The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-02


II would socm that the state Printer i
an xious Tor notoriety. and we are willing 10
contribute mite toward giving it @ him
~ expressed by Republican scnators, yester-
day. in their places. bis conduct on Thur-day.
in the senate Chamber. di-yraeefuI. How
much longer his petty tyranny will be sub
mitted 10. II j. for the Respectable members Of
his party 10 determine. The following pro
ceedings were had in the senate yesterday:
THE STATE PRISTER sSD TfIE SECRETARY
OF THE sTNA1E.
The PRESIDENT pro ten. The seretsry
desires 20 read a communication 10 the senate.
The Principal Secretary read a. follows:
SENATE CHAMBER, December !, 1865.
To Hon. Paris q. DWaRiHg.
President Of TIE Senate
DfAE STA .-Aiier the statement made BY request q
wsIIst IN discharge 81 uy duty this desire
10 submit the fOliowi'g:
The statement ! requested you 70 naks yesterday
morning. ny behalf relative TO the special messages
Of the Governor ~hieh ordered BY the senste he
printed and With sent By 70 The State Printer.
about The 18th Of Noyemter, 1865 desire 10 this
Tnns messages the desks the senators and
Informed BY The DOOrkeeper that they placed
thereon By him on Friday or Saturday lat.
was not cosni1ant Of this fAet yesterday sfter
directed the printer to return the message TO me
when printed. Instead Of 30 doing they have been
brosght into the senate and Distributed without my
Why the Dooik.eper di not 50 inform me, DO not
k5ov; be probably thought II not necessary.
Indeed, bad 10 r-0Af 20 knew tina, the messages
directions 70 fhe printer bad thus kaovn the fact
hossver. eersiSly would have taken Advantage OF
their pTesesee and so formed the COMMITTEES on said
me 20 hurry them up frs m the printer.
Had known tha' these messages had teen sent down
TO the printer for them nor desired the announcement
made yesterday afternoon that had not received them
which wa. ard s., strictly. and wholly true.
q. NJ. WILSON,
Prin. sec'y Of the Senate
Mr.. YAWTER. | move that the communi-
cation OF the Secretary be spread upon the
Journal Of the senate. From my knowledge
of his position, believe il Is nothing more than
an act Of justice to that officer.
The motion was agreed TO-
Mr.. COBB. i feel it due TO the Secretary Of
the Senate, a Chairman Of n Select Committee
10 which some VI line documents referred 10
were sent by the Senate, To say that the Sec
rotary Ouhht 10 efuily exonerated from any ap-
/ parent neglect on his part. 1 have no doubt
he has done what he could do in order 10 for
ward the business Of the Senate; and / am
satisfied he thought these documents had not
been returned by the Printer. l have no
doubt his statements are true; but am sorry
that an alteration took place between the Sec
rotary and the State Printer
think it was disgraceful-not TO the Secre-
tary but TO the State Printer. / do not know
anything about the case. but j understand that
/ Mr.. Holloway used very insulting language 10
our Secretary during the time Of the session.
/ And | give notice that in future, while may
be a member of this Senate. if any gentleman
comes in and interferes with those in the dis
charge Of their duties here, l will introduce
a resolution not pleasing 10 his ears when he
reads it. And further. think it con-
tempt offered 10 this Senate; but this is said
for the ears Of Senator'S here. do not desire
that this broil shall go any further.
Mr.. CULLEN. Republican desire to add
/ my testimony to that Of the Senator from Law
renee Mr.. Cobb as to the industry and
promptness with which the Principal Secre-
taTy transaets the business entrusted 10 his
/ care. And like the Senator from Lawrence,
consider the matter which transpired here YES
terday afternoon, as not only highly dishonor-
able to the State Printer, but high indignity
I TO the senate: and | shall most heartily Join
i with the senator from Lawrence, if such a
thing occurs again, in voting for the passage of
a resolution that Will express our ideas in re-
ference to such conduct. think it a high in
dignity To the Senate for the State Printer or
any other person TO enter the senate Chamber
and Use such language as am told he used to
the Secretary. | hope such conduct will not
/ be INDUCED in again by him; for he is nothing
more than an officer Of the state a. the Secre-
tary is an officer OF the senate.
Mr.. VAN BCSkllsk. Republican,. Al
though | dislike TO indulge in any such re-
marks, deem it due TO myself to express nv
utter disapprobation Of the disgraeeful trans
action referred TO by Senators here. regard
il as not only an insult TO the Secretary, but a
manifest indignity to the Senate also; and, like
Senators who have preceded me, il any resOlu-
ton shall be introduced expressing the disap-
probation Of the Senate for such conduct, I
/ will vote for il without hesitation.