The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-02-07
INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENTS
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Both, 1851.

nv last, has at last assumed tangible shape,
and Il is now decided that a mass meeting OF
the friends of Gen. Winfield Scott will be held
next Saturday evening, in the Hall Of the
House If Representatives. Some oil ino'-
aua's distinguished men will be present 70
participate. Several speakers are expected
TO address the meeting. 1t is the general feel
ing here among the Wings that in supporting
Gen. Scott they are doing that which will In
sure success, 90 strong is their faith in their
principles and in the power Of the old hero's
influence upon the public mind, obtained py a
long life spent in the service Of his county,
A meeting of the friends of Gen. 10 Lane
will be held on the same evening at the
SUPREME Court room, and speech will be
made to them by Charles Butler, Of "Bu'ler
Bill' notoriety.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, bill to locate
a STATE road in the county Of Warrick was
passed. ,,.,. --.r-.,
In the House, Mr.. Hutchinson introduced a
bill for the sale of the public square oil Ev-
ansvilIe and the application Of its proceeds,
which was referred. The following bills
were passed: To annex the town Of BeilvlIle
to Mt. Vernon, in Posey county; to exempt
from taxation the Marine Hospital at Evans
vile to incorporate the Central Plank Road
Company IN Vanderburgh county; to au-
,horze the Board of Commissioners o! Gibson
and Pike counties to employ by the year,
ply scians Tor the paupers OF said counties
to reorganize the Evansville Insurance Co.'S
A bill was Introduced by MIR. Lewis to incor-
porate the Newburgh and Vanderburgh Rail.
road Co.
In the Senate. OIL Wednesday, bill 10 in-
corporate the Evansville Hotel Company
passed.
The Convention is now progressing rap
idIy, and the members seem determined To
finish their Iabors by tie lUth proximo. II
is now thought they will adjourn sine die on
that day. 1t is generally believed that the
Legislature will not finish SO sOOn az the Con-
vention. Their three dollar allowance will
run out on that day, however, and there Is nO
danger Of their working long on short allow
ance.
In the Convention on Tuesday, sections
embracing the following PROVISIONS were
passed: 10 provide Tor lruslees OF Clarks-
Vile Enumeration vi white male ini.abit-
ants every SIX years; schools Tree tn all, (pass-
ed unanimously specifying the funds oil
which he schU0i iunu shall consist TO elect
State Superintendent Ut common schools; re-
curing the Supreme Court OIL the decision oil
every case, to give IL brlei statement in VII
ting oil the poInts decided all trust funds 10
he faithfully applied to carry out the trust
A section OH Womnn's Rights, reported by a
select committee few days ago, was en-
crossed by 20 to SO. 1t is as follows: The
real aud personal property oil married women
and liberal provision for widows, shall be
and remain secure 10 them, respectively, un
der equitable conditions, by law.
In the Convention, OH "Wednesday, the Wo.
mans Rights Section engrOssed the day be.
fore, was laid on the table by 70 to 50. A
section requiring the General Assembly tG
provide houses oil refuge and correction foI
Juvenile offenders was passc Sections with
the following provisions were engrossed -
Four SECTIONS IN regard to impeachments arit
removals from Office the support OF iistiiu
ton Tor deal and dumb, insane aud blind made
imperative; penal code 10 be founded OF
principles oil reformation, and not vindicivt
Justice County Boards to have power it
provide farms asy lums Tor the aged, infirm
Or unfortunate; tribunals Of c0nciliation may
be established; aud section providing tina
amendments adopted in The Legislature 10y u
two-thrds vote at one session, and majority
vote at the next, may be submitted to th.
people Tor their adoption, &c. Amended by
MIR. Owen, so as 10 make 1t ..lajority vote u
both SESSIONS.
| From the fact that there are several Wits
editors here, and many o iher active worker
in the Wing ranks, think that the spirI
which will be aroused in the contemplated
Scott meeting among the leaders, will be dit
| fused in a very etfectual manner over TN,
State when those persons disperse to thei
respective scenes Of operation. BY TIN
means IA more perfect union can be fOrmes
and maintained between the Wings OF lndI
ana during the approaching election Tor Stats
and National officers.
When the announcement Of the great Scot
demonstration was made in the Convention
on Wednesday evening. "a look OF surprise pre-
vailed among the Democrats, which WIS en-
logged by the Wings present.
/ have ascrrtaned that the Register oil DE
bates of the Convention will make abou
20OO-not iess-and the Journal oil Proceed
ings about 1000 pages. Aud the cost Of hi
one item Of Printing viii be, according ,
Pratt's report. about 5000, besides en1ug
more to make the even 500, 600 by the tim
the Convention adjourns. Ugh! won't ih
taxpayers grunt aud grumbIe. j
Yours, &c. RAILROAD CITY.