Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-13
INDIANA LEGISI. ATURE.
HOUSE, JAN. so. 1871.

Mr. Lancaster, from the committee on educa-
ton, repo: ted bill for the appointment OF SUI
perintendent of common schools. Mr.. Lancaster
also, introduced bill, to amend the act To moor
porate the City of Richmond, IN Wayne county.
Mr.. Parker introduced bill to fix the time of
holding courts IN the 9th judicial circuit; which
was read three times and passed
In the Senate but little business Of general i'm
portance has been Transacted since our last. On
Yesterday series Of bills providing for new
mode of assessing and collecting the revenue
were read he THIRD time and passed.
In the House, classification is yet the all alb
sorbing topic. On Wednesday morning a bill was
reported from the Senate which provides for q
suspension of all the public works. until they arc
classified and authorizes individuals to advance
means prosecute them, when Mr. Dunn moved
TO strike out the bill from the enactlng clause and
insert a bill vdng that Sl30, 600 be appro-
priaied out Of the suspended debt, to the White
Waite. canal between Rockville and Corners
Vile, 100000 worth of rail road iron on the
Madison and Indianapolis rail road, between Yer
non and Edinburgh, and $50, 900 on the rapids of
the Wabash river, out of the same debt so soon as
1t may be obtained. 1T also provides that IndIvi-
duals companies may complete the work under
the d ection OF the Board of internal improve
meni, and enjoy the aud profits of the same
in proportion to the amount expended, and the
state reserves the night to take such works any
time after ten years, by paying the principal eX-
pended and SIX per cent interest thereon Sew
eral amendments were proposed to Mr.. DInu's
am endmcnt upon which considerable discus
sion. 1t was plainly perceived that a m 'rty of
the House favorable to the amendment, and
would If direct vote could be taken, adopt 1t
without much doubt, but final vote was not OBJ
tanned. before the hour for adj 'urnment for din
ner The afternoon was wholly occupied IN the
election of Bank Director in the place of Calvin
Fletcher, Esq. whose term of office has expired
After five separate baIloitlngs. The two Houses
came together and on the first in, baI!ot,ing w.
r y I.nes- Ego =, Of Evansville was elected.
! On "Wednesday morning the bill nt the Senate
to suspend The works, and the amendment of Mr..
Dunn was again taken up and committed to Sc
iect committee. and the whole forenoon spent IN
motions to instruct the committee, without agree
ing upon of the instructions winch of
frred. The committee will probably report back
Mr.. ID INNS amendment without any material al
teratIon. and from prescnt indications. II VIII hc
passed by respectable maj orlty.-Iadiana Jour
nui, Feb ).
/ In the Senate all the important matt ers sent no
To it from the House have been acted upon. The
amendments by this body to the bill suspcnding
tho public works are noticed below. Nothing Of
importance now remains for the Senate to act up
on but the revenue bull.
In the House. on Friday, the seleci committee
TO which the bill Of the Senate providing for the
suspension of the pablo works referred, re-
the bill ADD inserting the amendment offered on
Thursday by Mr. Dunn. O her amendments were
proposed TO the bill as reported by the committee
and the course taken by the opponents Of the
bill on the previous dav, to prevent the final &C.
ton OF the House upon IT, was about 10 be renew
ed when Mr.. Blair called the Irevtous qucs ion,
and the House decided that the m1in question
should be now put-ayes 81. noes 80 The Spea-
ker then pm, the question upon concurrence in
the report; Mr.. Champer rose 10 poirt of order,
IN which he cnntended that the main question
should be upon the bill of the Senate aud no, up
on Mr.. ID inn's amendment MS Inserted by the
committee, and took appeal from the Spenll-
er's decision; the House decided the Speakers
decision TO be correct by Of 6S to 2l-
The report was concurred In-aves 81. noes, A
Ga motion OF Mr.. Smith OF F.. the rules were
suspended and the bill was read third time
ayes 81, noes 43. Mr.. M'Cov moved to commit
the bill with instructions. Mr.. Blair called for
the previous question which was seconded-ayes
81, noes ~. And on the question shall the main
question be now put? it decided in The az
hmative-ayes %, nays A. The question was
then taken upon the passage Of the bill which
was decided IN the affirmative OF the following
vote. Ayes-Messrs. Atherton. Ball. Blair. wv
ers, Bradbury. Burgess, Butler of Cass, Chlles,
Clark of D, Clark of T., CofTeen Cole Cole
man. Conweil. Defrees, Dnwling. Dunn, Ekins
Harrington. Goodenow. Hanna, Harding, Harri-
sou, Hiatt. Jenckes. kIle. Mason, Mnn'gomery
Morgan. Newell, Of F.. Newell OF W. North,
Peek. Qnick. Ray burn, Robbins, Ross. Rose, Run
van. Russell, Shawhan, Shortridge. Shoup Smith
Of r.. Stanford, Stratton. Sweetser of NJ, Ter
rel. Welsh, Wilson. Woodland and Mr. Speaker
-. Noes-Messrs. Akin, Bankenshp ,wles.
brenton, Brown. Burton, Butler Of V. Bvers
Carr. Casey, Champer. Clark of F. Conner Dun
bar, Dnrhin. FootP, Freeman. Graham, Hamer.
Harrah Henly. Hough.on. Howe Jones' Kerr.
Leslie. Lucas, M'Cov, MCrllIes. MCallv. MI
Ter Montgomery Of G.. Rawlings, Read, Rrchev,
/ R'PPey. Rllon, SAVIOR. Schoonover Shanks,
Sloan, Smydlh OF D., Sweetser of G., and Wal
/ poie-44
Mr. Colman offered resolution proposing 10
7ppoin, committee to wal, on Milton Siam.
FUND Commissioner, to obtain information in re.
iation TO the suspended deb, due The State Mr..