, 1865-03-09
GhituaQ Iribnne,
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
The Indiana Legislature Adjourns
In q Row.
important Bills Lost by the
AIJonrasncak.

watching the late hours Of the closing nlghts
OF the session that anything in the way OF
lettcr-writing was impossible. The business
Of the session, too, became so contuseo anu
tangled that it is By no means nsnt 1abor
to elaborate the truth from The Intricate com
binst3ons. I bad prepared, With consaner-
able labor, teleg1aphic dispa'cn Aof tne
Tp1nurr irving q condensed history OF the
hrs;ncss done on Saturday In the Senate and |
Honte- hut on inquiry yesterday at the tele- |
or,,,,, office learned that 1t had not been sent
O. ,1to wires we're down to Chicago. This
1ras n,oyokiDg, but had to be endured, under
thc cis circumstances.
scarcely know where to begin to relate
the history Of the: quarrel which demorallzed
tho Senate and finally broke 1t up and left SO
many important measures out in the cold.
At nny rntc there were four bills which were
the bones Of contention. These were the
General Appropriation bill, the Morgan Raid
bill, The Governors bill, so.caued, and the
Whitewater Railroad bill. This last bill
caused all the trouble. Perhaps had bet
ter state the objects Of the bills little more
ut length. Tho first WAS, US It's name implies,
the bill making general appropriations for
the years 1865 and 1906, for The current ex-
pcnscs Of The State. The second was bill
establishing Board Of three Commissioners
TO examine ondaudlt claims against the Stale
for damages occas1oned by the Morgan and
other rebel raids through the State. The
bill, however, limited the amount to be al~
The Third was bill ratifying the action Of
the Governor in procuring m advance from
the Government of $25O, 900 some two gcara
ago 10 equip troops ind provide for the de-
tense Of the State. The facts in this
connection having been fully set
eat md ezpled IN IN the Goyefn95s ;S
fourth bill provided TINT auy canal company
except TIE Wabash and Erie Canal, might
transfer Its right Of way, &c., to any railroad
company. Its object Tas to allow the build.
ing Of railroad along the path of tho
Whitewater Valley Caral. The road was to
intcrsccs the Indianapolis d. Cincinnati Rail-
westerly through BrookEll1e aud Connersville,
and from the latter place, by Que Of several
routes, make railroad connection with Ind
puapclis. The tow.path WAS to be used be-
cause 1t IVES the only place where railroad
could be built In that part of the country. 1t
is difIIcult to see hog this bill became Of SO
much Importance In The eyes Of the Senate.
Senator Corbin, were fierce in its fayor, and
some few Of the Union Senators. The rail
road, no doubt, was necessary and proper, as
an outlet for the products Of the Whitewater
Valley, Int Mr. Lord, and other foreign
capitalists, nctcd rs if thcy*were the only
ones to be benefited by its passage. This
bill passed the House, as also did the Cover
concurrence. The Union Senators, including
those who favored herai.road bill, insisted
that the Governors bill should come up first,
and that then the lail1oad bill should pass,
The Democrats refused, and made it a party
question. The Governors bill came up twice
for passage, but each time failed for want OF "a
constitutional majority, the vote standing
Mr. MeClnIg, being absent on leave, alone
prevented . tie vote. Thus matters stood,
il. 1a;lre ad bill an1 Governors bill each hav-
II been read the third time The Morgan
raid bill originated in the Senate, and passed
that body some time before, and had come
back from the House with certain amend,
meuts making three commissioners instead
OF onc, and which had 10 be concurred in by
the Senate. The battle ragged over these bills
during the whole week, and as late as Satur-
day no compromise bad been effected. Satu.-
day afternoon thu General Appropriation bill
having passsd d the House-came into, the Sen
ate for its action. The old quarrel which had
been temporarily laid aeide to alow the
passage Of dozen Lesser bills, was renewed,
and al .. m.. on motion Of Senator Cullen
the Senate took recess until * p. m.
When the Senate assembled at that hour
there seemed to be more of disposition ia
settle all difficulties and after IN lou,'s talk,
compromise was effected, and pledges made
that The bills should be taken up and al pass
I'd In the following order:
1st. The General Appropriation bill.
ID. The Morgan raid bill.
Sd. The Governors bill aud =
4sh. The Whitewater Canal BILL
The General Appropriation bill vas then
taken up ana passed with but three dissent
ing votes. Senator English {Dem.) ther
moved to take up the Morgan ratd bill
! {Den.} in violation Of the pledges, moved to
amend and take up House bill 80, 1.-THE White,
water Canal b1ll). Senator Cullen {Unlon,
who WAS pretty drunk and Yery noisy, rose
Indignantly and moved to lay Cnbb's motion
On the table, and demanded the ayes and
came rolling in, aud the President VAS fairly
bewi1dered By the roar Of voices. Tne confu-
| sicu Has awful. / dozen members vert
on their feet at once bawline
| "Ar. President! M.is-t-e-r Pfeside-n-t-
| and insisting on being heard. Tue sound a
| Baker, the President. who Was Colonel Of the
| 1st Cavalry for three years. remarked after
| wards, that he wished during that TOW thai
| be had his 'crittur company" there for abou.
| five minutes. He would hare tffectually dis
rereed lie noisy crowd. or ruade 'em dfy nr
t their CHATTER.
| Ero.n 1hfs 4fu1c untII ione after m}an1rh1
| there was no pause iu the filllbustcriug. II
| hopts to eject another compromise some
! eirht nr len Cniou Senators we're yotfnn
etsadily with the Dcmocrats to take up the
/ Raf311ad bill, and tor this they were sharply
| rebukcd by Serator Tom Bennett. Said lie ::
II hope Union Senators who are voting to
| take up this bill know what they are doiDg.'
! Democratic side. NIam eoiug to sit down
vhen ret ready ,, said Rennett. t.hnt II
.s,nso 1YnGe.. tcnnfo~s rart ~ ~ ~, ~. -.
luese Cnlou een1toFs "aut ~ ss4* o@t "fe oor'
| tSRGr they cnn't GO II lo-naght."
The remembrance Of that ttresome quarrel
wearies me even Dow. Suffice it 10 say, that
the "as h snaa ana no,n1pa
%mT ahnnt "ao " in hnne1ess confns}on IN
aoout ?. u, III noteleSs conius'on' LII
l. According to usual custom the session
| SKI p7oyides-{asticle s, section II, lasi
I c,aree 4tno h111 shall he nreernfed "a fbe
Gosesh9r 'an. %a,mn Two ou}s s ne3t pseslons U.s., e
| t9t unai auJou:n nueuk " tue ueue!a4 asse1a
constltuiion Us to tie % duration '1 Of the ses res
| sion. the came would expire On Monday, the
6tb. fyesterday,l and hence ali hills must BE-
prtsented, to the Governor for his Signature
! Two days before Inc following 6pecia! mes
! eaee was sent By The Governor TO each HDnst
[ 0f1le General Assembly late yeeterdaY uller
nom
| ~ n,..,x ~ p<a,>...,4u
70 the tsf0atk ana f'oaee o. Aep!esentdtsset:
The Constitution Of The bfate limits the leslslo
tive term to s,xty-one days. IN counting 1hcse
days. heretofore Sunlaye have heen inc3naed.~ l
an satisfied. borrower, tro11 careful examination
Of the Constitution. in connection With several
utaces ard principles Of law that are we'll recog
that s}sty-one working days are meant. By com
mon consent IN this ara other states, Sunday il
excepted from the three days during which the
Governor has time 70 corsider bill. In analogy
10 thfa, Sunday + not considered az Judicial day
to he connu In the fcrE1 ot court IN any Statts
where ihe eommoE lay pfevsls: ~
latre term established hy the Constitution a1
IL a. foy ofr1,