Indiana American, Volume 4, Number 7, Brookville, Franklin County, 12 February 1836 — Page 2

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LEGISLATIVE Sl'MMA R V. IX SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. 27. Mr. Dumont, from a select committee, reiorted back to tlie Senate the hill of the Senite to provide that certain citizens may pro- . ure lands with several amendments after :he consideration of the amendments, the ,ill was on motion of Mr. Whitromb, laid o.i the table. On Thursday, Mr. Hillis, from the committee of wavs and means, reported a resolution which was adopted, instructing the Secretary of the Senate to make or cause to he made, an index to the principal matters in the Journal, provided that the expense shall tot exceed x75, to he paid out of the contingent fund. Resolutions were adopted instructing the committee on public buildings to inquire into the expediency of furnishing the Supreme Court room with suitable furniture, and of preparing rooms for the reception of the State Library, Secretary ,"s and Auditors office, ajid the appointment of a suitable person to take charge of the State House; instructing the committee on canals to inquire into theexpe diency of authorizing a survey from the White water canal at the mouth of Nolan fork up the valley of said stream to the National Road a distance of o or 10 miles to ascertain the practicability of making a canal on said route and report by bill or otherwise; instructing the committee of ways and means to inquire into the expediency of providing by law that when claimants of land held by a tax title,shall be exicted by a better title, that compensation shall be made of such claimant for a!l improvements by him made of a permanent character; instructing the committee on education to inquire into the expediency of providing for periodical settlements on the part of all school township treasurers, to be made with the proper school commissioner, and whether any further provisions are required for the accountability of such treasurer and to compel them to loan out or pay over to the commissioner any school funds in their I hands w!un not required for immediate distribution: in struct inir the committee to whom was referred that part of the Governor's message which, relates to geologic al surveys, to inquire into the expediency of memorializing Congress to admit free of duty the Iron necessary to construct the rail roads to be constructed in this State. The bill of the Senate to improve the navigation of the Wabash river below Vincennes, was ta!cen from the table, and after being amended, it was lost by a vote of 13 to 15. Tiie bill of the Senate in relation to the seat of justice of Dearborn county and for other p urposes wasengrosed fora3d reading and passed. The joint resolution relative to West Point, passed the Senate by a vote of 15 to 10. On Friday the bill providing that the state -shall take stock in the Leavenworth and Bloomington rail road company and for other purposes, was on the final voto lost. The bill of much importance which passed the Senate, was the bill authorizing the Governor to commute capital punishments in certain cases. On Saturday the joint resolution of the uouc on inesunject oi tne survey o! a Kan Road route lrom Charleston in South Caroli- j na to some suitable point on the Ohio river in Ohio or Indiana, and the joint resolution rcTeiullie sa.e oi cena.n .u.cnigan load i On Tuesday Mr. Morgan introduced k resolution which was adopted, instructinj the judiciary committee to inquire into the ne a: : ' cuenc oi memorializing congress, prinothe pissage ofthe law requiring the Post Master at Indianopolis to keep his olficeopen the whole ofthe first day ofthe week, commonly called Sunday, during the session f the General Assembly ot this State exeep the time necessarily required for openinr the mails. The joint resolution ofthe Senate authorizing the call of a convention to ameiu the constitution, was postponed to the first Mindav of December next. The joint resolution providing for the reduction of the Publiclands and the distribution of the proceeds was laid on the table. The Senate on Wednesday was occipied most ofthe day in committer of the whole on tne mil providing lor an eouitable mode oflevying the taxes of this State. The committee rose and had leave to sit again. Tiu rmvw, Teh, 4. A message was received from the House requesting the Senate to return to the House the message from the same; containing the bill extending the credit of the state lo the Ohio and Indianapolis Rail Road Com,anv en mi; milage containing the bi; su Ppiemeiuai to an act to provide for system ot internal improvement; Jan. i.io. Mr. Dumont moved to lav the mcssajr it. i .11. H-l I ".- . " re on me lauie. men motion tailed. Mr. Morgan moved that the message named in the resolution be returned lo the" House. This motion was carried. The messages were accordingly returned to the I louse. Tne following is the vote on the final pnssageofthc bilTto provide for an equitable moueoi levying me taxes ol this State. 1 eas Messrs. Beard, Boon. Brady Cald wen,-lark, v- ollctt. ConwclL humnnt I-W.

i f-. -a. i it i 7 iur, wmrns presemfu me remonstrance oi ler, Onfhth, lWkett, Mastin, Payne, Puett, sundry citizens of Marion county against a Whithcomb 19 nchl,, Thonpson and petition heretofore presented praying authorv ity for N. McCarty to build a mill dam across tpS Bd,'Casc.vc"lerick, Dai- White river below Indianapolis. Mr. Vawly, Llhott, Hilhs, Morgan, & Sigler S. j ter, from the committee of ways and means. live Senate went into executive business 1 reported a bill allowing the Auditor, Secretal on the nomination of S.Hanna.as Canal Fund' ry, and Treasurer of State pay for clerk hire, Commissioner, and advi$ed and rnnsrnipr! ia' n.K;. i, noo. . j .a; r v;i.

the nomination.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I reported a bill making specific appropriations 1 he whole of 1 hursday the 2Mb ot Janua-1 for tie ycar 183G, which was twice read, conry was occupied in the consideration of the sidered in committee of the whole, and re-

bill to provide an equitable mode oi levying the taxes of this state. Having got through towards evening, the committee rose, the chairman reported the bill to the House with the amendments. Before any question was taken on concurrence, the House adjourned On Friday the 29lh, the House again took up the above mentioned bill. The amendments were mostly concurred in. Mr. Evans moved to amend the 2Gth section by striking jout hve and inserting six, so as to make the tax on personal property six cents on each hundred dollars worth instead of five, which was determined in the negative yeas 33. nays 3(5. A good many other unsuccessful s.otionsto amend were made, and then the question was taken on engrossment and determined in the affirmative yeas 51, nays 21, The bill was then considered by the following vote : Yes Messrs. Bardwell, Boon, Brown, Buell. Carr, Chambers, Cole, Collins. Craig of M., Craig of P., Cushman, Davis, Dunning, Edmonston, Eggleston, Evans, Graham, Gregg, II arrow, Howard, Howell, Huntington, Jackson, Jones, Lee of B., Lee of M. and C, McBean, Miller, Murray, Nave, Phelps, Posey, Ristine, Smith, Stapp, Steele, Strain, Templeton, Thompson, of J., Vandeveer, Vawter, Walker of D., Walker of S., Whit man, W illett, Y ilson, and Zenor 49. Nays Messrs. Armstrong, Bennett, Bryan, Carnan, Chamberlain, Chiles, Clark of Washington, Curtis, Edwards, Harris, Hubbard, Huckleberry, Johnston, Kilgore, Liston, Macey, McCarty, Myres, Ray, Thompson, of A., Thompson, of L., Walt, aud Smith 21. Among (he petitions presented this day was one by Mr. Morris, from sundry citizens of Marion county, praying an act authorizing Nicholas McCarty to build a niilldam across hite river, which was read and referred to a select Committee. A resolution was adopted directing an in quiry, by the committee on canals and internal improvements, as to what allowance should be made to the Governor for monev expend ed by him in superintending the rail and turnpike road surveys of last session. Mr. Vawter, from the select committee to which was referred the bill of the House authorizing a loan for the improvement of state roads and pledging the three per cent, fund for the payment thereof, reported it back with sundry amendments. Mr. Smith Speaker, (Mr. Dunning being in the Chair) moved to indefinitely postpone the bill and amendments, which motion did not prevail yeas 33, nays 30. After some intermediate steps the same motion was renewed by Mr. Kilgore, and prevailed yeas 37, nays 35. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. On Saturday, the House look up the bill supplemental to an act passed the present session ofthe General Assembly to provide for a general system of internal improvements. Mr. Moore moved to indefinitely postpone the further consideration of this bill, which was decided in the negative yeas 22, nays 10. Mr. Evans moved to refer the bill, to a select committee, which motion, after the adoption of various instructions, prevailed, and it was relerred to Messrs. Evans and others. Among (he ro?0Iuli0ns adopted was one. on motion of Mr. yawtef. directing the committee of ways ;ultl means to rcport bi appropriating two hundrpd Jnjlr-, r -rmrm ,'V, tV.t1- birr in eadl 0f the offices of Auditor. Secretary, aLnd Treasurer of State. Monday. Feb. 1. Mr. Stapp, from the judiciary committc reported back to the House the bill to incoi norate the Jeirersonville and New Alban Canal Comnanv without amendment. M Stapp then proposed an amendment aulhori zimr the Secretary of State, on behalf ofthe state, to subscribe for and take two thousam shares of said stock; which motion was lost l-onfi "fc H'ji-c'Vi 'Plir Kill wne ilion Pf-nfl third time and passed. Mr. Walker of D from a select committee to which petitions oi that subject were referred, reported agains the expediency of dividing the county of Dear born and erec ting a new county of out ol the same, which report wasconcurred in. A con siderable number of bills were read a third j lime and passed, the titles of which, with all, other acts passed during the session, we calculate to give in the next Journal. Mr. Willett introduced a resolution, providing tor ad ding two more members to the board of Canal Fund Commissioners, which was not adopted. Mr. Huntington, from the committee on canal and internal improvements, to whom was re- ! ferred so much of the Governor's Message as relates to that subject, reported a joint resolution on the subject ofthe Ohio and Charleston Rail Road, which was three times read and passed. A joint resolution was intrcdu-

" a general I ced by Mr. Morris, read three times and pass approved sed, extending the time for completing the

public printing of the present session. Mr. Thompson of L. from the select commit tee to which it lad been referred, reported back to the House the bill supplemental to an act passed during the present session providing for a general system of internal improvements, with sundry amendments, which were concurred in. Another unsuccessful motion was made by Mr. Clark of Washington, to postpone, it indefinitely. The bill was finally read a third time and psased. Tuesday, Feb. 2, ion, from the committee of ways and means.

ported back to the House with sundry amend J ments, several of which were not coneurrec

irred in. Among the amendments were propositions to increase the salaries of the Governor , and Judges, members of the Legislature, &c ail ot winch lailcd. I he bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Wilson, from the committee ol ways and means, reported a bill authorizing the election of a Public Printer by joint ballot of both Houses ofthe General Assembly, which was twice read, considered in committee of the whole, and then read a third time and passed yeas 37, nays 2T. The Speaker laid before the House a report of the Canal Fund Commissioners, which was read and referred to the committee on the Canal Fund. The joint resolution on the subject of a geological and topographical survey of the state was taken up, amended, and read a third time and passed. Wednesday, Feb. 3. Mr. Thompson of L. from the committee on the State Bank, to whom was referred a resolution instructing an inquiry into the expedenry ol reducing the damages on bills of exchange, reported that in the opinion of the committee it was inexpedient to Legislate on that subject, which report was concurred in. A goodly number of bills were introduced, which were generally read a third time and passed. The bill extending the credit of the state to the Ohio and Indianapolis Rail Road Comyany was read the second time. After several amendments were made to the bill, Mr. Stapp moved to postpone indefinitely its future consideration, which motion did not prevail, the vote standing as follws: Yaes Messrs. Boon, Bennett, Carnan, Chamberlain, Chambers, Chiles, Craig of M., Craig of P., Eggleston, Harrow. Jones, Lee ol M. and C, Liston, Murray, Posey, Ristine, OUI', X VIIipiClUII, A IIOIIIJ'SOII Ul O.J i 11111 ij'-I son of L., and Vandeveer 2C. I :... x rr tm r I ti, Nays Messrs. Armstrong, Bardwell, Brown, Bryan, Buell, Carr, Clark of Wayne, Clark of Washington, Cole, Collins, Curtis, Cushman, Davis, Dunning, Edmonston, Edwards, Evans, Gardner, Gregg, Harris, Howard, Howell, Hubbard, Huckleberry, Huntington, Johnston, Jackson, Kilgore, Lee o( B., Macej7, Mason, McBean, McCartv, Mill er, Moore, Morris, Phelps. Ray, Steele. Strain, Vawter, Walker of I)., Walker of S., Watt, Whitman, YV illett, V ilson, Zenor, aud Smith Speaker 50. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, the bill was considered as engrossed and the bill was read third time and passed without a division. The bill to authorize the survey of a rail road route from Indianapolis through Logansport to Michigan City was lost on the question of engrossment. A motion was subsequently made to re-consider the vole, which also failed. The bill providing for the survey of a turnpike from New Albany through Con don, Jasper, Princeton, and other points to Mount Carmcl, Illinois, was twice rend, ordered to be engrossed by a vote of 37 lo 29, and then read a third lime and passed yeas 39, nays 23. The bill allowing the Auditor, Secretary, and Treasurer clerk hire was read the third time and passed yeas 46, nays 11. Tuesday, Feb. 5. The following resolution was offered by Mr. Cornan and adopted by a considerable majority, viz: Resolved, That the Senate be respectfully requested to return to this House the message containing the bill of this House (No. 239) extending the credit of the state to the Ohio and Indianapolis Roil Road Company, and also the message containing the bill of the House (No. 211) supplemental to an act to provide for a general system of internal improvements app'd. Jan. 1S3G. The select committee to which were referred the petition and rcmonstration on the subject of granting authority to Nicholas McCarty to build a dam across White river, reported against the expediency of legislating on that subject, which report was concurred in bv the House. IN SENATE, Sat. Jan. 30. The following joint resolution intioduced by Mr. Shaw, wis read a third time and passed: Whereas the military academj' in the State of New York is viewed by man' ofthe good citirens ofthe State of Indiana, as an If institution unnecessary and expensive, inas much as its pupils, selected by members of i! Congress and educated at the expense ofthe peopleof these L nited States, arc generally the sons of rich parents and by law become entitled to emoluments and privileges which create an expenditure of large appropriations annually of the public money, and monopolize all the military and a portion ofthe civil patronage of the government, to the exclu sion ot much worth, patriotism, and talent nosscssed bv those who have been as well educated at heme on their own means. And. whereas, this free and enlightened people detest all aristocratic preference as re pugnant to their equal rights, and know from the many fdle cadets now hanging on to the hopes of ohice, and from many public and private academies now open to the rising ereneration throughout the Union, at which a knowledge of engineering and every other branch of learning may be acquired, that this inv idious institution is no longer required and should not be sustained at the public expense. Therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the Slate of Indiana, 1 hat our Senators in on gres be instructed, and our Representatives requested to oppose all further appropriations intended for the support oi saiu military academy and advocate the sale ofthe public buildings, library, apparatus attached thereto for the public benefit. Resohcd, That the Governor cause a copy

of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to be forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. The following is the vote on the passage of the resolution: Yeas Messrs. Beard, Bell, Boon, Brady, Casev, Chambers, Collet, Daily, Fowler, Ilillis, Plummcr, Puett, Shaw, Sigler and Tannehill 15. Nays Messrs. Clark, Colerick, Conwell, Dumont, Elliott, Griffith, Morgan, Payne, Stewart, and Thompson 10. MR. CON WELL'S LAND BILL.

A Bill lo provide that certain citizens may procure land. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that the Fund Commissioners be, and thev are hereby authorised and requested to obtain a loan of one million of dollars, in addition to the amount that may be ordered by the Board of Internal Improvements for this year, and in anticipation of so much ofthe amount hereafter to be borrowed for internal improvements. Sec. 2. When said loan is obtained, the said fund commissioners shall giv e official notice of that fact to the Governor of the State, and the Governor shall cause it to be pro claimed throughout the State. Sec. 3. The fund Commissioners, when they obtain the said loan, are hereby authorised to deposite it with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, on condition that a reasonable allowance be made by the department; if not, it shall be deposited in the State Bank, or the credit of the State Bank, in the eastern citv banks, at the best rate of interest until applied as hereafter provided. Sec. 4. And if the deposites be made with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in that case itshall be his duty to make arrangements with the different Land offices in this state, for the application of the money as hereinafter provided. Sec. 5. If the above described funds be de posited in or the credit of the State Bank, to make the necessary arrangements to apply the aforesaid funds to the payment of the orders ofthe different Land Offices in this Stale, as said officers may agree with said bank. Sec. C. It is hereby made the duty ofthe Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the several counties in this State, when they are satisfactorily informed of the facts, to give an official certificate as follows: "That B. C. the bearer is a res.dent of said county, and that he does not own land,r' and for such a certificate the clerk shall be entitled to receive from such applicant, twelve and a half cents. Sec. 7. When any such certificate is produced to the Register or Receiver of the public land offices, or either of them, ns the case may require in this state, it shall be their sufficient authority to permit the bearer B. C, or his friend to enter one quarter section.eighty or forty acres, as h. may choose, in the name and for the use of this State. Sec. 8. Such proper officer is hereby authorised and required to deliver to the said person, thus making the entry as above, the final receipt or the duplicate of said receipt. Sec. 9. All persons making entries under the provisions of this law, shall be entitled to a credit of eight years, by complying with the following conditions, that if after receiving the final receipt of the entry of such land,that within one month after the date of such re ceipt, he himself, or his agent presents such final receipt to tne Secretary of this State. Sec. 10. It is hereby made the duty of said Secretary to receive and file such receipts in his office, and give to such individual a certificate of such deposite, stating the num ber ofthe quarter, half quarter, township, range, section, and the exact amount it cost. Sec. 11. The aforesaid entcrer shall then present to the Auditor of State, the above described certificate ofthe Secretary. And the Auditor is hereby required to ce rtify to the 1 reasurerot iMalc the amount that the State is indebted for such entrv; and the Treasurer s order on the bank, or on the Treasury ofthe State, as the arrangement may be made, shall be sufficient authority for the payment ot such amount. Sec. 12. The aforesaid cnlerershall pre sent to the Treasurer of Stale, the certificate ofthe Auditor as above stated. Sec. 13. It is hereby made the duty of said Treasurer to sign and deliver to such persons a bond in the name, and on behalf of the State, conditioned that when the original cost, together with an interest of seven per cent, to be paid in advance, as follows, that is to say, to be paid before the first day of Janu ary, each and every year, to the Treasurer of State, or to the tax-gatherers of the several counties, whose receipt shall be valid and shall pay the aforesaid within eight years. In that case, the aforesaid Treasurer, or his successors hereby bound to make to such persons or their hires executors, administrators or assigns, a good and sufficient title. Sec. 14. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to receiv e all the patents lor aw me land entered lor the State, and when the said Treasurer has received full payment from any such enterer, the said Treasurer is hereby authorized to make an assignment on the back of such patent, in the name and for the State, which assignment shall convey full and complete title for said land. Sec. 15. Itshall be the duty of the Treasurer, Secretary, and Auditorof State, to report to the Legislature annually, at an early day in the session. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Trea surer to report semi-annually to the Board of Internal Improvement, and also itshall be his duty to pay to their order all the money that may come into his hands under the provisions of this act. Sec. 17. This ac t shall be in force from and after its passage. The final fate of this Bill we have not learned.

CONGRESSIONAL SKETCHES. correspondence of the Cincinnati whig, continued. Washington, Jan. 25, I53G. John Quincy was the first upon the floor, with a petition in his hand, praying for tl,c" Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. A reception was moved of the Petition and Mr. Adams proceeding to advocate iu acceptance by the House, when lie was callcd to order. The Speaker decided that the discussion was in order. An appeal was made from the decision ofthe Chair which created an hour's discussion. The Previous Question was then put and carried. The Main Question, which was to sustain the decision ofthe Chair was then motioned and carried by a large majority in the affirmative, when Mr. Adams proceeded in a few remarks advocating its reference to a Select Committee. The object of the reference was advocated with much warmth and the prayers of the Petition opposed with no less sprit. A Select Committee, he contended, would present such a report as would satisfy the Petitioners that 'heir prayer would not and ought and could not be granted. A motion was made to lay the Petition on the table by Mr. Miller of Penn., and the ayes and noes ordered, which resulted in laying this Petition upon the table, where, about 200 others which have before been presented, are now slumbering. This, however, was the disposition of but one Petition, and as soon as disposed of, Mr. Adams came forward with another which after some discussion, on motion of Mr. Miller, was agaiu laid upon the table, the Yeas and Nays being taken. The second Petition being disposed cf, another came up for discussion, which was presented by Mr. Cushing, of Mass., a gentlemanly, talented and highly distinguished member from Essex county. lie contended strenuously for the right to petition, without entering at all into the discussion of the merits or demerits of Slavery.- Being no Abolitionist, of course, he said nothing in favor of Abolition. Upon simply the question ''shall the petition be received1' he spoke for an hour arguing from, the Government history ofthe old world and the history of the American Government, that no petition should be re

jected if couched in proper language and coming from American citizens. I he speech was wholly of a pacific character and wa highly commended by the Southern member, Mr. Garland, of Va., who made a brief reply. You sec that the Anti-Slavery fever is still spreading. The rejection of petitions as proposed by members from the South, only increases opposition and causes the presentation of new petitions from the North and the West. I tremble when I think how the bonds of our Union are being severed, from the Congressional discussion of this and other subjects. There seems to be a Chinese Wall between ttie Memners lrom dinereiu sections of the country. Perhaps, however, a higher than human power will sustain us, and preserve our Institutions, 'JLeus liaec toriasse Denigna, Reducot in redem vice." That it may be so should be the wish and aim of every American. The Senate have had another warm, discussion upon licnton s resolution, jsouthvkd ofN. J. taking the floor after the reception oi the customary memorials, petitions and resolutions. Mr. S. entered minutely into the question, shedding new light upon the midnight acts of the Administration Members ot Congress. Most conclusively he has proved that the loss of the Appropriation Bill belong! to the House and not to the Senate. From the Journals of the House during the last session he proved most conclusively that the Administration members had refused to sanction large Appropriations which the opposers ol the Administration had voted for the Fortification Bills for Benson, St. Augustine, Delaware and elsewhere. He quoted from the Journals of the House the fact that these and like Appiopriatiom were opposed nnd voted down by Cambrckn? Polk, and all the Members of the pasty and argued from the facts that the Administration Members were as unwilling to grant Appropriations as the Senate which has received so much abuse. The whole speech of Mr. Southard was a great display of truth and eloquence everv wnv wort iv ot the nieli ana aiMi""'i " i V c . C )r. S. , has cnaracieroi oamiil twi iu.wiw the fioor for to-morrow. Washington, Jan. 2Gth, lSo5. The discussion of the Appropriation bill, and Benton's resolution as amended by'r"n. dy, still continues in the Senate. As bnem as possible, 1 propose to give you a bird s cje view of the last night of the last session, UWi your readers may better understand the discussion, that is now going on in the Senate,an which before it closes, may consume the grw er part of the time ofthe present session both Houses of Congress: You remember, then, that upon the inightof the last session, the Senate disap upon the passage ofthe three hundred th sand dollars Appropriation Bill, which had ' the first time been presented for their con., eration, at eight o'clock on the evening ot " third of March. In consequence of ,h,s8 n greement, a committee of conference pointed by both the Senate and House ot ft prescntatives. The conferences met; ng upon a Bill ofeight hundred thousand dollar which was immediately to be reported to Senate by Mr. Webster, and to the Ho"bv Mr. Cambreleng, then Chairman oi committee of Foreign Relations. inC jiie was presented o the Senate, according to pledge of the Senatorial conferences.