Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-06
From the la..aaaraa.aal.
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

Fl LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
al o-egofy, on the 2lss uis. introiIccd re-
so!Itioa th.t the iI5asc OF Representatives,, the
senate concaT1ing therein, will Commence the
revision OF the statute laws OF this state. This
resolution produced q warm discussion. Ii will
be reco!lcc,ed BY our readers that the Legislature
last winter appointed the members %. the Sl-
pFe'ne Court to perform the task OF revision
oa' ~ consequence Oh increased duties UPON Tie
Court, they were un abe complete INC .sion
IN time y report to this General Assembly, altho
ihev had male some progress therein
Those who advocated the resolution were
MessTs. Gregory. Hanna, Miroy, Crane, am
Lane tho sc who opposed. and were fox leaving
II 70 thc Judges alre"oy appointed, were Mcssrs
Judah, Ovens iitwk:ns, Pso..it', AID StaPf.
The grolnt OF argument assumed by those ii:
the affirmative was. that the Representatives, al
though peFiars not 50 learned, Aaow better The
policy OF the country AMI wla, would slit ;ic
people than the Judges OF the Siore..:c CoI-t
could know. That II take .-osa the Legislature
the revision O. tic iws ami commit it another
department, WIS sictual!s deny that the Feaa.c
capable OF sc!!--os crfncnt; that i; Is highly
dcrogai0-y 10 tic character ot the Legislature;
that II wolii no; be Ike ing d;s;.nc; and separate
The diiie.cn, powers of The Coz crnrCnt. v.i-h :
understood 10 lie ncccssar. III the prusc-'l.ion
oI Wholesome checks ana balances.
These ia the negative maintained that the Pc
st:on Oil those IN the Affirmative prescn.c. i;.se
people were capable OF scI--ovcrn:nent Eot;
tila 1t not intended to deprive the people o.
the practical knowledge OF their Representatives,
oi the general policy OF the country AMI interest
OF The people; that ii was not H. dcroGatc from
the character of the Legislature, bai ,lst the rc-
al question to be decided was. whether TIC Lezs:s-
aturo unassis Ted, Or the Legislature with the as
sis.ance Of the enlightened gentlemen now on
the Supreme Bench c.".d produce the lest sys-
tenn OF laws; that We should have the tencnt q
the experience and legal knowledge oi the Sa
prcnIc Court .li-cstinT an. compiling lie laws.
and Tie revision OF tue Legislature ac,.cd to 'hat
The resolution Was adopted by considerable
majority
On Friday, the 23i, aIr. STsIr introduced 4
resolution To ''cescna'' a previous orter OF the
House, referring back 10 The Board - liItetaa! a
prove 4 report from sal Board III afswcrto
resolution OF the House, requiring a more il!
and complete answer. The resolution unIc:we:.t
considerable d,scussiUr--was somewhat III }ci..c,
and adopted on the 9Sth inst. : 3,:c consider
nbc discussion took place upon tlc Introduction
OF the resolution to whether Ii WAS i. order
The Speaker decided it to be in order, and w@s
sustained IN his decision On an eppc1l from the
same, BIZ vote OF 80 to IL.
Mr. Cnambc rain introduced Il resolution Oh
the 22d inst. calling upon the President OF tic
State Bank Tor the entire cores Poadcncc OF Ur
Coo, relation 70 his o.iicai conduct Agent eli
the State Bank in the Convention II Banks al
New lo.l, &c. in coinplia;cc wi.l the fora3s o!
he resolution heretofore adopted ,n:t .tJect.
Under THIS resolution protTr; ted d.sciisslcn took
place. IN which son:c exceptions were ,akcu, both
to the course which the Agent pursued III Con-
vcnt.on. and 10 the President for net Transmitting
in the first place the whole correspondence Of sa:d
Agent tho President having suggested TINT
there were parts o! said cores ,on!cncc which ii
woua not perhaps be proper - puo.ish, but invi-
ting all who wished TO examine the same, - cal
Il, the = INK and do On 'Ih ;Tsiar, the 2@i,
the original resolution was stricken oat from tie
rcsoy ing clause, and 4 Modification ;ac-co: sub
stifutcd.
The course ofa-gument on this SUI jet, was. on
the part o. those maintaining the affirmative,
that when calls are made on officers ami agents
for inform iton, 1t is not ihelc province 70 Il &C
what Is proper to be made plolc bat Il! II ,lai Is
matte. for the consideration OF the Legislature;
that they may upon suggestion made, roceIsc Il 4
comm inicat:on with closed doors, and 50 prevent
the pubiica ton OF matters not proper to lie made
public. These ia tho negative did not pretend 10
deny the ri9At 10 enforce their calls for intorna-
ton on proper sui ec,s. but that they nag receive
The suggestions o. III. agents AMI public oiiicc-s
and that by SO hastily c-ardiEg sach stlgres-
lions. and pcrcmptoriiv calling for matters that
j, may be iInprudent to publish. to tlic w'Td, much
mi Try mly be done. twas also argacd that ali
the information asked for had been ia -nlshed, and
that the suggestions mldc by the Pies! lent were
beyond the Of the resolution, and not strict
y required.
An interesting discussion took place Thurs
i,v, tho 9th, III committee of the whole on the
1:ut resolution relative to the annexation Of Tex
is TO The United States Il is probable there will
&C some further discussion on the Subject. there
being question of the .ndefini;c pos tponelnent
IF said resolution now pending. We will try to
furnish our readers with a skcic!, OF the debate. ,
FLoRrDA--A correspondent Of the Bl't:mo7e
American, writing from Fort Mellon. the 18Th
December, says that matters have arain taken
IN unfivorablc turn, to the closing of the Sem
mole lndians Gen. Jcup has not vet succeed
I'd in driving or bctrIying all the Indians To his
,amp,and II is very doubtful whether he VIII ,tin'i
he close Of the present Administration.
fr-Sir FRANCIS HEAD. Governor of Upper
Canada. ms ccrnandee: of the Executive I New
I Xix. AZ Mckenzie. OF Toronto, editor of the
Correspondent. He is charged with murder, ar :
on and felony. Mhenzie is at Navy Island,
CANADA. How can Gov. Marcy deliver hin, up 10
he Canadian authorities Gin. Wing. r
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