Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-12-27
Also, a Bill providing for State road in De Kalb

Also, a bill providing fora State road in De Kalb
county. Read first time.
The rules we're suspended that 4 secc, commit
tee M sht make a report.
/ Mr.. Riichey. from the select committee to whom
the subject had been referred, reported b II to
amend an act 10 exempt property from execution.
Passed u a second reading.
Mr. Hodge introduced bill to provide COX the col
lection OF debts passed to a second reading.
BILLS READ FIRST TINE.
bill 10 change the tce of holding courts in
Allen county. Laid on the table.
: y bill IN relation 10 the town of Laporle.
a bill to amend an act Incorporating the Wayne
and Union Turnpike company.
y bill TO incorporate the Lafayette band.
\ bill amendatory Of an &C; auihorz ny the build
ng OF the towing path bridge at Carrollton, Carroll
county
\ bill to authorize Isaac Leiizenberger to build
! mill dam in Miami county.
10 locate State road.
To change the name OF JOAN Cadc alias John
Mitchell.
To incorporate the pres dent and trustees Of the
Evansville Female Seminary
\ bill relative 10 the duties of county Auditors.
To legallze the appointment of certain consta-
bles IN Henry county. Rule suspended and the bill
read n second aud third times and passed
On notion. the rules suspended and the following
resolution offered and adopted
nat The Governor and George H. Dunn he admitted
thin the bar of ihe Senate. when in committee of the
whole ION he revision Of the laws, for The purpose OF
MAKING sucb . -nla., atoms necessary.
The rules having Teen suspended, Mr. Wright, from the
select committee on Revision, reported by ml.
Mr. Pennington moved TO rcComfnl' TIC O' 10 the com
mittee Revision. Adopted.
Mr. Herman moved to lake from the tabs bill h1ins
the time of holding courts in the 9th judicial circuit
agreed TO. The bill then passed.
ORDERS
The question being upon instructing the committee
finance 10 inquire whether the State had authorized the
survey of portion of the Wabash and Erie canal.
Mr. Keso asked il the laws of the State had au-
horzed the survey of that part Of the canal and IT,
der that law, PERSONS had al anced the money and made
the survey Being answered in The affirmative. he said,
then they surely would be repaid the bill which these
instructions are intended TO accompany, provided
Mr. Ewing said, the law of Congress making grant
of land for the construction Of the Wabash and Ere Ca
nal not intended and authorize the survey Of
that portion of the canal. He had drafted petition tina,
was signed Ivy the people of Knox, asking grant of land
Tor the construction of canal from the navgahe waters
OF the Maumee TO the navigate waters Of the Wabash
and the intention that the canal should reach
Ierre Hautc And before the grant ivedthc Lee
gsature had appropriated the land and extended and
thorzed the survey of the from Lafayette Tcrre
Haute; an extension that the grant of land 10y Congress
was never intended Ia construct. lie insisted that the
claim of pay for the survey Of this canal was an unjust
one They had voluntarily advanced the money for
survey, now let them voluntarily refuad it. They have
land Appropriated and the privilege OF issuing scnp upon
It, for the construction of that canal; let be used for
that purpose, and the canal completed by il.
Mr. West read the law authorizing the survey Gues
ton.
Mr. Ewing said the point he made was, that the lcgis
ature was not authorized to make such a law.
Mr. West proceeded. He said he should have arisen
TO speak upon this subject, for the fact that
single county had advanced 500 upon this survey and
other advances had been made that the State had auho
zed the survey to be made. and her duty TO
refund the money expended in making it.
MIR. Keso said. that those who made the advance did
not ask that the money should be refunded the
ney OF the State that they crly asked be refunded
from the money arising from the sales of the land which
appropriated for the construction of the canal. He
asked If this not The fact Again the point IT which
hat canal should terminate decided by the grant
Of land for its construction. He read from the 10
show that the land was appropriated to AID the State in
he construction of canal from point The head of
avisation the Wabash river. Under the oircum-
stances he thought both unjust aud ungenerous to re-
use TO refund that money
Adjourned.