Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-12-27

IDIiNA LEGISLATURE.
RsPor'cf for me Sflfe Sentinel.
SENATE.
WEpvrsnAy. Dec 81

first flmc.
resolution tia; when this house a1journs on
On Inesfiys and tfidnys at - O'Clock. it shall
stand az burned ua;.i next Forming at o'clock sar
the purpose q allowing time for the committee on
revision. Lad on u ,,blc
-"i' ""gn'' .om the select committee on rev.
sion. report the f,llowiny:
mere be appointed by the Senate a COM
n''ce o. Three, 10 act with similar committee on
te part OF the House, - take Under consideration
80 much OF the revision referred to the select com
Ini'es On revision relates to the boundaries Of
Counties Adopted.
The following reports made by the commit,
Zee on tie judiciary, 10 whom the subjects had been
referred
by Mr. lIcGaughey that i, was inexpedent to
nave any i1FiAer legislation upon the subject Of
Ia .tsn.ng q scrPtDn OF cstrays. Concurred ln
~ Ar t'regory that 40 further legislation was
necessary 'r the punishment Of persons for the sup
preston It wills Agreed To-
hr. Watts moved to reconsider the vote concur
rns IN the report Of Mr.. Mc6aughey, on the subject
oil estsgys.
After some discussion, the motion was with
drawn
BY Mr. Keso urfayorable to the board doing
county business appointing three Judicial persons
IN eael township, as appraisers Of all property under
execution. C0ncurred IN.
Also, bill to amend an act entitled an act
prescribing the duties Of county Auditors" Read
first time
by Mr. Collins against the propriety Of repeating
law authorizing distress for rent
By Alr. Bright, against providing by law for the
speedy collection OF debts contracted after the first
day OF July next. CONQUERED in
by hr. Cornett. bill 10 make Treasury notes I
receivable for all State and county dues Passed
10 n second reading
Also. bill FIXING the time Of holding the terms /
Of commssioners' courts Of Porter county Reed first
time.
b. Nr Collins. to regulate tAe sales of real es
iates by order Of guardians Read first time
Also, against resolution relative 10 assn nments.
Agreed -.
by Mr. McGlughey. that it is inexpedent at
ths time to eglsnte upon the subject Of suspcndng
inc law relative 10 the appsascment aud sale OF
property under execution.
Mr. Gregory said as he in the minority Of
the COMMITTEES on TINS subject. gt be necessary
TO explain. lie thought The rcef measures already
fastened upon ~, was an injury, rather than a good
but he was wiling they should remain as they are
until the people became satisfied with the real effect
Of The law But, while he held these views, he
was ready to fix the time when they shall cease 10
affect the debts thereafter contracted
Inc question WAS further discussed in which
Messrs. Ewing bennington, West, Mount, and
others pnrtlcpaated; when
Mr.. Pitcher moved to recommit. with instruc-
tons but before the question taken the
Senate adjourned.
AfrERxooN SESSION.
The senate proceeded 10 the consideration Of the
report Of the Judiciary committee, declaring it mex.
ment and sale of properly under execution.
The question being upon reccmmitting with in
s,ructo.s, as fJilOws:
To bring IN bill providing that for all contracts
made after the fourth Of March next personal pro.
perry shall sell for what 1t VIII bring aud real
estate BRING is !ul value.
Mr.. Mc''aughey asked gentlemen if The time had
arrived when these relief laws were To be broken
down. lie Thought not for the reason that the
Country Is nOw under greater ADVERTISEMENTS than
D a lie ed hat he of 1
the committee should be cOncurred in. 4
MIR. Gregory sad he should not trouble the SEN (
ate again. were IT not that lac had either been mis-
understood. or through the hasty manner IN which
his thoughts had been thrown together he had said
what his sentiments did not accord with. lie would
define his position. When these measures were
passed year ago, he in favor of them and C
voted for them tut he did not vote for them with
the understanding that II should be made the per. ,
manent policy OF the state. The peculiar ext
gencIes OF the times demanded them at that time
but now he ready 10 Tx point which these
measures should not affect any debts contracted
after that time. lie thought these measures calcu-
lated To destroy confidence and limit credit, to tho
injury of the people. lie should therefore vote for
the recOmmitment. I
Mr. Read said he could never support a distinc-
ton between the rich and poor. Ii any distinction
made between personal property and real ,
estate lie would be disposed favor the personal
property. Let us make no distinction let stick
To the valuation law, and the country Will yet
out.
Mr.. Parker asked gentlemen if this question
could have been discussed here year ego. No
would have dared to bring II up. But the public
mind advancing and he ventured TO predict,
that three years would not eapse before those laws
would be changed. TO make taem perpetual, would '
be bad policy. There is but solitary excuse d
that can BE- offered for the passage of these laws;
that IS the great embarrassments under which we 4
la5ored. Who Is II that asks for this relief law
Aye, sir, the upright man; the honest man, who 5
loves his good name, and the Of honesty he O
loves his God, never asks for such laws; but the o
contrary. lie urged, at some length the necessity t
of making distinction between personal property
and real estate, ard asked why all the fummery c
about sgung OF deeds the disposal of every piece
OF land however small If there distinction to
be maze between real estate and personal property 4
Mr. kesO SAID the discussion upon this subject
had taken wide range; but he hoped 10 coudne
rs remarks T. the question. lie repeated the qucs- fl
ton before the senate, adopt the proposed nsiruc
ton would BE- worse ,han total repeal of the law "
ne proposition Is. that those creditors who have
been waiting ior their ray, month after month shall
not Collect IL thout giving two-thirds Of the value
OF the property he executes while he that credits PIT
alter The foat;h OF March next, may collect by DIS
iress and sell al whatever property Will bring Now 70
lie ASKED. why tins invlGous distinction Times 81
are no better bat much than they we're when b
tins law passed. Then why make a distlnc,iopl
he gentleman from Wayne SAID we were too ant n,
TO come here with the influence of stump speeches :,
upon US. lie knew not how il with the gen
t1eman from Wayne but II he had advocated any u,
measure on the stump which he did not intend 10
carry OUT here he must say that the gentleman and
himself were dieseutly 5 ,uated "
Mr. Pitcher said he would say now. VIVA, he had
intended 10 say before, in which his friend from J,