Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-01-29
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Senate met.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81, 1852.
Senate met
On motion of Mr. Emerson the order of business
suspended take up a message from the House an
announcing the passage of resolution go into the
election of two Commissioners Of the Insane Asylum to-
day at o'clock The resolution was reciprocated.
Reports from Committees
By Mr.. Bfilliken, from the committee on temperance
IN accordance with the petitions of % 600 citizens
Of Indiana which had been referred said committee,
bill To suppress tipping houses, and providing for
sessIng damages against those who sell give away
intoxicating liquors. and repeating all laws conflicting
The bill prohibits the granting Of license sell intox-
cating liquors. except for mechanical or medical pur-
poses, and provides for assessing fines those selling
giving away such liquors TO minors. and to all other
persons TO lie drunk about the house ouhOuSes where
II is sold For the first offence SO; second $40; third
SO; fourth $780, fifth, and all subsequent offences $780,
and the offender stand committed until the fines
paid replevied 1t also provides that the wife and all
others injured by the sale Of Intoxicating liquors. may
mainain action against the vendcr who furnished the
liquor that caused such damage.
MIR. Goodinan from the minority of the Temperance
committee, made adverse report. The report con-
tnds that the bill is in advance Of public opinion, and
that moral aud not legal suasion is the proper to
advance the temperance reform.
Mr. Milliken desired to know how Senators Judged Of
public sentiment In the House and Senate there had
been presented at the present session petitions asking for
Just such law this signed by 50 600 citizens Of
IaIiana. and not single remonstrance. Surely if pub
lie sentiment in opposition to this measure, we
for which there were many petitioners
Mr. Goodman replied, and contended that the bill in
troduced by the majority ol the committee was more
stringent than the petitioners asked for.
BY Mr. Walker, from a select committee, returning a
bill change the of holding the 9Th adi-
cia circuit with amendments, asking its passage Con-
curr:1 in.
Resolutions Introduced
BY Mr. Reid lay the table Of the 1t. Governor
copy Of every bill printed by order Of the Senate.
Adopted
By Mr.. Reid that the committee finance inquire
into the proprety well necessity oil amending and
framing the law for the and taxation of per-
sona and real property, that property be twice
listed taxed but that the should be assessed on
actnal property allowing the debts of the taxpayer
he deducted from the property we'll debts Adop-
ted.
Bills Introduced and Read First Time
BY Dir. DeIavan, defining the duties OF county tea
surers.
The Joint resolution in relation to certain articles taken
from the Cathedrals in Mexico, again up
cond reasling
Mr.. Emerson moved to postpone its consideration and
make II the special order Of the day every day after the
files gone through with unt it should be disposed
of.
Mr. Miller moved to amend 50 as to make it the spe-
cal order of the day for every day at O'clock p M
Lost.
Mr.. Emerson advocated the propriety of his motion
a few remarks.
Mr. Holloway said he hoped the time of the Senate
would not be taken up further Ia considering this
luton. He hoped it would be disposed of now But
while he was up he would make an explanation which
might trouble hereafter His remarks here
the responsibility Of the Government in the Mexican
war-on the crimes which that had engcndered-
either misunderstood msreprcsented by the Pre-
sden of the Senate this floor; and prevent this
misrepresentation misunderstanding going further,
he understood the President preparing his speech
for publication in the Sentinel he would here dis
tncty and emphatcay dec@arc that he neither held
meant TO be understood that army Mexico dur
ing any former wars, legally morally response
bic for the blood that she'd for the misery and
which followed the devastating tread Of the grimvis
apel monster war But the other hand that respon
sbiity for all the horrors of and for the untold
ery the horid and revolving crimes incident to and
growing OF war, rested upon the respected govern
ments declaring and prosecuting He wished the
President OF the Senate to take notice oil this he dis
claimed any other Interpretation OF his remarks,
trary the opinions he held and consequently false.
AS to the clamors raised against those who believed
all wars unboly and high crime in the sight Of
God ne only had say that in entertaining such be-
lief. he found himself greatly surpassed by the great
leader Of the Democratic party in this State, Robert
Dale Otcen. He had proclaimed that the Bible was
false, or Washington and his compatrots in hell
Mr.. II said he entertained such horrid thought
this Bot it entertained by the leader Of the de-
mocratic pary-bone OF your bone Mr. President, flesh
Of your flesh in the great political party Of which you
are a member. Senators say that ought not TO attack
she opinions Of who is not here defend himself.
Yet you Mr.. President, yes, you have descended from
YOUR seat there and on this floor arraigned the opn
ions OF Thomas Corwin this subject who is here
defend HIMSELF and denounced them infamous and
by every other OpproOrous ephet known 10 our IAN
guage To offset this of your party here, Mr..
President have cited you declaration Of the great
apostle Of Democracy of Indiana. proving either that
the Bible is lie Washington and all the immortal
names inscribed upon the Declaration of Independence
with fathers who perilIed their lives upon the battle
fields Of the Revolution, are now in hell
Mr. Holloway said he never made the assertion that
those who fell in battle in compliance with the requisi-
ton Of government, filled feoRs grave" charged
bv the President of the Senate this floor and he hoped
the charge would again be repeated here or else
where.
message was received from the House requesting
the Senate attend in the Hail. instaner for the pur
pose Of electng two Commissioners OF the Insane Asy
lum; which was reciprocated, and the Senate proceed
ed TO the Hall OF the House; when both Houses went
into the election which resulted in the choice OF Sepher
s. Major and Samuel Grimes.
When the Senate returned TO their Chamber, the dis
eussion on Mr. Hooway's joint resolution resum
ed.
Mr. Hanna replied to Mr.. Holloway. He repclcc
charge that the democrats responsible for the
waste of time this discussion. He referred the
previous course of the Senator from Wayne and said
that he had been in the habit almost every winter since
he had been in the Senate Of Introducing the Senate
Gre-hrands Of a similar character to this. He believed
they introduced expressly for the purpose Of
ting dssensun He instanccd the case Of bill intro
duced several years since by Mr. Holloway, to permit
negroes and muettoes testify in where white