Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-16
Legislative Items .

On Monday Of last week, though
the reports show busy day, we can
gather nothing Of general interest, ex-
cept that in the Senate joint resolu.
ton was passed against the renewal Of
patents on Hussey's Moving Machine
and McCormic's Reapers-and the
House bill providing for owning real
estate by Agricultural societies. Two
important measures to every body,
farmers in particular.
In the House the only thing of inn
portance decided was not to reduce
from 800 to 1876. the amount of prop
erty exempt from execution.
On Tuesday the Senate fixed the
salary of Governor at twenty-five hun
dred dollars. Of Supreme Judges at
sixteen hundred, and Circuit Judges
twelve hundred.
Then came up the temperance bill.
As this is one Of the most important
measures of the session, we report
the proceedings in full, as we find
them in the Indianapolis Journal
The constituents of Mr.. McCleery will
be pleased To 'see that he has been
true to their interests all the way thro'
He did all he could to defeat the oil:
Mr.. Brown said he looked upe,n this
as the most important bill Of the SEES.
sion. He came here TO vote for a
strong temperance law. To that he
would not prove false. But there
were some provisions, in this bill which
did not suit him. and many other good
temperance men in the State. Senator's
minds were no doubt already made up,
and, to test the merits Of this bill, he
moved TO strike out from the enacting
clause, aud insert a substitute which
he held in his hand.
The substitute was read by the
Clerk.
Mr.. Suit regretted that the bill was
called up at the present time. II was
only printed anu laid upon the table
yesterday. He had not had time 10
read it. He looked upon il as next
the most important question TO be met
this session.
The great mass Of the rdoral portion
of our people desired strong prohi-
bitory law, il was true, and il was
equally true that there was large
number of good. sober citizens opposed
to it. II a law was passed, it should
be one that would meet the approba-
ton of the people.
Mr.. Shook did not feel prepared To
vote on either bill at the present
moment The bill reported by the
comittee did not meet his approba ton
in some particulars, and he could not
vote for it without being amended
He hoped it would be laid on the table
for the present.
Mr.. Anthony saw no necessity for
delay. There were others important
measures yet pending before the
Legislature; there were seyral impor-
tant elections to come off. too, and il
was his opinion that if the bin did not
pass now we would 90 without any
temperance law for the next two years
He trusted the bill introduced by the
committee would be acted on immedi-
ately. The Senate were as well pre-
pared to act now as at any subsequent
day.
Mr.. Griggs thought there was
demand for strong prohibitory law.
The committee had reported one, and
he was prepared to vote for it. He
was opposed to the substitute. 1t
merely re-enacted the old license law
with few immaterial provisions. II
legalized doggeries. 1t provides that
bedding must be found; that is that
when man got drunk at a place
where the liquor was sold, he must
have bed prepared 10 lay HIM in
1t legalixed the sale Of liquor, though
it provided it should not be solde in less
than one mile of camp meeting. II
it was good TO sell il at all, il was as
good on camp meeting ground as in a
mile Of it.
Mr.. Slater hoped the question would
be met now. The temperance people
were waiting for a law, and now when
the Legislature could give them one
he hoped nothing would be thrown m
the way.
Mr.. Brown said the original bill au-
thorized the sale Of liquors-that il
licensed two in each township 10 sell
liquor. He objected to it because il
included cider--that il Disseminated in
favor Of the lordly by permitting the
importation Of foreign liquor-that
any could get up a genteel beuor es-
taqlishment-that the search and sell
cure provision was Unconstitutional
that he proposed In his amendment 70
do away with tho darn shops-that
| no man shall sell 10 one who is in the
habit of getting drunk, and the gentle