The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-24
IN SENATE.

MONDAY MhIAH - Aflfs
The Senate met At = o'clock pm, puiso'
ant 10 adjournment the Lieutenant Gov
srpor Hon. Mahion ID. Manson In the chair.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, com
mandipR order, announced prayer by mem.
Der OF the House OF Representatives, Rev.
Thomas Smith, n Representative from the
county OF Warick.
Rev. Mr. Smith invoked the Divine blees
Ing In the following words Lord God.
our Heavenly Father, the Creator and Pre-
server OF all things We most solemnly Ia.
woke Thy blessing TO rest upon the members
u this General Assembly. Aud In an espe-
cial manner, . Lord. We ask Thy blessing TO
rett upon the presiding cfcer OF this Senate.
We realize and believe that II IL through
Thee We live aud move and have our being.
We are left under existing circumstances 10
mourn the loss OF one OF our number. who
has been called from labor 10 repoee.
Lord. In tender mercy, wilt Thou shield and
protect ana comfort the bersaVod hearts
those left behind. We ask Thy blessing TO
rest upon all the inhabitants OF our State.
hiefs all our presiding officers and
those In authority over Us, aud
make them men OF clean hands and
pure hearts Grant o God 10 lead us not
into temptslion, but deliver us from evil,
and Grant o Lord that while We sojourn in
tie world, may We so act that at the time OF
our departure shall arrive, we can realize ms
did one OF Old that We have fought the good
fight, have kept the faith and are ready o be
ofered. When this lite with all its labors
is ended receive Us to Thyself IN glory, and
Thine be the praises forever and ever Amen
On motion by Mr.. WILLARD. the reading
Of the Secretary's minutes OF Fridays pro-
ctedings was dispensed with.
DEATH OF HON. ". ". BROWNING.
Mr. DUNCAN. Of Brown: Mr.. President,
! offer the following resolution:
Whereas The Senate has just been informed OF
the death OF W; ", Browning, Represen tstye in
the Fiity-iourth General Assembly from Brown
and monroe Counter, which occurred in this
city; therefore, be IL
Resolved, That committee OF the Senators be
appointed 10 make arrangements TO attend the
funeral and TO present proper resolutions in re-
Resolved. That es mark of esteem in which
the deceased was bed by this body, that the sen.
ate DO adjourn until tomorrow morning at
O'Clock.
Mr.. DUNCAN, of Brown: Mr.. President
/ move the ad9ption of the resolution.
Mr.. WILLARD: | second the motion.
Mr.. WEIR: ] would suggest whether 1t
would not be better to appoint the COM
mittee proposed to be laised by the resolu.
ton, previous to the adjournment OF the
Senate.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: l don't
understand that the resolution adjourns
the Senate at once.
The resolution was adopted
Tie LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. I will
APPOINT IS the committee Mr.. Duncan, of
Brown; the Senator from Huntington Mr..
Hilligass). and the Senator from Fountain
Mr.. Msrshaln.
Mr.. MAGEE: l woull suggest that IL
there IS to be any further Teso lutioas offered
or any action taken on this matter, IL might
better be done this afternoon. The com
mittee might retire at once and make q re-
port in few minutes, and whatever is to
be said on the resolutions might be pre-.
sented now. We would save that much
time.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: I un-
deIstaDd the House will soon send message
to the Senate inviting the Senate to attend
in body, and together with the House es-
cort the corpse from up here on Delaware
street to the Union Depot.
Mr.. HlLLlGASS: | was informed by a
member of the House that the Senate would
be invited,
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 1t
would only take a few minutes for some
the Senator from Cas-.
Mr.. MAGEE: | move that a committee
OF three be appointed 20 draft resolutions
expressing the sense Of the Senate on the
death of Mr.. Browning.
The motion was agreed to.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: will
make the committee to consist of the Sen
etor from Cass (Mr.. Magee), the Senator from
Wayne (Mr. Foulke). and the Senator from
Lawrence Mr. Willard
Mr.. FOWLER: l don't know whether I
fully comprehend the scope of the resolusion
introduced by the Senator from Brown Mr..
Duncan
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ITO the
Reading Clerk: Read the resolution.
The clerk again read the resolution.
AQ / ho
luton the committee appointed under 1t is to
attend the funeral and accompany the corpse
10 the place of the burial.
Mr.. WILLARD, from the special commit
tee thereon, reported the following:
Where's, The Almighty in his Infinite provi-
dence has callnd from our midst one OF our men,
bers, Hon. w. W. Browning, Representative from
the counties OF Brown and Monroe; therefore,
Resolved by the Senate of Indiana, That this
body has heard with deep regret OF the loss OF
Resolved, That the memory OF W. w. Browning
~ endeGred TO as on account OF his uniform cour-
tesy and kindness and his distinguished ability
Resolved, That we tender 10 his bereaved family
our ST. eere coincidence in their affection.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be
spread upon the journal of the Senate. and that
an engrossed copy be sent TO the family Of the de
ceased. JAMES A. WILLARs,
J. w. d. FoULEE,
RUFUS MAGEE.
The resolutions were adopted.
Mf- w LIN move that the Senate DO
now adjourn and proceed in a body to the
place of the funeral OF the Hon. w. w.
Browning, deceased.
The motion was agreed to-
Accordingly, the Senate adjourned till .
O'Clock tomorrow morning, pursuant to the
resolution first adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY. March %. 1sS5-1O al m.
The House met pursuant to sdianrny, ,a,,t
the Speaker Hon. Charles Z. Jewett, Of
Floyd Cou-ty, in the Chair.
Mr. sMI II, of TippecanOe Offered the fol-