The Speaker announced that he had signed Enrolled House bill No. 59.

Mr. Caldwell offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Doorkeeper be authorized to contract with the proprietors of the Daily Journal, the Daily Herald and Telegraph, newspapers of this city, for three copies each, for the use of members of the House of Representatives, at the regular supscription prices for those papers, and that the Doorkeeper be instructed to fold and stamp the same.

Mr. Chambers offered the following amendment:

Resolved, That the Doorkeeper be authorized to furnish eight dailies of this city, six to be wrapped and stamped. Which was not agreed to.

Mr. Kilgore offered the following amendment:

Provided, That the publishers of such papers shall agree to publish the proceedings of each day on the succeeding day.

Mr. Shoaff, of Jay, moved to lay the resolution and amendment on the table.

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Higgins moved that House bill No. 165 be taken up and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Henricks moved to amend, and include all bills reported back by different committees without final action, and that they be recommitted to said committees.

Which was accepted by Mr. Higgins.

The resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Lockhart, from Special Committee, made the following report: MR. SPEAKER:

The Committee on Employees, to whom was referred a resolution asking for the appointment of a clerk to take charge of the folding room, for the purpose of receiving and distributing the mail, have had the same under consideration, and recommend the appointment by the Speaker of a suitable person for said position.

Which, on motion, was concurred in.

By Mr. Collins:

BILLS INTRODUCED.

House bill No. 209. A bill to provide for the construction of sewers within corporated towns, defining the powers and duties of the Boards of Town Trustees in relation thereto, and to repeal all other laws in conflict therewith.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. James :

House bill No. 210. A bill to fix the time of holding the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Grant, and repealing all laws in conflict therewith.

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

By Mr. Cowgill:

House bill No. 211. A bill to enable common carriers to dispose of unclaimed freight and baggage.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Railroads.

House bill No. 212. A bill to legalize the appraisement of real estate made under the provisions of the act entitled, "An act to provide for the appraisement of real estate, and prescribing the duties of officers in relation thereto," approved December 21, 1858, and the assessment and levy of taxes made, and hereafter to be made, on such appraisement.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

By Mr. Ferris.

House bill No. 213. A bill to repeal so much of section 1st of an act entitled " an act for the relief of the families of soldiers, seamen and marines, and sick and wounded Indiana soldiers in hospitals in the State and United States service, and of those who have died or been disabled in such service, and prescribing the duties of certain officers therein named," as provides for levying and collecting a tax

for such purpose, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six: and making provision for the application of any surplus which may remain of such tax, levied and collected for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and making other provision for the relief of such persons as may be entitled to relief under said act for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and declaring an emergency for the immediate taking effect of the same.

Which was read a first time, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Miller.

House bill No. 214. A bill to repeal an act entitled " an act to enforce the 13th article of the Constitution, approved June 18, 1852.

Which was read a first time, and referred to the Committee on the Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State.

By Mr. Sabin.

House bill No. 215. A bill to amend sections two and forty-eight of an act regulating general elections, and prescribing the duties of officers in relation thereto.

Which was read a first time, and referred to the Committee on Elections.

By unanimous consent

Mr. Newcomb offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the doorkeeper be authorized and directed to contract with the proprietors of the Indianapolis Daily Journal, and the Daily Herald, for three copies per day of each paper for each member and elected officer of the House, one copy of each to be unwrapped, and two copies wrapped and stamped ready for mailing. And that he, in like manner, contract with the publishers of the Daily Telegraph of said city, for two copies daily of said paper, both to be wrapped and stamped as aforesaid. All of which papers shall be laid upon the desks of the persons entitled thereto, on the morning of their publication; and the doorkeeper is authorized to agree, upon behalf of the House, to pay a price not exceeding seven cents per copy for such papers; and the House reserves to itself the right

to rescind said contract as to either of said papers that shall fail to publish satisfactory reports of the proceedings of the House.

Mr. Milroy moved to strike out the "Telegraph."

Mr. Chalmers moved to amend by adding in proper place, and two copies of 'Daily Gazette.""

Mr. Coffroth moved to lay the pending amendments on the table. Which was agreed to.

Mr. Chambers moved to lay the resolution offered by Mr. New. comb on the table.

Which was not agreed to.

Mr. Harrison moved to amend by inserting in proper place, "two copies of the "Weekly Volksblat.''

Mr. Henricks moved the previous question,

Which was seconded by the House.

The question being, shall the main question be now put?

It was so ordered.

The question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Harrison, Messrs. Burwell and Thatcher demanded the ayes and nocs.

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Abbett, Brown, Burton, Burwell, Coffroth, Collins, Glazebrook, Hargrove, Harrison, Henricks, Howard, Humphreys, Lasselle, Lee, Lemon, Litson, Lopp, Milroy, Montgomery, O'Brien, Osborn, Patterson, Perigo, Pinney, Rice, Richards, Richardson, Roach, Shoaff of Allen, Shoaff of Jay, Shuey, Stenger, Stuckey, Sullivan of Scott, Thatcher, Veach, Weikel and White-38.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Atkinson, Bird, Bonner, Boyd, Burnes, Chambers, Caldwell, Church, Cowgill, Cox, Croan, Crook, Davidson, Ferris, Foulke, Gleason, Goodman, Gregory of Warren, Gregory of Montgomery, Groves, Hamrick, Hershey, Higgins, Hogate, Hoover, Hunt, James, Lane, Lockhart, Major, Meredith, Miller, McVey, Newcomb, Olle

man, Prather, Reese, Rhoads, Riford, Sabin, Sim, Stuart, Stivers, Stringer, Sullivan of P. & V., Upson, Welch, Woodruff, Wright, Woods, Zeigler and Mr. Speaker-52.

So the amendment was not adopted.

The question being on the resolution as offered by Mr. Newcomb, Messrs. Chambers and Stringer demanded the ayes and noes.

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Abbett, Atkinson, Bird, Boyd, Brown, Burnes, Burton, Buskirk, Caldwell, Church, Coffroth, Collins, Cowgill, Cox, Croan, Ferris, Foulke, Glazebrook, Gleason, Goodman, Gregory of Montgomery, Gregory of Warren, Griffith, Groves, Hamrick, Hargrove, Harrison, Henricks, Hershey, Hoover, Howard, Humphreys, Hunt, James, Kilgore, Lane, Lasselle, Lemon, Litson, Lopp, Major, Meredith, McVey, Newcomb, O'Brien, Olleman, Osborn, Patterson, Perigo, Pinney, Prather, Rhoads, Rice, Richards, Riford, Roach, Shoaff of Allen, Shoaff of Jay, Shuey, Sim, Stuart, Stenger, Stivers, Sullivan of P. & V., Thatcher, Upson, Veach, Weikel, Welch, White, Wright, Woods, Zeigler and Mr. Speaker-74.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Burwell, Chambers, Crook, Davidson, Higgins, Hogate, Lee, Lockhart, Milroy, Montgomery, Reese, Richardson, Sabin, Stringer, Stuckey, Sullivan of Scott, and Woodruff-17.

So the resolution was adopted.

The Speaker announced the Standing Committees of the House of Representatives, as follows:

On Elections.-Messrs. Kilgore, Griffith, Lasselle, Prather, Shuey, Newcomb and Bird.

On Ways and Means,-Messrs. Branham, Miller of Tippecanoe, Higgins, Buskirk, Cox, Sullivan of Posey, and Dunham.

On the Judiciary.-Messrs. Newcomb, Kilgore, Coffroth, Rice, Cowgill, Brown and Trusler.

Courts of Justice.-Messrs. Miller, Gregory, Spencer, Johnson, Burwell, Church and Howard.

On Banks.-Messrs. Henricks, Cook, Bird, Miller of Tippecanee, Pinney, Ferris and Caldwell.