The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-18
IND1ANApoL1s. Jan. 16.

Editors Journal: ssaH ~soWF 4,
Yesterday much curiosity was mani
tested by members of the House. as
well as outsiders. in relation to the
disposition the Senate would make of
the resolutions pending before that
body at the time of adjournment the
evening previous. and notwithstand
ing the exceeding inclement weather,
at the hour for the meeting of that
body, the lobbies were filled with
spectators. Promptly at 3 P. NJ,
Hon. VIII Cumback, President
of the Senate, surrendered the
Chair to Col. Robinson, the Senator
from Madison, when the Senate was
resolved into q Committee OF the
Whole for the purpose OF considering
the resolutions OF censure and COM
wendation of which mention was
made in my last letter to the JOUR-
NAL. The Senator from Switzerland,
Mr. Bellamy, was called - the Chair,
aud Immediately Judge Hughes took
the floor, and proceeded to speak at
length, commencing at the beginning
of the proceedings, and travelling over
the entire ground, which had been
travelled over in debate twice before. |
After the conclusion of his re-
marks, further debate sprung up
between members of the Senate,
which was protracted long after
the usual hour for adjournment.
The Committee then rose. reported
progress, and the Senate adjourned
unil Monday at P. NJ, when further
discussion of this matter will be had.
The discussion, from the commence
ment, has been the most extraordinary
for a legislative body. The widest
range has been allowed the members
speaking on both sides of the ques-
ton; and matters personal, and in
many cases entirely irrelevant to the
subject under consideration, have
been dragged into the discussion with
a freedom that was most astonishing.
1t was the opinion oS many that after
the caucus nomination for Senator,
some disposition of this matter would
have been readily made. but it is not
out of the way of the Sguate yet, and
Mr. Cumback 3 opp0sers appear deter
mined to keep up q fire upon him
until the last moment, aud defeat
him if it is possible to do so; but this
cannot be done, since the Republican
members of both Houses except
seven, participated in the caucus, and
are of course pledged to his support.
Messrs. Stein and Hooper decline to
support Mr.. Cumbaek in consequence
of this correspondence, as they allege,
while Cravens declares that his O5
lection is purely upon the ground Of
the constitutional ineligibility of the
Lieut.. Governor. r ~
The Democrats have been most in
dustriOus in their efforts to SOW dis
cord In the ranks of the Republican
members, but how far they have been
successful has not yet transpired in
full. They held caucus last night
in the Senate chamber, at which Will
liams, of Knox, presided. Nothing
has transpired since the last writing,
to change the opinion that the Demo
Gratis will unite on some Republican to
defeat Mr.. Cumback, except it be the
faint denials of Senators yesterday,
which denials must be received with
many grains of allowance, if you
wish to be on She safe side.
The Republican caucus was in ses-
sion again i st night, in the Repre-
sentatiyes' Hall, and proceeded to the
nomination of candidates for State
Prison Directors. For the State
Prison, North, "A. D Hannick, of
Putnam, James nj. Tyner, of Miami,
and Isaac w. Hart, of Fountain, were
CHOSEN; and for the State Prison,
South, Mr.. w. w. Curry. The eau
Gus then proceeded to the nomination
OF a State Librarian, and the choice
2 one armed soldier. The balance of
the nominations will not be made un
til Wednesday night of next week.
O. X. j. w.