain what, if any, proposed amendments to the State Constitution were agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the last General Assembly, with the ayes and nays entered on