Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-22
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
NtDNlsBAr. January 81. 1859.
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The President announced the joint committee
to act With a House committee u report on the
revised Statutes. TO consist of Messrs- Cobb.
Dowuev. Johnson. Nel'ett. ClaypOOl.
Mr. Wolfe arose 10 a question which he pre-
sumed was one of privilege &c said be noticed
in the Sentinel's report Of his remarks Yesterday,
on the resolution com~plimenting Gov. Morton
for his care and attention OF the sick and wound
ell soldiers. that lie wss reported a. saying thst
the Governor was entitled ~ thanks '.for the
management Of the funds placed in his hands;
and IL it WIS found. "a be supposed IL would be,
that he had managed that fund prudently. he was
willing % give an additional vote of thanks "
The reporter evidently nIisupdsrstood NV re-
marks, and | desire them Corrected. What | did
say on that point was this: That 50 lar as II
regards the Governor attention TO the sick and
wounded soldiers, nv mind was long ago made
up that he was entitled TO the thanks of the
State: and if that would satisfy hs particular
friends. | was then ready and willing TO so vote:
that | had novel 10 refer the resolutions to the
Committee on Military Affairs. because i was
not ready to vote for the part now stricken out
bv the mover. until the subject had undergone
the proper Investigations; aud that after such in
vestigation, IT il should be found that the Gov
ernor had msnased the funds placed IN his hands
prudently. | would then be prepared 10 vote him
additional thanks But. sir, | did not say that
the Governor was entitled to thanks for the man
ner in which he had managed the fund placed in
his hands; or that Il supposed il would appetr
upon investigation that he had managed the
same prudently. That is exactly the matter |
wished to see investigated before 1 passed judg
ment upon il
The President laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Treasurer of State in reply
TO an inquiry from the Senate The amounts
paid out between April IL aud Nay 80. le6l. for
military purposes. were:
From the Contingent and Military
Contingent Fund .............. S4i.lU %
Out OF Military Fund ............. 49.cl9 9b
Out OF Site Arms Fund .......... 1889 SO
Whole amount paid out. Slu9 ,223 50
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Williams, from tile on Finance,
reported back some accounts with a request that
all such matters be reported to the Committee on
Claims before being sent to the France Com
miItee Concurred in.
Mr.. Douglas, from the Committee on Educa
ton, reported back joint resolution No. / recon
mending its passage.
The joint resolution proposes an amendment To
the Constitution to enable cities aud towns To
levy special taxes for school purposes. A debate
folio~ed The reading OF the report. in which
Messrs. Shields, Mansfield, March. Dunnlng and
Rty spoke in favor of the amendment, and
Messrs. Claypool, Johnson and Ltnders against.
Mr. johnson was opposed To the whole system
of taxation which compelled Jne man to pay for
the educ ition OF another mans children. He
might stand alone on this floor in his opinion on
this subject, but il had always been his view OF
right and Justice III that regard, and he had seen
no good reason latel, to change il
Mr.. Dunning MIR Wolfe in the chair:) 1t he
understood the me ining ct the joint resolution.
il only gives tire cities and towns. and counties II
they choose, the right 10 tax themselves Tor pGr
poses OF education De wa- "a popular sover
eighty mn, aud believed in the doctrine at PEG
pie regulating their own affairs IN the matter OF
education. He combatled the views expressed 10y
Mr.. johnson at length. and contended that 1t was
AS much the duty OF those who held property To
pay taxes for schools as il was to ply taxes tor
the support of county poor houses.
Mr.. Downey: There Is an objection To this
joint resolution that has not vet been spoken OF.
The Constitution of the State requires the taxa
ton for school purposes To lie general. The
joint resolution proposes to give power to l0cali
ties to make IA spec hc tax Ii You pass this
amendment. will the Repre- entatives from those
districts consent to II general tax. Will you not
, uullily that provision of the COIstitutionT He
thought this view was worthy OF consideration
He feared the grant OF the power To tax locally
would destroy The system of general and uniform
taxation Tor the purposes OF education through
out the State.
MT. AtuSDeiu altnltleu tie ~ iOlCc III III
view presented 10y Mr.. DJwney. but he felt thai
the wants of cities, towns and more populou:
? districts were such that they (the people of sucl
densely populated places required more none,
for school purposes than the general law .vt
them.
Mr.. Raw: Ii is too late in the day to denv thai
elucation was essential to the maintenance oi
popular Government. Mp country has ever sui
/. fered by education. He thought the cant OF thu
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r the ignorant minds. possibly OF the South. ant
may have tended TO produce our present troubles
but tins should lead us to adopt IA broader ant
more liberal system of education. There Was 4
I general di>conient when the Supreme Court de
$ cided that cities and towns could not levy a .Oca
E tax Tor school purposes, because such taxation
would conflict with the provision oil the Cor~ti
tuition He REID that provision in the CoIstltu
ton. The decision OF the Court vas. legally
: right, aud this amendment was the remedy ts
T meet the wants and wishes of the people.
Mr. Johnson: The Constitution does not re
quire IA tax. 1t states what shall constitute
school fund. The doctrine that maioritIes >hal
rule in all things would do away with the neces
sity OF a Constitution. Constitutions were mid'
to protect neutrality-suspicious. could take care
OF themselves. Protect the people and preserve
the individuality of the citizen, ii you want thu
people 10 love anu respect the Government n,
VI ttA ttinC-Aff RAtfhT' fN
or D ttriotisn was To be measured by tie amount
of elucttiOn. and forcing one part OF The peopi,
To e,iuct tie the children OF sn other portion
Garry out the doctrine and YOU would force then
TO feed and clothe them also: and even lurIher
You would tax them also ,O pay a lat ct sou
savers to Il lvel around and save the souls of you
nelghtors' children
Mr. Larders moved to amend by limiting III
+. provision to cities and towns. II the people o
CITIES and towns wanted -chools Tor a longer pc
Rod let them have them. In the farming dtS
uicts the, had schools when they wanted them
and they got them up IN their own way Ia IT,
country the ponr childs en- were never excluded
\ II YOU " ,nt the a~meadmeat 10 prevail when /
E Goes 10 the vote ct the people. YOU had Deite
amend IL. or IL = vii he yotel down oy them.
The Chair Mr.. Wolfe in the chair iecide'
the a%rnenimdn. Of Mr Ltudcrs our vt order.
. Mr VI trch. a. member OF the Convention
which formed the Constitution. was satisfied TIA,
q the Convention did not wish or desire io prever,
localities 20 tx themselves for school parpose-
Had the matter been presented Ia them directly
they would have 80 decided. The decisian o
the Court. a. legll proposition. VS. correct
although unfortunate He poke at length. a,
\ horei the JOINT resolution would pass.
The report WIS concurrei ia.
Mr. Danning moved to suspend the order o
1. business To- put the joint resolution on iis passage
! which Vas agreed To. and the JOINT resolution " /,
read a third time. AID passed by a vote of .ei
10. NAYS =
= M. Ltudcr>. from the Committee on Militar,
Afr.ir-. reported back Senate bill No b. ceiiu.
u the United State jurisdiction over certain liant
: in Maroon county Tor at Arsenal. Recommending