Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 February 1825 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN & GENERAL ADVERTISER

BY ELII1U STOUT. V1NCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1825. Vol. 15. No. 52 inW)iiyfT;'rif,'.vir,""T.''11IT;

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United States assignees of Vincenncs bank, - 2,210

Current expenditures, same as lowest year for 3 years past, 20,970 56

Total 30,603 43 The cash on hand, deducting Si 5,435, treasury notes, is, g 1 1,153 78. After deducting delinquencies returned, k commissions on the assessments of 1824, the amount unpaid on the first Jan. inst. was about 89,000 Of this sum at least g 1000 more in delinquencies will be returned. Of the balances due on the first Jan. ! 824,

SI 3,736 42 have since been paid. 1 he' remainder of those balances then thought to be secure, added to what may sUll be expected from the revenue of 182jj$jll make the credits of the state, dout S 5.000. Should the collection of this sum pi ogress as heretofore, 9000 of it may be expected to be paid in the year 1825. The anticipations of the revenue

of the vcar 1825 will therefore be at least

or times they wish them inserted, or they gi 000, and that sum will be considcra-

o

will be continued until ordered out, and

must be paid, for accordingly.

Indiana Legislature. Treasurer's Report. The president laid before the senate

the following annual report of the treasurer of state. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 13, 1825. Sir Herewith is transmitted the annual report required from this department to be laid before the senate. I am, sir, very respectfully, yours, 5c. SMUEL MERRILL. Hon. J. n. ray, President, &c. To the hon. James li. ?y, President of the Senate. sir The treasurer, in obedience to the directions of the act entitled, u An act concerning the auditor of public accounts and treasurer of state," respectfully submits the following report of the public revenue, and expenditure from November 29, 183, to December 31, 1324. Amount on hand at the last annual report, - Slj'33 98 Payments during the above period lor assessments tor the

112 175

1,153

year i817, '1821, 1822, 1823, " 1824,

Loans, exclusive ot seminary fund on h md last year, 5 Receipts of supcrintendants of salt lick reserves, Penalties recovered of Messrs. Bradford and Moore, former collectors of Clark county, Collections of unlisted property and delinquents, Payments by John Carr, late agent for Indi inapolis,

My the present agent.

56 39

26,586 30

2,i jo

550

1 1 I 65

62

153 43

85 4,9-5

50

75

863,439 S7 Dining the same period the following sums have been paid at the treasury, For public printing, - 2,769 84 For contingent expenses, 660 10 For the expenses of the last general assembly, and such special appropt iations as come under no general head, 12,000 08 For claims on account of the

scat of government, - 58,41 For interest on treasury notes, 905 Intci est to Uapp, - 29 1 For claims on account of state prison, - - 3)614 For warrant Nr 196 given to John Turner for wolf scalps, 1 ! 2 For expenses of presidential election, - - 232 To the officers of the judiciary, 6,999 To th.? officers of the executive

department, To the attorney general, To the adjutant genet al,

.Amount in the tteasuiy, 26 587 73

3,050 250 125 26 587

59 23

63,439 87 The warrants outstanding on the first day of January inst. were nin teen in number, on which the sum due on legislative claims was S-G 20 on judicial y 595,. 43 (in state ptison, 8 103 to electors, g40 S3 to cii cuit prosecutors. $2 5Q amounting in all to ft 1,2 17 5 3. The demands against the treasury that will arise dining the present year in addition to the above, are Tieasury notes in circulation, 4,565 Supposed interest on same, 300 Installment of loan to Uapp, and interest, - 1,300

bly increased should the cxpcnccs of this year equal those of either of the two past yeats. The payments into the treasury since the fust Jan. int. to this date (the 13th) amount to SM IS 36. This, with what was previously paid, satisfies the a mount charged airainst ti e counties of Allen, Wayne. Union, Fayette, Franklin,

Ripley, Jennings, Clatk, r ioyd,.Spenter,

v arnck, Ciibson, Knox, lJavies,VM

aullivan, rat ke, Montgomery, nVAarinn,

Morgan, Johnson, Hamilton and blSt-'lby.'

Small sums only arc due from the canities of Randolph, Dearborn, Switzerland, Jefferson, Harrison, Washington, Ja( kson, Lawrence, Orange, Craw foul, Dubois, Pike, Posey. Green, Owen, Decatur Bartholomew and ?scot. The counties which have yet paid nothing arc, Hendricks, Henry. Madison, Peny, Putnam, Rush and Vermillion. The suit against the late treasurer, is yet undecided, having been twice continued by his allidavit. I have the honor to

be, :c.

SAMUEL MERRILL.

IN SENATE. January 13. On motion of Mr. Ewing Resolved, that the committee on the judiciary, enquire and iepot whether a constitutional nififlf lit' l.iv:i' inn. li fw Irr r v ct 5 n r-i rrV i in

stances can be devised, by whicnn lect the state and county tar.es, oTckiVeVs who have purchased and received pavies-.

for land, under the late law of the Uifaed

suites, wnicn requires crsii payments1 on which an equivalent for the same can be assessed in any legal manner, so as to equalize the taxes of our citizens. On motion ol Mr. Thompson Resolved, that the judiciary committee be instructed to enquire if any, and what amendmcnts arc necessary to the law regulating the doing probate business ; and report thereon by bill or otherwise. January 14. The bitl to amend the act of last session subjecting real and personal property to execution, was read a secondvfimc.vnd referred to the committee on thej u miliary. V JanuaryA The president laid before the senate the following annual report of the aiuKtor of state. This document shall appear in my next. January 17. Mr. Grayham, Mr. Stapp, St Mr. Ewing, severally introduced bills the first, a bill to dissolve the bands of matrimony between Vliomas Hight, and Cclia, his wife the second, a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt and the third, a bill in addition to acts of incorporation. The resolution ofTeicd by Mr. Pcnington, relative to attaching epithets to public characters, was taken up, and, on motion, the orders of the day were postponed, and the senate went into committee of the whole on this subject, Mr. Grass in the chair, and after some time spent in its consideration, the committee rose, and the chairman reported it without amendment. Mr. Montgomery hcn moved that the further consideration of said resolution be it. definitely postponed, which motion prevailed 13 to 3. Mr. Mapp laid before the senate the peiition of the first Raptist Church at Indianapolis, praving the grant of a IqJ for the purpose of erecting a chiircHT"

On motion of Mr. Ew mc, the lesols

on heretofore offered by him for a!opt;

on the sinject of enquiring into the expediency of repealing the 14th anu 15th scc'ions of an act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, and confining the collection of all judgments to the pro-

virions of the several laws under which!

the debts were contracted, was again taken up, read, and on the question of adoption decided by ayes and noes, as follows Ayes Messrs. Ewing, Grcgoty, and Montgomery 3. Nays Messrs. Chambers; Craig, Gi-

vciij, Lirayiiam, luass, lrr.y, Johnson, Milroy, Pennington, Rariden, Stapp? Thompson and Mr. President 13. January IS. On motion of Mr. Rariden resolved, that a select committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of abolishing

the othec ot agent at Indianapolis,

Mr. Milroy presented a bill allowing

additional compensation for the building

of a bridge across Muskakatuck river,

which was twice read, and ordered to a third reading ton or row. The cngro- I bill from tlie house of representatives - the relief of collectors of the state revenue for the year 1324, and the bill for the relief ol the securities ef the late sheriff of Fioyd county, v.crc severally read a first time, and ordered for a second reading tomonow. January 19. The president laid before the senate

the following report of the canal commissioners, to wit : The commissioners .appointed by the last general assembly, t open a canal at

4he falls of the Ohio, respectfully report

tnat without delay, they addressed a memorial to the legislature of Ohio, a copy of which is herewith transmitted. A communication fiotn his excellency, the governor of Ohio, has been very lately received, inclosing a copy of certain joint resolutions of the 0.;io legislature, of the 25th Fcbruaiy last, in answer to the memorial submitted to them. The legislature of Ohio express therein the deep intci est which they feel for the success of the undertaking, and their willingness to

participate in a work ot the kind; but

previously require from the legislature of this state, ptopositions more definite in character than those laid before them, to be compared with such as they may receive from the state of Kentucky, before they decide with which state they will co operate. The commissioners have endeavoured to obtain correct information as to the prospects of obtaining money on loan, sufficient for the completion of the work.

irhc accompanying documents induce a

belief that the money may be had for stock, issued in the name, and by the express authority of the state, irredeemable for 20 years or longer, bearing an interest of five or six per cent, payable quarterly in the city of New Yoik or Philadelphia. The above conditions appear to be considered indispcnsiblc. It U mentioned that SI 08, may be expected to be received for such five per cent, stock of Si 00, and S 1 1 6 for six per cent. It is believed by your commissioners that some of the above conditions were not contemplated by the act authorising this loan, and they do not an that account consider themselves warranted in proceeding without a further expression of the will of the general assembly now in session. They presume not to recommend a course to be pursued by the general i.sscmbly, in deciding on a measure of such great and general interest. The reports of cngineets, Messrs. Rales and Kelly, herewith transmitted, afford ths best information in their possession on the subject of the cost and profit of Mich a canal. They will only observe, that should the

investment of money in the canal to half

the amount of the cost be profitable and productive of revenue to the state, when finished, or in a reasonable lime thereafter, an investment to the whole amount would be much more so, without being subject to the misunderstandings often incident to partnerships otherwise it would be but right that the states of Ohio Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky, those most incommoded by the talis, should, whenever it suited them, do at their own cost, that which would most benefit them. It is believed that the unexpended balance of the state road fund, would be as beneficially applied towards the canal by re-appropriation, as it is at the picscnt time, received as it probably will be, in small annual payments. A memorial was forwarded to the legislature of Pennsylvania desiring their assistance, and a letter was addressed to our representatives in congress, requesting their joint exertions in obtaining a loan from the general government in favor of the canal. No answer has been

received from cither All cf which is moit rcspcctluily submitted. WILLIAM HENDRICKS, ( HRII OPHER 11 ARRIhON. Indianapolis, Jan 18, 1325. And the said communication was referred to the committee on roads and canals. Mr. Milroy, from the joint committee on the subjec t, reported a joint resolution of the general assembly, m reference to Lafayette, which was read thice several times, and passed unanimously. I "hey were published la week Mr. Gregory offered for adoption the following resolution Resolved, that a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of selecting some one of the reserved lots in the town of Indianapolis for the putposc of building on the satne this ensuing season, a convenient hi ick building for the accommodation and use of the governor of the state, aid the same committee present to this house, a plat) of ;ud building, with leave to rcpoit by bill or otherwise, and that the house of representatives be informed thcicof, and a similar committee f-qnointcd on their part. C ) Mr. Thornton, principaf t!ct k of the

house of representatives, infoimcd the senate, that the house of teptesentatives had passed the joint resolutions fiom the senate relating to major genl. Lafayette, without amendment also, that thev have pa. -ed the lollovving resolution Resolved, that the judiciary committee of the house of representatives be instructed to meet with the judiciary committee on the part of the senate, for the purpose of arranging the ciicuit courts, that the senate be informed thereof, and their concurrence therein requested and the same having been read was concuned in. HOUSE OF IlEPUESENTATIVFS. January 13 A message was received fiom the senate, announcing that thai body ban adopted a joint lcsolution on the subject of extending relief to purchasers oi pub ic lands, in which the concuircnce of this hou-e was asked. Mr. Wall ace, of Orange, presented a bill extending the jurisdiction of Justices of the peace to glOO. in civil cases, which was read the first time, and pi-ssid to a second reading tomorrow. On motion of Mr. Nelson Resolved, that the judiciary committee he minu ted to enquire what omissions, mistakes, and deficiencies have occurred in the icvbionofthc laws which are necessity to be supplied by amendment, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Messrs Hoover, Huston, R.vsctt and Brown, weic appointed a committee to enquiiewhat amendments are necessary in the act regulating pi (bate couits. The bill authorizing the taxation of all lands, the exemption of which from taxation ceases on or before the fun day of October next, was icad the second lin e, and committed to the committee of wajs and means. January I 4. Mr. Hurst offered a joint u soiution on the subject of offeiing a premium to any person who shall picscnt to the next general assembly, the best s) stern of education, which system shall be in accoitSancc with the several acts of cor gn ss, yj anting to this state seminary lands, uh ch was read the first time, and oidcicd to be read a 2d time tomonow. On motion of Mr. Posey Resolved, that the committee of wavs and means, be and they are hetebv icquiied, ti.tepoita bill amendatoty to the art now in force, regulating taveins; prohibiting all persons f.om selling sp'uituous liquors under pretence of giving it, and at the same time receiving compensation for an apple, cake, or any other article, in older to evade the expense of obtaining a license to retail the same. On motion of Mr. Noble Resolved, that the committee on the judiciary he instructed lo enquire into the expediency of amending the act subjecting real and personal cs'ate to execution, in substance as follows : 1st. That sheriffs will be authorized to take replevy bonds after the issue of execution. 2d. That acknowledpmcnts of bail for the payment of money taken by the clerks and entered of recoid, as well as replevy Itonds taken by the sheiiffs shall operate as liens, and have the foice and effect of judgments, and that execution shall, at the same lime issue against the defendant and his security. 3d. That the plaintiff, at ris discretion, select his writ, k that he will not be pre -