HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY. February 9, 1863.The reading of the Clerk's Journal of Saturdays proceedings was dispensed with.
Reports from committees recommending that House bills 2, (see page 34;) 13, (p. 43;) and 73 (p, 68;) be laid on the table, were severally concurred in.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and severally passed to the second reading:
By Mr. HIGGINS, (150) to provide for the election of officers of the Northern state Prison and their compensation.
By Mr. LEMMON, of Harrison, (151) in favor of the liquidation of the debt of the Indiana University, by the Sinking Fund Commissioners.
FAMILIES OF VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. MILLER made a report from a committee recommending that the bill (H. R. 132) to enlarge the powers of county boards in reference to the purchase of arms, and the support of soldiers families be laid on the table.
The question on concurrence in the report was undecided for lack of a quorum--yeas 43, nays 22.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report was concurred in by yeas 49, nays 31.
HONOR TO OUR SOLDIERS.
Mr. PACKARD, from the Select Committee thereon reported in favor of his joint resolution 15 (printed on pages 77 and 78 of these Reports) with an amendment that the registry be made by the State Librarian.
Mr. LAMB proposed to have the Adjutant General associated with the State Librarian.
Mr. CASON offered an amendment to that effect and supported it in an argument. Certainly the Adjutant General had a more competent possession of the facts than the State Librarian.
Mr. PACKARD defended his report. There was no need of the association of any other person with the Librarian. The Adjutant General certainly would afford all facilities to the officer appointed by this House. The m;in indicated had every qualification for the duty imposed, had the required leisure, and was to be the custodian of the work when completed.
Mr. ROBERTS argued in favor of the report, opposing the employment of the Adjutant General on the score of economy. It was necessary to employ but one functionary. He moved to table the amendment of the gentleman from Boone and Hendricks.
The motion was agreed to--yeas 46, nays 36.
Mr. HIGGINS moved to concur in the report of the committee, with an amendment limiting the cost to $250.On motion by Mr. MILLER the amendment was laid on the table--yeas 42, nays 40.
Mr. GRIFFITH proposed an amendment allowing the Adjutant General $100 for assistance and papers which he would furnish the State Librarian, allowing the latter $400.
On motion by Mr. PACKARD the amendment was laid on the table--yeas 48, nays 35.
Mr. PACKARD offered an amendment, fixing the compensation of the Librarian at $500, not more than one half to be page: 129[View Page 129] drawn before his labors were approved by the Board of Education.
Mr. JOHNSON made an ineffectual motion--yeas 28, nays 53--to lay the amendment on the table.
Mr. ROBERTS demanded the previous question.
The demand was sustained, and the report of the Committee was concurred in.
The amendment fixing the compensation of the Librarian was adopted.
Mr. LAMB offered an amendment to recommit with instructions to add resolutions pledging that the sacred cause in which our patriotic soldiers fell shall never be given up, nor traitorous feet be permitted to tread upon their graves.
Mr. MILLER saying that the resolution was intended only as a rider to kill the whole proposition, moved to table it.
The motion was agreed to--yeas 40, nays 39.
Mr. MARSHALL offered a substitute for the joint resolutions as reported on by the Committee.
Mr. PACKARD. I desire to ask if Mr. Laz. Noble himself did not prepare the substitute.
Mr. MARSHALL. He did.
Mr. PACKARD. Ah! I thought so.
Pending which the House adjourned.
