Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1849-12-29
Orders Of he D1u-RiNs Passed.

Extending the jurisdiction Of noa.ies public;
10 reduce the fees celk II Probate Court Knox
e'uhy ~
To uIy Franklin to limited number
Of days;
TO provide for payment of jury fees in civil Allen
resolution in relation to soldiers of the war with
Gtest Biitan
join resolution against using the la-h in the United
a nt resolution relative to bounty land and pay
Oh .iiices IN Mexican
JOINT resolution relative railroad from Sesve to
GospwI;
bill Incorporating the Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of I-
To amend the act to ,e-chs,ter Hanover college:
J" reduce The fees and emuluments Of the auditor and
Treasure OF Seuben;
l. t. sed he Incorporating Rocheste Logaus-
port Michigan road company;
County;
10 change the tine Of holding board Of eqlaliz ,tiou
Warren;
To app,oalise part If school fund in Warren;
F0s the be improvement of roads in Grant eouuiy;
'ut 'es'IuI suoj"ct Of the completion of the
Michigan city haib,r
'In resolution relative the claim of Col. Francis
Virgo;
y till To amend the incorporate the Liberty aud
Brownsville turnpike company;
To incorporate the jasper county plank road company;
For The IelIe' If William NOhen;
To extend the privileges OF State library TO members of
State Com entinn;
To increae The fees OF Jurors before Probate Courts
To lepeal The 6t section of act giving public works
10 private compa g. section providing, that
~ tonds may subsc'ihe stock j
To incorporate the Sping creek and TppecanOe bridge
To authorize The citizens of Adams to for against
re- location of county
int relation publishing certain act ieia
tive u Counts in 3ih Circuits
resolution relation United States surrendeIug
State bond
A bill 10 amend the act granting 10 citizens Of Aurora
To exemp, from paymen, of State and county tax the
Olive B'anch church Of JEFFERSON county;
Nc Edwards introduced bill for the Incorporation and
regulation OF Telegraph companies;
By NJ Patterson bill 10 regulate Witnesses fees in
Probate Courts;
Bv Mr. Grnrv amend the for government of Indi-
ana HoSri' for The in,ane aud
Ifr II comn, e. amend act therein nanedi which
seveIaiiy passed T. second reading
AFrERNoox SESSION
The amend the provide or chinge Of venue
in criminal cases cane up on H. thd reading
4ugherty e r. "Pp'>ei the bill The Constitution,
he coueuded gives every speedy AMI impartial
,'nna The t'ia by jpy would be OF n av.
cOuii have fa and impartial ifi'l Ihi- could
only be ace aired BY III aft lvIt II the party accused. Ii
Discretionary with me jude there would be no guaranty
of an imperial il I'D an upolaut Constitutional pivI
lege would be null aud void 1t Ia. cousnded. that
right for change Of might be abused; but DIS
eretonary power in officer il unfavOr-be TO e'ty IL
Appeared him that the rights Of the cused would bs bet
preserved by law stands and the bae question.
that might abus weighed nothing with hun
the protection e the Constitutional nights of the citizen
Mr. Alley opp ,>cd Il charge the law. II was great
principle of that rights Of The innocent should be
tected.
M Hcks dill agree with the gentleman from Ekhait
objections tie MED the coTfectnes'
Of the psin that the accused the only conpe-
tent 10 decide the impariiay of jurors. The iuis
requised be whether they had any PEE
JUDGES against the accused Th- he deemed naii
s to-, Inn any other He saw no imnropety in giving
crenay power the judge. He admitted hat wa good
doctrine p,eume innocent until found guilty
but be taken with ao" ance, alter grand
u,y have found bill If Indictment and presumption OF
guilt nigh, be red rather than to suppose that the judges oil
Courts would be partial IN the adnIuis alton OF the law
Nh Edwards supported tn bill lie e"nte"ded that there
great Iroprey giving Discretionary power 10 The
udget being but preliminary step IN the iiial 81 The
cnna and there little probability Of il being abused
M Murray said the law exists IN con>onanee
with spin, age. He said that Jurors when asked
whether they had male up their opinions would rarely
swer that their opinions peudces deeply rooted
be lpabe Of giving way before the Of evidence
and hence might be improper jurors without being aware
Of lie admitted that judges generally good men, but
decide whether accused persons mad
falsely The law. ii stands, gives ,dges dcre-
h"n'S, y,h aud Void prevena npo,ons from pens
pracced upon the county and trials sent from county TO
county To change the law exists, would be
ng back instead Of forward IN the spirit of PROCESS
Mr.. Murray moved TO Indefinitely pos pOne.
Mr. Harvey MT being lawyer aud as the discussion had
been confined u members OF the bar and they differed lion
each other, he would also his opium Il IS con'ended
that this Is progressive age. tie adni,Ied 1t Crime was
progressive He denied that it doctIue that
criminal change Of might
he believed here ce when the judges and
every one aroun them believed that peiuiices
is;ed II il sad that perfectly light that there should
be discretion in The sec mi Instance lie saw no difference
! i'm v
ne that better for ninety aud nine guilty to
cape than for innocent TO suffer should prevail
and that all proper guards should De placed around the tights
and liberties Of the citizen.
MI. Carnahan of F. thought. in the Practice of
Courts due attention paid 10 the rights Of the
accused and when AFFIDAVIT made judges always
disposed 10 bend their opinions the III Of the accused
but there where Oh asked solely fo de-
lay and 10 prevent The end, OF justice om being accomplish
ed Trials mi where would be
impossible for attend, and this
way the guilty remain unpublished
The motion to indefinitely pos pose did not prevail.
The bill then pissed, ayes So, noes 81.
BIS Passed
To locate a State Mimi aud Wabash;
Providing for publishing notices oi sales Of delinquent
lands in Steuhen;
Providing FIR sale ,cho c'ion White Carroll
Joint resolution for Bureau on Agriculture at Washing
ton;
Regulating the de Of selecting aud .ummoning petit
To incorporate the Tippecan,e horse thief detecting
To incorporate Lutheran st JONAS church IN Dearborn
Ipnt resolution relative donating public actual
se TIERS
To amend the city chatter Of M.i.oa
TO amend the ninth section Of common school law, rea
I tive vacancy in trustees;
To authorize commissioners Of Carroll to employ phys
clan for the poor;
To incorporate the Goodwin Female Institute Of Lalay.
To incorporate the Terre Hinte Insurance company;
To compel non-tesdsns 10 ply rad tax equil to resi-
delss whitley;
| TO vacate an alley in G'eencas,Ie;
To regulate the Of doing business in Jasper Pro-
ba'e Coui;
Relative to the Union pank road company in Lapor,e
county;
To amend certain act therein na ned in relation to Union
Institute;
To authorize James Taylor erect a mill dam across
Sa,monia river in Huntington county.
On motion, the House adjourned
SENATE
| TmuHsDAr. December 81.
The Senate met.
Petitions presented by Mesrs Reid of L., Condu,
| Oiell aud ca~satt which referred.
Reports of Committees.