Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-12-20
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL
siIIBDAY. DEcEuB;as 80, 1912.
INDIANA LEGBsLATTstE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

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tr1i feltrrr1
By VI. Hills. OF Jo,cph Gray, Cor a divorce; re-
f.rrrd - h. judiciary committee.
BY VIZ. Swyhart. ct citizens Of Miami county,
respecting the erection Of mills on the Mssssne-
way rvcr referred ~ elect committee.
~ Nr. DIei- &c -, of Clthertne Cstlin. 81 sui
ivan county, proving ior divorce from Seth Cat
in. WIN ms returned - tins State from the Pen
rentinry IN Kentucky d. r,ferred 10 the Judici-
ary comn tee.
by " Thompson Cor the publication ola portion
- The laws Il ths state - tho Gcrm1u l1rguage
referred 10 Mcssrs Thompson, Prillman, Nilsson,
Wheeler. aud Brown OF VI
BY Mr.. Jones or the subject Of the retail Of ar
dent spirits referred 70 Messrs. Jones. Hardin and
Rich.
by Nr. Lee, Of Susan and Elizabeth Hunter ;
- -- referred t. the judiciary committee.
The bill concerning n certain estate without
known heirs was reported from the judiciary com
mticc and ordered - b. engrossed.
Mr. Ting ey from the Iniieary committee to whom
the su'Ject referred. reported bill defining
The nethod OF sumnoning and emPannelIng petit
lnrors-making the number twelve &C.; winch
VAS read hrst and second times when
Mr.. Moore Of .. moved 20 refer the bill blck 70
the committee the Judiciary, with instructions 50
to amend the bill that the sheriff shall summon the
jurors from the by-staudcrs or others.
Mr. Logan moved 20 commit the bill 10 com
mttee Of the whole for tomorrow ncgatved.
VT. DUtIcr OF ' moved 10 l1V the I'LL, DC. upon
the table winch did not prevail.
Afer discussion, VI. Smonson moved to amend
The instructions, by providing that the sheriff shall
select ID grand jurors; which motion prevailed.
Mr. Bradley moved further to amend, by giving
parties eight peremptorv challenges.
The merits Of the whole question came up.
'nd somewhat animated discussion took place. IN
which hessrs. Bradley Brown Of NJ. Moore Of o.,
Roberts and others favored the change in the law.
and Messrs. Robinson, Butler Of v, Brown Of d.,
Hawkins, Parker, Edwards, Lowe and others op-
posed The change in The ltw was advocated on
the score OF great economy and the test that had
been made IN several counties and opposed, nam
ly, the ground, that in many, IT not in all the
countess he persons assembled at the courts we're
not generally the best kind Of jurors and that par
ties might place their friends, purposely in sItua
ton at the courts, 10 be selected This, il
tended, would operate against the furherance OF
justice, particularly IN tine river towns and CONNER
cIal places. where there was always a floating pop
ulaion Of oungers, loacrs, &c the fit subjects OF
bribery and corruption.
The question was taken on Mr. Bradley's amend
ment, and decided in the negative.
Mr. ClaypOol moved to amend by adding the col.
lowing to Mr.. Moore of Ovens amendment-''af-
ter the irs, week - which amendment was lost.
Mr. Clements moved t. reconsider the vote
Mr. Bradley's amendment which motion was
lost.
Mr.. Bradley then moved to amend by giving par
motion prevailed.
On the question, shall the instructions, amend
cd, b; adopted It decided in the negative,
ayes, 81 noes o.
Mr. Moore of D. moved to amend the bill by ex-
cePting the county of Owen, from the PROVISIONS OF
the bill which motion lost.
Mr.. English moved 20 amend tho bill by insert
ING - grand jurors /; which decided in the
affirmative.
The question was taken on the committing the
bill and determined in the negative.
Mr. Brown OF VI. moved 10 strike ont the third
section; excepting counties that had special laws.
Further debate sprnging ~, Nj. German moved
tn Law the bill on the table which motion was de-
cldcd ia the Affirmative.
BANKRUPT LAW.
MIR. Gorm1n. from the judiciary committee to
which was referred joint resolution on the sub
lect of repeal OF the bankrupt law, reported the
same bick without amendment
Mr.. Wilson moved to re-commit the bill TO a
lcct committee.
Mr. Wilson remarked, that he hoped, that
should the law be repealed by Congress, that pro-
vision would be inserted making the repeal pros
pectve It's character. two years
hence. The sconndre<, II any there be, who have
been described MT subjects for the penltentlary.
had already taken advantage OF the law. The more
honest and deserving, who were now making ar
engagements, would be denied privileges, that have
already been extended to the less deserving.
The question being taken on re-commIttlng the
bill was decided in The negative, follows:
AvEs-Mcssrs. Bales. BealI, Bowers, Bradley,
Butler ofV :, Butterield, Carter, Claypool. Clements
Coffin, Davis of VI, Denny, Edwards, Flanagan,
Foulke, Francis, Gilbert, Goodenow, Hawkins,
Hiatt Hills IIuckaby, Lee, Leslie, Marvin. Math-
ers. Mccker. Mitchell, Montague, Myers, Parker,
Patrick. Real Rich, Steele, Strain, Stratton, Sum
mers, Sumner, Swyhart, Tcvis, Thompson, Ting
ley. Williams and Wilson-iJ.
NoEs-Mcssrs. Baker, Brown Of ID Brown of W.,
Brown of r.. Brown of w. Butler OF r.. Campbell.
Chrisman, Cooley, Cuppy, Davis OF >. Dufour,
Dunn English Fuller, German, Hardin, llargrove,
Hodges. jackson. johnson, Jones, Lewis, Leyman,
Lngle, Logan, Lowe. Major. Matheny. Mccormack,
Mlsin. Moore of f.. Moore Of o., Nees, Nelson,
Norvell O'Neall, Osborn, Peek, Prilliman Proctor,
Roberts, Robinson. Rose, Shoup. Simonson, Suss,
Shook Stewart, Wheeler, Wight and Mr.. Speaker
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Mr. Bradley then moved to amend by adding
provided il eau be done without affecting any APP
plicatons made at the time of the taking effect Of
said repeating act"
Mr. Bradley deft"iei Lis amendment in few
remarks, IN the Course Of which he replied the
maaks made by the gentleman from Brown a fe ~
days since.
Mr.. German responded, in the course Of which he
referred 10 the attliu Re in which the gentleman from
Laporc : political friends had placed themselves IN
their late vote. lie denied having charged the
members of the Bar, body, with improper con-
duct but that there men he was sorry TO say,
It's members who would be guilty of suborna,ion
OF perjury IN freeing blnkrupS from the payment of
their debts.
Mr.. Bradley replied in rather severe manner.
Mr.. Carter disclaimed any party feeling in his
VOTE lie would always on the side that Justice
dictated, and should support the amendment. The
question being taken, WAS decided in the negative
ayes 46, noes a..