Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-30

higher tribute than bal been paid TO the memory
o. the decc,~ei ~ those who kneN him we'll
that lie va an homes, can.
NJ Fernuson: / cannot lei q c present mo 4
meut m = wiihout saving les Norls IN tribute 4
q, che memory OF tise deceased 60 leist 10 ex /
press ms concurrence in ali that has been said OF
his noble quAlities recoiecs well the last tine
/ ever Saw him II was in the Governors room,
whittier he had gone Tor the purpose Of Obtaining
some information a. 10 the locality OF the regi- |
ment to which MS son j. attached IA the service I
of hi country | found the venerable man ira /
cling the map with his finger 20 ascertain the
locality OF the regiment. p-bably Tor the purpose
of sending some message 10 bis brave son, % 5med
20 be the last message Of an afectonate
father. Little Did ! thea think thai that was 10
be the last ! VAS TO see Of him IN lie. and no
doubt he little thought that the shaft OF death.
that had hitherto been turned aside from the son
in the smoke AID peril of hattie. should soon
strike down tue father. True IL = that
-'I.esves have their times TO faiI.
And flow, - TO vi;her a. the North winds breath,
And stars 10 sct-but all,
Thou hast all sea~ons for thine own, o Death
May it not be consolation TO tho bereaved
ones at home. and the soldiers in the field. to
know that while cur departed friend met his death
while IA the ervce OF hiS country ia the capacity
OF legislator he not iorsegiul OF the obi
cations ct an ailecionate parent My his sud
den death be 4 warning 10 us al and better pre-
pare for the future
Me>rs Coibiu snd White also spoke in appro
pirate term 81 The decreased
The resolution were adopted uu ,uirnonsly
The P,c .s.r., .i.ii unccI :itr Cosumiiiee 10 &C
company the remIins home, M->srS Williams
anu Shields
The Committee OF Arrangements. Messrs.
NJ 'rrh. Cohh ann Ray.
Mr Williams:
ResoiUsd. That n a further token Of respect
for the deceased this Senate do adjourn.
HOUSE
Met at 9Is o'clock. Mr. Speaker Buskirk in
the Chair
Journal Of Yesterday reid ant approved.
sELhcr COMMITTEES
The committee to investigate a. Ia the missing
House Journals ri leSS was announced: Messrs
Cas-, Donaldson. ard Ne,ch.
Also the Con- miticc Arsenal: Mc->rs Har
new Roberts. Mlrny. Anderson. aud others
Also the committee on Packard's resolution 10
perpetuate the memory of deceased soldiers:
Me>srS Packard, Roberts. Lee. PemiIeton. and
Stone.
PETITIONS, &c
Mr. O'Brien: memorial on behalf of the
indianapolis and Wcstfeld Gravel Road Com
pany Referred
Mr. H,nna: From citizens of Viso county.
asking Tor amendments To collection laws. Re
ferred
Mr. Nibiack: From citizens Of Knox county
ON tie same subject Referred
Mr. Roberts: communication on agriculture
Referred.
MIR Bird: From citizens Of Allen county. ask
ing amendments 10 collection laws. Referred
Mr. Newman From citizens ot Wayne county
asking legislation for the education of negro and
mulstto children.
Mr. Newman moved to refer il to the Com
mitiee on Eaucaiinn
Mr. Abbott novel IN amen lment that il he re
teued 10 the Committee Oh Roads with Iiisruc-
tons tn provide ali r,cilisirs for Transporting
negroes .ud mulsItoes out OF the State. Lost,
and Mr. Newmans motion carried.
REPohT>.
Mr. pberts. from Committee on Eiet tons.
tsblin. p,rsrS al contest of seats "f Messrs. Tar
kington and keuirrk. Concurrcd i'm.
BY same, from ,nc. t,bhns House bill No.
30. Introduced bs Mr. Gregg. Concurrcd in.
FROM s'.mecnnmttee m iori'y rep"rt recon
mending the rejection OF joint resDluiiun No. y.
introduced by Mr. CAson--to amend Constitution
so as To allow suidiers absent from home la vote
From same committee. minority report
ommendng the passage OF said joint resolution
They were referred. the motion OF Mr..
ndnit, 10 the tf't1Nlittt on
MIR Roberts, from a maiort, of the same
cpmnitee returned Mr. Casons joint resolution,
M II. prop0-in. amendment Ia the CDnst-
tuition, so that legislation NAV eiiectually
guard against fiauduleat voting. With favorable
recommendation.
Mr. Spencer. from same committee. Submit ed
a minority report, recommends. that the joint
resolution he laid Oh the table because the pro-
posed amendment OF The Constitution would give
too wide range tor legislation.
Mr. Rbe,tS admitted the reasoning Of The
minority bui The decision here was not final: 4
was bur a reference oi the matter To the l,eople.
hr. CLson exclaimed the proposition. II was
the that passed. the last seS>, OF the Legs
lature. He en,e. eli into an able and heightened
legal argument in the reg ird. The people of
Indiana dem ,ns.ei that the great disgrace OF
fraudulent voting which had prevailed should be
wiped
go to the Jusiiciiry Committee for Thorough
investigation. The House in this grave matter
ought tn act under>tandin,ly
Me>srs Morgan. Anderson and Griffin pro
longel the debate, the l,tter moving Ia
lay the minority report on the table Out of
order
Dir Humphreys moved indefinitely to postpone
the whole thing.
AYES and noes demanded bv Mr. Roberts and
WI ilhl>t'u
Mr. Humphreys motion lost Ave- 81 NAYS %
Mr Johnson severe upon the Pepub-
cans. who had some ago sent agents into
WAYNE county TO import vagabonds TO ,rgan
county te-Override the free expression OF honest
voters 1T the ballot box The people iemln,.ei
that these onra .eous WRONGS should he rectifie
Mr. Brown stated that the attorney. j. on ,Ih,n
W Gorion Tor The Republicans in the Morgan
county trau'is referred 10 b, the gentleman who
had just taken hi seat. IA admitted those frauds
aud had ,i'.n Toned his side of the case ia utter
disgust
Mr. Hanna inquired whether il had not been
asceTtained that oie Vure the Republican
ticket in Morgan county who had been dead
fourteen YEAR?
Mr.. Brown not able to say but the fact of
outrageous frauds ia that county was known TO
the whole State
Mr. P,~kari said that his section Of the State
had suffered some in the m liter OF election
frauds IL the sn,lid opinion OF many hon
est men IH his Con-I esslOral District that the
presen, member of Congress was elected by the
most unparalleled frauds He Mr.. ckardl
was for referring the matter 10 the judiciary Com
utiee tor thorough -fting.
Mr. Humphrey opposed 20 refusing any
man a vote who WAS willing 10 tike an oath that
lac * entiii to vote. If comes up and
swears lie ia entitled to vote. hi ballot ought To
be taken. Our laws nov are sufficient, If we had
honest men To them oat.
Mr. Puett wanted the present law enforced. and
Tree men protected nj Tie poll. he was op-
posed ro any restrictive Legislation He knew
that The State had been going to ruin since staff
ing ballot boxes had commenced and cheating