Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-27

nsde 70 that eject
The moslon 10 adjourn sas sossd do-p.
Ne Danbsm then movst 20 adjourn 20 i2k
o'clock Monday aud asked % be excused ifom
voting otscton.
Yea. sud nats--losl--ayss IL. nays q.
Me- Bufwsll asksi 10 be excused from voting
on ,hs ssms propositions, Rsiased-syes 10;
noes 81
NJ. spencer asksd 70 be excused from voting
on The pfopositoa.
Nc coftolh thought he had bad enough Of
these n,allons 20 excuse. md BE therefore de
snsuded the yeas and nays on the direct quer'
ton
NJ Dunbaa though. 40 too. spd therefore
iolne che gentleman tom Huntlngto fMf Col.
lrothl Ia hls dcmsnd
Mt, Spencer. application a. refused Ave-
Is noes 10
ar Lennon s,ked TO bs excused from voting
on the motion o. adjoufn offered nv the gente
mar from Floyd, tNr Duuhsm)
Nc Brown objected. ~
Nc Durham aud Griffith demanded the ayes
and noes.
Mr. Lennon vas not eIeused-ayes IL nays
ST. Thscher ssked 10 BE excused from voting
moved thai the H,u-e adjourn until Monday 40
q. ~. Loot, Ayes ~: 81.
NJ. Gregory de-ifed 20 inquire how far an In
stitutOn OF the Kind ~ progress could be run
before the wheel, Of legislation we're blocked for
goodl AL he wanted was information on the
| subject
Mr. Speaker could not snswer hin and put
the recurring question on adjournment.
Mr.. Beeke { asked 20 be excused from Vot.
I ing
Objection. aud yeas AID nays called
Mr. Beckett Was not tIcused-i5, Is
Mr. Hun, asked 10 be excused from voting
Mr.. Mroy objected
Messrs Blown snd S )encer demanded the yess
ami nays
/ Mr. Hunt Was not sxcused-l2. 45
Sundfy like motions we're luftl CT made With lise
resulis.
/ Mr. Cofiroth saving in order TO relieve the
rnonptony OF this business. he would move TO
suspend present proceedings aud take up House
bill l76-Ihe general appropriation I'LL.
| Objection
The chairman (Mr Henrcks) ruled Mr. Cot
] froth's motion out OF order
The question recurring on Mr. Dunhams mo
ton of adjournment IL was lost
Mr. Brown moved thar when the House ad
journ it be until l214 o'clock Monday.
/ Mr. Spencer askeu 10 be excused from voting.
Objection
! The ayes and nays were demanded. and Mr.
/ Spencer request was refused
Mr.. Durham. Mr. Brown and others preferred
similar requests, which we're similarly dispos
| ed of.
The motion to adjourn till l2lz O'Clock Mon
dsv was voted down.
! Mr. Brsnham persisting In his motion of the
previous question on his bills as indicated, the
| House proceeded with the distory, rebutting, de
featlng, retallit0ry aud vindicating action after
| The manner herein previously reported,
After progressing much time in this direction
Ar. Brown ssked that l76 general appropriation
bill be taken up
Mr.. Branhsm objected and the motion failed
A vote having been taken on Bdj Durnment.
! Mr.. Thscher renewed the motion to take no
lI6. aud Nr. Brown in amendment the concur.
rent. co operating, coadiutsting aud corelstive
bills 10 a lump.
Objected TO by Messrs Miller, Branham sDd
other.
Another vote was taken on adjournment and
| il failed any such result.
Mr. Cohi 9th renewed the motion that I'D
| general appropriation bill De taken up
| Mr.. Newcomb otj 'cted
Dir. Petit, Mr. Henricks in the chair said
that We bad upon the calendar about two hun.
House bills TO say nothing of senate messages
None of these bills or messages could be reach.
cd under the method now pursued without two
thirds vote. All the legislation of this session
sll the important legislation was stthe mercy OF
| minority.
| he wOuiu respectfully submit TO gentlemen
that in order that business might be taken I'D
next week and put through, the rulings already
had upon the question under consideration be
allowed 10 obtain.
It was not the duty Of minority 10 labor TO
defeat the majority. but the rather TO bend TO the
will of that majority
! Mr. Coffroth and Nr. Lasselle combaited Mr.
Petrit's views.
Mr. Brown insisted that. as Mr Speaker had
heretofore enforced the two thirds rule, that rule
must he enforced until parties agreed 10 reseind
it. The minority had rights which the majority
would he held rigidly to respect
| Mr.. Petit argued that il did not belong To the
minority to embarrass legislation. When the
minority attempted to do this they were step
| ping out OF their province. They are fictious
and revolutionary. We had already got TO
wi hin a half dozen days of the conclusion of
the session. The most important legislation
had We, TO be passed upon The minority
had held II and had resolved that they
would vote for no more suspension Of the rules.
thus blocking all Legislation
Mr. COffroth called Mr.. Petit to order. IL
the minority had held Caucus it was private.
party and secret one, and no person. not in the
caucus, could know what had been done unless
he had been caves dropping
Mr.. Petit replied saving that the proceedings
OF this day we're disgrace TO the legislature Of
the state With deep regret gentlemen hereaf.
ter would look back upon their conduct here
MIR Durham denounced the terms used by
by Petit That gentleman had no right to i'm
pugn The motives of one. ten or fifty members
of this House That gentleman WAS the appoint
ed conservator Of the order and dignity OF the
House. and il did not lie with him 20 bring accu.
sstions against his fellow members For him
self "a one of the minority. acting conscientious
ly. he Indignantly repealed that genllemin's int
nation. aud sinister insil nations
Me-. Petit. The time will come whenTe will
all look back upon this days proceedings aud
pronounce them di~crscefu.
Mr. Dunhim. 81 fsr A. the gentleman from
Wabash (Mr Petit is concerned the remark is
undoubtedly true
Nc b -kIrk insisted that the best thing that
could be done 10 agree TO the motion of Mr.
Coffroth, and take up the bills indicated, treating
the rule insisted upon by the msjortv as If il
never had been adopted or inforced By com
mon consent, without regard 10 the rule, the
minority would sgree TO Ike up the measures
ce. mated and pass upon them.
Mr. Petit answered, arguing technic lllv with
regard TO rules and methods Of legislative pro.
ceedings.
Mr. Dunham insisted that bills must be taken
up in their regular order on the calendar II
otherwise. il could not be by re.olution. but nv
suspension Of the rules. which the speaker him
self had decided required two thirds vote
Mr. Petit re-uming. argued for the purpose of
bringing the minority sIld m.jOrity together