INDIANA LEGISLATURE IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, November 20, 1858.At nine o'clock this day the Senate of the Fortieth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, met in their Chamber in the Capitol, and was called to order by the Hon. ABRAM A. HAMMOND, Lieutenant Governor of the State and President of the Senate, for the purpose of organization in special session under the Proclamation of the Governor, dated November 9, 1858.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
The PRESIDENT directed the call of the roll of Senators holding over, which service was performed by JONATHAN S. HARVEY, of Clark county, Principal Secretary of the Senate for the former session, and the following Senators holding over appeared and took their seats:
- From the counties of Cass, Howard and Pulaski - Charles D. Murray.
- From the counties of Clark and Scott - David McClure.
- From the counties of Clay and Putnam - Archibald Johnson.
- From the county of Decatur - John F. Stevens.
- From the counties of Delaware and Blackford - Walter March.
- From the county of Fountain - Isaac A. Rice.
- From the counties of Gibson, Pike and Dubois - John Hargrove.
- From the counties of Hamilton and Tipton - John Green.
- From the counties of Hendricks and Boone - Solomon Blair.
- From the county of Henry - Isaac Kinley.
- From the counties of Jennings and Jackson - James E. Wilson.
- From the counties of Lagrange and Elkhart - John Thompson.
- From the counties of Laporte and Starke - Morgan H. Weir
- From the county of Marion - John S. Bobbs.
- From the counties of Miami and Fulton - Hugh Miller.
- From the county of Montgomery - Lewis Wallace.
- From the counties of Noble, DeKalb and Steuben - Alanson N. Hendry.
- From the county of Randolph - Daniel Hill.
- From the county of Rush - Stanley Cooper.
- From the counties of Shelby and Hancock - David S. Gooding.
- From the counties of Vigo and Sullivan - William E. McLean.
- From the counties of Washington and Harrison - Horace Heffren.
The following Senators elect then came forward, as their names were called, presented their credentials, and took the oath prescribed by the constitution, at the hands of his Honor, Judge James M. Hanna, which is in the following words, to wit: "You and each you do solemnly swear to support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and honestly and faithfully to discharge your duties as Senators, during your term of service as such, so help you God."
- From the county of Allen - Allen Hamilton.
- From the county of Bartholomew - Smith Jones.
- From the counties of Benton, Warren and White - George D. Wagner.
- From the counties of Clinton and Carroll - James Odell.
- From the counties of Crawford and Orange - Quinton Lomax.
- From the county of Dearborn - Cornelius O'Brien.
- From the counties of Fayette and Union - Thomas W. Bennett.
- From the county of Floyd - D.C. Anthony.
- From the county of Franklin - Aaron B. Line.
- From the counties of Grant and Madison - Harvey Craven.
- From the counties of Green and Owen J. W. Connelly.
- From the counties of Hamilton and Whitley - James R. Slack.
- From the county of Jefferson - John R Cravens.
- From the counties of Johnson and Morgan - W.H. Jennings.
- From the counties of Knox and Daviess - James D. Williams.
- From the counties of Kosciusko and Wabash - James D. Conner.
- From the counties of Lake, Porter and Jasper - Rufuss Brown.
- From the counties of Martin and Lawrence - T. R. Cobb.
- From the counties of Monroe and Brown - W. C. Tarkington.
- From the counties of Ohio and Switzerland - Benjamin Robinson.
- From the counties of Parke and Vermillion - George K. Steele.
- From the counties of Posey and Vanderburg - M. T. Carnahan.
- From the county of Tippecanoe - M. C. Culver.
- From the counties of Warrick, Spencer and Perry - John C. Shoemaker.
- From the county of Wayne - Othniel Beeson.
- From the counties of Wells, Adams and Jay - David Studebaker.
ELECTION OF PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
Mr. GOODING. Mr. President, I move that the Senate proceed to the election of a Principal Secretary of the Senate, at once.
The motion was agreed to, and James H. Vawter, Esq., of Jennings county, was nominated.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. Gooding and Murray to serve as tellers. The roll being page: 2[View Page 2] called in this election, which was viva voce, the tellers reported 46 votes for Mr. Vawter - that being the whole number of votes cast. Mr. Fisk absent, and Messrs. Anthony, Heffren and Line not voting.
The PRESIDENT thereupon announced this unanimous vote of the Senate, and declared Mr. Vawter to be duly elected Principal Secretary, during the present session, and the oath of office was then administered to him.
ELECTION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
The Senate then, by unanimous consent proceeded to the election of an Assistant Secretary, and James N. Tyner, Esq., of Miami county, was put in nomination.
Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. President, I nominate Henry S. Cawthorn, of Vincennes. The roll was called and the tellers reported -
For Mr. Tyner - Messrs. Murray, Stevens, March, Rice, Green, Blair, Kinley, Thompson, Weir, Bobbs, Hendry, Hill, Cooper, Jones, Wagner, Anthony, Bennett, Cravens, Tamer. Craven, Brown, Steele, Culver, Beeson and Conner - 25.
For Mr. Cawthorn - Massrs. McClure,Hargrove, Miller, Wallace, Johnson, McLean, Heffren, Hamilton, Studabaker, Odell. O'Brien, Line, Connelly, Slack, Jennings, Williams, Cobb, Tarkington, Lomax. Shoemaker, Carnahan and Robinson - 22.
The PRESIDENT thereupon declared Mr. Tyner to be duly elected Assistant Secretary of the Senate, during the present session, and the oath of office was then administered to him
ELECTION OF DOOR KEEPER.
The Senate then, by unanimous consent, proceeded to the election of Door-keeper. A. F. Shortridge and George McDowell were put in nomination. The roll was called, and the Tellers reported:
For Mr. Shortridge - Messrs. Murray, Stevens, March, Rice, Green, Blair, Kinley, Thompson, Weir, Bobbs, Hendry, Hill, Cooper, Wagner, Anthony, Bennett, Cravens, Turner, Craven, Brown, Steele, Robinson, Culver, Beeson and Conner - 25.
For Mr. McDowell - Messrs. McClure, Hargrove, Wilson, Miller, Wallace, Johnson, MeLean, Heffren, Hamilton, Studabaker, Odell, O'Brien, Line. Connelly, Slack, Jennings, Williams, Cobb, Tarkington, Lomax, Shoemaker, Carnahan and Gooding - 23.
The PRESIDENT thereupon declared Mr, Shortridge to be duly elected Door-keeper of the Senate during the present session, and the oath of office was then administered to him.
ELECTION OF ASSISTANT DOOR KEEPER.
The Senate then, by unanimous consent, proceeded to the election of an Assistant Doorkeeper. John Osborn and B. F. Clark were put in nomination.
The vote was called and the Tellers reported -
For Mr. Osborn - Messrs. Murray, Stevens. Marsh, Rice, Green, Blair, Kinley, Thompson, Bobbs, Hendry, Hill, Cooper, Gooding, Jones, Wagner, Bennett, Cravens, Turner. Craven, Brown, Steele, Robinson, Culver, Beeson, Conner and Wilson - 26.
For Mr. Clark - Messrs. McClure, Hargrove, Miller, Wallace, Johnson, McLean, Heffren, Hamilton, Studabaker, Odell, O'Brien, Line, Connelly, Slack, Osborn, Williams, Cobb, Tarkington, Lomax, Shoemaker and Carnahan - 21.
The PRESIDENT thereupon declared Mr. Osborn to be duly elected Assistant Door-keeper of the Senate during the present session, and the oath of office was then administered to him.
Mr. WEIR. Mr. President: I move the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives be en-formed that the Senate has effected a permanent organization by the election of James H. Vawter as Principal Secretary, James N. Tyner Assistant Secretary, A. J Shortridge Door-keeper, and John Osborn Assistant Door-keeper; and that they are now ready to proceed to Legislative business.
The resolution was adopted.
RULES.
Mr. TARKINGTON offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the rules for the government of the Senate of 1855, be adopted as the rules for the government of the present session of the Senate.
Mr. GOODING. Before the vote is taken, I would desire to suggest that I shall propose an amendment of the rules, so as to make it a contempt of the Senate for any Senator to bolt, and that he shall be dealt with accordingly.
The PRESIDENT. The question is upon the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. GOODING. I move that this matter be postponed until Monday next at two o'clock.
Mr. TARKINGTON. I would like to know if it is going to take him that long to get his amendment ready? It must be a grave and weighty amendment.
Mr. GOODING. It is, sir. I understand from the chair, that he is very much indisposed and is very anxious to get through his business. I supposed there would be nothing more tnan a simple organization. Several Senators do not know what these rules are. A number of Senators have never been in this body before, and when they come to a vote upon rules for the government of the Senate it is not right they should go it blind. I hope, therefore, that the resolution may be postponed.
Mr. TARKINGTON. I presume it is important to have rules and regulations for the government of the Senate. I propose the rules of 1855, and move to lay the gentleman's motion upon the table.
The PRESIDENT. The question is upon the motion to lay upon the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded.
The PRESIDENT. I would suggest to the Senate that we have not been furnished with lists from which to call the yeas and nays, and therefore it would be impossible to take any question in that manner.
A VOICE. We shall insist on the yeas and nays.
A SENATOR. For the purpose of settling this matter, I move that the Senate do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT. The Senate stands adjourned till nine o'clock Monday morning.
