Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House thereof. Mr. Reed asked and obtained leave of absence for himself until next Tuesday. Mr. Wolfe offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Elections be requested to return to the Senate, all matters referred to them in regard to the contested seats of Senators, and the rights of Senators to the seats; and that when said matters are so returned, the contestants and contestees, and the members whose rights to seats are called in question by the resolution introduced by Mr. Claypool have the right to be heard before the Senate, and, when so agreed, the same matters be returned to said committee for its further action. On motion by Mr. Browne of Randolph, The vote of yesterday, ordering a flag to be placed above the President's chair, was reconsidered. Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Elections, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: In accordance with the resolution of the Senate, just adopted by the Senate, I herewith return all papers referred to the Committee on Elections on the subject of contested seats. On motion by Mr. Johnson, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of contested Election cases. On motion by Mr. Wolfe, The case of Mr. Dill, contesting the seat of Mr. Dickinson, the sitting Senator from Noble, Steuben and DeKalb, was first taken up. Mr. Dill's petition being read, On motion by Mr. Dunning, (Mr. Shields in the chair,) The doorkeeper was directed to provide seats for the contestants and their attorneys. On motion by Mr. Mellett, Mr. McDonald, as attorney for Mr. Dill, proceeded with the argument for the contestant. Mr. Mansfield asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Beeson. Mr. White asked and obtained leave of absence for himself until Monday. On motion by Mr. Ray, The Senate adjourned. 2 O'CLOCK, P. M. The Senate met. Mr. Shields asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Wilson until next Thursday. Mr. Shields offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the doorkeeper of the Senate be directed to procure, from time to time, sufficient quantities of ice to use in the drinking water for the use of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the contested election case, pending at the time of the recess for dinner, Pending which, On motion by Mr. Williams, The following message from the House was taken up: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate the House has passed Senate bill No. 1, entitled as follows, to-wit: "A bill appropriating twenty-five thousand dollars for the expenses of the present session of the General Assembly, and providing the manner of payment of the members and officers of the Senate and House of Representatives," with the accompanying engrossed amendments to the bill, and to the title thereof, in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully solicited. The House amendments were concurred in by the Senate. Mr. Hord asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Mellett until Monday. Mr. Browne of Randolph offered the following: Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn it adjourn till Monday next at 2 o'clock, P. M. The ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs, Moore and Cobb, and being ordered and taken, resulted, ayes 18, noes 21, as follows: So the resolution was rejected. Mr. Cobb asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Davis of Cass, and himself, until 2 o'clock, P. M. Mr. Brown of Wells asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Johnson. On motion, by Mr. Graves, The vote just taken on Mr. Brown's resolution, to adjourn until Monday, was reconsidered. The question recurring on the passage of the resolution, The ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Moore and Teegarden, and being ordered and taken, resulted, ayes 28, noes 11, as follows: The Senate met. MONDAY, 2 O'CLOCK, P. M., The Journal of Friday was read and approved. The President also laid before the Senate the following: Hon. Paris C. Dunning, President of the Senate: In pursuance of a resolution of the Senate directing the Secretary, Auditor, and Treasurer, and the President of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to report to the Senate the amount of fees, perquisites and emoluments of every description, received by them respectively, in the discharge of their official duties, over and above their salaries as fixed by the act in relation to the salaries of public officers, approved March 5, 1859, the undersigned reports that since he has held the office of Treasurer of State he has received, on account of premium on exchange on New York, $960 11, and on account of salary allowed the Treasurer of State, by an act entitled "an act to amend an act to authorize and regulate the business of banking," passed March 3, 1855, $1,308 84. The undersigned has paid into the State Treasury the premium received, viz: $960 11. The other sum, $1,308 84, is retained under a decision of the Supreme Court, lately rendered in the case of John W. Dodd and others against the State of Indiana. The above is all that has been received over and above the salary fixed by the act referred to in the resolution. Respectfully, J. S. HARVEY, Treasurer of State. The President also laid before the Senate the following: |