Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-02-17
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
THURsDAY. Feh.S.

IN SENATE. THURSDAY, Feb.S
A bill for the suppression Of professional Gam
bling was received from the House of Representa- |
tiv es and twice read.
Mr. Thompson of l.. NOV cd to strike out the Sd
and 4ih sections, which provide that witnesses
should be compelled to testify although them +
selves interested and exemptirg from indictn ent |
or prosecution those who become witnesses against
others;
Which motion did not prevail.
The b, was read the 81 time and passed by /
the following vote:
Ycss-Messrs. Bril-, Be ,rd, Bell, Bowen,
Bradbury, Brady, Ca,hcart, Chambers, Clark,
Cole, Crawford, Daily, Dldson, Dunn, Dunning,
Elliott, Ewing. iIacAe;t, Hoagand, Kennedy, Lit
tic, Mitchell, Moffiit, Moore, Morgan, Of d., Stat
ford, Stanford, thurman. Thompson, Of p, Tulcy,
Walker, Watts, Old, Watt, Of U. and Vawtcr,-I
50.
Nays-Mcssrs. Casey, Co,erick, Green, Nor
gan, of r.. Puett, Sig.er, Smith, Stewart, rhomp-
son, Of L., and Trask-lO
MADISON RAIL ROAD.
! The bill relative t, the Madison and Lafayette
Rail Road was again takcnup.
Mr. Kennedy agreed TO accept the proposition
of Mr.. Dunning part of his instructions to
the committee. (Whichd instructions were to
insert the bill of the house.)
| Mr.. Little proposed an amendment, directing
Il survey and location of that part of what Is now
called the Madison and Lafayette Rail Road
which lies between indianapolis and Crawfords
vile, to be made during the present season, it
practicable and directing that If il be found that
it would be saving TO the state to follow the Ma
tional Road as far west the Moorsville, Dan
vile, and Charlottesville state road time by Dan
willie and Crawlordsvilel; which amendment was
supported by Messrs. Little. Cathcart, and Walk
re, and opposed by Messrs. Cole, Brady, Bird,
C,ark, and Beard, and was determined in the neg
ative--vcas l3, nays "a.
Mr. rr>sk moved to amend the instructions
by directing ihc Immediate location of the north
end of the central canal and the putting under
: contract a portion Of that work as near as prac
ticable to the northern extremity Of the line
which. after a desultroy debate in which Messrs
Trask, Cole, Kennedy, and D,bson participated
was determined in the neg,sivc-yeas ii, nays
IS.
Mr.. Cote gave as rcaso" Tor voting agai"s
. the pro; ,sitiou, tn It it had already been before
the Senate t.~o three times, that he had INN
: self bro leht it betore the Senate, that he WI
still favorable to the object, bat that it had bee,
. agreed not to cmbarrass ibis ball with amend
!. rnentS and that the object Of Introducing the
:, mendmcnts at this time to compel hlmsc
and some other members on the north c1:d OF tn
- Canal to aid in trammeIling the Madison b'
. which it was the desire of the friends of that mea
i sure to keep free from amendments. He kne,
:, his constituents were liberal, and when the
:. knew his reasons they would not censurc HIM to
, the vote which he about to give.
- Mr. Walker moved an amendment TO the n
:, structi ,ns, the object of (which was to cause
- new survey ofthe Madison and lafayette Roa
with a view to asdertain whether the interest
:. the state would not be promoted by change
,, the route so as to intersect the Wabash and En-
Canal &. Loganspo-t, which supported
=, considerable eng tn by the mover and determine
in the negative-yeas IL, nays 81
-, Mr. Ewing NOV ed TO amend SO that the Board
~, Internal improvements should not exPend any pc
ne ton of the original appropriation between India
-. apols and Charlottesville during the ensuing sc
nc son which was determined in the negatiyc--ye
we II, nays 81
80 ed a proposition for rc-or.aniziag the Board OF
tern,l Improv ements, and reducing their nu
's her Of Fund Commissioners to two, and emb
=. cinc also the principal features o. the bill as
o" came from the House; which motion did not P
cd. vail
eos Adivision of the question being called.
~! question was taken striking oat MIR. Smi'
instructions. changing the whole character OF
-oaJ to a McAdamized road. and determined
hit the affirmative by the following vote:-ycas
Tho navs 23.
du- A"' a.,,;-;or ,,I AIcssrs SID
tam THOMPSON OF L.. Clarke, Stafford, Stanford,
erick. Baird, and Casey; were appointed the
=; iect committee.
anu the select committee, reported the bill bat
'''' men led according to the instructions, am
Senate concured in report without DIVISION
On motion Of Thompson OF L., the
were SUSPENDED. and the BIZ was read a
~. time and passed without division.
''o' And the Senate adjourned
-. SrNMARy-Owing to the press OF buns
,a;no vet before the House, the resolution hxin
p.,,,.' the 10Th for the adjournment was on the P'
the House rescinded.-Very little has yet
-, ;,s done on the subicc, of revision except repo
the bills from the committee. 50 much tim
;o oe been spent in the discussion of the affair
80. r ,nk. (Which is yet un6nished) it is impo
:, reyis. the laws unless the time for adj ourr
Com is prolonged.
..,o'd 4 bin has passed the House reducing.
nectiye!y the number Of the B ard Of Public
= ~, 70 three. and the Canal Fund Commission
." to. and fixing their pay at 50 50 per day
~. - necessarily employed.
~. - Nc stated in our last paper that the M
i, ~, Rail Road Bill had passed the Senate y
:, 10 amendment striking out the fourth section,
=. ~ The made an application Of $3.50. 900 on 'h'
49,. of the roa,e between Charlottesville and
"''e" cite The House refused to concur in the
r,eut OF the Senate, and the Senate recede
: -. tie amendment without division The bal
-. fore needs only the Signature OF the Cove