Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-07
II AL a DHgJ VI
RIG MON ID, A.
Wednesday Morning, Jan. Z, lSfC.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
From the senior Editor.

The business of to-day has been uaimpor,an
to our readers. Mr.. Chapman of Laportc. intro
duccd n bill fixing tho salaries of tho Judges .
tho Supreme Court at $3.50 per year, and those
of Circuit Courts ut $1,000 per yo2r, which wa
read AMI referred TO tho judiciary committee.
Mr.. Ogth Introduced til prosiling for tht
raising Of funds to Greet monument upon tht
| Tppccanos battle-ground, which read three
scvcral times and passed.. This bill provides tia
tho Auditor Of each county shall receive donn
tons from all persons disposed to contribute t.
this landablo cntorprise--ihat he shall keep re.
gis;cr Of tho in book provided for that pur
poao; and that tho Commissioners Of Ilppcca
noe county shall sapegintenl tho erection of the
monument. provided suiIicicncy of means shou Il
be accumulated Tho bill provides that tho soye
ral Auditors shall annually pay 10 the State
Treasury the amount collected, which shall bear
an interest of six per cent. until called for by
said Commissioners. 1t is supposed that e,0Jt
or 10000 will be sufficient. hopo Old Wayne
will not DO wanting in libcrally il filing up Tho
list of contributors.
Mr.. Holloway, from select committee report
cd Il bill vacating part Of Howard street. and
certain alleys in West Richmond, which was pas
scd.
In tho House, Mr. Iazoricr offered a rosolu-
ton that committee OF thrco be appointed,
whose duty it shall be TO inquire into the propri.
city Of providing fund f the cxtinguishmcni Of
the State debt. and 10 prepare and report bill
showing tho accumulailve capacity of such fund
at five per cont. per nnnum for my number Of
years up 10 thirty, and showing also the result Of
such fund iorborne for a giycn period and COM
pounded n; tho samo rate; adopted.
Mr- IhODlnson ~
praying Congress for another grant of land 10
complete the Wabash and Erie cane to tho Ono
river. which was passed TO a sccon! reading.
In the Senate. Tuesday. Dec. 30. Mr.. Hoo-
way presented petition from citizens of Will
ia,nsburg, asking charter for i Turnpike Road
from that place - Hagorstown, which re-
forrcd - 4 select committee.
In the afternoon, the two Houses met in Con-
vention to elect superintendent tho New
Albany and Vinccnncs Road. John Frazier
was reelected by decided majority.
In ,ho House. Mr.. Mcdonald. from the Judi
ciary committee. 10 whom was referred the bill
to abolish capital punishment. reported it back
with an amendment. leaving it discretionary with
The jury whether tho confinement should be soli-
.nrv, at hnrd labor. when, on motion of Mr..
Thompson, the bill and amendments were laid on
tho ,ablc.
Wednesday. 3lst Dec, in the Senate. Mr..
Chapman of l.. reported from the committee on
it, fixing tho salary of the Supreme Judges at
$500, and the Judges of the Circuit Courts at
1000, and recommended its passage.
Mr.. Chapman supported the passage of the
bill with ability and at longti,. con.ending that IN
every point of view the intorcs; Of tho people, the
dignity Of the State dom1ndcd liz passage. At
ter considerable discussion the bill was laid on
the table.
In the afternoon. Gen. ]. Walker, and John F.
Carr, were elected Bank Directors.
In the House. joint resolution in relation TO
tho public lands in the Ninccnncs Land Dis;ric.
in the State of Indiana. was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Baker. tho bill to abolish
capital punishment in tho State Of Indiana was
taken up. An amendment pending 10 give the
discretion to tho jury TO sentence to solitary con-
inemcnt fer any length of time they may deter
nino. was opposed by Messrs. Pennington. Thomp-
son. Stapp and Cookery, and advocated by Mr..
Crook hanks.
Mr.. Cookery moved to amend the amendment
~ giving discretion 10 tho jury 10 add solitary
confinement: for any period that they may deter
nine.
Before any question taken the House ad-
burned.
Thursday. Jan. l. in the Senate. Mr.. Murphy.
rom select mmittee. 10 whom had been re-
erred petitions praying a tax upon dogs, report
i il ineypedient; concurred i'll.
Mr.. Lane from the committee on tho State
,ank. reported back 10 the Senate the bill repeal
og tho &C, giving the privilege to the State Bank
, issue bills OF less denomination than five dol
srs. and recommended is indefinite postpone
1on,; concurred in by the following vote:
Ayes-Aiiison, Bowers, Bradbury, Chenowi,h
'ofin. Conner. Davis. Ellis, Goodenow, Han7er