Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1850 — Page 2

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INDIANAPOLIS. JAXUAllY IT, 1810. Our Term 9. The following will hereafter be the permanent terms of the Weekly Indiana State Sentinel: CyPayraents to be made always in advance. One copy, one year, $2.00 Three copies, one year, 5.00 One copy during the session,.. 50 Semi-Weekly. (Published three times a week duricg the session.) One copy, $100 J Three copies, $10.00 One copy during the session, 1.00 To Correspondents. COrOnr frtend at Lafayette, rbo send o an article retail to proposed amendment to the Constitution, U informed, that we cm not find room, while our eolums art pressed by Legislative reports. Sot much else. As soon as we are released horn those reports, his article will hare place. This will also answer other similar applications. Sleeting to Address Gen. Lane. The meeting appointed jo receive the report of the committee of one from each Congressional District to address Gen. Lane in relation to his return to Indiana, and in favor of his nomination as the Democratic ctndidate for the Presidency in 1S52, appointed by a previous meeting of the Democratic Members of the Legislature, convened at the Capitol in Indianapolis, on the evening of the 12th of January, 1850. The meeting consisted of the Democratic Members of the Legislature, citizens from different parts of the State now at Indianapolis, and citizens of the city. The committee, appointed at a previous meeting, of one from each Congressional District to address Gen eral Lane, is composed of the following gentlemen, to-wit : lion. Robert Dal Owen, chairman. Hon. Smith Miller, first district. Hon. John I. Morrison, second district. Hon. George Berry, third district. lion. John S. Heid, fourth district. Hon. Franklin Hardin, fifth district. Hon. George W. Carr, sixth district. Hon. W. D. Allen, seventh district. Hon. R. V. Lyon, eighth district. Hon. N. Eddy, ninth district. Hon. S. S. Mickle, tenth district. The meeting was organized by calling the Hon. James G. Read to the chair as President, and the appointment of J. W. Spencer, and N. Bolton, as Secretaries. .The committee being called upon, Mr. Owen, the chairman, read the letter addressed to Gen. Lane to the meeting, asking bim not to make his permanent residence in Oregon or California, but to come home to Indiana, with a view of be inj a candidate for President in 1952. Mr. Owen remarked that the letter was unanimously adopted by the committee. The letter was adopted by acclamation by the meeting, and three hearty cheers were given for Gen. Joseph Lane. A motion was then made that the chairman and secretaries of the meeting, and chairman and members of the committee sign the letter, and that It be forwarded to Gen. Lane. Several gentlemen then i rose and expressed a desire that all present should I have an opportunity to sh?n the letter : which latter i method was adopted. Eloquent and interesting addresses (in favor of Gen. Lane for the Presidency) were delivered by Lieut. Governor Lane, Governor Wright, and the Hon. Robert Dale Owen, at the conclusion of which the following resolution, offered by Mr. Kent, of New Albany, was unanimously adopted, to-wit : Resolved, That the Hon. Robert Dale Owen be requested to write a biographical sketch of the Life, Public Senrices, and Character of General Joseph Lane, for general circulation. Mr. Owen was understood to accept the duty asjgned him, as he remarked, that should not the biography of Gen. Lane exceed in thrilling interest and romantic character, that of General Marion, it would be the fault of the biographer, and not of his subject. After signing the letter to General Lane, the meeting adjourned, a most enthusiastic spirit haviog been manifested from beginning to end. Small-pox. We regret to be obliged to state, so that our readers may know the truth, that there is & case of small-pox at the Palirer House. We regret this especially on account of the injury which will be inflicted upon Mr. Palmer, who has been unfortu nate in this respect heretofore. It is commendable in him, however, that he is humane enough to receive continued torn, rather than to remove the patient from his house, at any risk. The patient is Mr. Ashbridge, a dry goods dealer, who lias resided here some three months. He has no knowledge how he contracted the disease, not being aware of contact with it directly nor indirectly. He is nursed by a devoted wife, a very beautiful woman, and we hope a kind Providence will shield her against the loath some pestilence. The patient was getting along very wellu hen we last heard from him, and we think will recover. Every precaution is taken to prevent the spread of the contagion ; and we arc glad to see that people are not frightened to death as they were three years ago. (Jr-We suppose that we have heard the remark repeated at least an hundred times, that the present Legislature, take it all in all, is the best body of men that has appeared in the General Assembly for the past r-even years. We are more than half willing to endorse this, notwithstanding that some things may have been done carelessly. In consideration of the fact, that nine-tenths of the members of the House were new, never having been members of a legislative body before, they have done wonderfully well. But it is only right to say, that they have all the time been aided by their Speaker, George W. Ca.br, a sound, intelligent, and an honest man, always reliable ia any emergency. This is the last week of the session, and we hope it may pass off as the preceding weeks have passed, in peace and harmony. Much has been d-ne in the way of legislation too much perhaps of a local caste, but that will continue to be unavoidable, until new rules shall bo prescribed by a new Constitution. Or- We have on our table a pretty piece of impromtu poetry, by Mm. A. L. Ruter Dcroua, written by the fair authore, as beautiful in person as she is superior in mental gifts, while on a recent visit to this city, snd copied by us almost without her assent. We shall run the risk of publishing the piece in our next, as we do not believe she could be capable of awarding sgaint us a very cruel penalty. We have als- a fine "Dream" poetical, from our friend the Hon. J. S. Reid, which we hall publish at the earliest opportunity. Some other matters are deferred for want of space. As soon as we are relieved from the Legislative re ports, we shall have space for much interesting mat ter which has accumulated on our hands. The Dayton Journal says that the subscription to the stock of the Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Road has been increased in Sidney and vicinity, during the past two weeks to the amount of 30,000. The Engt neers are finishing their surveys, and a part of the road in Ohio will soon be put tinder contract. The people of Shelby county are circulating petitions ark ing power to borrow 3100,000 t' be taken in stock in the rond. -

Orncrt M. & I. Kail-Road Comtant, 'Madison, la., Jan'y 10th, 1850. Deah Sik: Your note of the 8;h instant is duly ree'd. Iu my note published in ihe Sentinel I alluded to the remarks of Mr. Lane of the House of Representatives, without knowing ihe county he represents. I used the title "CoW" rather from habit than any knowledge that it properly attached to the gentleman in question. Of course I had not the slightest allusion to the President of the Senate, as I had seen nothing from him that colled for the correction which I deeu.ed it my duty to make in a courteous and respectful manner. I am much obliged to you for affording me an opportunity to make this correction, and much regret that my misapplication of a title should have confounded personages, and given an improper direction to my remarks. Very respectfully, your obt. serv't. JNO. BROUGII. Wm. Hendricks. Jr. Eq. 0The above letter we think sufficiently explains itself; but if it dues nt, we take the occasion to say, that "Mr. Lane of the House of Representatives," is a very different personage from "Col. Lane, the President of the Senate." The member of the House is the long "Lane from Putnam county, probably the greatest dealer iu clap-trap in the whole General Assembly ; a man who talks continually, whether he knows any thing about the matter in question or not. They give him the sobriquet in the House of "old eyes and nose! on account of his constant habit of calling the ayes and noes on every motion, whether important or not, so that he may keep himself right before his konslitienls. He is a brothet of the noted Henry S., known as the "buzzard orator, M and he thinks, because Henry is "great" in his way, that he is "some pumpkins" too. A singular malady seems to have come over Putnam county of lato yean. She used to be a crack Democratic county, ten years ag ; now she appears hopelessly crazed, if we judge of her by some of her representatives of late. Speaking of crazines, reminds us of an anecdote we not long ago heard told about Mr. Lane, which we are assured is true. There is a gentleman row a patient in the Insane Asylum, who was a member of the House of Reps, last year. In the drawer of the desk which he occupied, there was this winter found several manuscripts, among which was a joint resolution on a certain subject. Line happened to se it, and declared that it was just such an one as he had promised his constituents that lis would introduce, and he begged to ba alio we 1 to keep it. His request was complied with, and, euro ea ugh ! in a day or two he did introduce the crazy man's resolution a his own property, either in its precise original form or very

little altered, if altered at all ! It is certainly a rich idea for a man to depend upon a pitieiit in the Insane Asylum for political capital ! But we suppose the inmates of that establishment c mi l legislate quite as profitably as a Ilou.de full of such men as the "gentleman from Putnam." Something New Under the Sun. A thieves convention has been held in London for the purpose of adopting measures to procure on honest livelihood. Two hundred and seven avowed thioves attended. The meeting was opened with prayer and a hymn. An address was proposed to Lord Ashley, asking if any hope was presented of their obtaining an honest living in the British Colonies. His Lordship expressed his willingness to befriend them, as it was his duty to do. He candidly told them tiiat there was little hope for them, unless they turned their attention to the back settlements of the New World. Suggestive of levity as may be these facts, there is something serious and solemn in them. 'We must steal or die,' was the response of one of the thieves ; "prayer is very good, but it will not fill an empty stomach." Can any thing be more expressive of the depraving influences of the social evils of English society 1 Cutting Telegraph Wires. Nabbed at Last. The repeated interruptions in the Telegraph wires between New York and Halifax, on the arrival of the Cunard steamers, and their subsequent mysterious connection effected without the aid of any person in the employ of the company, excited strong suspicions that swindling speculations were the cause of the difficulty. A secret survey of the Hue was accordingly made on Sunday, the 16th inst., at St John's, New Brunswick, and a place was discovered where the wire had been cut, and a piece of cord tied to the two ends to prevent them falling to the ground. A watchman was stationed at this spot, and after waiting several hour, he had the good fortune to nab the scoundrel in the act of taking off the cord and reconnecting the wires. He was immediately arrested, and underwent an examination at the police office on Monday, at St. John's, and after a lengthy investigation, was committed to jail, to take his trial for felony at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to be held in that city next month. His name is James Anderson. On his way tn, and while in the watch house, Anderson confessed to having been at the same work the week before as he had now been detected at, and said that he was paid well for it, as there were parties who did n t mind four or five hundred or even a thousand pounds, to have their end accomplished, and if he was sent to the Penitentiary he would go there at the rate of three or fwr hundred pounds a year. On examining his person, a letter was found in his pocket which he had written in the watch bouse, apprising Mr. Till of his having been "nabbed at last," and requesting him to come and see bim. From this letter, and from facts and documents which have since been discovered, there is no doubt of the identity of some of the parties in New York, who have been aiding and abetting in this nefarious business and it is believed that some clue has also been discovered to a party at a distance, who is equally guilty in the affair. Governor of New Yore on Slavert. More than a column of Governor Fish's message is given to the "sectional question that is slavery, and the action of the South concerning it. The Governor, as he did last year, holds firm yet courteous and conciliatory language on this subject. While New York is urged to stand firm against the extension of slavery to territory now free, the executive recommends the cultivation of a more catholic spirit with the South, at the same time that the admission of California as a State ia put down as a very felicitous measure, which he trusts .Congress will not fail to consummate. Naval. The U. S. store-ship Supply, sailed on Thursday frm the Brooklyn Navy "iard for Sun Francisco. She took out stores for the Pacific squadron; and tho newly appointed officials for Oregon Territory and their families; John P. Gaines, Governor of Oregon, and family; General Hamilton, Secretary of the Territory of Oregon, and family; William Strong, TJ. S. Judire for Oregon, and family, were passengers. In all, about thirty persons. The African Squadron. We learn by a private letter, that Commander Gordon, of the LT. S. brig Porpoise, died at Tone Grande, Island of St. Vincent, on the 11th of October last. He had been in command of the African Squadron since the return of Commodore Cooper. The Squadron is now under Ihe command of Commander Marston, of Philadelphia. Philo. Inq. 5th. The New Minister from England. According to the book of the British Peerage for 149. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, now daily expected, was born in lü04, married in 1543 Hon. Georgiana Charlotte Mary, youngest daughter of the first Lord Cowley and niece of the Duke of Wellington ; entered the diplomatic service in 1320, and was attached successively to the court of Berlin, Vienna snd Mid Hague till 1330. He was subsequently a member of Parliament several years, and after being Secretary of Embassy successively at Constantinople, St. Petersburgh and Paris, was appointed Minister to the latter Court, and transferred to Madrid. Pittsburgh. The whigs of Pittsburgh have succeeded in electing their candidate for Mayor, Joseph Darker, the "John D. Hopkins" of that city, by 270 majority. This victory they will crow over, of course.

3nbiana cgislatuvc. SCSSXOIV 1849-50. SENATE Fsioat, January II. ArreawooN session. " Bills token up. A till to pn vile for the elreiou of towuthip assetxtis iu tbe county uf Steuben t icad a fiist time. A Lill dennir.g tbe dm in of the treasurers in ihe aeveial counties theiein named lead a Gut line. A bill in iclatioo to the auditor of Warrick county tead a fiot time. A bill to emboli- tht location of a Stats road read a first lim-1 A till ia amend the 22d section of the 47th chapter of tbe Revised Staiaies of 1843 icad twice and referred to the comminee n tlie Judiciair. A bill tu iDciea-e tbe pay of the piobate judge of Vermilliou county resd ihiee Urne and passed. A bill lot 1 Ii lelief i f the tiutee of the Union meeting boue, for tbe United Brethren in ChiUl, in Wayne county lead Ihiee limn and passed. A bill I It-galis the assessment oCtaxes iu Tippecanoe county read three times and pased Mi Rousseau, on leave, fiora a select committee, reported back the till tu locate a Slate toad between ibe eouuties of Vijja and Clay read a second time. A bill 10 iucoipoiate the Alamo sons of reform of the State i f Judiaua iad Ibiee times and passed. A bill for the relief of purcha-ers of seminar lands in Munr.'e count read Ihn e tunes and parsed. A bill to organi c an additional school district in the county ol Sullivan irad three times and parsed. A bill (ranting the right of way lo companies in Ihe State of Illinois, lo constiuct plank i.ala in ihe county of Vermillion in this State read ikiee times and paaed. A bill lo pievent the otMi action of (liter creek in lbs county of Vign lead three time and pascd. A bill to amend Ibe charter of tbe New Albany and Silern ra ili oid company icad three time and passed. A bill authoii'ina; an additional number of copies of Ihe Revied Statutes of 1S43, to be distributed iu the counties of Miami and Adam read three limes and patted. . A bill to amend Ihe charter of the town of Franklin, Johnsou county lead three limes and parsed. A bill lo change tbe name of Maiy Dell Neil to Mary Bell Noble icad three timet and patted. A till denning the jmisdiction of justices of the peace io Mariou and Booue eouuties -lead twice and icferies to a select committee. A bill lo amend see. 11, art. 2, cbap.56, of tho Revised Staiutea of 1843 read tvrics aud lefeued to the committee on the Judicial. A bill to extend the term of lbs probate court of Fulton

county lead three times and passed. A bill to amend section 33. chapter 15, of the Revised Statute of 1843 read twice and referred lo tbe committee ou Educatiou. A bill lo incorporate tho St. Paul' chuich and Si. Joseph school society of New Wales, Dearborn couuty tead three times sod pasted. A bill to ameud the charter of ihe town of Hagerstown, Wayne county read ibree times and paised. A bill tu mend the road Uws in Porter county read three times and passed. A till to repeal a certain act therein named, ao far a rotates lo the couoly of Randolph lead Ibree times and passed. A till in relation to tbe school fund in Floyd county read twice aud referied lo Ibe committee on Education. A bill auihurisiiig the election of an additional junice of the peace in HigMand towuship, Vermillion county read three times and passed. A bill for ibe relief of Aa run Wright of Marion county reaJ ihiee timet and passed. A bill io attach certain lenitory to tbe county of La port a read three times and parsed. A bill to incorporate tbe town of Newbuigh, in Bartholomew county read Ihiee times and passed. A till to change ibe name of Tientoo, in the count of Randolph iced three limes aod paised. A bid lo incicase the salary of the probate judge of Elkbait county read Ihiee timet and passed. A bill to pievent the ale of piiituuus liquors in Ihe township of Moscow, Warren county lead twice and referred to a select committee. A bill to legalize the location of Ihe Lafayette and Muocietown State toad, in the counties of Tipton and Clinton lead three times and passed. A bill regulating the license of pedlert aud tiaveliog merchants in the counties theiein named tead twice aod referled to a telect committee. A bill relative to tbe county leminary propetty of VandeibargU county read three times and passed. A till to change the nam of Ihe town of Whitehall, In Miami county lead three timet and pasted. A bill to legalise ceitain proceedings tu Ihe Graut probate court read three lime aud jrasse.l. A bill declaring the Calumic liver a public highway read tbiee timet and passed. A bill to amend the charter of the Attica and Warren county biidge company read thiee times and laid on the table. On motion of Mr Hamrick, the bill to smeod tbe charter of tbe Richmond and Ten Haute railroad Company waa taken up and after tome time spent io offering amendments and discusiing the tame, On motion, the Senate adjourned. - SENATE. Satuadat, January 12. The Senate mer. Tbe leading of tbe Journal was dispensed with. Reports of Slandi'ig Committees. By Mr Harvey, a bill to autbori abenffs of Lawrence county to serve process issued by justices of Ihe peace in certain caei read second sue third timet aod pasted. By Mr Milliken, a bill to authorise a company lo construct the Manchester and Elizabeihtown turopike company read tecond aod third limes and pased. By Mr Milliken, the bill tu amend tbe charter of lbs city of Lawrenceburgb t read a secoud aod tbiid limes aud pasted. Reports from Select Committees. By Mr Ode II, the bill for Ibe relief of the sure'ies of John R. Hanls ; read a second and tbiid time and passed. Bv Afr Walker, a bill conferrine the power upon citizeot of Wajce township, Hemy county, to vote for or against license t read fust time, rules suspended, and Ihe bill read a second lime and passed to a ihiid reading. Dilti Introduced. By Mr Milliken, a bill to change Ihe time of holding probate courts in Deartorn county t read first lime, rules suspended, read a Jt cond and third timet and passed. By Mr Dawson, a bill tu vacatt a ceitain State road ia DeKalb county toad three times aod passed. By Mr Walker, a bill to extend the March and June sesliouiuf thecomraiJiioiieu'couit of Ca? county read three times and pae4. by Mr Milliken, a till relative to public printing reads finl time. By Mi Haivey, a bill to change the name of the town of Harrisboigh, in Hcndiicks county read ihiee times and passed. By Mr (Well, a till relative to the overeen of the poor in Fail field township, Tippecanoe county ; lead three timet an J passed. By Mr Herod, a bill relative to the acknowledgment and recording of deeds heretofoie made and recorded read twice aud referied to the committee oo the Judiciary. Afr MoDtgomeiy, on leave, pi eseuted a petition of citizena of White county relative lo pedleti ; referied to a telect committee. By Mr Walpole, a bill to incorporate the town of Gieenfield. in Hancick county ; lead twice and letertea to ins eon.miiiee on Coi Duration. Bills on their Second Reading, read a second time, rules suspended, and read a third time and passed. To decisis a certain county road theiein named a Stats road. Authorising tbe Librarian to send surplus documents to Libeiia. . To vacate a certain road in DeKaib eounty. To chance lb name of Lawson Btioton of Pike county. To incorporate ibe Tippecanoe monumental association. For the relief of George Oooaldtoa of Lagrange couoly. To eilend the terms of tbe piobate cuutt of Monroe couu-7-To euiboriie juiticet of the peace to perform thedutue of eorooer ia certain cases. . To change tho license law, to far at Ibe same relates to Mouroe aod Brown counties. To incorpoiate the town of Shelby tills, in Sbelby county. To locate a State road iu Ihe eouuties of Heoiy and Delaware. The convention bill was taken up, aod the question being on coocaniog in the amendments of the IIoue, Mr Miller moved that Ibe amendments be takea up tepalately j cariied. The question being on concurring in the first amendment, which provides that no person shall be eligible who is not eligible to a seat in Ibe Home of Representatives in the pievenl General Assembly, the amendment was not concurred in ay et 13, noet 35. The question being on roneuniog in the tecoud amendment, which provides lhat the counties of Mailin and Daviess shall each have one delegate, it was concurred in. On motion, the Senate adjourned. AFTtairoOK tEIMOlf. The Senate met. Mr Randall, on leave, repotted back the bill fixing the salaries of Ihe auditor aud ireatuier of Allen county j lead a seeund lime, lults suspended, aud Ihe bill read a third time and posted. Mr McCarty. on lease, repotted back tbe bill to incorpo rate the Evaiille insurance company read a second time, rules ruspended, ant the bill read a thud time and passed. Mr McCarty, on leave, reported back Ibe bill to incorporate ih- Ml. Vernon inurance company read a tecond time, tules u-pended, and Ihe till read a thiid time and passed. Dills read a TUrd Time and passed To ineoiporate Ihe Michigan and Lafayette plank load company. To incorporate the Eel river biilje company. Ts iucoipoiate the Point Commetce biidge company. To amend art ids 13, chapter 40, of the Revised Statutes of IS43 not passed. - ' Tu incut pouts ihe Mixet ville turnpike company. To amend au att tabulating the fees and salaries of the tevcial offlceit and pel sons Ihcreiu named j indefinitely postponed. To proriJe for a -genet al iudex ol deeds io Marion county. Ts encourage Ihe investment uf capital fur manufactuiiog puiposes. ' - To amend tbe piactire in couttt of law. A sth rising courts of chancery to aid court I of lw in colIccling juilgtiieM i indefinitely postponed.

T incorporate the town of Troy io Terry euntjr. For the relief of Hugh M. Slercusoa and Jamca Wilson, of Wabash County. To am. nd aiticle 5, chapter 4,f ihe Revised Statutes of

1S3. To hid pot sir the Cannetion taring institute. To b -corporal the M'1i-n and Ciif'on waler woik. Tu ainri.d tin- rltaitir ( ih ci'y of litiiian pli. To amend tl"- i'imi stm and Aurora iosuiance company; laid ou Hie table. To emend thr mad Ii f IS49 A rnes.ar i recti ed fiom ihe !looe .f Rrpresenlaives infoiniin the Sna e that tbr ur refused l lcde from their imiMlmnil ! Ihe ronrrri'i mi till piovi.linf 'hat na ioou hall be eliitile to a e in the convention, except tho-c who ate eligible to a sit in Ihe House of Repieteniatives The Nei.a-r rfu-ed In concu in the amendment j whei eopon the I'lranlenl appointed Mesr liaidui and Kills a committee of fee conference en ihe pail of the Senate. Ou motion, the Stuate aJj luiueiU HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE. Satckdav, Ji.ii 12, 1849. - Petitinna wero presented by Messr. NibUck, Sltr, uenlry, (by Mr. tentry, l' change ihn line between Morgan and Monroe.) and tviepnrd ; which wer referred. Tho House now resolved itself into a committee ot the whole on Hie revenue bill, Mr. Cravens in the chair. Mr. Chandler moved to strike out "three and a half cents" and insert "five crnts" for the purpose of defraying expensea of the Convention. II had another object in view, and that was lo meet the eipensrs of borrowing money from tho Dank to psy interest on the Stale debt. The amendment wss adopted. The bill was then adopted by the committee, when it was reported back to the House. Mr. Chandler then moved his amendment in tho House, which wss not adopted. Mr. Whinery moved to strike out "75 and insert "50" the poll lax; not sdopted. Mr. Connor moved to amend the Revised laws, sn lhat lands sold by the Government shall be subject to taxation, without an exemption for five years. On motion of Mr. Niblack the amendment was laid upon the table; eye 79, noes 11. Air. Lane moved to amend by striking out "two rents two and a half mills" and insert "one cent seven snd a half mill" for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Mr. Lane thought this amount sufficient. Mr. Mickle said, tho committee had not reported a creater amount than would be required to complete the buildings. After this year tho tax can ba reduced. lie moved to lay tbe amendment on tho table ; which motion prevailed, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Dougherty of B. reported back the bill to provide for an enumeration of th wbite male inhabitants of the State, in view of an apportionment of Senators and representativea, at the next eseion. Mr. Praiher moved to lay on the) table; not adopted. The bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Elder reported back the bill making allowancea to Messrs. Wick and While, amended ao as to allow them three hundred dollars each ; concurred in. Bill ordered to be engrossed. Mr Kusse 1 1 reported back the bit. in relation to the Slate's new stock in the Madison road, with amendments, authorizing auditor and treasurer to sell 260 shnres of stock, &c.; amend muri t concurred in, and the bill read a third tima and passed. Mr. Mickle reported back the bill reducing the salaries of the Truatees of the Wabaah and Erie canal. The committee take the ground, that Ihe State trustee ahould not have a less salary than the Indinna trustee on the part of the bondholders, particularly when il is considered, that this salary does not come out or tha treaaury; but from tho proceeds of the canal. Tho Slate Trustee is occupied nearly the whole of his time, and having a heavy inoniod responsibility, should be well compensated for his services, and therefore recommend lbs indefinite postponement of tha bill. Mr. Chandler hoped the report would not be eoocurred in. Although the pay of the trustees does not come out of the State trensu. yet should tho canal be redeemed, f which he thought, it the canal was completed, would be none,) the State would have to toot the bill, lie did not with the salary of the State trustee to be reduced below that of the resident trustee on the part of bondholders ; but he wished both salaries reduced, as well aa that of Mr. Butler himself, in order that the expensea ot the canal ahould be as little as possible. Tho report was concurred in and the bill indefinitely postponed. The bill to amend the scire facias law was read a second and 3d times and passed. Mr. Thomas, from the committee on education, reported a joint resolution praying- a donation of unsold lands in Vincennes District for the purposes ot ed lucation passed to a second reading Mr. Athon reported back the bill makine an allowance of $50 each to John Greene and T. T. Crittenden as attorneys, with a recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed ; which was concurred in, ayes 47, noes 34. On motion, the House adjourned. AFTERNOON PF.BSIOM. Messages from the Situate wero taken up. A message from the Senate announced, lhat the Senate insists on its amendment to the bill of the House amending ihe charter of tha Lafytte Insurance company. Mr. Mickle moved to lay the bill on the table; not carried. Mr. Ilillia moved that the House recede from its disagieement to the Senate's amendment; which motion did not prevail. Mr. O'Neal moved that a committee of free conference be appointed on the part of tha House ; which motion prevailed, and Messrs. O'Neal and Mickla were appointed on the partrf the House. Tbe bill of the Senate to authorize tbe voters of Washington township, Blackford county, to vole at Hartford was read 3 times and passed ; also, The bill to authorize the commissioners of Pulaski county to borrow money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars ; also, The bill to change the time of holding February term of Probata Court of Crawford county. The bill of the Senate Io divorce Eleanor Clark of Switzerland county was read a first time ; when Mr. Elder moved to reject tbe bill ; which motion prevailed, ayes 50, noes 40. Mr Sherrod.on leave, introduced a joint resolution for the preservation of Republican Government and justire to public aervanta ; wliich was read a first time ; when Mr Hillis moved to suspend the rules and read the joint resolution a second lima ; which motion was decided in tha negativa and tbe joint resolution passed to a second reading. - A message from the Senate announced, that tho Senate disagree to the amendment of the House to the Convention bill of tha Senate excluding office-holders as Delegates. Mr Brown of S. moved that tho House insist on its amendment. Mr Hillis hoped the House would not insist in its amendment. There was no probability of the Senate changing its ground on this question. Besides, ha did not believe, that the peuplo would choose office-holders as Delegates, and because ho did not wish to interfere with tha qualifications of Delegates. The people wero competent to settle that matter themselves. The question was taken on the House insisting on its smendment and decided in tho affirmative, ayes 60, noes 34. Tho bill to amend the charter of tha Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad company was read a third time; when Mr Salter moved to commit tbe bill with instructions tn amend, compelling said company to expend one hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the road from Michigan city to Lafayette, within eighteen months of tbe passage of the bill, & ; which motion prevniled. The bill exempting homesteads from execctiou was read a third tima ; when Mr Hillis moved to refer to a committee with instructions. Mr Cravens moVed to Isy tho bill and instructions on tbo table. Mr Orr moved a division of the question, and tho instructions were laid on the table. On the question of laying tha bill n the table, it was dscided in the negative, syes 37, noes 51. ' Mr Brown of R. moved to recommit tbe bill with instructions in reference to liens, and to amend so that personal property shall not sell for less than one half its vslue, and real estate not less thsn two Ibirds its value ; carried. Mr Salter moved further to instruct, so as to atrlke out so much of the bill as relates to $500 worth of personal property ; laid on tho table. Mr Edwards moved to further instruct, so ss to repeal all relief and valuation laws. Mr Chandler moved to lay the instructions on the table ; carried, ayes 57, noes SJ9. Dills Passed. To prevent the forfeiture ol school lands in Franklin, Dearborn and Warren ; providing for appeals from county boards in certain cases; to amend tha Revised laws in relation to publications ; a joint resolution on tho subject of tho public lands in Indiana, asking a donation of all lands in the Slate that bate been in market for 25 years, for common school purposes ; for road in Putnam and Hendricks; for relief of widows whose husbands die intestate without heirs; to amend tho common school law, by declaring the couties in which tho law ia in force, &e.; incorporating the Indianapolis and Springfield plank road company. The bill more effectually to prevent withdrawing capital from Ihe State, by permitting ten per cent, interest, when expressed in writing, was read a third time, snd on tho question of its passage, it was decided in tho negative, eyre 18, noes 73. Tho bill relative to advertising forfeited lands mortgaged to the sinking fund was road a third tima and passod. The bill to straighten the line between Dearborn and Ohio counties was rsad a third time; when Mr Conaway moved to recommit with instructions, that the people of Ihe townships throush which tho line runs shall decide whether tbe line shall bo straightened or not; which motion did not prevail The bill passed, by a vote of eyes 53, noes 23.

SENATE. Mowday, January 14. Sena's met. R'pnrls from Standing Committees. By Mr Hubbard, Ihe till to iocotporate ihe CnDervi!le and Kushvtlle turnpike company ( read a accord time, mles suspended, and the bill read a tbiid time and raed. By Mr English, that ihe petition of Geoige Connor be laid on ibe tatsle t teport concurred in. By Mr Dawson, that the committee on ti e State Batik be discharged from the further eensideta'-ion of Ihe alT.iis of the State Bai kj report concuired in. Reports from Select Commiilees.

By Mr Morgan, the bill to amend Ihe law lelatire to re tail tailing spiiituous liquois in ceilain counties therein named t . 7.' a.: ...i a i .k. k:u ...a . ,k;. rea time and passed ' ' I Mr Herod, ou leave, from the committee on State Library, reported back the bill in relation to field notes, &c, appertaining to land titles in tbe State of Indiana, with seversl amendments. urn tbe adoption of which they recommend its paage ; repoit ennconed in. amendments adopted, and the bill iead a second time, rules suspended, and tbe bill read s thiid time aud passed. By Mr Wiustandley, Ibe bill to provide for the election of prosecuting attorneys in several judicial ciicnits theiein named t read a second aod thiid times aod passed. By Mi Rousseau, that the petition relative to attaching a poition of Owen county to Clay be laid on tbe table t report coucurred in. Dills Introduced. By Mr Rnis?eau, to authorise tbe Governor to appoint a piivate secretary read a first lime, rules suspended, and the bill lead a second and tbiid limes and pased. By Mr Evans, lo incorporate Ihe Newcastle and Dublia plank road company i tead I ice and lefetied to Ibe committee on Coiporations. By Mr Voods, to tianfer the title paper, judgments and decieer of tbe Georgia lands to Martin R. Green j read a first lime, rules suspended, and tbe bill read a second time and referred lo the commitue on the Judiciair. By Mr Hendiick, in relation lo the wardens and vestivmeo of tbe P.otestant Episcopal Churrhj read three limes and pas.rd. By Mr Miller, to chaure tbe time of commencing the session of the Legislature iu 1850 ; lead three timet and passed By Mr Conduit, declaring the meaning of section II, chapter 4, of the Revised States of 1843 j lead a first lime, rulet suspended, and the bill iead a second aod third times and pa -Red. By Mr Adams, to amend the law relative lo the election of lowntbip aseaoit, so far as relatet to Monroe county ; read three times and pased. By Mr Hardin, for ihe relief of the late firm of E.G. Culler and John II. Cutler) read twice and referied to the committee on Claims. " By Mi Garver, lo incorporate the Clinton county steam mill company j read thiea tiroes and passed. By Mr Haivey, to iocorpoiaie the Indianapolis aod Biownsborgh plank road company; read three timet and passed. By Mr McCarly, lo dispense wilh tbe necessity of reviving judgments by scire facial, in Mat ion county; read a fit st time. By Mr Conduit, to repeal an act therein named) read twice and laid on the table. By Mr Odell, defining the dutiea and fixing the compensation of the prosecuting attorney of Tippecanoe county t read tbiee limes. and lefened to Ihe committee on the Judiciary. By Mr Read of Ciuk, a joint resolution on the subject of the establishment of an orphan asylum by the Stale; tead twice and referred to the commitue on Benevolent Institutions. On motion, lbs Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate met. Dills read a Third Time and passed. .To incorporate Ihe Giand Royal Aich Chapter of Iba State of Indiana. To incteate the fee i of jurors before probate couiti. To repeal section 101, chapter 3S,of the Revised Statu'et of 1843, so far as irlatr-s to Tipton county. Tu irreal lection 61, of Ibe act of 1842, lelative to the public works. To incoipjrate the Spring creek and Tippecanoe bridge company. A joint resolution relative to tbe Uoited Statei tonenderirg Slate bonds. To amend ihe charter of Ihe town of Aurora. To amend leetton 141, chapter 35, of tbe Revised Statute! of 1843. To amend section 100. of chapter 12. of tbe Revised Statutes of 1843 ) not passed. To incorporate ibe Tippecanoe bone thief detecting company. In relation to tbe change of names. To regulate the per diem allowance for woik done on tbe public highways in tbe counties Iheieiti nsmed. Defining the duties of the lreauiets in tbo counties there in named. To lepeal an act therein named concern tog sheiifft, to far as relates to Mattiu county To tepeal a certain act therein named, so far as telales ta Perry county. Concerning Ihe duties of county treaiuter?, to far at relstea to the counties of Knox and Kosciusko. To legulat the manner of doing business in tha Jasper nrnhata COUrL To incorporate the Ruing Sun and Veiiaillet turnpike company. To incorporate tbe Goodwin female institute at Lafayette To IncoiDorite Ihe Teire Haute imurance company. To locate a State road between tbe counties of Vigo aod Cly. To incorporate the West Point scientific and sgriculju r culleze ofTinneeano ecountv. To amend the charter of tha Wilmington and Aurora insurance company A joint resolution relative to the election of United Statee Senators. ' To explain certain sections of an act therein named ; laid on the table, To prevent tho sale of spirituous liquors in tbe township of Mound, in tha county of Warren. - In relation to the school fund in Flovd county. Relaiive to the probate judge of Shelby county. To inco.por.ta tha town of Weal ln.on, in Fayette C0U",J ' p , th in named a o viia ii go uc ...... u. p...- .. .. In relation to printing additional copies ol the local ana neral Uws of the Stale ol Indian- 1 genera CV. Ik (Amnnrir. roller t 111 rmnr Ct Dearborn IUI lilW ICUIlfUlfll f ICIill V MW " " couniv. . , To amend tha charter of tba city of Evansville. Imposing additional duties on the officers of tbo State pr;-r,n. In relation to tbe writ at ad quod damnum : laid on tba table. . To incorporate the Ruihville and Lewiiville Railroad company, To prevent the consolidation of indictmema for selling liquor in Dearborn county. , In relation to tavern and grocery license in Hancock county. '. . Conferting the power oflhe voters or Way ne township Henry county, to determine the question ol license or no road company. A joiut resolution relative to an appropiistion for Ihe imMovement of the baibor at Michigan city t read a tecond time. .' - Dn mnlion nT Mr Kd.lv tha loirs were SUDenaeJ. ano torn On motion of Mr Eddy, the tules were suspended, and tbe joint resolution resd a third lime and passed ayst 43, noes none. Repealing ceitain laws, so far as relates to Hancock coun ty, and for oi her purposes. - In lelati jn to the auditor of Warrick county. To authorise ibe location of a State read between the counties of Porter and Lake. Mr Morrison, ou leave, introduced a bill to autboilse the Governor to take so sppeal in the case of Patiick AcGinley; read twice and referred lo the committee on tbe Judiciary. Mr Reid of U , on leave, introduced a bill to incorporate tbe town of Libeity tead three timet sod patted. House Dills taken up. To incorporate Ihe Otter creek Racoon plank road company i resd twice and referred to tbe committee oo Corporations. To vacate the village of Mf. Pleasant, in St. Joseph county i read thiee limes snd passed. To change a State road therein named read three times and passed. To declare certain water cour-es in the counties or Perry and Spencer, public highways read tbiee tim-s and passed. For the relief of William Waroer aod children; read twice aod referied to the committee o the Jadiciary. To legalise the acts of Georgs R. Porter of Mattin county I. read twice. - . In relation to prosecuting attorney of Hendricks county read twice snd referred lo a select committee. To vacate certain State toads thereiu named; read three times sod passed. 1 To compel speculator! to pay a road tax equal to thai paid by actual sett lei s in tbo cunty of Lagrange; lead twice aod referred to a select committee. To incorporate tbe Msrion eounty horse thief delecting company read three times and pasted. . Authotising Ihe Veimillion circuit court lo hear the application of Susan Colemao for a divorce snd a change of name tead three times and passed. To ameud Ihe road law, so far as telatei to the county of Rush i laid on tbe table. - To amend an act entitled 'an act to abolish the office ol county auditor in tho county ol Johnson ; read three times and passed. To prevent the sale of liquor in LewisaiHe, Henry eounty ; read twice. Amending tho law relative to tha granting of license for tbo sale of liquor in the oounties of Gibson and Dubois, and extending the provisions cf the bill to the county of Pike ; read three limes and passed. - To eilend the law relative to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to Wayne county ; read three times an nr! rtHsiftfiK Relative to the extra pay rf tho clerk and auditor of Parke county ; read ihre times and paneea. To amend the common school law ; read twice, and rrrrrt tn ilia rommittfee on education. To regulate the ex-oflido fees ol the cterk and sheriff ol Warrick county; read twice, aod referred to a select committee. To change tho name of Andrew Jackson Keith, to that of Andrew Jackson Wiggins, and lor other purposes; read twice, end referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Walpole, on leave, introduced a bill to change tho time of holding tha Circuit Court in tho county ol Hancock ; read three times and patted. Mr. Millikin, on leave, introduced a bill respecting sinking fund murrgage ; tend twice, and referred to the committee on finance. On motion, the Senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mokdat Moxjiiko. Jan. 14, 1S50. Petitions Jff.. Presented. By Mrs. Itolcomb, ftohson. Cole, Hicks, Robinson of L., Alley, Dodd, Stewart ; which were referred or i : j: I . r .... ,r . . The bill electing U. S. Senators by a tue voce vote was reported back and ordered to be enj igrnssed. Mr Hicks reported back the bill amending the act extending tha jurisdiction and duties of justices of tho peace ; which, after a discussion in which Messrs. Hicks, Alley, Graves, Dougherty cf Boone and Butler partici pated was lard upon the table. Air Cravens reported tlist it was inexpedient to legis late on the subject of a payment for transportation, dec. of troops in ihn Mexican war, at provision has been made by longree on the nunjucl ; concurred in. I he bill to incorporate tha Lainasco city Iron ManefacUirin company was reported back, read a third lime and passed ; also, The bill for the relief or the Lawrenceburs-h and JNapoleon turnpike company eitending time, alto. 1 he bill to attacli certaio families to a school district in Knox county. Mr Salter reported a bill to authorize the construction of a dam across the Tippecanoe river in Pulaski county ; rean ö limes snd passed. By Mr Cole, a bill fixing the salary of auditor or Mi ami ; passed. Mr Slielbv reported back the bill of tho Senate lor the punishment of misdemeanors in Lafayette ; passed. By Mr Dodd, a bill to change the name of Uniontowa in Grant county; passed. Air Weaver reported back the bill to amend tha char ier of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad company, relative to county subscriptions ; passed. By Mr Ellis, a bill to prohibit tha sale of spirituous liquors in Jackson and Monroe townships, Madison county, by a lest quantity than 30 gallons ; passed. By Mr Robinson of L., a bill to regulate the interest on money in Laporte county, not to exceed ten per cent.; read twice. Mr Lane moved to indefinitely postpone; not carried. Mr Alley moved to amend, so as to make tba money dua one year from data and to make the law general. Air I rather moved that the amendment bo laid upon the table ; not carried. Mr Butler moved to lay the bill on tho table : carried. ayes 42, noes 23. Mr Cole reported a bill to loeato a road on the line di viding Miami and Wabash; passed. Air Iluey reported back the benate bill relative to at taching territory to Blackford county, with a recommendation in favor ol the bill. Mr Orr made a report from tho minority of the com mittee, against the passage of the bill. Sir Orr moved to recommit tha bill with instructions to enquire, whether the passage of the bill would not re duce the county of Delaware below its Constitutione imtts. Mr Huey moved to lay the motion to recommit and in structions on the table ; which motion prevailed. Mr Orr then moved to amend, so that persons residing n the territory, if attached to Blackford, ahall bear their proportion ol tho liabilities now existing against Delaware county. Mr Huey moved to lay tbe amendment on tbo table; which motion prevailed. Mr Orr then moved to amend, so that all railroad taxes now assessed and due in Delaware county shall continue to be paid by persona residing in tha territory to ba attached. Mr Prather moved to lay the bill and amendments upon tha labia ; not carried, ayes 32, noes 36. Mr Huey moved to lay tha amendment upon the table; not carried, ayes 41, noes 47. The question was taken on the adoption of the amendment, and decided in tha affirmative, ayes 50, noes J5. Belore further proceeding on Ihe bill, On motion, tho House adjourned. AFTEKNIIO SESSION. Mr Hunter, on leave, introduced a petition for tbe incorporation of a plank road company from the junction of tha Crawfordsville road to James Duncan's on the Lalayette rond, a distance of eleven miles; referred. A message from the Senate announced that they insist on .thir disagreement to the restrictive amendment of the House tn the Convention bill of tha Senate, and had appointed Messrs, Hardin and Ellis a committee of free conference on tha part of the Senate. On motion of Mr Wilson, a committee of free conference was ordered to be appointed on tho part of tho House. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Cola and Humphreys a committee of free conlerence on the part of ihe House. The bill of the Senate to incorporate the Tippecanoe Monumental Association, (or tha purpose of erecting a monument at tha Tippecanoe iiattle Ground, waa read 3 times and passed. The hill provides, that Ihe association, as soon as ihreo thousand dollars are paid in, shall erect a stone foundation, with iron railing I hereon, sround tbo nine acres of ground, owned by the State of Indiana, on which the jbatile w.-s fought ; and as soon at $20,000 are paid in, thev shall erect a suitable monument, to parpetaate the braveiy oi William Henrv Harrison and his comi - l . r i i . i r 1 1 rri j pBnions in arms, exhibited on said battle field. The as aociation is counpoaad of soma twenty distinguished Cltlzens in different parts of tha State. J The bill of the Senate to incorporate tbe Evansville Joaarance company was resd three times; when j Mr. Reed moved to recommit to tha committee on corJ potion,, wUh instiuctions for them to see whether the bn u , uirtiej tni l0 mtke luca tro,ndaienta as J , which mion pr.T.iled. Td8 bi" of ,he 8n,e toT Sl,e roJ io Henry and Dej,w.n, was read 3 times and passed ; a!s. , ,. . . i ! .T.h b,1 lo ch"8e lfc DmtB of Herrwbur, sburgh in Hendricks county : also. -., a... a MS af f a a ; The bill to repeal an. set of 1844, safer as rt!sti to j Fairfield township. Tippecanoe county. Tho Speaker laid before tho House, a communication from tbe Governor, enclosing a letter from Gov, Whitcomb, in relation to counsel employed in tho Beard case; ' laid on tha table. , The bill to provide for the election of townihip aitss- ! sore and for tba assessment of property, again cama up on its second reading; -ba question being on concurring ia , the amendment of the judiciary commiuee, . Mr Chandler moved to concur wilh an amendment, providing;, that from the whole amount of the value of a . due, &c, he shall ded act him mJ ht pj oj bi,tnc . j bill were offered and adopted. ! Mr Hillis moved to amend, so as to compel tax-payers to swear to tbe list of their property ; laid on the labia. j Mr. Orr moved to amend, so that no improvements on re) MUte .hH be taxed of leas than one year's standing ; adopted. Mr Wilson moved to amend, so that all lands hereafter sold by tha general government shall bo Immediately subjected lo taxation ; laid on the table. Mr Prather moved that the bill be laid upon the table ; not carried, ayes 43, noea 47. Mr Lena moved to amend, ao that tha person assessed shall swesr to the list of his property ; but not to tht vslue thereof ; not adopted. Mr Dougherty of E. moved to amend, as to too quantity of wheat, corn, oats, bacon, dec. on hand ; when Mr Carnahan of Posey moved the previous question; which being sustained, was put, to-wit: 8ha!l the bill be engrossed for a third reading! and decided in the affirma tive, ayes 47. noea 45. The bi:l attaching a part of the county of Jackson to the county of Lawrence was resd a second time ; when Mr Wells moved that the bill bo indefinitely postponed. Afiei a warm aod and animated discussion between Messrs. Carr and Wells, the bill waa inoetiniiely postponed. On motion, tbo House adjourned. Hit f.m Again ! The Washington Correspondent of the N. y. Journal of Commerce makes the followin? supge8lion : Tarty politics have degenerated into personal and sectional strife into favoritism and, what is as bad, the mere object of plundering tho treasury. A stop ntijrht to be put, by a convention of all parties, to the plundering system lo which the present administration has already thown its decided inclination." To show that the author of these remirks is no enemy to the whig party, read the following from the same letter : "I would here say, that if the whig party is not to be relied upon as a national and conservative parlyend I do not say with confidence that it now io then Ihere is no conservative parly in this country, and no party that is entitled to the confidence of the country." If such is the sentiment of the neutrsl press as to the conduct of tho present administration, it is not to be wondered at that the whole country should lose confidence in them. MHWsty, capacity, fidelity. What a fortunate nati-n we are, in having found at last that those inestimable qualities can be so eminently brought into requisition in the management of our public affairs. Blessed are we in this modern 'heroic age." Ohio Statesman. The number of deaths in Philadelphia during the car 1S19 was 0463, or an increase of 1738 over the previous year. Of the deceased, 0035 were males, and 4428 females.