HONOR TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE U.S.
Mr. CAMERON submitted a joint resolution, inviting the President elect of the United States to visit the Legislature of the State of Indiana, on his way to the Federal Capital; that a Joint Committee of seven on the part of the House, and six on the part of the Senate, be appointed to inform him of this invitation, and if he accept, meet him at the State border, and escort him to the Capital.
Mr. ORR would prefer that the committee consist of eighteen for the House and sixteen for the Senate-making one for each State in the Republic. But he did not insist upon the amendment.
Mr. PROSSER demanded the yeas and nays, and there was a second. Under ordinary circumstances he would not object, to the adoption of such a resolution, but he considered it was manifestly improper now.
Mr. ORR hoped the State of Indiana was not ashamed'to invite the President to her capital under any circumstances. He supposed she looked upon him as a statesman and a patriot, and desires to show him the respect which such qualities command.
Mr. HEFFREN had seen by the Cincinnati Gazette, that Mr. Lincoln desires to go quietly page: 34[View Page 34]to the capital; and since the country was apprehensive of excitement about the inauguration, and he did not want to see the State of Indiana do anything to embarrass him.
Mr. CAMERON. We were not take newspaper reports to regulate our action. The resolution proposed an expression not improper at this or any other time. It was simply to indicate that Indiana was loyal to the Union; that Indiana means to support the government, whether it be in Democratic or Republican hands.
The resolution was adopted-yeas 67, nays 16.
