Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-01-08
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1852

bill to abolish the Marion Court of Common Pleas,
passed-ayes a. noes 2.
Joint resolution in relation to the harbor Michigan
City, passed-ayes n, noes 2.
i Mr.. Hay of Clark moved that the House adjourn un-
I'll tomorrow morning at O'Clock; which was agreed
to-ayes sc, noes 30.
SENATE
60 FRrDAr, jan p 1852.
Mr.. Millikcn called the Chair.
Petitions, &C., Presented
By Mr. Miller; referred TO the committee district
ing the State without reading.
BY MIR. Brugh ofcertan citizens of Blackford county,
or the relief OF Pitinger of said county, referred to
the committee finance.
Mr.. NIblack permitted to withdraw the petition
oil the board of commissioners Of Davess county here
toiore presented by him.
Bills Introduced.
By Mr.. Miller, for districting the State for Congress.
4 sonal purposes
The bill constitutes the districts as follows:
| FIRST Dtstrct-Posey, Vanderburgh. Warrick, Glib.
ford-91 ,25S.
Second Dsrriet-JacksOn, Washington, Floyd, Clark,
Scott Harrison, and Jeferson-I04 iSS.
Third dDistrict-Swltzcrland, Ohio, Dearborn, Ripley
Jennings, Decatur, and Franklin-9S ,264.
Fourth District.Union, Fayette Rush, Shelby, Hen
/ Fifth Distriet-Marion, Hendricks Morgan John
son, Monroe, Bartholomew, Brown, and Hancock-lO3-
92l.
Sirh District-Lawrence Martin, Davies Knox.
Sullivan Green, Owen. Clay, and vigo-96,4S
SereRh DiStrict-Verm Parke, Putnam Foun-
tain. Montgomery, and Brown-S5, 1878.
Etghfh DiStrict-Warren, Tippecanoe, Clinton, Car
roll, Cass Miami, Fulton, White, Benton, Pulaski, and
Jasper-S3, ,465.
Ninth District Randolph. Delaware, Madison, Ham.
ilton Upton, Howard, Grant, Backord, and Jay-S2,
Tenth District-Adams, Wells, Huntington, Wabash,
Noble Dekalb, Whitley Allen, and Stenben-sO. 700.
Elerenth Disfrict-Lagrange. Elkhart, St Joseph
Laporte Porter Lake, Starke, Marshall and Kosciusko
l-7O,2S3.
Bals Third Reading.
joint resolution relative to Smith O'Bnen John
Measher, John Mitchell, and their immediate associ-
ates in exile.
The reading of the joint resolution of the House on
the same subject called for for nlormation some
Senators of the opinion that the resolutions were
identical in substances and favored the passage of the
House resolution matter Of courtesy.
Alter remarks from several Senators upon the com
paravc verbal merits of the two resolutions the
ton taken the passage Of the Senate resolution
and decided in the airmatye-ayes ~, noes, Mr. SAT-
fer, l.
joint resolution (of the House) in relation to mis-.
takes in the sales of land in the State of Indiana
On motion of Mr.. Secrcst, it was referred TO select
committee of Messrs. Secrest, Emerson, and Niblack,
with instructions to include all Of mistakes the
sales of land.
Mr.. Dlicke, from the committee Of free conference
on the bill toappoint three commissioners revise the
rules OF practice reported that the committee of the
House and Senate could not come any agreement in
regard to the difference between the tive Houses and
asked that the committee be discharged. Which
concurred in
On motion Of. Mr.. Mcke. the Senate then receded
from lis amendment, Chxlng The pay
crs at s4OO per day instead of s50o)-ayes p,
| 10.
The joint resolution (of the House) in relation to
Smith O'Brien, and other Irish exes read the
ond time and ordered TO third reading.
Messages Of the House taken mp and appropri-
ately disposed Of.
The bill (of the Scnate) for the relief of persons likely
to suffer by the destruction of the records of Clay county,
&C. was returned by the House. amended by striking
out the original bi and inserting general law
substitute. The amendment coneurred in.
The President laid before the Senate communion
on from the Auditor of State containing statements
from the several United States Llnd Office Registers in
this State, of the amount OF money in their hands, paid
Tor Swamp Lands, and the number OF acres covered by
the applications.
! Mr.. Slack from the select committee to whom had
been referred bill in relation the sale of school lands
in Wells county, with instructions make the bill
eral. reported it back amended according to nsruc-
tions. The report concurred
The bill then passed unanimously.
The title then amended 90 make It accord
with the subjects embraced in tho BILL
Resolutions Introduced.
Mr.. Micklc offer ed resolution that the Senate will,
the House cencurrDg. proceed on Tuesday next, at
o'clock, p NJ the election of three commissioners to
revise the rules of practice.
Mr.. Nblack moved TO strike out Tuesday and insert
wednesday. Lost.
Mr.. Emerson moved TO strike Tuesday and insert
Monday. Carried.
The resolution then adopted.
Mr.. Reid introduced resolution nsructing the com.
mittee roads inquire into the expediency OF insert
ING in the general road law section permitting each
road district elect its supervisor and limiting the
time OF laboring upon roads to two days in each year
Messrs Athon, MilIiken and Holloway presented re-
titions temperance which referred the COM
mlttee on temperance
i Mr. Hester offered the following resolution:
EesoLred, That the committee temperance be IN
struccd inquire into the epedency of repeating all
laws regulating the traffic in spurious liquors. and pro-
vidng that no one shall be permitted TO vend such IL
quors by quantity less than gallon at time, except
for medical purposes under due restrictions until he
ecute and file bond with sufficient security, TO be ap-
proved by the county auditor In the penal sum OF 81 600
conditioned for the payment OF all such damages may
he occasioned any nebriae, hs wife, children, 10y
OF his vending such nebrate srritons liquors,
and provide the proof necessary TO sustain suit
on such bond, will afford full compensation 70 the n-
ured party and timely check to that unprn
cped class of men guilty of knowingly selling spurious
liquors 10 the common drunkard and those in state oi
ntoxcation; and that said committee be fui ther in
struced to report hereon at IFS earliest convenience
! Which adopted.
Senate adjourned
4 AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ Senate
Il Mr. Athon was called to me Chair.