Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-04
Passage Of the Bill TO- Provide
Lighthouses for the West
ern Rivers.
Mr.. Farwell, of Chicago, Invited
to Take an Outside Seat.
Senator Morton Gives the Wa,
Record Of the Indiana
government.
CONGR EssIONAL
seaale.
NenroN GIVES soME fAe.rs.

MORTON GIVES soME FACTS.
WAealSGToS, May 3.-Mr- Morton
arose to personal explanation. He
had read an article recently published
iu the New York World in regard TO
a quarter Of a asmltlion dollars received
from the government and expended
by him ~ organizing the Indiana
troops. He said in the spring Of 1868
the president of the United States ad-
vanced to him a quarter million Of.
dollars, II, enable him TO carry for
ward military movements in that
state. He expended $l33, ,302. . and
re turned to the treasury the balance
tl16,B97.Do, and had the receipt tof
the secretary Of the treasury therefor,
which was read. He then spoke of
the election in Indiana in 1862, when
the democats carried the state by ten
thousand majority, and saw their at,
tempt TO take from him all power to
organize the military and take lndi-
aua out of tlIe ffinty OF iuyaf states.
There WAS plenty of money in the
state treasury TO enable him to carry
on Operations. Isut it was locked
against him. IL made All appeal to
the people of Indiana, aud the various
ct,u,itries. Banks and rail )ad corpa-
ratious advanced him nonnY, but he
was still s250,00O short, which
~. ,...,., ,,.,-.y a, Il, J,an,o1 y, him Nv Ia
general government. a joint com
mission of the legislature, composed
OF some Of the most prominent demo
Gratis examined -his accounts aud re
ported they were absolutely correct
At the CONCLUSION OF Morton's re.
Emrks Mr.. McDunald said he wenll
in the future say something Of lletl.
ana's political history. He had moth
ing to say Of Morton's viha'caton.
A large majority in each branch Q
the legislature, and their candidate
4 for state officers. The democrats hsc
4 tire legislature, all the state officers
and, the judges Of the supreme cour'
and possessed the whole power in the
state government, except the execu
i ton. When. the Legislature assem-
bled on the 6rst Of June, 1863, il
conduct was characterized by tn
most intense hostility TO the admtni
! .tration aud 10 the prosecution of III
war. l sent my message to tw
houses on the second day Of the scs
sion. The senate reeeiyed, read An
q printed il in the usual way. Th
! house refused to receive it and diree
ted the clerk to return it TO me an
!. !. on the the next dav adopted resol,
= tiops approving the message OF Go
II Seymour of New York.
The revolutionary policy thus i
augurated WAS pursued withincrease
4 tviruience and open disregard Of CO.
siitutional obligations. The time WI
8 chiefly consumed by the introductit
of resolutions and the utterances
factions and measurable sentiments j
as tended to excite people again
81 the government and destroy>its pow
to suppress the rebellion. On u
18th Of February a bin was introdue'
into the house which WAS intended
. gust me as governor OF all militia
! power in state, it provided that
- arms should be placed in the custo'
:, Of the auditor, secretary and attorm
;, general of the state aud to be issu
!. or disposed only by them. II depriv
+ the governor Of all power to call o
p the militia for any purpose wha,ev'
4 II provided that all officers of the u
:. itia should be appointed and comm
a sioned BY BY tlsese four staia-aihecrs a
I'd not by the Governor, as required
IL the constitution OF the state. II p
ed vided for the repeal Of the exist
= militia law, the disbandonment OF
hrigades, regiments and corapan
formed under that law, the surren
of arms into the hands Of agents 10
W appointed by the four state ofiic
on aud rendering null and void all 4
oss standing commissions. In short,
bill transferred TO four state ofiit
,ot, the military power which was ves
rn- in the governor BY the constitution
In 1t was revolutionary and uncon
tutional in every feature and inten