Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


THURSDAY, January 81, 1897.
Mr. Thompson fom the committee claims, reported
bill allowing the late Treasurer Of State six hundred dollars
for his superintendent Of common schools
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
Also reported back the bill for the relief Of Joel B. Ca
houn refer ed 10 the committee ways and means.
The bill for the relief Of the White Water Valley Canal
Company taken up.
The pending amendments were laid on the table.
The amendment providing for the State TO take seventy
five thousand dollars of STOCK withdrawn by MIR Stew
art, when the bill passed.
Mr. Logan, from committee reported back the bill
authorizing the surrender Of canal lands certain cases. and
recommended its indefinite pos ponement concured IN.
Mr. Lewis from a select committee reported back the bill
for the relief Of David Burr and recommended its indefinite
postponement; concuTred in.
Reports from Standing Committees.
Mr. Porter, from the committee compositions reported
back the bill to incorporate the Jefferson Manufacturing
Company; read a third time, and passed
No Cravens, fIom the committee the State Bank 10
which referred the bill of the House amendatoy to the
act prohibiting the making issuing circulating small notes
bills, reported bill as amendment thereto
MIR Bowling moved strike out all of the amendment
except much relates to the restrictions placed on in
dividuals.
On motion of Mr. Dole the bill and amendments were laid
the table
Bridge Company, with amendments which were adopted,
and the bill ordered TO be engrossed
Also reported back the bill to revive the charter OF the
Lafayette Insurance Company ordered TO be ensossed:
Mt Suit from the committee reported bill 10 in-
corporate Napoleon and Grecnsbugh Turnpike Company
Mr Cravens from the committee on the State Bank, pre-
sened bill authorizing the commissioners Of the sinking
fund to act in certain case.
After planation from Mr. Cravens,
The bill read third time and passed
Also, authorize the commissioners of the sinking fund
receive of stock mortgages &c lead three
several times, and passed
Reports from Select Commiitees.
Mr. staned reported joint resolution expressive oil The
opinion of the present General Assembly 10 the power OF
Congress- under the constitution to make appropriations Of
land money for the improvement Of habOrs The lakes
and distractions to the navigation OF the rivers Of
the United States such improvements OF general
and locai, national and not exclusively of State
character That improvement of the Michigan City hsr-
bor halbols the lakes the removal oil obsuc
and Mississippi rivers, and the compile
Cumberland road works Of National importance
That the General Assembly protests against the doctrine
which the constitutional power of Congress 10 make
appop Of harboIs I'D the
Of rivers such places only have been de-
clared psrts Of entry hy Congress
MIR Miller moved amend by striking out The part that
protests against doctrine which restricts the con:u-
iional power Of Congress TO make appropriations, &C.
negaiived.
The Joint resolution then passed 10 third reading.
Mr. Green reported bill TO repeal the act changing the