The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-12-25
INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENTS
INp1ANApoLIs. Dec. Is Il, 1915.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IS Il, 1S45..
VIM H Chaadier:-Dear Sr.-ln my last
le,ler think | Informed you that in the cleo
ton Of U. S. Senator two Wings voted blank
tickets. In this was mistaken, and allhp'
The mistake was moi OF much importance YET
may as we'll correct il; The Two votes that
were counted as blanks were for Gov. Whit
comb, and were cast by democrats, and two
(instead oil one as stated in my lasi) wings
voted for Bright under Instructions. The Sen
ale occupied four days of last week in at
tempting to elect President pro TEN of thai
body. There were ninety eight ballolings
without any choice. On Friday morning a
compromise was mace between the t'illiger-
en-! parties, By which 6. S. .ORrH, Senator
fiom Tippecanoe, was elected President with
The understanding that he shall resign few
DAYS before The close of The session, and that
his place should then be filed by demo-
Graf. On Wednesday last the House resolV-
ed itself into a committee of The whole 10
consider a joint resolution previously offered
proposing to reduce the number Of Senators
10 81 and The number of Representatives 10
l62. Various amendments TO the resolution
were offered each proposing different num-
| Der, but The committee finally, by majority
of one or two votes, resolved that The reduc.
| lion was impraclicable, aud amended the res
loluton BY striking out 81 and inserting so,
and striking out 81 and inserting 100. The
resolution as amended was reported 10 the
House, and upon The question shall The House
concur in the amendment, (the yeas and nays
being demanded) The vote stood yeas AZ,
tnavs 45. There will, therefore, in all prob
ability, be no reduction. The utmost good
Feeling prevails in the House and | appre-
bend that even The 'apportionment question
will uot interrupt it. On Friday the Govern
or communicated 10 The House commune
cation liom Charles Butter, Esq, agent of
our bond-holders. BY request OF the speak
err and with the unanimous consent of the
House, MIR. Butter appeared within the bar
of the House and read the communication
himself. The House ordered 1000 copies
of the communication to be printed for the
use of the members. and appointed commit
-, 100 C,o,,, oaoI, ;,,dieal circu;t Ito ~
with similar committee on the the part OF
The Senate) TO take said Communication into
consideration and confer with Mt. Butler rel
alive thereto. The Senate yesterday reci-
procaled the resolution by appointing a like
committee. will send you a copy Of the
communication as soon as il is printed
Yesterday Bill PASSED the House for the
reliefut Lewis w. Slinson, James Scantlin
and other purchases OF School Lands in Van
derburgh county. Also IA Bill providing for
The re-appraisemcnt of real estate for taxa
lion; and also Bill to enable foreigners who
reside in the United STATES to lake, hold,
devise, transmit and convey real estate with
out having DECLARED their intention 10 become
citizens. Should the Bill 10 re-appraise
real estate for taxation pass the Senaie and
be approved by tue Go7ernor | will see that
it is forwarded to the Auditor of your coun-
ty with gu, delay. Yours truly,
C. B.