Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-30

On Saturday the President announced the following
committee to prepare address to the people, under
the resolution of Mr. Owen to wit: Messrs Owen Carr
of j., Berry, Smiley, Mcguire, Helmer, Davis of v,
Bryant, Colfax, and Bascom.
The resolution requiring the immediate sale OF the
State stock in the State Bank and that the proceeds
after the payment of the Bank bonds shall be applied
the support of common schools, was taken up. Mr..
Stevenson moved to lay the table, carred-ayes 80,
noes 43.
Mr.. Smiley offered resolution, that section be re-
ported, fixing the time for the commencement of the
Of the Governor, Supreme Judges, Circuit Judges
and State officers; which was adopted
Mr. johnson offered resolution that the system of
doing township business Dearborn Ohio Switzerland
Adams. and Wells counties be interfered WITH ex-
eept by legislative enactment after the adoption of this
Constitution a great number Of amendments Of
fered embracing other counties and other subjects
when on motion of Mr.. Rtchey, the resolution laid
on the table
Mr. Baseom showed to reconsider the vote on the in
definite postponement of the reselutoH providing for
adjournment sine die on the 10Th of January which
melton prevailed-ayes 113, IL. The Convention
then refused to postpone the resolution when Mr. Now
rer moved strike our 'the 18th of January and in
sert the 10th of February" Mr.. Foster moved to
strike out 10th and insert l7th" laid on the table
Mr. Hendricks moved strike 10th and insert
"1st" laid the table. Mr.. Sherrod moved to add
provided we get through with the business our
sttuents here to do" Mr. Gibson moved to lay
the resolution and amendments on the table, carried.
Mr. wapole moved TO reconsider the vote the pas
sage of the section providing for uniform mode of do
Jug county and township business carried-ayes 81
noes 80.
The State debt section was read third time when
Mr. Howe moved to re-commit with instructions to add
that specific tax Of fifty thousand dollars, with an
annual increase of five per cent be levied for twenty
FIVE years and expended each year the purchase Of
State bonds unless the State debt is sooner paid off
Mr. Howe believed if the present Of taxation is
continued the sum contemplated, by his specific tax
would be raised by the natural increase Of taxaton and
be would have been CONTENT had the amendment of the
gentleman from G. (SIr Hall) making the present
# taxation permanent until public debt is
paid off, prevailed but inasmuch as that had failed he
now moved his amendment. Mr.. Borden was in favor
Of doing something with regard to the payment Of the
public debt Mr.. Stevenson was opposed to any pro-
vision in the Constitution in relation to the Of
taxation Mr. WaIpoe was opposed to the amendment
The Legislature should have full control Of the measure
OF taxation Mr. Mcguire believed that the calculation
made by the gentleman from Gibson (Air Hal) is cor
rect Il the present rate Of taxation continued aad he
believed with him that the public debt be paid of
sixteen or years The calculation Of the Au
dor Of State, requiring 80 years to pay the debt Is
founded on false basis-the calculation being made I'M
der the idea our public debt would require dollar
dollar pay of bonds when five per cent bonds