Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-13

bot0, darkrofe, Henricks, Neacn. bihnnan
and W bite
On Federal Relations-Messrs Prather. Greg
Org Of Warner. Dunham, Ncwcomb, Sullivan Of
Posey, Brown and Coffroth
On Affairs Of the City Of IDdianapolis-
Messrs. McVey, Hogate, Lemon, Bants, Colo
yer. Newcomb and Crosn.
On Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Chambers
Stewart, Lasselle. BurBes, Burton, Willis and
Beckel.
On EsrolIed Blls-Messrs. Rbods. Hum
phreys aud Montgomery
On State Library-Messrs. Stewart, Rhods
AID Gregg
On Canal Fund-Messrs Woodruff. Hoover
and Osborne
On Public BuiIdings-Messrs Davis. Emerson
and Richardson
Mr. Meredith, from the citizens of vigo, with
regard to tie supreme court.
Mr. Miller. OF Tippecanoe. from tie common
council Of Lafayette. relative 20 change of
charter regards the extension OF the city lin
its, accompanied by letter from Hon John
Petit, which was submitted with accompanying
documents
The whole matter was appropriately referred.
DEAF AND DUMB.
Mr. Speaker laid before the House the report
Of the superintendent of the deaf and dumb
asylum.
Mr.. Buskirk, in the connection, presented
resolution. which, for the present. was subsc
quently withdrawn.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Speaker appointed the following joint
special committee on education: Messrs. Hig
gngs, Branham. Humphreys, Boyd. and Shosf
Of Jay.
To confer with the state librarian relative to
committee rooms, &c: Messrs. Newcomb, BGs-
kirk and Sim.
ABSENCE
Leave to leave was granted to the gentleman
from Boone Mr. Stringer) on motion OF the gen
tleman from Verrnillion Mr. Rhods)
Also TO the gentleman from Henry (Mr.
Chambers) on motion of the gentleman from
Kilgore Mr.. Deleware)
Also to the gentleman from Wells on motion
of the gentleman from Huntington.
NEWSPAPERS, ETC, AGAIN
Mr. Speaker announced the special order 20 e
the consideration OF the question pending yester-
day, with regard to furnishing newspapers TO sol
diers
Infute debate thereupon circumlocutionally
ensued, promiscuous gentlemen intrinsically ex
ploding Loyalty aud periodically.
Finally. Mr.. Boyd said that he had had some
experience on this inject. He had noticed that
the matter always resulted in taking the given
number of city papers. Therefore, discussion
on the question not only consumed the amount
paid for papers, but it wasted day after day the
peoples time. which was money TO them, for they
paid US while we serving He in favor
| of taking the usual number o: all the papers
| daily-German "a well as others.
Mr.. Griffith-A matter of courtesy demands
that we should take THE SENTINEL as we'll as The
| Journal. He did think that this was the most
| paltry question ever brought before the House
He was for taking all the papers, whether of
those of political opponents or not, whether
printed in English German. That is, he was
III favor of this according to the custom and the
number ofGopies ordered heretofore.
Mr.. Brown moved to table the whole matter
but withdrew for the gentleman from Henry,
Mr.. Chambers. vino said that after a service
| of over three years and five months in the army,
| he could say that the christian commission had
not distributed one copy of The SENTINEL or Jour
| nal. These papers were not peddled in the army.
! They could only be received by mail There
fore lie nos only in favor Of taking the
Der of copies of The SENTINEL and journal indi
Gated in order to send them to soldiers,
but he was also in favor of taking the German
papers and The Gazette, even for that purpose.
Let our soldiers and our people all read and. have
| the light from all sides.
| Mr.. Miller, OF Tippecanoe, said gentlemen
could not get Us into any such position as that
| of recording votes against sending papers 10
our soldiers in the field, bat the question was
would we pay for them out of our own pockets
or out of the treasury of the state by means of
| the appropriation bill
| Mr. Brown renewed his motion to table the
| whole subject, which motion prevailed. Y cas-
| g., nays %.
| Mr.. Brown then moved TO reconsider the vote
just taken, and to lay that motion on the table.
Carried.
| RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS, ETC
| Mr.. Branham moved that when the House
adjourn it be until = p. IN. 10 morrow, in order
| that committees might organize, that they may
| get to work.
Dir. Cofroth moved, in amendment, that
Monday at : o'clock be substituted for TO NOR
| row at O'Clock.
Mr.. Speaker ruled the amendment out of
| order
After further debate between Messrs Bran
| ham. Buskirk and others, Mr.. Branham's mo
ton carried IL was again urged by the
latter, and agreed to or all hands that it was
| time to get to work.
Mr. Notwithstanding the committee on the
judiciary to report bill providing for the amend
ment of the constitution, so as to allow soldiers
| in the field to vote.
Mr. Newcomb moved to make the resolution
the special order for Monday at 2 p. m.
Mr. Buskirk made the point of order that the
resolution, If adopted, necessarily went to the
| committee Indicated
Mr. Newcombs objection was that the resolu-
ton was imperative.
Mr. Puett would accept the amendment OF the
gentleman from Marion, (Mr Newcomb) declar-
ing the resolution one of inquiry. And SO it was
adopted.
Mr.. Higgins-Authorizng the doorkeeper to
appoint two fremen and a mail messenger.
| Mr.. Hatcher moved, in amendment, that mail
matter be ordered to be taken to the post Office
in time. Accepted and resolution adopted
| THE AsYLUNs.
| Mr. Buskrk offered the following:
Whereas, the law for the government of the
asylum of the deaf and dumb provides that no
trustee shall DE allowed to furnish materials for
building purposes, nor shall they be either di-
rectly or indirectly interested in the purchase of
any article of merchandise or supplies for the
use of such institution"
And whereas, Andrew Wallace has for several
years been the president of the boards of all the
benevolent and scientific institutions including
the asylum for the deaf and dumb,
And whereas, The annual report of the com
missioners, superintendent and steward of the
/ Indiana hospital for the insane, for the year
| 1864, shows that one Andrew Wallace has fur
nished to such institutions about SIS, 900 worth
| of groceries; therefore
Resolved, That the committee on scientific
and benevolent il ,utions be instructed to in
| quire and report cther said Andrew Wallace
who furnished said groceries is the same person
who was and is the president of the said boards