Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1858 — THE LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE]

THE LEGISLATURE.

The extra session of the Legislature of Indiana convened last Saturday, according the proclamation of Governor Willard,] •and the two branches organized by the elec, tion-of the following officers: The principal Secretary of the Senate, James IL of Jennings, Anti-Lecompton Demodrat, was ; unanimously elected, receiving forty-six votes. For Assistant Secretary, James IL Tyner, of Miami;- Republican, and Henry Cawthorn, of Kno.y, Administration, were put in nomination. Tyner received twentyfive votes, and Cawthorn twenty-two. AF. Shortridge, of Marion, Republican, was elected D.Sor-Keeper, and John Osborn, of Hancock, Republic™, for Assistant DoorKeeper. Jonathan Y\ . .Gordon, of Marion, Republican, and David Turpie, of White, Administration, were put in nomination for the Speakership ot the House. Gordon received fifty votes, and Turpie forty-three,. Two votes were scattering, and three blank. For First Clerk. R. J. Ryan, of Marion, AntiLecompton, and Thoma*. A. McFarland, Administration, were nominated. Ryan received fifty-four votes, jyid McFarland fortyfour. Geo. H. Chapman, Republican, was elected Second Clerk, and Robert Jennings, of Floyd, Republican, was elected DoorKeeper. All the elections were made on the first ballot, and the result (not a single Afimicist.ratrbn man being elected to office in either branch") shows- that the Opposition have a clear working majority in both .the Senate and the House. After organization, committees of the two.; Houses ’waited on the Governor and acquainted him with the fact. The Governor road his message to the Legislature on Monday. It. will be found in another column. N business of .iijidortance has yet been transacted, eecept the following, which transpired in the House on Monday. Mr. Edw orolr.offered the fallowing: Resolved, That it is hereby declared that this House is unalterably opposed to the re-purchasing of the Wabash and Erie Canal by the State. Mr, Gifford offered to amend, “or to receive it as a gift.” Mr. Edwards proposed to add, “unless theState is paid for it.” Amendments were adopted—ayes, 74; nays, -17. Mr. Dobbins asked the meaning of the resolution. He was unalterably opposed to taking back the canal on any terms, and was not even willing to seem to intimate that he cou d vote to take it back as a gift. It would take a Very high sum to buy his vote. Mr. Edwards rem.rked that at the last session a proposition was made that the State should take back the canal and reas•Utne its liabilities. This question had been agitated during the late election, and he wished -very m moer to show his hauu'j unequi ->. \ rt -d against ttio hop nd-1 ;ne; • ,i ■ ■- , , . posed ■ o. . ' QG»I Mr Thom;- >n, u. Madison, moved a ■>en*tdorstion,

Mr. Murray opposed taking the canal back ! even as a free gift, and moved to lay the ' metion for reconsideration on the table. Carried—ayes, 50; nays, 49. Question on adoption, when Mr. Whetzel asked toameid by adding the words, “thus receiving it as a gift.” Mr. Snyder moved to strike out all after the word “resolved,” and insert the following substitute: Resolved, That it would be unwise to take back, upon any terms, the Wabash and Erie Canal, and to reassume in any form the debt to satisfy which it to, the bondholders. Substitpje adopted. The resolution as amended was adopted— , ayes, 99; noes, 0. Clark absent.