Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-16
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTIETH SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

11OC0E OE NfIf hEsSEN "A 1lVES.
No internal improvement bill has yet been
reported, but it is now being copied, for
presentation to the House, the features of
the bill having been settled by the COM
mittee.
On Tuesday morning, Mr.. Wilson chair
man Of the committee Of Ways and Means
reported . bill Tor raising tho salaries Of
the Supreme and Circuit judges. Mr.
WilIet proposed to lay it upon the table,
which did not prevail. The bill being
twice read, after a suspension of the rule,
Mr.. Stapp moved to amend it, SO as to
provide that the salaries Of the judges COM
menee, from and after the lst day Of April
next. Mr.. Thompson Of L., proposed 70
amend the amendment proposed by Mr..
Stapp, go az to make them commence fiom
and after the first of January 1896, which
did not prevail. Mr.. Stapp's amendment
was then adopted, and tie bill as amended
laid on the table, on the motion Of Mr..
Hucklebeny. Mr.. Wilson from the same
committee reported it, as the opinion of
the committee, that it is inexpedient at
the present to raise the salary Of the Gov
emor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker and
members Of the Senate and House Of Req
resentatives, which report was referred to
a select committee of Messrs. Evans, Will
let and Stapp, on the motion Of the first
named gentleman.
The bill, Heretofore reported to the House
from the committee on roads by Mr.. Vaw-
ter, providing for loan Of $500, 600 for
the improvement Of state roads, and pledg
ing the three per cent. fund for its pay
ment, was on Tuesday reported hack to
the House, BY Mr. Evans, Chairman Of
the committee on canals and internal i'm
provements, to which it had been previous
~ referred, without amendment. 1t nov
stands in the orders of the day, for COM
mittee of the whole.
The ball proposing an amendment and.
an extension of some Of the privileges Of
the State Bank passed the House on Tues
day evening.
Mr.. Mason presented On Tuesday bill
to suppress gaming, providing that an in
Torment shall not he indicted for any partl-
cipaslon, but shall be compelled to oivulge
the names of others engaged With him in
gaming. This bill was Considered in COM
mi;tee OF the whole ON Wednesday. 1t
will probably pass with very little amend
ment. During the week the House has
had under its consideration the SUSPECT Of
the abolishmsnt Of West Point Academy.
Mr.. Clark Of Washington il 4 warm advo-
cate Of the measure aud reported on yes
terdsy moroing from the committee on
military affairs Joint Resolution, instruct
ing our SenasoD and requesting our rep
in Congress to use their en-
deav0fs to abolish the institution. On the
P'ese ntatioa Of his report, Mr.. Morris, re-
ported against the report Of the maionty of
ssid committee, in behalf Of a minority
Considerable discussion originated on the
svo reposs& Mr.. Chamberiain moved to
indefinitely postpone the further consider
atom ofthe subject: which vas nsgatived,
ayes %, noes 20.
Mr.. Evans psePosed to amend BY sinking
out tho resolution from the resolving clause,
and 70 insert one Of about the iollovine
peosisaons: that our representatives, in
COngse0 be directed 70 use their eodea-
vo0, 70 pseveut al sbuooe Of orivilaeea.