AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. CAMERON had leave now to withdraw his demand for the previous question; and on his further motion, the consideration of the report and bill was postponed and made the special order for to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.
Mr. BUNDY submitted a resolution, inviting Senators forthwith to the joint Contention for this hour, to choose two Commissioners of the Sinking Fund in the place of Commissioners Parks and Bemusdaffer.
page: 343[View Page 343]On the motion of Mr. STOTSRNBERG, the order was dispensed with, and the General Appropriation bill was taken up and considered on the second reading, passed the second reading, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
IN JOINT CONVENTION---SINKING FUND
COMMIS
SIONERS.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate called the Convention to order, read the act of 1859, under which the election is held, and called for nominations.
Mr. HEFFREN. The elections were to fill the places to be vacated by Mr. Parks and Mr. Bemusdaffer. He nominated Joseph B. Bemusdaffer, of Decatur county.
Mr. FRASIER nominated Isaac Jenkinson, of Allen county.
The vote proceeded vive voce, and it was reported---
- For Jenkinson.........................82 votes.
- For Bemusdaffer......................54 votes.
Isaac Jenkinson, of the county of Allen, having received a majority, was declared by the President to be elected a Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, to serve four years.
The PRESIDENT then called for nomination, to fill the other vacancy in the Board.
Mr. HEFFREN nominated Parmenter M. Parks, of Morgan county.
Mr. Senator STONE nominated Nathaniel Kemp, of Randolph county,
The vote was reported---
- For Kemp..............................82 votes.
- For Parks............ ..................54 votes.
The PRESIDENT. Nathaniel Kemp, of Randolph county having received a majority of all the votes cast, I declare him to be duly elected---to serve for four years.
The Convention having completed the object for which it was called, Senators will now retire to their chamber.
THE MILITIA.
The SPEAKER announced the special order, viz: the consideration of Mr. Gresham's military bill (105)-the question being on the engrossement of the bill as it was reported.
Mr. HEFFREN made an ineffectual motion to take up the consideration of bills on the 3d reading.
Mr. KNOWLTON proposed to concur in the reported bill with an amendment, striking out after the enacting clause, and inserting new matter. He said his amendment had been submitted to the best military minds in Indianapolis, and approved by them. The committee's bill was imperfect in many particulars. It provides for the election or appointment of officers whose salaries, and the cost of administration under them would be excessive. It provides also that the Governor shall prescribe rules and regulations of the militia. He considered the Legislature capable of proscribing these rules, and that was their duty also.
His amendment was read. It is based on the present law, of June 14, 1852, repealing sections 3 to 20 inclusive thereof, and "providing for a more perfect organization of the Indiana Miltitia for military fund and its disbursement "for punishing failures and negligence of duty in the service, and for matters properly connected therewith."
Mr. CAMERON demanded the previous question, and there was a second-the main question being on the adoption of Mr. Knowlton's amendment, the vote was reported-yeas 29, nays 62.
The next question under the previous question was on concurring in the report of the Military Committee and adopting their amendment.
[A message from the Senate announced the concurrent vote in that body, for President of the Board of Trustees and two trustees for each of the Benevolent Institutions-under the appointment of a concurrent resolution before reported from that body.]
Mr. HEFFREN inquired whether negroes, Indians, and mulattoes were to be included in the "State troops" of the second section, which were to be "composed of such citizens or residents of the State over the age of eighteen years," &c. ?
Several voices"No." "order."
Mr. STOTSENBERG, (pro forma,) had too much regard for his Republican friends to help them to pass this bill, by which they would kill themselves. The bill required amendments which could not be applied under the restraints of the previous question.
The vote stood: yeas 54, nays 38, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bingham, Boydston, Branham, Brucker, Bryan, Bundy, Burgess, Cameron, Cason, Collins of Whitley, Cram, Dashiel, Epperson, Erwin, Feagler, Ferguson, Fisher, Fordyce, Fraley Frazier, Gore, Gresham, Grover, Haworth, Henricks, Hopkins, Hudson, Jones of Tippecanoe, Jones of Vermillion, Jones of, Wayne, Kendrick, Lee, Lightner, Moody, Moorman, Nebeker, Newman, Orr, Parrett, Ragan, Randall, Sherman, Sloan, Smith of Miami, Thomas, Turner, Underwood, Veatch, Wells, Williams, Wilson, Woodhull, Woods, and Mr. Speaker-54.
NAYS-Messrs. Atkinson, Black, Brett, Campbell, Collins of Adams, Cooprider, Davis, Dobbins, Fleming, Ford, Gifford, Hayes, Heffren, Holcomb, Horton, Howard, Jenkinson, Kitchen, Knowlton, Lods, Lane, McClurg, McLean, Moss, Mutz, Owens, Packard, Pitts, Polk, Prosser, Prow, Bobbins, Roberts, Smith of Bartholomew, Stevenson, Stotsenberg, Trier, and Warrum-38.
So the amendment of the committee was adopted; and then the bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time: yeas 53, nays 36.
The bill was read the third time.
Mr. CAMERON demanded the previous question, and the vote stood : yeas 56, nays 10-2 present and refusing to vote : so the bill passed, having the following title, viz.:
An act for the organization of the Indiana Militia, prescribing duties of certain officers, for punishing failures, refusals, and negligences in connection with the service, and for the repeal of all existing laws having reference to said militia.
page: 344[View Page 344]Mr. STOTSENBERG proposed to amend the title, by substituting these words: 'An act making provision for the complete route of the Republican party at the next and all succeeding popular elections," &c.; which was ruled out.
And then the House adjourned.
