Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-21
SENATE.
THURSDAY. January u. Is47.

Reports from Standing Committees.
by MIR Davis, from the Judiciary committee, that il
lnexPedent TO egsate further upon the subject of grant
ing title 10 real estate; concurred in.
BY Mr. Davis from the committee, that it was in
exPedient to grant power TO noares public to soemnze
marriages; cOhcurTed IN.
BY Mr.. EdmonstOn from the committee on canals and
internal improvements OF JOINT resolution relative the
Wabash and Erie canal eoncurred in.
BY Mr. Osborn, from the committee the State Bank
Of bill for the relief of the borrowers of the sinking
fund and other purposes; concuTred IN.
BY MIR. Barbour from the committee, recommend
ing further Legislation the subject of the sinking fund
debt due by the Wabash colleges and that the law passed
recently the subject should go into immediate opera
ton concuTed in and the joint resolution the subject
indefinitely postponed
BY Mr.. Bowers, the committee on agriculture of
bill for the better protection of stock running large
not concurred in, and the bill laid upon the table.
Also 10y Mr. Bowers, that inexpedient to legis
late further upon The subject of weights and measures
cOncurred in
BY Mr. EdmonsiOn, from the committee on corpora
uons' of bill Incorporating the Wabash Free Bridge
company; concurred IN, and the bill passed.
Reports fran Select Committees.
by Mr.. Conner of bill locating a State road therein
named concurred in, and the same passed
BY Mr. Parks, of bill amending act providing for
the construction of rail road from MartnsvrlIe TO
Franklin; concHrred in.
Resolutions introduced
BY Mr. Barbour that the suit of the State of Indiana
VS. DIR. Coe be Withdrawn; adopted
BY Mr. Davis, that the Hon. Mr.. Barbour be allowed
pay from the beginning of the session; adopted.
BY Mr.. Verbrike, to the expediency OF making APP
preparations relative to damage done the central canal
by the late Ireshol; adopted
Mr. DAVIS moved to take from the table the message of
the House relative to going into the election OF State
Printer to-day at half past ten o'clock; carried
Mr. Davis then moved reciprOcate the resolution
by striking to-day and inserting Thursday the 2lst
Mr. Berry of NJ, moved TO amend by inserting Friday
the 22nd.
Mr.. Davis accepted the amendment.
The question then REQUIRED upon the motion to insert
tho 22nd.
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Allison, Beard, Berry Of NJ, Bowers, Brad
bury, Chenowith, Clements, Coates, Coffin, Conner,
Davis, Edmonston, Ellis English, GoodenOw, Green,
Elamer, fiamrck, Henry, Holloway, Howell, Millgau
Parks, Robinson, Simpson, StOckwel, verbrke, Waters
and Zenor-35.
Those voting in the negative
Messrs Barbour, Berry of F., Day, Handy, Hardin,
Jackson, Logan, Marsh, Miller, Read Rockhiil, and
Sewart-l2
So the amendment was adopted
Bins Introduced
BY Mr. Stewart, bill To incorporate the Evangelical
Lutheran ST. Paul's church passed.
By Mr.. Henry, of bill amending certain law relative
TO wrs of scire acas referred TO the judiciary commit
tee.
BY Mr.. Osborn, Of a bill Incorporating the Belmont
manufacturing company.
By Mr. Holloway, OF a bill for the relief of Maria Haz
ard /; passed.
Leave given Mr. Berry of NJ to make a report of a
bill fixing The lime of holding courts in the 10Th judicial
circuit; and the bill passed.
n message
containing bill allowing compensation to the witnesses
in attendance in the charge preferred before the House by
W. g. Ewing and others against George Johnson probate
Judge of Allen county passed.
Leave given Mr. Osborn to report bill locating State
road in the counties of Porter and Lake; passed.
By Mr.. Clements, of a bill authorizing election of
trustees in the of Washington; passed
Orders Of the Day--BihS passed.
bill providing for call of convention to revise the
constitution of the State then up again. and the
President gave his opinion upon the vote of the other day
upon its passage whether it had passed not as follows
That the 9Th article of the constitution of the State pre-
scbes but mode of calling conventions aud mas
much the action Of the Legislature OF 1896, was not
based upon that artcle-hat it be considered
operating upon any of the present Legislature
the subject that the of last session under which
the given for and against the calling OF the con-
have been based upon the second section OF
the first article of the constitutions upon the rst section
Of the third article Of the instrument, in neither ct
which articles is there any provision made as TO the num-
Der of which any OF the Legislature shall receive
before it becomes law. This act, then, assumes the
character of any other legislative act recommendation
requiring i'm the opinion of the chair but majority OF
the members present and voting in this body upon its final
passage The chair therefore decides that this bill having
received twenty of he ortysix upon its
third reading, has passed the Senate
Mr.. Orth then gave notice that IN the afternoon he
would appeal from the decision of the chair, and would
have il written out.
bill regulating the cbancery practice.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A message received from his Exccllency the Gov
ernor veong the for the puose settling the debt OF
the Wabash Manual Labor College and Teachers Semi
nary the sinking fund of the State and for other pur
poses
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, January IA, ls47.
Resolutions.
Mr. Hendricks 10 instruct the committee the judiciary
inquire into the sxPedeney Of authorizing justices TO ny