Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY Feb 2 Is
The House met.

MONDAY, Feb. 2, 1882.
petition was presented by Mr.. Hicks the subeci
of temperance, and appropriately referred.
Resolutions Introduced.
BY Mr.. Saith of Spencer, nstructing the judiciary
committee to report bill making seduction capital
offence.
Mr. s. submitted il to any gentleman in the House
whether they would much rather a would take
the life OF his daughter than ruin her character by
duction.
Douhit Hays of White, Henry, Holiday of Parke,
Lewis, Ltchfeld, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Porter, Rey-
nolds, Schoonover Smith of Marion, Smith of Spencer,
! Williams and Wthers, voting in the affirmative.
/ By Mr.. Doughty, requesting the committee tenn
perance to report the House the number of petitions
before them and the number of signers on each;
adopted
By Mr. Beeson directing the committee on ways and
means to report a bill containing the following
provisions, to-w: for State purposes 10 each
$780, and 30 cs each poll. That in addition the
above there shall be levied and seven mills on
each 500 for the Insane Hospital; and two
and half mills for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, on
every SlO0; and and five mills for the Blind
Asylum every 500 according law which shall be
paid over. when collected said institutions.
Mr.. Brady moved to amend the resolution by striking
out seven mills and insert two cents; lost
Mr.. Buskrk moved to make the resolution of in
| qury; which was agreed 10, and the resolution as
amended was agreed TO.
By Mr. Withers, that the committee fees and sal
aries inquire into the expedency OF providing by law
for the payment Of jurors and witnesses in trials before
Justices of the peace, follows thirty and mil
cage each Juror and witness in each case; adopted
By Mr. Owen, that in establishing Normal depart
for the purpose Of educating school teachers free
of CHARGE and be sustained Of the State Univer
sitv funds, it is expedent that the should be oca
ted at Bloomington.
MIR Owen said that he had submitted the resolution
order to obtain the OF the House, relative to the
location of this institution. He favorable Bloom
IBgton
Mr. Holman said that he thought this the proper
mode Of obtaining the sense Of the House. By this
mode members vote directly upon single propo-
sition. He of opinion that the State should
bark in any system OF schools, other than common
schools where every child in the State derive equal
benefits. He therefore moved in order get the views
of the members of the House this subject the follow
ing preamble and resolution substitute for the one
submitted by MIR Owen:
WHEREAS in the opinion ef the House, the benefits Of
the fund appropriated to the of the State Uni
versity, must, from necessity be enjoyed by compare
lively small portion Of the youth of the State; And
whereas, the spirit Of tho constitution requires
equal enjoyment by all of the benefcence justice and
liberality of the State and the common school sys-
TEN opens the only channel for the equal enjoyment of
the rights of education, therefore,
ResoIred That the University fund and the proceeds Of
lot No. % in Indianapolis, commonly known the Uni
versty square, should in the opinion of this House. he
applied to the general purposes OF common schools
throughout the State.
Mr. Owen moved to amend the resolution by striking
schools throughout the State and insert
Normal school," Whilst he contended that the State
dd
from the grant of Congress for Seminary of Learn
ing" to common schools, yet he thought the whole
amount might be appropriated to the establishment OF
Normal school. He thought that this would be the most
appropriate disposition that could possibly be made of
this fund, nasR UGH there is diversity OF opinion
among gentlemen this floor, the power of the
Legislature to divert this fund to common school pur
poses.
Mr. Hudson thought that both the original resolution
and the substitute premature.
Mr.. Mcdonald in favor of transferring the funds
Of fha TfuIv N ste of ron Scho
Mr.. Spencer said that he was well satisfied that the
Legislature has the right transfer not only the uni
versity funds but the proceeds arising from the sale Of
the lot in this place To the common school funds. He
in favor OF granting these funds TO institution
where all alike would be benefited by il.
Mr.. King thought that the resolution submitted by /
Mr. Owen was not premature. IL necessary TO the
committee education, who about reporting a
bill establishing Normal department in the State uni
versity He also contended that the Legislature had
Vower divert the funds by which the State University
sustained and if they had the power he thought
it would be bad economy transfer it to another object
Mr. Buskirk said that the constitutional question has
the University Bloomington; and therefore the funds
cannot be diverted to any other object He thought the
best mode Of dispensing with this matter was TO estab
lish Normal Department in the University.
Mr.. Spencer said that the decision of the Supreme
Court merely that the lands claimed by the VIM
cennes University belonged the State and the ques
ton as to whether the Legislature had the power
transfer the funds arising em the grant to the
school fund not before the court did the court
even refer to this question.
Mr.. Beach said he believed the Legislature had the
nndoubted right divert these funds common school
purposes. He was of a different opinion to some gen.
Lemen this floor, that the amount of the grant was
very Insignificant sum- and should be added to the
common school funds IL was drops that make mn ali
great bodies; and if this is but drop, it will assist
at least in making mp the great basis upon which
we intend to establish our common schools. 1t was
well known that the swamp lands will not yield
much at first thought, if they yield anything at ALL
md hence this source, from which had anticipated
considerable sum for schools, having failed,
behooves7 to look to other sources for basis Of
common schootfapd.
Mr. Holiday OF Psfke~Tas in favor of appropriatng
he funds OF the Stats University to schools.
Mr. Smith OF Marion opposed the original resolution
Ind the amendment.
Mr. Holman at great length very ably argued in ia
'or OF dvertlng the funds arising from the grant OF Con-
yress TO the of common schools He contended that