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Table cr Figure work, will $2 par nre. if the following gentlemen will please jfo act as agents for the Register they shall be liberally remunerated lor any ~-services they may render 'iinton—D Fvt*tar. esq^

^•^Tugcne—Messrs Coliett 8- Ilill, ,'S'jgar-creek—S Lusk esq. ".i ^iontezuma—Joseph x^l Hayes esq.

ELEVENTH SESSION.

•HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fetitions

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December 12

were

presented by Messis.

T::zgeralii. Hay, Levenworth, Histine, Heed' and Hov\k,for the relief of John Daily—revision of the militia law— remonstrance against the relocation o!

Crawford

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Tlockvi:le— Wallice Rea esq. j^icksori's Mills— Francis Dickson »Tr. Craw ford* vilie^—Isaac Elston. Attica—Wm Crumpton. "La Fayetle—Wm Smith." tn 'r Tinseville—Col Thos Pmith. ...... v» .••• jS'ewvilie-Wm Kilgore iMerom—Samuel Colman esq.

Carlisle—Dr Job 31 Baker. Yir eennrs—Win. jVIteure Washington—Scth Roddick esq.

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OF TIIE PROCEEDINGS OF THE-..

Indiana Legislature.

a relocation

ot justice ol Fountain coun

ty. and a remonstrance -on the same subject—of Rannv, Clemans and Johnson praying relief—of James C. lol mc!1 collector ot Clark county tor re

reported—to relocate the seat

of justice ot Ci"wfo:'d county to authorise Alexander Craig to erect nii'l dam across White river.

RESOLUTIONS

instructing comin

—committee on state prison to e* amine into the afiair« ot that institution—by Mr Craig— changing the pre* em mode of doing probate business from associate judges to the citcui court or some other tribui al. Py Hayes—relative to the expediency giving pub'ic notice betore jnesen mj. petitions for a change of state m^L, declf.ring streams navigabie, Sj c. &.V.. •which was not adopted.

Bills wtre intiodoced by M-OSM-M Ray and Hoover, regulating interest o:i jjM nev—arid amendatory to the several acts regulating decedents tsiates.

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Petitions were presented to th• House by Messrs llassett, Long, and Marshall—praying relocation Dearhoi

County seat—for the loca-

tion of a state road from New Oist'e to II nry county, by the falls 1 l'all Creek to La'ayette on the ah'isii attaching apart ot Wayne to layette county arid a remonstianc^ by MiElliott on the samr' subject to author ise Messrs. Crabs to erect a mill dam across the east fork of White river.

On the 14th petitions were presented by Messrs Lewis of Jackson of V. Hayes, Hullock, Morris, Long &c !3ut nett praying that part of Union may be attached to Franklin county ,and re onstrajice hy Mr. Brown on tliesumc fut^j«i£t Of Richard Scott, for the locatiqiuor a road from Indianapolis to Lafam.^'On Wabash—praying lor a sjjCteioa'i liotu Cawfordsvillc to Cov

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ing^on in Fountain county for a st-afce road from [ndianayrolii, via Danville an?! KoskviUo to Montezuma, on th*VYab.\sh for a state road from New Castle to Lafayette the remonstrance th? relocation of the state road from N

Aiiianv to Salem. Articles

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"TTO pr:jier*!*ed against

i.'is, IT. R-.bcrls a justice of the see of Floyd county and maua^ers a-'Doinied.

IN SEN TF, L/^cen!) a,

Bills wr**-e introduced by Messrs. Given and ila«'ide:i ".mending the act p'Ufin^ tf» rr»'K!s and bignways $ lor es tab'i^hin^ count'1, voluntaries.

Mr. Grahftrn off.-red the following resolution, which was laid on thetahl R.esolved, tha+ it the opinion of the senate, that if the governor, lieutenantgovernor. or any member of fl general assembly shall accept, or has ac rented anv commission

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pointment under the Unit?i S'a'e.% by viitue of which any public dutv'' to be performed and to inch any e-molu-ineut i* attarh-d. suc.h accept tnce *hall be considered a vacatmn ol oiFice and the office so vacated shall bs fill in the same manner as though the pprsor: vacating had filed a formal resijrna-

December 11.

Mr. Grass laid before the Senate a pefi'ion of E-enur i'osey and others, praying an act to authorise the convey aiue of ce?tain real estate therein :a«r.ed relert'-d to Judiciary Committee.

Mr. llaiiden liorii the commi'tee, reported a l)i!l to provide for the election of circuit prosicuting attorneys ol this state.

On this day the Governor nominated the following gentlemen as Circuit Prosecuting Af'oinios J' hn Law, jot vhe first Judicial ('ircuit Milton Stapp. for the 2d Auios Ijani, tor the Jti Charles I Ba'tel lor the 4th and James Whitcomb tor the 8lh 'vhich noninai"n was read

rl «mfpred to lie on lire

tab!", a bill being now pending before th'* .*,:*n,.t)' to chinge the mode of appointing them.

A re«oluiio:) was introdr.cvd by Mr." Milro. fii'ita committee be appontento q-ii t' 1 to !he privileges of e'negrr., 1. :ind people of colour,, in this state, and that committee to report by 'nit or otherwise and Messrs. MilEwing and Montgomery were appointed aid cunVmiltee

Mr Fletcher introduced a bill to a-mei-d an net regulating the duties and jurisdiction of justices of the peace, which wa« read and made the order of the day for to morrow, /V*'

Tm engrossed bill legalizing the Marring" of ttenjamin Patterson and Abigail L'ultsi was read the third time and passed.

The bills authorising Robert Patterson and otners to keep a ferry over White river- in Owen county and to repeal the 80th Section of the act, entitled at) act relative to crime and pun•dunentj were severally read the 2d time.

Deeeinber 12 'V

An engrossed bill from the house authorising the board of Justices of Ripley county to appoint a lister for Brown township in said county, was read the third i'*«e and passed

Mr. Maxwell presented the'pe.tition

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VIGO. COUNTY, INDIANA, JANUARY 24, 1827

dupe to party tool of power"—Nor slave to Minions of an hour.

A resolution was now passed appointing a committee to wait on his ex cellency James Ray, informing him that 'he senate had convenetl, appoint ed officers and were ready to proceed to legislative busuiess, and if he had any communications to make they were now ready to receive the same.'

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aif Hush Barnes, praying authority to i'est certain monies no%v in his hands ng to minor heirs in the purhhase of lands read a»d referred.

Toe joint resolution relative to circuit prosecuting attornies was postponed until the 23d inst.

December 13v

%lr. Rarid en from the Judiciary committee to whom was referred a resolu M-vi instructing said committee to in jjuirc into the constitutional jurisdiction over persons and property upon lands occupied by Indians within our territorial limits, reported, that any :\ttern.it, at this time, to carry the into effect by legislative enactment inexpedient.^ v, A II was reported by Mr Watts, frr ^he relief of the widow of Peter B. Wright,.dec. "i- December 14.

Mr Mjxwell introduced a bill to cpr.eal the ac' entitled an act to im t? ovo the navigation of the West fork ^V'lite river, which wft~ reid th^ ]&<t time. I

C'vir. Fletcher introduced a bill for the relief of \nson Richmond, [this bi'l is intended to authorise said Rich »nd to keep the Clerk's office at II chmoiid's in said countv, and to le ga zp his proceedings no county town be:ng therein.*]

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December 9

A number of resolutions were introduced by Messrs. Pennington, Simonsoa and "in^ ir««?:rMctinK

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tiiejudiciarv committee lb report c!.:mging the method, ot Circuit nro sec ii ng 911 orn iyyt.auih ar 1 zi ng lir^a'e of tiHrts"lteT7I' dV"purcTT?.'?"'"f-om tlie United Statps whore the holders have d»ed without•• leaving means lot psvir-g for the »ame r(»poft. the be^^ nvans of carrying ir t:• etlVc^ the 1st. 2d and 3d a -tiel«s ol the C»»nstituii(»n to extend the jurisdiction of ju-rices ot the peace.

bill authorising Hugh Barnes to

pfirchase lands for minors was read the sepond time and laid on the table. Mr. Morgan introduced a bill to rep°ai a part of an act tor opening and repairing road and highways read the first time.

Mr Clark intnduced a resolution app tinting a committee to enq iire inpropriety of establishing a general record office said committee was ar'D'ijoted. V-" -l ie engrossed bill to amend an act o-tt ^izing Circui^ courts, and defining t'eir powers and duties, approvctfja-i-rrv :30, 1826, and also to amend an aet entitled an act concerning prosecuting attorneys was read a third time and passed.

Mr. G-aham's resolution relative to changing the plat of the town of Indianapolis was now taken up, and after various amendments, such as remuner ati ig th purchasers of lets in the neighborhood of the State Mouse square, running va- ious streets throughout the ire laid out and designated as the Governor\s circle, the senate adjourned before a uecison was made on the b^me.

I) (e nbe 15.

Mr. Smiley introduced a bill authorizing certain Township* the-ein named to eiect their own office aid tor other purposes, read the first tune.

The resolution relative to altering he town plat of Indianapolis was taken up and adopted.

Mr Graham introduce 1 a resolution to have a committee appointed to memorialize Congress to pass a lav/ graduating the price of public lands and Messrs Graham. Milroy and Randen were appointed. v- Mr. Gregory introduced a resolu ion that the committee on the three per nt. fund report a bill repealing the law appropriating one hundred thousand dollars of the three percent, fund so far as to suspend the further appropriations of the present fund on road*. etofire or now spent, when Mr. Colman moved to amend the same by striking it out from the word resolution and inserting the following, to wit: that (lie standing committee on state roads be instructed to report a bill to repea! ?he act appropriating S§ 100,000 ot the three per cent fund and all acts and parts of acts on that subject and to report a bill authorising the agent of the same to settle up with the several road commissioners created by the aforesaid acts, and to disburse all such sums as he may have reported subject to the drafts of #aid commissioners and before a conclusion on jhe amendment the Senate adjourned. •, -December 16.

Mr. Graham from the committee of ways and means to whom had been re ferred the petition of Peleg Allan, re port'.-d that it was inexpedient to grant :he prayer of the petitioner, which report was concurred in* ,.

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Mr. Montgomery 'roui r,»e| committee on state roads, to whom

referred that part of the Governor's Message respecting a road fron: L-kc. Michigan by the way of Indianapololts to the Ohio River, now report that the?. 5 had the same under consideration and recommend the adoption of the followiog resolution

RESOLTED, That it is of primary importance to the state of Indiana taat .. the late treaty made with the Miami' arid Potawatamie Indians", shouid be .% ratified by the President and Senate t)f the United States, and particularly that article in said treatv by which a grant of land is made to thV Un ted States for the location and improvement of a Road from Lake Michijc'.o, via Indianapolis to some poit=t on the

Ohio River, because it will tend greatly to promote the national interest and the commercial prospects of fodian to

forward which object your committee. recommend that a respectful me.iG ni.".! -on the -part of this General Ass r?(i iy be addressed to the President and S^n- ii ate of the United States, so!icitir.g the ratification of the said treaty when upon the question^ shall this report as resolution be adopted? It passed in the affirmative

Mr. Graham from-the^commi&ee ofT ways and means to whom was referred a resolution instructing them to exar^-. ine and ascertain whether lands, ,• hicli have been purchased from the United States, five years, on which a Ju.», er stay has been allowed by congress, hut have not yet been paid for? are subject to taxation, have had the sam u'.der consideration, and reported -hat it 13 their opinion, all lands here'ofoe pur-"., chased of the United Stat-e^ are subject to taxation under the exi"tin,^ rev riue laws, except land reliiiquiso^r! or as may be exempted by c-rnp,ict with U^e United States—riuul

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in. Mr F1Iwing from the select comir.itrre to whom the subject had been referred, now reported a bill extending thejurisniction of Justices of tht Peace in

& criminal cases5 prescribingcei tain duties to them, which was twice lead and made the order of the day for Monday next. «r

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'•1' December 18.

Mr, Givens asked and obtained leave to withdraw the petition of Peleg Allen.

Mr Rariden from the judiciary com^ mittee reported a bill to provide three issvlums in this state for the receotain of the poor, which /vas read tli9 first time, when Mr, Simonson moved 10 reject the same, and on the qucs?o.«n shall the bill ne rejected? It i"'{"cided in the negative— A yes, 10—ivu.es U.

Mr. Rariden from the same committee, to whom the subject had been ferred, reported that it was im dieiit to repeal the British Sritu

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proposed amendments, the original re- "C pert was concurred in.

resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Clark introduced abillamenda- 4

tory to the act, supplemental to the act defining the duties of Recorder's and pointing out the mode ol convcyi ig real estate, which was read the first tune. a/, •7'-cV'-'4.

Mr. Ewing from the standing committee on education now reported a bill incorporating a state seminary and providing for Trustees to the same which was read the first time.

Mr, Morgan introduced a bill for the relief the securities ot Nathaniel W. Marks, late Sheriff* and collector of Rush county—read fust time

Mr. Fletchcr trom the committee to

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Mr. Rariden from the same commit-' tee, to whom had been referred tle pe- $ ti'ion of the heirs of 'I'homas \'arts dec. and the petition of Kleanor Posey J1' and others now reported a bill emend the act providing for t.!,e pat'iton "•"V-"' d"rcal estate, which was read the first ».v

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time. -$•',*? IF .V Mr. Graham from the committee on that subject, reported a joint memoi ial on the subject of reducing the price of public lands, graduating the reduction according to the le gth of time the said '.'^1 lands have been offered for sale, which

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