Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-24

act.
Ar- DOwney-No. 81: To amend the Super
vi-srs act
Nj. G.fflri-No - Authorizing The sale of
canals OF eNecutiofs and DEGREES
Mr. Ciaypooi moved that the bill be laid upoa
Tie table and that one hundred copies be printed
So ordered
Mr. March-No SO: To amend the &C, pre-
scrbing the duties and Jurisdiction OF justices on
State prosecutions.
hEsskcfs FROM Tux RousE
Mr. Williams moved to suspend the regular
order OF business aud take up messages from the
House
The House resolution to elect three Sinking
Fund Commissioners and two Dire tors on the
part OF the State. for the Bank OF the State, was
taken up.
Mr. Dunning moved to concur and 60 into the
election, which motion prevailed.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
The President (Mr Ray in the chair) stated
that u Was now ia order to 90 into the election
OF three Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
Mr.. Shields nominated Samuel p Mooney. of
jackson county. Mr.. March nominated John r
Carr, OF jackson COUNT
Dir. Mooney received % votes ard Mr. Carr
IA VOTES Me-. Mooney was declared duly elected
10 serve for four Years
Mr.. Dunning nominated billiard Ricketts,, of
Clarke county Mr. Berry nominated Jefferson
Helm, OF Rush county.
Mr.. Ricketts, received % votes, and Mr.. Helm
Ia votes. Mr.. Ricketts, was declared duly elected
for four yeaIs.
Mr. Lsnders no minated Parmenter NJ Parks. of
Morgan county. Nc March nominated William
Williams. of Kosciusko county.
Mr.. Parks received % votes, and Mr.. Williams
Ia votes Mr.. Parks was decla ed duly elected
to serve for two years.
BANK DIRECTORS
Dir. Dunning nominated 2. W. Akin, of Mon
roe.
Dir. Browne, of Rudolph, nominated Charles
Coffin. OF Wa,ne county
Mr.. Akin Was elected by % to IA votes, and
Was declared duly chosen.
Mr.. Villains nominated A L. Roach. of Ma
rion. Mr. March nominated John > Bobbs. OF
Marion. Mr. Roach received % votes to Ia
votes for Bobbs. and was declared duly elected.
On motion, adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate was called to order at 2 o'clock
L. NJ.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Douglass-No 40: To amend the common
school law.
school law
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The business pending at adjournment yesterday
was the resolution To the judiciary Committee TO
inquire into the expectancy of aboiishng Com
mon Pleas Courts. with pending amendments and
instructions.
Mr. johnson offered as additional instructions
that they inquire into the expedlency OF providing
To hold four terms yearly of the Circuit Courts,
two terms Tor criminal aud two Tor civil bust
ness.
Mr.. Ferguson: Additional instructions to in
qure into the expectancy oi creating the office of
Surrogate tor each county To have Jurisdiction of
probate matters, without salary. other than the
lees ot the Office. and TO be kept open at all tunes
Tor the transaction OF business.
Mr. Landers called up the House concurrent
resolution instructing Senators aud requesting
Representatives IN Congress To vote for reducing
the pay OF officers and increasing the pay OF pr
Yates ia the army.
The motion pending was to lay on the table an
amendment To the resolution, upon which the
aNes and niSs had been demanded. The motion
To table was lost / he amendment was tn strike
out OF the resolution all referring 10 the pay of
commissioned officers, and To inquire into the ex
pcliency OF more nearly equalizng the pay of
officers and so'iiers.
Dir. McCiure: The adoption OF the amend
meni would make the resolution different from
what he expected. He did not wish To affect the
paw OF officers and was decidedly in favor of rails
ipg the pay ct privates and noB-commissioned
officers
Mr. Ray was opposed to the reduction. and
would prefer to have the Instruction stricken out.
but il Was perhaps the best that those could gel
who favored the increase of pay To the non-com
mi,sioDed officers and priyates and Yet thought
Ia, pay Of commissioned officers should not be
reduced
Mr. Landers favored the resolution as il came
from the House Mr. March did the same
Nj Brown. Of Wells. novel to amend by
striking oat all that relates 10 commissioned off
GERS. AMI lay inserting in the proper nlace in
struction TO rednce the pay of commissioned Off
GERS to such an extent as will more nearly equal
ze The pay oil officers aud privates.
Mr.. Browne. of Randolph, accepted the
amendment OF the gentleman from Wells
Mr. Mellett thought ii the amendment was
adopted il would Indicate the wish of the Senate
To make the pay of officers and men equal. Mr
Ray cnncurred ia this view
Mr March moved that the resolution and
pending amendments lie referred to a select com
mtiee OF five Carried
The Chair appointed Messrs March, Browne
of Randolph. Brown Of Wells. R,y and Land
ers.
BILLS on THIRD REArING
Senate bill. No To- amendn. the law respect
ing voluntary associations, was read third time
and passed
BILLS on SECOND READING.
Senate bills IL, II, ls. 10. 81. 81 %, % and
81 were read a second time and referred To mp
propriate committees or ordered TO lie engros led.
MESSAGES PROM TuE HOUSE
Mr.. Dunnng Mr Wolfe in the chair moved
To take zap tie House message announcing the
election hy the House of Andrew HUMPHREYS at
Green amd ) unne c Wilson, of Montgomery
Bunk Directors. and concur therein. lie pro.
posed that they be elected 10y viva voce vote
Carried
Miles Murphy. Of Henry county. and WIN. c.
Hanna were nominated b, Dir March.
Messr- Humphreys aud Wilson were elected
by u vote of &c To II
The Secretary notified the Senate that the files
were clear. aud, Oh motion. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The House met mt 9 o'clock. Mr. Speaker in
the Chair.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.