Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-05


pora,ious 70 reclaim waste .snds The bin
pissed
NJ Cobb. Chairman II Committee on Federal
Relations reported back the memorial from the
House 20 the Governor aud Legislature OF New
York. recommending is passage
Mr. March moved 10 amend bv striking out the
portion OF the memorial concratulating the peo-
pie of New York upon the election OF Governor
Seymour He thought that portion would be dis .
tasteful 70 the majority of the New York Legs
Iature. which vas what i termed Union
Mr. Cobb said that was the only thing the crit
zeal gentleman from Delaware could find ohiec
tionabe in the memorial. De hoped il would
pass Just "a il came from the House. All ad- .
mitted the correctness OF it, statements. and 10
amend it now would kill il. Mr.. Cobb moved 70
table the amendment, which prevailed-yeas q.
nays Il
Mr. Browne of Randolph. moved to amend by
congratulating the people of New York on the
ministrations of Henry Ward Beecher and the
publication OF the New York Tribune he in
teuded 10 withdraw the amendment but proposed
il 70 express his views the memorial. He con
sdered il in bad taste 10 introduce political matter
into paper asking the legislature TO reduce the
OF tolls OF freightS on their great lines of
railroads. He presumed that the New York Leg
iliute-the parties in it-we;e a partisan as
parties here
bv making it read the State 81 New York was
dishoHoi ed by the miuistratiOns of Henry Ward
Beccher
Mr. Cobb moved to table the amendment,
which prevailed
Mr. March moved to amend hy congrAtuating
the people OF New York on the election of an UNI
conditional Union Democrat ~ Speaker Of the
House of Representatives.
Mr. Cobb called the previous question. which
n sbn
amendment was voted down.
Mr. Browne of Randolph. moved to recommit
with instructions. and Mr. Cobb demanded the
previous question. which was sustained. and the
amendment WAS voted down, yeas Il. NAYS y,
and the joint resolution passed. yeas 30, nays IA
Mr. Ray. Congressional Apportioument, re
ported back Senate bills l36 and lI1-that 136
lay the table, and 1hat Ia pass. with amend
ment
The bin I36 was laid OF the table and the
amendments OF the committee TO bill la were
adopted
Dir Blair offered an amendment. in effect
new bill, which was laid on the tabe-yeas %,
NAYS 10
Mr. March moved to amend-lhat Madison
county he added 10 the 9th district. Tablet
yeas 27 nays Is
Nj White moved to add Carroll aud Benton
TO tie oth district and Hamilton to the llth.
Tabled.
Mr. Claypoo moved to amend by adding Rush
10 the 9TH district
Mr. Cobh demanded the previous question
which was seconded-yeas %, nays 20. and under
il Mr. ClayVool's amendment was rejected. and
the bill ordered to be not engrossed-yeas
%. navs 24
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
The President called to order At | y p VI.
Tha iial4 and cans
BILLS PASSED.
Mr. Bradley called np Senate bill los in rela
ton the acceptance of grant of land from
the United States Tor the establishment of an
Agricultural College
The bond of the Commissioner created bv the
act was fixed at 800 900, and the salary $500
per annum and commission the proceeds oi
the sales of ] per cent. but IN u0 case 10 ex-
coed 81 200 per annum. The bl passed.
Mr. Goth called mp House bill l47 to extend
liens water craft 10 include wharf boats and
floating warehouses. Passed
Mr. Downey called up House bill o to amend
the act for the regulation of weights and meas
ures The bill makes the standard bushel of
coal 10 correspond with the Pennsylvania and
Ohio standards Passed.
PRESIDENT WALLACE
The President laid before the Senate COM
nunlcatlon from the AnultOf OF state, informing
the Senate rhat in consequence of a decision of
the Supreme Court that the President of the Be
nevolent Institutions had forfeited his office. he
could not Audit the accounts of said Institutions
and asking some action of the Senate in that re-
gard Referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
NEGRO EXCLUSION BILL
Mr. Landers called up The bill 40, TO enforce
the 18th article OF the Constitution which caused
lutlering in the Republican ranks The yeas
and NAYS were called tor. and il was taken up
yeas 81. nays 10
Mr. Wolfe moved 10 recOmmlt 10 special
committee of three with instructions to strike out
all that enables. the negro to testify in his own be
half
Mr. March moved to amend by giving the
right of appeal from the Clerk to the Common
Pleas or Circuit Courts.
4 motion To table tailed
Mr. Dunuing advocated the bill ~ II came
from the committee. opposing the amendment of
Mr. Wolfe He ANXIOUS a bill passed
Oh the subject that would be sufficiently strn. ent
to carr, ou The views of the ila mers of the Con-
stituton and lie though the bill without the
amendment would effect that end
Mr. RAY THOUGHT that there was a misapprehen-
sion in regard to The testimony of the negro. II
only gave Linz The rirht to testify. leaving the
creiibility to the cle~k of the Parties in
tere-ied were not deprived oi the right TO offer
testimony To contradict IT,
The motion to recommt failed--yeas IA nays
30
Mr. Marrii's amendment was lost-yeas 10.
naVs y
Mr. Claypool moved 20 amend by inserting in
the proper place land il shall be lawful 60 kill
any negro mulai;o found running at large after
the first day of July. 1853, without the proper
certificate in his pocket" Losi-yeis 10, NAYS
35 refused To voie. ,
The bin iaIled-yea- -. navs 23
RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Cobb. that ia consequence of the revolu-
t0nary acton OF tie House there j. no pros
pect pf tran-acting any business this Senate
(the House concurring) will adjourn size die on
the 9th oi Mirch ~ 10 O'Clock NJ
Mr. Dnnuiug Oi,rs,sed tine resolution. He did
not think the House would adjourn without
quorum AMI il they could not adjourn sine die
the Senate could not
Nh Cobb: How can the House adjourn at the
close OF the SESSION.
Mr. Dunnng said that the Legislature adj
journed at the eEd of sixty one days by a consti
tu:ional provision
NJ: Cobb lid 40, for "A moment doubt but the
House could adjourn by is remaining members
lie hrd desired that the Senate should adjourn
when II was found that minority OF the House
had revolntionized and gone-uo one but their
irIeLds knew whittier II WIS useless TO remain
here Al the expense OF the people when it Was
evident 20 every gentleman here that the work
Tor which the members we're chosen could not be
accomplished