The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-08
Mr. Willara,a Casting vote. &c.

alone. The farmers OF Indiana, many of whom
founded their only objection to the Liquor Law
upon its effects the sale of cider, are indebt-
ed to Mr. Willard for this Introduction. HIS
casting 0ote prevented cider from being omitted
in the action of this Law. He is good Old
Liner and is now on visit to Southern Indi-
ana, to enlighten farmers among others as to
the peculiar beauties of Old Lineism. Let it
be recollected by them, as we call upon those
persons who attended the meeting he addressed
here to recollect that his casting vote placed
this most stringent provision in the Liquor
Law. And we call upon our German friends,
who are so opposed to this Law to also recol-
lect, that motion made to strike out from
the Liquor Law all relating ALL porter,
malt beer, lager beer and all wines, was put
dorm in an Old Line Democratic Senate, by a
vote of % to Is, and that Gov. Wright ap-
proved of and gave his official signature of APP
proval to the Law as it now stands.
! AS the following comes to hand just in time
from the State journal, touching on this same
casting vote of Willard, we insert it and save
oursef the trouble of writing out the same
facts. 1t will be perceived by an extract from
the regular journal of legislative proceedings,
that Mr. Willard did give casting vote, al
though he stated here we were Know Moth
ing for not knowing that there was no provis-
ion in the new constitution which gave the
President of the Senate the power of casting
vote:
We see by the Evansville Journal that
Lieut.. Governor Willard, in a late speech at
that place denied having given his casting vote
in favor OF retaining that provision of the
Prohibitory Law which interdicted the sale of
cider. We are astonished at this denial, not
so much that it should be made at all, for "Old
Line" speakers are not remarkable for strict
veracity, as that it should be made now, after
having been published and reiterated a thou
sand times. We made his charge, if charge it
/, be, before the adjournment of the Legislature,
when it could not have escaped the gentle
mans attention. We have commented on it
frequently, and have heard Mr.. Willard claim
ed by Temperance men as convert to their
views in consequence of it, and we are in
formed that he has himself urged it as a refu-
tation Of his alleged hostility to Temperance.
1t was published in the regular reports both
February, and to settle the matter for good,
we to-day quote from the Senate Journal OF
last winter, pages 270 and 271, the official re-
cord Of the motion and vote.
II In the journal of the afternoon session of
February 9th, 1856, the Prohibitory Bill hav-
ling just been considered engrossed and read,
the third time, by vote of 81 to Is, the fol-
lowing proceedings are recorded:
Mr.. Shook moved to recommit with the follow
ing instructions:
Strike out all that relates toibe making or sell
ing of cider.
Mr.. Anthony moved to lay the motion to re-
commit with instructions, on the table.
The ayes and noes being demanded by Sena-
tors Drew and Anthony,
Those who voted in the frrmative, were:
Messrs. Anthony Bearss, Burke, Chapman.
COMBS, Crane, Cravens, CRUISE, Cutshaw, En-
sey, Freeland, Hawthorn, Helm, Hendry, Hos
brook, Meeker, Richardson of Spencer. Rugg,
Sage s. Williams Wilson, wi'Ae'0"' and Woods
THOSE who voted in the negative, were
j Messrs. Alexander, Barnett Brookshire,
Brown, Drew, Glazehrook, Griggs, Harris, Jack
son of Madison, Jackson of t., Kighlley Nc
Cleary, Mansfield, Malhes, Reynolds, Robinson.
Shields, Shook, Slater Span, Suit, Harrington
and Vandevaner-23.
There being tie, the President ooted IN the et-
frmotiUe
So the motion to recommit with Instructions
was laid on the table,
Mr. Drew also moved to recommit, with in
structions ''to strike out ale porter, malt beer,
lager beer and Wines but this was laid on the
table by decisive vote, % to IS; among the af-
firmative are such stead&st Old Liners as Hos
brook, Shields, Cutshaw, Hawthorne and An
thony. AS this and the preceding were the
votes that RETAINED IN THE BILL ITS MOST
STRINGENT PROVISION, and that about which
the pure whisky men have made the most clam
or, we copy that portion of the journal contain
ing the official account of it:
Mr. Drew moved to recommit with the follow
ing instructions:
III the LIST section strike out ''ale, porter, malt
be, r. lager beer, and all wines"
The ayes and noes being demanded by Senators
Drew and Slater,
Those who voted in the affirmative, were:
Messrs. Anthony Bearss, Brown Burke Chap
man, Combs, Crane, Cravens, Grouse, Cutshaw,
Ensey, Fieeland, Griggs Harris, Hawthorne,
Helm, Hendry, Hos brook, Meeker, Robinson,
Rugg, Sage, Shields, Suit. Vandeventor, Will
liams, Wilson, Witherow and Woods-2S.
i Those who voted in the negative were:
i Messrs. Alexander, Barnett, Brookshire, Drew,
Glazebrook, Hostetler, Jackson of Madison,
Jackson of Upton, Kightley, McCieary; Mans
field, Mahes, Reynolds Richie rdson of Spencer,
Shook, Slater, Spanh, and Tarkngton-1S.s
So the motion TO recommit with instructions,
was laid on the table.