Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-15


The Speaker laid before lhe House proposition from
Joseph r Pratt superintendent of the State Prison. in
which he take the prison for five and
The State FIVE thousand dollars per year. at the end OF
each year. That he will work the conycs within The
walls, and all necessary workshops his
pense in addition to those now erected That the Legs
lsors or Governor shall have the privilege TO appoint
Board of .ers residing the prison, whose duty IL
shall be 10 make weekly and that prisoners
properly treated, &c. which was laid on the table,
The House again proceeded to the consideration
Of the spportonment bill and the amendment, made in
committee adopted.
The House not being full motion the bill was laid
the table.
Bis Passed
To amend the act in relation public works, repeating
much of the law authorizes the issue of scrip in
Iaon companies hereafter To be formed for the relief
of Jacob Jones' for the relief Of messengers to not
fy elections &c establish State road in Deksb and
Allen; to authorize Aaron r. Ssyer &c. to build dam
the Missnewa river requiring certain statutes 10
5e published newspapers Indianapolis; to divorce
Peter Johnson to divorce Mary Ann Banks; to amend
the several for the preservation of the State House
declaring misprint for the relief of James Kitchen
for collecting road in Hamilton county; amend he
establishing State road in Jay county TO amend the
road law extend the time of commissioners of
Hamilton and Lapore; for the payment TO Mary Wood
and others for damages, &c.
APpOrtiOnn1enf Bal.
The spporonment bill of the Senate was read second
time when
Mr. Hall of Gibson moved to lay the bill upon the
.Hr. Moore moved TO amend BY giving 0 float to Owen
and Greene which adopted.
Mr. Ford moved to attach Blackford to Delaware and
Grant for Senatorial purposes.
Mr. Osborn of Lsporte said that he protested in the
mdest language, of which he capable against the
action of the House this bill He had only heard it
read the clerks table and unprepared ad-
visedIy He moved that the bill be laid upon the table
and that hundred copies be printed for The of the
House which motion did prevail ayes A. SO.
The question taken on the pending amend
ment and decided in the negative.
Mr.. M'Rae moved to amend, that Orange and Craw-
ford shall each have a representative.
After discussion, IN which Messrs. MRae, Vande-
veer and Thompson participated,
Mr.. Cookery moved to commit the bill to a select CON-
rnittee with instructions enquire, whether the Secretary
of the Senate had done right 10 adding to the BILL since
it came TO this House. Mr. Cookery became quite ex-
cited in noticing this matter
MIR. Secrest said, that he could not sit calmly by and
honorable officer of the Senate assaed The gen.
temen should have stated the whole facts of the In
copying the bill the counties of Adams and Wells
omitted They in the original bill and it only
clerical that had been corrected. He referred
decision Of the Supreme Court first published in to-days
Journal which much further sustain the cOrTec-
ton OF clerical errors
Mr.. Osborn Of Laporte complained of the majority
the floor for voting against printing the bill under consd-
Grafton. He had not had time to examine it. lie
understood this bill made better provision for his
county than the bill of the House. He contended
that the Secretary of the Senate had power
IL
with much warmth Of feeling on this subject.
Mr.. Cookery said he acquitted Mr.. German of any
intention of acting Improperly. He believed, that gentle
thought he had the right make the correction He
believed be bad such right aud believing So he had
made the enquiry.
MIR. MDODsd said, il the duty of the Secretary of
the Senate to report this House bills in the precise
words in which they passed the Senate. Having made
omission in trsnscribng the bill, il passed
ate, he had corrected the Mr.. MDonsld remarked
that should The House refuse to commit the bill he would
strike The words that had inserted in or
der that gentlemen might have shadow of a
for complaint
Mr.. Pennington said. the Secretary had no power to
make any correction, after this House and the
bill should be committed, that the matter might be proper
ly investigated.
Mr. secrest said be had just been informed that the
Secretary being informed of the clerical the bill
had made the known the President pro TEN Of the
Senate Alr Ohh) who had directed him make the
reciIOn.
ended in smoke, aud the only object of gentlemen 60
ing r commitment Of the bill prOcrJ snae the
time of action defeat the bill
r. Siapp had every confidence in the integrity of Mr.
Gormsn and be glad learn that he had acted un-
der the direction of the President of the Senate. He
thought however that the better way would be
ference with the Senate this subject, that the
might be corrected in the pointed by the rules of
Parliamentary proceeding This might be a small matter;
but il would be setting bad precedent.
communication read from the Secretary Of
the Senate stating the facts in the when the motion
10 commit Withdrawn.
The question recurring, on the amendment Of the
gentleman from Crawford.
NJ Hall of Gibson remarked that he was the member
of the committee of The House. from the 4h Circuit Up
on consultation with the members from that Circuit
plan agreed upon, which left surplus of 1925 in
that Circuit the ratio adopted, which they chose to
give to Crawford Crawford had for several years had
member aud thought right that member should be
continued. In giving her member, in the bill Of the
House, nothing taken from the county of Orange.
MIR. Stapp commended that the bill sufficiently ad-
vanlageous to the Democrats, Crawford has
ber tie hoped that this bill would be passed under
the operation of the previous question. Gentlemen
wished to offer amendments and have them placed upon
the Journals He wished offer the bill Of the House as
q substitute.
The question was taken on the amendment of the gen.
teman from Crawford and decided in the negative ayes
AT noes AZ.
MIR. Cookery moved that Vgo should have three men,
bers in As, As and so and Sullivan two members in AZ
and 40.
Mr. Bowling said he had participated in the feeling
thai had been manifested this afternoon. He believed the
amendment should be adopted.
The amendment adopted.
Mr.. Ford moved that Backford should be added to
. Kosciusko and Whitley which not adopted.
Mr. Micke moved that Jay and Adams should be placed
together and Adams and Wells ogether which not
adopted.
Mfr Rousseau moved that al Greene shall have two
Representatives, aud Sullivan one; and in 40 Greene
and Sullivan shall have each and one jointly which
was not adopted ayes 43, noes SO.
Mr. Clements moved TO amend that Daviess, Martin
and Dubois shall elect Senator and Davess, Martin
end Dubois Representative each which YVES not
adopted.
Mr. Arnold moved to strike out all that relates to Bar
fhoonew and Jennings forming Senatorial district and
that Bartholomew shall be entitled representative
striking the floats for Bartholomew which was not
adopted.
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