Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-12-25
Senate.

torucy fE the l2,h Circuit.
senate.
WEDNESDAY,, December 10.
Mr.. Burke rfTcred a resolution instructing the
committee 90 HE judiciary to enquire INTO the ex
pcdttncv If amending the act supplementary h
The act, subiecuug real and personal property to
"Xecutton. 50 as To give the execution defendant
The possession Of real estate sold until the time OF
redemption shall have expired, or the rents aud
profits ol the premises sold, in the meantime, IN
case Of redemption. Adopted.
THURSDAY MORNING, Dec. Is.
The PrrsiIcut laid before the Senate, "A letter
from the Governor, enclosing letters from the Trea-
-Ircr and Comptroller Of the United States. sta.
ting the reasons for which the proceeds of the .
per cent. fund for last year have been Withheld
from the State Of Indiana. IA portion Of the
ChickasHw fond having been invested IN Indiana
bonds. and the State having failed 10 pay the IN
tcrest on the same, the UnIted States withholdS
ITS portion of the ; per cent. fund, (S1,40s,J 70
Indemnify the ChIckasaws Referred 10 com
mtitee on federal relations, with instructions TO
enquire if the State has received its portion Of
The 3 per cent. fund on lands entered and sold at
the Cincinnati land Office.
4 ttI TO amend the act Incorporating the
Richmond trading and manufacturing company,
was read, and ordered to a third reading.
FRIDAY, December II.
j nc 4 Wv tiII EI'iO III tbd' q Sti
rial from the Bedford Bank in relation to the debt
due her by the state, and PRAYING an issue Of
scrip for tho payment of such debit. &c. Refer
red to the committee on the State Bank.
Mr.. Stevenson. from the same committee, re
ported that the financial embarrassment OF the
state, rendered 1t inexPedient TO create a general
superintendent Of common schools. Concurred
Mr.. Nave, from the committee on the state IL
brary, reported a bill extending the privileges of
he said library to attorneys Of the supreme
court, c~Iereymen, editors, a.. Ordered TO a
second reading.
Mr.. Hoover of w, offered a resolution appoint
ing a committee to enquire into the eXpediencv
of repeating 50 much of the revenue law as an-
thorizes the taxation Of school lands which were
sold under 81 law exemPting them from taxation,
Bill No, %, an engrossed bill 10 amend an act
Incorporating the Rlrhmond trading ard manu~
hcturlng COMPANY. Rccomnltted to the commit
tee on corporations.
SATURDAY,. December Is
The ergrossel biIl from the House aboIishing
Imprisonment for debt, was ordered to a second
reading.
IMPRIsoNHESr FIR DEBr--The House was
engaged after sunset Yesterday in considering
the bill abolishlng Imprisonment for debt. 1t ell
cited considerable debate, which, towards the
close, became quite attractive. Messrs. iitckie-
man and Chapmtn. Of Laporte, were the princi-
jii speakers IN pD{pSlt'pi 10 iitt Ditis ANU +1GS>'s-
Curnan, Foley, IIanneeaH, Grover, and Marshall,
in it's defence. The latter gentleman particular
". made a most able and affective, though very
brief speech. IL tina}iT passed By a vote OF 50
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Reports-Mr. Chamberlain, from the judiciary
committee, to whom had been referred a bill to
reduce the fees and salaries of all the officers of
the State, and The wages mileage of the LeglsIa-
ture, made a report, and recommended Its Indch
ute postpanemeut.
Mr.. Nave opposed the p0stp0nement of the bill.
lie said the salaries Of all officers had been fixed
at u time OF great prosperity IN the State, and
when the prolucttop, labor and agriculture
brought good prices. Now, there was a complete
change IN this respect, and he thought the sala.
rles of public officers should be reduced so as to
correspond with the reduced income of other
classes. Men could afford now TO live on much
less than formerly, and he hoped the Senate
would BY reducing the pay OF lis own members,
first set an example Of practical economy and re-
treachmeut. He therefore hoped the report of
Tho committee would not be concurred in.
M. Elliott Supported the report Of the commit
tee. IL confined his remarks principally to the
judiciary. aud TO the necessity, II we wished 10
+ retain men of talents and integrity upon the
bench OF allowing them an adequate compensa>
ion. As 10 'hc members of the Legislature. he
! cared Ilttle whether their salaries were red iced
or nor. He did not think. however, that the PEG
pie cared much about the inconsiderable re-
trenchuent which a reduction of salaries, now
scarcely adequate II the support Of their public
servants. would produce. He thought there were
other branches Of expenditure thatmIght be more
Justly ami equltabiy retrenched.
Mr. Stevenson was opposed to the indefinite
postponement. He though, the members OF the
Legislature, If they wished 10 economic, should
commence at home. The people expected some
thing Of the kind, and, regardless of the imputa-
'i'n Of demsgogueisn to which his course might
subject him hes houid 20 against lis postponement.
lie was IN favor OF referring it - a select
committee.
Mr.. Cornett coiuciled with Mr.. Stevenson-
He cared not about the imputation Of demauogle.
ISM. lie had made 10 pledges TO his constIiu-
cnts upon the SUBJECT. but he knew they expec-
ted economy, and he therefore hoped the bill
would not be postponed.