The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-25
LegisInfiye Prooeeiings.

day, the 25th, was agreed to.
Mr.. Weir offered resolution which was /
adopted, calling upon the Auditor of State
to show by what authority he has heretofore
charged persons for examining the public
books, the name of each person, how much
charged, and the disposition he has made of
the money received therefor.
Mr.. Blair's bill to enable the holders of
unauthorized paper currency to collect the
amount thereof from any person or 90 po-
ration heretofore or hereafter Issuing or aid
ing in the circulation thereof, was read the
third time and passed.
Mr. Cravens asked and obtained the con-
sent of the Senate to offer the following
WHEREAS, The State of Indiana has been
and now is unrepesented in the Senate of
the United States and whereas, there is
now no law other than the Constitution of
the United States and of this State provid-
ing for choice by the Legislature of this
State; and whereas, it is essential that this
Legislature should choose such Senators at
its present session. Therefore
b Be it resotUed by the Senate 1.-THE House of
Representatives. conc1rriag therein l.
That the Senate shall, upon the passage of
this resolution by either House. proceed
to represent this State in the Senate of the
Unitad States, and that majority of each
House shall be necessary to such choice.
2. That each person who shall receive
majority of the votes given in both Houses
of this Legislature shall be declared duly
elected to represent the State of Indiana in
the Senate of the United States; the person
first chosen shall be declared elected from
at of tho al
shall serve as such Senator until the 4th of
March, 1863, and the person next chosen
! shall in like manner, serve as such Senator
until the 4th Of March, 1861.
| g. The Secretary of the Senate aud the
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall,
| Immediately upon the choice, az herein pro-
vided by the respective Houses, certify the
! same to the Secretary of State, who shall
Immediately thereafter certify the same I'M
der the seal of the State, to the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, and also furnish
to each of the persons so chosen rs herein
provided, when application is made by such
person OF persons, or others, for three copies
of their election or choice of such Senators
4. The said Secretary of State, shall also
furnish with the certificate az herein pro-
vided, copy Of this resolution, and the
vote of each House therein.
resolution sout of order. An appeal was
taken from the decision Of the President
and sustained by vote of &c 10 "a.
Mr. Cravens then nominated Henry $.
Lane for T. s. Senator till the 4th of March,
1863.
Twenty-six Senators voted fer Mr. Laue,
namely:
Messrs. Anthony, Beeso.., Benn EFT, Blair
Bobbs, Brown, Conner Cooper, Craven,
Craven, Culver, Green, Hendry, Hill, Jones,
Kinley, March, Murray, Rice, Robinson,
Steele, Stevens, Thompson, Turner, Wag~
ner and Weir-26.
Twenty-three refused to vote, but were
present, as follows
Messrs. Carnahan, Cobb, Conley, Fisk,
Gooding, Hamilton, Hargrove, Jennings
Johnston, Line, Lomax, Mcclure, Mclean,
Miller, Brien, Odell, Shoemaker, Slack
Studabaker, Harrington, Wallace, Williams
and Wilson.
, Mr. Jones nominated William NJ McCarty
for United States Senator till the 4th o.
March, 1861. .-.....-
3 The result of the call OF the roll was tn,
: same as in the case of Mr.. Lane
The Senate passed the House joint reso
: luton providing for the payment of the in
e terest on the State debt by vote of 81 to 9
/, In the House, Mr.. Jones introduced bill
providing for an independent Treasury.
The President of the Senate decided thu
Sundry reports were made from variou
L committees on subjects of no pressing i'm
portance.
> A joint resolution directing the Treasure
d of State to appropriate all the moneys il
v his hands, as therein provided and directin,
q the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer O
State, to borrow money of the Commission
y ers of the Sinking Fnnd, or elsewhere, Civ
d ing the preference to the Sinking Fund, wa
: passed by a vote of 50 yeas to 80 nays.
~ Mr.. Parks, from the Committee on Elec
tons, responding to a resolution of tn
IS House of Representatives submitted a re
e port embracing a statement showing tn
y distribution share paid 10 each county il
d the State OF the common School Fund 70
the year I358-amounting in all 10 S323
l25.
lie A message from the Senate, by Mr.. Vaw
q ter, their Secretary, announced the passag
10 in that body of a concurrent resolution, I
= authorize separate era pocs election of tw
United States Senators-one to serve till til
S 4th of March, 1868, and the other till tn
Z 4th of March, 1861.
r. The vote on the question of concurrenc
o. resulted yeas 81, nays 46, as follows:
{, YEAs-Messrs Austin, Baird, Bovd, Bo,
~ ley, Branbam, Brotkertou, Gavin, Clarl
eS Collier, Comstock, Cotton, Davidson, DIVA
Edwards Fordyce, Gregory, Griffin, Hall
Grant, Hall of Rush, Hamilton OF Boon
m Hamilton of Wayne, Harrison, Hunter, Je
: fries, Johnston, Jordon, Mansfield, Mellet
- Miller, Martin, Nebeker Of Vernillion n
p" beker of Warren, Parks, Power, Rite
Ii Robinson, Row, Rynearson, Scott, Sherman
Sc Shields, Smith Of Miami, Stanfield, Stile
;. Thompson of Elkhart Treadway, Whetze
~ Whiteman, Wildman, and Mr.. Speaker
IL 81.
ed NA1s-Messrs- Black, Blythe, Bowma
t. Carr ClaypooI, Clayton, Clements, Davi
IL Dobbins, Dougherty, Durham, Early, Eas
~ ham, Firestone, Clifford, Hancock, harne
Hartley, Jordon, Keefer, Kelley, Kemp
- Knowlson, Lawhead, Lewis, McLain, Majo
: Massey, Nelson, Newton, Parrett, PROSE-
nc Shockley, Shul, Smith OF Perry, Snyde
nd Stanley, Sullivan, Summers, Techs, Thorn
IN son of Madison, Turpie, Usrey, Waterma