The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-09

INDIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
The section conferring the elective
franchise on all citizens of the United
States who have resided in the State six
months. and foreigners Who have resided
in the United States niie year. and in the
State six months, ard declared their in
ten,inn To become citizens of the UGited
States, passed -ayes SO, noes 10. The
remaining sections relative to elections
passed as engrossed unanimously.
The section prohibiting peiSijns from
holding more than nne lucrative office at
The same time, excepting Clerks. R, cord
ers, and Auditors in counties with less
than | 900 votes, was rtc0mmitted by u
vote oi ayes "a. noes SO. with instructions
further to except Post Masters who have
a salary of less than 800 per year
The Governors term, by vote ofayes
SO, noes Al. was fixed at four years. A
motion To strike out the Lieutenant Gov
ernor failed-ayes II, noes Sc The Gov.
ernor is to be eligible four years out Of
eight--hyes 60. noes 35.
The section requiring Governor and
Lieutenant Governor to be 80 years old
years a citizen oflhe United States, aud
5 years a resident of the Stale of Indiana.
was engrossed. Motion to strike out 80
and insert 2l. and to require them merely
to be citizens nf the United States and
voters oflhe State failed.
The next section rendering the Gov
eriiur ineligible to any other office during
the term for which he was elected, was
amended so as to add Lieutenant Gov.
ernori aud engrnssed
The secli"n relative to the power of the
Executive to grant reprieves, pard"ns--
remit fines, furfeitures. &c, was referred
I'd select committee OF five. on motion of
MIR. Dunn of jefferson, at his suggestion
that it might be e&pedie iem I'd have a coun,
Gil OF State officers or judges to act with
the Governor in deciding on pardons, &c
The section relative To the veto pdwer
provides that the veto may be overrued
by majority ofthe members elected to
both houses. but that bills, not returned
by the Governor within FIVE days. Sun,
day excepted shall become laws, unless
the adjournment prevent their return, in
which case they shall not be laws.
A section, providing that all general
elections shall be held on the second
Tuesday in October, was engrossed.-'--
Cincinnati Gazette.
STATE PRISON BpRNED.-The State
Prison of Maine, at ThOmastGn, took fire
on Saturday last. and owing to excessive
cold and the scarcity of water, the flames
we're not subdued until after the destruc-
ton of the warden's dwelling house, the
main prison and the gdard room. The
remaining parts we're saved by throwing
snow upon them. The prisoners. ninety
lin number, were all removed IN safety.
| iowA.-The Legislature met on the
Cd inst. The message of Governor Anssl
Briggs shows the receipts into the treas.
ury from October 81. 1S4S. to November
4, 1850, To have been $90,444 3O-pad
put$90. 442 94-leaving a balance of ST.
80! The revenue assessed in 1850 a.
mounted to $50, ,53s 33-sbowing an in
crease from 1S4S ofthe revenue from la&'
able property within the State OF $780,
409 80.
| RAt meeting held in Faneuil Hall
Boston on Wednesday evening, Geo ge
Thompson rnadeq quite a temperate speech
and there was no disturbance Of any
kind.