Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-24

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vote shall be taken the Angus, election by oira
vote whether licenses shall be granted not aud
If granted then be issued by the county board under
certain restrictions, &c. Persons retailing without IL
to be liable fine of s. for offence. The
landlord To be liable for the fine, if it cannot be collected
from the vender.
MI Mcke moved TO amend the amendment so as to
que majority of The whole nsmbrr of legal in
county or township 10 ord~T tn authorize licenses
MT Wilson moved 10 lay the amendments The table,
preacng his motion BY emlrkng hat the bill was one ma
uTed by committee TO whom memorials had been efened
eouuaiung than thousand gnaIues whether black
white, children not for him inquire.
lie therefore hoped the smendmtn would be laid upon The
table.
The amendments laid upon table by vote of
ayes 81. noes 26
Ms Wilson moved TO strike out the tenth and eleventh
sections providing for of The people the bill This
provision had been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL and he wished
the House meet full responsibility Of the measure with
out going behind The people.
Mr. Butler ssid bill shaped avoid the
constitutional objection
Mr. Alley denied the position Of the gentleman from
Wayne (Ar BuIIeu II required just much legislative
power TO repeal law as 10 enact one.
Mr. Camshan of p said, that all the efforts legislators
to legislae viltuOus had proven Intellectual The bill
provides before a .pilitLous HquoIs
must be licensed diu-g lie must have few roots and
drugs enable him lawfully make his neehbor drunk
He referred the efforts of the Grand Lecturer
AMAZING from The capital of the Stae aud urging the ogani
zaiiOn Of grand temperance party. he took the ground
that the State had right TO license dram shop than
TO license stealing shop. His docuDe let all manu-
facuTe and sell; but punish the man if he becomes nui-
necessary and provide guardian for his wife and children.
He believed that the operation Of the bill would be
tire failure aud that moral suason alone could make
vuOus Taking this view of the question he would
TO lay the bill upon the table.
Mr Wilson with the gentleman from Posey in his
guments but he wished the sections Of the bill stricken
ouI, gentlemen might their hands BILL with
out The shield Of the people I" protect them.
The question taken Mr. Wilson's amendment, and
decided in the negaive-ayes "a, noes 60.
MI CeayeT moved amend add wine, cider, beer
aud tobacco.
Mr. Wilson moved that the bill and amendment be inde-
nely postponed; which motion did not prevsil-syes 49,
noes 4U.
AYEs-Mesas Alley Ahon, Barker, Bird, Bowen, Brown
of s., Byers, Caldwell Canahan OF CleAvet, Conaway
Connor, DrIavan, DsUgherty Of B., Doughery of e. Ed
wards Essex Famsey Gentry, Goodwin Graves, Great
house. Harvey Hart, Hills. Huey, Humphreys, Jchnon
Lands Lane, Miller Of O. Morrison Niblack Orr Reed
Richadson Robinson "f d Rush, Sser, Shepard, Spencer
Thomas Warmer, Wells, Wier, Wilson, Wright and YO-
cum-4S.
NoEs-Messrs AIlen Beard, Brown of r. Burnet, Butler
Csnshan Of F. Chandler Cole Cravens, DefIees Elder.
Ellis Gesse Harvey, Hicks, H Holcomb Keeney, Know
ton Lewiston, May Meusugh, Miller OF Nj and r. Mlll
kim Oaver, ONea Patterson, Paiher, Robinson OF l.,
Robson RUSSELL shelby. Stewart Stone Sloops Summers,
| ThOm, TinbI0uk, Watkins, and Whinery-40.
Mr. Hunter asked leave before the result
nounced being of the bar the taken
but leave refused blythe House.
On motion, the House adjourned.
AFrERNoOs SESSION.
The Speaker laid before the House, cimmunicaton
from L. Dunlap, President of the Board of Trustees of
the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, for Investigation
was refrred the committee Benevolent and Scien-
tific Institutions.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill for
the election of township sssessors-he question being
! Mr.. Prsther's amendment to the instructions.
Mr. Johnson moved to lay Mr.. Prather's amendment on
| the table; which motion prevailed
Several motions made except counties; which
not adopted.
! Mr. Alley moved the previous question, which being
put to-wit Shall the bill pass decided in the mega
| tive. ayes %. noes So.
The joint resolution on the subject Of admitting slave
territory read a Sd time; when
Mr. CIesver moved to Indefinitely postpone the reso!u-
ton which notion did not prevail ayes ~, noes 46.
| Mr. Spencer moved to commit with instructions TO
amend"hat il is the sentiment of the Legislature that
slavery should be introduced into territory where does
not exist, and nssmuch New Mexico aud Calf Irnia
in fact and in law free terories therefore Sena
instructed and representatives requested
their influence to prevent the introduction of slavery within
their limits"
! Mr. Butler moved the previous question; which being
sustained put, to.w shall the joint resolution pass!
decided in the sff native ayes 4S, noes 35.
| Mr. Withers introduced bill 10 provide for more just
and equal of personal property &c. far
relates the county of Parke read times and passed.
| Mr. DOdd from the committee OF free conference, to
whom referred the disagreement of the two Houses
the Convention bill, reported that The comniltee had
| agreed that the House recede from its amendment
Mr. Patterson had voted for the amendment Of the
House hut crisis had arrived when had either to
go home without Convention, recede. DE was still
favorable the amendment but for the assigned
would vote TO concur 10 the report of the
Mr.. Dougheriy of b. although unable Id vote for con-
concurrence in the report from conscientious motives ne
still wished that all who could 10 would vote for
currence i'm the report The House would be placed
the condition of differing from the epor, of its com
miitee, which might be hard TO explain. He believed
however that the COMMITTEES had reflected the wishes
of the House but inasmuch a. the discussion on the
| amendment would accomplish the object intended
ha he
Mr. Dodd said, that he had been Influenced in making
his report by the anIey Of thepeope for Convention.
and the danger of losing the bill should the House refuse
TO recede.
Mr.. Wilson would agree to recede He had rath-
er the bill should be lost.
Mr. Praher had rather resign and home than recede
| Mr.. Murray thought il rather small matter to be
making much fuss about He thought that there would
be little danger in submitting the whole matter TO the
people Besides the House laid its bill the table
and suffered the Senate fix the details of the bill The
House. therefore, should not eopardze the OF
the BILL by adhering amendment which he believed
the people themselves would regulate to their own salts
| faction.
Mr. Ciavens had thought much this subject. tie had
not changed his mind the subject Of the amendment but
TO .ave the bill would in the report Of the
committee The ony alternative now left, appeal
10 the people, and he believed their decision would be
against any office holder taking seat ~ the convention
sceninus motves his mind had undergone change and
he could for The report of the committee The
amendment Testiicteu
delegates, uy said 10 persons holding offices to doee
themselves OF Office aud stand the broad equality Of their
fsllOw-citizens
Mr. Harney had always voted against the amendment
but the question the it few days
sinceit question of convention or no convei-
tion The friends Of The amendment had stood by man
fuy-ihey had carried it tumphanty Though the House
and had done all they could to sustain H. II was hon
obe AID msgnanncus n them 10 eesde and would be so
considered by the people.
| M Alley would moi Iecede aud m
WINGED Of the correctness Of The positions he had first advo-
Gated
would for the report Of the committee.
He had advocate of a enf"n for the past
years aud he had pledged himself this question: but
| ,h;. tha ,,,ar fr.nrh of the thai had