Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-12-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
From the senior Editor
srs.r CHaxprs, Dec. II. ls45,


city in that place The court to nave eoheu,aeh
jurisdiction powers with the circuit court and 10 90
perform all business similar 10 that now cone IN me
semi annual court now held at the county seat VT
Holloway presented several petitions aud areos'rahce
the sub ect of State road ihey were al .gieriou
o a select committee compost oil dessrS
Murphey, and lewiston Mr. Buell. introduced oiil re-
curing the Sinking FUND Commissioners 10 aa'erass
lands papers published IN counties where such
lands situatet-passed to a second read.ng
Mr. Lane introduced joint resolution relation TO
the Grant of lands the by the general govern
ment, the completion OF the Wabash and Erie oaha
referred to the committee Internal improvements
NJ Chapman, OF Laporte, presented olutioh IN
;ns,,ucng the committee finance to inquire INTO ie
~n.asrcv Of reoea.:nr much OF the revenue law as
p; on,r t,a,suT,rs to attend at the place of hold
inc county elections each township, unless "
90 so by the board of county commissioners
A Joint resolution in relation 10 the passage ui ~
congress giving prescriptions to settlers 0" '"0
In the House, on the day. Mr. HazeiHg preseh'ea
counties of Parke, Putnam aud Montgomery
bill was reported from the judiciary committee reia
,;va ~ the xecnton law Mr.. Clements moved to amend
the bill striking out that part winch prof1es 'or TWO
executions each year from te ciFc court a' ,
from justices OF the peace lie hoped tAere "ou'u p no
chance this season the return OF executions ne
righs of plaintiff secure under the eksiS
Az 81, sccotted the views of MIR. Clements, and hop
ed that no lInent would be MAZE affecting Oh con-
tracts He was willing make all new debts coecta-
HE s,eediv ana would 90 amy law operating upon
contracts hereafter made, but hoped that no alteration
womb be made relative old contracts Nh Porter oP-
posed the aue and advocated the bill pn ihouon
Of Mr. Lowe, bill and amendments were iaia upon
the table. ..i.
bill was reDorte from the committee on agriculture
to allow owners partnership fences 10 remove the
sa:ne-passed TO Il second reading =,
considerable portion OF the day was spent IN me as
eusson of proposition repeal the law which allows
Auditors for transferring the ownership OF LANDS More
time has probably been spent BY the legislature IN quar-
rcline about this matter, at cost greater man man ~,
aonnt all the Auditors the receive from IT. The
bill probably will not be disposed OF Tor several DAYS
The following resolutions were presented;
By Mr. Downing, relative to change IN the time oil
selling LANDS morigaged to the SINKING iuhu, 10
advertised III papers IN the coih'ies where e a
are located and whether they might not be sofa al me
door the counties where the lands are SIT
Bv Mr. Baker, that the public expenditures
enquire into the expcdiency and probabe cost ol pup
fishing all the statutes OF general anu Pop'c nature III
some newspaper printed at Indianapolis; adopted
By Mr. Blackwell, that the judiciary committee en-
o,;re INFO tn, expectancy amending the relief or
IA VS. that all contracts hereafter made shall
he collected without benefit from sald laws; adopted
NJ Stapp introduced a bill TO enable married women
g., ,,irs and hold property. Mr.. Micklc moved to
i.ct the bill Mr. Stapp hoped tie bill wouid hot pc re-
jcced He had hardly ever voted Tor motion % eJeca a
blI and never made such motion. We are now, SAID
Mr. S iegislang in reference TO women as they ana IN
the barbarous ages of the world lie thought was hsh
time to begin to legsate more liberal s stem as re-
o,rIs females He gave several 10 shcw the pol
lev of giving them separate property ana referred 10 e
laws of several states where they had gone much
farther than he proposed TO go by TINS b'il IN
the rights The motion 10 re ec' iiieu cas-
| T. NAYS -; the bill then passed. to second reatihg.
bill of being I'm !cr DIST Essioi ana sevrra
gentlemen having spoken IN favor OF tae o r. ui'"
!
on this subcct. Although he oii not denI ie c"lS"'u
tonaty of the power, yet he coatenicd at IN ofdcr 10
give the power there must be breach OF the contract
pro we'd He read from Judge story IN support OF has Io-
sition woud be glad to accommodate ms TREND IRON
Rush. he 90 aas this 'i until 1t was Drought
within the rule which he had referred lie called the
yeas and NAYS After some remarks from Mr.. Clymer
and Mr.. Thompson in support OF the bull the question
was taken on It's and rmined the at
frmative-yeas A., nays H. And then the house al
lourned
| ne
bill giving each county III the stale Il prosecu
ting attorncy-laid on the table
Mr.. Holloway, from the same committee, reported ina
it was inexpedicnt any ereaf law. Not con
CURED n report laid the table Also, from the
same reported back bill correcting ms
print and recomne ded It's ndeiiiiie ut ~
So from same committee reported that 1t was neXpeGI-
en to lcgsate the subject of giving justices OF the
peace concurrent jurisdiction IN MINOR NOT con-
Cured in-referre to the committee on finance.
Mr. Pomeroy from same cohisit'se' fePo'eH d on. II
pealing much of the law as allows county Auditorr
o1 cts for making transfers Mr. Winchell moved thu
Grant CO. exempted from the provisions OF the bill Nj
Handy moved to exempt shelby CO. siT Nooi moved
to exempt Randolph Mr. Morgan Of r. moved to ex-
cent Rush co.. Bill and amendments laid on the table
/ Mr. Murphy from committee, reported back b
of the senate repectng suits against corporations and
recomne indefinite postPonenent lad on table
Mr. Bradbury reported bill vacatIng certain streets
in Cambridge City; ordered TO third reading
Bv Mr. Holloway, a bill amending the act Incorpora-
The Young Mems Literary Association of Richmond
referred committee corporations Also, reso-
luton that the committee on finance report o aieia
ing the 18th of chap II of r. ; OF i4t so as 10
tu!n instead actual SALE least to extend the time
Of redemption for a lei of five years; adopted
Bv Mr. Berry of VI, bill to incorporate the Columbus
and Bloomington Rail Road Company; read twice and re-
ferred tn the committee corporations
Mr.. Orth. bill for the construction OF the ladi-
Indianapolis Rail Road to Lafayette read and
referred to the committee corporations
Senate, Dec. I1.-Mr. Murphy, presented the memoir
al of the yearly meeting OF the Society Of trends pray
ing the adjustment of capital punishment rcfoied -
the select which other petitions on the same
tSafie f committee finance reported
lersate the subject of repeating the
law collectors to attend at the places OF holding
elections each township for the purpose OF coecuht
taxes; concurred in
T, the House THURSDAY Dec Is.-The report Of tbs
AGENT of State In this Report the oPin
ION expressed that the liable and honor bounc
to nav all bonds sold, whether received any compen
sation for them or not He is Democrat VIII the 10
tiSo aIraINu