Amend the amendment by striking out: "it shall be the duty of," and "to," found in the first, second, and third lines, and adding: And provide further that the propositions made by the Legislatures of the different States fail to effect an honorable settlement or compromise between the Federal Government and the seceded States. On motion by Mr. Corbin, The Senate adjourned. 2 O'CLOCK, P. M. Senate met. The pending question being the amendment offered by Mr. Douglass on the joint resolution introduced by Mr. Cobb, On motion by Mr. Wolfe, The special order for this hour was postponed until 11 o'clock, A. M., on to-morrow. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to transmit to the Senate the following enrolled bills of the House, to-wit: House bill No. 15. An act to authorize the Governor to issue a patent to Aaron Foster for certain Michigan road land in Laporte county. House bill No. 140. An act to authorize the chairmen of committees appointed by either House, or both Houses of the General Assembly, to administer oaths to witnesses testifying or called to testify before such committees. Which enrolled bills have been signed by the Speaker of the House, and are respectfully submitted for the signature of the President of the Senate. The President thereupon affixed his signature to House bill No. 15 and House bill No. 140, referred to in the foregoing message. On motion by Mr. Brown of Wells, The Senate adjourned. The Senate met. WEDNESDAY, 9 O'CLOCK, A. M., The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, &C. } Mr. Moore presented a series of resolutions adopted by a mass meeting of the Democratic citizens of Owen county; Which was read and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. REPORTS. Mr. Wilson, chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following: MR. PRESIDENT: The majority of the Committee on Banks, to whom was referred the memorial of D. R. Martin, would respectfully beg leave to submit the following report: 1. It appears from the evidence before said committee, that Ebzey G. Burkham now is, and has been for the most of the time since the organization of the same, the President of the Lawrenceburg Branch of the Bank of the State of Indiana, and for at least the last eighteen months said Burkham has not been a citizen of the State of Indiana, which is in direct violation of the 66th section of the charter. 2. That it further appears that the capital stock of said branch is $200,000, of which the said Burkham owns $133,500, and his two sons own $19,950, making in all $153,450; that by the amount of stock he owns, he is enabled to, and does, elect and control the Directory of said Branch. 3. That the said E. G. Burkham, and sons, have had, until very recently, a banking house in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and E. G. Burkham & Co., of which said Burkham is senior member, have a banking house in Cincinnati, Ohio; that the monthly report of the Cashier of said Lawrenceburg branch show that said E. G. Burkham, Sons, and E. G. Burkham & Co., have had for a year and more past, in their hands and for their own private benefit, in the cities of Chicago and Cincinnati, a large portion of the assets of said Lawrenceburg Branch; said reports show as follows: February, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati.. $127,805 88 E. G. Burkham, Sons, Chicago.... 125,000 00 Total for February, 1862. $252,805 88 April, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati..... $119,711 23 112,490 37 Total for April, 1862.... $230,201 60 June, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati..... $103,723 70 169,761 60 Total for June, 1862.. $273,485 30 August, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati... $249,979 39 169,758 85 Total for August, 1862. $419,738 24 October, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati.. $241,730 90 E. G. Burkham, Sons, Chicago..... 236,259 35 Total for October, 1862.. $477,990 25 December, 1862, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati. $246,387 90 E. G. Burkham, Sons, Chicago... 238,133 07 Total for December, 1862.. $484,520 97 January, 1863, E. G. Burkham & Co., Cincinnati... $456,593 39 None. Total for January, 1863... $456,593 39 4. It also appears from the evidence, that up to January, 1861, said branch made regular semi-annual dividends of five per cent., but made no dividend in July, 1861, and only a semi-annual dividend of three per cent. in July, 1862, and January, 1863. 5. The said monthly reports also show that the discounts of said branch, on notes and bills of exchange, have been very small for the past year, and on the 31st of January, 1863, were only $14,409 76, whilst the notes of said branch in circulation were $397,947 00, thus showing that the banking districts which said branch was created by the charter to subserve, has derived no benefit therefrom, and that the assets of the said branch have been diverted from their legitimate field and carried to Ohio and Illinois, and there used to answer the private emolument of its President, E. G. Burkham. This we regard as a violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of the charter. 6. We find that the memorialist, who is a stockholder in said. branch to the amount of $10,000, has applied to the Board of Directors of the Bank of the State of Indiana for redress, and has been answered by said Board that they had no power to grant him any relief. The majority think it the duty of this General Assembly, in pursuance of the 23d section of the charter of the Bank of the State, to appoint an agent to examine into the condition of said Bank, and particularly the Lawrenceburg Branch thereof, who shall report to the General Assembly at its present session, that said Assembly may take such action as may be expedient and proper. They therefore respectfully recommend the adoption of the accompanying joint resolution. The report was concurred in, and the joint resolution read a first time. Mr. Finch submitted the following, which was concurred in: MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Roads, to which was referred Senate bill No. 37, have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate and recommend its passage. Mr. Browne of Randolph submitted the following: MR. PRESIDENT: The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 13, have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate with the accompanying amendments, and when so amended recommend its passage. The amendments were adopted, and the bill ordered to a third reading on to-morrow. Mr. Johnson submitted the following, which was concurred in: MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred that portion of the Governor's message in relation to the donation of public lands for the establishment of Agricultural Colleges, have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report, that inasmuch as there is a bill now pending on this subject, it is inex pedient to take further action on the same. Mr. Johnson submitted the following, which was concurred in. MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the report of the State Board of Agriculture, have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, and recommend that it lie on the table, and 500 copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Douglass submitted the following: |