Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, Feb. Bird, 1S4S.
Bills TntrOdlcpd
Bills introduced


By Mr.. Nimmons, for the payment of money to Al
word and " Kings by MI Dole. establishing additional
place OF holding elections in Health township VeImion
county; by Mr. WOLFE repeating act relative the
trail canal; by Mt Coble authorizing Fsbie build
bridge ACROSS Big Blue river, a, Mown in Crawford
ty by Mr. Ford authorizing additional places of voting in
Hamilton township Jackson county.
Orders Of the day--BiAS passed.
bill authorizing the board Of commissioners of Mad-
sou county TO do certain act therein naned relocating
State road IN Delaware county relocating State load in
Clinton and Howard counties regulating the ardent
splits 10 CenTeve TO inco the Of Clinton in
Vermon county; repeating act giving the of
Marion county, right TO vote relative granting license
for sale of ardent splrits-Mr Hardng moved lay
tabe-cauedj Incorporating the Cambridge and Milton
pike company relative to the State Library for purchase
of the portrait Of Gen. Washington; repeating fixing
the time Of holding probate count Ripley county legal
zng the act OF The probate Judge Of Lagrange county ea
tive to the duties of auditor Of State of
sinking fund.- relative to Gitchng Adams and Wells
es-lad on the table IN reference the fees of the clerk of
sullivan county of Dempsey Linton of RAN
doh couny reducing the fees of the ceIk in probate
court in Knox county; ordering election for addition
justice of the in Grant county; uhOrzing the
board of commissioners in Dubois county levy dispense
with road tax at disceton for the relief Of Syria AL
bridge; for The relief Of purchasers Of school lands Clinton
and Carroll counties providing for the record and survey
of roads in Elkhart couny Ont resolution Of sympathy
with Pope Plus TX.
bill in relation to the saline lands in this state-was
ferTed to the judiciary committee.
The bill compelling the uatees of the Wabash and Erie
canal to allow interest on SCRIP be engrossedMr. Dole
| moved to refer to the committee canals
MIR. Cole said he was opposed TO tbs reference. ref
was but another name at this period in the session
| for defeating the bill
The Butler bill of last winter provides that the scrip
shall be received by less than its face
and the interest due thereon yet notorious that
their clerk in the land office at Loganspo had refused to
allow the interest large sums of this scrip. He knew
this to he the from personal knowledge. Gentlemen
upon this floor particularly sensitive upon
which requires ntimates that the bond holders
should perform their part of the contract Scarcely
messue however unimporant had arisen in this House
during Its present session. that the question had mol been
asked wheher il did not interfere with the rights of the
bcndhoders." While gentlemen guarded with such Pc
cular the interest of the bondhoers they should
look 10 the rights of the citizens of the State The State
has complied her part but the is otherwise the
part Of the bond holders. They had not only refused
through the trustees allow the interest this scrip but
they bad refused reapprase the canal lands by the
law they bound do And although called upon by
resolution he had introduced early period of the
session, they had informed whether they intend
to do and had not referred to the matter in their
report. They had also refused to forward duplicate
cates that patents might issue from the proper State
thorIties for canal lands.
These matters and others of a similar character
calculated to the fears of the individuals interested
that they were they told by some when this bill
passed, "sold house and home the British bond
holders" While the citizens of The upper Wabash
willing render any proper assistance the State
ryng out the agreement they will the time claim
their rights. and the representative of large and
spectacle portion of those citizens, be would while he had
upon this floor have the independence assert
those rights. Mr.. Cole continued considerable length.
! And ordered to be engrossed
| And the House adjourned.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bias Passed.
Incorporating the Boonvle and Ohio Railroads author
izing the sale Of the Library Of Decatur county extending
the provision of therein named Blackfod aud Jay
countless amending chapters and % Of revised
43, relative 10 the recorders declaring G. w. Bowers
TO William Hoy in Office Of Madison county; striking
out Of section 2 chapter 90 OF revised statutes of 3
relative 10 the New Albany and Salem Railroad Company
mr. Durham moved to amend by requiring that T.
tension Of the work shall be made beyond Salem, unless
that town be made point ia said extension.
Mr. Durham said that the citizens of Salem had sub
scribed about fifty thousand dollars towards the
ton of this road with the expectation that Salem would
be point, and would virtually always remain point
But this bill allows company make branches and
by passing To the right le or both in the vicinity OF
Salem they may cut off from nearly oil that trade which
otherwise would Salem. Unless the extension
should 60 directly north of that town, this would be the
csse aud project its interests. and preserve the very
objects for which the stock subscribed he offered this
/. amendment
Mr. WindstsndIey remarked that New Albany had sub
scribed about hundred dollars
and not the wish of that nIeres, refuse comp
with the provisions of that charter for they proposed
making Salem point in the road All that asked
extend the road wherever the welfare of The
psny and the good Of the community might require The
extension when made might be north of SALEM and if
il would always be point in il. But that it has any
right require the extension ss made through it, he
could not concede Such provision that ct.
tempted be madea part Of the bill might be attended with
great Injury TO the company general and he could
upon what principle of justice point in the road
demanded such sacrifice Of the interests Of the whole
} company.
After further remarks frem these gentlemen, the HOUSE
: refused adopt the amendment
Mr.. Durham then moved to strike that section il
the bill which gave the company the power extsnt
the road beyond Salem, which motion Prevailed and th
! bill, as thus amended, passed.