. Voting in the field; a forgotten chapter of the civil war . if amajority of the electors should ratify it, it shouldbecome a part of the Constitution. •At the session of 1863, nothing was done withreference to amending the Constitution. The Con-stitution provided that a qualified elector should beentitled to vote in the township or precinct wherehe may reside. On March 2, a bill was introduced in the Senateto provide for taking the vote of officers and soldiersof the volunteer service in the army of the UnitedStates from this State at all legal elections for civilofficers. This bill was read
. Voting in the field; a forgotten chapter of the civil war . if amajority of the electors should ratify it, it shouldbecome a part of the Constitution. •At the session of 1863, nothing was done withreference to amending the Constitution. The Con-stitution provided that a qualified elector should beentitled to vote in the township or precinct wherehe may reside. On March 2, a bill was introduced in the Senateto provide for taking the vote of officers and soldiersof the volunteer service in the army of the UnitedStates from this State at all legal elections for civilofficers. This bill was read a first and second timeand referred to the Judiciary Committee. The next day the Republican minority of bothbranches failed to attend, and the Senate and Housewere left without a constitutional quorum to do «business, w^hich was two-thirds of each House. OnMarch 7, the Judiciary Committee reported the billwith others which had been referred to them, say-ing that they had no time to fully consider the same, 1 House Journal, 1863, p. 14. 2 Ibid., p. ^^^^^:.^i^ 5*» INDIANA 283 and therefore referred them back without any recom-mendation as to them.^ The Legislature continuedin session, however, until March 9, 1863, when it ad-journed, 52 Democrats being present and 37 Repub-licans absent without leave.^ The Senate adjournedwith 24 Democrats present out of a membership The Indiana Legislature thus died without makinga will. The minority left it without a constitutionalquorum, and instead of remaining in session until aconstitutional quorum could be obtained, it adjournedwithout making the State appropriations. This actionby the minority was taken because a bill had beenintroduced on February 17 to constitute the Secre-tary, Auditor and Treasurer and the Attorney Gen-eral, all anti-war Democrats, a military Board, andvest in them the command of the militia, and theappointment of all officers in it, and the custody ofthe arms and munitions of war, and also providedt
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