Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-02
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For two days past the Democratic
members Of our State Legislature have
been blocking the wheels of legislation
in the House, to prevent the passage Of
the appropriation bills. Their plan of
operations Is an old one. When the PAS
sage Of an important bill is pending, one
OF the fllibusters moves TO adjourn.
Two others viii then rise and object,
and ask for the yeas and nays. Then
one after another of the disorganizers
will ask to be excused from voting, and
the yeas and nays are demanded on
excusing them. In this way reckless
and infamous minority may prevent the
passage Of the most wholesome laws, In
order to extort some offensive legisla-
ton from the majority
II was supposed at Indianapolis that
the object sought by the Democrats of
The House IVES an extra session
II viii be remembered, that a short
time before the assembling of ;he pres
ent Legislature Convention was held
at the Capital 20 take into consideration,
among other things, the propriety of
increasing the pay OF members. II was
alleged that decent board 10 Indianapo-
lis would coat more than the per diem
received BY our Iaw-makera Yet, it
seems now, that our Legislature is so
well satisfied, both with the boarding
and their pay, that they are anxious to
compel the Governor 10 call an extra
sesaion, that they may add the spring
months TO their winters soiourn.
For the life Of us, we can't see what
party capital is 70 be made out of the
defeat Of the financial bills. Our State
credit has already been fearfnlly strain
ed by the factious conduct Of warring
partizans. Does tho present Legisla-
ture propose TO stamp out what little life
our eredi, still possesses
When wa were Informed that mem.
bers would have to spehd amsre money,
while the Legislature was in session,
than they would receive, we we're dis
posed to congratulate our people on a
short session, abounding with faithful
aud judieious work. We thought that
perhaps the losing Of money by the
members, would result in the saving Of
money to the State--that their loss
would be the peoples gain. But the
Democrats Of the House seem disposed
to vent their spite at the State-whieh
has honored them by dishonoring itself
in their election--by compelling it to
pay 1900 daily to enable them to act
the fool, as they did on Saturday and
Monday.
We are grati6ed, however, to learn
from the Indianapolis Journal, that The
disorganizers have been checkmated.
At late hour on Monday syening, Mr..
Henricks being in the Chair, Mr.. Brar-
ham raised the point Of order that after
the previous question bad been ordered
on his resolution, il was not In order to
offer dilatorY motions TO prevent the
action of the House on the main ques-
ton. The presiding officer sustained
the position OF Mr. Branham, and ruled
that the multitudinous motions then
pending, to adjourn aud to excuse mem
bers from voting on that question, were
all out of order. An appeal was taken,
but the House sustained the decision Of
the Chair by decided majority.
The question was then put on the
adoption of Mr.. Branham's resolution.
The fsetionists attempted TO break
quorum, but about half the Democratic
members remained in their seats, and
the resolution was adopted. -..-
We hope this will be the last fslibns.
tering we shall have to record during
the present session. But three more
days remain in which to work, while
much work remains to be done. Ac-
I tive, persistent and harmonious action
win soon clear the docket an enable
the members to 90 home with clearer
eonscienees than if they are compelled
to close by the constitution Of the State
while their legislation is in an uniin-
ished and unsatisfactory condition
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