AFTERNOON SESSION.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES
SENATOR.
Mr. NEBEKER submitted a resolution (the Senate concurring) that the General Assembly now proceed to the election of United States Senator by concurrent vote.
Mr. FISHER. The hour for the election heretofore appointed having passed, he proposed to make it 3 o'clock.
It was agreed to and so adopted.
A message from the Senate now announced that that body had adopted a joint resolution for the election of United States Senator this day by separate action of the two Houses-the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to certify the same.
On motion bs Mr. HEFFREN the joint resolutions communicated from the Senate were taken up.
Br. BINGHAM moved that the House concur.
The SPEAKER ordered the yeas and nays, and they were taken.
Mr. BINGHAM, perceiving that some gentlemen present did not vote, called the attention of the House to the rule requiring all to vote.
Mr. HEFFREN, and Mr. SMITH of Bartholomew, each stated that they had refused to vote, not factiously, but because they could not think that the election of United States Senator, under such a regulation, could be constitutionally made, &c.
The result of the vote was-yeas 82, nays 9:
So the Senate joint resolution was concurred in.
A message from the Senate now announced on the part of that body the election of His Excellency, the honorable Henry S. Lane, to the office of Senator of the United States for the State ot Indiana-to serve from the 4th of March, 1861, to the 4th of March, 1867.
The SPEAKER announced the order of the election of U. S. Senator under the joint resolution just adopted.
Mr. BUNDY, For that office I nominate the Hon. Henry S. Lane.
Mr. STOTSENBURG. I nominate Joseph A. Wright.
The vote being ordered and taken-
The SPEAKER announced the whole number of votes cast, 97; necessary to a choice, 49. Of the whole number. Henry S. Lane received 61, which being a majority of all the votes cast, he is hereby declared on the part of the House of Representatives, duly elected Senator to represent the State of Indiana in the Senate of the United States, for the term of six years from and after the 4th day of March, 1861.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication from His Excellency, Governor Lane, resigning the office of Governor of the State of Indiana, returning thanks to the people for electing him to that high official position, and alleging that nothing but a high sense of public duty had induced him to tender this resignation, which he asked to be placed on the Journal of the House of Representatives.
Mr. CAMERON submitted an order to inform the Senate of the election just taken on the part of the House which was concurred in.
INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR MORTON,
Mr. BUNDY submitted a resolution, which was adopted, inviting the Senate to joint convention in this Hall, instanter. to witness the formal investment of the Hon. Oliver P. Morton with the office of Governor of the State of Indiana, devolved upon him by the resignation of Governor Lane.
The Senate responded promptly; and order having obtained in the joint convention-
The Presiding Officer of the Senate said : By the resignation of the late Governor Lane, on account of his election to the office of United States Senator for the State of Indiana, the office of Governor has become vacant. By virtue of the Constitution, the Hon. Oliver P. Morton becomes now Governor of the State. If Mr. Morton is present, he will step forward, and the oath of his office will be administered to him.
The oath was administered by Judge Perkins.
His Excellency, Governor Morton, then returned his thanks to Senators for the kindness ind indulgence received at their hands in the brief term of his official intercourse with them. In the new position to which he had been called,he trusted that their social and official relations would be equally satisfactory and pleasant.
page: 58[View Page 58]It could haldly be expected of him to deliver an inaugural address. He could only pledge himself to a faithful and economical administration. The financial affairs of the State were in great confusion and embarrassment. It would be one of the first duties of the General Assembly to investigate them. The people had been promised reform. That promise would, and must be, redeemed. The times in which we were called to act, were full of solemn portent, counselling discretion and firmness. He would co-operate heartily with the Legislature in all measures having in view the well-being of the community and the preservation of the Union of these States.
The Governor having retired from the forum-
The PRESIDENT of the Senate prorogued the joint session, and Senators returned to their Chamber.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. WELLS : [57] To amend sections 2, 3, 5 and 6, of the act to provide for the re-location of county boundaries, &c., approved March 2, 1855.
By Mr. CAMERON: [58] To repeal the act to amend section 42 of the act to establish the Court of Common Pleas, &c.. approved May 14, 1852, so as to regulate the docketing and dispasal of business thereof-approved March 5, 1859:
Which were severally passed to the second reading.
The House then adjourned.
