Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-01-29
SENATE.
SATURDAY MORNING, Jan. 81, 1852.
Senate met.


Senate met.
Petitions &C.. Presented
By Davis, of citizens of Vermillion county,
relation a seminary of learning. Referred to com.
mittee Education.
Reports from Committees.
b. Mr. Marshall, from the Judiciary committee re-
turning bill Of the House authorize the formation of
voluntary associations with amendments recommending
its passage.
On motion Of Mr. MCKEE the bill and amendments
laid the table, and ordered to be printed
By Mr. Slack, from the Judiciary committee, return
ing the communication Of the Governor in relation
N. Vattemare. Laid on the table.
BY Mr.. Sleeth, from the Judiciary committee, re-
turning bill of the House provide for the trial of per-
artificial copy of the Indictment with amend
ments, recommending its passage. Amendments con-
CARED in and the bill ordered a third reading.
By Mr. Holloway, from the committee printing,
recommending the printing of the temperance BILL
COncurred in.
By Mr. Secrest from the committee on the ornanza
tiOn Of courts returning the bill regulating fees OF
tain county officers, recommending its indefinite post
ponment. Laid on the table.
By Mr.. Secrest from the same committee that ii is
Inexpeien legisate upon the petition of citizens Of
Union county to change the law in relation the aP
Poiament OF executors and administrators. COncurred
By Mr.. Emerson from committee on organization of
courts returning bill of the House making general pro-
visions concerning courts Of justice, &C. with amend
s1ents recommending its passage Concurred in, and
the bill ordered a third reading.
By Mr.. Berry, from the committee federal rela-
ton, returning joint resolution of the House procure
a site for national armory at Evansville, with an
amendment striking ont Evansville.
After some discussions the question heinz
ring in the amendment proposed oy the committee, it
was decided IN the Eegatve-ayes II, noes 81.
The joint resolution then ordered to be enerossed
Resolutions offered
By Mr. Derees, instructng the committee on organ
IzetIon OF courts, inquire into the expedency OF
porting bll for the organization OF Probate Circuit
courts. Adopted.
By Mr.. Teegarden that when the Senate adjourn. il
will adjourn TO meet Monday morning at o'clock.
Adapted-ayes 2I noes %.
By Mr. Secrest, that the Judiciary committee inquire
into the exPedency of providing by law that the fees
adIudgcd against defendants in criminal prosecutions
shall be collected other fees collected by law 10
civil eases.
Bills their Third Reading.
Joint resolution in relation TO certain articles taken
from the Cathedrals in Mexico.
Mr.. Cravens said he opposed to the resolution
bat could endorse the sentiments contained in The pre-
amble He had no Information that the Catholic Priest
IN this city anywhere else, desired have these art
ceS. He did believe that the Catholics objected to
these things being retained by the State but the con-
trary he informed by the State Librarian that they
had often expressed their qualification the honor be-
slowed upon great OF their church by having his
portrait hung in the State Library. He also opposed
the resolution because he thought Iha. the disposition
OF the articles mentioned IN the resout on as proposed
IN any other manner, would be dsrespscul to Capt.
Simouson.
Mr. Dunn moved to rccommt the Joint resolution 10
the committee the Library with instructions to strike
oct the preamble and make slight modification in the
body OF the resolution.
Mr. Dunn sustained his motion with some remarks
using the proprety OF so amending the resolution.
Mr., Cravens opposed the motion of Dir, Dunn, for
the reason advanced by him in opposition the rcsou
ton, AID moved indefinitely postpone the resolution
and everything connected with il.
Mr. Athon said that he believed the donor Of the aTt
ees mentioned desired them to remain in the Library
and he himself wished 70 them where they
are But as the Representative of the friends Of Capt
Simonson and Capt. Ford, who was now dead he would
vote Tor the resolution amended yesterday as a vim
dicauon Of those gentlemen from the charges which had
oy implication been preferred against them in this Sen.
ate chamber
The question being upon the indefinite posfponement
~ the resolution u was decided in the negative-ayes
IS, noes 81.
MIR: Dunn moved the previous question which was
secondes and the main question ordered TO be put
The NAN question being on committing the Joint res
outon With the instructions proposed by Mr. Dunn
division Of the question called for and ordered
The first question being upon committing. il was de-
cded in The negatye-ayes IL, noes 90
The question then being upon the passage of the o;nt
resolution, it was decided in the affirmative