The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-01
Legislative Proceedings.

The vote on the passage of the bill prohib-
iting the issue of shin-plasters, was reconsid-
cred, and, after some discussion, it was
passed a second time in its original FORM
The Senate concurred unanimously in the
joint resolution from the House, recon-
mending the contraction of ship canal
around the Falls of the Ohio.
A majority of the select committee made
a report embracing amendments to the bill
for the repeal of the Charter of the Bank of
the State of Indiana, and recommending the
passage of the bill as amended.
Wagner, from a minority Of the same
committee, made report asserting, with the
Supreme Court, that the Charter of the Bank
was constitutional that the Charter was in
the shape of contract between the State
and individuals, and could not be repealed
without the consent of both parties, &c.
This report recommends the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
The reports and bill were postponed and
| made the special order for Thursday next at
10 o'clock.
The bill relating to the disposition of the
School Funds by the Board of Sinking Fund
Commissioners, was taken up and debated
| The question at issue with Senators was
whether the proceeds of the investment of
the Sinking Fund should beapplied to the
redemption of the bonds of the State and the
purchase of the State and United States
stocks, or distributed among the several
counties of the State, in proportion to the
number of children in each. No vote was
taken on the bill.
| In the House a report from the State Au-
ditor, exhibiting the amount paid Governors
Wright and Willard and the Clerks of the
Supreme Court, was laid on the table
A joint resolution was introduced declar-
ing that the Legislature is opposed to any
policy which calls for legislative action in
regard to the Wabash and Erie Canal
Blythe, Edwards, Nebeker of Warren,
and Claypool, while they are not disposed to
back down at all from the resolution adopt
| ed at the special session, were not prepared
to say that no action would be necessary
They believed it to be prudent and wise to
defer the consideration of the resolution.
On motion it was made the special order
for February 18th.
| The House spent the afternoon in consid-
/ ering the bill calling Constitutional con-
vention> To test the question whether the
House desired a convention, a motion was
made to postpone the question indefinitely
which was decided in the negative by the
following vote;
/ AYEs-Baird, Bowman, Clayton, Gle
ments, Dobbins, Dougherty, Durham, Early
/ Edwards, Firestone, Clifford, Hamilton Of
Boone Hancock, Harvey, Johnston, Jordon,
Kelly, Lewis, Major, Massey, Martin, Nelson
Prosser, Shockley, Shull, Smith of Perry
Snyder, Sullivan, Thompson of Madison, and
Wood-30.
NAYs-Austin, Blythe, Boyd, Boxley
Branham, Brotherton, Carr Cavins, Clark
Cotton, Davidson, Davis, Duvoll, Fordyce
4 Gregory, Griffin, Hall of Grant, Hall o
Rush, Hamilton of Wayne, Harrison, Hun
ter, Jeffries, Jones, Kempf, Mansfield, Mel
lett Miller, Murray, Nebeker of Vermillion
Nebeker of Warren, Newton, Parks, Power
Ritter, Robinson, Row, Rynearson, Scott
Sherman, Smith of Miami, Stanfeld, Stiles
Thompson of Elkhart, Turpie, Whetzel
Whiteman, and Mr.. Speaker.-47.
This being test vote, shows strong
party for it in the House. e.as il