Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-12-18
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By Mr. Monroe, Of citizens Of Washington.


Petitions, Memorials, dc, presented.
BY Mr. Monroe of citizens of Washington.
BY Mr. Moore, of citizens of Owen county, for the
peal of provision in the Revised Code respecting map,
&C.
BY Mr.. Yocum, of citizens of Clay county, praying for
By Mr. Isy%an Of 4rippecanoe county, pray.
ing to be annexed to the sth judicial circuit
BY Mr. Morrow, of citizens Of Indiana for road from
JonesboroUgh, &c, TO kokOmo.
By Mr. Cookery, of citizens of Vigo, &c.
BY Mr. lowe, from John Gardiner, praying leave to
inquish certain tract of saline lands all of which
appropriately referred.
Reports from Select Committees.
Mr. Shanks bill TO egaze the official action Of John
Nixon. school commissioner of Washington county read
and referred
Mr.. Yandeveer for the relief of the heirs of William
Quincy Of Orange county; referred
MIR Mckle, providing for special of the Allen
circuit for the trial OF Sas Doy, confined for
DER &c which last BILL (the rule being suspended)
passed.
Resolutions Introduced
BY Mr. Moore, enquiring into the Of the sinking
fund. &c.
BY Mr. Lewis, for the appointment of examiners of
teachers of common schools.
BY Mr. Hill, expediency Of amending law relating to
common schools, so as to have semi annual dividend of
the fund, &c.
By Mr.. Cookery of so amending practice act, as to
abolish all special pleading in law, &C.
BY Mr. Bowman, of so amending law to make COM
bic for costs
BY Mr Leyman, IS expediency of repeating portion
of the Revised Code amending the ssme respects
gaming &C. A keeper of nine-pin alley being i'm
prsoned in Lafayette for same
BY MIR Julian, exPediency Of amending Revised Stat
ues respects the duties Of and adminstra
tors in certain cases; and
| By Mr. Clymer, expediency of repeating much of
the valuation law relates breaches and msdemeanor
all of which were adopted.
Mr EMIL nm lpav A al III
of Wartick county, which referred a select
committed
Joint Resolutions Introduced.
BY Mr. Stapp, respecting the great navigabe rivers of
the west which have recently been declared inland
seas in favor of ship canal at the Indiana side OF the
Falls Of the Ohio, and instructing Senators and Rep
resentaves in Congress vote for appropriation for
the same, &c. and
of the claims of the Colonel Francis Vgo of Knox
county, against the State of Virginia, and pending
before Congress- and insructng Senators and Repre-
sentatives support the claim, &C.; which read and
passed to second readings
BY Mr. Clements to reduce the number of Senators and
Representatives to 81 and 62 members for the next five
years which joint resolution read twice, and referred
the committee of the whoIe and made the order of the
day for Wednesday.
MIR Pennington advocated its reference 10 the commit
tee of the WHOLE the best of ascertainng the
Of the House, aud whether any reduction VIII be
sanctioned in order that the committee on the apportIon-
decisions OF the matter referred to them.
Mr. Thompson wished it to be made the order of the
day for Wednesday next in committee of the whole; and
it referred.
Bills Presented
II By Mr. Bemmonds, changing the time OF holding Pro-
, bate courts in Dubois county.
by Mr. Shanks, in relation to the bank tax fund;
i Providing for distributing the same in March next
&c, among the several counties, &C.
By Mr.. Secrest authorize the refundIng oil taxes
in certain cases, [where much has been paid
By Mr. Julian declaring misprnt in the Revised Stat
utes of ls43, in the heading OF a chapter.
BY Mr. Mcdonald, regulating the jurisdiction OF justices
Of the peace he counties Of Lake and Porter providing
that they shall hereafter be regulated by the provisions oil
Revised Code.
By Mr. Hall Of G.. in relation to the auditor OF uoson
county, authorizing him to make deed IN certain case
TO Robert Stockwei.
By Mr. Porter, for the relief of purchasers oil schoo
lands in Harrison county; and
BY Mr. Baker to restrict the operation OF an aci reIa
ting the appointment Of county commissioners &C. &C
not 10 include VandeIburgh county, and revivIng old
law the subject; which bills all appropriately re-
fened.
: ORDER OF THE DAY.
The first thing in oder of the day the joint reso
luton nstucng Senator'S and requesting our Repre-
sentatises in Congress for the passage OF law
extend the provisions Of the peemPon laws Of the Uni