Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-13

In the Senate. the vene rable J. ]. Read intro
duced a bill gu :horizing the voters OF this State
TO vote for or against a convention for the revis-
ion of the Constitution. !: provides that inc
vote shall be tax viva voce-that the inspector
OF each election shall ask each voter as he pre-
sents his ticket, whether nc IS IN favor of or OPP
posed 10 the calling of a convention. This IS d.
signed 10 az o:d the difficulty which existed IN the
rate effort to get IN vote IN favor OF eonTen-
ton BY the people not votin. on the question a;
ALL s!ial! as heretofore vote against the bill,
tiee.u,ng it u,politic to change such Important
charters .sfog lgh. and traascen; causes
4 di-o-ce bill was introduced and rejected hy
vote of 70 10 p; but this IS sce,ceiy les: OF
what may bs done in cases truly .'noritorious-'
\ petition was presented asAiag the lesisia-
ture to a,tach a portion Of Shelby county lie De
catar Referred TO a committee Of FIVE.
A message was received from the Governor.
,hrough committee. stating that owing 10 the
accident which hefel him. he I'LL no. be able 10
deliver his message q. tie usual iii.!e
In the House. considerable time wa a. ain
spent on the proposition TO take the papers. Il
was finally agreed to take copies of eGch, the
Journal and Sentinel. for each member OF the
House. The vote-ayes 30, noes Il.
In the afternoon. Mr.. Dunham introduced a
bill authorizing the Treasurer and Auditor OF
State to maze a loan from the State Bank of ln-
diana for tho paynent OF interest on the State
Bonds under the Fa,icr bill whenever deemed
necessary b. deficiency u the means OF State
Treasury Itpessed Is : vote of - 10 5. The
vote however, subsequently reconsidered.
aid ,ie 5:ii laid on the table.
4 II ~,
ve,cing, or rather giving HI. reasons for Withhold
ding the bill of last sese:on, e.propF.ating money
for the repairs OF tie Central and Whitewater
Valley Canals. 1t contains forrtean pa,,es, and
| am informed by those vEo nave READ 1t, chat
his reasons conclusive of tho in,po.cy of
II. . bill, that effort Will be made to a,tempt
pass it.
ND,ASAPoI!s. Dec. 1 lth. l847
The House las passed the bill authori-
zinp the State L. borrow sufficient amt
of money to paw the January interest OF
the public debit in anrlclf alton OF the re-
cciptof the revenue of the present year
into the Treasury In the Senete. the bill
has been read once. and will PROBABLY
come up on its second reading on Mond2y
next There will be q considerable oppo-
sition 10 it in the Senate: but !: viii final
II pass shall vote for the bill. however
Objectionable and infamous To the State
:, 'qard the bill unuc. which it is to he paid.
:, the Senate on Thursday, | introduced
a bill Il. Incorporate lie Richmond Iniver-
sitv. Also. bill TO incorporate the Frank
I'm Institute. g. Richmond. University.
They were read i.n,, first time, and on Fri
day referred to the c,n. 7mlttee on corpora
tons. \ committee was .'ppoihfed on TIE
part of both Houses TO eXam4.re me bonus.
surrendered under the debt bl.. OF last
winter.
The standing committees of both no.
Sos, will be inserted next wcek-no room !
in the Palladium this No.
Mr.. Meredith presented a petition from
citizens of Wavne CO.. asking that the Lc- +
gislafurc may extend the provisions Of the .
Richmond Turnpike Co.. to the National
Road living IN said county. and that Con- |
gress may be asked 10 give said road to
the State. on condition that it is finished.
Referred to a select committee to be APP
pointed hereafter.
\ resolution was presented by Mr.. Bald !
win. that the Committee on !n.oiiIai I'M +
consul. as 10 the eNpediencv
of asking Congress to give up the National
Road TO the State. Referred to the com
mt,ce on petition presented by NJ. Mere
dith on the same subject. IL. /