Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-11


teen copies of the revised statutes.
Discussion eusued. members generally taking
part. aud finally Mr. Rice's motion prevailed.
Mr.. Wright moved IN amendment of the re-
port to insert one hundred" instead of eighty
dollars.
Mr. Buskirk spoke as to The merits Of the
whole proposition. He opposed t. It was deci-
dedly a cool proposition that we shall take from
his three dollars per diem to pay for newspapers
for his constituents. He had already made re
QUESTION upon his constituents which had not yet
been honored- De had made requisition for
subsisfenee- He had always SAID. on this news
paper and stationery question. that if be ever did
steal anything IL should be something rsspecta-
BILE.
Dir. Clifford (interrupting) The very fact Of
a representative stealing makes it respectable
Laughter
Mr.. Buskirk continued. seriously opposing the
report.
: Mr. Brown moved to strike out the entire re-
port, subsequent to the preamble. II was sim
ply proposition to indirectly raise the salaries of
members. He demanded the yeas and nays Oh
the motion.
Mr.. Branham replied. The committee pro
posed to legislate for honest men. He hoped the
gentleman from jackson Mr. Brown) Who
boasted that for the last five yesrs Of his life be
had been engaged in defending criminals: and
therefore could manage TO steal all the stationery
be wanted, would mend bis ways
Mr.. Brown retortsd. apologizing to the gentle
man from Jefferson Mr. Branhsm) for not in
Guiding him in his sweeping remarks about law
yers.
Mr.. Branhsm continued, maintaining the re-
port, and moving to lay the motion of the gentle
man from j sckson Mr. Brown Or the table
The yeas and nays being demanded, Mr. Bran
hams motion prevaled-70 to %.
Mr.. Burton offered an amendment to the re
port, appropriatng one hundred dollars to each
member for stamps and stationery, and striking
out three copies each of the daily papers aud in
sorting two. &c.
Mr.. Speaker ruled the amendment out Of or
der, reviewing the question and stating all the
points
Mr.. Buskirk. saving that the matter was now
fairly before the House. moved to amend the re
port by striking out newspapers. Ii il was com
petent for the gentleman from Parke Mr. PRICE,
to move to strike from the report revised stat
utes,' aud for the House TO endorse it, it was
equally competent that a motion to strike out
newspapers. and then a distinct motion to strike
out postage stamps, should be entertained. he
was not going TO wrangle about the third paper
in question. We had already spent more time
and money discussing this matter than all the
newspapers would amount to paid for in gold at
publishers prices. The plan proposed by the re
port would not work well. We should have the
question up again in less than ten days.
Mr. Branham opposed Mr.. Buskirk's amend
ment
Mr.. kilgore advocated il.
Mr. Wright said that the committee simpl,
proposed TO give each member one hundred dol
lars in lieu of appropriating in kind the specific
articles designated. He thought this would be
strict economy. This would be better than let
ting each member draw what stationery he
pleased, intmating that in some individual cases
more than the law allowed might be con6scated
He opposed the pending motion. His constitu-
ents were like the constituents of a certain me m
Der of the Missouri legislature the inmates, to o
| great extent, Of hospitals and poor houses
Mr. Gregory, of Warren, said he was not a
| pauper, neither did be represent pauper com
muuity-not prophet nor the son of prophet
| He was therefore in favor of the amendment
of the gentleman from Monroe, (Mr Buskirk J
Mr.. Whiteside had always been opposed to
raising the salaries of members directly or indi-
rectly He regarded the hundred dollar propo
sition az An indirect plan to put money into the
| pockets of honorable gentlemen. He stood
! here, and should SO stand until the end of the
session. prepared to vote against any proposition
to increase the pay of members in contrav enton
of the plain provisions of the constitution.
Mr.. Miller, of Tippecanoe, moved to table Mr.
| Bnskirk's amendment.
The yeas and nays being demanded, Mr. Mil
ler's motion prevailed-52 to 40
Mr.. Miller then demanded the previous ques-
ton Seconded and put
So the report of the committee. as amended
was adopted
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Miller, of Tippecanos. bill No. 2. regulat-
Ing the times and places of the sittings Of the
supreme court; fixing salaries ofjudges, &C., and
repeating all conflicting laws.
Mr. Brown, bill No. 3, to egalixe the proceed
ings of the common pleas court Of Jackson coun-
ty for the October term, 1864.
Rules suspended and bill read q second and
third time and passed. Yeas, SIS; nays, o.
Mr.. -, bill No. 4, fixing the pay and
mileage OF members of the legslature-$5 per
day and IL cents mileage. and providing for and
designating the officers of the House and Senate.
respectively. Read once.
Mr.. Higgins moved adjournment. Ques-
ton put and carried
AFTERNOON SESSION.