Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.


their arrest and he unwilling PREJUDICE The
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Shoaff. of Jay: Relative to House bill No
&c. amending it, and recommending its passage.
Concurred in.
Also, relative to House bill No. %; passage
recommended. Concurred in.
Also. relative to protection of ,urnpikes from
hogs. Legislation expedient.
Mr.. Osborne: A report from Committee
Enero>scd Bills.
Mr.. Higgin-: From Select Committee. rela
tive to Drapiers BREWER Reports. Report, reso-
luton and pending amendments tabled, OH mo
ton of Mr.. Miller.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Spencer: Relative to the school lands in
Posey county-concerning The title thereof, and
instructing the Attorney General in the premises.
Mr.. Nbaek: Asking information of the Gov
ernor III regard 20 the appointment and dismissal
of Suffers at various points.
By Mr.. Lennon, of Spencer: Asking of the
Governor information 10 the destruction of
the office of the Rockpor, Democrat, and by
what authority the 9th cavalry are stationed at
RockpOrt
Mr.. Norman: lnstrucing proper committee
as to amending laws as 10 give l25 days for
redemption OF lands mortgaSed to the Sinkii <
Fund
Mr.. Packard: Relative to arrests by military
COMMANDERS im~tructng the proper commilfee 10
inquire ~ the arrests of citizens OF other States
and their Punishment to this.
Mr.. Donaldson: Calling upon the Auditor OF
State for inlcI nation with regard to the free
white inhabitants of Indiana.
Mr.. Newman That this Legislature will co
operate in all steps to procure back pay for lnd
ana soldiers.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr Anderson: Instluctng Senators and re
questing Representatives in Congress TO endeavor
To procure action reducing duties on imported
paper.
BILLS PASSED
Mr. Nihlack Bill No lao: Authorizing the
Chairmen Of Investigating Committees TO admin
lister oaths. Rules suspended and bill read
ond time. Amended, on motion OF Dir. Niblack,
50 as 10 apply 20 all committees, and read third
time and passed. Ayes %; nays none.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Dir. Hanna presented the following bill: An
act To create Executive Council, and defining
the duties thereof.
SIC BE il enacted by the General Assembly
o: the State of Indiana, that The Secretary, Aud
itor and Treasurer ot State, and Attorney Gen
or, and shall be known and desi Snated II he
Executive Council
SEC. = The Secretary of State shall be the
PreSiden and the Attorney General the Secreta-
~ OF the Executive Council, and the signatures
ut a majority OF the Council shall be attached
10 all official papers issued by the same When,
how ever, the Governor shall be present at ses-
vi the Council he may Yre<ide, and, in case
OF tie. may give The casting vote.
a -I,.
and The ascent OF majority thereof be obtained
teore any pardon shall ue granted, anu the Coun-
ell. as such. shall discharge ali other duties fm
posed upon them b, law. They may hold Their
sessions whenever the public interest may
quire IL, any two members thereof having power
10 cali a meeting.
SIC. 4 IL Is declared that an emergency exists,
ior the immediate taking effect OF this act.
therefore this act shall be IN iUrce and take eli.
feet from ana after It's passage.
Mr.. Css0n: A this biii was III his view, tie
first sep toward the coiIsummdlion OF a very i'm
portant measure, lac waIieI AT this early moment
10 assert his dsapproval OF What. in his judgment,
was sure to follow. He, The. elore, without any
desire % seem discourteous toward the gentleman
from Vgo. who had offered tue bill, would move
10 reject IT,
Mr Hanna partly agree with the gentleman
from Boone and Heiidrichs-.t wa> an import
measure-mportant in ITSELF aud more especially
- because u had it, origin ia the Constitution,
the fountain head of all tile legislation which
members OH this floor could hope to establish ior
the government OF the eople OF Indiana. Aud
Tint he might be fully understood IN his position,
lie would call the attention Of gentlemen OF the
other side OF thc House to eetiOn XIV l. OF article
OF ihe CONSTITUTIONS, IA the latter Clause OF that
section. in defining the measure o NOaer granite.
TO the Executive declares ''that the General A.
-embly mav by Law constitute Council, To be
, composed oil Officers of State, without whose
advice and consent the Governor shall not have
power to grant pardoIss, in any case, except such
"a may 10y Law be lett To his sole power" lie MAS
not afraid To legIs.ate within the provisions of
the Constitution; thus far tins body had a right
10 COLO l-riher-aud lie understood the bill 10
be drawn within the strict meaning OF the Con
stituion.
Dir. Griffith wanted TO know how this had been
asccrtained
Mr. Hanna: There il is-read tit has been
/ published To the world-it will stand or iall by
the ordeal OF the Supreme Court. whose province
it is TO pass upon It's validity
Mr.. Cason moved to reject the bill, and de
manGed thereon the yeas aud nays. The object
OF the bill was to create Council who should
control and direct the Executive OF Indiana. Ii
was 10 test the question now: II WAS TO ascertain
tie sense OF this House IN the beginning that be
had made tie motion To reject
Mr.. Niblack argued against Mr. Cason's mo
/ ton If the bill was Objectionable, it could be
amended and upon the third reading defeated
/ Ii was al unusual proceeding to move the rejec-
tion oI the bill.
Nj. Branhan SAID such measure "a the one
proposed should be entertained now. The ex
cited state OF public feeling ought TO preclude IT,
Mr.. y black (inserrupting): 1 ask tie gentle
mas from jefferson Mr. Branham If he had not
in a public speech al Columbus ON Saturday last
threatened members who should vote for any
such proposition with hanging!
Mr.. Brsnham IN reply. complained Of the as
saulrs upon the Governor; upon officers, partcu-
larry Surgeons, in the army Why was this
doner Taking them ali together. they meant
something They me.nt violent opposition o.
the Government. Ii The dominant party sought
To violate the Consti ctiori-soueht to strip the
Executive of his rghiful poweg. he, for one,
would return to this hall, if he left il and was
forced back by those who would thus tramoIe
down the laws, only to assist in hanging thvse
who would attempt to do it. That Was what he
had said at Columbus: nothing more; nothing
les.
he did not propose 10 threaten any member of
the House. Neither did he intend that any
threats should deter him. He had taken his Do
sision IA lniv anil lefersuincsJlv He had reSolvai