Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-30
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Jan. p, 1851
The House adjourned

SENATE.
SATURDAY jan ., 1851.
Mr. Hamrick presented petition on the subject OF
temperance; which referred to the committee on
that subject.
MIR Day introduced bill TO establish and leaalize the
name Of Mary Jaeoby, and for other purposes
Mr. Athon introduced bill to incorporate the Indiana
Monumental Association. Referred.
Mr. Miller asked and obtained leave introduce
resolution inquring into the expedency OF amend
ing the present law that delinquent lands
shall be sold for taxes, while the owner has sufficient
personal property liable to execution to pay the same
Mr.. Athon introduced bill for the relief Of John J
Cummins. Referred.
MIR. Dawson presented claim OF the county surveyor
OF Dekalb county. Referred.
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Indiana Canal Company.
For the benefit of the Alartnsvie and Franklin Rail.
road Company.
To amend the Incorporating the CentreviIle and
Williamsburg Turnpike Company
Authorizing licensed merchants vend clocks
In relation to the jurisdiction of justices Of the peace
For the benefit oil the auditor OF Ripley county.
To vaeate portion of q certain State road.
Authorizing county auditors TO administer oaths in
certain counties therein named.
Authorizing the township trustees Of Lawrence town
ship Dearborn county, to collect a free bridge tax.
To provide for the election of supervisors bv districts
in certain cases therein named
House bill defining the duties of county treasurers in
House bill for the relief Of the recorder of Franklin
county.
House bill amend the act to declare certain water
courses in the counties Of Perry and Spencer be pub
lie highways.
House bill to change the meme Of the persons therein
named.
House bill to locate State road in the counties Of Pu
laski, Starke, and Laporte.
House bill to authorize Lloyd Brown and Eli Brown to
erect and maintain mill dam across White river in
Madison county.
House bill to revise and extend the provisions Of an
act Incorporating the town of Anderson.
Several bills came up their second reading. and
either referred OF engrossed.
The bill TO incorporate the town OF New Winchester,
IN Hendricks county, came up on It's second reading and
moton the rules suspended and the bill passed
On motion of Mr.. Mikin, the engrossing
Senate bill to establish county agricultural societies,
reconsidered
Mr.. Cravens moved to lay the bill on the table
The Senate resolved itself into committee Of the
whole on the bill in relation to the Northern Indiana
Railroad Company,
Mr.. Montgomery in the chair.
The amendments proposed by the committee, were Ia
ken up, section by sections and duly considered; after
which, the contracts between the Indiana Railroad Com
panies and the Southern Michigan Railroad Company
were read
The committee rose reported that they mad had under
consideration several amendments and asked leave to
Senate adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Truman introduced resolution requesting the
Auditor Of State to lay before the Senate his for
auditing the accounts of Austin H. BreSvn printer
to the Convention.
The bill to incorporate the Winchester and Grecnville
Railroad Company, taken up and passed
Mr.. Niblack introduced bill 10 incorporate the New
Albany and bincennes PankrOad Company. Referred
The bin for the relief Of persons residing in ncorpora
ted towns, Cexempng them from working roads out
side of the limits of said corporations taken up and
passed.
Mr.. James introduced a bin to annex the town Of
Beevle, in the county OF Posey the of Mount
Vernon. Read three times, and passed.
Mr.. Winstandley reported back a bill to incorporate
the Planheid Seminary; which read three times,
and passed
Mr. Allen introduced a bill to amend the charter Of
Referred.
House bills on their first reading, were taken up and
passed to a second reading.
House bill for the relief OF persons who likely TO
suffer by the late destruction Of the records Of Sullivan
county, came up its first reading.
The rules suspended, and the bill passed.
House bill to amend act TO extend the Of the
probate court of the county of Monroe and Tor other
purposes, read three times and passed.
House bill relative to the election of Prosecuting At
torneys, was laid on the table.
MIR. Alillikn moved to take from the table the bill
thoriZng the trustees Of Lawrenceburg township, Dear
born county. to and collect a free bridge tax
Carried, and the bill passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate a communication
from the State printer, in the resolution Of
yesterday in regard the Governors message to be
printed IN the German language.
Mr.. Graham introduced bill to legalze the proceed
ngs of a certain pankroad company therein named
Senate adjourned