Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-06-03

Legislative summary.

sENArE-Yesterday morning petition presented
by Mr.. Logan. A number Of reports made from
committees and acted upon. House bill for the regula
ton Of weights and passed-ayes SO, noes q
The files were cleared and the Senate adjourned.
In the afternoon the tiae was occupied in discussing
the common school bill motion amend by striking
the township fund out of the consolidated fund.- failed
ayes 81, noes "a
HoUsE.-The House refused to recede from It's amend
ments to the civil code. Reports made from
mttees by Messrs. Holman, Schoonoyer, and Hudson.
In the afternoon the probate bin ordered to third
reading bill the prevention of frauds, and bill
to try the right of property were passed.
1--WE copy the following article from the Indiana
Jacksonian. It is somewhat strange; though Judge
PERKINS has been upon the Supreme Bench for seven
years that of all the talented legal gentlemen who
practice in that Court not one had the slightest suspicion
that he is incompetent and that the discovery of his
competency should length have been made by fourth
county lawyer who probably attends the
sessions of the Supreme Court except for the purpose of
seeing the difference ia the mode of conducting business
in that and the Of justice of the peace IL
Mr. Hughes prove the incompetency Of Judge Per
kns satisfied that all the old lawyers, of
whom practcing in the Supreme Court before Mr..
H. was born will be much surprised as any other
persons in the State.
MCDONALD, HUGHES, AND THE WING PRESS
us JUDGE PERKINS.
There seems Just now TO be blood hound disposition
npon the part OF the Wing editors backed by this
qade democrat Hughes 20 hunt down Judge Perkins.
They have Just discovered that the Supreme Bench has
been occupied in part for the last years BY man
wholly incompetent discharge the duties of the i'm
portant Ia the face Of The fact that Judge Per-
knss qualifications inferior those Of ana can.
didate on the trac-that he has already won high re.
putation urst-is indelatgaby Industrious in the
discharge OF the duties OF the station he holds-o IN.
questioned integrity and impartay these have the
affronry say that he is not qualified for the Supreme
Bench. When he appointed BY Gov Whtcomb,
pro- tenn, not all these things then brought TO bear
prevent his confirmation by the Senate2 Every thag
that human ingenuity goaded on by mercenary motives,
could invent freely piled to defeat him. But even
then yet younger and without the benefit of the expert
ence he has, these things sufficient d.
from his support the who kRep his qualifca-
tions and industry and admired his integrity.
The editor of the Bloomington Gazette, Mr.. JAMES
HUGHES, as We have heretofore informed readers,
was a member of the Democratic State Convention
They may form their opinions of the from the
datum of his opposing the nominees Of that convention
He engaged in writing long articles in opposition
Judge Perkins In the outset in order TO give color
OF right 10 his ganlzing course he preached two
three sermons on the evil that must necessarily result
from nominating and electing judges party grounds
This done in order that with better grace and
greater success he enter the crusade against Judge
Perkins succeed in getting Judge cDonad off, and him
self the Circuit Bench by the aid of that gentleman
and his friends OF he is encouraged in his lau-
dabe undertaking by the pattngs the back and his.
sings on of all the Hhig editors in the State. They
have Just discovered that he is bold conscientious and
honest That he adheres TO principle in preference
with pertnacty that would have done credit to
Jefferson. This is natural-they love the treason but
despise the traitor But we like to it, 1t has had
the eect-and only hatto rvet Judge Perknss friends
still him. and place bis triumphant election
beyond doubt. We hope it will be continued. Hughes
and Mcdonald will be the only sufferers.