Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-26

be the best course TO pursue.
/ Mr.. EDMoNsToN moved the previous question which
being sustained, first pnt the amendment, to the
Instructions offered by Mr. Holman, and decided the
negative, ayes 60, noes SO.
AYEs.-Messrs. Alexander, Anthony, BallngaI Bas.
com, Beeson, Berry, Blythe, Bryant, Chandler Chap
man, Chenowith, Goats, Crumbacker, Dick Dunn o
Perry, Duzan, Edmonston, Garvin, Gibson Graham o
Warrick, Hall, Hamilton, Harbolt, Hendricks Hit
! Holman. Hovey, Kelso, Kendall of White Kilgore
Kinley. Mcguire, ArCleland, MLean, Miller of Clin.
ton Miller of Fulton Miller Of Gibson Bilroy Mooney
Morrison Of Marion, Mowrer, Owen, Pepper of Ohio,
Pepper Of Crawford Prather, Read of Clark, Read o
Monroe, Ristine, Sherrod, Shoup. Sims, Smiley Smith
of Scott, Spann, Steele, Tannehi Wiley, Wunderlich
and Mr. President-60.
NoEs.-Messrs. Badger, Barbour Beach, Beard
Bicknc Bddle, Bowers, Bracken, Bright, Brookbank
Butler, Carr, Carter, Clark Of Hamilton, Clark Of Tip
pecanoe, Collax Conduit Crawford, Davis of Madison
Davis Of Parke, Davis of Vermillion, Dobson Dunn o
Jefferson Elliott, Farrow, Fisher Foley Foster Fris.
bic, Gordon, Gregg, Haddon, Hardin, Helm, Helmer
Howe, Hui, Johnson. Jones, Lockhart, Logan, March,
Mather, May, Moore, Morgan, Morrison of Washing.
ton, Newman Niles Nosnger, Petit Rariden Schoon-
over, Shannon, Shook, Smith of Ripley, Stevenson,
Tague, TAYLOR, Thomas, Thornton, Todd Trimbley,
Walpole, Watts, Wolfe, Work, Yocum, and Zenor-69
The question was then taken on re-committing the
section with the instructions offered by Mr. Petit,
follows:
''The property real and personal Of women shall be
secured against the creditors and legal representatives
of their husbands"
And decided in the negative, ayes 80, noes 90.
section, amended by Mr.. Blythe: in the following
words
''The real and personal property of women, whether
owned before marriaoe or afterwards acquired bv mr.
chase or git oher than from the husband in fraud Of
his credors DEVISE or descent shall be and remain
to them, under equitable conditions, by law"
Which was decided In the negative, ayes, 30, noes
IS.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
In the afternoon, the section, providing that "cvery
bill joint resolution shall be plainly worded avoiding,
far possible technical phrases in Latin other
languages: provided that the laws &C. NAV he publish.
ed in the German French languages Tor the benefit
of those who cannot read English" read third
tIme when
Mr. GIBSON moved to re-commit with instructions
to strike out the proviso; which molten did pre-
vail.
Mr. LocKnART moved that the section be laid upon
the table; which motion did not prevail, ayes %,
81.
The section then passed by vote of ayes 97 noes 2
Mr.. WALroLE moved to amend by inserting the fol-
lowing sections
'No President, Director Agent or other officer in
any Banking Railroad company shall be eligible to
in either branch of the Legislature, for six
months after he shall cease TO be such President Drec
tor" &c.
Mr. GREGG moved to amend bv insertnr-'snor
shall any Delegate this Convention be eligible to
seat in Congress for the next five wears after the adop
ton of this Constitution
Mr. SHERRoD moved that the amendment be laid up
on the table; carried.
Mr.. BLYTHE moved to amend, that no member of
this Convention shall hold any Office under the Con-
stitutiOn, for two years after its adoption.
Mr.. MowRER moved that the section and amendment
be laid upon the table.
Mr.. HARDIN called for a division of the question !;
when the question taken the amendment, and
decided in the affirmative, ayes s4, noes 81
The question then taken on laying the section
the table and decided in the negative 46, 49,
Mr.. NAVE moved to amend, so as to exclude stock
holders as well as Presidents, Directors, &c.
Mr.. PEPPER of Crawford moved the previous qucs.
= e
Mr.. Nave's amendment, and decided in the negative,
ayes %, noes 103.
The question was then taken on the adoption of the
section offered by Mr. Walpole, and decided in the at
firmatve, ayes 76 noes 81.
Mr.. RARIDEN moved to amend by adding section,
that the Auditor and Treasurer of shall be suffered
to debate all questions Of finance the floor oil the
House of Representatives, but shall have no vote.
The object was, he said, that these officers may
plain and answer questions on the floor, in relation to
the public finances. There such provision in the
Constitutions of any of the States he believed it
practiccd in Parliament.
Mr. RITcHEY moved to amend so as to include the
Supreme Judges well the Auditor and Treasurer
Mr. STEVENSON moved that the section be referred to
the committee on the Legislative Department.
Mr.. PEPPER of Crawford moved that the section be
laid on the table, which molten prevailed;
When the Convention adjourned
WEDNESDAY, December Is, 1Sj0.-The Convention
was opened by PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. STEELE.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Convention commu-
ncaton from the Secretary of State, containing nior-
nation in relation the number of days occupied by the
Circuit and other Courts, the number of cases dock
eted the number of Wills letters testamentary nc.
which ordered to be printed.
Mr.. READ of Clark presented petition from the citl-
zens of CarksviIIe; read and laid on the table
Mr.. RARIDEN reported the following sections
"SEc. :. All county and township officers shall be
liable to be removed from Office indictment and coll
vicon for felony mseasance in office IN the Circuit
Court of the county wherever thev hold their offices.
"SEc -. All State officers shall be liable to be re-
moved from office by impeachment by the House 0.
Representatives to be tried by the Senate Tor any crime
or misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be removed
SEC. -. Any Judge being convicted on Indictment oil
any felony corruption office, may be removed from
office by the judgement of the Supreme Court nlor
nation in the name oil the State.
"SEc. = ANY State officer may be removed from OF.
ce by joint resolution of the General Assembly. for
pacity for general negligence of the duties of Of
ce twohirds Of the members elect Of each branch voting
therefor.
ssSEc. =. The General Assembly shall pass laws
regulating proceedings for the removal Of officers from
Office State county and township, pursuant to the FORE
going provisions"
Which were read and passed TO a second reading.
/ Mr.. BRYANT, from the committee Benevolent In
stitutions reported the following sections
'sSEc. -. IL shall be the duty of the General Assem-
bly, provide by law, for the support Of Institutions,
for the education of the Deaf and Dumb, of the Blind
ani Cor the treatment OF the Insane.
SEC =. The General Assembly shall have the power
provide Houses of Refuge for the correction and
formation OF Juvenile offenders.
s.SEc =. The County Boards shall have the power
to provide farms be asylum for those persons,
who by Of age inrmty other misfortunes may
have claim upon the syopathics and aid Of society"
Which read; and together with the memorial
of the mutes of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum; the re-
marks of the President OF the Convention, and the
port of the Committee, were ordered to be printed.
The section, making Presidents, Directors, &c., oi
Banking and Railroad Companies ineligible to seats in
the Legislature was read third time; when
Mr. KI-GoRE moved that il be indefinitely postponed
Quite spirited discussion here sprung up, in which II