Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 35, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1848 — Page 1

3ntuana Cegislaturc. irrOÄTID TOl THE I.XDJA.XA STATC IEXTI.XIL. SENATE. Saturday, February 5, 1849. AFTERNOON SESSION. Oa leave granted, Mi. Robinson reported bick the bill incorpnating the Cincinnati tod St. Louis railroad company ; which was laid on the table. Several bills weie taken up on third leading and teferred or engrossed. Tbe following resolutions previously offered by Mr. Roseau, weie taken up: 1. Resolved by the Senate aid the Home of Represent aittet of the State of Indiana, That tbe thanks of the Legislatur be presented to General Zachary Taylor, aod the officers and soMiers under his command in the war of Mexico, far their distinguished gallantry and good Conducton the fields of Palo alto, Resaca de La Palma, Monterey, and the still more memorable battle of Boena Vista, fouzht as it was

od our side chiefly by a volunteer force. And that while we deplore the loss of so many valuable lives, we are not insensible to the renown which these brilliant events hare ad Jed to our national arms. 2. Resolved, that as the representatives of the people of Indiana, we feel a peculiar pride in the military fame of General Taylor, whose iotiepid defence of Fort Harrison in 1812, won for him the fiist brevet of the last war with England, and identified his name with tbe history of our State. 3. Resolved, that although tbe first official reports of tbe battle of Buena Vista, predicated upon tbe reports of subaltern officers cast a momentary shadow upon tbe reputation of the 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, and deeply wounded the sensibilities of '.he State, it is a source of great pride to us, that their conduct on that occasion was subsequently by the investigation of a court of inquiry fully vindicated, and that no man in Indiana, now doubts that this ill-fated and much abued corps exposed as it was without suppoit to a wasting fiie from the enemy's batteries, and an overwhelming infantry force in front, would have stood and perished to a iran but fur the order of their eommaudei to retreat, for up to that moment do corps of our amiy evinced a more deteimined couiage as their torn and shattered ranks abundantly proved, they having lost before they retreated in killed and wounded ninety-four, out of three hundred and sixty men. Composed as this regiment was of the same material as the third Indianiaus under Col. Lane, whose cooduct on that day gained them the highest distinction, we cannot doubt that the disasters of the second were the result of their uufortunate poition; and of the other causes found by the court of inquiry. We refer to these things on this occasion, because we aie siti'fied that it will give to Gen. Taylor equal pleauie with ourselves to see the survivors of that regiment vii d.cated by the cool and dispassionate judgment of the country. Be it further resolved, that having heard of the arrival of General Taylor in the Uni'ed Stales, he is hereby invited to visit the State of Indiana before resuming his military duties in Mexico, that the people and public authorities, may have the oppoitumty of testifying to bim personally their regard far his character as a soldier and a citizen, and that a joint committee of both Houses, to consist of five members Irom each, be appointed to communicate to General Taylor these resolutions. Mr. Rosseau said, in substance, that his object in introducing these resolutions was not to make political capit.il for Gen. Taylor or fur any political party, and lie hoped the question on their passige would not be considered a party rjnestion, but would pass by a unanimous vote of tho Senate. The object of these resolutions was to pay merited tribuie to the gallant services and heroic conduct of Gen. Taylor for the lust forty year of his life; and while a vote of thanks was returned for these services, at the same time to remind lum that injustice bad, in his official report, been done to a portion cf tho citizens of our Stute, who had gallantly sustained her honor on the battle-field of Dues a Vista, and to ask him to set the 2d Indiana regiment right before the world. He did not, however, intend to discuss the question at this time and consume time uselessly. Mr. Harbour, in substance, remarked that he could not go lor the resolutions ; that Gen. Taylor had done injustice to the 2nd Indiana regiment in his repon; and until that report was corrected, and the stain that attached to the Slate of his adoption wiped away, lie would sooner cutoff his right arm than give him a vote of thanks. He did not wish to be understood as casting any reflections on the character of Gen. Taylor; he admitted that he was a brave man, a skillful officer, and had achieved great victories lor his country ; but the honor ol gallant spirits of our own State had, by his action, been tarnished, and our State held up as a reproach to the whole Union, and nothing but the magic of Taylor's word could remove tha stain. Why was this word withheld ? Why was not the report corrected when the facts became known to Gen. Taylor? There appeared to him to have been a prejudice against the Indiana troops. The third regiment, when connected with the Mississippi Rifles, were damned by faint praise, when deserving of the highestencomiums. I5ut what was the object of these resolutions? tu make political capital, and the etTort to cast a stigma cn tho character of one of Indiana's noblest sons Gen. Lane. These resolutions intimated that the report of the commander-in-chief was predicated on the report of General Lane. But such was not the case : Gen. Tuylor could not find in the report of Gen. Lane anything to bear him out in the assertions made in his report. There was vile slander contained in that report ; and although Gen. Taylor uttered it, thinking it correct at the time, the contrary had since been shown, and it was due to those who fell and those who survive, that the records of the battle of Buena Vista should be corrected; and until that correction was nude he could not vote fur the resolutions. Mi. Af orison offered Ihe following amendment Resolved, that great injustice has been done to the character of the State of Iodiaua, by the official report of the battle of Buena Vista, aud that the errors 'herein stated have been made known to him and acknowledjed in private conversation, and we call upon him to reiterate or acknowledge the error. Mr. Morrison's amendment having been offered. Mr. Roseau wished to know if there was a Senator on the floor who was unwilling to thank Gen. Taylor for his services. If s be wished him to come out and say so. The amendment propoed to accomplish the same thing as Ihe original resolution, the difference as it suggested itself to his mind was simply that one was clothed in the courteous language that should be used in addressing Gen. Tay lor, a od the other in language coarse and undignified, and calculated to wound his feeliugs. He would go as far as any man to sustain the character of Indiana and her troops at Ruena Vista ; he was one who was a personal sufferer by that report, having belonged to the 2nd regiment. He had felt deeply wounded by that report, but when he considered the circumstances under which the report was made, he was constrained to acquit Gen. Taylor of all blame. That repoit was predicated on the reports of subaltern officers ; and that was the only means Gen. Taylor bad of arriving at any conclusion in the matter. Gen. Taylor arrived from Saltillo only in time to see the remnant of that gallant regimeut in retreat before vastly supeiior forces, and he knew Gen. Taylorcharacter too well to suppose for a moment that he would do injustice to any intentionally. He was misled by the reports of subalterns, and the resolutions he introduced, called the Geneial's attention to the fact in tones of courtesy. If the gentlemen were so fierce in denouncing this act of Gen. Tayioi's. why did we not have something of the same kind said a few days ago, when these same gentlemen voted a swoid to Gen. Lane, and declaimed long and loudly io favor of his gallantry and the rewards be was entitled to. That injustice had been done the same troops by Gen. Lane in his official report was true, yet it was never breathed by tbe gentlemen who now paraded tbe wrongs of Indiana before the Senate. He did not for a moment suppose that this was to be a party question. Wheu the vole was taken on presenting a swoid to Gen. Lane, the whig with some four or five exceptions came up and voted with the democrats, and he now appealed to them to come up and do the same ; and if they weie not willing so to do, say so at once and not kill the resolution with amendmauts, so as to compel its friends to go against it. Mr. Morrison remarked that he yielded the palm in regard to a knowledge in the construction of language to the honorable gentleman who had just preceded him. He made no pretensions to skill in the use of words ; but he did pretend to have a blunt,traigbt-flrward way of going in the path his conviction pointed out to him to be the path of duty, and he thought, that'as a Senator of the State, he could not be one to honor a tuan who had dishonored the State and refused to take away that stain after he was aware that it was wrongfully attached. It was a right that was demanded, and he did not feel like flattering a person into doing an act of justice. If injustice was done to the Slate and that there was no one denies, and even Gen. Tay Icr admits as a citizen of that State he did not fel like playing the part of a fawning sycophant in order that justice might follow it. This was the difference between the resolution and the amendment. The amendment was such as spoke out the feelings of freemen, who felt that they had been wronged, and demanded that tbe wrong should be righted ; and until it was righted, the suffrage ot Indiana would never be cast for Gen. Taylor. If the report of Gen. Taylor was predicated on tho report of inferior officers, it did not aller tbe Erinciple it only exculpated him from blame in tbe miing of that report, but did not offer the slightest apology for a year's silence after the truth was made evident. Such was not the course pursued by Gen. Lane. So soon as he was aware of a mistake in his report, he corrected it. Such a course was what justice demanded. He was willing to believe that Gen. Taylor, in the iiurry of a camp life, might have overlooked this matter, or thought it of small importance, and for this reason he wished him to understand that Indiana looked for justice at his hands the only place from which it could be obta'u ed; and while she was willing to applaud him for bis services and return to him her thanks, ahe also, at Iii same time, wss unwilling that disgrace and infamy should rest on the heads of numbers of ber citizen soldiers, of whom and whos- deeds she had reason to he proud. For these reasons he wished the amendment adopted. Mr. Morrison's amendment was laid on the table. Mr. Stewart offered the following amendment t Strike out the first resolution from tbe resolving clause and insert the following! Resolved, that the thanks rf Ihe Legislature be tendered tn Generals Taylor, Scott, Lane, Worth, Twiggs. Butler. S'miib, Shields, Davis, and the brave officers and men who fought and bled on the fields of Mexico, in defence of the fights of their country. Mr. Davis went against amendments; the resolutions contained all tint was required. It was not because Gen. Taylor's report contained a mistake that mo much of fading and hostility was evinred by sundry gentlemen f.n tin floor; (heir political condjutori in tlm halli of Con

Published every Thursday. gress, when railed on to thank the brave old man, found 1'ust such a flimsy excuse for withholding their thanks, t was that he allowed to the enemy at Monterey too mach of leniency and showed mercy, where hj ought, according to the creed of thes valiant men, to have pursued a war of extermination. Ho, there was something behind the scenes, and he wished men to come out like men, and not attempt the miserable farce of hiding themselves behind amendments. Last winter he introduced a set ot resolutions, thanking Gen. Taylor, and the whole democrat phalanx came up like one man, and by amendments, calling the previous question, kc., succeeded in killing the resolutions, and preventing a vote. What was their objection then ? No report had been made at that time which done injustice to our Slate. Where was tbe consistency of gentlemen? Atone time they voted against giving thanks to a brave man, and when next called upon they tell us that they would delight to honor him if he had not done injustice to our Slate. Mr. Rosses u moved to lay the amendment on the table. Mr. Barbour moved to lay the resolution on the table. The discussion was continued by Messrs. Osborn, Barbour, Holloway, and Robinson. A division was called for, and the question then recurred on laying the original resolution on the table; which was lost ayes 17, noes 2G. The question waa then put on laying the amendment of Mr. Stewart on the table, and carried ayes 23, noes 19. Yeas Messrs. Beard, Cassatt, Chenowith, Conner, Cornell, Davis, Ellis, Goodrnow, Hamnck, Holloway, Houghton, Hubbard, James, Montgomery, Murphy, Murray, Osborn, Robinson, Rosseau, Simpson, Verbrike, Winchell, Zenor 23. JS'ays Messrs. Harbour, Dorrv, Coats, Day, English, Green, Handy, H irdin. Henry, Howell, HuiTtetter, Malott, Martin, Miller, Jillikin, Morrison, Read, Stewart, Taber 19. Mr. Heard moved the previous question, which was sustained. Mr. Hardin moved to adjourn ; lost. The question was then taken on the engrossment of the original resolution, and carried, as lollows: Yeas Messrs. Beard, Berry, Cassatt, Chenowith, Conner, Cornell, Davis, English, Ellis, Goodenow, Green, Hamrick, Howell, Houghton, Hubbard, James, Montgomery, Murpliy Murray, Osborn, Read. Robinson, Rosseau, Simpson, Stewart, Verbrike, and Zenor 27. Jfays Messrs. Harbour, Coats, Handy, Hardin, Henry, HurT'tetter, Malott, Miller, Millikin, Morrison, Randall, and Taber 13. Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, Feb. 5th, 1949. Reports Continued. By Mr. Covington, of a bill autboiizing the sale of certain lots in the town of Indianapolis, passed. By Mr. Smiley, of several matters from tbe committee on claims. Also, by Mr. Hall, against the claim of Jno. Bishop and others. By Mr. Dougherty, of same committee, of a bill for the relief of A. G. Selmao, passed. By same, for the relief J. B. Piatt. By Mr. Slater, inexpedient to grant claim of Conner also against grant of claim to George Youngerman. By Mr. Miller, of committee on loads, of a bill revising and consolidating the several arti relative to roads, and that tbe same be published in pamphlet form. By Mr. Dole, of a bill relative to the Delphi storage and forwarding company's side cut, a part of the Wabash and Erie canal passed; by same, relative to the ie-appiaise-men! of Wabash and Erie canal lands passed. By Mr. Gooding, from the committee on corporations, of a bill incorporating the town of Washington, Wayne county ; passed. By Mr. Harvey, of same committee, of a bill incorporating the R.chester and Peru railroad company passed. By Mr. May, amending the act relative to the Covington Diaw Biidge company. By Mr. Major, incorporating the Lutheran Evangelical St, Paul's chuich in Deal burn county parsed. By Mr. Haivey, incorporating ihe Mississippi and Ohio railioad comp.ny after a piotracted discussion upon the passage of this bill, Tbe House adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. McDonald of L. reported a bill incorporating the Buffalo and Mississippi railroad, with amendments adopted, aud the bill passed. The diMission of the morning, upon referring to a committee with instructions the bill incorporating the Ohio and Mississippi railioad was continued not refened, ayes 23, noes 50. After an ineffectual effort to amend by inserting the liability clause and adopting several amendmeuts proposed by the frieuds of the bill it was passed. On motion of Mr. .McDonald of L., the bill incorporating the Buffalo and Mississippi railroad company, was taken from the table, and passed ihe House lereding from its araeudffietit, the Senate having ielued lo agice to iL The bill for the telitf of Jo:eph R. Pratt, was taken from tbe table and paksed. Reports continued. By Mr. Williams of M., from the committee on corporations, of a bill incorporating the town of Eagle Village, Boone county passed. By same, of a bill incorporating the town of New Columbus, Madison county parsed. By Mr. 3eredith, of the committee on State Bank, of a bill authotiziog the establishment of new branches of the State bank. The House adjourned. SENATE. JMoxday, February 7, 1843. Petitions were presented by Messrs. Milligan and Conner, which were appropriately referred. Reports from Standing Committees. Mr. Goodenow reported against the expediency of increasing the salaries of circuit and supreme judges concurred in. Mr. Robinson reported against the claim of J. C. Rush, Mr. Millikin reported back the bill to amend the charter of the Richmond and Terre Haute rail road company which was laid on the table. Reports from Select Committees. jBj Mr. Cassatt a bill to locate a state road in the counties of Wabash, Miami and Howard. Mr. Randall reported back House bill relative to cranberry marshes with an amendment, which was concurred in. By Mr. Green, a bill to incorporate the town of Patriot in Switzerland county, which was passed. Tbe House bill providing for the more speedy completion of a portion of the hospital for the insane was taken up and referred. Mr. Randall reported back a bill in relation to the dam and water power on the central canal in Morgan comity with an amendment concurred in. i Mr. Montgomery against legislation on the report of the State Librarian and expression of their approval of the official conduct of that officer concurred in. Resolutions Introduced. By Mr. Cassatt that the judicial committee inquire whether the trustees of the Wabash and Erie canal oi peroos acting under them have been buying or Sellins; any canal land acrip. contrary to an act supplementary to an act entitled an act to provide for the funded debt of the State which was adopted. By Mr. Henry inquiring of the State Printer the cause of the delay in presenting to the Senate the report of the superintendent of common schools adopted. Bills Introduced. By Mr. Beard a bill to incorporste the Tippecanoe bridge company passed By Mr. Berry, a bill incorporating the town of Blooming ion passed. By Mr. Stewart a bill in relation to mortgages due the treasury fund and the Indianapolis fund referred. Also a bill for the relief of replevy bail referred. Also a joint resolution returning thanks to our officers and men who are and have been engaged in the Mexican war read a first time. By Mr. Taber a bill to change the time of holding the Cass circuit court referred. By Mr. Davis a bill in relation to the Salem and New Albany railroad companv, which passed. By Mr. Randall a bill to authorize the county commissioners of Adams to employ a Prosecuting Attorneypassed. By Mr. Milligan, a bill increasing the powers of the county board for tbe county of Blackford passed. On leave granted, Mr. Martin reported from a select committee, a bill to restrict the county commissioners of Steuben county in levying a tax of 50 cents on the 100 dollars valuation pasaed. The Senate adjourned. AFTER NOOX SESSION'. House bill relative to the probate court of Monroe county waslsken up and passed. The report of tho Treasurer of Stste in answer to a resolution of the Senate, relative to the amount of outstanding treasury notes, was on motion of Mr. Morrison, tsken trom the table, and 250 copies ordered to be printed. A hill extending the February term of the probate court of Bartholomew county was taken up and passed. A common cslion was received fro Jno. W. Wright asking for lime t send for testimony and papers to present to (he judicial comiiLttes in the investigation of certain charge, relating to the duties of his offiee as clerk of the land office it Lojansrt. The charges were that full in

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terest wss not allowed on scrip to purchsers of canal land, andl hat epecu ations were made in the purchase and sale of scrip. Some objections were made to the memorial, because in it Mr. Cassatt was charged wiih laying plans to injure the reputation of the memorialist. Mr. Cassatt disclaimed any such intention and after some little discussion of the matter. Mr. Murray asked leave to withdraw the memorial, which waa granted by unanimous consent. Bills passed on third Reading. A bill to authorize Roderick Siler to relinquish certain school lands; to incorporate the Wayne county turnpike; to incorporate the Fair View academy in Rush county ; to authorize the improvement of Tanner's creek in Dearborn county ; for the benefit of widows and orphans ; to regulate the signing of bills of exception in the circuit court; to amend the law relative to process in probate court ; to regulate the proceedings in the action of waste ; to incorporate the Fort Wayne and Goshen turnpike company ; for the relief of the heirs of John Widney; to amend tbe statutes of '43 relative to the probate of wills and testaments ; for tbe relief of Margaret Wade; to authorize executors, administrators and guardians to make deeds in certain cases : an act supplementary to an act entitled an act to amend an act for the relief of purchasers of canal lands. A joint resolution relative to the Harbor at Michigan city passed. A joint resolution relative to General Taylor, returning the thanks of the State and inviting him to partake of its hospitality, which passed by the following vote: Arts. Messrs. Beard, Berry, Cassatt, Chenowith, Conduit, Conner, Cornett, Day, Davis, English. Ellis, Goodenow, Green, Hamrick, Howell, Houghton, Hubbard, James, Miliigsn, Montgomery, Murray, Osborn. Read, Robinson, Rosseau, Simpson, Stewart, Verbrike, Waters and Zenor 30. Noes. Messrs. Barbour, Coats, Handy. Henry, Hardin, Holloway, HuffUetter. Malott, Marlin, Miller, Millikin, Morrison, Taber and Winchell 15. House Bills. Declaring a mi't.rint ; to authorize the Dearborn probate court to make certain orders and decrees ; joint resolution increasing the pay of non-commissioned officers and privates in our army in Mexico: for the relief of the wid ow and heira of Benjamin Owen ; to regulato agencies of foreign insurance companies ; authorizing a valuation of lands In Monroe and Irwin townhips in Howard county ; relative to probate judges in the county of Porter; to incorporate the Clay cotton mills; joint resolution of thanks to Capt. John S. Simoason and Lemuel Ford. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday Morning, Feb. 7, 1943. Leave of absence given lo Afessrs. Colip, De Bruler and Hamilton. Leave given Mr. Meredith to introduce a bill (fur Mr. Colip) for the better enabling the citizens of Congressional township No. 2, N. 2, 5 E, iu Hamilton county, to diipose of school land-i rules suspended, and pissed. By Mr. Litchteberger, of a bill incorporating the Mechanics and Working Aen's Institute Ml. Vernoo, Posey county passea. Leave given Mr. Line, lo introduce a claim of Robinson, of Franklin counly. The bill organizing new districts of the State Bank, and establishing new blanches thereof beine tbe first thine in the order of busines, Mr. Cole proposed an amendment not adopted, and the bill was passed. Reports continued. By Mr. McConnell, iclative to the improvement of the Iro quois liver. State ot Indiana passed. By Mr. Bryant, of a bill establishing a horse ferry across the Wabash ruer at Williamspoit passed By Mr. Dobson, of a bill vacating a part of Southpoit, uweo county iaia on the table. By Mt. Kimmous, of a till divorcing Samuel Widner rcjecieu. By Mr. Lane, of a bill vacating certain stieets and lots in the town of IVew Lawrenceborgb passed. By Mr. AMls, of a bill authorizing A. Alley to make a deed to certain land in Posey county parsed. By Mr. Bowling, of a bill telocating a State road in Clay county passed. By Mr. Wolfo.cf a bill incorporating the Vincennes, Terre Haute aud Evansville railroad company j with certain amendments after considerable discussion by seveial members pro and eon, on the propriety of adopting the amendments tbe question was taken, and they were adopted. The question was then taken ou the eugiossment so oraereu, ayes 39, noes 31. By Mr. Cole, relative to a separate representative for the county of Ciawfjrd for the year 1S43. Leave given Mi. Covington of absence for the remainder of the session. By Mr. Goodiog, of a bill for the change and relocation of a Stale road in Hancock county passed, liy Afr. Cole, repealing an act fixing the fees of auditor of Alumi county passed. By Alt. Cookeily, lecomineoding the laying upon the table a petition. By Mr. Harvey, of a bill amending section 443 of chapter 30 of the icvised statutes of 1S43. Br Mr. Thompson of G., regulating tbe granting of license for ardent spiiits in Gibson count) passed. By Mr. Kinney, of a joiut resolution relative to tbe National road passed. By Mr. Cole, of a bill vacating certain streets therein named passed. By Mr. McDonald of A., of a bill vacating certain streets and alleys in the town of Decatur, Adams county passed. By Mr. Sackett, of a bill incorporating tbe Anderson bridge company passed. By Mr. Shiyock, of a bill locating a State road in Falton, Pulaski, ilarsball and Stark passed. By Mr. Meredith, ou the subject of retailing ardent spirits concurred io. By Mr. Jones of S., of a bill granting the incorporation of the t-lectro Magnetic Telegraphic company with an amendment coucuned in, and passed. By Mr. De Biuler, of a bill extending the time for the supervisors to work roads so far as the county of Spencer is concerned passed. By Mr. Haivey, relative to the charge against J. H. Thompson secretary of State inexpedient to legislate further on the matter concurred iu. By Mr. Kinney, a preamble and a joint resolution on the sutjeel of demanding justice for the Iodiaua troops, io tbe battle of Buena VUta. A considerable excitement was raised throughout the House on the introduction of the resolution, nothing worthy of nute was said and ou motion it was laid on the table ayes 47, noes 41. And ibe House adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION, Reports continued. By Mr. Hamilton, of a bill establishing additional election preciticls pnssed. By Mr. Fuller, making allowances to the Adjutant and Quartermaster Generals passed. By Mr. Windstat.dley, inexpedient to legislate further. By Mr. Bryant, allowing mileage laid upon the table. By Mr. Jones of S., relative to allowance to the Probat Judge of llioley county passed. By Mr. Orr, relative the elections of township assessors in Delaware county passed. By Mr. Cole, repealing, an act exempting improvements from taxes, rtlaline to the county of Miami. By Mr. Hamilton, amending article 3, chapter 31, of tbe Revised Statutes of ls4J parsed; By Mr. Harlan, for the relief of persona who have made improvements on school sections in the Miami lieer v a named. Also, authorizing a levy of a tax on the citizens of Marion, Grant county passed. Also, changing the license last winter, so iar as relates to the county of Grant passed. Leave cranted. Mr. Terry introduced a bill repealing part of an act entitled, an act regulating the salaries of . . ssp a a. a 1 ! I . . the Governor and ouicers nt state, ana oi wie uegismiure allowing three dollars per day lo the members of the Legislature. The question being tnken on the passage of the bill, it was lost ayes 21 , noes 53. Leave granted, Mr. Covington introduced a bill authorizing the supervisor to wotk a certain roud in Ohio county passed. By Mr. Cole, improving the breed of horses in tbe county of Miami passed. Resolutions Inlnductd. By Mr. Brown, whether the State cf Indiana has any facilities fur manufacturing purposes, and what steps were necessary to avail the Slate of the same adopted. By Mr. Harvey, in reference to a claim of A. Bird adopted. By Mr. Dole, relative to allowance to committee on education of education convention for services rendered adooted. Leave granted, Mr. Line reported a bill for the relief of Wm. Robinson passed. By Mr. Hamilton, relative to the claim of Wm. Sullivanadopted. By Mr. Roache, relative to the claim of Samuel L. Crossly adopted. Joint Resolutions. By Mr. Neal, relntive to the new territories of New Mtiiro and Calilornia. By Mr. Harlan, relative to volunteers settling on the public lands in the Miami Reserve passed. Ullis Introduced. By Mr. Miller, vacating a street in New Carlisle, St. Jnaeph county passed. Leave granted, Mr. Terry introduced a bill relative to fn Minna H'tfnt'f

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By Mr. Sullivan, for the benefit of the Jeffersonville and New Albany Railroad company passed. By Mr. Fuller, making additional- allowance for extra services passed. By Mr. May, extending the February term of the probata court of Washington county passed. By Mr. Bowling, repealing an act relative to the mode of doing business in Clay county passed. By Mr. Harding, relative to the Northern Division of the Central Canal referred. By Mr. Terry, amending an act therein named relative to bridges on the New Albany and Vincennes road referred. By Mr. Williams of M., exempting the property of deaf and dumb and blind persons, where under $500 in value, also of poll tax referred. By Mr. Frazer, amend itory of an act establishing a free turnpike road in Marshall, Kosciusko and other counties passed. By Mr. Smiley, incorporating the York Guards passed. By Mr. Dole, for the relief of Wm. A. Richardson and others passed. By Mr. Orton, amendatory of chapter 13 of the Revised St itutes of 1343. By Mr. Roache, declaring certain acts in forcepassed. By Mr. -Williams of M., changing the name of Andersontown to Anderson passed. By Mr. Orr, for the relief of Mrs. Elliner Leepassed. By Mr. McKenzie, vacating an alley in Greencastle passed. By Mr. Brown, for the government of the insane hospital referred. Bv Mr. Harding, regulating the width of county roads in Marion county passed. By Mr. Windstandley, repealing an act therein named referred. By Mr. Coble, changing tie name of Alton, a town in Crawford county passed. By Mr. May, repealing an act therein mentioned passed. By Mr. rr, requiring the auditor to print the amount of miles allowed lo the members of the Legislature referred. By Mr. Line, to confer authority on circuit courts to change the names of persons and towns and village.". The House adjourned. SENATE. Tcesdat, Feb. 8, 1S49. The House bill to encourage the growth of cranberries in the county of Allen snd Senate bill relative to the dam and water power on the central canal in the county of Morgan were taken up and passed. Also a bill incorporating the Cincinnati and St. Louis rail road company. Several House bills were taken up on their second reading and referred or engrossed. Tbe following House bills were passed : a bill legalizing ibe sale ot teal estate by Peter Navarre; to reduce thel iw incorporating the city nf Madison and the acts amendatory thereto lo one act and amend the same ; to incorporate the South Bend woollen and cotton manufactory ; concerning the State Library ; to incorporate the Taylor cotton mills; to incorporate the Cannelton glass manufacturing company ; to incorporate the Cai.nelton paper mill; bill making provision for the payment of the witnesses before the judicial committee in the investigation of the case of tbe trustees of the Wabash and Erie canal ; to incorporate the Ward coiion mills; lo incorporate the Indiana cotton mills; to incorporate the Canneliou cotton mills ; to incorporate the Cannelton foundry ; to incorporate the Princeton female scademy ; to repeal a certain act therein named relative to the auditor of Madison county ; to legali e the action of the president and trustees of the town of Rising Sun ; to change the name of Ebenezer Barker Twitcbell; for the relief of Mary M. Goodrich, giving her power to file a bill lo recover certain property ; to authorize the auditor and school commissioners of Miami county t. make a deed to Jacob Brnwer; to amend an act entitled an act to enable supervisors more effectually to keep in repair certain highways; in relation to the lax duplicate of the county of Jefferson for the year 1S47; fixing juror's fees before justices courts in the county of Delaware ; to amend an act entitled an act to authorize ihe voters of counties lo prevent the sale of ardent pirits ; to incorporate the town cf New London in Howard county; to incorporate the Brownstown and Liberty turnpike company ; to lop off extra fees of the auditor of Grant county ; for the better securing titles in Spencer and Dubois counties ; to amend an act regulating the mode of doing township business in tbe county of Elkhart ; authorizing the location of a State road in Posey county ; to regulate clerk's fees in the Probate court of Jackson county ; relative to the charter of the town of Indianapolis ; io incorporate the Centerville and Abhington turnpike company ; lo incorporate the Madison, Lexington and Brownstown turnpike company ; regulating the salary of the auditor of Putnam county ; for the relief of Charity Forden of Floyd county ; to authorize John Secrest to build a dam across the Mississinewsy river; to incorporate the Madison hotel company ; declaring Scott Noel the successor in office of a certain justice of the peace; in relation to a certain S;ate road iu the county of Daviess ; to provide for a county library in the county of Pulaski ; to locate a State road in the county of Poesy ; to incorporate ibe Perry cotton mills. Several Senate bills weie taken up and referred or engrossed. A bill to amend an act in relation to the election and sslaries of prosecuting attorneys in certain counties, wss tsken up and passed. The Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Cassatt on leave gianted, reported back a bill to extend the time of appraisng certain lands belonging to tbe Wabash and Eiie canal, wiih an amendment, which was concuired in, and the bill passed. Bills of the Senate passed. A bill relative to water power on the central canal ; fixing the cunipeiisaliou of the Probate judge of Ripley county ; to vacate a poition of a certain stievl in the town of Bloomington j to incorporate the Chamberlain mills; authorizing the coruinissioneis of Jay county to levy an additional tax; concerning the distiibution of the laws and journals in the county of Bartholomew ; autboiizing the sale of a school distiict iu Adams county ; to prevent the sale of aident spiiits in the townships of Wayne uJ Franklin, iu Wayne couuty, in less quantities than 10 gallons; relative to the collection of taxes iu Bartholomew county; lo locate a State toad from Logansport to Winemac in Pulaski county ; to fix the time of holding courts in the Sth judicial cncuit; lo locate a Stste road In the counties of Alk-n, Adams and Jay ; to incorpoiate the Foil Wayne and Southern railroad company; lo iscoipoiate the Harrison township and Abbington turnpike company ; giving tbe commissioner of the reserve township in Momoe county pay for certain sei vices therein named; to iocorpoiate the Cannelton steam mill and manufacturing company ; to incorpoiate the Mt. Vernon and New Harmony lailroid company j lo legulate the practice of law in the Lagrange ciicuit couit; to amend an act incoiporating the Urookville and Conueisville turnpike company; to authorize Thomas Hamilton to build a dam across the St. Joseph livei; to amend Ihe charter of the Afilford and Columbus railioad company; for the relief of A. Bird; autboiizing the commissioners of Daviess county to employ a physician ; to authorize the sale of a school section in Tippecanoe county ; authorizing tbe sale of the old Indiana State PiUuo ; to change a Stat toad iu the county of St. J sepb ; an act exteudmg Ihe piovisions of the revised statutis in relation to roads to Lagrange county i relating to the compensation of county Treasurers aud Auditois; authoiizing the construction if plank or coal loads; to incorporate the Wabash and Greenville railroad comiwny t joint ieolulion relative to Ihe contiact entered into between the State and the bondholders; to change the name of the town of Springfield, iu Wabash county ; dissolving the bonds of matiimoBy between Mary Eiherton, and D v id Ether tun ; to Ixote a Slate toad io Beulun county; joint tesolution returning thanks to our officers and men, who have beeo or aie now in Mexico. Mr. Ellii on leave giauted, repoited fiom the joint committee -a Ihe State Libraiy, a j iut lesolutiou lelative to international literary exchanges which was adopted. Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday Morning, Feb. b, 1848. Bills Passed. A joint resolution npon the subject of a mail route fiorn Bellville Hendricks county, to Lebanou Boone county ; a bill diposiugof certaiu stone belonging io the State iu Madison county ; repealing an act autboiizing probate courts to set the lime of sales of teal estate by executois and administrators; amending an act incoiporaling Greenfield ; amendatory of Ihe liws now in force icUiive lo estates of decedents; lepealing an act authorizing Elkhart county to take slock in the Buffalo and Mississippi railioad; prohibiting the removal of caues by certiorari tu ciicml court in Delaware county; authoiizing the State Librarian to procure a bo.k in which lo record the names of the volunteers fiom the Sta'e of Itidiaaa to M. xico; amending art. 2, cnap. 25 of lb revi.ed statutes of 1843; amending an act providing for I La office of prosecuting attorney. The House resolved itself inti a committee of tbe whole upon the school bill Mr. Meredith in the chair. After considerable discussion, and some few amendments made, the committee rose, asked leave to report progress, and lo set again granted. Tbe House adjourned. AVTSBSOOSJ SBSSIOST. House mt, and iciolved itself tuio a committee on the

Volume VII:::::::::Xumkr 35. The afternoon wss consumed in the discussion and the committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to be discharged, snd by their chai.-man, reported tbe bill for adoption, and the same ordered to be engrossed. Tbe House adjourned. SENATE. Wednesday, February 9, 1S48. Mr. Houghton presented a petition which was referred. Reports from Committees. Mr. Murray reported back a bill pioviding for the payment of ceitaio money to Lustice E. Alvord, and Homer King, which was passed. Ms. Day reported back a bill for the relief of Collins Adams, of St Joseph county passed. Mr. Morrison reported back a bill in relation to the Treasury and Indianapolis fund engrossed. By Afi. Munay, against further legislation on House bill, cumber 15, coucuned in. Mr. Robinson leported back a bill to regulate testimony in certain cases in conveying of real estate passed ; also against a bill for the re-publication of tbe laws concurred in. Mr. Orth reported against legislating on the subject of a change in the law of marriage, cuncuired in; also against changing the time of fixing the Cass ciicuit courts laid on the table; also a bill for the relief of Replevy Bail passed ; also against legislating further on the licence law cuncuired in ; also against the bill authoiizing the administiator of John Fi-chlie, to sell certain real estate, lefeired to a select committee ; also a bill to regulate the practice of the law, recommending that il be laid on the table, and 500 copies piiated concui red in; also that Mr. Wright, rleik of the laud office at Logansport, had violated the provisions of the act of last winter, in relation to purchaiug and selling of scrip, but that on its being made known to the tiustees of the canal, they bad passed a resolution forbidding the repetition of such purchases, since which time it has not been repeated, and such being the case, they reported against further legislation on the subject, which was concuned in; No thai Mr. Wright bad violated the provisions of the act of last winter, by not allowing interest in full upon canal sciip to puichasers of canal lands, but that his conduct iu this respect was free 'rom censure, he acting under the instiuctiocs of the trustees and as their agent- Mr. Oboin directed from lhat poition of the report exonerating Mr. Wiight fiom censure. Tbe lepnrt of tbe committee was concurred in. Mr. Haidin reported back House bill to vacate certain streets and alleys in Indianapolis, recommending lhat it be laid ou the tablt concurred io. Mr. Millikin reported back House bill to give the citizens of Auioia, a city chatter, which was pasd. .Mr. Coiuelt reported back a bill of the House, for the more speedy completion of the Indiana Hospiial for the insane which pasted. Mr. Coats reported back a bill to revive an act to incorp w rate the Crawfoidville Covington aud Illinois railioad company pased. A niesage from the Governor was received accompanying a bill for the relief of Patrick McGinley, with his icsotis for vetoing the same, and the question being put, shall the bill become a law, notwithstanding tbe veto; it was passed, ayes 30, noes 17. Mr. Rosseau moved to reconsider the vole. Mr. Davis moved the previous question, aud the vote was not reconsideied, ayes 20, noes 24. The bill to vacate certain streets and alleys in Lafayette, with tbe veto of the Governor to the same, was taken up and tbe veto sustained. A bill to incorporate the Indiana canal company was taken up and passed. Senate adjoutned. AFTEF.XOOX SKSSIOX. House Bills passed. For the relief of the sureties of William Johnson ; to change the mode of electing county commissioners in the couuty of Pike; to authorize the inspection of hay iu tbe tcveial counties of this State ; authorizing the board of county commissioner of Madison county, to do a ceilain act ; to amend an act incoiporating the Lawrenceburgh and Roshville turnpike company; lo incorporate the Harrison, New Trenton, aud Eiookville turnpike company; to amend an net to authorize the formation of voluotaty asocutious ; to amend an act to incoipoiate the Lareucebuigh and Rushville railrual company; for the relief of tba widow of the late Wm. H. .May, deceased; torel'Cite apaitofa Stale road in Ihe county of Delaware ; to locate a Slate road therein named; to locate a Slate road in Allen and DeKalb counties ; regulating the sale of spiatous liquors in Centieville, in Wayue county; authorizing the board of county commissioners to lease the seminary iu the county of Wayne ; to iucorp irate the town of Clinton, in Veimillion county ; joint resolution sympathizing with Pope Pius IX, in bis effjit in behalf of liberal reforms in his dominions; to incorporate (he Cambridge and Afillon turnpike company; tJ legalize the acts of the Probate judge of Lagiange county ; defining Ihe duty of the tieasurer of Shelby county; providing for the procuring of additional copies of the revised statutes of 1S43, in Kosciusko county; io lelation to the duties of auditor of Slate, and sinking fun I commissioners; icUting to the fees of ihe clerk of Suilivtn county; for the lelief of Dempey Linton, of Kandoph county; lo authoiize tbe boaidofcomnussioueis of Giant coumy to order an election of a justice of the peace ; to authorize Ihe couuty B jard of Dubois couuty, to dispense with a loaJ tax. For the relief of Lydia Aldrick ; to amend the Revised Statutes of 1343; in relation to the school lands so Iar as the county of Elkhart is concerned ; for the relief of purchaaers of school lands iu Clinton and Carroll counties ; to provide for the survey and location of a State road in Elkhart county ; to provide for a library in Decatur county ; to extend the provisions of a certain act therein named in Jay and Adams counties ; declaring George Brown, a justice of the peace in Madison county; to authorize Lemuel Fiislie to build a bridge; concerning the duiies of clerks of the court in the State of Indiana; establishing additional places of holding elections in Vermillion counly ; to incorporate the Kosciusko, Elkhart and .Miami Railroad Company; to provide for the election of township assessors and treasurers in the county of Jennings; in relation io taking the list of children in ihe county of Perry for school purposes; lo amend an act lo provide for the construction of a railroad from Martinsville to Franklin ; forming rertain sections in Shelby county into a school district; to incorporate the Lafiyette, Monlicello, Winamac and Michigan railroad company ; joint resolution relative to the Indiana Historical Society ; joint resolution relative to copies of the laws of Indiana Territory for the years 1SÖI-2-3 and 4 ; for tho relief of Silas Uvennan of Grant county. On motion of Mr. Beard, the bill creating additional bank districts was taken up, and the amendments of the House concurred in. To authorize ihe individuals i herein named to build a bridge across the Kankakee river. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, Feb. 9ih, 1343. House met: When the resolution of the Senate ad journing the Legislature sine die on the 14th inst. was moved to be taken from tbe table not carried. Bilis Passed, A bill making provisions for the payment of witnesses of Galladley against the Terre Haute Branch Bank; amendatory of the charter of the city of Indianapolis : amendatory of art. 1, chap. 6, of Rev'd. Statutes T 1843; revising an act relative lo building a bridge over the Kankakee river; incorporating the Co. lege corner and Cambridge city rail road ; legalizing a certain act of the Board of Commissioners nf Madison county ; amending the act providing f r the election of county prosecuting attorneys by the people ; g-ving further time to the widow of David Brown d. ceased, and the creditors nf raid di-cede t to file their claims ; incorporating tbe Wabash and Peru free bridge company; incorporating the Henry county turnpike company ; confirming to Mary Williams the sale of a certain lot in Pittsburgh. The bill regulating tbe mode of doing Probate bus'n ess wss made the order of the day, at 2 o'clock this day. Legalizing th sale of certain lots of Mount Hope cemeleiy wear Peru. Incorporating the Ohio river and Michigan rail road. The bill improving the common schools of the Stale ayes 54. nays 92. The House adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Ord'rs of the Dai Bills Passed. The bill changing the motle of doing Probate business, and for other purpose being the special order of the day was laid on the table. The lesolation of tbe Senate adj mining sine die, was taken op, and Mr. Lane moved to concur by amending by inserting Wednesday the 1 6th. Mr. Neal called for the pievions question srconJed. The ques ion then being un the main question, shall the resolution be concurred in it was not earned. Mr. Lane then moved to take from the tnble tbe bill changing the mode of doing probate business carried; Ihe question then wss taken on laingon the table not cauied. Mr. Fiazer proposed as an amendment, Iu strike out the first section tbat the present piobate courts be abolished. Mr. Dole was against any change in the piesent system of probate couitsattbis Ute peiiod of tbe sesion he was against the amendment. Mr. Frazer favored striking out the first section abolishing probate cour's. He favoied a change iu the piesent system, but could not favor this bill it was impeifect. Air. Brown proposed to amend by striking out of the bill all that part relating to abolishing the present Probate system, and giving jurisdiction to the Circuit Courts, and substituting Probata Circuits each Probate Circuit consisting ol the piesent Judicial Circuits. Mr. Kinney proposed to amend one section in the substitute, by making the Probate Judges elected by the people. Mr. McDonald ol L. moved to indefinitely postpone the bill and tba amendments ; carried ayes 40, naya t

Mr.. Hull than sent up to the Speaker's desk to be reaJ a Idler from Mr. S'owart, ihe standard btarer of the flag of the 3d Indiana Rpi;nent, presenting the flag of the

said regiment to the State of Indiana, and leave given to. Mr. Hull to present a resolution appointing next Saturday as a proper day for the receplien of the same by tba Legislatur ; adopted. And further consideration of the Probate Court Bill was postponed until 2 o'clock to-morrow. House adjourned. SENATE. TIicrspay, February 10, 1949. Mr. Davis from the committee to which that subject had been referred, reported the following preamble and joint resolutions in relation to tbe flag of tbe 2d Indiana Regiment. Whereas, It has been communicated to this General Assembly that Capt. Wat. L. Sahderson, who commaded the Spencer Greys on the ever memorable battle-field of Buena Vista, with distinguished valor, has in his pos session and proleis to the State the nag or said company, which was presented to said company by the patriotic ladies of New Albany, and subsequently adopted as the bannerol the second regiment of Indiana volunteers; therefore. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the Statt ef Indiana, That said flag be accepted by this General Assembly, and deposited in tbe archives of the State a memento of the indomitable courage and chivalrous bearing of her sons an offering which furnishes incontestable proof that on lhat occasion they did their whole duty. Be it further Resolred, That the ceremony of presentting and accepting said flag, take place in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Saturday tbe 12th inst., at half past 2 o'clock P M. in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly, the Governor, Judges ol Ibe Supreme court, and officers of State: And that the Hon. Paris C Dcüüisg, President of the Senate, be deputed to receive said flag on behalf of this General Assembly. Beit further Resolved, That the thanks of ibis General Assembly are hereby tendered to Captain Wm. L. Sardersoit, and his brave companions in arms, for so valuable a gift. Be it further Resolred, That we hereby tender our thanks to Lieutenant Kcskle, whojbore aloft and defended the banner of Indiana in the bailie of Buena Vista. Be it further Resolved, That the volunteers of the Slate of Indiana who responded to the call made upon them for military service, have nobly sustained the honor of the State. Be it further Resolved, That the cloud which rested for a time upon the fame of the second Indiana Regiment, has but added to ther honor by inviting a scrutiny into its conduct, which has shown it lo have been brave and dauntless in battle. Be it further Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward to the Spencer Greys, Capt. Wm. L. Saxdirso! and Lieut. Kcvkle, copies of the foregoing preamble and resolutions. The report was concuired in by consent, and the resolutions read three several times and passed. Seveial bills wete read a second time and referred cr engrossed. Bills Passed. To establish a certain Stale road therein t amed ; to amend the chattel for the city of Indianapolis. Mr. Walpole moved to amend the title by inserting, "and conferring power on the council to levy a Scific tax to prevent the luither piead of the small-ox in this city," as piovided for in the Lill. The ameodmenl was adopted. An act to amend an act to provide for the election of prosecuting attorneys by the people of the State. Mr. Davis moved to leconsidet the vote amending tbe title of tbe bill, amending the charter of the city of IudianapoUs canied ; aud the amendment laid on the table. The Seuate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Bills passed. A bill to incorporate tbe Indiana Iron manufacturing company ; declaratory of the meaning of an act to amend an aet for the benefit of volunteers and tb relief of county treaaolers ; making provision for the payment of witnesses; to amend an act providing for the incorporation of voluntary associations. The bill for tbe relief of E. aud J. Beard, was returned by the Governor with his veto, and the question being put on the passage of the bill notwithstanding tbe veto, it was passed; to vacate a ceitsin Stale road; to repeal an act to provide for the election of sui visors io tbe counties of Decatur aud JeflVison, so far as a certain township in Jeffeiso'l county is concerned; to incorporate tbe Msdisjn and Crosslane turnpike company; to incorporate the Geiman Evaogelical Lutheran St. John's church, in Dearborn county t to tevive the road laws in ihe counties cf Lake-and Poitert to locate a State load in Madiion and Hamilton ounties ; to locate a Slate road in the counties of White and Carroll ; to " repeal Ihe law giving to to vnsbips the rigbt to regulate tba -sale of spirituou liquors so far as the counties of Poseyand I Warrics: are concerned : to vacate a part of the town of HaI gerstown, in Wayne county ; to repeal a local art teiative lo ! Spcncei county; to change the name of Melissa Davis; to ! authoiize Nottingham Mercer to build a dam acioss tne Wabash liver in Adams county; to locate a S ate road in the j counties of Laporte and St. Joseph ; to authorize John Webster to build a mill dam across Ibe little St. Joseph river, iu i DeKalb county ; lo repeal an act vacating a put of the town of Milfoid, in tbe Kosciusko county ; to legalize the transfer of a certificate lor certain school lands in the couuiy of .Morgan ; lo authorize a change of a certain State load io the : county of Hamilton ; in relation to roads in DeKalb couuty ; j to legalize an assignment of certain certificates of certain ! scuool land therein named ; to authorize the sale cf a certain I lowo lot, in Vanderburgh county ; repealing an act author- ' zing the State Bank Board to lay off ceitaio town lots in i South Bend, in St. Joseph county ; to vacate ceitaio enI largemeots in the city of Evansville ; to create a Dew school , district in Washington county ; to authorize the location of I a State road from Bedford to Columbus; to authorize tho i auditor and school commissioner of Morgaa county, to make a deed to William Berry, for certain school land ; io relation I to the pay of grand and petit juiors, in certain counties ; lo authoiize the auditor of Heudricks county to sell ceitain ! land ; o provide for the construction of a railroad from Mar j tinsville lo Point Commerce ; to authorize a company lo con struct the Auroia and Laughery turnpike; to authorize a company to construct a turnpike from Mooresville to Aurora ; in relation to school funds in the county of Daviess; ic pealing a certaiu act for the election of township asesors in certain counties ; to confirm a certain deed in the Methodist Kpiscopal church in Caililse, in Sullivan county; to authorize the sale of lots for delinquent taxes, io Brownstown ; to extend tbe time of holding the commissioner's court, in Boone county i to change the name of Bezaleel Tnomas, to tbat of Basil Thomas ; lo provide for the improvement of the town j Williamsport; to authorize tbe clerk ot JulIivao county to I sell certain lots and lands in that couuty ; to amend an act appointing commissioners to make partition of the leal es tate or Stephen fc. Lolletl; authorizing county auditors to take acknowledgment of deeds in ceitain cases ; authorizing the auditor of St. Joseph county to make a deed in a ceitain case ; authorizing the county boards of certain counties to sit for ten days, if their business tequire it; declare tory of the meaning of an act relative to JVicbigao city; lo authorize Saiah Shannon to convey certaiu real estate ; to legalize Ihe vacation of certain stieets, town lots and alleys in South Bend ; to amend the charter of Ihe Indiana Medical College; to vacate tbe streets, alleys,' and town lots of Georgetown, in the couuty of Adams ; to legalize the acts of Michael Shiel, a justice of the peace of Hamilton county ; ia relation to road lax in the county of Howaid; authoiizing the sheiiffof Dearborn county, to ue the jail at Wilmington, for a ceitain time; reducing the fee for recording deeds in Delaware county; to revive an act incorporating the town of Muncie in Delasraie county ; authoiizing the Couu'y auditors lo make deed io certain cases ; lo amend an act for the relief of ufftiei in Ihe dtt uctiou nf the recoids of Miami i county by nie ; auutoiizing me piooaie court ii miioh county, lo make deeds lor ceiiaiu leai estate m i.aporte couuty ; vacating a pint ion of a ceitain State road ; to locate a State road in the counties of Fiankliu auJ Ripley ; authorizing the auditor f Franklin counly, to sell ceitain school lands; to vacate a street in the town f Byron, in Lapoite coumy ; to change ihe name of Charlotte Liggett Fox Dubois, to Ctwilotte Fox Dubois Liggett ; to lepeal the 4th section of the 47th chapter ol tbe revised statutes, so far as relates to tbe couuty of &lkrt.ut; authoiizing ibe auditor of Vigo county to eil ceitain tracts of Imd; to vaca'e the town of Flohntine in Tippecanoe county; for the benefit of widows; authorizing rertain voters of Daviess couuty to vote in Wa-huintcn township iu said county. Seuste adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thcrspat, February 10, 1843. Bills Passed. In reirard to bonds of count v officers s relative to aeknowU edgment of deeds; relative to constables ; amending 176th s. ctiou, chapter 13, of revised statutes ot 'ii ; ameuoing ma Richmond and Ten e Haute Railroad charter; aotbonzinr the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad company to take stock iu other companies was laid upon Ibe table; calling fir a State Convention to remodel the coustitutioo of the State being under consideration, Mr. Kinney was opposed lo its passage it was vnconstitutional. Tbe constitution provided tnat a vote should be taken every twelve yeirs; it was only two years since the vote in accoidance with Ihe constitution h id been taken by the people upon tbe subject. The people, could tolled together and change the constitution whenever they see pn per. But the UcpieMintatives of those people could not disregard the constitution, they acted under limited powers withiu prescribed limit. The people could not even instinct the legislature upon the subject because it was to act for certain purposes and by viiiue of Ihe constitution. All power was in the people, but they acted as a people t change restitutions. The Legislature was bouud lo suppoit the constitution, and lhat governs their action. Mr. McDonald of L. said, ihe bill meiely was providing a mode for the people to act if they saw proper there was oa compulsion about it. N authority was to be ued by this legislatere.. It cannot theiefoie be unconstitutional. The constitution ssys it is the inalienable right of the people, to change their laws whenever they see propel it also says that eveiy twelve jeaia ihe people shall expiess themselves upon the subject. Nothing therefore could te found pi obi bitin a ehanee in the constitution, of course theu the lefislalute may point out the mode by which that cxpiessio may be made. Mr. Hatlan remaiked, there was no denial by any one, that notwithstanding the 8ih article of tbe constitution, that a change could be made in it whenever they saw proper. vhttever the aent dues, is the act of the principal. Tbe legislature was the ageut of the people. The constitution ifave to the people the power, ai,d said it was their inalieca