The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-04
IertxInflye Proceedings.

the committee against repeating the law
which prohibits negroes from giving testi-
mony in courts, was now concurred in, by a
vote of % to 10, which indicates an inten-
ton to repeal the prohibition.
The bill to provide for general system
of Common Schools was taken up, and an
attempt was made to provide that each coun-
ty should be entitled to the funds raised in
its own limits, but the amendment failed and
the bill passed as reported.
new bill on temperance, reported by
the committee, was taken up, debated, and
rejected. Mr.. Bennett, in explaining his
reasons for voting against the bill, said;
Mr.. President: I desire to say word,
which may suffice for my reasons for acting
as | shall on this question. | voted for the
bill which the Governor, in his infinite wis
dom and profound love of whisky, has seen
fit to veto. did so, not because that bill
embodied my sentiments, or the sentiments
of my constituents. But l supported it as
a compromise measure, believing it to be
constitutional, and that it would be produc-
tive of much good In doing so / yielded
date the free-whisky procilivities of the ex-
ecutiye and judicial branches of our State
Government. But it seems, Sir, that we
have not yet gone far enough. We are
asked to go a step further in our efforts to
appease the constitutional appetites OF these
| high functionaries Other Senators on this
| floor may act for themselves, have no fur
Their compromises to make. If nothing but
afree whisky" shall prevail, am in for it
| in all its "native power" shall not at
tempt to cloak the enormity by coloring of
| law. If my constituents are to take care
of themselves, / want them to have an
"open field" and +" fair fight" l shall
not attempt to trammel them with forms of
law. Then, Sir, 1 shall oppose all such COM
/ promise acts as the one under consideration
| NV constituents can take care of themselves
when they have to do it.
The Treasury bill passed in spite of the
Governors objections, by the following vote;
YEAs.-Messrs Anthony, Beeson, Ben
nett, Blair, Bobbs, Brown, Conner, Cravens,
Craven, Culver, Gooding, Green, Hamilton
Hill, Johnston, Jones, Kinley, Mclean,
Murray, Odell, Robinson, Steele, Stevens
Turner, Wagner and Weir-26.
i NAYs.-Messrs. Carnahan, Cobb, Conley
Fisk, Hargrove, Heffren, Hendry, Jennings
Line Lomax, Mcclure, March, Miller
O'Brien, Shoemaker, Slack, Studabaker
Harrington, Thompson, Williams and vii
son-2l.
Mr.. Canadians bill authorizing County
Commissioners to award compensation t.
persons who may bring fugitiyes to justice
| was read thethird time but failed to pass
Mr.. Goopers bill to prevent the sale O
adulterated liquors, was read the third tim
and passed, yeas 80, rays l6.
In the House the bill for the relief of tn
State University passed. 1t provides tina
the University lands to be sold unde
Approximately the County Auditor, a
j other school lands are sold-Trustee ma
suspend sale-the lands lie in the Winnie
mac District, in Jasper county, principal
some in Gibson county.
u The bill for the regulation of the Treasur
9 was passed in the House over the Governor
e veto, by the following vote, every membt
S being present but Mr.. Stinson, confined {
D home by sickness ~
IS YEAs.-Messrs. Boyd, Boxley, Brothel
Il ton, Cavins, Clark, Claypool, Colgrove, Co
o ler, Comstock, Cotton, Davidson. Duvo
! Fordyce, Gregory, Griffin, Hall of Gran
) Hall of Rush, Hamilton of Boone, Hamilto
re of Wayne, Harvey, Harrison, Hunter, Je
s.; fries, Johnston, Kempf, Major, Mansfel
e MelIett, Miller, Murray, Martin, Nebeker
/; Vermillion, Nebeker of Warren, Newton
: Parks, Power, Ritter, Robinson, Rynearso
Scott, Sherman, Shields, Smith of MAN
Smith of Perry, Stanfeld, Stiles, Thompso
he of Elkhart, Waterman, Whetzel, Whitema
IN 'Wildman and Mr.. Speaker-53. 4 &
,e -4 NAYs-Messrs. Black, Blythe, Bowma
Carr, Clayton, Clements, Davis, Dobbin
Dougherty, Durham, Early, Eastman, Fir
W stone Clifford, Hancock, Hartley, Jone
lie Jordon, Keefer, Kelly, Knowlton, Lawhea
10 Lewis, McLain, Massey, Merrifeld, Nelse
Parrett, Prosser, Row, Shockley, Shull, Sn
y der, Stanley, Sullivan, Summers, Tebt
n Thompson of Madison, Turpie, Usrey Vince
ID er and Wood-42.
st The bill for the erection of a new Sta
tn Prison, passed the House by vote of SO
ms 81.
&C. The House determined that no bill con-
S. constitutionally, be presented to the Cove
it. nor, for his senction, after Friday next.
TO- The vote on passing the temperance b
id over the Governor veto stood Al to 43;
the bill failed. ....
Mr. Mansfield asked and obtained lea
IL to report from the Select Committee thel
n or, Mr.. Durham bill to regulate the sale
n spirituous liquors. recommending an amer
Is ment by substitute .G
"a A quart applicant shall give not
or in newspaper of his application, and
MS shall be the privilege of any inhabitant
- a county to remonstrate-the Board
- County Commissioners shall grant iceI
upon bond of $500, conditioned for keep
an orderly house and the payment of fin
to and upon payment of $50 license fee for G
Dr. year, to be applied to common schools
nm licenser shall not sell on Sunday, nor to
"A person in a state of intoxication, nor (af
"O notice) to any person in the habit of into
vas cation-nor sell adulterated liquors. I
W. penalties are fine, from FIVE dollars to {
red numbered dollars, and Imprisonment,
exceeding three months, &c.
The report was concurred in and the