such separate choice, unless he receives a majority of all the votes given in such House. Each House shall, as soon as a choice may be made on such separate voting, forthwith communicate the same to the other House, and if it shall appear that the Houses have concurred in their choice of any or either of the persons so voted for, such person or persons shall be deemed and declared duly elected. But if the Houses do not concur in their choice of each and all the officers so to be elected, then, in such case, the two Houses shall in like manner forthwith proceed to a second separate choice of the remaining officers so attempted to be elected. But if no concurrence then be had, the two Houses shall, in like manner, proceed to a third separate choice. If the two Houses shall not have concurred in their third separate choice, the two Houses shall proceed to joint vote instanter, for the election of such officer or officers as the two Houses may have failed, for want of concurrence, as aforesaid, to elect.

11. In all joint conventions and meetings of the two Houses, it shall be incompetent for either House, or the members thereof, or the Joint Convention, to engage in the transaction of any business other than that for which they were so specifically assembled.

12. When a message is sent to the Senate or to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door by the Sergeantat-Arms, or by the Doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the Chair, by the person by whom sent.

13. Messages shall be sent by such persons as the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House may designate for that purpose.

14. No bill that shall have passed one House, shall be sent for concurrence to the other, on the last two days of the session.

15. When bills which have passed one House are ordered to be printed in the other, a greater number of copies shall not be printed than may be necessary for the use of the House making the order.

16. No spirituous liquors shall be offered for sale, or exhibited, within the Capitol, or on the public grounds adjacent thereto.

I am directed to inform the Senate that the House has concurred in the amendment made by the Senate to the concurrent resolution of the House, relative to the election of certain officers in joint convention at 4 P. M., this day, by striking out of the original resolution the office of State Printer.

On motion by Mr. Wolfe, The following was adopted:

Resolved, That the Auditor of State be requested to lay before the Senate an abstract of the statistics of fees and salaries on file in his office, in pursance of an act of the General Assembly, approved June 3, 1861, said abstract to give each county separately, and the fees of each officer in said act named separately, and also, under the head each officer to give the several items separately that are mentioned in said act.

Mr. March introduced

Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, Entitled "a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the second section of article second of the Constitution, so that the Legislature may more effectually guard against fraudulent voting."

Which was read the first time, and passed to a second reading. Mr. Teegarden offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Corporations be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act under which cities are incorporated, so as to make the owners of stock running at large in incorporated cities responsible for all damage done to persons or property.

A message from the House:

MR. PRESIDENT:

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

Resolved, That this House is now ready to go into joint convention, as provided by the concurrent resolutions of the two Houses of this General Assembly, heretofore adopted, and that the Senate be invited to repair immediately to the Hall of this House for that purpose, and they are accordingly invited to repair immediately to the Hall of the House.

Thereupon the Senate, in a body, preceded by the President thereof, repaired to the Hall of the House.

The President of the Senate called the joint convention of the two Houses to order.

Senator Ray offered the following, which was adopted:

WHEREAS, The two branches of the General Assembly being now convened in joint convention, in pursuance of a concurrent resolution of said branches, for the purpose therein mentioned; therefore,

Resolved, That we do now proceed, in pursuance of said concurrent resolution, to the election of one United. States Senator to serve from this date until the 4th day of March, 1863, and one United States Senator to serve for the term of six years from and after the 4th day of March, 1863, and that the election be by viva voce vote.

The President of the Senate announced that nominations of a candidate for the short term in the United States Senate was in order.

Representative Bird nominated the Honorable David Turpie, of White county.

Representative Moorman nominated the Hon. Daniel D. Pratt, of Cass county.

No other nominations being made, the result of the first ballot is as follows:

Abbett,

Bird,

On the part of the Senate.

Hanna,

Lee,

Reitz,

Harden of W., Lemmon of H., Richardson,

Hardin of Perry, Lemmon of S., Rippey,

The whole number of votes cast, 147; necessary to a choice, 76; of which the Hon. David Turpie received 85 votes, and the Hon. Daniel D. Pratt, 62.

Hon. David Turpie having received a majority of all the votes cast, the President of the Senate declared him to be duly elected United States Senator to Congress, from the State of Indiana, to serve as such till the 3d day of March next, inclusive.

The President of the Senate announced nominations of a candidate for the United States Senate, long term, to be in order.

Representative Blocher nominated the Hon. Thos A. Hendricks, of Marion county.

Senator March nominated the Hon. Joseph A. Wright, of Parke county.

No other nominations being made,