Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-07

discussed at great length. The Committee wss
bound 70 report facts A state Of Facts had been
reported that the Committee thought warranted
from the documents The Law had been violated.
bat il VAS said without any evil intent. Money
had been taken from one appropriation and APP
/ Piled TO another purpose The officers OF State
had no right TO do any such thing. The Com
mit,ee simpl, showed the state OF facts. The
officers take the la~ out of the hands Of the Leg
islsture. By this one fund IL increased larger
than the Legislature designed IL should be. The
defense pettfogging one, and the speeches
might be appropriate on the stump. but not here.
The report should be printed. and gentlemen
might make their defense before the people, who
were the jury 70 try the case.
Nr. Bee-on, n member Of the Committee.
after carefully investigating the case in the Aud
ior's Office. had not been shle to find the leas,
shadow OF that the Governor had put h>
hands IN fund and squandered IT,
Mr. Murray had listened with interest 10 the
reading OF the reports and the speeches. and they
all satisfied him that the Governor came out clear
OF all blame. The amendment Of the Senator
from Ohio was right, and he hoped IL would pre-
vail
Ar. Bradley: Two resolutions passeI this BODY
and were sent 10 the Committee One was 10 see
I II the 100000 was properly expended, and the
other was TO If the embezzlement Law hid
1 been violated The question a to whether the
State had received value in service for the ex-
penditure. was not before the Committee. IL
was intended Ia raise Committee for that puT-
pose. bu, the revolutionary action at. the other
end OF the Capitol prevented that.
Mr. L,nders contended that the investigation
20 far had and reported on. did not say that Gov
ernor Morton bad or had not applied the money
10 proper use. Vouchers were found for the
sums expended. but the committee had not ex
amined these vouchers. and could not and did
not say that they were given for proper and
pRiseworthy purpose.
Mr Raw said the discussion took wide range.
IL was simply. did the Governor corruptly, thrust
his hands into the Treasury and take mone-
therefrom. He willing to say that the Aud
tor had made an error-violated the law techn
cally. but there was no evidence Of fraud. The
error was the Auditors. and therefore he was
willing Ia vote for tue amendment which charged
the wrong where il belonged
! Mr.. McClurg favored the amendment of the
gentlemen from Ohio. He wa the last man 10
tolerate violations of the ENLIGHTENMENT law. Ii
was n good law. Ii il vas violated, let the cen
sure fall where il belonged. When he voted
for the amendment he would do he did not
think it was wiuking at violations of that whole
! some law
Dir. Cobb was satisfied there would be no ob-
lection to insert the name of the Auditor of State
instead 1T the Governor
Mr. Williams accepted the amendment of the
gentleman iIom Gsic, Mt. Downey.
Mr. Murray moved to lay the minority report
on the table which prevailed-yeas 2e, nays 10.
| The report was adopted-yeas %. nays 81.
| Mr. Cobb moved that 5000 copies of the ma
josIt, report be printed for the use of the
Senate
Mr Clsypool moved To amend by adding 5000
copies of the minority report. which prevailed
yeas %. nays -.
Mr. Murray moved to table the motion to
print. which prevailed.
MICRO INCLUSION
Mr.. Wolfe. from select committee reported
back Senate hill l4O. with amendments. recon
mendng its passage amended.
the bill was put upon lis passage and finally
passed the Senate-yeas %. nays 20
REPORTS.
Mr.. Downey from the select committee TO
whom referred that part OF the Governor
message relating to the death of Professor
Fletcher. reported resolutions which were unnn
imously adopted
| FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Mr.. Cobb. Chairman OF the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. made report.
| The report will be found in another column
of this mornings paper
Mr.. March. from the minority Of the commit
tee. made report. which was read
Mr. March moved To substitute the resolutions
OF the minority for those of the majority. which
resulted. yeas %. nays %
| Mr.. Mansfield offered the series of resolutions
offered by Mr. Downey, OF Ohio and Switzerland.
to the Senate a substitute for the majority res
olutions
Dir. Cobb moved 10 lay the amendment upon
the table. which prevailed-yeas -. nays %
Mr. Downey moved TO add resolutions ;, 3, =
and IL of those just read and voted ON to the re
port OF the majority
Mr.. Wolfe moved TO amend the amendment,
which tabled, aud the vote table Mr. Dow
ney'- amendment tailed-yeas "a. NAYS "a
Mr.. Cobb moved To indefinitely postpone the
amendment. aud Mr. Mellett moved 20 lay that
motion on the table which did not prevail-yess
%, nays %. and the motion To indefinitely post
pone was lost-xyeas "a. nays "a.
Mr. Wolfe Moved to add to the amendment of
Mr.. Downey, provided that il IS the duty of the
Presiieni to Immediately withdraw hi emancipa-
ton proclamation" motion to table was lost
and il was adopted-yeas 20, nays u
The amendment a. amended including resolu-
tons and 3 OF Senator Downey's series was
voted down-yeas 80. nays ~
} The next proposition IL and II OF Mr..
Downeys series in relation 10 Northwestern
COnfederacy.
Mr. Wolfe moved TO amend bv striking out
after the resolving clause ana Inserting: 81 hat
the charge that the Democratic party or any of
It's members was in favor OF establishing North
western Coniederacy. the reconstruction of the
Union with any of the States left out or the ut
tachment 10 the Coniederacy. is base and
wicked SANDER. The Democracy now as ever
are tor the whole Union with an unbroken Con-
stitutiOn "
The amendment prevailed-yeas 81 nays H.
refused to vote, 4; excused. ,
The last resolution. No IL. OF Mr. Downey :
amendment in relation deserters adopted
unanimously
Mr.. New Offered AN amendment including res
olutions clipped from the army memorials.
Mr.. Hord novel 10 lay them on the table
which prevailed-yeas -. NAYS -
NJ. Blair offerei additional resolution tina,
resistance To law Is revolution. and that any re
sistance 10 the conscripton act. the revenue. or
any other law OF Congress should be frowned
) down and promptly met and suppressed by proper
authority.
Mr.. Ray said the same thing was better ex
pressed in the IN jorty report. aud he would
move to table the amendment. which prevailed
yeas -. nays2l.
Mr. Murray moved TO insert in the proposition
"And be IL further resolved. That the same meas
ure of condemnation implied of the soldier who
deserts his post. is hereby melted out to all Other
servants Of the Government absent from their
posts. be they Judges Jurors or Legislators. and