Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-06
FRIDAY, February /, 1861.

FRIDAY, February /, 1861.
SEsArE-Mr. Jones presented resolutions of a
Union meeting held at Columbus, proposing a
National Convention, which were referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. The bill to
amend the free bank law was returned, with
amendments, from the Committee on Banks, re-
commenting its passage. After remarks from
Conley, 300 copies of the bill was ordered to be
printed. Resolutions were Notwithstanding
the Committee on Finance, by actual inspection,
to ascertain the actual Indebtedness of the State,
and what amount of the public funds have been
devoted from their particular purpose; directing
the Committee on the State Library to examine
the accounts of the State Librarian, etc.; direct
ing the Committee on Education to inquire into
the expediency of so amending the school law as
to permit each county to retain for its own use
the entire amount of money paid by them for
school purposes, and inquiring of the Judiciary
Committee whether such change would be con-
stitutional; requesting the Committee on Organ
zation of Courts to inquire into the expediency Of
so amending the law TO require clerks to make
a complete record of the settlement of such es-
tates, payment for the same to be made out OF the
County Treasury; instructing the Committee on
Temperance to examine if there is, and if not, to
provide proper penalties for the violation of sec
tons = and of the liquor act of March 5, 1889
A resolution was adopted providing for one ses-
sion per day-from nine till one oclock-except
on Saturdays and Mondays; and on Saturdays it
shall be from nine to eleven, and on Mondays
: from two till FIVE.
HoUsE.-A petition was presented from JEFF
fersonville, in reference to State prison affairs
and on the necessity of revising the military law
Reports from committees: From the Judiciary in
answer to the inquiry whether specified period
to enttle citizen to vote would be constitutional
that any act would be unconstitutional, but that
law might be enacted declaring what shall be
deemed evidence of residence in the case of tran
sient persons; also in answer to an inquiry if
residence of sixty days in the county and thirty
days in the township could be required-the sec
ond section of the Constitution fixes the qualifica-
ton of voters anC the Legislature has no right to
| fix the residence, as a residence in township is
all the Constitution requires, and a residence of
one day is believed to be a residence, but in the
case of transient persons law could state what
would be deemed and taken as residence; re-
turning the bill altering the mode of choosing
Jurors for the Common Pleas Court with a rec
ommendation that it lay on the table. A bill
was introduced amending the school law so as to
regulate the choice of Trustees, and several bills
we're read a second time. Mr. Mclean entered
his protest against that portion of the report of
the minority ofthe Committee of Thirteen, which
alluded to ministers of the gospel, but concurred
| fully in the balance of the report.
The reports of the Committee Of Thirteen,
pending at adjournment yesterday, were taken up,
and the day devoted to speeches upon the
state of the Union. Mr.. Frazier, of Kosiusko
first spoke. His was profuse in the use of Repub-
lican bar room slang, applying the epitnet traitor
as Mr. Sherman and Mr.. Moody had done the day
before, to those who made and sustained the mi
nority report. Mr.. Packard, of Marshal and
Starke, young man. and young member, made
an eloquent speech for the minority report, con
Stunning the balance Of the morning hour The
ball opened rich at the afternoon session. Mr.
Prosser, of Brown, said that he had listened to
insulting language applied to himself and his
party friends, until patience had ceased to be a
virtue. He denounced those who called him a