Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-07
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Legislative.
From the Indiana Jouraal
In the Senate. business is progressing pretty
rapidly. Some internal Improvement bills nave
been reported, and have been referred to select
committees. a majority Of the committee on ca
mails and internal improvements are understood u
be opposed to making any additions, at present. to
the bill Of last session. the ground that to add
to the number Of works now wsuld be to undertake
too much at once. Whether 4 majority OF the
Senate be- of the sane opinion is not knOwo, as We
are not aware that that question has beer fairly
tested. A bill was introduced a few days ago pro-
viding for . change in the mode Of elect'ng the
Boar6 Ut internal improvement, sO AZ to have the
members cf it chosen by joint ballot, ins'esd Of
being nominated by the governor and confirmed by
the Senate. NJ. Thompson Of L., moved 70 re-
ject the bill, which motion did 10; Prevail. Con
siderable debate took place on motion 10 refer II
to select committee. The object Of the LII was
advocated by Messrs. Thompson Of Perrs. Boon.
Brady, Co!erick, Kennedy, Smith. Puett, Bell. and
N,lroy, generally on the gtomna that the election
by joint ballot would be NOR. democratic: and 1t
Was opposed by Messrs. Clark. Hills. vsw'er,
Thompson u Lawrence, and Dunnin.. Various
grounds were taken in opposition to the bill, and
among others II was argued that the present mode
fixes the responsibility upon tie Governor aud Sen
spOnsibility would he divided between a hundred
and fifty members, and all Of them protected by the
ballot vote, and also that the same regard would
not &c had to the selection Of members along the
lines Ct the Public Works. From the indications
afforded We would not be surprised if the mode Cf
eeci1g separately by each house, riua coce, should
te recommended by the committee and agreed to
by the Senate.
The present has been a very busy week IN the
IIouse-but little time has been spent in discus
lsOEs. The hour allotted, scvcray, to the intro
lduction Of petitions, to the introduction and dis
cu-s"n Of resolutions, and to reports from standing
and select committees, has generally been Occu-
pied 10 the last c:oment. At rough guess, we
should say there less than twenty five bills
now before the house their first reading, and rs
many on the second and as many moue passed.
joint resolution the subject Of the United States
Bank, also, joint resolution on the subject ct re-
scindng the Treasury order, have been introduced,
read the first time, and passed to second reading
There are several propositions now before the
House on the subject Of the application OF the
surplus revenue, and il is yet altogether uncertain
what disposition will be made Of it. A resolution
to classify the public works in three classes, and TO
execute those first that will be the productive
TO the state introduced but laid the table.
The Judges Of the Supreme Court, in answer to
an inquiry made Of them, profess themselves en-
trcly willing TO undertake the revision aud comPi
lation Of the statutes Of this state for such CON-
Pcnsation as the legislature may choose tn give
them. There is doubt but that this important
10y Mr.. Hanna Of NJ, the subject of raising the
salaries Of certain officers, has not passed; but
there seems 10 be a general understanding that it
will with, perhaps, some notifications. 1t was
stated in our paper Of the 23d that the bill SUPPLE
mental to the internal improvement law had failed
Since that time many resolutions directing nqu-
ries into the ex2ed,ency Of making different add-
tons TO the works already projected. have gone t.
the committee on Canals and internal improvements.
There are now no less than ten bills before the
House, supplemental to the bill Of last winter pro-
viding for a general system Of internal improve
ment. None Of them, however, has been finally
acted on: we cannot therefore presume to say
what course a majority will likely take. Mr.. Prof
TIT, on the Goth inst. introduced bill making some
alteration tho law Of last winter the subject
OF internal improvement. According to the law as
1t now stands tie Governor, in his nominations to
the Senate to Gil the Board Of Public Works, is re-
CURED to have respect to the line upon which the
individual 10 TO bc placed and if q suitable pc
can Ic found in the neighborhood OF the work he
70 70 be selected in preference to individual
from another part Of the state Mr.. Proffitt's hill
proposes to abolish that restriction, and authorizes
the selection to be made from any part Of the
state The bill, however. after some discussion,
was rejected. The House adjourned over from
Friday noon to Monday mosnng-not to take
New Years holiday, but because Of the press Of
business before the several standing and select
Committees.
Cosrespondsoee Of the n. r. Daily Expsea
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The President, am told late last evening was
gradually the decline. His l,esf rs.r.on =. fr;.n 4.