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

w EUNESDA1s DeC. q, lOtO.
Petitions &c. were presented by Messrs. Arnold,
Moore, Pennington, Watt, Jones, Harvey, Weber,
Tedford, Morrow, Ford, (and remonsrance) Tedford,
jackson, Bowman, Porter and Lanius; which were
severally referred to committees.
Mr. Secrest, from the committee of WAYS and
Means reported bill making general appropriations
for the year 1916; read first time also,
bill ID provide for the payment of the officers and
members of the present General Assembl y-authorz
ing county treasurers to pay warrants; read first
time; also
A bill amending the 18th chapter section H. of the
Revised Statutes also,
bill reported back requiring county treasurers to
swear that the funds hand al their settlement are
the collected and other and that they have
not borrowed the same; which was ordered to be
engrossed.
The bill for the erection of monument on the
Tippecanoe Battle Ground, was reported back from
the committee of Ways and Means with two amend
ments-the first of which reducing the per cent
of the county auditor; which was coneurred In
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Fuller reported bill to provide for the organ-
cation of the militia which passed to second read
ing.
Mr. Vandeyeer reported bill for the relief of
Chapel w. Brown; passed to a second reading
The bill for the adjustment of the claim of Joseph
A. Hendricks, reported back from the committee
on canals, &C., with recommendation that it be in
definitely postponed and, the question: Shall the
bill be indefinitely postponed it decided in the
Affirmative ayes 62, noes 81. long discussion of
upwards of two hours DURATION took place on the above
question, in which Messrs. Clymer Pennington, Sapp
Rousseau, Bowling and Osborn of Laporte participant
eds The recommendation of the committee for a
postponement of the BILL was unanimous with the
exception of Mr. Rousseau, who was absent when the
bill was passed by the committee, and who opposed
the indefinite postponement.
This vote has finally disposed of the last claim of
Mr. Hendricks
On motion, the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill of the Senate to provide for the continuation
of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Lafayette
read third time aud passed, without amendment
The bill OF the Senate providing for apporionment
of Senators and for the five years
was read third time; when
Mr. Hazelrigg moved to recommt with instructions to
amend by striking out the bill from the enactng clause,
and inserting the bill of the House.
Mr.. Vaudeveer moved the previous question which
being sustained was put, to wit: Shall the bill pass it
was decided in the affirmative, ayes 80, AZ
AYEs.-Mess. Arnold, Bowman, Carr, Carter Clymer,
Coon, Davis Edwards, Ellis, Endecott Fuller Henton,
Heron Jackson, Jones. Kimberin, Lanius, Ls,man,
sickle, Mooney, Nelson, Nofsinger, Osborn, of s.,
Powers, Riley, Ripley, Seawght, Secrest, Shanks Sa
ter, Shook Taber Tediord, Turner, vandeveer, Watt
Webb, Weber, Wiley, Wilson of Marion, Wilson of NJ
Wilson of 81 Yocum and MIR. Speaker-5O.
Nors.-Messrs. Baker. Blackwell. Brum6ed, Gamer
on, Carnan, Chambers, Clements, Cooin, Conduit,
Cookery, Cornelius, Cox, Dole, Dowing Ford, Hall of
Gibson, Harvey, HazeIrgg Henry, Hil Hinchman, Ju-
an, Kerr, Legg, Lewis NJ Rae, Meeker, Moore, Nor
row, Osborn, of Laporte, Pennington, Porter Robinson
Rousseau, Ruby, Seeh, Smith, Sanfeld Stapp Stewart
Thompson, Tomlinson, and Wise.-43.
The bill to incorporate the Crawfordsse and Wabash
Railroad company also
To provide for the continuation of the Madison and
indianapolis Railroad Huntsville and Andersontown;
were severay read taiTd time and passed also,
Ia relation to additional election precincts in certain
cases; also,