Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-23

tnis state, aDo a0rOao lnereIroms IN tne service
Of the United States 70 vote. The bill vfih
amendments lies on the table.
Mr. Griffith said be had offered bill 100 upon
that subject. but the judiciary committee had
failed 20 report thereon. bat were nov reporting
back 1871 offered some time subsequently BE
thought justice demanded that bis bill should
have been reported on q, the same time.
Mr. Newcomb, from joint com nittee. relative
70 commsDoFating the day-the 22d-ree-
ommending that no further steps be taken in that
direction, 10 view of the fact that large amount
Of business remains unfinished and the time Of
session was short. Wecould bes; paw respect to
the day Dy staying and working.
Mr.. Brown moved 10 amendment that, in re
spect TO the memory of George Washington. the
House adjourn
Mr.. Church moved to table Nr Browns
amendment.
Carried; yeas AZ, nays 81.
Mr.. Newcombs report was adopted
SINKING FUND.
Mr.. Bonner, from committee, reported bill
No. ~, with amendments, and recommended its
passage. The bill increases the power of the
board Of sinking fund commissioners. author
ICES loans, investments. &c. and provides for
cancellations aud re issues.
Mr. Duuham offered an amendment making il
the duty Of the commissioners to invest in state
Adopted.
Mr. Branham moved amendment that the
rate of interest shall besnniform at six per cent.
per annum.
Mr.. Buskirk was opposed to this thing OF in.
creasing the interest He was opposed to the
amendment, and upon the question of its
adoption be demanded the yeas and nays
A discussion ensued between Messrs Bran
ham, Gregory, Coffroth and Durham The lat
ter gentleman explained that under Mr.. Bran
hams proposition the simple effect would be an
increase OF interest accruing TO the common
school fund
Mr. Coffroth, in reply said the common school
fund could very well be taken care of without
adopting measures calculated to increase our state
debt
Mr.. Burkirk again insisted that by the adop-
ton of the proposition, additional burdens would
be imposed on the tax-payer.
Mr.. Branhsm said that it was the purpose to
take the state bonds out of the market aud turn
them over to the common school fund. and upon
these bonds he simply desired that the state
should pay the school fund 6 per cent.
Mr.. Newcomb opposed Mr.. Branhams amend
ment, showing that investments would of course
be in 211's thus materially increasing the rate
of interest paid by the state. to the detriment OF
the tax payer.
The question recurring, on Mr. Buskrk mo
ton Dir. Branham's amendment was rejected
yeas "a. nays &C.
Mr. Buskrk offered an amendment repeating
all laws inconsistent with the bill, which was
adopted.
! On motion of Mr. Newcomb the bill was con
sidered engressed, read a third time and passed
yeas 63. noes several.
SPECIAL oRDER-BouNTY BILL
The consideration of Senate bill No was re-
f. sumed.
1 Mr. Sim argued in favor of the bill The
county bonds were issued in good faith. II il
was not legaizde great injustice would be done to
| soldiers in the field. He was in favor, however
| henceforth of doing away with local bountes II
men had not patriotism enough 70 serve their
country when called on. why, let the draft come
+ and he should like to have the power and pleas
ure Of selecting those who should 90 to the
| front He moved the reconsideration OF the
vote taken yesterday adopting the amendment
crediting men who are have been in the ser
! vice on all taxation accrung under this bill, and
the amendment crediting all who may hereafter
enter the service on the same score.
Mr. Wright opposed at length aud with grea
warmth, not only the reconsideration. but, Incl
dehtally. the whole bill
Mr. Gregory was in favor of re considers
ton. The amendment was clearly unconstitu
| tional. Taxation must be uniform. The sol
der and the citizen must stand alike before the
constitution and the law.
Mr. Brown demanded the previous question
Seconded, put the vote reconsidered. ayes 81
nays 81: and the FIRST above designated amend
ment rejected-yess % NAYS 80.
And the second amendment also-yess 81
nays So
The question being now on the adoption of tn,
majority report amending and recommending tn,
passage of the bill.
Mr.. Cotfroth offered an amendment extending
the time from three to four years within which tC
pay the debt-one fourth thereof annually
Dir. Hamrck offered an amendment, which
was read for information, providing that no bond,
in the hands of others than soldiers, purchased
at less than par. shall be legslized
Mr.. Brown demanded the previous question
Seconded; put to vote and Mr. Coffroth's am end
ment was adopted. yeas 40, nays 10.
The question then being upon the amendment,
proposed by the select committee Of five. they
were adopted; yeas SO. nays 10
The bill was then read a third time, aud passed
yeas 81, Days 81
On motion of Mr.. Coffroth the House, in re
spect 20 the memory of George Washington, ad
burned until to morrow at 3 a. IN.