The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-11-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


authorize loans only for State Bank and
branches, which was laid on the table. Mr..
Allen renewed Mr.. Smiths original amend
ment Of absolute prohibition of all further
State Debt. Except to repel invasion. and
temporary loans to meet casual deficits in
the revenue). This amendment 6nally pre-
vailed, ayes 30, noes 81. Mr.. Hall moved to
add a proviso. that this section shall not pro-
hlbt the State from Incorporating a State
Bank, or furnishing the means for the same
This was land on the table, ayes So, noes 50.
A motion for the previous question failed by
majority, and the question is therefore, still
pending.
FRIDAY, Nov. %, 1850.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee OF one from each Congr essional
District, TO which was referred the section
prohibiting negroes or mulatioes from coming
into and settling IN this State or holding
property, to wit Messrs. Kent. Owen. Hol-
man. Rariden Mcguire, Dobson, Stevenson,
M'FarlaIid, Niles, and Howe.
The order of business WIS suspended /:
when
| Mr. Rariden offered resolutions paying a
handsome and appropriate tribute To the
memory, pairiotisnI, and public services OF
] Col. Richard III. johnson, recently deceased
which were unanimously adopted.
The Convention resumed HE consideration
Of the subject OF pubic debt.
Mr.. Owen said that there would be close
vote OH this question, and great efforts would
he made 10 reverse The decision oil Yesterday.
He then took up The bill oil rights aud It's re-
strictions. The right oil all men 10 worship
God IN the manner they might thing proper.
! There were denominations M this Stale who
had great power; but 1t would not be claimed
by any one that their particular views should
DC submitted 10 vote OF the people, in Or
der 10 create an established religion. So with
many other restrictions he enumerated. He
said that there was 10 more clearly defined
position, Oh the part of the people than that
there should be no public dCbt, and he hoped
that the public will would ke carried out
| The discussion was continued by Alessrs.
Haddon and Robinson in animated speeches
against the amendment and Il public debt
when
Mr.. Henrick moved to amend the amend
ment. by defining the manner in which loan
might be ordered by the Legislature and
submitted to the people; copied, he said,
from the New \ Ors Constitution. He had
voted 10 strike out, on yesterday, because the
Bank question had been mingled with il, in
the argument. He was opp 1sed to the State
taking stock in a Bank, aud had therefore
voted to strike out. lie was opposed TO ming
ling party with any question brought forward
here; but, Ia answer To gentlemen he would
read the resolutions adopted at the Conven-
ton which Nominated Governor Wright, and
which take the ground that no State debt
shall be created without the interest being
provided for, and after being subpitted to a
vote OF the people. This resolution was sub
mitted to the people, and was Inscribed on
the kbanner oi the Democratic parry at the
IciectIon which sustained The call OF This Con-
vention. The Wing party adopted similar
resolution few days afterwards, and were
charged with stealing Democratic thunder
Having indicated his Democracy, he con-
cluded by saying, that he was not afraid of
trusting the people, when their rights were
thus guarded against imposition.
Mr.. Foster sustained the amendment of the
gentleman from Shelby, (Mr. Hendricks, }
and he was glad That gentleman had brought
to his rescue the resolutions OF the Democrat
c convention. This question was agitatch
in his county, and his constituents would sus-
tain The course he would pursue on this floor.
The gentleman from Posey (Alr. Owcn) said
it would be a close vote and ntimdted in
manner, that it was necessary for him 10 come
TO the rescue. He had referred TO the right
to worship. &C. That was Il private and re
liginus right-not {, political one He made
many amusing illusions. and was frequently
cheered in the course OF his remarks at the
conclusion oil which the Convention adjourn
ed.
In the afternoon the discussion was contin-
ned by Messrs. Helm and Mcguire in favor
oil the amendment, and ty Me-. Bascom in
opposition to II, aud also, III opposition to a
public debt; when
!, Mr.. Dunn of Perry moved that both the
amendments be laid on the the table which
motion revealed, ayes "a. noes 50.
MIR. Petit then moved the previous ques-
ton; which being sustained, was put, to-wlt
Shall the section be engrossed for third
reading?" 1t was decided in the affirmative,
ayes So noes So; which in effect. prohibits
any other debt or loan than 10 meet deficits ia
our interest account.
The next section, which provides that the
General Assembly shall have no power TO
pass laws TO diminish the resources of the
Sinking Fund, as now established by law, hut
may pass laws to increase il. WAS read u sec
Mr.. Tague moved to strike out the section.
Mr.. Peirit moved TO insert :. the debts and
Liabilities of this State shall be held sacred
and obligatory"
Mr.. Howe moved TO add Il. the original sec
ton the follow ing words: "And Il tax OF $780,
600, with an annual increase of five per cent
UNI, shall be annually levied and applied to-
wards the purchase of the State bonds or
funded and remain a permanent Sinking fund
for the payment of the State debt.
Mr.. Howe remarked. that under ii calcula-
ton the public debt could be paid off in %
years under this Drovision pu, as :, soc.,oo