Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The House resumed the consideration of the bill ex.
empiing homesIeads from execuIion-ie question being
| on the indefinite Posiponemeut Of the bill
Mr. Orr novel call of the House. which was ordered
On motion the call Suspended
Mr. Miller of NJ and F. said, this subject had
agiiaied in his District He would against the bill
its fra passage; bot would against indefinite
Postponenen He thought the subject should be deferred
| MIR. Wiihers was in favor of the bill aud the amend
men although he considered they not entirely per-
feet but he sill hoped the amendment would be adopted
aud the biii be passed.
Mr. Sherrod would vote against the bill He wished to
the settled by the Convention. II late
in the session To perfect a bill important.
Mr.. HOlcomb was in favor 0i the bill aud was opposed
the amendment He considered the amendment as in
consistent with the BILL and would operate defeat it,
f adopted He would rather gentlemen, like the gen.
teman from Shelby come out sqnaretoed against the bill
MIR. Greah0use bad not intended TO say any thing on
this subject. Being young man, IL might be prudent
neither say any thing To vote but when gen.
temen said msmbers ought to come out squaretoed il
time for those having any thing TO say to out
with their opinions. Then he would say he against
the bill In its provisions, taken together, the bill
minded him of the bankrupt law, and he had told his
constituents before his election
| The question taken Mr. Orr's anne ndment ex-
empng $500 worth o personal property and decided IN
the affirmative, ayes 50, noes 16.
Mr.. Wilson moved To- amend by 'exceptng such leas-
may have been derived from the State; which mo-
ton prevailed.
Mr.. Hills moved to amend in relation 10 liens laid
on the table.
upon the table; which motion dad not PREVAIL ayes %
noes 20.
Mr.. Salier then moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed which motion did not prevail, ayes "a
| noes II.
Mr. Dousherty OF Ekhart NOV ed TO amend by striking
out the provision in the bill which allows personal
property be sold half it's appraised vaue hch
declared oct of order.
Mr. Defrees moved to amend so that where land claim
ed a homestead stall exceed $500 the whole shall be
sold the highest bidder any S5OO-ihe five
hundred dollars Ia defend
| ant.
Mr.. Defrees commended, that unless provision
thing like this should be adopted there would be few
cases where there would be any benefit derived.
MIR Chandler moved TO amend the amendment tina
the properly shall be sold for less than half
appraised value; which was accepted by Mr.. Defrees.
Mr. Brown of s. said that he nothing sensible In
the amendment Suppose said he property in Indsnspo
lis for instance, should be sold under this amendment for
$500, aud tina, pad the judgment debtor how
much would the creditor be benefited?
| The amendment as modified was adopted.
Mr.. Harvey moved 10 amend so that each person should
have i've additional for every child &C. adopted
debtor shall not have $500 worth Of property the creditor
shall make up the amount.
Mr.. Orr moved the previous question, not seconded
ayes az. noes AZ.
Mr. Niblack's amendment was laid on the table
Mr. Dougherty of b. moved 10 amend, that the
empon shall not hold good where persons in the
OF removing goods from one county to another laid
the table.
Mr. Dodd moved to amend so that after the taking ef
feet of the all valuation and aPprasement laws shall
be repealed
Mr.. Patterson moved the previous question, which mo-
ton prevailed, and the question being put, wit: Shall
the bill be engrossed for third reang' Ii decided
in the affirmative, ayes 3d. noes al.
Ayes-Messrs. Allen. Alley, Barker, Beard Bird. Bowen
Brown of r.. Burnel, Butler, Canshan OF F. Carnshau
of p, Chandler. Cesver Conway, Connor. Cotton De
frees, Deavan Dougheriy Of b. Duugherty Of E. Elder
Gentry, Gessie, Goodwin, Graves, Harvey Holcomb
Huey, Humphreys. Hunter, Keeny. Lane, Mcke, Miller
of o. MilIikD. Morrison Murray. O'Nea Orr. Patterson
Robinson of L.. Ross. Shelby Shepard, Stops, Thomas
Warmer. Weaver, Wells, Wilson, Withers, WINERY
and Wight,-53.
Noes-Messrs. Athon, Brown of s., Byers, Caldwell
Cole, Cravens, Dodd, Edwards, Ellis Essex, FarnesIy
Greenhouse, Harvey, Hart, Hicks, Hills, Johnson, Knowl
ton. Landiss Lewiston, May, Menaugh Niback OHsver
Praher, Reed Richardson, Robinson of D. Rush. Russell
Sater Sherrod, Spencer, Stewart Stone Summers, Thorn
Tinbrook. Weir, Yocum, and Mr.. Spesker-4l,
When Mr.. Spencer's called, he said he wa.
in favor of the principle of homestead exemption bu
could not vote for this bill account of its details
Mr.. Csrnshan OF +. presented two petitions the
subject of a division oi the counties OF Fountain ant
Warren; which referred to a select committee
| Mr. Chandler presented circumstances the same
subject: which were also referred
On motion, the House adjourned.