Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-05


by your Honorable Body, calling upon me to give;
"a detailed statement of the expenditures of the;
ione hundred thousand dollars appropriated as Il
military contingent fund to the Governor wash
laid before me.
In the brief period allowed for the answer, i'll
will be impossible to give all the items, which,
would involve an examination of over two thou
sand vouchers These vouchers are on file in thes
office of the State Auditor.
From the records in my Office, general state
sment can be given. On the 4th day of May last
II drew from the Treasury $4,000. Of thisk
samount, $1,000 was Immediately paid to j. II ]:
3Vaien, Quartermaster General, on account OIL
]debts already accrued. S6l6 63 was paid forI
the balance, s., 1893 81, was depos
5ited to the credit of the State reserved con
3tngent fund, and is still unexpended. Since that
thine have examined and passed vouchers to the
eamount of Sl33,l77 7S. Of this amount, 81 ,5C0i
Twas paid by loan made FROM the Bank belorei
the meeting of the Legislature The above sumsl
were all expended for the subsistence, clothing
Equipment and transportation of the troops raisedI
lin this State for State and Federal purposes, andI
3ncidental expenses connected Herewith 1t will
3be that the fund is exhausted. This resultsl
sfrom the fact that the troops were on hand andl
4 had to be provided for, and that the second ap
preparation was not made until the 30th of MAY l
I two days ago.
All of which is respectfully submitted
o. p. MORTON, Governor
A resolution of thanks to the President of the
SSenate was unanimously adopted, and a resolu
atiOn of thanks TO the Secretaries was also adopted
mem. con-. and one to the pages and doorkeepers
The Senate after these three separate resolutions
being in a thankful mood, passed vote of thanks
Ito the House for the able and faithful manner in
which they had performed their duties.
A number of reports were made from the Judi
cary and other committees clearing out their files
: of matters submitted to them during the session.
A committee was appointed to wait on the Cover
nor to inquire if he had any further communica-
ton to make. Mr.. Williams introduceda concur
rent resolution authorizing the Governor to settle
with the State Board of Agriculture for damages
1done to the State Fair Grounds by mastering and
4quartering troops thereon. Mr.. March was APP
pointed a committee, created during the regular
3session, to audit the accounts of State, in place
3of Senator Wagner, appointed Colonel in the
State service, and Senator Mellett was appointed
ION the part of the Senate to act with like com
amittee on the part of the Il ouse, authorized to
: audit accounts in accordance with the appropria-
3tion bill
a HousE-Thanks were voted to the Speaker
land other officers of the House, for their satsfac
atory and courteous conduct during the session.
Mr.. Fisher introduced concurrent resolution,
{authorzing the Governor to settle with the State
q Board of Agriculture, for the use of the State
3far ground, which gave rise to a discussion which
CONSUMED the morning hour and more than half
the afternoon session, and was finally not agreed
10.
81 Messrs. Branham and Brett were appointed
<3members of the Auditing Committee on the part
$of the House, required by the general appropria-
4tion bill.
q On motion by Mr.. Fisher, the Senate's concur.
7rent resolution with reference to the position OF
1.-THE Hon. Jesse d. Bright, Senator of the United
Estates for the State of Indiana, was taken up.
q Mr. Smith, of Bartholomew. Mr.. Speaker
u have heard different stories about that resolu
Htion. | have been told that it was introduced
Einto the Senate in sport. | have been told BY
Hothers that it was earnest business. 1t is said il
hat resolution that Mr.. Bright refuses to RESPOND
n to the call made upon members OF Congress t6
&defne their position. But, sir, have been in
Il Bright-that he is now engaged preparing docu
men:, to be circulated in this State, defining hi
2postion. think sir, that this is a very extraor
Hdinary proceeding-now in the last hours Of
9the session, when we have but handful of mem
Hbers present-to attempt to pass upon this mat
ater-to attempt Gas another gentleman here sai'
yesterday to single out Mr.. Bright as the Juda
HIscariot of tie State of Indiana Sir, there ar
Heading men in the North who took the same pc
sition with Mr.. Bright, in the late Presidential
3canvas, and who are now among our leading
Il trusted men, bearing arms in defense of the Gen
eral Government; and believe that when Mr.
EBright shows his hand, it will be for the Union
S3The gentleman to whom refer is Major Genera
3Butler, of Massachusetts. What was his position
i'm the Charleston Convention, this time last year
III was there myself, and understood it well. /
3was we'll known that the honorable Benjami
Butler came into the Charleston Convention
pledged to vote for Douglas; and / saw him ther
&publicly charged with changing his point, and ID
Ucould not gainsay it; and singly and alone, among
8Northern delegates he voted there for Jefferso
-HDavis all the way through. Now sir, many o
4 these Northern men who stood with Butler ther
Hare marching with him in the thickest of the fgf
ofor the defense of the Government on the field Q
: Hbattle Democrats are in the army from ever
ENorthern State, perhaps equal in numbers wit
1.-THE Republicans, and they will fight side by sid
Swith the same good faith Why, Mr. Speake
5when we came here in April, l understood tn;
n Xall political antecedants were to be buried an
e Ebanished from our memory And am willin
xand proud to say that the Republicans have acte
Hupon this profession, and were very liberal in
n 3yiding the Offices. They showed a disposition
Z 3bury these things, and why? Simply becau'
ii they saw that Douglas men throughout the Nor,
Hhad responded foremost to the shouldering
their arms at the call of the President of the Un
tied States. i think, therefore, that at this ho'
le3 of the session it is hardly ingenious, or fair
ts becoming in the Legislature to undertake to st;
:. our Senator by passing this resolution. You r
member, sir what was said by the Hon. Mr.. Ian
3; 8ths other night from the Bates House, defnir
re Ehis own position as a member of Congress. I
"A said that he believed that all our members
HCongress, including Mr.. Bright, would be the
Roughly and truly loyal. And i believe firm
Hthat he is loyal man, and that he will so decla
N himself in the address i am told he is preparin
IL After further debate by Messrs. Frasier, Ste
&senberg and others
ID On motion by Mr.. Gresham, the resolution W
I'd laid on the table.
- CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
3 Both branches met in their respective chamb,
Hat nine o'clock on Sunday morning, the after
lance being slim, and formally adjourned sine d
Special Correspondence of the Daily State Sentinel
nd Camp COrrespOndence---Th .'Bioos
FL Nlnth.,,
BESwooD, VIRGINIA, May 30 1851
DEAR SENTINEL: You witnessed the departl
of our regiment from indianapolis, and know W
what alacrity and enthusiasm they left their gu
tiers at Camp Morton for the seat of war T,
Imam who loves his country and sympathises W
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