Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-21


Mr.. Howk, recommending passage of House
bills Dis and 225
Mr. KHgore tabling Senate bill % and recon
mendng passage OF House bill $50.
Mr. Packard. recommending passage of House
bills II and 2u9
By same, recommending passage of House
bill 209. relative to attorneys lens on judgment.
Mr. Lake. recommending passage OF House
bill lS6 and taoling House bill IDS
Mr. Howk, tabling House bills 2l1 and l19
Mr Holcomb, relative TO Senate Joint resolu-
ton No /. recommending passage
Mr. Given made minority report adversely.
Mr. Griffith, amending Senate bill "a and rec
omendng passage. The bill provides for the
conveyance of school lands to assignees who hold
certificates from School Commissioners Pissed
by same. tabling House bills 1874 and l3l.
Mr.. HoIcomb, tabling resolution amending
common school law IN certain cases
Mr.. Hocomb. recommending passage of House
bill 1876 with amendments
Mr. Humphreys. recommending passage of
House bill l72-relative to railroad fares
Mr. Humphreys reported House bill 263, re-
pealing law with regard to fees ami salaries
Mr. Miller. recommending passage of House
bill 100. with amendments
BY same tabling House bill 1914. Also. that
it Is inexpedient to legisIate further to requir
ing persons to verify lists OF taxables Also, Ia
bling House oil lS3.
Mr. Cook, tabng a memorial of citizens of
Memphis
Mr. Stone. amending and Recommending
passage of House bill l7l-fxing Auditors
bonds AZ $4,000 instead OF so 900.
Mr. Perry, recommending passage OF House
bill l76
Mr. Shoaff. tabling House bill Sc, and recon-
mendine passage OF Senate bill No 80 providing
tor erection or reDair of bridges across streams
forming the boundary line between counties
Bill read a third time aud passed
Bv same, recommending passage OF House
bill l64
Mr Hardin, of Perry. recommending passage
Of House hlil %. with amendments
By same tabiing netitiOn of Sundry citizens of
Like county relative 10 roads along State lines.
Mr. Milro,. in favor of claim OF Stale Board
of Agriculture Tor damages done By the State to
their property
Mr. Hall. recommending passage of joint reso
luton 81, relative 10 the Morrill, Tariff" de
clariIe it unjust To the agricultural interests of
the West
Mr. Anderson. in "A lengthy and able argument
on his side of the question. oppO-ed tie reSOlu
ton 1t Vas sectional He labored to show that
under the operation OF the :. Morrill, Tariff Mas
sachusel, aud the other New England States paid
about ten dollars 10 under the internal
revenue system He exhibited statement from
the Revenue Department at Washington showing
that while, up 20 January lSt, 1868. Indiana had
paid. under the internal revenue system, only
Sl69 .y95. Massachusetts had paid 81 .25l .225
III resolutions OF this kind were calculated To
aIienae the people of the West from their breth-
rem of the East Once impress il upon the minds
at the people that by reason OF the exactlOns OF
the East their Government was oppressive and
.baro pf mai q bands
of unionI II it WAS really sought to establish IA
Northwestern Coniederacy, a. had been talked
about. there Surer way to bring II about
than by proposing and adopting such resolutions.
Mr.. Puett said that the gentleman Mr. Auder
SOD did not seem to understand she first Drinc-
ple, of tariff What WAS tarhI he would
quote Silas " right aud John Quincy Adams
They had declared it Ia be a tax on the country.
The farmers. the planting men--that class that
rIoduced e,crythinc--bore all the burdens
They bore the burdens of the Government and
would continue to do it so long ~ we had Gov
ernment TIE genteman's talk about a North
western Confeleracv Ia the contrary nOtwIth
standing By the Morrill, tariff the agricultural
interest of the whole country was ground 10 the
dust. The Morrill, tariff was not for revenue, but
Tor protection The million paid t.y Massachu
sets was "a d bv Us. and We had to pay half a
million to pay that He quoted from statistics
t. show that imports had fallen off since the pass
age OF the Mouill tariff some So suO. OOO TWAS
tax all the time upon the producers OF the coun-
try They could not have passed the Morrill,
t,rilf even through the present depraved Con
gresS if il had rot been tackled On To the revenue
hill Weknnw we of the West were burdeued.
and that our money goes into the pockets OF the
Yankee manufacturers.
Ii that money went TO sustain the Government.
eheeriulv would the West payit. In everything
Determinations made IN favor of New Eng
land. aud agiin,f the great West Even IN the
matter Of ammunition needed by our armies all
over the country. the Chief OF Ordnance. Gen.
Ri lev had refused 10 purchase al the Indiana
Arsenal . better article 1T one third the price he
was paving To contractors IN the East de con
Guided eloGuentl, exhurtng gentlemen 10 throw
aside tneir party predictions and stand by their
whole country, the Constitution aud the Union.
II they did not do It'll the politicians did not do
1.-THE people. very speedily. too would take the
matter ia hand. and. telling them to get out oil
the way save this their country and their Gov
eminent themselves.
Mr Ca,on followed. strongly opposing the res
olution. aHd indicating the trit.
Pending the question, Mr. Niblack having the
floor. the House adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
Met at y o'clock
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Hall calling unon the Auditor Of State 10
report To ttis House relative the several funds
OF lie State. information with regard to which ne
has.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Packard, instructiug Senators and re
que>tiug Representatives III Congress To- vote
acsiust the selection of League Island, in the
Delaware river Tor navy yard
RIPoRTs
Mr. Miller. from select committee, "a 10 re
printing revised edition OF laws relating u de-
cedents estates Introducing joint resolution or
dering the printing according % the terms sub.
mitred by Ne~srs Elder Harkness & Binghn
Read first tine.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr. Nblack. No. 234. relative 10 the swamp
lands
Mr. Gregory, 235. an act for the relief Of J acob
Haines. % Warren county
Nr Packard. $50. an act 10 confirm the pur
chase of certain real in the county Of
Porter by the Board OF Control OF the Northern
State Prison
Dir Buskirk. (Mr. Holcomb in the chair.) 237
amending the act relating to The State Unver-
tsty
SIR Mustard. 23S. amending sections Ii and
5 ct the license law Tor the retailing of spirlu-
Gus liquors
Mr. Packar'. 239. amending the 18th section
Of the act relative 10 general elections. as to the
duties OF Judges.
1 Mr. Kem? OF Debois. 24o. amending the Law
relative TO guardian and ward.
/ Mr. Packard. 2iI, amending section 9Th of the
act regulating he fees Of officers, relative 70