The Evansville daily journal., 1848-12-27
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 27.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
WEpNEsDAY Dec. l9, ls


SENATE.-By Mr.. Robinson, instructing
the committee on finance to report bill au-
thorizing the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer
to negotiate loan to supply the dificit, ifany
in the Treasury, to meet the July instalment
of interest and the public debt; adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATlVES.--On
leave granted, Mr. Wilson introduced joint
resolution relative to changing the time OF the
semi-annual payment OF interest on bonds OF
the State.
On motion, the rules were suspended, and
the Joint resolution read second and third
, time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dobson, the bjll of the
Senate, authorizing the Governor, Auditor and
Treasurer, 10 borrow money not exceeding III
,amount The sum of S95 900, for the purpose OF
paying the semi iannual interest on the State
debt, due lst January, l849, was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Dunn, the rules were
suspended, and the bill read a second time.
The motion 10 suspend the rules elected
some debate, in which Messrs. KeIso, lLozier,
and others, participated in opposition to the
motion, and Messrs. Dunn, Buskink, and 9th
ers, in favor.
Those who advocated the suspension, con-
tended that the honor of the State wasat stake.
That she was party TO contract, and that By
that contract she had obliged herself to pay at
Il certain time. That the time for the perform
ance of her part of the contract, to-wit: the
pdyRtnt OF interest, is the lst of January; that
the money hdd to be paid in New York; that
the time is short. The money has 10 be bor-
rowed aud retnitled. 1t has to be borrowed
not from any one convenient bank, bat from
the several branches Therefore, tits necesSa
sary that no time shall be lost i'll passing the
bill.
Those In opposition, contended that the bill
should not be passed until the tr ustees OF tht
caaal have reported That they had under
stood the bond holders had not performed thei
part of the contract, nor intend TO do so. Tha
therefore it is not incumbent on the State to ful
fiji her part. That her honor is not at all d
stake That she has right and shouldareiust
10 pay
Mr.. Kelso moved to commit to the commit
Tee of ways aud means, which motion did no
prevail.
MIR. Kelso rose and said there seemed to ap
pear to the rlinds of some, an urgency il
xushng the res olution, which he could not un
SlerstHnd. That the dumb eIOquence of nun
hers seemed to have power, but that he wa
determined to follow the matter through th
last channel of relief, and should therefor
move 10 lay the resolution on the table; Whc
motion did not prevail.
Mr. Z Emonson moved the previors question
which mJtion was seconded.
On motion, the bill was considered as en-
crossed, and read third time
On the question, shall the bill pass, Mr.. kel
so said be had one thing to ask of those VIII
had been SO anxious about slavery since th
commencement OF the session, and that wa
that they should record their vote against tn
passage of this bill, in order TO prevent them
selves from being sold into slavery TO BritisI
bond holders.
Mr.. Harlan moved to refer the bill to tn
committee OF ways and means. with instruction
to inquire into the expediency of passing il
whichImolion did not prevail.
The bill passed
On motion, the House adjourned