TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR laid before the Senate a request for the use of the Senate Chamber for temperance meetings on Friday evenings the 18th and 25th inst.
Mr. CHAPMAN considered the Senate has no right to grant the use of this room to any one. We have no right to farm it out. Some one of the County Committee is almost constantly in a room below, and no doubt these people can get another and as good a room for their meetings as this one.
Mr. BELL also thought application should be made to the Committee. We are here only as sort of tenants by right of the new State House act. It would be exercising a little cheek on our part to undertake to grant the use of this room to any body.
Mr. BROWN--Inasmuch as he was the only advocate the temperance people of Indiana have upon the floor of the Senate, of course, looked with a jealous eye upon their interests. He moved the Senate recommend to the Board of Commissioners to grant their request.
Mr. CHAPMAN thought there was a certain sort of courtesy due to the Commissioners, who represent the owners of this building, and if we have the right to grant the use of the chamber to these people, or anybody else, we have the same right to farm it out to a circus. Then Friday night is generally a very busy night for the Secretaries of the Senate; that night they commence to make up the calendar of business for publication, and they ought not to be disturbed.
Mr. MENZIES favored granting the request, and made a formal motion to that effect.
Mr. BELL moved to amend the amendment by referring the matter to the Board of County Commissioners, with a favorable recommendation.
It was agreed to.
On motion, the whole matter was referred to the Committee on Temperance.
