Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-02-08


diana, closed It's abors the 3lst, after an ardu
Gus and short session Of eight weeks. More mpor-
tant measures have been passed, than at any pre-
vIous session for years past amongst the most
prominent of which act TO prohibit the sale Of
real aud personal property, for less than two thirds
OF their appraised value; an for the bolishment
OF Imprisonment tor debt; an act to repeal the
Board of Equal zation acts Tor the relief Of the
borrowers Of Loan office funds, including those OF
the sinking, college, surplus revenue, saline, &c,
and reducing the rate OF interest; an act for the
extension of the WABASH and Erie canal from the
mouth of Tippecauoe TO ferre-Ilaute, and the sale
Of canal lands, &C.; an act to incorporate the W he
water valley caEai-giv ng out the Whitewater ca
nal To said company, on certain conditions; also an
act giving out all the works to companies, and
thorisiug companies to issue scrip on land at its
appra sed value, for labor performed and materials
furnished. An act appointing \. b. Palmer an Agent
10 examine the Branches and state Bank Of Indiana
IN act To- provide for the resumption OF specie pay
mcut by the State Bank Of Indiana. by the 18th day
OF June next, and paying the Bank debt IN Treasury
notes, TO bear five per cent interest, and be recey
able in payment of Bank debts and for the dues Of
the State. An providing for tax OF ten cents
ON the 500 for State purposes and ten cents for the
absorption of Treasury notes IN act giving to the
Agent of state, who takes the place Of Fund Com
missioner, power to commence suits against public
dcilultcrs. &c. together with numerous other acts
Of general character, which We havc not room to
euumeratc, showing the performance of a great
amount Of legislation in a very short period, and
exhibiting the commencement of system of econo-
my, IN this particular, worthy OF future emulation
The following gentlemen have been elected public
officers, as follows:
Ngcu, OF state. TO take the place Of Fund Com
missioner MICHAEL G.. HRIcnr, Esq, of Madison.
agent OF state on the Madison aud Indianapolis
Raj Road. Gen. HOMER Johnson. OF Hendricks
county.
Agent on the White Water Canal-pHrLrr Ma
soN. of Connersyiile.
trent fthe New Albany and Vinccnnes Road
lIE>KN Turner, of New Albany.
Commission OF the Wabash and Ere canal west
of Tppecauoe. Nm J. iilLL.
East Of rppecanoe rlvcr-Srr,RNs FIsura.
C. Four hundred and nine Acts aud JOINT Reso-
luton> we're passed at the late session Of the Gen
eral Assembly. More business was transacted and
yet the session was shorter than any held during
the last twelve years. 1t was emphatca!ly cork
g sess on a,d is entitled to credI, for industry if
lot NoitiI- el-e " e htu 10 give them arg IN
the ribs occasionally. IA order to keep them straight
just $ you would have to curb colt who had been
kept up long time but that no reason why We
shoud hesitate To bestow general commentator
when believed It well deserved. We have mo-
doubt that after the people have become fully ac-
quainicd with the acts Of the session. that the As
>cmby III be acknowledged the most popular that
has ever yet convened IN the state. particularly
when due allowance is made for he extraordinary
difficulties i had 10 encounter