The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-11


trict for the court of the United States
in Indiana, and that the court be loca
ted at Evansville, was passed by yeas
80, nays 3.
The house concurrent resolution look
ing to the erection of monument over
the remains Of Gen. Hackelman, was
concurred in.
The joint resolution on the national
finances, favoring the receipt by the
United States treasurey Of the United
States bond coupons for the payment
of duties &c. after lengthy discussion,
was laid on the table.
The state rights resolutions offered
by Mr.. Sherrod, involving the suffrage
question, came up on the pending mo-
ton to lay on the table, which was
agreed to by yeas 10, nays II.
Mr.. Kinley offereda resolution en-
bracing the first sentences Of the
Declaration of Independence. Mr..
Carson moved to amend by inserting
after "men" the words /" without dis.
tinction Cf race, or color"
Mr.. Hughes proposed to add afte
ward men" the word women"
Mr.. Kiuley thought the meaning Of
the Declaration so evident that the
amendment was unnecessary.
The motion to lay Mr. Carson's
amendment on the table was agreed t.
by yeas "a, nays II.
Mr.. Hughes moved in all seriousness:
to insert the words " and women" after
the word "men," not that he expected
to improve upon the Declaration of In
dependence as it was at that time but
as We are trying to make declaration
Of what is right now, his object was t.
bring before the senate the rights o.
women The word men was not in-
tended to include women in the admin
istration of the government. He was
unwilling to say he was in favor of
female suffrage !; because he was in
favor Unrestricted suffrage among males
but he was in favor Of females voting
over great many men.
Mr. Kinley believed the word mer
included the whole human race; but
not to consume time, demanded thu
previous question on Mr.. Hughes
amendment, which was agreed to, BY
yeas 90, nays l.,
The resolution, az amended, wa
adopted by yeas "a, nays IL.
The bill to prohibit the consolidation
of railroads was considered at length
and made the order day for Tuesda,
next.
HOUSE.
New bills from 1873 to III were in
trodueed and referred. The specia
railroad committee reported two bill
FOR the amendment of the Terre Hautt
railroad charter.
4 resolution was adopted for com
mittee for monument to the memoir
of Gen p A. Hackleman, to be orecte
by the citizens.
A bill, appropriating $4,000 fo
furnishing the wards and subsistin
the patients in the north wing of tn
hospital for the insane, was recorde
and ordered to be enorossed.
Il joint resolution proposing the dis
banding of the armies in the souther
states was indefinitely postponed, b
ayes IS, nays SO.
The public printing Office bill wa
taken up aud made the special orde
for to morrow.
SENATE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. S.-Tl
proposition of the Monroe county con
missioners, bidding $4,000 for tn
location of the agricultural college an
the State university, was referred t
the Joint committee thereon.
The committee on prison were at
: thorized to appoint subcommittee
their own number to examine the cor
dition and management OF the stat
prison south. with full powers.
Mr.. Hughes proposed bill, whic
conten,plates radical change in tn
educational system of Indiana, by IL
r croaslng the endowment of the sta
university at Bloomington, and endoV
ing n law school and law library Their
in by appropriating thereto any N
revenue that may arise from the sta
prison, or either of them; providiu
: frea tuition in said university: esta