Indiana State sentinel., 1851-02-13

cd recommittng He surprised that any friend Of
the elevation of the human would do act, which
would be like going into eastern cities, and selling
the grounds and Parks which well calculated
to beau and to refine the best affections of the human
heart He then took occasion to aude to the PROPOSE
on he had previously made of concentrating school
unds and applying their proceeds to the purchase oi
the bonds Of the State. The management OF our school
funds costs than twenty thousand dollars
year. He contended that the energies of gentlemen
should be directed a better management these funds
rather than destroy forever one Of the chief beauties
of our fourishing capital, in order to obtain mere
pttance to be thrown into the general vortex In his
own county some three thousand dollars Of the school
fund had been lost He hoped the section would not be
recommitted. The Convention then refused to recon.
nit and the section passed as reported back by
Mr.. Mcguire
Several sections passed. fixing the boundaries of the
Sate providing that the salaries of Judges shall not be
diminished during their continuance in office; and that
the Constitution of 1916 is superseded, sc.
Mr.. Holman offered section providing that all acts
of Incorporation created for municipal purposes shall
unaffected by the provisions of this Constitution
until such time the General Assembly shall in its dis
erection, repeal the same; which passed.
The section providing that bills shall contain but one
subject which SHALL be expressed in the title, was Ia
up spann moved retain much of the section
provides that bills shall originate in either House
eept bills which shall originate in the House of
Representatives and strike all of the balance of
the sections which was not adopted, ayes az, noes 78
The question then taken the engroscment of the
section and decided in the affirmative, ayes u.s. noes
I3l
Mr.. Gregg moved TO reconsider the vote the pas
sage of the Woman's rights secon when Mr. Smith Of
Ripley moved call of the Convention; which
dered ayes 6l noes So. On motion of Mr.. Gregg, the
Convention then adjourned.
Mr.. Wapole, leave offered section providing
that the Governor Lieutenant Governor Senators and
Representatives shall continue in office until their
cessors elected and qualified, under this Constu-
ton; and their successors shall he elected the first
general election under this Constitutions any thing in
this Constitution the contrary notwithstanding; which
was read-and motion Oh Mr. Smith Of Ripley, was |
referred select committee of one from each Congress
sional District
The article providing that the vote the Con-
stitution shall be taken the first Monday in June
that the general election shall take place the I'd
Tuesday in October, &c. referred to the same CON-
mittee.
reported back a section, amended as follows:
''A corporation Stocks owned held in this State,
by persons residing Of the State, shall be liable
county tax equal to the tax levied for State purposes
which shall be paid the State treasury and disribu
ted to the several counties in this State, for common
school purposes and corporation stocks owned held
by citizens of this State shall be taxable for county pur
poses, as any other property is taxed, and applied in
a..
ed held which shall in eithercase be in full force for
all for county purposes and the General Assem-
bly, shall pass all necessary laws carry into effect the
provisions Of this section" when Mr.. Clements moved
to ecommit with instructions strike and insert
that all corporation stock shall be taxed for State and
county purposes the other property, and shall
be assessed and collected shall be prescribed by
Mr.. Edmonsson called for division of the question
when, on motion of Mr.. colfax, the whole matter
laid upon the table
The Convention then adjourned.
On yesterday the question taken the reconsid
GRAFTON Of the vote on the Womans rights section and
decided in the affirmative, ayes IS, 6I The ques
ton again being the passage Of the section Mr. sher
rod moved that the Convention adjourn; carried,
ayes 3, ll6. The question then taken the
passage of the .,,on and decided in the negative ayes
50, noes So.
AyEs.-Messrs. Alexander, Anthony Bascom, Bee
son, Berry, Blythe, Borden, Bourne, Bryant, Carr,
Chapman, Chenowhh, Cole, Cookery, Crumbacker,
Davis Of yermillion, Dick, Duzar Edmonston, Elliot,
Foster Frisbie, Gibson Graham Of Miami, Hall, Ham
on, Hawkins, Hit, Holman ,Hovey johnson of Orange,
Keso Kent, Kendall of Wabash, Kendall of White, Kill
gore, Kinley, McCleand, Mcfarland, Mclean, Miller
Of Clinton Miller of Fulton, Miller Of Gibson, Milgan,
Mroy, Mooney, Moore, Morrison of Marion, Mowrer,
Murray, Owen, Pepper of Ohio, Read of Monroe, sher-
rod, Shoup Sims, Smiley, Steele, Tannehil, Thomas,
Thornton Mr.. President-63.
NoEs.-Messrs. Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Beach,
Beard, Bowers, Bright, Brookbank, Butler, Carter,
Clark of Hamilton, Clark of Tppecanoe, Clements,
Coats Colfax Crawford, Davis Of Madison, Davis Of
Parke, Dobson, Dunn of jefferson, Farrow, Fisher,
Foley Garvin, Gootee, Gordon, Gregg, Haddon, Har-
din, Helm, Helmer, Hogin, Howe, Huff, Jones, Logan,
Mcguire, March, Mather, Mathis, May Morgan, Nor.
rison of Washington, Nave, Newman, Niles, Nofsnger,
Pepper of Crawford Petit, Rariden, Read of Clark
Ritcsey Robinson, Schoonover, shannon Shook Smith
of Ripley Smith of Scott Stevenson, Todd Trimbly,
Wallace, walpole, Watts, Wolfe, wunderch, Zenor
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Mr. Prather moved:Of the following resolution, which
was adopted, to wit:
Resolved That the thanks Of the members Of this Con-
venton be rendered the Hon. George W. Carr, Pres
dent Of this Convention for the very efficient, prompt
and courteous with which he has presided
the deliberations of this body.
Mr. Bascom offered a resolution, that the thanks of
the Convention be rendered to the Secretary and Asss
Secretaries for the faithful discharge Of their du