Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

t duced AMI lost, when on motion the Senate
. adjourned sine die. e"f
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
7 Monday MORNING, March 5, 1855.
A resolution was adopted appointing
1 joint committee 20 wait ON the Governor, and
learn what further communications if any,
e ne mad Y make to the General Assembly.
Severd reports were made from commit
tees; all bid on the table.
Mr.. list introduced resolution, which
e was adopted, allowing the use of the commit
: tee roomsto the Supreme Judges, whilst no
Legislative business is transacted.
JONI Resolution was passed instructing
onr Seniors In Congress to use their best
efforts to procure pension for John Proctor
+ OF Elkhar County.
: report was made from the committee of
Ways and Means relative TO State script &c
without reading the report, a motion was
made to priIt it. I'll .n
) Mr.. Test opposed the printing. He said
that it implicated two honorable aud honest
men-G'orge Ii. Dunn and General Drake
former trasVrers of State. We ought not to
print an 'rPgte document impeaching such
men. t1.f I.a-.rt Iff.fs -r.. f-r M
. MI niOioutn cdlu bIdl Il IlOSJ ctlfelul cA-
animation of the books had been made, and it
was ascertsined beyond doubt that the State
had lost mder Mr.. Dunns administration of
the TresuRr's Department the sum Of s 3D.
600 and urder Mr.. brakes, the sum of S17,-
CO., ..n,l I5a
; All 'oncurred in believing those men
above rekach, but they had eontided in and
been deei yed by clerks = 9aoles- h.
H., ~. Ia. al. q.
scrip wasreferred to a committee Of Messrs
Meredith Buskirk and Newcomb, to exam
Inc, aud report 10 the next General Assem-
/ bly,. $50 s1 ad4 o. -an-l1aa1
Mr. Ffazer introduced the following reso
luton: s.u .r a1saI ina .s.ra.
] WHEHAs, tits the duty of the present (
General Assembly TO elect United States /
Senator, and a refusal TO do so, would if I
like refusal should occur in a sufficient mum I
Der of States destroy the National Legislature 4
and reduce the Nationai7 Government TO an I
archy: J.t llH..l. -7.lm lf
And whereas the House has on several oc-
casons invited ne Senate to unite with the \
House in Joint convention for the purpose OF
holding such election: J03 ll
And whereas the Senate has declined to 4
accede to such requests, it being alledged as
reason therefor, that the Senate ought rot to /
lose its identity in such election by uniting in |
such joint convention: 10 0dU ll--a
And whereas the Senate on its part has
proposed to the House the name of cit |
izen of the State for United States Senator,
the views of which citizen on great public /
Questions, being in opposition to the views OF
large majority of the House and of the peO- /
pie of Indiana, wherefore he is deemed by
the House an improper person to represent the
people and State of Indiana in the United
States Senate: ola asfta --,-.
And whereas the Housc being anxious to
discharge its constitutional dutyin the IN At
ter is willing to accede to the views of the
Senate, so far as the same may be reasonable
and practicable: .l oI lhu ll
And whereas it is historically true that eve
~ United States Senator, since the first organ
ization OF this State government, has been
elected BY joint convention, of both Houses of
the General Assembly, therefore
Resolvea, the Senate concurring, chat the !
| Senate aud House proceed at O'Clock this
day to make choice of United States Senator
| In the following manner, viz: each House
shall proceed UiDa VOce to vote for United
States Senator, and shall interchange the re-
suit of their ballots, AID If. having thus ball
loted, the two houses shall fail TO concur in
the choice of a citizen for said Office, having
balloted three times, then the two houses
shall Immediately assemble together in joint
convention in the Hall of the House, and by
ui,au voce vote, choose such United States Sen
ator, and the person receiving q majority OF
all the votes given shall be declared chosen
such United States Senator, for the term of
six years from the 4th of March, inst. W
Mr. Hester opposed the resolution. He
said that it was too late to enter into that cleo
ton. Many Of the Democratic party had re-
turned home, aud under such. circumstances,
the resolution ought not to pass, aud he hoped
the minority would prevent its passage. by
breaking the quorum. is.lI.. reA $685.
Mr.. Frazer contended that it was duty
which thisIGeneral Assembly had to perform
to elect a United States S, sator : that the
House had, time after time, invited the Sen
ate to discharge this duty, and that body had
refused to enter into convention for that pur-
] pose. aal iasa.li. .is' as4aul 50 lai II
The vote was taken, when the resolution
failed to pass for want of a quorum. Ayes
Sc, noes, as follows: 500 lA m tili 70.
! Ayes-Messrs. Bartholomew, Beach, Bon
ner, Branham, Brazleton, Brothwel, Buchan.
an, Burnett, Cain, Clark of Rush, Clark of
] Steuben, Clark of Tippecanoe, Clark of I'm
4 ion, Coen, Dickerson, Dunn, Ellis, Fouts,
Frazier, Gifferd, Gillian, Gwinn, Hadsell,
hall of Laporte Hall of arrep, Harryman,
! Hervcy, Hillyer, Hudson, Mcconnell, McCord
i McMurry, Malick, Mellett, Meredith Merri-.
ED, Monks, MURRAY Newcomb Peden,
Sanford, Sidwell, Sims, Shanks, ShryocS,
Smith of Lagrange, Spottswoed, Stanton,
I'll
ner, Wilson, Mr. Speaker-56.. ili .i.@l :.
! Noes none. -..lii .nd ..f -aitai .aaa x
A call Of the House was ordered; when il
appeared that 81 were present. as follows:
.ll PreseR-- Messrs. Alden Bartholomew,
Beach, Bonner, Branham, Brazleton, Broth
well, Buchanan, Burnett, Buskirk, Cain, Clark
of Rush, Clark of Steuben, Clark of TiPpe
canoe, Clark of Union Coen, DickersOn, Dunn,
Ellis, Fouts, Frazier, Clifford, Gilham, Gwinn,
Hadsell, Hall of Laportet Hall of Warren,
Harryman, Hervey, Hester, Hillyer HUDSON
; Humphreys, King Of Madison. Laaders, Lewis
Lowe, Mcconnell, McCord, Mcclure McFar-
land, McMurry, Malick, Mellett, Meredith,
Merrifield, Miller, Monks, Montgomery, Muir
: ray, Newcomb, Peden, Sanford, Sidwell,
} Sims, Shanks, Shryock, Smith Of Lagrange,
Spots wood, Stanton, Studabaker,- Tackett,
! Test, Thomas, Todd, Trusler, Turner Will
son, Mr.. Speaker-67.
/ The vote on the passage was again taken
up, and resulted in Ayes Sc, noes none. The
I vote being the same as in the first one taken.
i, A resolution was introduced. inviting the
Senate to go into the election of State Prin-
. ter and all the other officers to be elected.
!. A motion was made to amend by adding
e these words, "except United States Sena-
q tor. !" ll .N I'd ,t-at IT, .-ili 90 4.
!, Cries of MOI No!l Nolu -u A-8 i..i
: Mr. Humphreys declared that it had been
: the studious effort of the democratic party
!, here, to which he belonged, TO put-otf all
o these elections because when once in joint
. convention, the Fusionists would proceed to
elect n United States Senator. .-
A de suItory debate followed at times
/ sharp and angry words were passed, but good
n feeling was restored. -a tt.- 'isif
f The committee appointed to wait on the