Mr. Dailey moved to reconsider the vote by which Engrossed House Bill No. 235 passed.

Mr. McMullen moved to table.

Which motion prevailed.

The question being, Shall the title of the bill as read stand as the title of the act?

It was so ordered.

The Clerk was instructed to inform the Senate of the passage of the bill.

The Committee on Engrossed Bills made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

Your Committee on Engrossed Bills beg leave to report that they have examined Engrossed House Bills Nos. 542, 559, 569, 531, 582, 290, 510 and 398, and have compared the same with the original bills, and find that said bills have been properly engrossed.

Message from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER:

MCINTYRE,
Chairman.

I am directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has passed Engrossed House Bill No. 533, and the same is herewith transmitted for the action of the House.

GEO. S. PLEASANTS,
Secretary.

The Speaker announced that he had signed Enrolled House Bills Nos. 405 and 576 and Enrolled Senate Bill No. 212.

The Committee on Enrolled Bills made the following report: MR. SPEAKER:

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills beg leave to report that they have examined Enrolled House Bills Nos. 405 ani 576 and have compared the same with the engrossed copies of said. bills and find that said bills have been properly enrolled.

JACOB F. WRIGHT,

Chairman.

Engrossed House Bill No. 387 was read a third time and put upon its passage.

Mr. Passage moved the previous question.

The question being, Shall the demand for the previous question be seconded?

The demand was seconded.

The question being, Shall the main question be now put? It was so ordered.

The question being on the passage of the bill.

The roll was called and resulted as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Ader, Allen, Askren, Atkinson, Bain, Barnes, Bangher, Behymer, Binkley, Blair, Blue, Brown, Clauser, Cravens, Creigmile, Cunningham, Dailey, Dalman, Davis, Deery, Dinwiddie, Duncan, Erwin, Farlow, Fippen, Foster, Gill, Grossart, Guthrie, Haggard, Harkins, Hesler, Higbee, Hord, Hunter, Johnson of Dearborn, Johnson of Marion, Kamp, Kauffmau, Kester, Lindemuth, Lowe, Lyons, Merritt, Morris, McCallister, McCorkle, McIntyre, McMahan, McMullen, Newhouse, Passage, Redman, Reeves, Rodabaugh, Schaff, Schrader, Smith, Stakebake, Stark, Stephenson, Stover, Suchanek, Sulzer, Swope, Teal, Terhune, Thornton, Van Buskirk, White, Wilson of Dubois and Martin, Wilson of Marion, Mr. Speaker. Total, 74.

Those voting in the negative were:

Messrs. Cullop, Hench, Moutoux, Wright. Total, 4.

So the bill passed.

The question being, Shall the title of the bill as read stand as the title of the act.

It was so ordered.

The Clerk was instructed to inform the Senate of the passage of the bill.

The Committee on Natural Resources made the following majority report:

MR. SPEAKER:

The undersigned, a majority of your special committee, to whom was referred House Bill No. 429, introduced by Mr. Haggard, beg leave to report the same back to the House so amended that said bill and the title thereto shall read as follows:

A bill for an act to amend sections 1 and 2 of an act entitled "An act to regulate the mode of procuring, transporting and using natural gas, and declaring an emergency," which went into force and became a law by lapse of time, and without the approval of the Governor, March 4, 1891, and to amend the title of said act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That sections 1 and 2 of an act to regulate the mode of procuring, transporting and using natural gas, and declaring an emergency, which went into force and became a law by lapse of time, and without the approval of the Governor, March 4, 1891, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section 1. That any person or persons, firm, company or corporation engaged in drilling for, piping and transporting natural gas by artificial means, and in selling the same for consumption by the public may transport or conduct the same through sound wrought or cast iron casing or pipes, tested to at least four hundred pounds to the square inch.

Section 2. Whenever the supply of any natural gas company, or furnishing gas exclusively to the citizens of this State, or any partnership, company, corporation or association therein is inadequate or insufficient to supply all its customers, and such gas company finds it necessary to shut off the supply of gas of any of its customers, then the said gas company shall shut off, first, all manufacturers; second, all buildings using gas under boilers, except residences, so long as said emergency or danger exists, thereby preserving the supply of gas for domestic consumers: Provided, That the company or corporation so furnishing natural gas shall give as timely notice as is possible under the circumstances before shutting off any of said

customers:

And provided, further, That the provisions of this act shall be construed to conter upon any such gas company so furnishing gas the right to shut off any domestic consumer of gas, or the domestic consumers, of any city or portion thereof when no such right existed prior to the passage of this act.

Section 3. That the title of said act be amended to read as follows: An act to regulate the mode of procuring, transporting, selling and using natural gas, and declaring an emergency.

Section 4. Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act, the same shall be in force from and after its passage.

And when so amended a majority of special committee recommend that said bill do pass.

FRANK D. ADER,
A. R. ERWIN.

The Committee on Natural Resources made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

The minority of your committee on House Bill No. 429, introduced by Mr. Haggard, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be indefinitely postponed. J. M. FARLOW.

Mr McMullen demanded the previous question.

The question being, Shall the demand for the previous question be seconded?

The demand was seconded.

The question being, Shall the main question be now put?
It was so ordered.

The question being, Shall the minority report be substituted for the majority report?

The minority report was substituted for the majority report:

Mr. Passage moved that when the House adjourn it be until to-morrow morning at 9:30.

Which motion prevailed.

Message from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER:

I am directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has passed Engrossed House Bill No. 346, and the same is herewith transmitted for the action of the House.

GEORGE S. PLEASANTS,

Secretary.

The Committee on Apportionment made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:

A majority of your Committee on Apportionment, to whom was referred House Bill No. 512, introduced by Mr. Ader, have had the same under consideration and report the same back to the House with the following recommendation :

First. Amend section 2 of said bill so as to read as follows: Section 2. The Senators shall be apportioned among the several counties as follows, to wit: