The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-15
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Summary OfFhursday's Proceedings.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The following bills were read a
thirds time and passed: Bill to
amend Section 25 of an act to provide
for the valuation and assessment of
real and personal property. and the
collection Of taxes In the State of Ind
lana; for the election of Township
Assessors. and prescribing the duties
of Assessors, Appraisers of real prop
erty, County Treasurers and Auditors.
and the Treasurer and Auditor of
State; approved June 21, 1852 Bill
authorizing certain County Auditors
to correct their reports to the Super
latiug to the Common and Congress
sional School Fund.
The balance of the day way con-
sumed in the Senate by operations on
the fifteenth Amendment, which
finally passed by vote of q to l, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews, Arm
strong. Beardsley, Bellamy, Case, Ca
ven, Church, Cravens, Elliott, Fisher,
Fosdick, Gray, Green, Hadley. Ham
ilton, Hess, Hooper, j ohnson ofSpen-
Ger. Klniey, Rice, Raynold. Robinson
of Madison, Robinson of Decatur,
Scott. Stein, Wolcott and Wood-27.
+ NAY-Mr. Jaquess-l.
Ten Senators were present, but de-
clined voting, most of them claiming
that they were not members, hayin g
sent in their designations, but at the
same time taking a part in the dis
cussi0n.
/ When Senator Morgan's name was
called he said he did not know wheth
er he was Senator or not When
his name was previously called, on a
motion to suspend the rules In order
to take up the Amendment, he said /:
Whea the regular session broke up
it caught me without my stamps, but
| am ready for it now. Laughter. j
/ don't want to cast my vote to take
up or not take up this thing, but if |
am compelled to vote now, L say mo. 7"
On motion of Jaquess, of Posey, a
committee was appointed to ascertain
whether any Senator had been bribed
to vote for the Morgan raid bill.
HOUSE.
In the forenoon, there being but
81 members present, the House ad-
| journed tili 2 PM; when, after a
great deal of ilibustering by the
Democratic members, who insisted
| that they were not members, yet per
/ sisted In taking part In the discus
/ sion, a resolution was adopted, by
consent, giving $50 each to VIM. Nj
Merwin and John o. Hardesty fol
the indexing and reading proof sheets
of the House Journal of the regular
session of 1869, and $3.50 each for the
indexing and proof-reading of tht
House Journal of the special session
Mr.. Dunn submitted the following
which was read for information:
| WHEREAS, The honorable member
of this House, have, by their resigna.
ton, defeated the passage Of the Ap
preparation bill, the Morgan RaiC
bill, and other business of importanc
thereby robbing the creditors of tn
State of large sums of money du
them; and declaring that the minorit,
and not the majority should control
thus striking at the foundation 0
civil society; therefore,
ResotUed, That while we condemn
and censure an act revolutionary Il
its character, we congratulate th
people of the State on their happ
deiiverance from the curse OF lac
tious minority.
The vote on the resolution result
ed-ayes 81; nays 3-not a cOnstltu
tional quOrdm of the House.
Several other resolutions we're sub
mitted but generally objected to, an'
the House finaily adjourned.
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