Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-01-08
INDIANA LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY MORNING, Janusry 6, 1852.

SENATE.
TUESDAY MORNING Janusry g. 1852
Senate met.
Petitions &c. Presented.
By Mr.. Holloway of citizens of Jefersor county Of
the subject of temperance, which referred to th
committee on temperance.
Reports from Committees.
By Mr.. Eddy returning the bill to authorize railroad
companies to borrow money, recommending that it be
recommitted TO the judiciary committee with instruction.
TO enquire into its constilutionalty concurrcd in.
Resolutions Introduced
BY Mr. Derees, calling upon the Auditor of State lo
statement OF the expenses Of the late constitutions
convention giving the several Items and TO whom paid
and for what service Adopted
BY Mr. Emmerson, that whenever bill is by the Sen
ate ordered be printed $50 copies shall be printed,
which $50 shall be sent to the House and the remainder
distributed in the Senate. Adopted.
Bills Introduced.
BY Mr. Safer, to district the State for Congressional
Mr. Mickle moved to suspend the rules and read the
bill second time Lost.
Bills on their Third Reading.
Joint resolution (of the Housc) in relation news
paper postage. Passed, Ayes AZ, Noes ..
(1he resolution il came from the House, instruct
ed delegates Congress procure the passage OF
law permitting newspapers to be sent through the
mails without prepayment OF postage. The Senate
struck out all in relation TO newspapers and inserted
substitute instructng our Congressman to secure the
passage of law limit the frankng privilege doc
uments printed by order OF of the Houses Of Con-
gress.)
On motion of Mr. Millikn, the vote on the passage
OF the bill of the House, to provide remedy for the IL
legal reduction Of the aggregate valuation oil real estate
in the several counties in this state recnnsidered
The question heing the passage oil Inc bill, II was
decided in the affirmative Ayes 81, Noes Is.
Bills on the second reading were taken up and appro
piately disposed OF.
Messages of the House were also taken up and dis
posed of.
On motion Of Mr.. Mickle, the resolution introduced
by Mr.. Mllikn the 9th utmo, lnstrIlcng the CON-
mttee finance report a bill TO appropriate $4,000
annually for colonization purposes, taken from the
table.
Mr.. Mickle moved to amend by combining this appro-
praon those negroes and mulatoes who in this
State the first day Of November last and their de.
scendants.
Mr.. Miller proposed, as a Of the opinion Of the
Senate the proPrety of approPrating money for COL
onizaon purposes lay the resolution and the pend
ing amendment the table.
Mr.. M;llkin called for division of the question
which was ordered.
The question being upon laying the amendment offer
ed by Mr.. Micke the table, decided in the at
frmative. Ayes 81 Noes 81.
The question then being upon laying the resolution Of
iered by Mr. Millkn The table, it decided in the
negative.
.ayes-Alexander, Allen, Athon, Berry, Brugh, Da-
Wis. Dougherty Hickman Hicks, Hunt, James ,Mickle,
Miller, Safer, Secrest Slack, Spann, Walker, Wash.
burn-22.
Noes-Cravens, Crawford, Dobson, Defrees, Deavan,
Dunn Eddy, Hatfield, Henton, Hester, Holloway Ken
dali. Kinnard. Knowlton Longshore. Marshal McCar-
ty, Milliken, Niblack, Odel Reid, Sectb Teegurden
Turman Wnstandey, Witherow-27.
Mr. Secrcst moved to make the resolution of in
quiry. Carried
.fyes-Aexander, Allen, Athon, Berry, Brugh Ora
vens, Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Delavan, Dougherty,
Emerson. Goodman. Hanna Hatfield, Henton, HEX
man. Hicks, Hunt James, Kendall, Kinnsrd ,Longshore,
Mickle, Miller Safer, Secres. Slack, Sleeth. Spann,
T.x W.l<o kss..x,
Marshal McCarty Miken, Niback, Odell, Reid,
Teegarden, Witherow,-l3.
message was received from the House announcing
that the House refused to in the amendments
Of the Senate bill OF the House regulate visiting
the Indiana Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Athon moved that the Senate receds from lie
amendment. Lost,-Ayes 7, Noes 81.