Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-14
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Mr. Rhods. from the committee on educatiou
made report, which WIS tabled without re ,ding,
AMI 300 copies ordered printed
SPECIAL ORDER.
MIR. Speaker apuounced it--yz: the cun,est
o. the seats OF Messrs. puett aud Colover. OF
Putnam. by Messrs Lane aud Hamrck
Mr. Lisselle submitted the report Of the mi
nority. Tho majority report had already been
submitted aud ordered 10 be printed The mi.
nOrity report ably set forth ah absifac' Of the
testimony, aud argued the several principles mp
plicahle TO the case The report wen, into mat.
tiers in detail. sitting the whole matter. showing
that. bv legal votes Me.srs Lane and Hamrick
were defeated. because Messrs Puett and Colo
yer had received the larger number of votes
This rspor, was signed by Messrs Lsssee and
Bird. OF the committee on elections, rs above
stated
Mr. Buskirk moved thit the last two resou
tions OF the report lie on the table. Lost.
Mr kilgore said That the testimony introduced
was very solumiuoGs II IL had been presented
to this house II would most certainly take the re
naming DAYS OF the session To- settle the question
SO far as Me-srs Pacu and Coover were con
cernci. they stood nnimpeached with any com
plicity IN any fraudulent transactions whatever
IN the regard They certainly were not accused
by any one OF lending any coun'enance to any
fraud either during the baoting or after the
polls were closed, calculated to promote returns
In their favor Both OF them were honorable
men, aud II frauds had been perpetrated by their
party friends, or by others. IL was because bets
had been made and it was desired TO win Clio
verdale township had to decide The matter
There IL was IN that township, that the out.
rage had been perpetrsted upon the ballot box In
Putnam Men nnmei Scott aud Davis we're i'm
plctted. an fact conyicted before the committee
49, Al. Ia. IL.
debate, making an able argumeut N favor OF the
msjorit, report which Gusts Mes-rs Puett and
Colsver, aud instals Me-srs Lane aud Hsmrick.
u the House endorses IT, Some action must be
taken TO preyent hereafter such conduct on he
part 81; those engaged in elections as had occur
red in this Cloyerdso tOwn.hlp P0tnam county.
The tire had been reached. long since. when
greater -scurity should be thrown around the
ballot box, lhls present Instance only verified the
necessity; aud therefore this house was called
upon TO act con-cl enliously, ,mparlaly. aud
promptly. The ommittee found that. ttking
every hing into consideration. Mr Lane had a
majority OF -. ani Mr.. IL ,mrick majority o.
!, re-fert,ely. over their opponents.
III. Las-ele fol Ned in support OF the min
orty report W. lie hc admitted that the con-
te-'ees hid po Gel some faet- on their side.
st'll he Wa prepared TO say that fraud had
been developed The great stress 80 iald on
the AL ournment at the Judges, with attendant
Ba' the law * lre-sly auihoI.
iz'd these Judges 10 adjourn a they did. From
al. the te-lBon, developed thi~ convection IA
aud had been IA ou the par OF the coutes
tees He made he del rtuon Ouidiy. aud I
chtlle gel contradiction. that ttete VA no PIE I
sumpfve fraud upou b b Hot o I perpeirlisd T
aud none c ntemnlstee Reversing the ~ho e |
-uhie,t Mr. l. ssel lid hat A. thi. n me !
-ari cum'nai c ,,e. We ought - he c reiul m 7
deciding We would no fni fraud unless IL = : I
clearly demauslr tel.
A. 20 throwing cut the ballots Of Cloverfsle /
town-hip. th,' could MT be hpne. snd the leg, I
yoler- deprived of their sui gea. because f
tie irregu srty Of f-w voters. or the malcon- .
duet oi Hus siiicer. cven % such irregulafily az
n sconduc' bad been proved Ia exist.
Nj Griffin followed saving hat perh1ps he \
Uttered lr.m the "a .iprity OF The committee on I
)ne or tao votes tie bad deducted vote !
parpofte,i ~ tie east tor Nests L'ne ant Ham
ricS, hut IN figuring up il made no G,hsreuce.
Ne-srs. Ltue and Hamrck we're, 10 b. Jude /
mont. elected by The msjaFilies reported bs the
-0Bnitiee. lie concluded. -sying that the con-
'ss' 4nfs ought 10 re admitted 10 seats OF TIL
door
", N~com5 follpwel in support OF he MA
ortiz Isport. A.lOs nee miahi be ~ 'de tor es-
sry doubtful vote, and still Mr.. Lane would be