as named therein, shall be the property of said clerks. I believe this to be the law now under the decisions of the supreme court of the State. The The bill also provides that compensation for making copies of papers and pleadings required of the clerk of the circuit court, except the certificate fee, shall belong to the clerk. These fees under the present law, belong to the county, and are required to be paid into its treasury. provision seems to me a wise and proper one. The several county clerks of the State are well paid under the provisions of existing statute, and I do not believe their compensation ought to be augmented. Recent legislation has all tended towards the elimination of the fee system. It has been sought to put all officers upon fixed salaries. This tendency is a proper one. No backward step should be taken. I therefore deem it my duty to withhold executive approval from the present measure. Respectfully submitted, J. FRANK HANLY, Governor of the State of Indiana. The House proceeded to reconsider the Bill. The report of the committee was read as follows: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee on Fees and Salaries, to which was referred House Bill No. 663, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill do pass. SWEENEY, Chairman. The report of the committee was adopted. The question being, Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of Governor J. Frank Hanly thereto? The Speaker ordered the roll of the House to be called. Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Askren, Babcock, Banta, Behymer, Brolley, Brown, Buennagel, Carter, Chrisney, Clore, Coble, Davis. Demberger, Douglass, Durham, Elliott, Eschbach. Faris. Faulknor, Fitch, Foor, Furnas, Galbraith, Gardner, Garrard, Gauss, Gifford, Gottschalk, Grieger, Haggard, Harris, Hauck, Hay, Hewig, Hill, Hostetter, Jay, Kayser, Kessler, Kleckner, Kliver, McKennan, Maddox, Madigan, Maish, Meek, Merriman, Miller, Mitchell, Moss, Mugg, Murphy, Pierson, Plummer, Racey, Ratliff, Rentschler, Roggen, Shaefer, Schreeder, Shirley, Sicks, Simison, Smith, Stahl, Stevens, Stephens, Stewart, Strickland, Sweeney, Switzer, Talbott, Tomlinson, Ulrich, Wasmuth, Watson, Wickey, Wells, White, Wider, Williams, Zearing. Total 82. Those voting in the negative were: Messrs. Coahran, Cowing, Culbertson, McGinnis, Mendenhall, Rodibaugh, Sunkel, Wagner. Total 8. So the bill passed notwithstanding the objections of Governor J. Frank Hanly thereto. The clerk was directed to inform the Senate of the passage of the bill. The Speaker handed down Enrolled House Bill No. 494 of the session of 1907, which was vetoed by Governor J. Frank Hanly and his veto message which was filed with the Secretary of State. The objections of Governor J. Frank Hanly were read and entered on the Journal of the House as follows: DEAR SIR: March 13, 1907. Senate Bill No. 494 having been received by me March 8, 1907, and the adjournment of the General Assembly occurring on the 11th instant, and within the time which, under the constitution the executive is permitted to hold a bill for consideration, I file herewith said bill without executive approval, together with the reasons therefor. Respectfully submitted, J. FRANK HANLY, Governor of the State of Indiana. Hon. FRED A. SIMS, Secretary of State, Indianapolis, Indiana. [22-19977] Committee report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee on Medicine, Health and Vital Statistics, to which was referred Senate Enrolled Act 494, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill do pass. FOOR, Chairman. GIFFORD. COBLE. The House proceeded to reconsider the bill. The majority report of the committee was read as follows: Committee report: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee on Medicine, Health and Vital Statistics, to which was referred Senate Enrolled Bill No. 499, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be indefinitely postponed. J. F. SIMISON. The question being, Shall the minority report of the committee be substituted for the majority report? The question was lost and the minority report was not substituted for the majority report. The question being on the adoption of the majority report. Which was carried and the majority report of the committee was adopted. The question being, Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of Governor J. Frank Hanly thereto? The Speaker ordered the roll of the House to be called. Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Askren, Bassett, Beaver, Brolley, Buennagel, Clore, Coahran, Coble, Davis, Demberger, Douglass, Durham, Faulknor, Foor, Galbraith, Garrard, Gauss, Gifford, Gottschalk, Harris, Hay, Hill, Kayser, Kleckner, McKennan, Maas, Meek, Mitchell, Moss, Mugg, Pierson, Racey, Ratliff, Rodibaugh, Roggen, Seidensticker, Shirley, Stevens, Stephens, Strickland, Sunkel, Sweeney, Thornton, Tomlinson, Wagner, Wells, Wider, Zearing, Mr. Speaker. Total 49. Those voting in the negative were: Messrs. Babcock, Banta, Brown, Carter, Chrisney, Connelly, Cowing, Culbertson, Elliott, Eschbach, Faris, Fitch, Furnas, Gardner, Gemmill, Grieger, Haggard, Hauck, Hostetter, Jay, King, Kliver, Maddox, Madigan, Maish, Mendenhall, Merriman, Miller, Murphy, Plummer, Rentschler, Shaefer, Sicks, Simison, Stewart, Switzer, Talbott, Ulrich, Wasmuth, Watson, Wickey, White, Williams. Total 43. So the bill failed to pass for the want of a constitutional majority. The Plunder Committee appointed the following persons to serve the number of days opposite their names: Julia Foley, 32 days. Wiley Case, 32 days. Dora Faulknor, 30 days. A. C. Gladieux, 30 days. T. E. McAllister, 30 days. The Speaker handed down Enrolled House Bill No. 540, of the session of 1907, which was vetoed by Governor J. Frank Hanly, and his veto message, which was filed with the Secretary of State. The objections of Governor J. Frank Hanly were read and entered on the Journal of the House as follows: March 13, 1907. MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN TATIVES: I return herewith, unsigned, House Bill No. 540, the same being a bill to authorize and empower the auditor and treasurer of Lake County, Indiana "to divert and apply and pay" certain gravel road taxes levied and collected in said county and now in the hands of the treasurer thereof "toward the building of the Swanson, et al. gravel road," in Hobart township, in said county. The preamble recites that the taxes were levied and collected to pay the bonds issued for the construction of a public gravel road in Hobart township, known as the Swanson et al. road, and that "said road was not built at said time owing to some illegality in regard to the bonds issued therefor, which prevented them from selling"; and that "said road was again voted for and carried in 1906, and bonds therefor were issued and sold, and said road is now in process of construction in said township." This statute is in violation of section 22 of article 4 of the State Constitution. It applies to Lake County and Hobart township by name. It is therefore clearly local. Under the authority cited in the message of disapproval of House Bill No. 541, I am compelled to withhold executive approval. Respectfully submitted, J. FRANK HANLY, Governor of the State of Indiana. The House proceeded to reconsider the bill. The report of the committee was read as follows: MR. SPEAKER: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Enrolled House Bill No. 540, has had the same under |