The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-21

Nr Cullen .Y,npa.hizy-l With tn CONF.
ti0a Of the road r,scTei ~ nv Che senator from
Lawrsnee. Mr. ccsJt. bnf he regar,IeI this I
aease ~ railroad 90 npanies %. the state n In.
/ diana, and a. between the two. b. always uu.
| hesitstingiy took sides with the people. Hi-
I people were oNerridJen by monopoly. which
this blll would remove. aud he earnestly adyo-
Gated it, passage.
Mr.. BENNETT demanded the previous
question. and under it, operation
The bill was passed by yeas =. nays -.
Mr.. BRADLEY. from the Committee al
Conference on the dsagrcemcnts between the
two Houses on the state Debt bill. III. II. ~;
reported substitute therefor. embracing a
blending q the provisions Of the bills II. X.
~ and :. 20.
Mr. II. said the main prosi -ions Of the bill
are. II provides for the apolishment Of th.
Board Of sinking Fund Commissioners on the
18th Of July, l,tiI. and that their duties shall
deyolye upon the Auditor and Treasurer 81
state. The fund--in the hands of the State
Treasurer belonging 10 the state Debt sinking
Fund, a. well a. the funds In the hands 81 the
Board of sinking Fund Commissioners. shall
be applied % the extinguishment of the -
per cent. bonds first. The 10 Der cent levied
for a State Debt sinking Fund. as IL comes in.
j. 10 be applied upon the per cent. bonds
But the five cent tax levied and dedicated II
pay OF the war loan bonds. when that comes In
the officers shall notify the holders Of those
not accept IL. Il !. 10 lee applied toward the
liquidation Of the registered debt. And the
state Agency In the city Of New York i % be
abolished as soon a. the registered debt l. paid
Dir. HORD raised pslnt Of order a 10
whether amendments can be offered here 10 =
bill that Il in the other branch Of the Geaeral
Mr.. WILLIAMS questioned whether COM
mittee Of conference have The right 10 strike
out from the enacting clause and insert other
matter.
After remarks ON these points Of order by
Messrs. Bennett Niles, Carson. Nawter-
The PRESIDENT pro tenn, with doubts As
% its correctness. decided in favor Of the re-
port, 10 accommodate Senators and because Of
the great interests al stake.
Mr.. HORD appealed from the decision Of the
chair.
ON motion Of Mr., BENNETT the appeal
was laid on the table by yeas y, nays o.,
Mr.. BENNETT demanded the previous ques-
ton.
The demand was seconded by yeas "a, nays
The report Of the Conference Committee was
then coneurred in by yeas 81 naysO.
Pending the vote
Mr.. HOisD. when his name was called. said
he considered this measure Of vast importance,
and he desired TO discuss IL. and give reasons
why II should not be adopted: lie was gagged
aud checked of by the previous question. on
the passage Of the original bill and thus
measures Of the highest importance and inter-
est 10 the people ARE pushed through here
without consideration aud without timo for
reflection. As this amendment had but an
hour ago been reported 10 the senate, and as
we have mot been able 10 understand it, pro-
visions, he opposed the previous question being
sprung BY the Senate upon measures of such
moment He merely proposed now to express
his unqualified condemnation Of this process Of
legislation upon questions Of such great public
interest and. IA in this case, Of rs high import
ance az any that has been brought before tn,
General Assembly since the first adjustment
Of the public debt. lie voted no.
The vote was then announced.
message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval Of the bill, II. X. ll9.
to create State Normal school, and his APP
pointment, In pursuance Of the said section,
thereof, subject To the approval Of the Senate,
the following Trustees Of said school :-Barna-
has &. Hobbs, OF Parke county, William G.
Hanna, OF Laporte county, Isaac Klnley, Of
Wayne county, and John Ingle, jr., Of Van
derburg county.
On motion by Nh. NILES the Senate con-
CURED In these appointments.
Mr.. OfLER. from the Committee Of Confer
ence on the disagrecments between the two
Houses on the soldiers relief bill, :. l9S, re-
ported an amendment striking out the word
"never" and inserting I'm lieu the word =. five"
The report WAS conquered in. ~ e. a, :,
MIR. ALLISON presented report from tn.
Morgan
bill, ;. No. 10, similar TO the one presented in
the House Yesterday
On motion by Mr.. BENNETT IL was laid on
the table.
ON motion by Mr.. CLIFFORD. the vote was
now ordered ON the passage Of his bill, :. No.
3l1, TO legaiiZe bonds issued by County Boards
to drafted men; pending at the time Of the re-
cess for dinner.
The bill was rejected by yeas 10. NAYS ~.
On motion by Mr.. WRIGHT. it was ordered
that when the senate adjourns il will stand all
journcd till O'Clock.
Mr. WOOD, from the Committee ON Corpora-
tions, returned the bill. III. II. 2O7, regulating
foreign Insurance Companies doing business
In this State, with All amendment adding an
emergency clause.
The bin was read and passed by yeas 81,
nays
Mr. CHAPMAN. from the Committee on
Finanee. returned the General Appropriation
Ill, III. II. 529, with amendmcnts.7
IL was read and Informally passed over TIL
the night session.
ON motion by Mr.. WILLIAMS. the bill, II.
II. %. To enable railroads L. alter their lines
in certain cases was read
Mr.. WILLIAMS said il only proposes to au-
thorize alterations where there are dangerous
curves, etc
The bill was passed the Senate hy yeas Al,
/ naySO
Mr. WRIGHT from the Committee on Roads,
returned the bill, III. X. l6i, 10 provide for
working highways contiguous to county lines,
recommending thatit lie on the table.
The report was rejected.
Mr.. Stages. This bill, as understand.
| Is bill that Is mainly designed, when roads
run on county lines, 10 bring each company
under obligations To do their part in keeping
II up, aud hope the Senate will pass IT,
Mr.. MILLIGAN cited case i'm his immedi-
ate neishborhood where this bill would work
great hardship. lie hoped the bill would be
rejected.
Mr.. Stages. Twill say 10 the Senator from
Montgomery Mr.. MillIgan that his il an en-
tirely local matter, hut the bill will apply u
any road on the line between any counties in
the State.
The bill having been read
Mr.. ST AGES said: In connection with the
remarks have made, by the hearing of the
bill read Senator'S can discover that il i "A fair
one. Ii j. upon the fair principle that each
county shall bear It's portion Of the burden.
That j. about the sum and substance of IL.
The bill finally passed by yeas -, nays 6.
The Senate took a recess till o'clock