Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1849-12-29

mi,t.e on Corpora MS
Mr. Morrison niioiuced a bill amend an ct approved
January %, 1872, relative he continuance ali or any
Of the public work. by private companies i,. time
Hf llrndcks Introduced bill o amend choo ,w,
SO Tar as relates to township No. ). range TO- in Jifrson
county read ii st time
MIR woots INTRODUCED bill auth rise jnsries Of the
peace To act a. c"oners IN Certain Switzerland
~ read fist time
Mr. Reid OF U introduced TO incorporate the Gun
nelsvile and Reesvile turnpike c,mpny aud
referred To the committee Corporation
On motion II MIR James. The the passage ef the
e, 10 "co po'ae Lama'co city WAS deed and the
bill ;eieriei To select committee.
o" motion, the Senate aijouIned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie Senate met
he bi p"viins fl the call Il convention the peo-
PIE OF the State 1T lndiina to revise am-nd alter the
constitution OF aid State, taken up aud the que sion
oeins non agreeing TO Inc amendments o the
The hill,
On motion Of Mr. Miller the amendments were taken ~
separately.
The question icing c'ncur.i"g he amenimen, Of the
thr c.nvenDn,
Mr Hanna moved 10 amend amendment by giving to
each senatorial drc, number delegates equal 10 the
representatives. and seut'ni. f"m said district.
Mr. Hanna sail, that takis expression of the opn-
10" OF The Senate the Amendment proposed oy the
lee ne viewed II setir! the delegates be
elected by senatorial districts nie, This view the dele
CATION OF wO fiom each district il certainly most unfair
and UNJUST TO dist The district which he
hohor 10 represent has within hdeTs a. this
ouoO voters whilst the county Vf Knox has but 100
ana yet would be entItied
District Ia his dis 90 miles OF canal and
81 miles 81 airs now unde poge- OF construction; the
commerce l. great and the wealth. immense Are to
oe represented Our numbers. wealth and COM
inetce lie protested against ihs unequal aud partial APP
p'itIo iment, the effect dsfr nchi
'hou>and OF hi disto IL places that great
District, with her vast wealth aud extended Commercial adj
vsntages, upon equality with small districts without
commerce. snd wi less Than One-tni d o ouI numbers
The cOnsu ion Which is 10 be adopted may be aud remain
the organlc of land ia many many years yet TO
come; shall not the people DC represented IN that co"ven-
iOnhOse who 10 be Effected BY the INST unent which
may be framed For thee The amendment which
he proposed to give to each senatorial dshict pu"oer OF
delegates equal the number of senators and Representa-
lives wich the al districts entitled lie did not
pretend say this Just and fair appointment,
but better equal number ftom each district
Mr. Holloway SAID he should vote 'insi the amendment
by The Senator fom Clay bee he preferred that
delegates should be elected by representative districts
aud 80, by eoatoal he wanted the districts small 50 that
the views and wishes OF the people in every ron oi the
State might be fairly represented in The convention
Mr. Rousseau said that II the amend adopted II
would give advantage The in senatorial
dist the sht elect
all the teleg om the district ana other Counties
the district would have voice the conveao thi
All advantage Which he unwilling 20 ave To the age
counties, he in favor OF each county eec'iug its own
delegate.
Nh Buckles said that the amendment under can. Iteration
wa Of conie able imp it secn-' him there
foie that il ought IL be carefully examined BY he Senate.
lie dl1 not the LEAFS that had ben expressed BY
that the people would nbe aboI the cost
Of the convection; he would like TO every nehboThoot
represented in that COZ vent; the people require
red aud fifty PERSONS ordinary business an the
Legislature; r d. they noi require an e4nii number
TO transact exaprnay business? He thought tne did ani
for ta favor OF the ge-t nuHher lie -ai
HAT the deleg.e elected by senatorial drcs the
people would be family represented III the convention.
because senatorial districts confined great
more than Others
Mr. Potter said the bill and amendments proposed to
large number Of deirs 1t his been
serted by that people ,eqre hun'rei aad
fifty members 10 anstc the ordinary business III iesa-
ton 'ha; there hundred and fifty repre-
sentavcS and the Legislature but tae Sen ,e
and House have sepaAie oigrzain 81 that he great
est number which the people have required IN either House
bundled members. lie believed hat sml number
OF lie would make better constitution IN shorter Pc
rod OF time than large uumoe Ha said h. could mol say
that the would equitable epreei-
ton but still he did how II could be remeiIed with
dtrcting the overs and he would prefer the cleo
tim Of delegates 10 the convention oy senatorial d,lcss
rather than have than bundled members IN the
convention he would Therefore vote against the amend
msnt
Mr. Woods sail that proposition had been before the
Senate which gave fair representation 10 the dscts The
senato'i- d.s,sie'. were unequal some Ming go
number "i soles 'h'" "''>'"' Qua 20 GO" "e" =" equ
number Of delegates in the convention would create ds.
saction with the people II is due 10 the pie that the
representation sbiult be fair.
Mr. Rousseau moved to lay the amendment proposed BY
the Senator from Clay upon the table, carried
Mr. Miller moved ~ strike out two, aud insert 10 lieu
thereof - one"
He said That he was satisfied in his mind tina, fifty
delegates would make better constitution than one hun
would less; large bodies
slow and do transact buless with he same despatch
that small bodies do for th he hoped that the
number
fifty.
Mr. Graham d that the great principle upon which ou
institutions based ws that the laws should emanate
rs possible from the people hen%eve Ihs amend
rnert however this powei from the people by
afiug sentiments Of the peopi'
will not be TAI Nv represented small body he believed
the ought not to be composed OF less mum
Dor than hundred he therefore hoped that the amend
mcrt would not be adopted
NJ Holloway said that the general opinion that
body would business with despatch than
large one; but in amending the constitution which would
ne trusted stand for ages there wa' something else 10 DC
taken Into consideration besides the cost OF The cO"vehth
the and sentiments Of every PARTON Of the State
should be fairly in the convention II they we've
not would Ius glOuni Of complaint and di-ssfa
ton the part of the peoples and after the constitution
amended the people would rej~ci It, tie would there
fore recon- the bill select committee win
Instructions district State family giving each die
ict number of delegates in proper ion L. me number OF
votes IN the district aud that the humber OF delegates ID
the convention shall not exceed one hundred
Mr. Carver said he could not vote for bill providing
for a convention composed of less number than on'
hundred members; the argument advanced for small
number that will cost eSs this may be true sir; bu
what dollars and cents compared with the Importance
of the subject The sentiments and feelings OF every
portion of the people of the State of Indiana should b
fairly represented in that convention and if were pos
sble, he would like to the people themselves assemble
and frame their constitution; If, then, you nave
small number, the reforms which the people demand vii
be made and the people will reject the constitution adop
ted by convention composed of few members. ltssad
however, that the people reject the constitution II
does coincide with their views This may be true
but he desired TO know from Senator'S if 1t would not b
better policy to have large number of delegates to max
constitution that would reflect the will Of the people
the State and which, when presented by the convention
to the people, would be ratified by them.
Mr. Eddy moved to amend the instructions as follows
"That each county shall have delegate, and for ever
- number Of votes delegate.
He said that the convention should reflect the will O
the people of the State of Indiana and it should
stituted in such that every shade of opnio
might be fairly represented. This much due the PEG
pie that Il law of this kind which might govern them 70
ayes should reflect their will He a friend of re
trenchnent but believed that TINS kind of retrenchmen
the policy of the State; every interest ough
to be represented in the convention, and this
done without large number of delegates.
Mr.. Ellis moved TO lay the motion to commit the bill