Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-12-09

Resoired, That the Attorney General be
directed to institute proper proceedings
for the recovery Of 81, $50 due the Libra
4 ny Fund .efor interest paid the Messrs.
Harper for said fund not authorized by
law, IN the year 1854, with interest from
the date of such payment provided no ad-
iustment of the same has been effected.
APPRAIsENENT BILL
On motion of Hcffren the orders of the
lday were suspended, and Tarkington's bill
for the appraisement of real estate, which
was ordered to be engrosscd yesterday, was
taken from the table and put on its third
reading. The bill passed by 40 ayes to 2
nays. .sl
| ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On the second reading of Ricc's bill for
the protection ana publication of the bal
lot box, and defining the residence of vo-
tiers, considerable discussion arose in ref
ercnce to its constitutionality. Wallace.
Murray and Anthony sustaining the bill,
anc Johnston and Heffrcn opposing it.
The bill, with amendments, was referred
to the judiciary Committee.
The President laid before the Senate two
communications from the Treasurer Of
State. in reply to resolutions addressed to
4 him by the Senate. in which it is stated
that the amount of funds now in his hands
can be ascertained by reference to the report
of the Auditor of State, and also that it was
not certain that a loan could be obtained
from the Sinking Fund.
Also a communication from the Attor-
ncy General. in response to a resolution Of
the Senate asking for a statement of the
condition of the claim Of the State against
Allen May.
The facts AMI figures relative to this
claim arc found in the report of the late
treasurer. and were spread on the journal
oi the Senate at its last session. No suit.
the Attorney General reports, has been
commenced for the recovery of tho amount
,lue the State. g<urs ise ,t..ss-atlf
lleffren, from select committc. male
~ enfntal report to the majority anil
minority reports of the Bank Fraud Invcs-
tigating Committee. which was REFEREED
The printed report of the committee was.
BY resolutions, ordered to be lail on the
desk o m rnbcrs by the Doorkecpcr
i BRIGHT AND FITCH.
Wallacc's joint resolution, which we
Published some days since, relative To pop
ular sovereignty AMI Instructions to oar
representatives concerning the admission
Of Kansas. WAS also rea second time,
and an amen lmsnt olc.cl 10y March a, fol-
! lows: h t.t.f 1856 tttIf
WHEREAS. At the time of the election
to Congress of James Hugh s.. James Il.
Foley, William II. English, William T..
. l. 4 n 81,
1885. AMI at the time Of the pretended ell
ection Of Jesse ID. Bright and Graham y.
Fitch to the S'nate of the United States ly
portion of the members of the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana during
he session of 1851. it was un lerstoot
hat all these gentlemen were the support.
, tiers of the principle of popular sovereign
, V in the States AMI Territories; and
Whereas. Sail Foley. Hughes. English.
Niblack AMI Gregg. during tn contest
upon tn, question of admitting Kansas in
to the Uaion unlcr the I."compton Consti-
. Triton. utterly violated the principle of
popular sovereignty: AMI
w ,ereas. Sail Jesse d. Blight AMI
. Graham y. Fitch oltrmie,l themselves IN
to the senate of the Unitel Sta eS. with
!, out any legal or iitutional au-
thori'y whatsoever from the people IF the
{ State If Indiana. and hy unwarrantablc
'isurpation m'srrpre .cntcl th~m in the
, Senate Of the Unitei States in said conte-t.
( and thereby grossly violated AMI tramplel
upon the pr n iple not only of popular
Sovereignty but also that of State sovereign
, ty; ii, refarr, lie it
: Resoiced b. the General Assembly If
+ the State of Inliana That it is tho duty
of this General Assembly ut the earliest
practicable nom nj to prorccI to the cict
ton of two Senators. to fill the vacancies
( now exis ing in that boly; ami that
said Scna ors when cl. c:cd he inStluc-
tel anil our present Representatives be e
qucsted to vote and nse their Influence for
tie admission Of Kansas into the Union as
State, w lenevcr the people thereof de-
mand it; and if necessary to accomplish
that Object to repeal that part of the act of
. the last Congress called the English bill.
: which fixes ratio of population a con-
! dtion precedent to- the admission of Kan
sas into the Union as State BE it fur
thcr
Resofeed, That the people Of any terrific
" WHICH Try iOi III ~ COIlStNutfOU
: atory to their admission into the Union as
: State absolutely ami inherently possess
!. the right to make it in their own way mp
; on the subject Of slavery as we'll as
u,on Ill other suL, .ects unilfucnc d by any
outside interference whatsoever subject
!. only TO tic Consultation Of the United
n States; that this right is not now and new
G er has been called in question by the pco-
e pie Of the United States or by any respect
able number thereof.
D Mr.. Fisk offered the following as an
amendment to March's amendment:
WHEnEAs, Now that the citizens of Kan
e sas have unqealifiedly refused to accept
0 the ordinance referred by Congress to them
r FOR their ratification prior to their admit
. lance under the Lecompton Constitution,
thus negativing the assumption that said
constitution embodi led the will of the ma
n jority of the bona file residents Of Kansas:
J.. the ouiy practical Questions pertinent to
that territory that can arise to disturb
c the peace of the Union arc as 10 VIII, Their
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