IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1867.The Senate met at two o'clock P. M.
The Secretary proceeded to read his minutes of yesterday's proceedings, but -
On motion of Mr. TERRY the further reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Mr. THOMPSON presented a petition from members of the Preacher's Aid Society praying for the indefinite postponement of the bill [H. R. 2] authorizing said society to pay over its assets and cease to exist after the first day of January, 1868; which was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
Bills for Acts of the General Assembly, numbered and titled to the following effect were introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate committees.
By Mr. WOLCOTT, under direction of the Committee of Finance, [S. 69] to make an appropriation for the payment of sheriff's mileage, [$12,000 mileage for taking prisoners to the State prisons.]
By Mr. MILLIGAN, [S. 70] amending section 57 of an act for the incorporation of cities, approved December 20, 1865; authorizing subscriptions and donations to aid in the construction of plank, McAdamized and rail roads running into or through such cities, prescribing the manner which such subscriptions and donations may be made, and for the enforcement thereof. Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. BROWN, [S. 71] in relation to joint stock insurance companies organized under the laws of Indiana. Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. NOYES [S. 72] repealing an act to provide for the redemption of real property, or any interest therein sold on execution or order of sale, and providing for certificate of purchase in such cases and repealing all laws in conflict therewith, approved June 4, 1861. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. CHURCH, [S. 73] to regulate and make uniform the prices charged by railroad companies for transporting goods, merchandize, and material to and from stations on the railroads in this State. [Shall charge in proportion to the price for transportation over the entire line.] Referred to the Committee on Rights and Privileges.
By Mr. CUMBACK, [S. 74] amending sections 5 8 and 11 of the General Township Business Act, approved February 18, 1859. Trustee shall hold his office for three years. School tax to be levied at the June session of the County Board. Trustees shall settle with Supervisors on the last Thursday in May, and make report to the County Commissioners on or before the Wednesday following the first Monday in June.] Referred to the Committee on County and Township Business.
By Mr. REYNOLDS, [S. 75] for the incorporation of slack water companies and defining their powers and duties. Referred to the Committee on Rights and Privileges.
By Mr. THOMPSON, [S. 76] to increase the salary of the prosecuting attorneys of the criminal circuit courts, and providing the manner of paying the same. [An additional salary of $1,000 to be paid out of the treasuries of the counties constituting the criminal circuit courts.]Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. WARD, [S. 77] to amend sections 1 and 6 of the Supervisor's Act, approved March 5, 1859. Referred to the Committee on Roads.
By Mr. WOLCOTT, [S. 78] regulating interest on money, to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act; and to repeal the 51st section of the act defining misdemeanors, and prescribing punishment therefor, approved June 14, 1852. [10 per cent, on agreements.] Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. PARRISH offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the Committee on Military Affairs to employ a clerk.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Mr. CULLEN. In compliance with the act of Congress, and a resolution passed by the Senate, I move that we now enter upon the election of a United States Senator to take the place of the Hon. Henry S. Lane.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. The hour having arrived for which the election was made the special order of the day, it takes precedence. Shall the special order of the day be taken up ?
It was so ordered by the Senate.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. The order is for the election of a Senator to succeed the Hon. Henry S. Lane in the Senate of the United States. Nominations are now in order.
Mr. HANNA. Mr. President: I desire to place in nomination the name of one whose eloquence, integrity, courage and unchanging devotion to the exalted principles of the Federal Constitution have endeared him to the hearts of all who really cherish Democratic principles. He is not far advanced in years, but his mind and heart are thoroughly imbued with the genius and science of Republican Government. Trained by the severest mental discipline tried in the seven times heated furnace of persecution - and scarred all over as he is, by the cruel shafts of calumny, I desire today to give him that endorsement, in which I believe the future judgement of the American people will fully acquiesce when, the unruly storm of the present hour shall have been shut up once more in its natural caves, and when the gentle hand of peace shall again smooth the surface of the troubled waters of our troubles. I place in nomination the name of Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President: I arise, sir, to put in nomination for the office of United States Senator, Oliver P. Morton. And in doing so, I cannot refrain from saying that I consider the performance of that duty a great honor. I feel that I am but giving expression to the sentiments entertained by the good, loyal, and Christian people of great State he has served so long and so well, and whose interests and honor has guarded with such singular fidelity. That he is the choice of the people, proof is to be found in the almost universal praise accorded to him, not only in Indiana, but all over the country, wherever tal- page: 74[View Page 74] ent, indomitable energy, devoted loyalty, and political integrity are honored. And it is not strange that it is so, for he has acted his part during times, and amid scenes well calculated to develop the statesman, and the man. And, sir, while the politics, the diplomacy and the war of the last six years has discovered so many bright names, none have shone with a steadier and more hopeful splendor than that of Oliver P. Morton. Whether in organizing armies to meet treason in the front, or thwarting the purposes of traitors at home, he has never failed to display those great qualities of head and heart which make up the model American statesman. That he is the choice of the great party in Indiana, whose acknowledged leader he is, proof is found in the singular unanimity with which their chosen representatives in this General Assembly give utterance to their choice. There is not a Union man in Indiana who does not feel that much of our success is owing to the energy, the eloquence, and the devotion of Governor Morton to the great principles and policies of our triumphant organization. And this is not confined by State lines, for wherever a Union man can be found, whether in the North where his principles are dominant, or in the South where danger threatens him - there you find a friend of Governor Morton. That he is the choice of the soldier, proof is found in the heart and mouth of every gallant hero who carried a sword or a musket in the great warfare of our second independence. During the war no name so aroused the arder and the enthusiasm of the soldier. And I but speak the sentiments of every soldier when I say, that if that vast army had been drawn up in one long line of blue stretching from the Potomac across the mountains and the rivers to the great father of waters, and the question asked what man has shown the most energy, the most ability, and the most devotion in the great cause that animated their hearts, I doubt not sir, that that long line of patriots would respond with one accord, Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana. I speak, sir, of what I know. Then, sir, being the choice of the people, the choice of his party, the choice of the citizen and the choice of the soldier, I submit his name, with the confidence that he will be elected to this great office, which I predict will be but another step toward that higher and more exalted position which awaits him in the future, at the hands of a mighty, free and united Republic.
The LIEUT. GOVERNOR. If there are no other nominations the Secretary will call the roll.
The ballot resulted: For O. P. Morton, 28 votes; for D. W. Voorhees, 19 votes; for H. S. Lane, 2 votes - as follows:
Those who voted for O. P. Morton were -
Messrs. Armstrong, Bellamy, Bennett, Bonham, Brown, Cason, Church, Cullen, Cumback, Houghton, Hyatt, Jacquess, Johnson, Lewis, Milligan, Niles, Noyes, Oyler, Parrish, Reagan, Reynolds, Rice, Richmond, Stein, Terry, Thompson, Ward and Wolcott - 28
Those who voted for D. W. Voorhees were -
Messrs, Barker, Bowman, Carson, Gifford, Hanna, Howk. Huey, Huffman, Humphreys, Hunt, Lee, Mason, Newlin, Sherrod, Smith, Staggs, Taggart, Turner and Vawter 19.
Those who voted for Henry S. Lane were - Messrs. Cravens and Kinley - 2
Pending the ballot -
Mr. CRAVENS, when his name was called, said: One word, Mr. President, in explanation of the vote I am about to cast. There are occasions, sir, in the history of every man when it is difficult for him to determine what to say; and there are also, perhaps, occasions when it is equally difficult to determine what not to say. Trying to profit by the latter branch of this proposition, I shall be exceedingly brief in my explanation, which consists in the fact that I can not consistently, with the view I entertain of my obligations under the Constitution, vote for any man who holds an official relation to the State such as is now sustained by the nominee of the party-a party with which it always has been, and I trust always will be, my pleasure as it is my pride to act - I say I can not, vote for any man who sustains that relation to the State, for the position of United States Senator on the one hand; and I will say, upon the other hand, that I would be false to every instinct of nature and every element of patriotism if I were even by indirection to favor the election of a man who could, by any possibility, be suspected of being an enemy of his country and my country. Taking this to be the case, I shall vote for an unquestioned Union man-a man of unquestionable loyalty - one whose fidelity to the party and to the principles of the party which gave him honor can never be suspected, and a man whose radicalism is fully up to and in harmony I with the most advanced views of the loyal men of this country. I shall vote for the Hon. Henry S. Lane.
Mr. KINLEY, when his name was called, said: I am aware that in the vote I am about to cast, I am liable to be misrepresented; and I desire to say that I am one of those who believe that the Governor of Indiana, under the Constitution of the State, is ineligible to the office of United States Senator. I am, therefore, constrained not page: 75[View Page 75] to vote for the nominee of the Republican caucus. I shall cast my vote for the Hon. Henry S. Lane.
The result was then announced as above recorded.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. The entire action of the Senate will be entered upon the journal of the Senate, as required by the act of Congress.
Mr. BENNETT offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Senate and House of Representatives (the House concurring) will meet in joint convention in the Hall of the House to-morrow, the 23d instant, at twelve o'clock M., for the purpose of comparing the separate action this clay taken in relation to the election of a Senator in Congress; also for the purpose of taking such action as that comparison and the provision of the act of Congress may render necessary.
Mr. PARRISH asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Bonham for the remainder of the week.
On motion by Mr. CUMBACK, it was -
Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns it adjourn to meet at eleven o'clock A. M., to-morrow.
And then the Senate adjourned.
