The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-19
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Frosi the State Journal
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Dee. II, 1878.

TUESDAY, Dec. IL, 1919.
The Senate was called TO order, and the pro-
ceedings OF the Cfious~day read.
Report OF the Agent OF State was laid be
fore the Senate and 800 csPiss ordered TO be
printed.
Mr.. Davis reported back the bill creating
additional branches of the State Bank, with
out amendment, which was read The second
and third time, and passed-ayes 81, nays 10.
The question oil the amendment OF Mr.. He'll
ry, including instructions against the establish
ment of u. S. Bank, was taken up and car
ried-ayes 30, nays Is.
MIR. Coates moved TO lay the ''free soil
amendment of Walpole, as amended by MIR.
Henry, on the table, which was decided as
follows:
AyeS-Messrs Adams; Buckles, Coates, En-
glish, Graham, Green, Hardin, Henry, Hull
stetter, James. Marsh, Malott, McCarty, Mil
kin, Morrison, Read, Sleeth, Stewart and
IWaters-69
Nays.--Messrs. Beard, Cassatt, Conduit,
Cornet. Davis, Day of X, Day of st. j., Dole,
Ellis, Evans, Carver, Hamrick, Harvey, Hen
Martin, MalliSan, Montgomery, Orth, Osborn,
Porter, Randall; Robinson, Rousseau, TabeI
and Walpole--29
The resolution and amendments were moi
laid on the table.
MIR. Martin then moved to strike out "Mon
day" and insert Saturday, the 10th"
Mr.. Robinson moved 10 amend this amend
ment with The following instructions: ProUi
dcd, horcpcr,, that if the welfare and prosper
ity of the country at large shall require the es
adjustment of such Bank, then and in thai
case our Senators are hereby instructed anu
our Representatives requested 10 use theI
votes and influence 10 procure the establish
ment OF such Bank
MIR. Hardin moved 10 lay the House resolu
tion on the table, on which division was
called. The question was then on laying MIR
Robinsons amendment on the table, aud decid-
ed in the affirmative ayes q, nays 81.
MIR. Millikin moved 10 amend by instruct
ing against the establishment of bankrupt
law, which carried unanimously.
| MIR. McCarty moved to further amend by in
structing against the revival of the tariff o
az, and in favor of that of '46.
MIR. Hamrick moved 10 lay this amendment
on the table; lost ayes 81, nays %.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Mo
Cariy's amendment, and decided in the afiir
mative--ayes 20, nays %.
| M. Robinson moved To amend the amend
ment as follows: Unless the adoption of The
ldrlH Oh " becomes necessary TOT tue dl ultH
Of the public debt created by the Mexican war
lost ayes %, nays 26.
Mr.. Millikn moved 10 amend further: AND
he is hereby instructed TO oppose every attempt
TO englhen the time that foreigners have 10 re-
side in the country before they can be natural
lied; adopted unanimously.
| MIR. 0rlh moved To further amend: And tina
he be instructed TO Use his vote aud influence
to reduce the time OF residence prior tonatural
ization from five 20 three years.
MIR. Graham moved tolay the resolution ant
pending amendments OH the table, OH which d
division was called.
The question then required on laying the
amendment proposed by MIR. Orth OH the table
lost--ayes 10. nays "a.
The previous question was called by MIR
Hardin, and seconded--ayes 20, nays 81.
Mr.. Walpole moved TO reconsider the vote
lost--ayes %. nays 26.
The question was: shall the main question
be now put" which was decided In the mega
tive.
The Senate adjourned.