Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-23
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

great part OF Friday, in the Senate. was
spent debate on the bill to suspend the further
prosecution OF the public works and for other pur
poses. The vote on the proviso offered by Mr.
Hanna, that nothing in the ht shall be 50 CON
strued rs to prevent the expenditure of the whole
Of the 100000 appropriation, heretofore made
by the Legislature, to the NJ ldIson and Indiana
polls raIl road being made as originally contem
plated, was, on motion of MIR urd Of ST. j. re-
considered, and Mr.. IIanna Withdrew his amend
ment Various other amendments were offered
during The discussion, none of which prevailed,
The question recurring the atnend," ""' "' ~ o
Z. ION moved that the bill and
amendment lay the table, and ii decided
The affirmative by the casting vote of the Pres
dent; which Is considered having sealed the
fate Of the bill, well as of all other propositions
to classify the public works. this session.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Clark offered resolution
that the senate WIN. the House concurrinu. ad-
jpurn sine die on Monday the first day of F.bru-
airy. Nr. Parker moved to amend by striking
the ..iifst" and inserting the .'clghrh'' which
did net prevail. Mr.. Moffltt moved To lay the
resolution on the table, winch decided IN The
negative. The resolution was then adopted bv
the following vote: AYES -Messrs. Akrr, Angle,
Arms rong, Beard of NJ. Bell Berry, Bla,r Car
nan, Carr, Chamberlain, Clark. Collins. Cravens.
Eggleston. Foster, Uc-riot:, Lowe, McCord, Nor
gan. Nave. Nickel, Riley. Staff,rd, Stevenson.
Test. Thompson. Watts, and Wrlght-2s. NoEs
Messrs. Arlon, Baird of ST. J., ID bison. Elliott,
Evcr,es Ewing, Ii lckett, Hanna, Harris, Hoover,
knzer Moffltt, Mount, Parker, Tannchill, Will
tlnms-l6.
SATURDAY,. considerable local business was trans
acted. The bill To suppress the crcula ton Of un-
authorized bank paper commonly called stnplas-
tiers, read the third time and passed This
bill (Which ms passed both houses,) provides that
all such paper shall be considered fraudulent and
null aud void in law. and all contracts founded
thereon declared void; it also makes the is
a grand jury, and upon conviction, fined no, less
than iftv more than five hundred dollars for
each offence
In the House, Friday, the bill to abolish cap
iial punishment came up It's third reading.
when Mr.. VI son moved that 1t be indefinitely
postponed. The motion was warmly opposed hv
Mrssrs Bowles. Champcr. Sxeeiser, lancaster,
B!ankenshin and D1rbin. and supper ted by Messrs
Batter of v, DInblr, CDnweil, and Ritchev.
The question on the postpOnemcnt not agreed
to- when the bill passed.
On Saturday, Mr.. Smith of F., Chairman of
the committee on canals and Internal improve
mcnts. mlde Il report of great length and inter
est. IN relation to the public works Of the state
accompane ed by bill for the classifi atom and
further prosecution of the works. The bill pro-
vides that the works shall be divided into three
classes, as follows: The Whitewater canal from
Rockville TO the National road. the Madison and
Indianapolis rati road from Vernon TO Edinburgh
the New Albany and EIncennes turnpike road
from Paol 10 NIncennes Except the metalino and
bridges over the two branches Of White river) and
the improvement, OF the Rapids of the Wabash. to
constitute the first class. The Michigan and E.
RE canal, the Northern division of the Central
canal. and the rail road from EiInburg 10 Indi-
annapolis. TO constitute the second class The SOU
thern division Of the Central canal. The road from
Jacksonville ria New : Albany to Charlottesville
the road from Indianapolis tn Lryfavette the
metatIng and bridges over White river on the
Nncennes and \. Albany road. the Whitewater
canal from the National road to The mouth of Net,
tie creek. and the connexion between the White
water canal and The Central canal 10 constitute
the third class. It further provides that neither
OF the works IN the second class shall be prosecu
ted until those in the first class arc COMPLETED and
The same in relation 10 the third class until the
second are completed; and also authorizes the
Fund Commissioners 10 sell state bonds bearing