Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-22

Brownl was opposed, therefore, TO having any
such acts remaining on the statute book. De
wanted all membranes to the bill under consid
Grafton swept away De wanted no tfete laws
on the statute book
Mr. Gregory opposed Mr. Browns amend
moui. He did no, consider tha, on this question
We we're TO be bound by the decisions of any
common pleas or circuit court judge. 10 bis
county All entirely different ruling bad obtained
from that made By Judge Bieknell
Mr. Chambers offered an amendment striking
out the third section Of the bill
Mr.. Speaker pronounced it oct OF order si this
stage OF the question
Mr.. Griffith said that il seemed to him that
gentlemen desired for some purpose or other 10
load down this bill with amendments. he was
for cutting the matter short He therefore de
manded the previous question.
Mr. Coffrolh appealed to Mr. Griffith 10 with
draw his motion IL this bill vas passed in its
present shade many counties Of the state would
be bankrupted
Mr.. Buskirk followed suggesting shat We take
the vote upon amendments already pending, dis
pose Of them. and consider anything further tia,
might be offered.
Mr. Griffith withdrew his motion tor the pre-
vious question
Mr. Whiteside insisted that there Was no at
tempt, by any provisions Of the bill. to exempt
the property OF soldiers from taxation. This
could not be done The constitution Of the state
forbds il The provision of the bill he was dis
cussing was simply that those who had gone out
into the service Of the country, without bounty.
should be relieved Of the demand Of payment OF
the few paltry dollars in the shape of taxation
under the bill. Was not this justiceS Was II
not equity? Was il not common sensel Il
certainly would not be contended that we who
| had remained at home should tax the soldier
/ who had stood between Us and the common enc
mics of our country.
Mr. Humphreys said there were several things
about this bill he did not like Therefore he
should vote for the amendments proposed
] There were some things in the bill be approved
| Of But it the bill should pass il would be with
| out his vote de looked upon the bill as only
one of the fanslioal schemes now everywhere ob
tanning There was a good deal Of hunbuggery
in this matter, although he did not impugn the
| motives of gentlemen who thought differently
from himself He desired 70 put the soldier anc
the citizen on a par and to save the counties and
the state from bankruptcy He cav nothing in
the bill that would benefit tho soldier. for whose
interests he was always ready to provide; but be
saw in il scheme TO protect those who remained
at home while the soldier was IN the field bear
ing the brunt of We had better stop this
thing just here. and deal Justly with the soldier
and citizen alike
Mr.. Wright maintained the amendment OF the
gentleman from Jackson Mr. Brown, and ar
gued in favor OF other amendments proposed
He for raising the counties from bankruptcy
aud doing full Justice 10 the soldier. There was
not a citizen ~ho would vote against the sol
dier's interests who dare face that soldier wher
he came home
Mr.. Stewart shosld vote against all amend
ments and in favor Of the bill as originally re
ported Perhaps the bounty system, as begun
was not Just what il should have been. But w
had passed through four years OF experience
and very likelv had escertained what, at TIN
time. was requisite 20 DE done. De was willing
, 10 ratify the action of county commissioners il
the regard heretofore. but he desired TO checl
ito prohibit il hereafter. Justice to the sol
der. the citizen. the counties and the state de
manded this.
Mr.. Brown took the floor and srgued at length
for the passage of law which the courts OF tn
I country would sustain. and not cucumber it will
amendments which would render its interpreta
ton dffcult-irreDarrable- defeat the yer
l ends sought to be obtained. As for the law o
1861. il ought to be swept from the statute book
There was not a court in the state that woul
sustain the action of county commissioners unde
it carrying it out. He argued, citing the consti
tuition and legal authorities all going to she's
that bis amendment, repeating that law (of '6l
= authorizing county boards to provide for soldier
! families. under county. commissioners hs
heretofore suppcsing they we're right, had acte
should be adopted he hoped the entire statut
would be done away with
Mr. Church said he should oppose any amend
ment which should come from Mr.. Browns sid
of the house, for he would respect a cat IN IN
. meal tub The people cared nothing FOR imma
: terial and extraneous matter. What they de
= manded was that the action of the county board
should be legslzed by us He was for the make
bill
4, He was for Senate bill No wthou
! amendment Gentlemen who were loading dow
;, the bill with amendments sought to defeat I'll
I, bill He knew Of soldiers in camp in this city
now who held $500OO worth of bond:
, They were waiting TO see what We should DC
: They were wstingto know whether the scour
drels in his county and throughout the stat
a were to be benefited. The taxes on these bond
if legalized would be paid for the benefit of ID
soldier, bankruptcy no bankruptcy. Why ,ther
| there ten men in his county who could pay III
4 whole taxes assessed in Porter county and ST.
= have bread enough left Not one msn-an
there were two hundred OF them-hsd gon
, from that county without bounty. Five me
of them had bonds enough IN their pockets I
paw all the taxes assessed upon Porter COUNTY
De would vote for ANYTHING for the benefit
the soldier, and the soldiers family, he cared nc
what The question was not what should
done hereafter. but what should be done wit
regard to the action already taken. he ther,
1T fore moved 10 table all resolutions and smenC
Df men,s and take vote squsrely on the bill as
n came To US from the Senate.
Mr. Kigore answered Mr. Church, intimatin
that he had been somewhat personal and unger
tlemsnly, perhaps. in mis- remarks. and opposIn
the bill with great vehemence The poor me
Is early in the war had volunteered. More recen
ly the specializing and wealthy class were bein
called upon TO 60, therefore they issued thes
) bonds When the poor soldier who went in ID
beginning without bounty asked the reason, b
was snssered that = class was now called upo
: TO go that could not be spared! They we're ricl
they were spectators. they were men who wer
making money. they we're men who could not z
in Justice to- themselves, their families their prof
erty and their prospects, nor spare their son
Therefore thew levied these taXes--voted thes
&c bounties Therefore they burdened the patriot
people and imposed UPON the soldier. who, will
= on, money and without price. had gone forth.
= order to screen the avaTicious and the coxardl
: who shrked, with money in their pockets, ar
, imposing the brunt of taxation upon Others. ever
: duty they owed 10 their country. He denouncs
= the bill. amendments and all. because OF Il
:, frauds and outrages which would be leg.liEe
under il
The vote being taken, Mr. Browns amen,
ment repeating the law Of 1861, wac vote
down.
The amendment eIempting the property
" soldiers from taxation and giving credit 10 tho.