Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-06


took position in front OF the presidents chair.
Delaware and Backford--W William A. Bon
ham
Fayette and Union-Thos W Bennett.
Hendricks and Boone-T J Cason.
Montgomery Joseph Milligan
Henry--Miton Peden
Miami and Fulton--Samue :. Terry.
Noble. DeKaIb and Stuben--E Il. Noye-.
Elkhatt and Lagrange--Robert Dykes
Laporte and Starke--John b Niles.
Hamilton and Tipton--D X. Brown.
Jeiierson--James Y Allison.
Benton. Warren and White--Alfred Wood
Jasper, Lake Newton aud PorIer--Ezra
Wright
Marion--w. c. Thompson.
Randolph Thomas Ward.
Cass. Howard and Pulask--N l.. Rich
mond
Ripley--Wm Hyatt.
Rush--W A Cullen.
Johnson and Morgan--S p Oyer.
Decatur--D. X. Van Buskirk
Kosciusko aud Wabash Charles w. Chap
man
Clay aud Putman--Ethe Stages.
Gibson. Dubois and Pike--James Barker.
Jennings and Jackson-James II. Vawter.
Washington and Harrison--John a Bowman.
Clark and Scott-Elsha G. English
.'Ountain-T. W Newlin.
Shelby and Hancock james l.. Mason
Vigo and Sullivan-Bayless W. Hanna.
ST. Joseph and Marshall-Horace Coroin.
Allen-W. W. Carson
The usual oath of office administered TO
the newly elected senators by Hon Robert G
Gregory J Judge of the Supreme Court.
When the name of Mr.. Nawter called he
retired, having been elected a senator, and at the
suggestion OF the president. James II. Tyner
Esq clerk of the Senate i'm 1861. aided in or
ganization Of the Senate
Mr.. Bennett offered the following resolution
Resolved, That as this Senate j. equally di
yided "a TO political parties. ani il is probable
that no election of officers be effected with
out an amicable arrangement between these par.
ties, and an immediate organization is desired
that "A committee of four senators, two from
each political party. be selected to choose persons
to be voted for to fill the various Offices of the
Senate, and selections to be made from the nom
iDees of the caucuses of the two parties made on
last evening.
The resolution was rejected by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs Allison, Bee-on. Bennett Bon
ham Brown of Hamilton. Ctson. Chapman,
Cullen. Culver. Davis. Dunuing. Dykes, HYATT,
Milligan. Niles. Moves. Oyler. Peden. Richmond
Terry, Thompson, Van Buskrk, Ward, Wood
Wright-25
Brown of Weles, Carson. Cobb, Corbin, Doug
las. Downey, English Finch. Fuller, Gaff. Gif-
ford. Hanna. .Hord, jenkins. Marshall. Mason.
Moore. McClurg. Neslin, Stages. Nswter. Viii
liams-25.
The Senate then proceeded TO the election of
principal secretary
Mr. Williams nominated \. + Whittlesey
ESQ. of Vanderburg. and Mr. Van Buskirk A
p Newkirk. Esq, OF Marion. and on the hist
BALLOT Mr. WhittIesey MIR Dunning having
voted for him. was elected, receiving PC votes
and Mr.. Newkirk 81
Mr.. Whittlesey, as clerk of the last House, be
ing engaged in its organization, was not present
to be sworn in, and the Senate proceeded to the
election OF assistant secretary when Jacob )
Broadwell. of Monroe, received the same vote,
and was declared duly elected over Capt. A. VI.
Wilson. of Marion, who received ~ votes.
Mr. Broadwel was then qualified and entered
upon the discharge of his duties
The Senate then proceeded 10 ballot for prn-
cipal d0orkeeper of the Senate.
Mr. Cullen nominated John II johnson, OF
Owen. and Mr.. Cobb VI. 4 o. Packard. of Mar
shall. but after FIVE ballots, in which the Senate
WAS equally divided, % 10 %, Mr. Thompson.
moved that the Senate adjourn, having no doubt
if member should die before that body met
again. an election might be effected
Mr. Williams moved that committee Of FIVE
be appointed to prepare rules for the government
of the Senate, which was adopted.
Mr. Bennett moved that the librarian be di-
rected TO furnish each Of the members with a
copy of the revised statutes, and copies of the
laws and journals of the last Legislature which
was adopted
Mr. Cobb referring to the motion of the Sen
librarian that be had not enough copies Of the
statutes to supply each member. and offered an
amendment that he be directed 10 purchase the
last edition of Gavin and Hord.
A desultory debate followed. In which the
Senators from Lake. Wavne. Clinton, Law.
renee, Wells, Union. Ohio. &c, participated; but
finally the resolution regarded covering
the whole ground.
Mr. Downey introduced resolution directing
the doorkeeper to contract with the publishers
for three copies of The Indianapolis Journal and
The State Sentinel, for the use of members and
officers of the Senate.
Mr. Bennett offered an amendment, that three
copies OF The Gazette be included in the resolu
ton.
6esultory debate took place, in which the
Senators from Lawrence. Laporte, " Washington
Marion. Decatur. Jennings Wayne Knox and
others participated, Mr. Nawter insisting that, il
the Senate took six copies of republican newspa
pers, they should take an equal number of The
State Sentinel. a. the organ OF the democratic
party Of the state
Mr. Beeson. OF Wayne. offered an amendmen.
that only one copy OF each be taken He con
tended that one copy of each was enough, and
that the papers sent from Indianapolis notwith-
standing the great mail facilities o: the county
were frequently month ia reaching their desti-
nation
Mr. Williams made point of order in refer
ence 10 the amendment offered by Mr.. Beeson. i,
being an amendment to an amendment as being
supplementary, but the president sustained II,
and stated his reasons
Mr.. Beeson called for the ayes and noes on
his amendment, but the amendment failed
Mr.. Bennett explained, and set forth the res
sons why he Gazette. evening paper,
should be taken on account OF the telegraphc
dispatches and said that. had il been a Demo
cratic paper instead OF Republican paper he
would most cheerlully vote TO take il for that
reason; but as the Senate vas equally divided, he
would move 70 amend the resolution so as to
provide Tor taking three copies each OF The
journal and Sentinel, and one of The Gazette
Mr. Cobb approved of the suggestion, and
seconded the motion. and the original resolution
VAS - amended.
Mr. Brown, of Wells county. said il was usual
10 take copies of the two German papers pub-
lished here. The Nolksblatt and The Erie Press
sud he moved 20 amend bv adding 10 the resolu
ton, one copy Of each OF those papers for the
use Of the members lie had numerous Ger
mans among his constituents aud he thought i;
10 more than right tina: 30 large an element in
our aggregate population should have sn oppor-
tgniiy OF reading accounts OF our proceedings in
the language which they beat understood
The original resolution. thus amended. was