Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-10
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8 session in which the General Assembly
had 20 large an amount Of Important
business 70 transact, and, considering
the fact that The Senate was equally
divided, politically, and that the consti-
tuition gave the minority almost unlimit.
ed power 70 hinder .he dispatch Of busi-
meas ia the Honse. IL j. not Surprising
that ell waa not accomplished that was
desired The impertant measures which
vera passed we're the general appgopri-
alton bill, the frat in four years, the tar
bill, for the support Of soldiers families,
the Common School bill, the bill to re-
pay the amounts advanced to the Gov
erhor TO enable him 10 carry on the
State Goyernmsmt durisg tbs past two
years; the bill 10 compensate Messrs.
WinslowY Lanler 4 Co for paying the
interest on the State debt; the bill rati-
Tying the settlement Of the United States
direct tax, By the Governor; the Joint
resolution ratifying the anti slavery
amsndment proposed by Congress 90 the
Constitution Of the United Sletes; the
bounty bEii, aud the bill accepting the
Congressional land grant for an agri-
cultural college and prosldIng for the
sale and Investment Of the proceeds oi
the grant
The House passed soms important
bills, which failed 10 the Senate, among
which were the soldiers voting bill, the
White Water Valley Canal bill, the b:ll
10 enable the Governor to pay into the
State Treasury balance Of about 81 49,
500, received from the United States on
account Of military expenditures, a bin
to pay the States Indebtedness to the
Sinking Fund, and a bill 20 authorize
the Commissioners Of ths Sinking Fund
TO invest the money In their hands, being
over $500, 900 in amount, IN the stocks
Of the State The loss Of this bill il
public misfortupe, as there is no other
resource than 10 Distribute the fund
among the counties, TO be loaned out,
shile many Of them report that thar
cannot fnd borrowers for the smail
anoant Of school funds now 10 their
hands
Tbs fAil6re Of the Morgan raid biil
will be aad asws 10 the s9derers Dy that
plnndsring expedition, and il win DOT
add 70 their eanAnimity to know that thsy
owe the result 10 the eoaducf Of the
Senators from their own counties The
bill was passed By the Senate and
| promptly oonearred In By the House,
with few amendments which its friends
thought we're necessary. II was sent
back TO the Senate, bat the Democratic
Senators from The Southern part of the
State, with the exception Of Mr. Eng'
/ lish, were more intent on making war
on the Governor than they we're npou
taking up the bin so important 10 thsii
1 constituents, aud il was not called "
after il was sent back from the House
We learn that Senator Englisb de.
nounced Senator Vawtsr Ia severe terms
for his betrayal OF the Morgan raid bil
Iin his partizan zeal 10 defeat the Cover
nor's bill, as Il was called. The greai
i majority Of the Representatives from
the northern aud central portions o.
the State, supported the claims OF ih'
southern counties Cor compensation fol
their losses, xbut Senator Vavtei
and bis associates thought that theil
distractions about State fights, and II,
Governors assumed nsnrpations, wer'
Of more importance than the peeuniarJ
interests Of their constituents IL tbs
people who live along the track Of Nor
gan's thieving march, are satisfied viii
the factioas and demagogieal course o
their Democratic Senators, the rest o
the State viii probably be content
i In their blind zeal 10 oppose the &C
ton Of Governor Morton in procuring |
quarter Of 3 million Of dollars from th'
Federal Government. TO defend thI
State when threatened with invasion
they actually refused to permi
hiu pay=viR into the treas
ury Of the State the balance of tha
sum remaining in his hands, and subor
dinatsd all important legislation to thei
war upon the House bill passed for ths
purpose We, and they, viii see whe,t
or, in the long run, they have made an
! more by this fresh assault upon Govern
. or Morton, than they have 10 their prin
futile attacks-fndidnapotis Journd