The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-25

resolution. w: NcssrS. Brown. kilgore and
CoiIroih.
ELECTION on A-sI~TANr CLERE
The SPEAKER announced the special order for
this hou- to-wit: the election II Assistant
clerk q the House, in place Of +. W. O. Brat
fit. resigned.
Mr. PRATHER made an inerecual motion
for call 81 the House-afiirmative -. mega
tive II.
Mr.. kILGoRE nominated for Assistant
Cork. Robert .. Dorner.
Mr.. BROWN put i'm nomination Ter the sans
place. Capt. Byford l.. Long.
The SPEAKER appointed Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. kilgore 10 act n Tellcrs.
The Ieller- reported
Mr.. Dormer receiving - votes.
Mr. Long &" - votes.
The SPEAKER thereupon declared Mr.. Dor
uicr duly elected Assistant Clerk Of this House
and Mr.. ID. coming forward. received the oath
of his Office. and entered upon it, duties.
THIRTEENTH ARTICLE.
On motion by Mr. GREGORY Of Warren
the order Of bu :iness was suspended, and the
House took up the consideration Of Mr.. Mere.
dith's joint resolution II. II. No. 4 for eXpung.
ing the 18th Article Of the Constitution.
Mr.. GRIFFITH being entitled 10 the floor
spoke too long for these columns.
Mr.. MlLROY apologized for his oflhand
/
lot box should be protected by Legislation
Here we were called upon to invite into ouI
midst. - voters, race confessedly inferior
and always incapable Of self-goycrnmcnt. Our
fathers had disfranchised Indians and negroe.
on account Of this, He inveigcd against thi.
negro fanaticism I'm our pOllties-where fanati-
ci>m obtains, justice dies. lSle contamination
Of the objects Of this fanaticism would lead to
a war Of races and the cxtlnguishment Of the
black race. Let IL succeed-if the Republican
party dare 10 press it--and IL will damn them
forever.
Mr.. PRATHER next took the floor, defin-
Ing his position. and rcconciling il on the 18th
article i'm the Constitutional Convention Of
1850, with his present position the same
matter. He referred to the determination OF
the dominant party Of that day 70 force slavery
on the whole country, and for that reason he
voted for this 18th article. He referred 10 the
violation of the compromise Of 1850 by the
Democratic party, in the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise and i'm the Lecompton con-
troversy: and then referred 10 the fact that
those very men who refused To stand by their
Government in the late rebellion, were refus-
ing now the just rights and legal protection OF
those who did stand by the Government on
all the bloody fields Of the rebellion. ON ac-
count of these considerations, as We'll a. on ac-
count Of its intrinsic justice, lac should support
this proposition to strike out the 18th article
Of the state Constitution.
Mr.. SHUEY moved that the further con-
>ideration of this special order be postponed
till Tuesday, but
On the amendment Of Mr, LANE 1t was
made the special order for Tuesday, o'clock
p. VI.
Mr.. BCSKIRk by consent) introduced a
bill III. II, 253 for An Act to amend the sth
section of the Common Pleas act Of March D,
1859, which Sth section was amended March :,
1861. 1t changes the time Of said Courts In
the counties Of Morgan, johnson, Monroe,
shelby and Brown
1t was referred to a select committee of
three.
Leave of absence was obtained for Messrs.
Howard. Albeit, Chambers and Neach till
next week.
LIQUOR LAW,
Mr.. LANE called up the consideration Of Mr..
Shuey's bill ii. X. 2lsl amendatory of the Ii
cense liquor law-the question being on the
adoption of Dir. Lanes amendment.
Mr.. BROWN thought ii better for the bill
aud its friends not to press its consideration
till some day next week. Those who are OPP
posed to the bill have been waiting for its
completion before they submit their objections.
He hoped the motion TO force its passage now
would not prevail.
Mr.. LANE. \ similar bill was introduced
duriug the last session. Petitions have come
i'm for Ii, and there was no subject for which
the people of the State were 80 generally asking.
Mr.. LOCkHART also referred TO the flood
of petitions on this subject, and desired the
bill to be taken up. it should be passed before
the winter meeting of the County Commissions
ers. He repeated his former reasoning for this
bill.
Mr.. SIJTEY stated the condition Of the bill
there being two amendments pending. He
wished TO consider the amendments. He was
not willing TO press the bill TO its passage to-
day, but would move when i'm order that il be
postponed and made special order for Tues
day.
Mr.. PRATHER suggested that the bill be
printed.
Mr.. BUSkIRk suggested that IL he taken up.
the amendment disposed of, and then that il be
made a special order. There was no purpose
toimpede legislation in this direction.
THE SPEAKER announced the following
Special Committee on Mr.. Buskirk's bill III.
Il. 253l viz: Messrs. Buskirk, Miller and IIar-
risOn.
Mr.. Lanes motion was then agreed To and
Mr.. shuey'sbii No. 2lS was taken up.