Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-19
Snnrp Practice.

Yesterdays Journal has an article entitled
above from the prolific pen of Governor Nor
Ton.
aisExcellency is hard to please. He claims
that there Is am 5le authority pay the interest
on the State Debt. The State officers deny it.
A case is made that the question may be passed
upon by the Supreme Court. This, an unpreju-
diced person would think. all that could be
desired. But the unparalleled person aforesaid
is mistaken His Excellency does not desire
that the question should be submitted to the
highest indicial .tribunal of the State IL might
decide against him: and what position would he
occupy before the New York bankers and brok-
ers. whose support he is soliciting in his presden-
tial schemes, and who feast His Excelency with
n meal of forty covers. to say nothing about
dEunks. when he exhibits his elegant person in
the sacred precincts of Wall street His Excel
leucy desires to discuss and decide the question
foe himself and then he is safe with political and
DINNER friends and he can drink with them and
denounce his political opponents repndators.
receive great credit for honesty frcm his inan-
cisl friends. and carry out his partisan schemes.
The State officers desired to have the question
presented for final hearing before the Supreme
Court II Was matter of vital interest to the
credit Of the State and they wanted i, decided
By that Court Immediately, so the Legislature
could be called together in time to pass appro-
priation bill before the interest became due. should
the Supreme Court agree with them in their opin-
ION OF the law
Entertaining this opinion, Mr. HALL. the at
torney of the Sinking Fund. with the Attorney
General. called upon Judge Finch, at the Court
house The Attorney General informed the
JUICE that the Safe officers desired to p esent
the question 20 the Judicial tribunals for decision
sh't complaint had been prepared presenting the
question directly. and that he willing that a
demuerrer might be overrued to it-thst ne would
file an answer willingly that appropriation ex-
isted to which demurrer mgh, be sustained,
and final Judgment rendered for peremp,ory
mandamus against the Auditor
All this was distinctly stated 10 the Judge and
sgreei 20 by him. and the entry prepared show
the facts With PRAYER of appeal to the Supreme
Court
The Attorney General then requested the
Clerk 70 make the eItry immeii.tesy. and ore. /
pare record he stated tia, he ecssd not then
make the entry as he had not completed the
minutes from the preceding day. but would pre-
pare ,te record from the written entry. This
done. aud the record filed ia the Supreme
Court.
: After this Judge FISeH upon consultation with
Governor MoRroS. ascerIainei that matters we're
Dot going, according TO His Excellencys pro-
gramme. and after the entry had been recorded
in the order book, wrote With his own hand that
the entry had been made BY mistake and he.
Judge FINCH. bs said writing. would set II,
aside
The Judge arrived al the wise conclusion that
the rulings IN The case had made an ass of him,
ard proposed thai the complaint should be re-
fsed. aud he would sustain demurrer to IT, T
This was done. and the entry made upon the re-
cord. with a prayer Of appeal by the Sinking
4saa C amiRsssiQesEs. aI.d record was prepared .