Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-02-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10, 1852.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10, 1852.
Petitions were presented by Messrs Nelson Goudy
Hicks Douhit and Shanklin, and appropriately refer
red.
Resolutions offered.
BY Mr.. Slower, granting the of the Hall of the
House to Samuel X. Hoshour, of Cambridge City, on
Tuesday evening next, to lecture the subject of
ommon schools; adopted.
By Mr. King that the following species of property
be subject execution and that the judiciary commit
tee he instructed report bill embodyng provisions
for efecting the
1. Real estate any interest therein
2 Personal property Of every Species with necessary
and proper special provisions to facilitate the seizure,
sale and transfer of the following classes thereof:
/. Judgments Of any court in favor of execution deb
tor
3 Debts due to the execution debtor in his own
right.
g. Stocks in banking insurance, savings Institutions,
road and other corporations.
4. Money deposits, general special, in any bank
ing, or other moneyed corporation
Adopted
Orders of the Day
Several bills were read the second time and appro-
priatey disposed Of among others the bill solemn
lzlng marriages.
Mr. Stuart moved to recommit the bill with nstruc.
tons amend Il, to do away with licenses which
was lost by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Beach. Behm Brady, Chowning
Crawford, Cromwell Davis Douthit, Geddes, Graham
Hanna, HAYS Of W, Holiday Of P, Major, Manson
Mayfeld Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Miller. Morris, Rev.
nois, Schoonover, Smith of S, Stevens, Stuart, Will
iams, Wilson, Withers, and Nj. Speaker-3l
NAYs-Messrs. Barker. Beanie Bryant. Bulla, Bus
kirk Cockrum, Cowgirl, Dice, Dobson, Donaldson,
Douham, Doughty, Ecces, Foster, Gibson, Gookins,
Goudy. Hart. Helner, Hicks, Holiday of B Holman
Hostetler, Hudson, Huey, Hudstster, Humphreys,
Hunt, King, Laverty, Lawrence, Lewiston, Lewis,
Litchiield, McAistcr, Mcconnell Nelson, Porter
Raw nkl lin of
Struble Suit, Sumner, Sweet, Torbet Walker, Wat
son. and Wells-53
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed.
A joint resolution asking donation of the public
lands aid in the construction oil railroad from La
dynite 10 the Missouri river.
Mr., Torhe remarked, that he desired call the at
enlion o the House the object 81 the Joint resolution
Senator Whilcomb has introduced bill Congress
asking grant of lands to the States of Illinois, Indiana
and Iowa. to aid in the construction of railroads from
Lafayette the Wabash, to the Missouri rver-on a
direct route through Peoria and Burlington.
The resolution is intended to compass the objects Of
that BILL In the construction Of railroads across the
States Of Illinois and Iowa. the route designated, the
State of Indiana is deeply, vitality Interested BY aid of
donations of public lands what is called the Great Gen.
trail Railroad in Illinois, will he completed and by the
Construction OF a road from Lafayette, westward
shall form connexon with this. By IFS extension,
contemplated, we shall be enabled To command large
share of the trade and travel Of the far west which will
directly through the heart of State Ii these
roads not constructed IT will flow through channels
Again, the contemplated ronte is the most direct to
the Pacific coast and in all probability, it will he adopt
ed for the great Pacific railway, the advantages
which 1t affords are equal ii not superior, TO any other
He hoped the joint resolution would pass. and thus
strengthen the efforts OF Senators and Representa-
tives who striving for this grant.
The resolution passed-ayes 60, noes g.
A bill authori ing alien friends take by descent or
dvse real estate and dispose of the same and reeas
irg TO alien friends lands heretofore escheated the
State and requiring such alien friends within five years,
either to sell convey said lands to citizens of this
State themselves this State and declare
their intention become citizens of the United States.
and providing for the appointment of guardians for such
oil such alien friends may be minors, and authorizing
such guardians to sell and convey such real estate;
Was taken up and the question REQUIRED on the en-
grpSsncnt of the bill
Mr. Gibson stated that this bill was one of great i'm
portance only to the State but foreigners who
come here and after few years of industry, economy,
and perseverance, get in possession of little property
He said, that under present law foreigner who
comes into this State, leaving his wife and children in
the land of his nativity, for the purpose OF obtaining
home for them before he bring them, and who dies
here. the property which he the time of his
death TO his distant relatives who may be in this
country IT the time escheats 10 the State, and the
wife and children 90 unprovded for. This bill gives the
property TO his next Of kin-his wife and children. He
thought that the State did not want it, and distant rela
tvcs should have the exclusion of the in
kim 1t we'll known that State is rapidly filling
up with foreigners, and if this bill passed it would
tend induce further emigration. Ii is frequently the
fndt foreigners come 10 TINS
families perfectly penncss with the hope of making
little money to purchase home. III this bill Is passed
yon hold nducement to such; by holding up to
them the law OF the State, which allows their families
TO receive the fruits Of their labor. though they
die before they enabled send for their families.
Under our new Constitution, allow foreigners the
right of citizenship the almost they land upon
our soil.
Mr.. Suit said. unfortunately.
Mr. Gibson The gentleman from Clinton, MIR.
Suit) says unfortunately. He thought differently lie
stated that lie gave member OF the Consti
tutiona Convention which be thought more just
than the allowing foreigners the right of citizen
ship. He believed that should he taxed to sus
tain and foster system of government that he had not
voice in controlling Ii you the foreigners to pay
the salaries OF your officers let them at the same time
have voice in the selection of those officers.
Mr.. Suit said he did not wish to wage'a war against
the foreigners who may como this country and he
had no doubt that great number of those who come
here capable of understanding and enjoying the
rights Of citizenship yet he venured the assertion that
the isolated question of allowing foreigners to obtain
citizenship as provided in the Constitution, had
been submitted to the people separately etenths OF
the people in the State would have voted against il.
This however, the question before the House
He could for the bill Ii its provisions 10
meet special case, should special law 10
meet the wants of those aggrieved. He said he was
opposed passing general laws for the benefit OF spe
cial cases.
Mr. Nelson moved to postpone the consideration of
TIE bill for week; which agreed to.
House adj ourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met
bill to establish circuit courts, and to define the
Iutia off taxi