Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-21
PROCEEDINGS OF INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
From the senior Editor.

tho session, has presented mo from giving you tho
usual amount of tho proceedings of the legislature.
Much has been done during the past week, but
have not time to particularlze.
Tho bill for the adjustment Of the public debt;
and tho completion of the Wabash and Eric Ca
nal, has passed both Houses. Itprovides thu, six
millions of dollars, in bonds, shall be surrendered
TO the State, now bonds taken therefor, ono half
payable by tho State, and the other molety pay
abe by tho canal, before the canal shall be trans
forred to the Trustees of the Bondholders.
Whether this law will ever be carried into effect
or remain dead letter upon the statute book. is
vet to DO determined. Tho first object Of tho
bill, in M opinion, to complete tho canal
and promise to pay the debt.
A bill repeating thu law by which blue and
white dog scrip, mado receivable fer tolls and
water rents upon tho Wabash and Eric Canal,
passed both Houses yesterday.
Bills also passed yesterday npproprla,ing some
eight thousand dollars 10 pay for the selection of
the Canal lands in tho Vincenncs district, and
for tho location OF the extension of the Canal to
Evansville. This money is 10 be lakon from the
Treasury and 10 be refunded from tho canal
fund. Doubtful.
~ Dill mas also posScu Octll ilOhScS III iCihtioi
TO the suit commenced by certain bond holders a.
-..-. Uvtrrft.ny i. frv-
vides that cour, in this State shall entertain
permit any suit to DO commenced agains. said
Company, until tho persons, seeking such suit
shall pay in money, stock, or scrip, to the amount
of money invested by the company in the compile
ton and extension of tho canal from Broolvllc 10
Cambridge.
A bill has also passed providing for the cree
ton of suitable buildings for tho Indiana Hospital
for tho insane, on the farm purchased for that
purpose, two miles west of this place. The plan
Of this building has been made from a careful and
special examination of similar institutions in the
east by DR.. Evans,
The Trustees of the institution Of tho Deaf and
Dumb have been authorized to purchase thirty a
Of land near this place for the permanent To-
cation Of that institution.
n bill has also passed leasing the Poniten!iary
for ten years at $4,000 per annum-providing for
the erection of machinery-thc convicts to be
gagged within the walls Of the prison in the rolling
ofiron &c. the conycts not to labor moro than
ten hours per day-the lessee not to nflict corpo-
raj punishmcnt but refer to Warden of prison APP
pointed by the State who is to punish-the lessee
to procure library of Sunday Schoo books, &c.
Sam. H. Patterson has boon elected lessee, and
VIM. Lee, Warden.
On Friday evening last, NJ. G.. Bright
elected Agent Of State. Had this election taken
place three weeks previous, he could not have re-
ceved thirty votes out of tho $50 members pres
ent. The influence which has passed tho Wa
bash and Eric Canal bill, elected him. c. II.
Test was his principal opponent. and had It not
been for the combination of tho Canal interest he
would have been elected.
Tho Governor Is said to be quite sick, and somo
fears are entertained ,ha. he will not be abo to
sign the bills which havo passed the legislature,
until after the time fixed for tho adjournment.
No new nomination has yet been made for the
Supreme Bench. The general impression here
5, that no moro will be sent in. and that the Gov
,rnor will appoint Mossrs. Perkins and Smith in
he vacation.
Tho Revenue bill which has passed the
House, and is now pending in tho Senate, pro-
sides for the assessment of % cents on the
hundred dollars, and IS cents poll tax-one cent
On the hundred dollars for the luna,ic hospital
i've mills for tho deaf and dumb asylum, and two
mills for tho education of the blind This will
probably be tho provisions Of the law when j,
passes tho Senate.
The New York Telegraph says: "A brigade
IF $500 young men has been privately raised in
his city and five adjoining counties, who are
mustered for service. if war break out with
England. The command has been unanimously
en6ered to the gallant Gen. McNiel. and by him
accepted We hear that the services of this brig
de have been actually rendered to the Govern /
nent.''
The Wings of Nashua and Nashville. \. H.,
through committee. have presented 10 Mr..
,eard, the editor of the Nashua TeIegr aph, one
f Prat,'s patent Yankee card presses. worth
;l2O, and check for S54 in cash. Christmas
ras the day selected for this valuable and com
limen,ary tribute of esteem and Friendship.
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