Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-01
Chr 1uoiana legislature.
reported for the budioaa s a.s SsAtiasl.
SENATE.


The President Laid before the Senate communication
from Mayhem Of State and er-cf0 soPeTin-
tendent Of Schools in reply to resolution oil the
Senate.
praying divorce from bis wife, living IN Evansville, Ind
which was referred to select committee. 49,.
Also. a communication from the Hon. Jsmes Morrison,
President Of the STATE Bank, in answer 10 esou"n vi
the Senate referred the committee on the State Bank
Reports from Standing C1namfH'es
Mr. Roekhill, from the committee on eieeuOhs HPo'eu
bill repeating the act Of last session. conhnng yo-
their respective townships aud recommended Its IN
definite postpDnemenL
Mr. English hoped the report would not be cnncnrred IN
The act restricting their townships was
extremely obnoxious to the people OF Jackson county they
wished the privilege OF voting where they pleased This
rvht they have exercised since the county organized,
and willing abridged in their right The oea-
there il but two places Of importance the couny-whch
the people generally wished Oh the day OF election
Of will not have the tendency to sup
press fraud than the law previous The same egsl
that would oue be extended TO the other
The iuonsy Of the law Is doubtful The constItu-
ton gives voters the rght 10 vote IN he III
they reside without restricting them TO particular part oil
Mr. Hamrick said he was ineresed this question. The
people anxious having the law repealed
They considered UNCONSTITUTIONAL and strongly Objection
able tending produce rather than prevent auds at the
baIot-box.
Mr. Ellis thought it necessary uniform should
prevail at elections.
Mr. Chapman Of said hoped The report would not be
eoncurred in. He wished Martin county included with
Jackson
The question then OF the
which concured ln-ayes 70, noes 10.
PcmeIoy, of the judiciary committee reported back
the bill amending the Revised Statutes relation TO tres
passing public lands and recommended its indefinite post
Mr. Ellis from the committee reported
for the relief Of Thomas Caieo and recommended lis
sage passed to third reading
Also, bill in relation costs of appeals from jnds
Of justices Of the passed 10 thd reading
Mr. Barbour, from The committee, reported against
the expediency Of legislation the bill OF the House.
Ion to revVing the wits of neereat the report was con-
CURED n.
Also reported back the bill relative to wits OF and
habeas corpus, and recommended its passage.
Chapman L. said he opposed to the passage Of
this BILL the only effect have to increase unne-
cessay business Of the Supreme Court which has now
beyond the Of Judges get through in
any reasonable time.
Mr Pomeroy said both his and those Of his
situents favorable to such bill lie hoped ii would
The bill was laid the table.
The President laid before the Senate communication
fom the Governor in relation to the grant Of land IN the
vincennes land district laid the table and copies or
deTed o be printed.
Mr. Reyburn reported back the bill relief Of w
A. Hood, and recommended its indefinite posiPOnement
which coneurred in.
Mr. Montgomery from the committee on educaton made
very able report favor of permanently locating the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Indianapolis, accompanied
with bill; report laid the table, and 800 copies
ordered to be printed.
Motto. was given of minority report the sub
ect WHEN the order to print was recondeed and the me-
iiOn withdrawn.
Nh Goodenow from the committee roads reported back
bill requiring taxes to be paid in the districts here tie
MFR Hamrick from the committee reported back the
bill 10 State road in franklin county; read third
time aud passed.
Mr. Hsmer reported back the bill Of the House to vseate
certain road in Jefferson county which passed
Mr. Barbour moved thai the report of the committee on the
Bank subject Of authorizing the State Bank 10
issue bills, which concuTred In tuesday las
be reconsdered.
from inference which of the city seemed TO have
drawn from the action Of the Senate this subject liz
not willing to endorse such an assumption as many
will be Iusable in drawing from IN the re-
port He wished it ecOnsdeTed, and the ayes and noes Ia
ken on resolution himself and Others holding th
same opinion, right before the country.
Mr. Buell. then explained the nature and bearing OF I'M
report -,
Reports from Select Committees.
MIR English reported bill repeal the law Incorporating
Lexington, Scott county passed to third reading
Mr. Lewiston reported ball TO authorize the legal voter
of Fsyette county elect their Seminary trustees.
On motion of Mr. Buell., the bill was recommitted, witt
instructions TO make its provisions general
Mr. Handy reported bill to arPoTtOn Senators and Rep
ressntatires for the next FIVE yeas passed to sseOn
reading
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the resolution requiring the Joint committee In
part of the Senate appointed to consider the proposition
Charles Butler Esq, to inform the Senate whether the
employed clerk had ordered the printing of certain
papers laid before them and also suSpendDg further
Iatons Of the committee until such information should
MIR Lane rose to point of ORDER
The President decided that the resolution in ORDER
Mr. Lane appealed f,Om the decision of the Pres
ident
BIessrs. ReyburD Chapman of L. and Wnchell suppore
the decision oil the chsIT
Messrs Lane Read and Allison opposed it.
These sustaining decision argued that the resolution
was in effect resolution the part of the Scnat
appointing jointly with the of tn
House; and the eeDate mad Inc power 0t controlling IN
committee at pleasure.
Those opposing contended that the resolution being
joint the operations OF the Committee appointed
eonformy such resolution could suspended
joint resolution The power to suspend dissolve,
equal TO the power creating
Mr. Miller called for the previous question.
The vote was then taken whether the decision OF III
chair sustained, and the stOod-ayes 81
noes 81.
There not being majority voting in favor, the decision
the chair not sustained
Mr. Chapman of L moved reconsider the recprc
eating the resolution oil the House, requesting the apPoin
ment Of said committee.
Mr. Lane moved the Senate adjourn; refused-ay,
10, aces a.
Mr. Coffin moved to ad Ourn Senate refused by the sam
The vote on the reconsideration about be take
Mr. Lane commenced addressing the Senate in opposite
TO reconsideration Before he had PROCEEDED far
marks interrupted by alarm of Ie in town, whe
the Senate Immediately adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Dec. &c, 1645.
Railroads.
The House, in continuation OF the order Of bushes
resumed the of the bill incorporate Il
Ohio and Indianapolis Railroad ComPany-ihe questiC
being. concurring IN the amendment offered by
Moore for repeal amendment of the charter by d
Iesislatufe nj any time, with an amendment, Offered
NJ F.Sg.son that such repeal or amendment shf
only take place, when the company has forfeited
charter.
Mr. Moore offered the following q q substitute for
amendment, on Thursday.
aI'he General Assembly reserves the right to altt
amend or repeal this chsrter at any time"
The amendment Of Mr.. Ferguson was not adopted