Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-05-13
LegislatiYe SUMMARY.

Legislative Summary.
SENATE Yesterday morning the President laid be-
fore the Senate a communication from the Governor
nouncing that the auditor Of State had sold the States
stock in the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
ing to S3I 450 for a per State stocks to the
amount Of $50 300 Petitions presented by Messrs.
Holloway, Defrees and James. Reports were received
from the committee on military affairs, and the commit
tee on revision. The following bills passed. to
change the time of holding the Probate Court in Dear
born county-ayes 81 to provide for the election and
compensation of prosecuting attorneysayes &c.
TO authorize proceedings to try the right Of property
ayes 81 concerning promissory and bills of ex
cange-ayes 3d. noes 3; regulating the granting of d.
vorcesayes g. noes g. Bill to provide for the govern
noent and support of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, on
its third reading, was on motion OF Mr. Berry, referred
to select committee with instructions to limit the sal
ary of the superintendent to $1,000 per aDnnm.
Ia the afternoon bills the second reading and mes
saees Of tina House were under consideration Leave Of
absence was granted Mr. scobey account Of sick
ness in his family
HousE.-Petitions in favoE of the Maine law were
presented by Messrs Hustetter, Cowgirl and Buskrk.
Reports were made from committees by Messrs. Hol-
man, Dobson and Baskirk. The general election law
was passed-ayes rs, noes A. bill for the unlawful
detention of lands and the recovery thereof; passed
without opposition. A bill to surrender the public
works of State lost for Of constitutional
mslorlty-ayes AZ, noes 80. A bill regulating the du-
ties of State Librarian passed--ayes 55, noes IS.
bill concerning the general fund aud expenditures ehag
able thereon passed-ayes ~ 6. bill providing
for and regulating the relation of and apprentices
psssedayes &c. noes 10. Mr. Buskirk introduced bill
providing taxing railroads. plank roads, &c. bill
concerning the assignment Of Judgments and DEGREES
passed without opposition. bill for the Incorporation
of mechanical and mining companies, &C.. read a
third time and laid on the table
The afternoon occupied in reading bills
give publish below from the "Indana Farmer, ("
the correspondence of Governor Wright with the State
Agricultural Societies Of New York Michigan and Ohio
1t will be seen from the pursued by the Gov
ernor the President of the State Board of Agriculture
Of Indiana that our farmers and mechanics will have
an opportunity by the distribution OF these reports the
State fair Of receiving the information knowledge and
experiments of sister States in the various depart
ments of labor.
While this will say that our neighbor OF the
Journal has heretofore manifested great zeal for the
cdus OF SPch~e"c0'
How does happen that the Journal yet has not pub
Iished the report Of Gov Wright accompanying the report
ofthe State Board, to the Legislature. We gave it
place in columns, weeks ago. Come neighbor pub
lish the report.
INDIANAPOLIS, IED. April is, 1852.
MEssRs HOLLOWAY, & DENNIS, GENTLEMEN: en-
close you letters received from New York and Mich
igan on the subject Of exchanging Agricultural Reports
As you publish the only paper in the State devoted ex
cusvey to the cause Of Agriculture, have concluded
to send them to you, supposng you might wish to fur
nsh your readers with the objects OF those exchanges
and 70 show spirit that actuates The friends of ag
culture in the other States. have yet received an
answer to my communication to the State Board Of Ag
rcuure of Ohio. We shall doubtless be able to give
out in premiums at contemplated State Fair,
two hundred copies Of the reports Of Michigan, New
York and Ohio They will certainly be valuable to
agricultural and mechanical interests; and will be wei
calculated to stimulate friends compete for The
prizes many cases desirable than money sill
yer cups
fill.