Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-15

Johnson, SDeiDft DaFtuOtOmeN, anu DfoNn i
COUNTIES, urging the printing Of the reports Of
1861 and thereafter, which was referred to tue \
on agriculture.
Mr. Oyler presented a similar petition. which /
took the same course without reading.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr Ward. from the committee on corpora
tons. having considered the resolution printed
Oh page les OF the Brewer Legislative Reports.
Two bills on that subject. TO avoid any
objection. entitled a. follows:
The committees On corporation bill. ; l6J,
touching the laying out Of cities and additions
thereto, aud the making and recording of pats
thereof. and legalizing plsts Of such cities aud
additions thereto heretofore made aud recorded
The committee on corporations bill, ) l6i,
touching the disposition Of lots, streets, alleys
public squares and grounds within the corporate
limits of any Incorporated city heretofore vacated
or hereafter vacated
Which bills were read the first time, and sew
orally passed to the second reading.
AxESDMKxT or THE CONSTITUTION or THE Uni
TED sTATEs-CLERIcAL ERROR.
Leave being granted Dir. Cobb offered the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The amendment OF the organic Iaw
Of great nation, is a question Of very grave
be passed uoon by their representatives, without
mature elaboration. and such amendment should
be altogether correct in language; and every
word should be used therein which is necessary
to plainly sc, forth the meaning of the Legislature:
and
Whereas, Senate Joint resolution No 10. rati
flying the amendment proposed by congress TO
the constitution of the United States was passed
by this Senate in great haste, and was imperfect
in iis language and in its dates in this, that the
word States" was lett out after the word uni
ted :" aud in this, that the figures "lo63' were
used instead of the figures 1855; and in this
imperfect state il was ordered to be reported to
the House; therefore.
Resolved. That the House of Representatives
be requested TO return said joint resolution To the
Senate at an early day in order that the Senate
may perfect the same
Nr. Richmond moved 70 ley the resolution Oh
the table.
The motion was agreed to by yeas 81, nays Is
AS follows:
Yeas-Messrs Beeson, Bennett, Bonham,
Brown of Hamilton Cason. Chapman, Culver,
Davis, Duuning. DYKES, Hyatt Moore. Nyles,
o. Ter. Peden. Richmond, Terry, Thompson, ' an
Buskirk, Ward, Wright--2l.
Nays-Messrs. Barker, Bowman, Brown Of
Wells, Carson, Cobb, Corbin, Douglas. English.
Fuller, Hanna, Hord, jenkins. Marshall, Mill
gan McCurg, Stages. Vawtar. Wi liams-lo
Pending the roll call.
Mr. Finch announced that he had paired of
with Mr.. Cullen. and
Mr. Griffith announced that he had paired with
Mr. Moves on all political questions.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
The committee on finance returned the sol
dier's relief bill. II X. Ia. recommending its
passage with amendments appropriating $lO0, 600
annually, under the control of the governor, for
the relief of sick and wounded Indiana soldiers
il hospitals.
The judiciary committee returned the bill, 5.
100, recommending its passage; and the bill. ).
10, recommending that 1t lie on the table
Which reports were severally concurred in.
CLERICAL ERROR.
| Leave being granted upon division-afhrma-
tive -. negative l5-Mr Bennett offered the
following:
Resolved. That the Senate hereby approve the
action of A. L. Whittesey, principal secretary Of
| the Senate, in reference To the engrossmeDt oil
Senate joint resolution No. l6.
Mr. Hord moved to amend by striking out all
| after the word resolved and inserting the follow
| ing:
Resolved. That the joint resolution reported
| from the House. purportng to be Senate joint
| resolution No l6 be returned to the House. and
LtaL TX De as IL pdsotu
the House. and purporting TO have originated in
aud passed the Senate did not originate in OF
pass the Senate as reported from the House. and
that il is not Senate ont resolution No. 10. in
asmuch as il is different from the Senate joint
resolution in this, TO wit: Ii has the WORD
States" after the word United" and purports
to have been approved in the year 1853" in
stead OF the year 1855
On motion of Mr. Dunning this amendment
1 = L
| Mr. Brown of " ellis, moved TO amend b.
striking out all after tie word resolved" and
| inserting the following;
That in the vote OF the Senate upon the res.
olution offered this afternoon BIZ the senator from
| Lawrence, imputation was thereby intended
| to be cast against the purity Of the principal
secretary In the discharge of his duties in that
| office.
| On motion of Mr. Buskirk this amendment
was laid on the table.
| Mr. Hanna made an Intellectual motion-yeas
Is; nays 20; to lay the resolution on the table
Mr. Hanna moved TO refer the resolution 70
the committee on temperance.
On motion by Mr.. Chapman this motion to re
fer was laid on the table,
The resolution then adopted by yeas 81
nays Is; AS fellows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allison, Beeson, Bennett, Bon
ham. Brown of Hamilton. Cason, Chapman, Cul
yer. Davis. Dunning, Dykes. Fuller, Hyatt, Mil
ligan, Niles, Oyler. Peden, Thompson, Van Bus
kirk, Ward, Wright-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Bowman. Brown OF
Wells. Carson. Cobb. Corbiu. Douglas, English
Hanna Hord. jenkins. Marshall. McClp0
Moore, Newln, Stages. Vawter. Williams-1s
wAsHINGroS's BIRTH DAY.
Nr Brewn. of Wells, offered the following
which was adopted by consent.
Resolved BY the Senate, the House concut-
| ring, that committee of two from the Senate
and three from the House be appointed 70 ar
range for commemOrating BY this General As
sembly of the coming anniversary OF Washing
/ tons birth day.
VISIT TO TEE MILITARY PRISONS.
| The Lieutenant governor announced that he
| had received communication extending an in
vtation 10 senators visit the military prisons
| near the city TO morrow morning al 9is o'clock
whereupon.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Wells, il was
Resolved, That The Senate accept the invita-
| ton of his excellency. Gov 0 T. Morton, to
visit the military prisons this city on to-
morrow morning at 81 o'clock a. m, and tina,
the secretary forward copy of this resolution to
his excellency Immediately
FEss AND SALARIES
The Senate then proceeded TO the considera
ton of the special order for this acknowledging
the bill ) O.. to regulate the fees and salaries
OF state and county officers. which read the
second time.
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