Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-25

fered ir their Interpretation. The principle OF
the bill j. good one. When YOU look iehiud
ali q nObs that have dsgraced the land yeu
fnd men 81 means anu influence benlrd urging
ON tie reckless among them By ibis bill you
reach thAt class OF men. and il il the best means
o uat isg a stop 20 mobs Mr.. Goth pursued the
subject ~ length and very foTcibly. IN reply 70
the argument OF Mr Clayp0ol. that public senil
rueut wuuii control the pres. Mr.. Coco admitted
that il could aud should They had the power
to put II down by withholding patronage from Il.
AM that vac the only wav that press or any
other lawful business should be put down.
Mr. Browne, of Randolph. had always, from
his earliest recollection condemned mob violence
He was wiling TO vote for the penal part OF tie
bill ma he would enforce 1t be Was glad to see
his Democratic friends get ~ 10 the point OF the
free expression OF opinion. he vas IN iavor oil
agitation where evil existed. and he Wa opposed
10 meeting a free expression OF opinion with
brckba,s In DAYS gone by The Abolition presses
were mobbed He opposed such acts ;hen and
he would oppose them now. But he was opposed
to making municipalities responsible Tor acts such
a. this bin contemplated. 1t was iLfilcting
penalty OF innocent men.
Mr. Mellett criticised the bill, taking particu
arlv the second section. contending that IL would
be imperative in courts. He coniended also that
the principle OF the blil was wrong.
The debate took wide range and gave rise to
spicy cOllOqnys between Senators, but As we have
heretofore sketched "A debate the same subject.
we merely give the position OF the several Sena
tors who spoke
Mr. Williams would like To know how far pa
per could go before it could be called reasonable
Sent 0rs here. by their Arguments, had rather
justified mob violence He would read an article
to them and ask if it was reasonable. He read
violent denunciaton OF the corruptious of the
Administration from the Cincinnati Times. and
asked what Republican Senators tn ught OF that.
Several Senators replied that the extract would
make good Democratic capital.
Mr. Williams: But if Democratic paper had
published the extract it would have been pro-
nouneed measurable
he amendment WAS lost-yeas 10. NAYS "a
MIR. Caypool offered an amendment TO include
other property well printing presses; ana
also To make corporations and communities liable
when Judgment against an editor for libel cannot
be made
The amendment was tabled by vote of %
to -
/ Mr. March moved to amend by making the
provisions OF the bill to apply TO public speakers,
remuneratlng them Tor injury III person prop
erty.
/ Mr. Browne, of Randolph. moved to amend the
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respectively responsible in actions OF debt for
damage done by mobs TO the printing presses
Nj Cobb moved to table the amendments
Nh March called tor a division of the question.
/ The amendments were tabed-yeas %, NAYS III
/ Nj. March moved to lay the bill ON the table,
which did not prevail-Neas 10. nays "a
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed
MEMORIAL.
Mr. Dunning Mr. Johnson in the Chain pre-
Sentesi a memorial from Judge Morrison and
Judge Ray tor remuneration for professional SER
vices Referred To the Committee on Claims.
RESOLUTIONS
/ Mr. Brown. OF " ellis:
| ReSOtred. That the Committee on Federal Re
| latlons. To which WAS referred Senate Joint reso
luton No o. entitled: - \ Joint resolution pro-
j posing general convention of all The States ~
! the Federal Union. iucluding the called Con
! tolerate States with a view to the restoration OF
| the Union with al the dignity. equality and right.
%; the several States unimpsired - is hereby in
! >,rucred to report To the Senate. on next SdtGr-
! dN morning. the 2oih inst. the said JOINT resolu
1 tion With such amendments, il any shall be ueces
! sarv, as shall make the said joint resolution em-
brsce the following propositions:
An Endorsement at the following language
Suppose YOU 20 to war, you cannot tiaht al@ays
ana when. after much loss on both sides and no
/ gain either, you CEASE sighting. the old idenu
cal questions as To terms OF intercourse are again
/ upn ,uu
Asking the Chief Executive of the nation
! 10 establi ID au armistce, with view To con.
venton Ul all the States including the 80 called
/ COME derate States. Tor the restoration of the
! Unoa with all the dignity. equality aud rights oi
/ the -everai States unimpate1
/ 3 Asking the present Congress to provide foi
! such convention.
| 4 Inviting each and every state IN the Fed
1 eril Union. including the So called Confederate
States. in the even, of the present Congress fail
! ur ~ provide for such convention. ia meet lndi
ini Va urh convention. ~ louisville, Kentucky
o the 1T diy ct June. NOT later than the iti
! dly ~ July. 1868, With a view 10 The restoration
oi tie Union With ,li the dignity. equalit, aud
! rights Ol the several States u imnaited, nud ptj.
vlihg that should not three lnuiths 0f all NJ said
! = ties send delegates ~ ~ conventions TOT the
reservation "a lhliAim ~ the ruht tp Withdraw
tum snph uuh, eniiun At plelsuie, and 10 consider
lp action 81 suph convention ~ oi ho binding
iuf,p and effect,
pW,dihn lhF The eleion from The state A
arYe ~ delegates to represent Indiana ~ sue
/ piiilt anton
/ NJ hiuwh ~ Wells, moved ~ make she feso
luiiun ius tpad the special 0nief ipf Y NJ 80
nolfuW witch prevailed
ahssAGts fRea iht aapst.
Nj illiams plled np Messaues nom the
lipuse aid pnmher VI bills lflm that hlahpi
wpla teid a hfsl tine
Adjourned,