Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SATURDAY, January 9, ls47.
large number of bills passed their second reading
Mr. Edwards presented a rsmonstrance from w. F
Kumbhaar and others against The bill restricting the crcu
IatiOR Of small bills referred the committee having the
bill, Sc.
The hour for which the bill organize the m lila
and made the special order of the day. having arrived
the House into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Miller
in the chair.
Mr. TAFT moved amend the 4th section by striking
one year and inserting three months.
Mr. Fuller moved to lay the motion on he table; which
prevailed.
Mr.. Harvey moved amend 10Th by striking out
the words less than Is and 45 and insert not
less than 81 and 40.
On motion Of Mr.. Fuller, the amendment was laid on
the table.
Mr. TAFT moved to strike on. "as well of the district as
Of the independent militia and insert the regmentaI and
battalion.
On motion of Mr. the amendment was laid
the table.
complying with the law, and insert from dollar one
snd half.
Mr.. TAFT sa;d it impossible organize the militia
efficiently without having the fines sufficiently high
make il object with the people to out The mill
tsry spirit had partially died away in the State, and
effort to revive military duty would be with considera
bic opposition, unless adopted induce
those subject 10 military duty to observe the requirements
OF the bill.
Mr.. Fuller replied that this amendment would operate
especially hard those sick disabled from many cir
attend the proper time perform military
Duty be houghtby increasing the ines IL would prove
the me1nss Of defeating the bill. An act having such
heavy penalties will not be enforced but will by
consent be permitted to remain imperative.
II is always difficult to carry out military law but
when law havs penalties srepugnant the popular
mind il will be found literally impossible 10 enforce it
Mr. Shields moved 10 amend 10 exempt all persons
from bearing only in time of war, when their
spective companies called into actual SERVICE who may
have conscientious scrupes sgains, bearing arms.
when the bill ordered to be engrOssed in the form
which it reported by Mr. Fuller chairman Of the
committee military aflaiIs.
Palmer leave, introduced joint resolution au-
thoTze making Of estimates for the completion the
State Prison, SC which read three several times
and passed.
Mr. Fuller, leave from a select committee, reported
bill 10 incorporate the town Of Indianapolis read second
time, and referred 10 the committee corporations
The bill to incorporate the Knightstown and Shebyvle
railroad company was read the third time and passed.
On notion, the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON
The resolution Of the Senate providing for adj Iupmen
on the 18Th last taken up
Mr. Dowsg moved to lay the resolution the table
ayes 81, noes ~
Messages Of The Senate.
A bill TO divorce james H. Roberts from his wife.
Thompson, her husband.
dissolve the bonds Of matFinony existing between
wHhsm KesIia and Sarah KerIin. Of Wayne county.
bin for the relief Of Lancasy Sherwood IA divorce billy
Which were respectively rejected.
bill for relief Of Ellen Bigger, widow of Samuel
Bggr rwee aud referred ID the committee claims
lhe bill provides for the payment OF sum due the late
for services revising the Of 1913
OthcI bills in The messages were passed to md
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