Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-03
Published every Thursday. I
Orders Of tae Day-BMs Passed.

Of 1919; ''1 '''' -
Extending the jurisdiction of no,a,es public;
10 reduce The fees OF the clerk Of Probate Court Knox
county 90 per cent,
To 'esrriet the grand jury of Franklin to limited number
opovde for p.ymeu, jury in civil cases in Allen
Circuit Court;
int relation to soldiers Of the war with
Great Britain;
joint resolution agains, using the lash the United
States navy;
pint resolution relative to bounty land aud pay
OF officers in Mexican
joint resolution relative railroad from sllesviIIe to
GOspUrt;
bill incorporating the Grand Royal Arch Chap,et Of In
diana;
To amend the act to re-ehsrier Hanover College.
To reduce the fees and emOumeu Of the auditor and
| treasurer Of SteUben;
To amend Incorporating the Rochester and Logan-
Fixing the salaries Of auditor and treasurer Of Allen
county;
To change the time Of holding board of equ.liz,on in
Warren;
To app oprate a part If school fund in Warren
For the better improvement Of roads in Grant county;
'int resolution the subject Of the completion Of the
A joint resolution relative to the claim Of COL Fraacs
vigO;
Brownsville turnpike eompany
To incorporate the Jasper eaunty plaok road eompany
For the Telie of William Northern;
To extend the privileges Of State library TO members Of
State Con vention
To increase the fees OF jurors before Probate Cours
To repeal the 6st section Of giving public works
private companies S-sad section providing that
ty boards may subscribe stock;)
To incorporate the Spring creek and TiPPecanoe bridge
company;
To authorize the citizens Of Adams to for or against
in resolution in relation 10 publishing certain act rela
tive IN Courts in 9th Circuits
int resolution relation to United States suuendering
bill amend the granting citizens Of Aurora
city charter;
Olive Branch church of jefferson county;
Mr.. Edwards introduced bill for the incorporation and
regulation Of aph companies;
BY Mr. Paiterson bill TO regulate winesses fees IN
Probate Courts;
By M Gentry TO amend the act for government Of Indi-
ana Hospital for the insane; and
BY Mr.. H"Icomb. a amend therein named; which
seyerslly passed tn a second reading.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The provide for change of
in criminal cases up its third reading.
Nit Doughety of opposed the bill The Constitution,
he eon'ended gives 'P every man speedy ana impartial
If he could not have fair and impartial trial This cUud
only by the affidavit of the party accused. IL
Discretionary with the judge there would be guaranty
Of an impartial Trial. important Constitutional pvi
lege would null and void Ii has been coniended, that
this right change Of might abused; but dis
eretionary power officer unfavorable liberty. IL
him that rights Of the cused would be bet
preserved by the law stands, and the bare question.
the protection Of the Constitutional rights of the citizen
Mr. Alley opposed change in the law. IL was great
principle Of law that the rights Of the innocent should be pro-
tected.
MI Hicks did agree with the gentleman from EIkha't
in his Constitutional objections He denied the correctness
pbson the accused the only
tent TO decide the mparality OF jorurs The juprs
required TO be swo whether they had any PIE
iudices against This he deemed inalli
Bile than any He improperly in giving dis
cetionay power the judge He admitted that It was good
doctrine to presume every person innocent until found guilty.
but this be taken with allowance after grand
jury have found bill Of Indictment and presumption Of
guilt might be aed rather than suppose that the judges OF
would be partial in the Of the law.
Mr. Edwards supported the bill He eontended, that there
great propety in giving Discretionary power 10 the
judge-it being but preliminary step in the al Of the
criminal and there little probability Of being abused
MI Murray said the law as il exists was in eonsonsnee
with the spirit Of the sge He said that jurors when asked
whether they had made up their opinions would rarely a-
opinions pejudice deeply rooted
10 be incapable Of giving before the power OF evidence
and hence might be improper jurors without being
Of IT, He admitted that judges generally good but
all falibe aud believed that it wrong
confer them decide whether accused persons had
falsely The law, stands gives judges disce
tionary power second change Of This he
thought right aud would preven, impositions tom being
county To change the law as il now exists would be go
ing back instead OF forward the spirit Of prgess
Mr.. Murray moved TO indefinitely postpone
Mr. Wilson opposed the bill aud thought the scripture doc
trne that better for ninety and nine guilty TO
cape than Innocent person suffer should prevail
and that all proper guards should be placed around The tights
M Carnshan Of r. thought that in practice
Courts due attention always paid to the tights OF the
and when affidavit ade judges always
disposed to bend their opinions the sie Of the accused
bn there where ch,nges asked solely foi de-
J
ed Trials might be removed TO counties where would be
impossible for the States witnesses attend and in this
way the guilty rrmain unpuushed
The motion 10 Indefinitely pospose did not prevail.
The bill then passed, 80. n"es 81.
/ Bus Passed
4 To locate State road in Miami aud Wabash;
Providing for publishing notices of sales Of delinquent
Providing f sale Of school section 10 White aud Carroll
Joint resolution for Bureau Agriculture at Washing
Regulating made Of selecting .ummouiug petit,
jurors in Martin;
To incorporate the Tippeesnoe horse thief detecting
70 incorporate Lutheran John'. church Dearborn
county;
Joint resolution relative to donating public lands to actual
settlers;
l To amend the city charter of Madison.
To amend the ninth section Of school law, rela
tive to vacancy in trustees;
To authorize commissioners Of Carroll to employ phys-
clan for the poor;
To incorporate the Goodwin Female Institute Of Laay.
To incorporate the Terre Haute Insurance company,
To compel non-resdents pay road tax equal to resi-
| To vac,te an alley in G,eencastie,
To regulate the Of doing business in Jasper Pro-
bate Court;
Relative the Union plank road company in Laporte
county;
To amend certain act therein in relation Union
To authorize jane. Taylor to erect mill across
salamoua river in Huntington county.
On motion, the House adjourned.
SENATE
THuRsDar, December ~.
Petitions presented by Messrs Reid Of U Conduit
odcII and cassstt which referred.
, Reports OF Committees.
Mr. Mariin from a select committee reported back the
bill amend the charter Of the Buaio and Mississippi rail-
company, with smendment upon adoption
y, which they recommend iis passage.
On motion of Mr. winstandley the bill and amendments
were sefered 10 the committee on Corporations.
n Mr. Cone moved Instruct the committee Corpora
iens to take into consideration the prop'iey Of making