Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Huose met, and a call of the House ordered
The question under consideration the passage OF
the bill providing for the organization OF the Militia OF
the State passed, ayes 90, noes A.
Mr. Harvey moved TO suspend the order OF business,
and the House resolve itself into a committee Of the
whole the school bill; carried, Mr. Meredith in the
chair After considerable consideration OF the bill, and
some few amendments made by the committee; on mo-
ton of Mr. Cookery, the committee reported pro-
gress and asked leave 10 sit again; granted, and on
motion the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON
An act amending act Incorporating the White Wa
ter Valley Canal Company; passed
Orders Of the Dag--BWS Passed.
A bill incorporating the Tarre Houte, Vincennes and
Evansville Railroad, being It's second reading,
Mr.. Wolfe said it was intended at first that the Wa
bash and Erie Canal should pass along the valley of the
Wabash river. But the was changed-t takes an
almost direct eastern to Point Commerce. The
people Of Sullivan county had means only what they
furnished themselves. All they wanted now was leave
10 supply their money and they thought best
their They had that rght-t had not been
conceded by the Butler bill Bills Incorporating other
companies in the State had been granted this winter,
why should this be refused? This contemplated route
nerfered not with the cana-t not thought by the
people of his district that they had conceded all right TO
do what was for their own good TO accommodate the
fancies of any The road would benefit the whole State
true only through five counties, but the most
mote county benefited. This age of improve
ment-the whole country was improvIng-then give US,
said he the privilege do not debar of rights
Are not gentlemen willing aid the people OF my dis
tric aid in opening way TO get nd oil our surplus
produce We have assisted others. There is other
county the State said he badly situated as his
try regards the means OF carrying OH the produce oil
the country These works benehIDg the whole State
the whole What the State, few years snce'
forest. Cities placed and intelligence DIFF
fused where the howl OF the wild beast resounded Let
liberal spirit be displayed He willing the
of the canal should be jealous of their rights but they
should also be generous keep all dog
like bat while their interest Is not to be tamPled upon
let them not refuse justice.
Mr. Graham felt great interest in the matter did his
people. This contemplated grant was an Infringement
upon the rights of the canal. The whole "pocket
interested IN the canal. There something the
botio OF the whole scheme Of this railroad Why th.
railroad along side Wabash river where thousands
spent rendering il useful There in this conem
plated road espassng upon vested rights of the
nal The and railroad both instead assisting he
great town Of Evansville, would most effscuay damn
H. But give the bOndholders opportunity, by nrIng
ing BY tramPlng upon their rights. and they will with
The people Of the portion OF country through which The
road contemplated, opposed to II. He called
upon the members to reflect upon the subject befor
voting.
Mr. Terry said arguments the merits Of the matte
should only be used The arrangements made with tn
bondhOdes, relative 10 the canal could moi be violated wit
impunity by the people Of this Sate-ath must be fep
stand in this pledged his constituency.
supposed BY the people Of his county, that stac
would be made upon the southern part oil the canal III
did know but Charles Butler, some else,
the bottom Of this project that opportunity might be had
to fly from the arrangement OF last winter The bond
holders could il this bill passed, and demand
lease Of obligation Where the capital from
10 construct this aoad Vincennes would furnish
cent But the gentleman from Sullivan had raised legs
issue him; suppose they 1.-THE bOndhode did fly ror
the arrangement; il they did the whole debt paid
saws the gentleman Was this so There had been con
tract entered into with them, granting them all the sppuI
tensnces, and privileges pertaining to the canal Here
T. read the 9Th section Of the "ButIer Bill" By the pass
age Of this State would be the party violating
contract thereby thus releasing the bondhodes Of their oh
lisatioo Was not this Certainly. He cared upo
what ground this movement was placed, whether by IN
bondhoders agent that they be released from their obls
fon by Pass this BILL and you will have jos
placed the Of Indiana the list OF tax paying State
have again placed debt Of some twelve millions owe
the heads Of the people, and Of generations yet unbon
The Governor had looked as he usually DID, IN all sooJee
exsc from the "snnua message" II The Governor recon
reudinx the arrangement with the bondhoIden relative