Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-02-20

oo4 srom the Indianapolis
Journal.
Saturday, Feb. z.
The most important business Of to-day
W. motion, In the House, by Demo
ssak 60 into Joint Convention to cleo.
csrtain state officers. on next Tuesday,
hspassags was prevented, by tho Repub-
licans breaking quorum. Tho move
itself shows that the Democrats have no
confidence In an election by that caucus
that elected senators. II ii was a join
convention, Il has tho same right to elect
s(ats ofaosrs that II had to elect senators.
however these Offices wcro all vacant two
two ysau ago, and tho Democrats refused
% 50 into joint convention, leaving the
governor TO appoint though without au-
thohty.
MONDAY, Feb. 9th.
Nothing Of importance was done ex-
espt The introduction, by Democrat, Of q
uoolution directing the Committee on un-
finished business ITO inquire into. and re-
port what Senator or Senators arc Of ne
gro blood" The resolution. we regret
tosay, IVES laid on tho table.
In Vie House, most Of the day was Ia
ken up In trying to get vote on tho rcso-
luton 70 60 Into Joint convention to elect
state ofacara but the Republicans, follow
Ing the example Of the Democratic ssna-
toss broke . quorum all day. Towards
evening the Democrats began to got mad
= well - tired. They found the physic
which They had administered, with 80
much delight was, rather bitter when ro-
psatsd 30 ofton, 80 they began TO set their
heads 70 work to head tho bolters. There
W. bat ono remedy, and that was 10 or
der The arrest Of tho resussants. This they
did, and adjourned 10 Tuesday, little
dssauing whore they would find them
selves next morning.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
Nothing Of importance was done In
tho Senate, %, wo will DO like tho pauon,
whose text was: "rhe world, tho ilesh and
ths devil, Gay bat little about tho world,
teueh lightly on tho flesh and hasten to
he devil - fast ~ possible"
The attraction" this morning was In
Tie House. The Door Keeper, had SO Re-
publlcans under arrest Is per order Of last
svsning. Every body know there would
b fun, hence every body was there, who
could get there. Finding themselves In
a awkward place, the Democrats attempt
I'd 70 get out Of II by reading tho Journal,
and proceeding to business, with not notI-
ding The arrests. But there were 81 per-
sons Il tho bar who demanded trial.
The speaker urged that II no further no.
doe Of tho arrest was taken IL would die
Of itself but the Republicans threatened
70 bring action for false imprisonment, and
saeh claimed right to DO heard, and each
spoke on the question Of privilege" until
Ne hour IVES past at which tho convention
Va 10 meet The Democrats finding
themselves out-wittod by tho Republicans,
and caught in the trap Of their own set
dng were glad to withdraw the resolution,
and he arrest and proceed to business, as
badly whipped q whom Woods was GUST
I'd nom his seat, In their absence.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. IL.
The most important act Of tho senate
We 70 amend tho bill to moro cfrectually
carry out tho intention Of that clause Of
The Constitution relative TO ncgros and
mulattos, on motion Of Kinley, as follows:
6xor.-Any negro or mulatto who shall
b known to use his ordinary powers Of
locomotion, 20 as to transfer himself from
one place 10 another within this State,
without the consent Of the nearest slave
holder either in principle or practice.
within or without the State. he, the said
negro or mulatto. shall. without trial or
delay, b. hung by tho neck, to tho near st
tree. until he IL stone dead"
In tho House nothing was finished but
the bogus convention which had elected
two Senators. They found It a useless
Gans 70 try to elect state officers knowing
thai the old ones would mover give tho
new ones place, hence they me. at 3