Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-11
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
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f5- 4f.r- Tuesday, January 10, 1865.
Lieutenant Governor Conrad Baker called the
Senate to order. at 9 o'clock a m.
The journal OF yesterday was read aud APP
proved
OFFICIALS COMING TO GRIEF.
The senator from Floyd, having beep home on
brief visit, his county officers entrusted to the
care of his breeches. pockets petition. praying
the legislature to enact a law granting them
more pay, which be presented to the Senate, and
which was laid on the table.
r !, FOR TIE BENEFIT OF SOLDIERS.
Senate bill No. 3. legalizng bonds heretofore
issued by county, town and township boards, to
provide money for the sustenance of soldiers
families. was reported back from the committee
having it in charge, with the recommendation
that il pass.
The Senate agreed to the recommendation,
read the bill the third and last time, and passed
il By the decided vote of 43 to 3.
Mr.. Corbin, however, objected to its passage,
and cast his vote against it. because he objected
to the general principle of legalzing illegal acts.
The same committee returned Senate bill No.
II, empowering county boards to borrow money
with which to encourage the filling up of our ar
mics with soldiers, and recommended that 1t also
pass.
The Senate concurred in the report and passed
the bill by yeas "A; nays ?.
DAILY SESSIONS To COMMENCE AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Mr.. Bennett-N Office is given that on to-mor
row | will offer amendment to the first stand
Ing rule of the Senate, so that the same, when
amended shall provide that the Senate shall con
vene each day at 2 O'Clock p m. unless by reso
luton the Senate should adjourn to some other
hour.
INSANE HOSPITAL REPORT.
The 10th annual report of the officers of the
Insane Hospital was laid before the Senate, aud
referred TO the committee on benevolent institu
tons.
RULES.
The committee on joint rules reported the
same that governed the two houses last session.
ard the report was cOncurred in.
CLERKS coSvENIENcEs.
Mr.. Cobb offered the following, which was
adopted
RESOLVED, That the room communicating with
the hall of the Senate. on the right of the pres-
dents chair, be Immediately prepared by the
door keeper with tables and other necessary fur
niture for the use of the engrossing and enroll
ing clerks of the Senate.
Resolved That the secretary of the Senate DE
and hereby is authorized to procure from the
secretary OF state, the state librarian all sta
tionery necessary tor the use of the officers of
the Senate until such time as the committee on
stationery, already appointed, shall be prepared
TO report.
GEEMAS DOCUMENTS.
On motion of Mr.. Hargrove, the Senate re-
solved that of the 10 900 copies of the governors
message heretofore ordered printed. 1000 of
them shall De in German.
STANDING COMMITTEES
The president OF the Senate submitted the fol-
lowing standing committees:
On observation-disclosures. Dunning Allison
Oyler. Dykes. Bradley, Williams and Corbin
On Finance-Messrs. Chapman, Beeson
Bonham, Woods, Williams, Carson and Brad
ley.
On the Judiciary-Messrs Niles, Bennett,
Dunning, Carson, Downey. Cobb and Hord
On observation-disclosures. Van Buskirk. ALI
son. Dunning, Cason. DOwney, Carson and
Douglas.
On Corporations-Messrs Ward. Culver, Pc
den, Hyatt, Hanna, Bowman and English
On Roads-Messrs. Wright, Ward, Oyler,
Finch. jenkins and Marshall.
On the Benevolent Institutions Of the State
--Messrs. Thompson, Niles, Brown of Ham
ilton. Terry. Corbin, Brown. OF Wells. and
Clifford.
On Agrculture-Messrs Beeson, Culver, Da-
Wis, Richmond Bowman. Fuller and Stsggs
On BAnks-Messrs. Bonham Davis. Chapman
Cullen, English, Gaff and Mason
On Neutrality-suspicious. Culver, Wood
Ward, Cason. Barker, Carson and Moore
On Public Printing-Messrs Brown, of Hamil-
ton. Thompson. Cullen .Noyes, Newlin, Marshall
and Mason
On Public Building-Messrs Davis, Thomp-
son, Hyatt, Noyes, Carson, Douglas. and Ne
Cl1rg.