The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-27
INDIANAPOLIS.
No Quorum I'm the Senate-Failure
OF Bills to Pass-The Northern
I Penitentiary, &c. s1 4ais6
Especial to Evansville Journal ]


INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-The City
Council have yet taken. mo- action in
the petition to donate 100000 to the
Agricultural College fund, as an in
ducement to its location here. A
special meeting of the Council. will
be held on Wednesday evening to
decide upon the matter.
Canvassing for the approaching city
election has begun early and vigor-
ously. General Dan. Macauley and
Col. W. III. Schlater are out as candi-
dates for Mayor. Each has host of
friends, and the contest is likely to be
an exciting one. Both are members
of the G. A. r.
The Republican Legislative Caucus
met last night to consider important
matters. The temperance question
was extensively ventilated. Although
no definite action was taken, it seemed
to be the sense of the caucus that the
passage of prohibitory law would,
not be advisable. A stringent license
law meets general approval. .of
On motion of Senator Jaquess, the
rules were suspended, and the Senate
unanimously passed the Nashville
Railroad amendment to the Evans
vile City Charter. Jaquess supported
the bill in a clear and forcible speech,
explaining the Importance of the pro-
posed railroad to the interests of
Evansville and Southern Indiana
generally. It will undoubtedly pass
the House. IL a. A98S1& I'll
Senator Cravens rose to a question
of privileges and called the attention
of the Senate to an article published
in the mail edition of the Indianapolis
Journal, of Saturday, and in the city
edition of the same paper yesterday.
He denounced the course of that
paper in this affair as 'unmanly, dis
honorable and cowardly." The re-
mission of the article in Saturdays s
city issue seemed to be his chief
grievance. This was, undouDtly, oc-
casioned by the pressure of Legisla-
tive proceedings on the columns of
the Journal, and is not an unusual or
extraordinary occurrence.
Senator Oyler, of johnson. intro
duced a resolution instructing our
Senators to oppose the confirmation
of all Johnson's nominees for Office
except true and tried members of the
Union party. Hanna opposed the
resolution, and Oyler spoke in favor
of its adoption. He was in favor of
the maxim, ITO the victors belong the
spoils." In no other way could the
party maintain its ascendancy. A mo-
ton to lie on the table was lost, and
the further consideration of the reso-
luton was postponed one week.
The House occupied most of the
morning session in committee Of the
whole on the House of Refuge Bill,
adopting few unimportant amend
ments.
SENATE.-During the most of the
afternoon, no quorum was present,
| owing to the absence of the Commit
tee on Southern Prison, who have
gone to inspect that institution. Sew
eral other Senator's are absent on pri-
vate business, more important than
| official duties. Several bills failed for
want of Constitutional majority.
HOUSE. bill to amend the
Sinking Fund acts of 1865 was under
discussion during the most of the
evening session, and was recommitted
with amendments.
4 The House was in session to- night
from Z to 81 o'clock.
The bill leasing the Northern Peni-
tentiary, was under discussion. Vari-
GUS amendments were offered, and
the bill was recommitted with the
amendments. A strong feeling was
manifested against the proposal to
job out the labor of conyicts.