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The report of the committee was concurred in and House bill No. 17 laid on the table.

Mr. Lane moved to take from the table Mr. Holcomb's resolution for the appointment of a committee to apportion the State for Senators and Representatives.

Which was not agreed to.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

Mr. Black moved to take up House bill No. 49.
Which was agreed to.

House bill No. 49. A bill to amend section seven of an act entitled "an act providing for the election of Clerks of the Circuit Court and prescribing some of their duties," approved June 7, 1852, and supplemental thereto prescribing the management and disposition of certain funds therein named, and the duties of the County Auditors and Treasurers therewith, and fixing the penalties for the violation of this act, and repealing all laws conflicting with this act.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Anderson moved to take up House bill No. 57.
Which was agreed to.

House bill No. 57. A bill to provide for the location, change or vacation of public highways; for the assessment of damage sustained by such location, change or vacation, and to repeal sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of an act to provide for the opening, changing or vacating of highways, approved June 17, 1852.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Roads.

Mr. Thomas moved to take up House bill No. 50.
Which was agreed to.

House bill No. 50. A bill authorizing commanding officers of the military to abate liquor establishments.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

House bill No. 53. A bill to amend section thirty-four of an act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, approved May 11, 1852.

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Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

Mr. Underwood offered the following:

Amend by striking out four hundred thousand.
Which,

On motion by Mr. Lane,

Was laid on the table.

Mr. Moorman offered the following:

Amend by striking out four hundred thousand and insert two hundred thousand.

Which,

On motion,

Was laid on the table.

House bill No. 52. A bill for the organization and regulation of the Indiana militia; prescribing penalties for violations of said regulations; providing for the election and appointment of officers; defining the duties of military and civil officers, and penalties for neglect or violation thereof; providing for courts martial, councils of administration, and military encampment; making appropriations for the support of said militia; repealing all laws heretofore enacted on that subject; saving certain acts therein named, and declaring an emergency for the immediate taking effect thereof. Approved May 11, 1861.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

House bill No. 54. A bill to amend the 9th section of an act regulating the fees of officers, and repealing former acts in relation thereto.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on the Ju diciary.

House bill No. 47. A bill supplementary to an act entitled "An act for the organization and regulation of the Indiana militia; prescribing penalties for the violation of said regulations; providing for the election and appointment of officers; defining the duties of military and civil officers, and penalties for neglect or violation thereof; providing for courts martial, of administration and military encampment; making appropriations for the support of said militia, repealing all laws heretofore enacted on that subjct; saving certain acts therein named, and declaring an emergency for the immediate taking effect thereof.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Hayes offered the following amendment,

Which was referred with the bill.

Amend by striking out the words "one dollar for every day he should have mustered," and insert in lieu thereof the words "two dollars per year."

House bill No. 45. A bill for the preservation and maintenance of swinging bridges across canals within corporate limits of cities and towns within the State of Indiana.

Was read a second time, and,

On motion by Mr. Edson,

Laid on the table.

Senate bill No. 26. An act to authorize the process of garnishment against clerks of the Circuit and Common Pleas Courts, sheriffs, justices of the peace, constables, and all other officers who collect money by virtue of their office; and executors, administrators, guardians and trustees.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Black offered the following amendment:

Amend by inserting in the proper place "and attorneys.'

Which was referred with the bill.

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Senate bill No. 28. A bill to provide for the incorporation of street railroad companies.

Was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Corpo

rations.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from the Auditor of State :

STATE OF INDIANA, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE,

1861.

Hon. C. M. Allen, Speaker of the House of Representatives:

I desire to communicate to you, and through you to the members of the body over which you preside, that the appropriation of $15,000 for defraying the expenses of the General Assembly now in

special session, has been absorbed by payment out of said fund to within $200.

Very respectfully,

ALBERT LANGE, Auditor of State.

Which,

On motion,

Was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Senate bill No. 27. A bill supplemental to an act entitled "An act to provide for the re-location of county seats, and the erection and preparation of county buildings, in counties where two-thirds of the legal voters have petitioned, designating a site, and a house to be used as a court-house, and where a deed has been executed; to provide, also, for the transfer of any equitable title; for the termination of actions growing out of such re-location, and for the transfer of the former county property," approved Dec. 22d, 1858; so as to legalize and confirm the action of boards of commissioners in cases where the public property has been conveyed under the provisions of such act; and to provide for the conveyance of the asylum for the poor in certain cases; and to provide, also, that the trustees created under the act to which this is supplemental, shall constitute bodies politic and corporate.

Was read a second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Fisher offered the following resolution:

WHEREAS, By the School Law passed at the regular session, it is made the duty of County Auditors to make report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before the third Monday of April in each year, under a penalty of one hundred dollars; and whereas, it is believed that it is wholly impracticable for many of the Auditors to make out the delinquent list, and make accurate returns by the time therein indicated; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Committee on Education be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending said law, and report by bill or otherwise.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Stevenson offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be required to inquire into the expediency of causing an enumeration to be taken of all the white male inhabitants over twenty-one years of age in the State of Indiana, and to report to this House by bill or otherwise.

Which was adopted.

On motion,

The House adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. M.

House met.

2 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from the Commissary General:

COMMISSARY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,
Indianapolis, May 27th, 1861.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives

of the State of Indiana:

Having learned that the honorable body over which you have the honor to preside passed, late on Saturday evening, a resolution condemnatory of the actions of your Commissary General, charging him with malfeasance in office and incompetency, he therefore begs leave to present to your honorable body a few remarks for their consideration.

1st. He understands that one particular cause arises from the fact that he purchased, for the use of the troops, coffee which had previously been roasted, adulterated and ground. In explanation of the same he begs leave to state, that in consequence of the great rush of volunteers here, both night and day, who came with no camp equipages, or cooking utensils, and the Quartermaster General not being able to provide or furnish the same, your Commissary was and is now unable to see any other plan by which coffee in such large amounts could have been issued to them, as they had no means of preparing green coffee for use. The issues of ground coffee were made by consultation with your former Quartermaster General, and was only continued until the proper utensils could be provided for cooking. Since which time I have continued to issue green coffee and, in many instances, with less satisfaction to the troops.

2d. Another cause of complaint he understands to arise from the fact, that he purchased, for the use of the troops, pork, in which he held a half interest. Your Commissary is at a loss to determine how it would affect the State's interest, or that of the troops, provided it was a good article, and purchased at as low a price as it could hav been done from other holders. When a prohibition was placed u

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