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PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE SENATE.

Resolutions Complimentary TO Lieutenant
Governors Hanna and Manson Adopted.
The Senate met at 1870 o'clock A. NJ, Lieu
tenantgovernor Hanna in the chair. Prayer By
j. Albert Rondthaler, pastor of the Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church
The Lieutenant governor announced the nm.
finished business of Friday afternoon, which EN-.
braced the consideration of the substitute adopt-
ed IN lieu of the resolution by Mr. HiIgass con-
graduating the soldiers of Indiana upon the
election of General NJ d. Manson as IIeuten
ant,governor. Mr. Hilligass offered the follow.
ing as an amendment to the substitute.
Resolved That the Senate of the State of Indiana
hereby congratulates the soldiers of the State upon
the election of Col Isaac P. Gray Gen. Mahlon d.
Capt j. A s. Mitchell, soldiers of the late war; and
especially do we express our esteem and high regard
fer the personal and military worth of lieutenant
governor Manson, who is soon to become the pre-.
siding officer of the Senate"
Mr. Willard demanded the previous question.
upon which the vote stood yeas, 49, nays, IL
Mr.. Winter raised point of order that the pro-
puSed amendment was out of order under rule
28, but the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS decided the
amendment Ill order as an addition to the sub
sttute adopted Friday afternoon. The amend
mentof Mr.. Hilligass was adopted.
Mr.. Overstreet demanded division of the
questionable vote first to be taken ON the part
applying TO General Manson. He was willing to
vote for the proposition to compliment General
Manson. The Republican members votedagainst
the first clause of the resolution, but the part re-
ferring to General Manson was adopted unani.
mousiy.
On motion by Mr. Willard the bill TH r.. Ii
to appropriate 1925, 600 to defray the expenses OF
3theregular5session OF the Fifty-fourth General
Assembly of the State of Indiana, and other
matters connected Herewith, and declaring an
emergency, was read the first time and referred
Mr. May offered a joint resolution rs. 2 ] in.
structing senators and requesting the Indiana
representatives in Congress, to use theirlinhu,
ence in urging the passage of appropriate laws
granting pensions to soldiers of the Mexican war
and to all those suffering from disabilities orin-
juries incurred in the war of the Rebellion to
amply provide for the widows and orphans of
such. and make efforts to repeal the arrearage
begin at the date of receiving such injuries. 1t
was read the first time and referred TO the CONF
mttee on federal relations
Mr. Magee offered aresolution rendering the
thanks OF the Senate to Acknowledgements
Thomas Hanna, for the impartial manner in
which he had presided over the organization of
the Fifty fourth General Assembly of Indiana
and expressing kind wishes for his future life.
The acknowledgements vacated the chair
and the Senator from Cass, Mr. Magee, put the
question. The resolution was adopted Enani
mousy
The Senate met at1:3O in the afternoon but
Immediately proceeded to Enghsh's Opera house
to attend the ceremonies of the inauguration of
Governor; Gray and Lieutenant-governor Man,
son.
No session was held during the afternoon.