, 1865-03-01
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Scanda1ous, Proceedings by
the Copperheads.
FilItnuster5nE Attempts to De
feat the appropriation Bill
: for tIfe Current Expen.
ses Of the state, 1lnd
Interest on the
Public Debt,

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune. ]
Iap1ANAPoL1s. Feb. 9Th, 1865.
Ono would hardly suppose, after the e1pe-
ricnce Of The past two years, that the people
Of Indiana would again be willing to run tho
tbs hazard Of repudiating the interest on the
State debt, and allow the whole State to sui.
fer for the want Of an appropriation law,
while ut the same time the Golfers of the
Treasury are full and running over. Yet such
seems to be the opinion Of the Comprehend
minority in the present Legislature. The
scenes that we're witnessed in the House
Saturday were 60 disgsaceful to thu actors
therein, and 40 discreditable to the people at
large, that it may well be hoped thoy will
never occur again. "Whom the Gods wish
to destroy they first make mad"
seems to have had one more Illus
tration of Its truth. The case
is abcut this. Fifty-three days of the sixty
allotted by law for the dura :ion Of the sea-
sion hare already expired. All this time has
been occupied In the passage Of some two
dozen bills and resolutions. Nearly two
hundred bills hnye been introduced in either
Honse, hut few of Which are Of first impor
lance. Among the latter however arc the
appropfiaitng money for the general current
There are about one hundred Bills ahead Of i
them as they stand in regular order upon the
calender, and IT such order was adhered to
they could not possibly be reached by the
close Of the session. In fact In almost every
Legislature these bills arc always taken up
ont oi tne1r ordef and acted upon. On the
after the usual petitions &C., hnd been pre-
sented, Mr. Blanham offered the following
resolution:
"Reso1tvd, That House bills Nos. 17o, 1853 and
1ao De made M tie : special order at 1o1 O'Clock
ilo,oay, fe9 -" n order to cut Of all windy
ooa!, aeoats, he i' imimcdlateiy moved ths pEeyions
qasso ss @a 5 tes mSi
put, Was ,s cartseaLayes -. OF. nays -. now COM
4ha 4hencsa @ 'nS thos1 ~ ossgelui nAoqstcFhg on
hosoi,e., ,eittnm+ uu suppusS' ~ nasa nsglacct1,
ta,is ahont the -iafis ~ 1,no,;ttaa Hast. KY
~ - ~ ..ith +toatto. Mah nno uolu,
~ 10 III t'atr s,t PROPOSED
oaSon ~ r. o1o" psa lnosso @ 10 ana aemana
~ sxao,. .As seass anu ~ nass; WSl: LIT. Int
fison mose4 10 reconsider me vote to
4u3ou'n. ~, ~ =, ' H.. oPsaher s l1ea tns mo.
Ho Gon " u ~ u oaaet; !mmedlately
S1rus e;hars =. o'- pnnnam. '3. Confoih bfown, and
~ ,he' ssatar ",.SeI anS appeai aao H. sne Iulng
a.a 81 sne s pfase1 f. ana @ aemanaea @ ne ayes nnd
@ noss. 1floFe tfss @ tne eau could 9e made, Dnnham
mossa s tne Honse 10 excuse MIN IRON voting,
hnu ~ usAaaasa nae = lug ayes ana noes. On yote
us has aot e4cusea. Dun1am linen moved 70
aoJouln, uPon Wncn Nc oemanacd' Inc ayes
nnu noes. Cont9ta moVe9 10 DC excused from
Foting On l1ls iasI resolution, upon which
sone s4nleoe1atg na1te5nut caleo foF 1he
Ayee pno noes. 1oea's blo"n moved TO be
S Saeuse4 nom soung. ayes ana noes being
uen4uueu, epence.' anu taen ba5alfK eacn
aEke9 70 ne excused, me ayes ana noes being
fallea lor On eacn metlon: NOT excused.
DunnaIn tnen 4oEea aoot "nen me Honse AZ.
!1u'n !9t NJ ~ oe ~ nIoouny + n, ana oemanaeo
~ a}es n nou noes. oeio[e tnl9 sote CONG DC
Gallea, bro~n, aftsr him beckett, then
spencer, mex! blla, tnso Aasselle,
then Miroy,. then shoaii, OF Allen, and
lastly Lemon: each moved IN turn to be ex-
cused from voting on Dnnham's motion to ad-
1ourn, the11 Confederate butteEnuts de-
mano'ng Inc ayes and noes on each. The
House 1e1uscd TO excuse each and all. Dun.
hams motion was then put and lost. Brown
1hen q! moyed mat When the House adjourn 1t
oe tlll 2;lo p m., Monday, ana demanded the
ayes ana noes. busdick moved to amend By
inserting p: m. instead Of 3:15. Brown .
again wanted to be excused from voting. and
spencer ana ihaener we're tloabled with the
eame company. IhGse Far1onsmotions we're
all put and lost, and It being after o'clock,
?. m.: the House adjourned for dinner, In
the afternoon the same course Was kept up-
All SORTS o. motions we're piled up
on one :, anotheF., Ihe question secur-
T1Dg On the appeal taken In the morning,
considerable debate ensued. BntteEuuts be-
came oellieeFent* human made use OF some
improper Language toward the gcntlemanlJ
epeaaef ana ~a9 ordered 10 his seat. he re-
1uSeQ anu Lie QoOfkecpef H63 Qlfec1cu Of