The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-15
Legislative Proceedings.

prescribing the duties of said Board.
Mr. Wallace offered a resolution to bring
on the election of State officers on Friday
next at two o'clock, which, after various
amendments being proposed, was laid on the
| table-yeas &c, nays 81. agJsa-H]
A discussion ensued in reference to the
claim Of the State against May, Bright and
Drake, which was referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary, and that said Committee
| be requested to report whether the bring
| ing Of such suit will not discharge the late
Treasurer (Noffsinger) from the liapility he
| is now under to the State on his bond.
| Mr.. Cravens presented and read to the
! Senate q memorial to the U. S. Senate in
relation to the seats of Messrs. Bright and
! Fitch in the Senate of the United States,
setting forth that it is the wish and desire
of the people of the State Of Indiana, that
II. S. Lane and w. NJ. McCarty be admitted
to the places of Senators Bright and Fitch,
that Lane and McCarty were constitution
ally elected to said places, &c.
After an animated discussion, the memo
rial was adopted by vote of 26 yeas to 6
nays, Is members refusing to vote.
YEAs.-NIessrs Anthony, Beeson, Ben
nett, Blair, Bobbs, Brown, Conner, Cooper,
Cravens, Craven, Culver, Green, Hendry,
Hill, Jones, Kinley, March, Murray, Rice
Robinson, Steele, Stevens, Thompson, Tur-
ner, Wagner and Weir-26.
H. NAYs.-Messrs. Hamilton, Mclean, Odell,
| Shoemaker Studabaker and Williams-6.
REFUSING TO VoTE.-Messrs. Carnahan,
Cobb, Gonley, Fisk, Gooding, Hargrove,
Heffren, Jennings, johnson, Line, Lomax,
| Mcclure, Miller, O'Brien, Slack, Harrington,
Wallace and Wison-l8.
Mr.. Carnahan, when his name was called,
said Believing it to be the case that ma
jority of the Indiana Legislature elected
Messrs. Bright and Fitch, / look upon all
| as farce, and therefore refuse to vote
In the House the Committee on Ways
and Means reported back Mr.. Smith, of
| Perry's, bill establishing Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners, Sc, without amend
ment, recommending its passage. The report
was concurred in. trts
Mr.. Dougherty-As that is very impor-
tant bill, and as it is doubtful whether the
Sinking Fund has now any legal custodian,
move that the bin be considered as en-
crossed and read the third time now.
/ Mr.. Davs-The fund is all safe enough
The motion was agreed to, and the bill
being again read through by the Clerk the
vote on the question Shall the bill pass
resulted-yeas 81, nays las follows: aas4l
AYEs-Messrs. Austin, Blythe, Boyd,
Boxley, Brotherton, Carr, Cavins, Clark
Clayton, Clements, Colgrove, Collier, Com
f stock, Cotton, Davidson, Davis, Dobbins,
Dougherty, Durham, Duyoll, Firestone,
Fordyce, Clifford, Gregory, Griffin, Hall Of
Grant, Hall of Rush, Hamilton of Boone,
Hamilton Of Wayne, Hancock, Harvey,
Harrison, Hartley, Hunter, Jeffries, john
ston, Jones, Jordon, Keefer, Kelly, Kempf
, Knowlton, Lawhead, Lewis, McLain, Ma
jor, Mellett Murray, Martin, Nebeker of Ter
million, Nebcker of Warren, Nelson, New
! ton, Parks, Parrett, Power, Prosser, Ritter
Robinson, Row, Rynearson, Scott, Sherman
3 Shields, Snockley. Shall, Smith of Miami
Snyder, Stanley, Stanheld, Stiles, Stinson
y Sullivan, Summers, Tebbs, Thompson o
c Elkhart, Thompson of Madison, Treadway
| Turpie, Usrey, Waterman, Wheeler, Whet
u eel, Whiteman, Wildman, Wood, and Mr.
: Speaker-87. ef. mF ada
NAYs-Mr. Claypool-l. go. ..aoag $50
So the bill passed the third and last read
Z ing in the House of Representatives,
A bill was introduced to amend the 81
section of the act containing several pro
visions regarding landlords and tenants
e lessons and lessees, approved May 20, 1852
which was passed the first reading.
Y \ joint resolution was read a first time
n providing that proposals be received for do
: ing the State printing till the DIST inst
convention, and elect the lowest responsible
, bidder &fs fut
e "A bill was introduced TO prohibit clerk
: and deputy clerks in the Supreme and Gin
;. cult Courts, and in the Courts Of Comma
Pleas, from prosecuting as attorneys ant
Il counseIlors at law, and prescribing penaltie
= against such clerks for refusing to issu
writs and summonses. .-.,.t..
80 Mr.. Boyd introduced a bill, to regulat
If the retailing of intoxicating liquors, to SUI
f press the evils arising therefrom, fixing pei
h alties for the violation of the law, and DE-
g claring certain contracts void, which va
passed the first reading. ra
y A bill was read first time to repeal tt
Of act establishing Courts of Commoa Plea
e. and defining the jurisdiction and duties c
d, and providing compensation for the Judg
e. thereof, approved May IA, 1852.
Ks A CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENTIoN-M
Davis, of Floyd, has introduced in the Hou
d. a bill for the sense of the qualified voters
the State at the next general election
October, on calling Convention to alto
~ amend or revise our State Constitution
The feeling of hostility to the present Co
of stitution seems to be growing stronger e
/ cry day. and the bill meets with favor fro
- all parties. .ft..
~ BGA,Mr. Ellsworth's Will is to be co
Is tested on the ground that he was OF ansOul
ne mind at the time of its execution 4 strol
,m array of legal talent has been retained
u Messrs. Barbour & Rowland, OF lndianapOl
10 and Messrs Huff, JONES' Petit, and Gre
10 orv. of Lafayette. MessrS. Chase Il W