Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-01-29

bill to relocate the seat Ofjustce of Fountain cOun-
ty, Be.
IN Dearborn county.
Mr. Stanford asked, and obtained leave to introduce
tire following resolution; which adopted
Rcs0lred, That the Trustees Of the Wabash and Eric
Canal be respectfully requested furnish to the House,
full and detailed information the following points,
lst How May bridges they have built, or repaired
across said canal since that work came their pos
sessoa-specyng the locality and cost Of each bridge
81 What bridges, II any State county roads
crossing said canal streets OF any oil the towns
through which the canal passes Of repair need
to be rcat aud the reason, any, why the same have
not been repaired rebuilt.
81 Whether the bridge the Chicago road near Lo
gansPor, yet built and il not the reason Tor such neg
hgcnce.
4ih To speci the comparative of bridges in the
towns Of Lafayette, Terre Haute, LogansPort, Wabash
aad Fort Wayne; and the reason, 4 any, why larger
SIMS Of money were appropriated to build the same
number OF bridges in of these than in others
Mr. Beeson asked and obtained leave to introduce the
following resolutions:
RssOlCe4 That the committee on ways and means be
requested report bill to this House Tor equal and
Just Of all the property this State real and
personal, and provide that property shall be assessed
than in each and every year, and also that
all persons shall have the right deduct their indebted
ness from their property
Mr. Mcdonald said in order test the sense Of the
House, he would 10 strike out that portion Of the
resolution which allows persons TO deduct the amount OF
for taxation and that deductions shall be made
account of indebtedness; which agreed to, and
the resolution Is amended was adopted.
Mr. Graham introduced resolution relative to
emPing $500 dollars worth of property from executions
which was lost.
Orders of the Day.
Several bills were read the second time and anpropr
ately disposed Of.
Bills read a third lime.
A bill to authorize the construction Of Plank, gravel
and McAdaumized roads.
Mr. Wells moved commit this bill to select CON-
mtee OF five with instructions engraft provision
the bill authorizing the stockholders Of plank roads to
change the into railroads; which lost-ayes
80, noes 10
Mr. Owen, moved to recommit the bill with instruc.
tioas allow plank road companies to receive tolls
bridges.
Nj King moved to lay the bill and instructions the
table and that hundred and fifty copies be Printed
which agreed to-
A bill to divide the State in Congressional Districts.
Mr. Stuart moved to reconmt with instructions TO at
tach Carroll county to the 9Th district; lOs-ayes %.
noes 81.
Mr. Donaldson moved to recommit with Instructions.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved the previous question: which
agreed and the question REQUIRED the passage
OF the bill which resulted as follows:
.9yes-Messrs. Barker, Beach, Beanc, Beeson, Bra
dv Bulla Carpenter, Csckrum Cromwell, Davis, Dice,
Doughty Dovtht, Ecces Foster. Cloudy Graham, Gum.
Hanna Hart Hay of Clark. Helmer, Henry, Holiday,
OF Blackboard Hosteter, Hudson. Hunt, Laverty, Law
Lindsay Of Howard, Ltehfeld, Major, Manson,
McAlster Mcconnell Mcdonald, Miller, Riudgett,
Reynolds Schoonover Scudder Shanklin Smith of Ma
rion Smith Of Spencer San6eld Stevens Stuart, Suit
Sumner, Sweet. Thompson. Walker, Watson and With
ers-54.
Noes-Behm, Bryant, Buskirk Chowning, Cowgirl,
Crawford, Dobson, Donaldson. Donham English, Ged-
des Gibson, Hays Of White, Holiday of Parke, Hol
maa, Huey, Hufstetter King, Lewis, Mayicd, Me.
Doeli, Morris, Nelson, Owen, Porter Ray, Spencer,
Starton, Strube, Taggart, Torbet, Wells, Williams,
Wilson, and Mr. Speaker-35.
This bill is the same reported by Mr.. Midget from
the select committee which organized for that pur
pose.
The House adjourned