THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL.
Mr. Mellett submitted the following:
WHEREAS, The issue of the Indianapolis Sentinel of this date contains a wanton attack upon the integrity of the Speaker and members of this House in an article on public printing; and,
WHEREAS, The same paper in a recent issue, warmly indorsed the bill passed by the House on the same subject, which bill this House adhered to to the last; and
WHEREAS, The charges in said article are wholly false and without foundation in truth; therefore,
Resolved, That the editor of the Sentinel, in the publication of said article, is at once false and inconsistent, and merits the censure of this House therefor.
Mr. Gregory considered that if we pass a censure of this character on this newspaper, we ought to extend it so as to include every newspaper in the State. He ventured the assertion that there is not a paper of any distinct character in the State that has not published matter equally reprehensible with that in the Sentinel; and if the Sentinel has slandered the House, there is not a paper in the State but has done as much. I make the motion that they all be included in the resolution.
The Speaker the amendment is not in order, because it does not specify persons and dates.
Mr. Branham indicated a motion to lay on the table; but gave way for the direct vote, which resulted - yeas 35, nays 20.
So the resolution was adopted.
