Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-23
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The President called the Senate To ORDER Ut y
O'Clock a. NJ
The Journal of Yesterday read in part. and
the further reading dispensed with.
The President announced the committee on the
resolution OF Mr. Browne. OF Randolph. to whom
was referred the arsenal papers, TRANSMITTED Dy
the Governor. 10 consist OF Messrs. Browne, OF
Randolph, Williams. March, R,y and Wolfe.
PETITIONS, dc
Mr. New presented additional petitions from
the 9TH regiment, which ordered to he
printed with the papers forwarded from the army
of the Cumberland
Mr. Wolfe, Elections. reported back Seua,e bill
50, with an amendment and when so amended,
that il pass COncnrred in.
Mr.. Beeson. Finance. reported back Senate
joint resolution 9. thst it be Indefinitely post
poned The resolution recommends The pay.
memr of soldiers IN gold
The report of the committee was advocated by
Ne.srs March. Mansfield and Caypooi. and CD
posed by Me<srs. Brown of Wells Curbn. Wolie
and Cobb. The debate was very animated aus
spicy.
The friends of the resolution contended that
the Government was bound To pay the soldiers
in gold or its equivalent If the currency Was
Deprecated the >oluers she ud NOT suffer thereby.
The Joint resolution simply the opinion OF
thu Les> nture, and amounted 10 petition 10
Congress for 'le consideration OF stat body. that
they should devise means TO keeD the soldiers
paw equal - gold. AID tree from 'he fluctuations
uciient to paper issue Gold whsthe STANDARD
The advance IN the price OF all articles OF neceS
sity ,hst the families OF soldiers common with
otnerS. were forced Ia purchase. consequent
upon he deDreciaton 0i the currency, ana II WAS
hardship peculiarly oppressive 10 the men IN
the fed IL was the duty of the Legislature to
protect the interests oi these men, 80 tar as il was
in then r"w-t To- De- -
The o. O renfS commended that the paper in
which the >nlGicr> were paid had not deprecated.
that ,le C;.'vernm-ns amf,lv able redeem
all It. s>les, that the rise o. Gold Was specu-
lative alr "ot real: that the passage OF such a
law a. tie re-o'utipn coutemtlsted would place
the Government ID the hands OF sharnef, VINO
would destroy H. credit for their gains.
Thev favored the measure 10 raise the pay OF the
soldiers. bu. opposed this
Nr Ferguson moved to law the Joint resolution
and the report IN the table The Yeas aud nays
were demabded. and RIGHTEOUSNESS -. nays Is
Mr. Claypaol Finance. reported back Senate
bill 100 for the relief of borrowers from the Sink
ing Fund with the opinion that IL should ias on
the table Concurred IN.
Mr Ian.iers, Elections, reported back Senate
bill 1903 Ia amend the election law. with the opin
ion that il should PASS. -COncured m.
Mr Wolfe. Judiciary. reported back Senate
bill 1870 Hth the opinion that il should lie OF the
table. RecOmmitei
RESOLUTIONS
Mr Mele;i, that when the Senate adjourn this
afternoon il be to meet On Tuesday al y o'cloek
NJ To enable the Senate to unite in the eeIe
monies on Monday Adopted
Nj Murray introduced the following concurrent
resolution:
Resslosd. That the policy pursued by the mill
tary authorities having charge Of the volunteer
militia of this State. in the prosecution OF tbs
war. IN refusing burroughs 10 our sicA aud wound
de- soldiers whereby they could return 10 theiI
homns Tor the restoritibn OF their health. unit
Their recovery beyond reasonable hope. Is
u needless aud cruel sacrifice of the lives OF our
citizen soldery-detrimeutai 10 he public service
bv discoura ging enlistments and creating feel
ing of hostility 10 the war: and,
WHEREAS. The Legislature of Indians has al
ready placed the necessary means IN the hands o.
the Governor u avert, Ear possible, the sac
calamiiie~ of this war. which IL filing our STATE
with desolatei no mes and y still willing To ad"p
any means ia il power 20 save The lives OF those
who have eenerou~l, ana pairio,ically oheret
them % the service of their country Tor The res
toration of the Union: therefore.