Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-09
RESOLU TIONS.
Mr.. Hanna:

WHEKEAs, His Excellency Governor O. =.
Moron in his special message to the legislative
department of the State of Indiana, OF February
4h, 1868. has advised that negotiations be in>ti
futed with the Secret r., of the Treasury and the
P,ymaster General ct the United States. To the
end that the State OF Indiana may assume the
pay ment of the amounts now in arrears. due the
soldier, thereof ~ well ~ To insure more prompt
payment in the future; said Secietar, and Paw
master agreeing to reimburse such parties NAV
he willing To advance sand money upon the credit
of the State therefore be IL
Resolced By the House Of Representatives,. the
Senate c0ncarring, Thita JOINT committee OF two
Representatives and one Senator. To he appointed
bv the Speak of the House nj the President of
the Senate respectively. be instructed to CORES
pond without delay with the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Paymaster General of the
United States, TO ascertain whether the relief
contemp plated in His Excelleuc, special MESA ge
can be attained.
Adopted
Mr. Speaker appointed Messrs Hrnna and Van
Buskirk, under the resolution, on the part oI the
House
Mr. Like: That when the House adjourn it
will be until o'clock NJ Monday
Amended fixing 10 A NJ aud adopted.
Mr. Arders presented joint resolution.
setting forth that Indiana was iddissOlubly at
tache to the Union Read "A first Ii me-
Mr Griffith: A resolution against caucuses
except in extreme cases
Mr. Hanna moved to strike out "extreme
cases" and insert Just when we please. Adopted.
Mr. Milroy: Limiting members To fifteen min
uteS i'm debate. Lid over under the rules.
Nj Hanna: Relative to the claim of Me~srs-
Talbot ana Cnstisan. Tor property appropriated
by tho State at the Northern PenitentiAry. Claim
referred To appropriate committee
Mr. Jones: Relative to the notes of stock
holders in turnpike companies. Adopted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Senate bills taken mp on first reading and No
.}o reached
| House bills on second reading taken up and
No l49 reached
Mr. Harns's bill providing for Executive
Council was, with >undry amendments, referred
to the judiciary Committee.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
| The specia; order for this morning 10 o'clock
| Mr. NJ iSon's resolution calling upon the Gov
ernor Tor inform ,tion as to the distribution oi
! atrn~) reached
| Mr. Ca>on having, in company with Mr. Amber
son. neen in consultation Win the Governor. and
having ascertained that the report, already very
vulumluouS, was not vet com Jleted, moved To
pass the matter Tor the pres.ecnti. :, ,,o-o:-,
der for We,lne d ~ next. at 10 o'clock. bv which
time the Governors report would probably be. i'm.
Carried
| Mr. Niback's revenue till No I39 WAS niue
the special order in Committee OF the Whole for
Tuesday next, = p N
JOINT RESOLUTIONS on THIRD READING
Mr. Hlnna's resolution inStructing delegation
in Congress inquire into the causes of di~crim
nation, i'm the matter OF the draft in favor of
Massachusetts and against Indiana, Was taken up
Mr. Lamb opposed il. IL out Tact that
did not really exist. Ii appe.r- that NJ 's-achu
sets has very nearly The humber OF men in the
service that Indiana has. In pIororton to her
population >he had done IS we'll ~ Iudiana He
Was for referring il 10 a select committee To ascer-
tain ~ u flct~ stated la the preamble
Mr. Hrnna said his resolution was sed npon
statistics He understood we'll the point the
gentleman made. Massachusetts had "A large
number OF seamen IN service. Ii was sought 10
include them in the estimate Ia favor of " lSsa
chuSetts The resolution referred To the military
force alone Besides, the vital part of the reso
luton WAS tonchins the draft That had been
mercileSsly enforced in Indiana. while il NJ '~-a
chu-ett> it not YET 10 day enforced Governor
Andrew had postponed his draft four times, and
now gives it up altogether He proposed to sub
sttute negroes for white men; place them side
by side with the soldiers of the great Wet. This
was the way Abolition Massachusetts .retted ~
Mr.. Puelt advocated the resolution He took
Governor Andrews statements in this regard.
Governor Andrew nuglitrO know. The draft h "a
been enforced Ia Indiana. but postponed in Mas
~achu-etts
NJ. Packard moved to table Mr Lambs mo-
ton. Carrel-.esS 49, navS %
The resolution on it, passage failed for want of
the required constitutional ma iority OF 5l-yeas
AZ, nays II, no quorum voting
After a call OF the House. adjourned.