Indiana American, Volume 13, Number 2, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 January 1846 — Page 2

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. (HEP 1KIT.I1 lot Til" CSDI.VSA AMERICAN.)

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i Company were patriotic, they wiiM huild the road with, as wHI as without the indi- ; vidual liability flange, &c. i Mr. Moore moved to amend, by ""vine

II, It. Saturday. Dec. 27. lfi4. Tli 3 House resumed the consideration, tliis morning, of tin: bill in relation tj the publication of leral notice in newspapers. Mr. I)owlirj continued his remarks which ,

"u ,u "r "-"' ' t vvere interrupted Yesterday evening by the at any lime, and ca led jry (f t.fife., Rt 1.,l)er ,olj,a; ftnd es which resulted i 1)r;,ceeiled to defend the rights of publishers which, in all our legislation seemed to

Mr. Wiley moved to nmend by ptrikint! t be overlooked. He showed in argument.

ul Hie clause which prohibits the l,fits-1 that it was impossible for any person, not

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,v ... !.;! i .!. ..i-r ih,. ipftv.r..nriH A: ! repeal the charter

l.i.n It.ilr.Ml Co. the Question be-i fwr lhfe a'1'3 a" 1 "eS

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Nriit..-r- . ' -repeal the

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We S3' to high Tor things r.oe by, ,ture from charter:nj any other C.nnpa- j connected with the printing otiice m whiLh nJ l-ie what nature found us: :v near the line of said railroad, Inn it was I publ. cation was nude, to make the proper

r..,t,r . in. here i . chirms so dear The bill was then ordered to be en- ,uy 11 ai" "uuuctmuti, c

Mi l Friivid around US'. ! nr.uc-.t

Several biils were reported from com

mittee; and the mil to provide lor inwn-

! ship Assessors was reported back by Mr.

; Conduit!, with an amendment; but the bill

t.

e irri i on Mr. , , mm., Mr

Fer.Mis.i.i s.ii l he would sootier see th

bill defeated by a direct Vote than by indi

rect mean. Thfl frieii N of the road wishe I .ie!i a ell uter aj would offer an induceuie i; to capitalists out of the State to in

vest their m iney. It wis not lo be expected tint trie people of thU Stale hid in i-i -y t.i s() iru t. i;ive-it in -rich enterprise; an I why atieui;t to defeat the bill by iiMjir n-tie ili'oj amendments, such as that Jere Ibv the semis. inn from Owen? If

tli j bill is t h x 1 one, gentlemen could, by a dir-'ct vole, dele U it ptssige; an 1 this would b,; a manly way of attaining their e:ih. Hi thoug'it it was the policy of the Sine to encourage the expenditure of f irei :i capit il in ue;i enterprises; and h-ved therefore the amendment would be rejected. The amendment was lost ayes 23. noes 52. M'. Cur til ived tj recommit the bill to thi com ni'.tee on C m ils a;rl Internal Im-

P'iive:nui-i, wu:i instructions, providing t'l it llio Company shall pay the State for the u.i of the ra.la of the Stale road bei.veen New Alb my an 1 Silem, in case it sv):i! 1 use such ur vie for the purpose of eonitrnctin said roa.i; and providing that a Cmipan y slia'l h ive power to construct ar.ii'roal fioni N ;w Albiny u intersect s i 1 r a 1. M -. Fer2v,i ?..i 1 the Compiny had no i !.vi i'f u-in that grade, and the prcposed r ia l wo'.siJ not co within five miles of it. Th s en'in'.v i:f (J! irk, allhou h bearin her

portion of the burden, never did receive n iv direct hened; from the system of Int.r,i il I n f iissin.' its. All slie asked was the jiriv;! of m iliingr her own roads and i:n )r,iv.m its-. and he hop'j.l no ohstacles v i ii 1 be presj.i'.cJ tj s reasonable a reqvst. Mr. C irr re.i'i 1, i i 1 s ii.1 hi i obj jet wis to -z'.i ir 1 1'ie rights of the Si i!e in cise the ('iniviy ch i .iod ii vie as a to the proper 1 1 b-it ro ite. , , i . . i .

Mr. F.Tijus.in then offered an nmenJr.t.'nt in nraMjnce of instructions received fro n tl irk Co., which were adopted, linv.ttn to ol I si ickho! lers tb.e privilege

of rene.vf.i I l:inr stock li G) days. T;i3 qjestion w then taken o i enmssiai the biil, and decided in the afiiirmitive u e CI, n es 13. Reports were made from select commit-

nnd amendment were laid on the table.

itesoiuunns were onereo oy several members, by Mr. Se wiiaht, better organizing militia; by Mr. Cookerly, for enquir

ing as to propriety of organizing township courts with two magistrates; and by Mr.

Cirr. for a law to regulate the fee of printers for publishing acts of Legislature; which were adopted. Bills were introduced by Mr. Hall ! G. in reference to cases where rtcords of Courts are destroyed bv fire: bv Mr. T-d-

bird, to correct the boundary line of Car roll co.; Mr. Taber for the relief of Zera Sutherland; .Mr. Ford to subdivide School lands in Kand.ilph co ; Mr. Stapp for the relief of James Vawter. Mr. S.nilh local, inj a Sla'e road in Fulton & Marshal!; Mr.

Stapp explanatory of ihe act if 30th January, IS 12, relative to Lawrencebm gh and Indianapolis Railroad Co.; Mr. Seawtight In divorce Huldah Richardson; Mr, 0?bnrn of L. for relief of John Johnson; by same for taking a horse thief, hich pusss'Mr.

Daker limiting the commenceinei.t of actions for real estate to twenty years, where

! claimants are of age; Mr. Stewart relief of

Ja. Miller of Miami; and by Mr. Mickle fixing the salary of Agent of State at $300, and allowing no clerk, hire, (Jai 1 on the

j table.) ! The Speaker laid before ihe Houe the

accounts of the engineers w ho located Ihe canil route from Terre Haute to Hvansviile. .Mr. Carter introduced a bill regu

lating the dufy of recorders. ' The House then adjourned. 1 AFTERNOON SESSt'l.V The first thing in order were the orders of the day; when the following bills on their third reading were p issed, viz: A joint resolution in rehtinn t Ihe A! bany and Viucenues macadait.ized road (giving the election of Superintendent to the Legislature instead of ihe Governor as at present;) To amend 23J section 15'.h chapter Revised Statutes of 1S13. respect

ing voting in school tlistncts; lo nnion-l ihe Revised Code respecting levying process; To amend act fixing the time of holding Courts in the 5ih Judicial Circi h; Kxlendiegtime of holding Probate Cour's in

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tees, by Mr. Uivmer. to amen 1 ihe act lo ' - ' t , icora.ruo ihH .rT.!o& .Mississippi Rail- " to authorize any d,Sn.tereSt- , ed person to make am lavit, &c; 1 o amend

vjjiii sc-v. o 1 1 ii vnap. iveifeu o'.ani.ts reb

uild hoped the law, in that particular, will

j lie let remain as it is. 1 Mers. Secrest and M'Dinald followed

in reply to .Ur. U. and tlio motion to reconsider prevailed; when the bill was recom

mitted to a Select Committee.

The Senate bill to "amend the Revenue

ias" was repot'ed bick, with a recom

Herniation to indefinitely postpone, which

was concurred in

Petit intit were presented by Mr. Mooncv,

of C, M. Lewis, w ho lost bis- arm whilst firing a cannon in honer of the arrival of Gen Jacksun, at Madison, and praying, in consideration of his helpless condition, to obtain permission to peddle brass and wooden clocks and domestic goods in the State, for a limited period, without license; referred to a Set .ct Committee, fly Mr. Bow man, f'tr a State road in Fountain and Montgomery; by Mr. Shanks of ciiizens of Washington, praying for a charter of a rail-

i road Company from Salem to Jelleisotiville

upon tne olii route; by .Mr. Parker, of citi zens of Indiana, respecting the Piqua road; by Mr. Stapp of James Vawter, by Mr. Taber of citizens of Cass, by Mr. M'Dona!d, of citizens of Porter, by Mr. Henton, petition and remonstrance of citizens of Miami and Wabash, by Mr. Hums, by Mr. Mickle, by Mr. Julian, by Mr-Smith, prayi ii ir thit county Surveyor may be inado e-

lective by the people; by .Mr. Hrumfitdd remonstrance Brains new countv. bv Mr.

Sleelh, of Sarali Wallace, (formerly I'llif) fur a divorce from James W. Wall ice, on account of abandonment; by Mr. Inborn of L. of people of Laporte, praying an abolishment of relief lawe, and by Mr. Powers, of ci'izens of DcSilb; which were appropri.

aiely referred

the gentleman had travelled all over Crea- I tion in his speech; but had never once ton

ched the question before the House. He

could not see what in the name of common 1 sense, the F.ast India and Hudson It t v

Companies, and pence and war, had to do

with a question to charter a company of

our own citizens to make a road for their

cwn convenience! Mr. T. said he expected to buy $." or 1 6,003 of the stock of the Company, and i the gentletntn from Mon

roe believed investments of this kind were the source of such vast profit as he pre

tends, he would pledge himself, in three

years, to sell him his entire etock for $3000

without interest. This was bringing the theories of the gentleman down to the

test of practical experience. The bill then

notwithstanding the loud and lengthy opposition of Mr. Webber, in a regular set speech, then passed the Huuse. Also bills to allow owner of partnership fences to remove the same; Relative to tax titles; Prescribing the mode of advertising lands de

linquent lor nonpayment ol taxes, ana a bill for the relief of Jno. 1). Coleman and others, of Daviess county. The House then proceeded to consider bills on their 2d. reading. The bill to divorce Joseph from Maria Redman, of Franklin county, which was lost in the forenoon, was reconsidered, and passed. And the House then adjourned.

bash ami Krie canal. Relief of i iirchasers 1 corders in Adams. Jjv and Jackson.

Itvfort were then Innle from Standing" and Select Co inmiiieeo: by Mr. M'Donald.

Mr. M'Dnall moved to recommit the biil to the committee on corporations, with i l st mot ions to report amendments mak. i n I'l. stockholders "individually liable"

f r the deMs of ihe Company, and to make j its directors and o'.Ueers subject lo line and j ... rit, .1.1,,1,1 ir. I I, r l!..! iln I '

provisions of the ch irler of the Company. Mr. M.'O iu il I entered into a lengthened aT4ur11-r.it on the subject, and concluded bv siving that '-he ha I said all he in-

ten 1 .vl m s iv this session on the subject." Mr. Ciyni r, as a dem icrat, roe to de-ft-ie his position on this subject, upon wbieli m i iv of his political friends differed. He drew a distinction between an inc rr r I'i.in t i deal in exchange, and isue bills of credit In circulile as money in community, an 1 one to prosecute an i:ntvi: t ml work of public improvement, of

pect irg fines and costs, authorizing judges lo liberate persons confined fvr non-payment, &c; To regulate the mode of enforcing the payment of costs in certain cases; To authorize the placing of swinging sates on highways in Dearborn co ; For the relief,of ciiizens of Adams township, Cass co; And in relation lo Probate Courts of Henry co ; when the Home proceeded tu consider bills on their 2 1 reading, a lage num

ber of which were ordered lo be engrossed. A member rose and 'said there 'as a fire in the ''Palmer House," when the House, on motion, at 7 niinuir after four, adjourned instantly.

vist benefit t. 'hue

Indianapolis. Dec. 27, IS13.

.- -In the Senate, yesterday morning, the Committee on elections re

living in its viciuilv. i ported against e.remirfinsr the county of

T.i C m,i i ii?s ot the 1 liter description, he j J.ickson from the provisions of the law c nten 1? !,ihe most liberal charters should j confining voter to their respective townbi granted; whilst in the former case, ihe ! ships. Messts. Lnglish, Chapman of D., J, u-ire con! I not thriv too many j Hamrick. and Huell hoped that the Senate ih. cks a n 1 gn uds around ihein. Mr. C. would not concur; w hilst Messrs. Rvckihv'n entered into a statistical detail of the: hill, and Elder, advocated the report, muI annual pro '.nets of the counties lying be-j deprecated a departure from the principle iwcen when and Lake Krie, with ihe j of general Legislation, especially ilh rt Iview of showing the itn:ii,nse annual sa-j erence to the mode of voting, which they vi:t (upwards of SJM0J3) whi'-li such a ' contended, should be uniform throughout roil won' 1 e'leel in the enhanced price ot the Stale. The report waj concurred in a iricu'tlural products. Heiherefoie hop- ayes 2(5, noes U5. The hill in relation el the amendments would not prevail. to tresspassers on public lands an 1 writ Mr. MoD )tn! I agiin rose tj set himself of nee.veal. was indefinitely postponed. -tl iht, ronton ling that Railroad and Canal j The till in relation to writs of error and Companies can cheat as well as Dink com- j habeus corpus was, after stine discussion panies; and referred to ihe Pontine R iil-j laid on tliejable, those opposing il, con roil Company, which has broke, o . ing i lending that the effect of such a law w ould

the S.ate of Indiana several ihousin 1 dol-; be to increase the business and encumber I irs. II slid ih proposed RulroaJ must j the docket of the Supreme Court, already

Co through the Cianbeny region, and that tln iefoie his constituents were as much int.-resteJ 1 1 its completion as those of the

He ulo.n in fiom Klkhn t.

iainst altering tho laws with reference to

married women, or giving the power to divide real estate, :c: which was laid on the MU!e. The bill providing for making b:idges over the Wabash and Krie Canal was indefinitely postponed. The bill for the relief of purchasers of taiial lands, and requiring them to be subdivided into forty acre trdcte, iVc wag opposed by Mr. Howling, who said the effect would be to injure materially the canal fund, as speculators would select a good 40 and leave a bad one in every case, and would subject the Slate to great expense ($2 or $) in making out new tract books. If provision was made

tor a new revaluation, he would have no objection to tho passage of the bill; but. until this was done, be felt bound to vote against it. He depiecated 6ach a course ot legislation, as ill considered and ill devised. Mr. M'Donald replied, and argued io favor of the policy of the bill, in jultice to the poorer class of settlers. His speech

was very long, but its points did not 6trike, with much force, on the tympanum of the reporter, except tiist it displayed an earn

est and deep solicitude for the interests of

the poor. Mr. 1 edford said this concerned his own i mined ate constituents. The law was good enough, but those win administered it, 'jt.urped th place of the Supreme Jurges, and pronounced the law impraeli-

caoie; and therefore refused to subdivide

the HI acre lots, as they might do, if they choose. He considered it was doinirno in

jury to me vjovernincnt or to tie Stale.

He objected to the law because it was not detinue. The rich man was not restricted in selecting the best eighties, and why should the poor man in selecting the forties! Il was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel. He believed it was right to give a poor man the liberty to enter anv

quantity of land he pleased, without ma

king it necessary Tor him to tte or that the portic n selected did not injure tLe balance

of the tract. Mr. (h-born. of I.. r-xnlained

his object in reporting the bill. Mr. Dowling said he feared Ibis law, notwithstanding Ihe profession f its friends, might inure mare to the benefit of the rich man jhan to that of the poor man. He did not profess exclusive love for the poor; but he ilid profess to like th- poor as well as tho rich, according as thnir conduct and char

acter deserved. Mr. Clymer followed and deprecated the introduction of local inter Csts into discussion; and Eaid members should act as Hoosbers, having the welfare i.f ti e whole State in their keeping, tecMr. M'Donald explained; the bili and aiiiendmt'iits were laid nn the table. Se.eral other reports were made. ttolutioat were introduced by Mr. Se, crest, as to the power of the State Batik

to issue notes of a denomination less than 5 doal!ri after February next; by Mr.Stapp, as to expediency cf taxing school lands be-

ovcrrtm with business, &e. A bill was re- '"re live years: by Mr. laber, as to expo-

ported permanently establishing ihe LeBfdiency of a joint resolution, and or miking and Dumh Asylnm atot neat Indianapolis. ! lI.xes eu u?on ,ande' whicU xvere ailol''--

unl ttie pnuci -1 wineli passed lo a 'z I. reading. Hills va

j.le c u! 1 n t be altered by oich a eonid- eating Slate roads in Franklin and leffor-ei-H'i i:i: an 1. i.i f id, such soliish consider-; son counties pased. The report of the aii :is hi tde the d ep irtnre from it the more J Committee on the State Hank in relation

en.piV.-. .Mr. McD. concluded by saying , to the power of the Rank to issue small!

ag on. tu xi tie was none wuu tne sut led. Dills, was. on motion of Mr. Harbour, re

ait did ti ol suppose that either himself or bis fr iend from Ckharl ha 1 altered a sinrk vole. Mr. Oib.arn of L. entered into a uetailed

fcrtrd and laid on the table

Mr.MIowel called upon Mr. Lane to withdraw the appeal which he had t.ken yesterday from the decision ot ihe Chatr,

pub

works of Canada; and n R ntaineJ that the pioiectel roil was, even in a national'

an 1 minute hi-iory of the proposed road, with teferencc to the poweri f ihe Senat

aniiw connection wiiii other important . to suspend the functions of the joint Coin-

c wo ks. Hj referred tn the public j mittee &c:but"as Mr. Chapman, the mover

of the resulti ih n refused to lay it on the table, Mr. L ine sai 1 he would not wuh-

point of view, one of vast importance, as dra-v the appeal. Mr. Chapman wan anx-

f i mulling a tapil internal communication lousto have ihe matter tesieu. Mr. Read hot ween lb List an 1 the great West, hoped Ihe matter would be detern incd briiiiin New York wuhni two or three , calmly and dispassionately. In all his ex1 ivs oi Cli.cai . The read will run thro' amin ittons he said he could find no precetho nn thorn lior of counties from east to doi:t u r disolving a joint Committee, west, touching at Michigan City, the only! In the afternoon, the debate was ret iw'i in ihe S:ale whose harbour, accord-: sinned, and continued by Messrs. Rcy I uin.

in to ihe principle of cons'ruction adopt-' Allen, Read

eJ, cm receive an appropriation for its im-; Colli n. Tin

provement. bv the Ceneral tovernmeni. not sn.iaiued aves21,noes2l.

ed.

IltUt were introduced by tcvervl gentlemen; after which the House proceeded to

the consideration of the orders of tho day; w hen the following ills, on the 3d. read

ing, were passec.To authorize the re-apprais-ement of schonl lands in certain cases. To amond ti e charter of the lluifalo and Mississippi Railroad Company, The bill to divorce Joseph from Maria Redman, of Franklin comity, was lost ayca 3t nnrs 42. Relief of Victor A. Peppin. of Floyd connly. Legalizing acts of Auditor and School Commissioner of Lagranje county. To va

cate part of the 'own ol Waterloo, in Fayette county.. For the relief of heirs of Jaa M'Clcary, of Franklin, To locate a Stile road in Slnrshall; which were all from the Senate. To incorporate the Jeffersonville and Columbus Railrcad Co-; and to amend Ihe charter of Ihe Michigan Road Co. The bill to charier the t.oganport and Michigan city Road Co, with an amendment anthi rizing the Company to issue certificates baed upon the lands, and to of their value, was taken up in the afternoon (not having been decided upon in ihe forenoon.) Mr. Wilson of M. moved to recommit, when Mr. Webber addressed the House at length against the general policy

' oi granting exciusi ve privileges, or per

Chapman of I,., Lane and ' decision of the Chair was

Mr. Chap-

Mr. Wl-.ittlosov, of Ohio , is engaged in ad-; man then moved a n consideration of the

v.incing the interests of the road, an i a ! vote reciprocating the appointment of ihe competent engineer (Mr. 11 ildwin.) from ; Committee to act with the one appointed

tha List, ins lioen ;ust over it, ana p-o-i oy ttie House, in relation to Mr. Uui.er s mitt ins- the issue of certificates rahmlatpH

nnunrct it entirely practicable. If ihe ' Communication oti the subject of the Slate to deceive and rob the laborer; and mainroi l is not constuitted in the route w ithin i debt; but, before a decision the Senate ! taining that pucli certificates generally fell this Slate, it will'be on the Canada side, ! adjourned, in consequence of ihe alatm of ! into the hands of j speculators and capitalan I it was for ihe Legislature to decide fire at the Palmer House. -1 isis at 2-t cents on the dollar of their nomi-

r.uiio shall h adonted. T Hi Mormn t S nor h v i i). .nMri i value, no also aeprecatca tne mtm

Mr. McDonald again addressed the i wa again resumed, and the nioiion to

' ! . 1 l m.il rnl as in of wr with I.oirlnil

trticiion of tne road. hs i.t ject was to that it,, attempt to a, rest the progress f ! 6,.e couj through her agents put the works protect the people agn the abuse of it. ; one of the moil impoitant C .,iitices j olll of rcpr, and thus control their mancharier by the Company. He was in fa-(that was ever appointed in the State, in ihe i iitjement. Ileavetan animated history vor of ihe road; hut he woi.U not give to , initiatory Hages of its progress, mid there- othe terrific power of the Fast India ConiBny Company rights which wero withheld i by defeat a lawdible attempt lo ariange the pany; and Kiid the Hudson Ray Company, from individuals. He referred lo Ihe re-! State debt; Bailed. Afier the transaction j owned one ninth of the inhibitablc Globe, n. Mke of ihe gentleman from Laporte a ' or some imporiinl busine. th" Senile ad- b.v of lilusf rating tlm danger of associNuii pvnoi.m;nd mauna.ned thit if the' joined. ' ted wealth. Mr. Taber replied, and said

anhierl ! n

r ; uiivtioii ui iure:gii capital as a rta v ev il.

particularly in uie cousirucuoii or roans

Saturday, Dec. 27, IS43. In ihe Senate, this morning, Mr. Jackson reported a bill for the charier of a company to construct the Madison and IndianapolisjRailroad to Andersonlown, by w ay of Pendleton and llunlsville. Mr. Edmonson moved its reference, to ascertain if its charter permitted the issue of scrip; and Mr. Chapman of L.. moved further to instruct, by incorporating in the bill the "individual liability," clause;

but the motion was lost, only nine voting in its favor, viz: Messrs. Barbour, Berry, ofF., Chapman of D., Chapman of L., English, lleriiman, Howel, Major and Miller. Thirty-three voted in the negative. Mr. Pomeroy reported a bill, and ft-

mendments; fixing the perdiem of giand and petit jurors; and Mr. English one to establish a State road in Scolt county, w hich were read the 3d. time and passed. Mr. Lnne, the chairman of the Joint Committee on Mr. Butler's letter respecting the Slate debt, reported lhat the inditidual members of said Commitlee, had paid, out of their own pockets, all the ciar-

gesjr Clerk hire, printing, c, about which such a long debate was had, and for doing which the functions of that mint important Committee had like to be suspended in the beginning or their labors. This information must do much to allay

the apprehension of the Senators who thought they foresw in the "usurpation of the Committee," an involvement of ihe

State in $33 or 40 dollars of expenses.

Mr . Holloway introduced a preamble and resolution calling upon the Governor for information in relation to Mr. Butler's authority &c. which was laid upon tho table. Mr. Ellis introduced a resolution call-

upon Ihe Auditor of Stale for detailed information ol ihe cost of constructing the

Wabash and Erie canal, the value of lands appropriated, its profits to the Slate, &c; which after being amended by including the Wabash Rapids, the While-water and Central Canals, the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, &c. was in the afternoon,

adopted; and the Audiloi was; on motion, authorized lo employ a clerk to aid him in

making out and copying the information sought. In the afternoon, the President laid before Ihe Senate, a communication from Ihe Governor, in reply to a resolution asking the information as to the authority of Chas. Butler lo act as agent of the Bondholders; which Mr. Chapman of L-, considering and denouncing as evasive and unsatisfactorily, moved to have returned to the Governor; but the motion was lost. On motion of Mr. Lane, it was laid on 'the table and 500 copies of it ordered to be printed. The Senate wb9 occupied some time with a prpositinn to clip off a pait of Harrison county, and attach it to Crawford,

in order, as Mr. Zeanor contended, to

make Leavenworth the Centre of the latter county, and secure to it the continuance

of the county seat, &c. Il was laid on the table for the present. The Senate, after amending a large number of bill on their

2d. reading adjourned to Monday. II. R. Monday, Dec. 29.1345

This morning thero were several petitions presented, and reports made, but, as

none of them aro of general importance, it

is not thought necessary to menl ion them

specially.

Mr, Harelrigg introduced a resolution

for the appointment of a Select Committee

to report on the propriety of providing

fund for the extinguishment of the State

debt, and to prepare a report and table,

showing the accumulation and :apaciiy of

such fund, at five per cent per annum, for

any number of years up to 30, and showing

also the result of such fund, for a given

period, and compounded t the same rate;

Adopted. Mr. Chambers, providing for an adjourn merit of the Legislature on tho 12lhofJan uirv sixk Dir.

Mr. Vandevecr moved to amend by inserting the loth. Mr. Thompson moved to lay it on the table, w hich prevailed ayes

40, noes 41. Mr. Pennington called for a

new count, when it was laid on the table

ayes 50. noes 44. Mr. Thompson introduced a joint resolu

tion with reference to the vacant public

lands in the Vincennes Land District, ask

ing Congress for the balance of the lands lo

aid in constructing the v abash and I'.rie

Canal to Evansvillo, the lands already ap

propriated not being sufficient to complete that important work. Tho preamble ad

vocates tl e grant on account of the military facilities which the work will atiord tJ the General Gjverninent in transporting troops and munitions of war, and maintains lhat such works are equal as means of rational defence, to fortifications or vessels of war, A:c. Read and passed to a 2d reading. The bill for the relief of Wabash College at Crawfordaville, was on motion of Mr. Hazelrigg, taken from the table, the bill extends the time of paying the debt to the S'.ate to five years, at five per cent, from next January. It elicited quite & warm discussion. AFTBRSOOX CESSIOK. Uillt pasted; This aiternoon, the following bills, on their 3d reading, passed; To incorporate the "Hrookvillo Manufacturing Company." The Evansville Modicl Society, with authority to organise a Medical College, and also the Union Medicil Society of Northern Indiana; For the relief of Benjamin Powell. Ate ; To amend the act incorporating the city of Fort Wayne, w o. Providing for a road bridge across the W-

of school lands in igo county. CI aaing

the name of 1) ibsonville to Ciiarleshurch.

Authorizing Jno. Etston t improve Mill

privileges in Alien county, lo amend I

Revised Laws in relation fo Trust Funds. Locating a roid in Fulton and Maishal

county, and the bill authorizing II. V- C.

Lodg-e to collect arrearages in Jeffi.Teon comity. The House then proceeded to consider bills on thei 2d reading. The bill for the relief of settlers on tbeeanal lands, Jfredu-

cing the penalty from 25 lo 10 per cent, coming up, Mr. Taber moved to amend, so ad to provide Ihnt. when tha settlers owning not more than 160 acres, shall make

the final paymentjon their land, the amount ol the penalty for non-payment shall be remitted and credited as eo much money paid. It was, after some discussion, adopted, and the bit! ordered to be engrossed. The bill to divorce Huldah Richardson

from her husband. She had been married ! about a year to R , svho was lately found guilty of larceny and a hard-drinking man. She had several children, but none by R'chardson. The bill was ordered to be engrossed ayes 41, noes 43. The bill regulating the publication of es

tray noticesj as amended by providing for advertising estrays, in newspapers near to where taken up, coming up, .Vr. Shanks opposed the amendment, wishing the law to stand as at present, .ir. Pennington hoped the bill would pass. It was only sheer justico to the local papers tint it should. He could not see why the newspapers at Indianapolis slnuld be pampereJ with the whole public advertising patronage of the State, and tint, too, at tho expense of the country newspapers. Ho appealed to members to stand by the interests of their own editors, and contended that the existing hw had proved a failure, aid that fev of ihe people in any of the distant

counties had an opportunity of seeing advertised strays in the Indianap-jlia newspaper!. The Editors in Indianapolis are already in possession of extensive patronage, and he thought they should be satisfied with that, without Fubstrting this little patronage from their cotemporaries at a distance from iho seat of Government. Mr. Vicklc took the same view of the subject, anJ adduced some instances of incon

veniences of the extsting law. The amendment was lost ayes 30, noes 43. The Senate amendment to the hill fixing thecompensBtion of grand and petit jurors, was concurred in ayes 8G, noes 10. Il fixes Ihe allowance at $1 per day, Btid authorizes the county board .i rediine to

ocenls,or increase to$l 25 per day, as maybe deemed expedient Thebill making allowance to Sylvester House, of Syracuse, N. Y., for arresting Jos. Gould, a fugitive convict, (who escaped from the guard whilst on the Madison Railroad, on his way t0 the Penitentiary,) after some discussion, passed. The engrossed bill of the Senate, apportioning Senators and Representatives for the next five years, and fixing the Senators at 30, and Representatives at 75, tho' not endorsed by the Secretary was read.

This bill, which passed the Senate in a

joke, was no sooner announced in ihe House as having passed, than it created

much surprise, and induced many to be lieve that the millenium must have certain

ly arrived, if so important a measure had passed nt Ihe other end of the Capitol with such celerity and rapidity, and that, too, without debate. Mr. Vandeveer moved to

respectfully return the bill, as not attested according to the joint rules of the House.

Mr. McDonald thought no notice should be taken of it. Mr. Pennineton wished it

returned, as not properly attested, and

thought it was not treating the House with

becoming dignity, if ihe bill was seni out of a joke. Mr. Vandeveer took the same

view of the subject. Mr. Thompson believed "cool doings" were tho best. He said ihe bill was not properly endorsed, and we had no right to suppose that the bill was not sent in by mistake or oversight. He did not think it right that the

House should take advantage of its numer

ical sltergih and youth, to whip the small

and venerable body of men at the other end of the capiiol. Mr. Hall of G. agreed

with the last suggestion did Mr. Secrest.

Mr. Stapp offered an amendment, but as

ihe Senators arrived in the Hall, and a

good deal of buzz and fuss prevailed, the

House adjourned without bringing this practical joke to a focus.

In ihe Senate, this morning' Mr. Herrimau's apportionment bill was ordered to be engrossed. An act for the relief of the borrowers of the surplus, sinking. College and saline funds, taking up this morning, was, after some discussion, in the afternoon, indefinitely postponed ayes 28, noes 21. A bill to incorporate Post Fulioii Clark rninity, pissed. The Rochester and Michigan Railioad company char

ter, and that Tor a Hydraulic company in Lafaypite were killed with amendments. The Senate then adjourned.

CONGRESSIONAL.

Indianapolih. Dec. 30, 1845 Dear Sir: The Senate yesterday

Transacted very little business of impor

tance, ftome little discussion occurred about priming the majority and minority

report upon the location of the Deaf and Dumb Assylum the former fixing upon Indianapolis, and the latter at Blooming-

ton. The motion to print the minority re

port did not prevail. Mr. Buell reported a joint resolution requesting the Governor to issus scire fa

cias against the Branches of the Slate

Bank at Michigan city and Lafayctie; but after being twice read it was laid on the

table for ihe present. Bills in relation to summoning jurors in Decalur and Warren, and for the relief of settlers on the Wabash and Erie Canal lands; passed, as did the bill to remunerate Sylvester (Dense; to erect a bridge in Ripley across Laughrey creek, and the bill to vacate a street in West Richmond. An attempt to fix upon the 5th, the 12th and the lOih of next month for the adjournment of ihe Legislature, after considerable discussion, was defeated; and ihe resolution laid on the table it being thought better not to fix upon a day certain until gome of the important measures of Icgislalion are first disposed of. The clerks ofiho Senate were by resolution, authorized to employ ihe necessary assistants. 'Mr. Orlh introduced a bill

which passed, providing for erecting a

monument, on the Tippecanoe Battle Ground, Tnis bill provides that a fund be establishedby opening books intheseveral Auditor's offices, under the supervision of the Auditors, for the purpose ofreceivina subscriptions and donations lo aid the fund. The Auditor annually to pay over lo ihe Slate Treasury tha amount collected, which shall bear an interest of 6 percent., until a mm sufllcient for the erection of a proper monument shall have accumulated. Mr. Berry, of F. introduced a bill repealing all laws which allow ihe Stale Bank of Indian to issue hills of a ilononiinaiion less than $5; read and passed lo a 2d reading. Bills incorporating the Peru and Indianapols Rilroad company, and the Wabash Navigation company, as did bills auihorizeing the laying off a town in Wells County, and in relation to the fees of Re-

II. K. Tuesday, Dec. 30. This morning, on motion of Mr. Stapp,

all notice of the proceedings had yesterday afternoon, mi the Senate ''apportionment bill," ( hich was a mere hoar.) was obliterated from the journals. Mr. Porter reported back the bill to a-

mend ths , execution laws, with amendments; whirfi were concurred in; when Mr. Clements moved to strike out the Cih section of the bill, making executions in Circuit and Probate Couris returnable in 130 days, and justices in 120 days; which prevailed ayes G2, noes 41. Mr. Osborn of L, offered an amendment, making it obligatory on the sheriff to execule his process in three months from ihe day of its issue, or be liable for the debt.

Mr. Osborn addressed the House at lengtli for Ihe purpose of showing ihe necessity of providing some penalty to compel ihe Sheriff lo perform his duty; and gave a detail of the various methods by which the dishonest debtor can keep his creditor out of his rights. Mr. Clymer said his constituents wished to see an end put

lit those valuations and appraisement laws, which only henefillcd ihe dishonest debtor, and more frequently operated to the injury of the poor than of the rich, by enabling the dishonest employer lo keep them out of their rights. Mr. Cox took ihe same view of the amendment. Mr. Stapp was opposed lo changing ihe existing laws w iih reference to debts already

contracted; but would cheerfully vote for

modifying ihe appraisement and valuation laws as it respects new contract?. This, he thought, would Ik: loth expedient and proper; but not so with refeience to oIJ contracts. Mr. Secrest said in a'l our leg

islation we should try and conform to the

decision of the Supreme Cocrt of the U.

Slates, as concurred in by our own Court, so as not lo infringe upon or affect pre-ex

isting contract?, as 6uch legislation will

be declared by the Courts a nullity. After

a lengthened discussion, the amendment

of Mr. Osborn of L. was adopted, and the

bill ordered lo be engrossed.

The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Auditor of Slate, giing a detailed statement of the cost and incomes of ihe various public works of the State; w hich was laid on ihe table, and 500 copies ordered to be printed. The net to amend the Revised Statutes

with reference to affidavits, passed. Theacl authorizing Corby M. Lewis, of

Jackson county, to sell clocks and domestic goods without s license, passed. The House adjourned. In the afternoon the joint committee proceeded to elect a superintendent of the New Albany & Vincennes Macadamized road; when John FrBzier was elected, having received Ol.andJ . B. Brown 41 votes.

Mr. Clymer, from the select commitlee

on the apportionment, reported an appor

tionment bill, which was laid on the table,

and 150 copies ordered to be printed.

This important bill will be forwarded in time for the next r.o. of ihe American. A bill was passed for the relief of Thos. Murphy. Ifa&asi College Bill.

The House took up the bill for the relief

of the abash College, and the pending

amendments to raise the interest Irom 5 lo

G and 7 percent.

The debate was suspended, and thebill

changing the venue in the cae of Silas Do

ty from the Allen to the Elkhart Circuit

passed

The previous question was then called

and sustained; and the main question was

put on the passage of the bill, (without the

amendment) and determined in the nega

live ayes 30, noes 51. The House then adjourned.

Waslmxgto.i, Dec. 18. SENATE-. Mr. Allen moved that lrw Senate a Ivise ihe President to give 'notice to Great Britain of the termination of the joint occupancy of Oregon, one year from the day on which said notice nhall be served upon

that Government. Mr. Atchinson offered resolutions as to organizeiug a territorial government in Oregon, prop si.ig block-house arming the militia of Oregon, &r. rrferred to Judiciary Committee. HOUSE. The Massachusetts resolutions about"

naturalization, were further debated, and. again suspended. Keolutions, notices of bills, &c, were presented. Washixgt k, Dec. 19Senate did not sit in-day. HOUSE. Joseph .11. Ingcrsoll introduced a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to enquire into the expediency I. Of relieving the Judges of I be Su. preme Court from holding Circuit Courts. 2 Of conferring upon the Judges of the District Couris entire Circuit Court jurisdiction. 3. Of providing for holding two terms of the Su preme Court annually. 4. And of reducing prospectively tbs

number of that Court. ' Referred to the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Read to repeal the District Law. Mr. Owen introduced a bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution. Various motions were made as regards Orcgc n. Mr, Winthrop submitted the following resolutions: 1, Ilctolced, That the did", jrence between the United States and Great Britain, cu the subject of the Oregon Territory, are still a eabject for negotiation and compromise, and that satisfactory evidence his not yet been afforded that no compromise

which the United S'.ates ought to accept

can be effected. 2 Resolved. Tint it wouli' be a dishonor to l he age in which we live, and in .the highest degree discreditable to both tho nations concerned, if they shall suffer themselves to be drawn into a war upon a question of no immediate or practical interest to either of them. 3. Retnlved, That if no other mode for the amicable adjustment of this question remains, it is dja to -the principles of civilization and Christianity that a resort to arbitration should bo had and that tbis Government cannot relieve iiselffrom all responsibility which may follow the failure to settle the controversy while tbis resort is still untried. 4. Retnlved, That arbitration does not necessarily involve a reference to the

crowned heads; and that, if a jealousy of tuch a reference is entertained in any qu&rt er, a commission of able and d.epatsionat citizens, either from the two countries concerned, or from the world at large

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stitep. No American Norrl h mc mrt with nrh ton

i-hirir Micro, as "THE QUAKER CITY," or hich

30.000 puniea havr alrradr bfrn tnld.

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into a feartul intercut-" WeMcrnLiterary Review

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a decided appmTal from th. public. Thcworkwill litre in the records of our literature, aa the first Amrrran

orel riVscribine; men and manners not onlyas tor

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JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT. This medicine has 'already proved itseirto be all that it has been recommended, by those who hare riven it a fair test in this country, and the demand for it increases daily. We have just heard of an importandrureor Asthma, which has been affected by the ne of it in a neiehborintr town the case was that of a

female, who had lor a lone; lime been under the care of

a physician, but had received no relief, and her case was cnnidcrrd hopeless. Asa last resort she purchased a bottle of Dr. Javne's Expectorant, which cuusid her to expectorate freely, eradualljr eased her couph, and rapidly restored her tu hi alth. We have ho hesitation in saying, that this preparation of Or. Jarne, for Ihe cureof Coiirhs, Colds, Influenza, Ashmft, Consumntion, &e.,(is the mot valuable medicine everoffereri to the American public. There is no quackery about it Or. Jayne is one'of the most skilful practising physicians in Pennsylvaeia, and, wherever his various preparations have been thorontrhly tested, he is looked upon as a gnat public benefactor. SQmertet ( Maine) Journal; A .V I M PORTA XT LETT Elf. The following Irttrr from Dr. Bripham, of Lowell, Mass, but speaks the uniform language of hundreds of other Thysicians, who have tried, and therefore know how to appreciate Jayne'a Expectorant. Lowell. Mass. Jan. 27. 1844.

Dr. David Jayne: Dear Sir. I have "used your medicine, (so universally known by the name of Jayne'a

expectorant; in my practice for a number of years.

and can most truly say, that 1 have been more suc

cessful in the nseof that as a mild, safe and thorough

Expectorant, than of any which t have ever used. It is the best for the fallowing obvious reasons. It does

not if civenin pmprrdosts. orcaaioiradisaereeablenau

sea. It does not weaken the lwnirs and prostrate the system, like most other Expectorants in common use.

nor does it abate the appetite of the patient, like other

nauseating; medicines, which have been used by the

faculty. In a word it is nearly or quite the thine;

wnicn nas oeen sought lor by many of the faculy for ages rone byr I remain, vour's e.. I.VTHER RRIGHAM, M.D. The above Medicine is said by Hitt Jt Haile, Brookjx Ind.

NOTICE

TS Hereby riven that my wife Mary Jane Gibson has left my bed and board, without anv just cause or

pay no debts of her eon-

provication, and that I will pay no d

tractinr. J.AM.ES H. GIBSON. Dec. 26. 1845. l-3w.

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o.Ters l'self as an obvious

tionable alternative.

These resolutions were laid over

the role for debate.

Mr. Douglass moved the following res

olution in relation to Oregon.

1. RetolveJ, 1 hat the title to any part

of the Oregon Territory south J of 54 de

grees 40 minutes north latitude is not open

to compromise so as to surrender any part of said territory.

2. Retolved Thst the question of title

to that territory should not be Ion to ar

bitration.

I'hese resolutions were also laid ovor

under the rul e for debate.

SUB TREASURY P.ILL. Mr. Droomgoole, from ha Committee of

Ways and Means reported a bill (or the

better protection and co. lection of tbe

Public money, which was read twice and referred to the Committee ofti.o WLole.

Other Resolution were offered, perhaps

a hundred in "11. Among them wero

those looking to some connection of tbe

waters ol the United States, with those flowing through the Oregon Territory.

Also, ts'the two per cent fund belongiugto the new States, and withheld from the non-paying States on debtto tbe General Government under an act of tbe last Congress Also, proposing 10,000 extra Reports of the Commissioner of the Land Office extra conies'of Oapt. Freemont's Report of two expeditions to the Rocky Mountains proposing a Canal around the Falls of St. Marie a tonnage duty on Canal boats' Arc. All these were resolutions of inquiry, and all were referred to Committees as unobjectionable or laid upon tbe table. Between two and three P. M.an adjournment was moved and carried Ayes IV , Noei G6. Tho adjournment was to Monay next. Washinotoh, December 2i. SENATE. Mr. Calhoun appeired in bis6eat toiday. Mr. Webster presented several remonstrances a?aintl the amexation of Texas as a slave State. Mr. Fairfield asked to bo excused from serving on the Select Committee on French Claiinsprior to 1300, on the ground of hav

ing personal interest in tbose claims in cim sequence of the recent death of a relative of bis wife. The request was granted. Mr. Webster was appointed. Mr- Ashley from tbe Committee on tbe Judiciary, reported the joint resolution passed by the House, for the Admission of Texas, without amendment, with a recommendation that tho sarre do piss. Mr. Ashly stated that he was further instructed by the Committee to ask the immediate consideration of the resolution. The question was read a second time and reported to the Senate. The question beimr on the third reidir.g of tho same. Mr. Webster rose and said tha, he was

quite aware that iuis reeomu...!

It had been pacsed by a large majority

ihe other House, and it was quus

known that it woiId be passad by

m.lnrilll oftllisbodV.

tors, said Mr. W. who opposed this meas

ure before the set authorizing the annexa

tion of Texas was passed, who will fool thomeplves bound by the action

has since tiken place to vote for this resolution. As regards the annexation of I cxas to this country, it was well known tba he Mr W. had telt it his doty to oppose it from the first time the idea had been put forth. , He had upon the deepest reflection long so-o come to the conclusion that it was dangerous to enlarge the territorial boundaries of this country He had always wished that this country should exhibit to the nations of tie earth the proud spectacle of a, happy, rich and powerful republic, not possessed by a spirit of territorial aggrandise, inent. Mr. W. said he did not turn that the free Sutes ought to be called upon to admit slave S'.ates having so great an advantage over them in representation in comparison wilh their population. If any State formed from the tree territories of the Northwest should propose to be admitted into the Uujon, vt'nh the same

in

well

a largo

There are Sena-

now

that

March tn, lltf.