Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-06
Legislative Detngs-The End OF the

Iegfsfafive Detngs-The End OF the
session.
Practically the present session Of the Legislature
ended on Saturday night. The members gener-
ally treated the suggestion Of His EEeeIlency o.
p NJ. and the four judges Of the supreme court
10 favor Of psoIoreing the session from sixty one
consecutive days TO sixty one working days with
the most contuuscious disregard. Quite . nun
Der Of the republican senstors seemed exceeding
" anxious that the hands upon the clock in their
chamber should reach tke hour Of twelve so a.
to be relieved from legislative responsibilities
and when that point of dine vas reached they be
c.S-s verv conscientious, officially, Of course, in
regard 10 any violation Of Code holy day.
Never we're gentlemen more tenacious sbout
their coneisnsioos scruplss and We notice Il as
gratifying evidence Of moral Improvement in
these degenerate days The point Of interest on
Saturday night vas the upper or sristOcrstic
branch of the general assembly. The governor
vas in attendance upon that body. He bad axes
to grind. hence the deep interest be manifested
In the deliberations and in the action Of the cen
ate. The house had seconded bis royal edlcts,
but the upper branch was not SO subservieHt.
His EIcelIency had pet measures to put tbro'
and these be demanded should take precedence
of oil other legislation regardless of the public
interests; bat for some reason senators were not
sufficiently uactable or pliable 10 accommodate
these demands upon them. Evenre republican sen
ators maintained both their personal self-respect
and their Official dignity. They we're alike in
sensible TO executive Establishments and guberna-
torial frowns.
The general appropriation and the school bill
although both we're Objectionable in some o.
their provisions. received the sanction Of the
Senate, and with the approval Of his eIcelleney
will become laws, but the MoRsAS raid bill, tho
whitewAter Valley canal bill. the specific apPro
priation bill. the governors $25O, 900 bill
although made OF paramount importance and
pressed upon the Senate with great pertinaeiy
were defeated by non action. The governor anc
bis especial friends made the sanction OF th,
latter measure the condition Of permitting the
others to be adopted, and the result demonstrated
the fact that Senators unwilling to be thu
coerced.
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bill has not yet been properly ventilated. Con
gress passed law placing at the disposal OF tn
president two millions OF dollars TO be used a
his discretion in nsurrectionsry states. il th
public exigencies should demand it. Gov. MoRro'
got 4250,00 OF this fund upon the ple'
that there danger Of insurrection in Indiana
but in reality TO sustain his excellencys indepen
dent state government, and this amount was dis
bursed through his financial bureau. as he terme'
il. independent Of the administrative officer
known 10 the constitution and the laws of thi
state. OF course president LINCOLN cannot &C
cept vouchers for such purposes from his excel
lency o. p NJ. hence the latter cannot be re
lieved frem his dilemma unless the legislator
will assume his usurpations. The bill appropr
asing this $3.50 900 out of the state treasury re
quires the democratic members Of the legislator
to stultfy themselves--to sanction what the
have denounced to be not only illegal but ur
necessary acts upon the part of the governor
The democrats in the legislature of 1853 s,oo
ready TO appropriate all the money necessary
carry on the state government, but the repubca
members of the House. through the infuenc
and by the advice Of the governor. prevente
thepassage OF necessary laws by boiling, seeding
and now the democratic members of the presen
Legislature are called upon to justify that pro
ceeding and the executive usurpations of tn
past two years predicated upon it; and not OIL
that. but. as We have before stated. the passag
of the bill authorizing these illegal acts of tn
governor was made the condition of permittin
The passage Of necessary and indispensable meas
ures. 90 far as partisan interests we're concerned
Tsis IL the reason for the failure Of laws whic
the public interests demanded.
IL is stated by those in His Excelency's cor
fdeuce that an extra session of the legislator
viii be convened in May next, but, as be r,
marked most significantly, the revenue and Gen
eral appropriation bills have been passed. W
should not be surprised If he should attempt I
carry on the state government upon his own &C
couat until the assembling of another egisls
ture by virtue Of the constitution.