Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-12-18

i've It would meet his views and The views Of the POO
pie Of the north bat conyersDg with gentlemen he
believed such proposition could succeed; he there
fore moved 70 end so as to hx The number oil senators
at fifty aa& Representatives al one hundred.
Mr. Secrest thought the number of senators and rep
should be fixed the details of bill maxi
ing apportOnmeni OF the State. lie believed that any
number less than the present could be agreed upon
the details of BILL Could less number be agreed
he would eheeTfay vote for a reduction. lie hoped
the committee would rise aud leave the whole subject 10
the aPPortIonmeut committee.
Mr. Pennington moved to amend, so that The number
should be lelt blank
Mr. Davis said, that propositions reduce the number
of senator's aud representatives, from counties that
had than member. These Counties, under a
reduction, would still have rePresentaiion6ut those
having only member world have 10 be placed along
with other counties IN ixi"g the Districts
Mr. Bowling in answer 10 remarks in relation 10
the number of representatives from Figo, entered into
defence Of the of her representatives. IN Ang an
apporonmeut FIVE wears since, in which he commended
tho members from that county had then yIelld
portion of the strength she might have had on this hoo,
ID order do Justice to Sullivan county
Mr.. Seawright hoped more time would he consumed
this question II evident to him that lrlty of
members opposed to the reduction; be hoped that
the discussion would he hroug bit to a close.
Mr.. Bsker moved that the committee rise; which mo-
ton did not prevail.
Mr. Riley urged the improperly of reduction,
quence of the in which the Senate was row
constituted He thought The time OF the House should
consumed
were practicable, he would go for 1t.
Mr. Thompson thought reduction entirely practicable.
He believed reduction desired and required by the
circumstances of the people lie favored the proposition
of the gentleman from Harrison 10 leave the number blank
in order that any number might be proposed aud finally
be believed proposition might be agreed upon reducing
the number
Mr. Julian said the county of Wayne bad Eve members
in the Legislature. He asked whether three members
could we'll represent that county He be-
Ecved they could Two cardinal principles in legislation
would be PrOmoteJ-dcspach of business and economy
in expenditure.
Mr. Carnan was in favor of leaving the number to be
fixed by the To counties that had than
representative there would he evil reduction but
there difficulty in the way of representing faithfully
too large 5 district of country.
Mr. Osborn of Laporte, also favored having the num-
Der fixed BY the committee, se best of doing
tce TO the country.
Mr. Lemmonds favored taking the question. fixing the
number of Senators fifty and Representatives, at
hundred in order test the question OF reduction and
time.
The question was taken on Mr.. Penningtons motion to
strike out thnys and seventy 6ve-eavIng the num-
Der blank be filed up 10y the committee which motion
prevailed.
Mr. Cookery proposed TO I'll the blanks with 81 ard 65
Mr. Osborn moved to Fl the blanks with so and lGo.
Mr. Stspp with Al and 81.
Mr. Conduit with SO aud 67.
Mr. Hazelrigg with 81 and rs.
Mr. Parker with % and 30.
Dir Henry with 43 aud &c.
and 100 and decided in the Affirmative ayes as 49,
SO there will consequently be reduction of Senators
and Representatives.
On the question, will the House concur in the amend
ment of the committee, the ayes and were being de-
manded,
Mr. Siapp moved an adjournment; which being dscitc
in the affirmative,
The House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met and the question recurring. on concur
ring the amendment made in committee Of the whole to
thc joint resolution last under consideration fixing the
number of Senators fifty and Representatives at one
hundred for the FIVE years. decided in the affirm
by the following vote;
AIEs-Messrs. Arnold Baker. Bowman, Burns, Car
Carter. Chambers, Coon Co.. Davis, Dole Ellis,
Endico Fuller. Hall Of Warren Hinchman, HUFF Jones,
Kerr, Llnius, Lemmonds Lgan, Mcdonald, McR1e,
Mickle, Monroe Mooney, Nelson, Osborn Of L1Porte,
Parker, Pennington Robinson, Rousseau, Sewrght, Sc
Shanks Slater Stewart Tcdford Tom inson, Turner
Webb, Weber. Wiley, Wilson of Noble, YOcum and
Mr.. Speader-47.
NoEs-Messrs Blackwell, Brumfield, Cameron, Glenn
enis Coin. Conduit, Cookery, Cornelius Cruikshank,
D1wing Edwards, Ford Harvey, Hazsrgg, Henry. Her
Hill Jackson Julian. KimheiD, Lryman, Legg Lew
is, Lowe, Mccormick, Meeker, Moore, Morrow Nosnger
Os born ofSuivan Porter Powers Rppey, Ruby Sleelh
Smith, Stanfeid Stapp, Taber. Thompson, Vandeveer,
Wait, Wilson Of Marion, Wilson Of Sullivan and Wise
As.
So the amendment was concurred in.
Mr. SsPP moved that the joint resolution be referred to
the apporonment committee the Instructions Of this
House; which motion prevailed
Mr. Osborn of Lapore, from the committee the iu-
dietary, reported bill providing for taking and holding
and conveying real by aliens and granting titles &c;
which read and passed second reading.
BY Mr.. TOmnsOn bill to repeal act therein named,
in relation the sheriff of Delaware county; which pass
ed to a second reading.
The bill of the Senate for the relief Of Henry Strck
land justice of the peace, read second time and
passed to a third reading.
The bill to extend the times of holding probate
in Jackson aud Greene was ordered to be engrossed for
third reading,
Mr.. Osborn Of Laporte reported bill for the relief of
Aaron Stanton and others.
Shanks, from the committee education reported a
bill authorize a school district be subIivded and
changed in Harrison couuty; which passed to second
reading.
Mr. Nosnger. from the committee education, reported
against the expsdency Of making tuition gratis in the
State University; which concurred in.
Nh. Stapp, from the COMMITTEES on the State Bank to
which referred the bill in relation the Bank
fund reported the back with endment; which
coucurred in and the bill ordered be engrossed.
Mr.. Yocum from a select committee, reported back a
petition from Allen T. Rose with a recommendation that
IT be referred to the committee educaton which
concurred in
BY Mr. Cox, bill to part of Water street in
Nashville which passed to a second reading.
By Mr. Davis, bill for the relief of Peter Everhart
aad Hezekiah Mitchell; which passed a second read
ing.
By Mr. HILL bill to attach certain territory therein
named to the county of Jennlngsj passed 10 second
reading.
Mr. Pennington moved to take from the table a bill
providing for a divorce TO Mrs. Evans; which motion
prevailed.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
Mr. Penning ton offered resolution to the expeden-
CIV of repeating penalty of Eve per for the
payment Of taxes which was adopted.