may be reasonable, in view of the increased labor that may be imposed upon him.

10th. Providing that the act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of November, A. D. 1864.

Mr. Johnson moved to amend the resolution by making it one of inquiry.

On motion by Mr. Shields,

The resolution and pending amendment was postponed till Friday next at two o'clock P. M., and made the special order for that hour.

Mr. Williams offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Doorkeeper be authorized to procure from H. H. Dodd & Co. one copy, for each member and officer of the Senate, of the Geological Survey of the State made by David and Richard Owen, and lay the same on the desks of Senators.

Mr. Johnson offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the law on the subject of the emigration of free negroes as to entirely prohibit the emigration of such persons from this State, and the removing of all such persons as are within this State in violation of the Constitution and laws of the State.

Mr. Ray offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to inform the Senate whether, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of 1859, the State authorities ordered the publication of two thousand copies of Mr. Owens' "Geological Survey;" and if so, have the said two thousand copies been furnished, and by whom, and where are the said books, and the terms of contract and price per copy, and all the facts in the case.

The President laid before the Senate the following:

TRUSTEES' OFFICE, WABASH AND ERIE CANAL,
Terre Haute, January 9, 1863.

Hon. PARIS C. DUNNING:

SIR-I have the honor to transmit to you the annual report of the Trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal, for the year 1862, to be laid before the body over which you preside,

Very respectfully,

THOMAS DOWLING,

On motion by Mr. Browne of Randolph,

Resident Trustee.

The report was laid on the table, and 300 copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.

Mr. Dickinson offered Senate bill No. 2, entitled "An act authorizing the Boards of Commissioners of the several counties of the State of Indiana, and the authorities of any incorporate city or town in said State, to make appropriations for the protection and maintenance of the families of volunteers, and for the encouragement of volunteers, and to provide for wounded and disabled soldiers, and for the disinterring, transportation, and interring of the bodies of any deceased soldiers, and for the erecting of monuments to their memories, and to make appropriations for the purchase of arms and equipments, for raising and maintaining of military companies for home defense, or for State or United States service, and for such other necessary expenditures for the defense of their respective counties, cities, and towns, as the exigencies of the times may require, and to empower county boards and the authorities of the incorporated towns and cities to make regulations for disbursement of the same, to legalize any appropriations heretofore made, and to authorize a special tax for the payment of the same.

Which was read the first time, and passed to the second reading on to-morrow.

Mr. Browne of Randolph introduced

Senate bill No. 3. A bill amending the 103d section of an act entitled “An act to revise, simplify, and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms, in criminal actions, in the courts of this State," approved June 17, 1852;

Which was read a first time, and passed to a second reading on

to-morrow.

Mr. Blair introduced

Senate bill No. 4. A bill to amend the second and third sections of an act entitled "An act regulating docket fees of District Attorneys in the Court of Common Pleas, and before Justices of the Peace, and regulating Prosecuting and District Attorney fees, in prosecutions on forfeited recognizances," approved June 4, 1861; Which was read a first time, and passed to a second reading on to-morrow.

Mr. Dickinson introduced

Senate bill No. 5. An act amending section six of an "An act approved May 20, 1852, touching the laying out and vacating towns, streets, alleys, public squares and grounds, or any part thereof; the making out and recording of plats of such towns, and providing for the change of the name of such towns;"

Which was read a first time, and passed to a second reading on to-morrow.

The President announced the order of the day to be the consideration of the message received some days since from the House of Representatives, proposing the election of United States Senators, with a pending amendment, fixing the time on Monday next, at 2 o'clock, P. M.

On motion by Mr. Cobb,

The further consideration thereof was postponed till 2 o'clock, P. M.

The President laid before the Senate the message from the House of Representatives, requesting the Senate to repair to the Hall to hear the message of His Excellency, the Governor.

MR. PRESIDENT:

I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate of the passage of the following concurrent resolutions:

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, that a joint committee of be raised, consisting of five members from the House, and from the Senate, to whom shall be referred, for

revision, the joint rules of the two Houses.

Resolved further, That the Rules for the Government of this House be referred, for revision, to the members of said committee from this House.

The Speaker appointed the following members on the part of the House:

Messrs. Howk, Branham, Wolfe, Niblack, and Newman.
The above resolution was concurred in.

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, That our Senators be instructed, and our Representatives in Congress requested, to cast their votes and use their influence in favor of a law reducing the pay of all commissioned officers in the army of the United States, at least 25 per cent., and raising the pay of all privates at least four dollars per month.

On motion by Mr. Johnson,

The following amendment was agreed to:

Insert before the word "private," the words "non-commissioned officers and."

On motion by Mr. Landers,

The resolution and amendment was referred to the Military Committee:

Mr. Wolfe, from the select committee thereon, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT:

The undersigned, a majority of the select committee, to whom were referred the preamble and resolutions introduced by Mr. Browne of Randolph, respectfully report that they have had the subject

matter of said resolutions under consideration, and are of the opinion that the action of the Senate on the material parts thereof, is not necessary or proper at the present time, and we respectfully submit the following reasons for that conclusion:

While it is true that the especial friends of said resolutions disclaim that the object in introducing them, and having them adopted by the Senate, was intended to be a condition precedent upon which the future action of the minority will depend; yet, it can not be denied that such a construction has generally been placed upon the action of the minority in urging their adoption at this early and unseasonable period of the session. To take definite action, therefore, at this time, and under such circumstances, unless there existed some urgent necessity, would not be compatible with our ideas of independence and self-respect. We deny the right of the minority to exact terms or declarations of intentions in advance of our actions. The duties of a Senator require that he should always be free to act as his judgment shall dictate for the best interest of his constituents, untramineled by pledges, or by conditions and restrictions, save those contained in the Constitution which he is sworn to support. But there are special reasons for declining to take specific action on the material matters in said resolutions at the present time, which we will briefly state.

As it regards the subject-matter of the first resolution, we know of no disposition or intention on the part of any member of this body, or of the dominant political party in the State, to interfere with the exercise of the rightful powers of the general Government, for the purpose of putting down the rebellion and preserving the national Government under the Constitution; yet we do not desire to conceal the fact that we are opposed to much of the policy and conduct of the administration in its so-called efforts to accomplish those desirable objects; and especially are we opposed to the emancipation proclamation, of September the 22d, 1862, and the entire negro policy of the radicals who now, unfortunately, have control of the Government, believing that such policy is calculated to destroy, and not preserve the Union and constitutional liberty. And in proof of these opinions, we refer, with pain, to the deplorable condition of our national affairs, which we believe is the legitimate result of the cause stated. "The Constitution as it is, and the Union as it was," with "the negro where he is," is our motto; and at the proper time we will probably elaborate our views upon these important subjects, so as to give a full and fair expression of the