The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-01-28
INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 9th. 1851.

ness in a tolerably rapid manner and in a
way, which. il continued. will bring them to
the end of their labors in less than three
weeks. As 10 the Legislature, there is no
telling when it will finish business. In the
House at this time they are not doing much
business. The committee ofways and means
have not yet reported anything in regard to
the equitable assessment of property, which
was recommended by the Governor, and is a
very important matter. A great part of the
business that has been done is Of a local char
acter, and much Of that description as well DIS
business of public nature is yet TO be acted
upon. Onyesterday, series OF joint resolu-
tons was reported from the Committee on
the Union, approving Of the Compromise
measures, and declaring that the last Legis-
lature did not carry out the wishes Of the
people OF Indiana, when they instructed our
Representatives, in Congress 10, sustain the
Wimot Proviso. These resolutions were
doubtless concocted to Justify the course Of
certain Democratic Representatives in Con
gresS, who violated their pledges AMI express
ed principl by voting Tor the fugitive slave
law. The Wings sirove to get division of
these resolutions, SO that they could approve
ef' thuse which they thought were just, and
disapprove Of what they could not endorse.
But The Democrats struggled to cram the
whole down the threats OF the Wings and at
last passed them, by GO to %. One of the
minority moved to re consider Tor the pur
pose of offering amendments, but the motion
TO recousider, fiiled-3I 10 So. The Senate
has discouraged any efforts to introduce the
agitation Of The slavery question into their
body. Ii the House does not conduct itself
more Tor the interests of the peopelu-cease
me1ding with irrelevant matters which are
got up 10 make political capital, i.lstead OF at
tending Ia the important business which lies
neg ecled brfIre Them. il is quite likely that
the people sufficiently outraged by the con
duct OF some delegates in The Convention,
whereby that body has SO trespassed Oh Tie
public interest. wi remember those who
were instrumental liz causing the agitation
and neglect It business, and make ii fearful
addition 10 the hecatonb Of martyrs" made
by the Convention.
In the SENATE, on W ednesday, 22d, bill
WAS passed to exempt from TAXATION the Md
rine Hospital at Evansville. One to extend
further time 10 borrowers OF the sinking fund
and other trust funds. was passed.
la the House. ii bill to exempt from taxa
ton, Tor five years, the lands donated by Con-
grrss. for the completion OF the Wabash and
Erie Canal was indefinitely postponed. A
committee reported against the expedIency
oil exempting from taxation, all persons en-
gagged IN wars oi'the United States, from tie
close oil the Revolutionary war to the close OF
the last war with Great britain, which report
WAS concurred in. A bill TO amend the Re-
vised Statutes, so Us TO permits constable H.
pursuit OF a person charged .swrh being the
Father OF an iilegitnate child, TO arrest him
la amy county in The State, Without the ne
cessity oil HAVING the IS; santIrndorsed by a
magistrate III snch county, WAS passed-76 IL
Is. A rcs1lu iol WAS Introduced and passed
directing the committee of apporpoinment 10
report Til. GOA The basis oil 100 Rep resenia-
tives and 81 Senators. A committee repor-
ted ii inrxpedient 10 amend or repeal the ex-
istiug valu itiOn or aPprIsemeIt laws, which
was CO.: Gu red in.
In the House, Il bill to repeal the present
appraissment llws was passed TO IL second
: reading. A committee reported against The
exped.n cy OF present. Legislation Oh the sub
Ject oil certain amendments 10 the School law
asked for by citizens oil Gibson county; Which
report was concurred ~. A bill WAS reported
back, with an amendment; to incorporate the
Vanderburgh Manufacturing Company, and
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ADJOURN Senate concurring, OIL the 10Th OF
February, was adopted. A resolution was
\ adopted inquiring into the eXpediency of al
lowing persons over II years oi age 10 marry
without license. A resolution was adopted
insirucing the Judiciary committee to report
Il bill allowing workmen OH steamboats, Il lieu
: OH the boats. A bill was introduced by Mr.
Hutchinson 10 annex Limasco City 10 Evans
vile. The lUlut IT solution Oh the subject c
y the COMPROMISE measures OF Congress were
C here brought up and, after considerable de
II bate aud efforts to Ie-commit, with instruc
$ lions, &c. and disposed Ofas stated IN the for
:; mer part of this letter.
la the<onvenion, on Wednesday, the sec
. ton vestng the Judicial power ofthe State il
IS Il Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, and othe
= inierior Courts passed. A section providin.
that the Legislature may confer or Count
Boards, such powers ,f local, legislative, AN
administrative character Us they may from
rs lime TO time prescribe, WAS engrossed- 90 {
DR. 81. A section was engrossed prohibiting tn
oil General Assembly from passing any local o.
y So cial laws relative 10 u number OF subjects
rt among which are divorces, changing name
rs OF persons, practice at law, jurisdiction Of JUS
iices, making roads, sumlnonlng Jurles rcgu
ating county and township business. electio
. ana pay vi officers, ices dnu SdHsritsi incorpO
OF ration oicolleges, plank roads, railroads, &c
ee creation OF private interpretations, election.
i, Interest, maintenance vi cou,saoH schools, a,
i. sessment and collection OF taxes, &C. o
Thursday, the negro question was the spe
cia order. A section providing thai 10 nesr
or muatto shall come into or settle in thi
IN State, after the adoption of the new ConsIi
J.. tuition was engrossed-9l to SO. A seclio
providing that contracts made with ne1roe
Z aud mulattoes coming INTO the State hereal
in ter to be Vol, and all persons employing
X. or encouraging such negroes or mulattoes {
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