Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-12-25
AFTERNOON SESSION.

bill enforce the provisions of the thirteenth article
Of tue Constitution &c. being with the proposed amend
ment Of the judiciary committee, the special order oil
the day was taken up.
The question being upon the motion Of Mr.. Slack to
recommt the bill with Instructions, decided in the
negative.
Mr.. Slack then moved to strike all after the
acting clause and insert a substitute.
The President decided the morton 10 be cut of ORDER
until the amendments proposed by the committee were
disposed of.
The amendments proposed by the committee were to
the effect that parties should ba liable to prosccu
ton, unless knowingly" guilty of the provisions Of the
second section oil tie thirteenth article OF the Consttn
tim.
Mr.. Hanna said that it had been said that the pro-
posed amendments were interpretations upon the Cons
tuition. He said the effect Of these amendments would
be give the language Of the Constitution tic
construction the Courts would place upon It. he con-
tended that il violation OF the long established
rules Of law and Of right punish unless be
knowingly guilty OF the offence charged him. and read
from Blackstone in support Of his position. He argued
at leng III in favor of the amendments.
Mr.. Secrest replied, in opposition the amendments,
being In violation only of the letter but Of the
spirit Of the Constitution.
MIR. Logan said lie wished to have the Constitution
carried in its spirit. He had voted for the ConStu
ard for the exclusion clause and he desired
them fully enforced He thought that the precedents
established by present laws fully justified adoption Of
the amendments. He denied the charge oil catering to
the aboiIionisis. He always locked upon abotonsm
a oncdea thing unworthy the regard OF statesman
But he thought that those who wished make capital
of the unpopnariy of the aboIitioniss bet
ter than the ahoitionists themselves He argued at
length in favor of the amendments proposed by the
mittee.
Mr.. McCarty ALSO spoke in favor Of the committees
amendments.
The discussion further continued by Messrs
Slack, Dunn and Sleeth, in opposition to the amend
ments OF the committee and in OF the registration
proposed 10y Mr.. Slack.
On motion OF Mr. Emerson, the order Of the day was
suspended TO take up the message OF the House an
nouneing the of that body in the amend
ment OF the Senate to the bill of the House appoint
commissioners to revise the laws 10y which compen-
sation of the commissioners liked four dollars
per day instead OF five.
Mr.. Micklc moved that the Senate rccede from its
amendment; lost-ayes %, noes %.
Mr.. Dunn. from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back the bill (of the House) TO authorize Masters in
Chancery and Probate Judges to issue wits of habeas
corpus, &C., with amendment, which adopted
The question being on the passage Of the bill,
decided in the afirmative-ayes 80, noes II.
Mr.. Reid, from the select committee the powers
and duties Of the joint committee for rhraseology and
arrangement reported number of rules for the govern
ment OF that committee.
On motion Of MIR. Emerson, the report laid the
table for the present.
Senate adjourned.