Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-27
snolana legislature.
Legislative summary.

MONDAY, February is, 1851.
SrSArE-The one session per day rule was re-
scinded and the Senate returns to its old mode of
meeting. The President laid before the Senate
official statement of the population of Indiana,
under the eighth census; it was referred to joint
committee of FIVE on the part of the Senate and
six the part of the House, to be appointed by
the presiding officers thereof after consultation,
50 that one committee man may be chosen from
each district. The Judiciary Committee re-
ported on number of bills, several new ones
were introduced and FIVE were passed. viz: Mr..
Claypool's bill regulating stock banking; Mr.. Lo-
maxs, concerning the tax duplicate of Newton
county; Mr. Dickinson's, defining who may adj
minister oaths; the bill from select committee re-
spectng docket books for Justices of the Peace,
and Mr.. Lander's bill to prevent illegal voting.
for members and an official reporter for each
House was discussed and referred with instruc
tons to a committee. and Mr. Craven's bill in re-
gard to stock killed by railroads was called up
and was pending at adjournment.
HoUsE-A number of petitions for protection
against sheep-killing dogs were presented and re-
ferred to the Agricultural Committee. and memo
rails were presented by Messrs. Edison and Hef-
rem praying for joint resolution, asking the
Peace Convention and instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives in Congress,
to use their influence for the adoption of the Crit
tenden proposition, which were referred. The
committees reported on a number of bills. These
dog bills were disposed of and one { Mr.. Ander-
son's) was ordered to be engrossed with amend
ments The Temperance Committee reported
ION the petition of Susan B. Hunt and others
that prohbtory liquor law would be inexpedi-
ent as destructive of the end it sought. and under
the decisions of our Courts it would be void. The
Select Committee to whom was referred the res
olution to fence the battle ground of Tippecanoe
reported bill which was passed to the second
reading making appropriations therefor. The
Speaker announced the Select Committee on the
He!lren and Moody affair to consist of Messrs
Bingham, Ford, Haworth, Grain and Brett. A
number of new bills were introduced and Mr.
Jenkinson's bill restricting County Commission
ers from levy for county purposes of more thar
50 cents on the 500, was passed.
TUESDAY February 10, 1851.
SEsArE.-A petition was presented from Clark
county, praying that provision be made to erect a
monument over the grave of Jonathan Jennings
the first Governor of Indiana; referred TO a select
committee The Senate, after a long discussion
passed the Eouse embezzlement bill, with some
immaterial amendments. A number of new bills
we're introduced, running up to 2O9. The bill to
perfect railroad titles was debated at length. and
laid over until Wednesday.
Reconsideration were introduced recon
mendng the Committee Ways and Means to
report bill for an appropriation of $4,000
to aid the suffering poor in Kansas. 1t was re
sisted by Messrs. Stotsenburg. Dobbins and others
on the ground of the impoverished state Of the
Treasury, and was finally referred to the Com
mittee of Thirteen on the State of the Union
The bill authorizing conventional rate of interest
was brought up and debated up to adjournment
without any action. Hon. c. c. Moody spoke
n the county bill and it ordered to be en-
crossed A joint resolution to appoint commit
tee to investigate the books of State officers and
one instructing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress to ask an appropria-
ton for the improvement of the harbor OF Michi-
gan City were passed. The use of the Hall of
Representatives was granted to Mr.. A. d. Streight
on Thursday to lecture on the exgencies Of the
existing crisis. Mr.. Jenkinson of Allen intro
ducei resolution to instruct the Committee on
WAYS and Means to inquire and report as to the
expediency of building substantial iron fence
around the Governors Circle. A resolution OF
inquiry by Mr. Roberts was passed as to the ex-
pediency Of passing law requiring all persons,
before taking charge of movable or stationary
steam engine in this State, to procure certificate
of qualifications.
WEDNESDAY. February 90 1851
SESArE-Petitions numerously signed, were
presented by Senator's Williams, Slack and Ian
ders PRAYING that an adjustment of our national
difficulties NAV be had on the basis OF the Critten-
den proposition; and also one by Mr.. Line asking
aid for the Indiana Historical Society. A
bill was reported from select committee pro-
viding for the collection and preservation of ma
terials relating to the early settlement of the
State. Among the new bills introduced was one
- amend sections and of an act relative to
special elections, so to provide for the election
caused by the resignation of Hon Henry S. Lane,
lately elected United States Senator aud one from