Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-21
Proceedings OF the Indiana L glsla-
tuFe on the Departure or a
Governor Mortar. -
SENATE.
MEssAaE FRoM THR govnRNoH

Gentlemen of the Senate:
regret to have to announce to you
that i'll health compels me for a time to |
withdraw from the discharge of official
duties am advised by my physician,
and by nav own knowledge of the con-
dition of my health, that can not safe
ly continue in the performance OF the
labor incident to the Executive office,
and that rest, a change of climate and
locality is necessary to my recovery.
The duties of the Office, during my
absence, will devolve upon Lieutenant
Governor Baker, and need not say to
YOU that they can not be placed in ADLER
and safer hands. / have known him long
and we'll, and can testify that in every de-
partmeut of life in which he has been
placed, he has acquitted himseh with
distinguished ability, fidelity and deyos
ton to the cause of his country.
/ hope and believe that your session
will prove alike honorable to yourselves
and profitable 10 the State. IL has be-
gun under favorable suspices and gives
promise Of being one of the most labor
ious aud useful General Assemblies
which has convened in this State for
many years. For the kindness and con-
sderation you have shown TO me, on all
occasions, / return to You my grateful
thanks. And for your health and pros
perity, each and all, acseps my earnest
wishes. ga +. 20 z. MORTON,
Governor of Indiana.
Mr.. Brown of Wells moved that
the Senate receive the Governors mes
sage, reciprocating his kind wishes,
| and that it be spread upon the Journal
of the Senate go.
Mr.. Thompson. Mr.. President, as
Physician of the Governor / earnestly
recommended his withdrawal from the
cares of Office as early as the frst Of,
| September l have been acquainted
| With him for many years, and have been
his family physician for upwards of
4 three years. / have Witnessed with
4 painful anxiety the gradual approach OF
his painful malady. The disease is
paralysis perophligs, evidently produced
! BY the fatigues to which the Governor
has been subjected, both mentally and
! physically, during the last five years.
| Notwithstanding all could say, was
unable to prevail upon him TO withdraw
from the duties of his Office at that
time. He thought it necessary to give
his personal attention to the manage,
ment of the public business and inter
ests of the State But | never ceased
to admonish him of the danger of SO do.
ing. That my views on the subject may
be known to citizens and Legislators,
together with the professional advice /
then gave, beg leave to have copy of
the letter read to the Senate, which !
addressed to the Governor on the first
Of November
The letter was read by the Secretary.
Mr.. Browns, of Wells, motion was
then agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, DR.. Thomp-
j sons letter was then ordered to be
| spread upon the record.
On motion of Mr.. Hanna the House
resolution of sympathy with the Govern
or on account of his present illness, in
ducing his temporary withdrawal from
the Executive Office, was taken up. -
They are as follows:
Resolred, That we have heard with uDfeigned
regret that His ExceleRcy Governor o. p. Nor
| ton, has b en- compelled by severe indspokition,
1 to withdraw for a time from the arduous duties
Of the Executive of our State aud to seek resto-
Il
ResoIved That we deeply sympathize with him
| In his affiiction, and confidently trust that he
May be speedily restored to his accustomed
health, and that at rly day he may resume
again his official connection with us as Chief
| Magistrate Of our State.
| Res0lved That the concurrence of the Senate
Resolued, That certified copy of the above
resolutions be delivered to His ExceIIency before
| his departure from the State.
Mr. Cullen said the resolutions did not
come up to the standard. They ought
to embody something of our opinion. as
to. the manner in which the Governor
has conducted the affairs of State.u He
had been preparing q set of resolutions,
but as he understood the Governor was
| going to leave in the morning he did
not know that he could very well amend
the House resolutions at this late hour
of the day.
Mr. Hanna. Mr. PRESIDENT hope
the Senator from Rush Mr. CnllenJ will
not insist upon his proposition to intro
duce anything like politics into this res
olution. 1t is will known that 1 differ
radically with his Exeellency, Governor
| Morton, in the most of his views of pub
lie questions.a And, sir, my convictions
are as honest and deep, perhaps, as
those of the Senator from Rush. / am
told that the situation of Governor Nor
ton is very critical indeed, and, sir, as
a citizen Of Indiana, it is my duty as it
is my pleasure to express in his behalf
that sympathy which we all feel in the
| melancholy circumstances that surround
him. He is the Executive of the State,
and his affection must necessarily be q
matter OF serious consideration for u.s.
want to vote for the resolution, and
hope it will not require me to. express
any of my political views in connection
with a matter that should be Invested of
all animosity.
Mr.. Cullen 1t was with no view Of
throwing upon the Senate any political
questions that desired to amend those
resolutions We all know what the
labors of His Excellency must have
been, to transact the immense amount
of business he has been called upon to
do; and have no doubt the labor and
mental toll of the Governor has to a
great extent caused his indisposition,
and proposed in my resolutions simply
to refer to that fact. -
Mr.. Allison. Out of respect to the
Governor, move that the question of
concurrence be taken by rising vote.
The Presiding Officer { Mr.. Beeson in
the Chair) All I'M favor of eorcurring
in the House resolution will make It
known by rising to their feet. A unani-
nous vote.
And the Senate then adjourned till to-
morrow morning, o'clock.
HoUsE.-The following was now re-
ceived from the Governor by the hand of
Chas. P. Jacobs, his Private Secretary,
aud read:
The message is printed above
Mr. Buskirk, by unanimous consent,
submitted the following:
The resolutions are printed above I
Mr.. B. desired simply to say, that on
an occasion of this kind it was due and
becoming that whatever of the bitter
ness of party feeling may have existed
between us and Governor Morton, it
should all be repressed and forgotten,
whilst we now sympathize with him in
his affection; and he trusted these reso-
lutions would be adopted without dis.
senting voice.
Mr.. Newcomb The House having
heard of the indisposition Of the Gov
ernor, which induces his temporary
withdrawal from the Executives office,
we should all part with him, though il |
may be but for short time, with sad |