ton, Watts, Wheeler, Wiley, Work, Wunderlich, Zenor, and Mr. President-70. So the vote was not reconsidered. Mr. Borden moved to commit the said section to the standing committee on the State debt and public works, with instructions to insert after the word "article," in the line, the words, "Unless such debt shall be authorized by a law for some single work or object therein distinctly specified, together with the amount; but such debt or debts, direct or contingent. singly or in the aggregate, shall not, at any time, exceed one million of dollars: and such law shall provide for the collection of a sufficient direct annual tax to pay the interest on such debt, as it may fall due, and also to discharge the principal within eighteen years from the contracting thereof; and the law levying such tax shall be irrepealable until the principal and interest thereon shall be paid and discharged. And on the final passage of such bill, in either house of the Legislature, the question shall be taken by ayes and noes, and entered on the journal thereof, and shall be, 'Shall this bill pass, and ought the same to receive the sanction of the voters of this State? And no such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the voters, and have a majority of all the votes cast for or against it. No such law shall be submitted to be voted on within six months after its passage, nor until it shall be published in at least one newspaper in each county, if one be published therein, throughout the State, for three months next preceding the election at which it is submitted to the people; and said law shall not be submitted at any general election when any other law shall be submitted to be voted for or against. "The money arising from any loan, or stock, creating such debt or liability, shall be applied to the object specified in the act authorizing such debt or liability, or for the repayment of such debt or liability, and for no other purpose whatever. The question being upon the motion to recommit with instructions, The ayes and noes being demanded by ten members, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Beard, Borden, Bowers, Brookbank, Clark of Hamilton, Cole, Crawford, Dobson, Dunn of Jefferson, Farrow, Frisbie, Garvin, Gregg, Hall, Hamilton, Hawkins, Helm, Hitt, Hogin, Hovey, Howe, Lockhart, Logan, March, Milligan, Murray, Newman, Prather, Schoonover, Steele, Wallace, and Walpole-35. And those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Anthony, Bascom, Beach, Berry, Bicknell, Biddle, Bracken, Bryant, Carr, Chandler, Chapman, Chenowith,. Coats, Colfax, Crumbacker, Davis of Madison, Davis of Parke, Davis of Vermillion, Dick, Dunn of Perry, Fisher, Foley, Gibson, Gootee, Graham of Miami, Haddon, Hardin, Hendricks, Huff, Johnson, Jones, Kent, Kendall of Wabash, Kinley, Maguire, Mather, Mathes, May, McClelland, McFarland, Miller of Clinton, Miller of Fulton, Miller of Gibson, Milroy, Mooney, Moore, Morgan, Morrison of Marion, Mowrer, Nave, Niles, Nofsinger, Owen, Pepper of Ohio, Pepper of Crawford, Pettit, Rariden, Read of Clark, Read of Monroe, Ristine, Ritchey, Robinson, Shannon, Sherrod, Shoup, Sims, Smiley, Smith of Ripley, Smith of Scott, Spann, Tague, Thomas, Thornton, Todd, Trembly, Watts, Wheeler, Wiley, Wolfe, Work, Wunderlich, Yocum, Zenor, and Mr. President-86. So the motion to recommit. with instructions, did not prevail. Shall the 3rd section of No. 3 pass? The ayes and noes being taken under the rule, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Anthony, Bascom, Beach, Berry, Bicknell, Biddle, Borden, Bowers, Bracken, Brookbank, Bryant, Carr, Chandler, Chapman, Chenowith, Clark of Hamilton, Coats, Cole, Colfax, Crumbacker, Davis of Madison, Davis of Parke, Davis of Vermillion, Dick, Dunn of Perry, Farrow, Fisher, Foley, Foster, Garvin, Gibson, Gootee, Graham of Miami, Haddon, Hamilton, Harbolt, Hardin, Helm, Hendricks, Johnson, Jones, Kent, Kinley, Mather, Mathes, May, McClelland, McFarland, Miller of Clinton, Miller of Fulton, Miller of Gibson, Milroy, Mooney, Moore, Morgan, Morrison of Marion, Mowrer, Niles, Nofsinger, Owen, Pepper of Ohio, Pettit, Read of Clark, Read of Monroe, Ristine, Ritchey, Robinson, Shannon, Sherrod, Shoup, Sims, Smiley, Smith of Ripley, Smith of Scott, Spann, Stevenson, Tague, Thomas, Thornton, Todd, Trembly, Watts, Wheeler, Wiley, Wolfe, Work, Wunderlich, Zenor, and Mr. President-91. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Beard, Crawford, Dobson, Dunn of Jefferson, Frisbie, Gregg, Hall, Hawkins, Hitt, Hogin, Hovey, Howe, Huff, Kendall of Wabash, Lockhart, Logan, March, Milligan, Murray, Nave, Newman, Pepper of Crawford, Prather, Rariden, Schoonover, Steele, Wallace, Walpole, and Yocum-32. So the third section of No. 3 passed, And was referred to the committee on revision, arrangement, and phraseology. Mr. Owen moved to suspend the order of business; Which was decided in the negative. On motion of Mr. Pettit, The Convention adjourned. MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1850. The Convention met. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Babb. The Journal of Saturday was read. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Conduit. Mr. Thornton submitted the following preamble and resolutions : WHEREAS, This Convention has just learned, with profound sensibility, that the Hon. Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, late VicePresident of the United States, has recently, and whilst engaged in the service of his native State as a member of the General Assembly thereof, departed this life. AND WHEREAS, The numerous long-continued public services of that distinguished patriot and soldier, as well in the councils of his country as in the tented field, constitute him the common property of our whole country, and justly entitle his memory to the grateful notice of the people of this State, in. common with the rest of his fellow-citizens of the Union, and more especially when it is remembered that a part of the services rendered by him whilst engaged in the defence of his country in the war of 1812, against Great Britain and her savage allies, were performed upon the soil of Indiana, when an infant defenceless Territory, in defending our helpless women and children against the relentless tomahawk and scalping knife of the ruthless savage. Resolved, That we recognize in Col. Johnson the gallant soldier, the devoted patriot, and sound able statesman. That among the long list of his public acts, whilst engaged in the National Councils, his zealous efforts in favor of abolishing imprisonment for debt, to gether with his masterly "Sunday Mail Report," will remain as imperishable monuments of his profound statesmanship, so long as the sufferings of the oppressed and down-trodden debtor, finds sympathy in the human bosom, or the cause of liberal principles has an advocate. Resolved, That whilst cherishing a just sense of gratitude towards this distinguished citizen for his many important public services rendered in behalf of his country during the course of a long public life, as the able, faithful statesman, and brave soldier, we most sincerely condole with his numerous friends and relatives in the irreparable bereavement they have sustained in the loss of an affectionate and devoted friend, and with our sister State, Kentucky, in being thus deprived of his valuable services in her public councils. Resolved, That — be appointed a committee on the part of this Convention to tender to the relatives of Col. Johnson the exexpression of our heartfelt condolence on the melancholy occasion, and that the Secretary of this Convention transmit to the Executive of the State of Kentucky a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions. Resolved, That the editors of the several newspapers in this State be requested to publish the foregoing in their papers respectively. Which were unanimously adopted. The Chair directed the blank to be filled with the names of Messrs. Thornton, Pepper of Ohio and Rariden. Mr. Rariden moved to suspend the rules to enable him to introduce a resolution; Which was decided in the negative. In pursuance of former notice, Mr. Owen submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That no delegate shall speak more than hour at one time; nor more than fifteen minutes in the following cases, viz: 1st. On any motion to reconsider a section that has been passed or engrossed. 2d. In any debate on the final passage of a section, or on a motion to refer the same. 3d. In any debate arising on a report from the committee on revision. Mr. Huff moved to amend as follows: "Strike out one hour,' where it occurs, and insert hour.'" Which was decided in the affirmative. one half The question being upon the adoption of the resolution, as amended, It was decided in the affirmative. ORDERS OF THE DAY. The consideration of the first section of No. 4, was resumed. The question being on the adoption of the amendment to the amendment submitted by Mr. Murray on Friday last; Mr. Hardin moved to lay the pending amendment on the table. A division of the question being called for by Mr. Borden, The question was on laying the amendment to the amendment, submitted by Mr. Murray, on the table. The ayes and noes were demanded by ten members. Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Beard, Berry, Biddle, Blythe, Borden, Bowers, Bracken, Brookbank, Bryant, Carr, Clark of Hamilton, Clark of Tippecanoe, Coats, Davis of Madison, Davis of Parke, Dunn of Jefferson, Dunn of Perry, Farrow, Fisher, Foley, Foster, Frisbie, Garvin, Gootee, Graham of Miami, Gregg, Haddon, Hall, Hamilton, Harbolt, Hardin, Helm, Hendricks, Hogin, Hovey, Huff, Johnson, Jones, Kent, Kendall of Wabash, Lockhart, Logan, March, Mathes, Miller of Gibson, Milligan, Milroy, Mooney, Moore, Morgan, Nave, Newman, Owen, Pepper of Crawford, Prather, Read of Clark, Read of Monroe, Ritchey, Robinson, Schoonover, Shannon, Sherrod, Shoup, Sims, Smiley, Smith of Ripley, Smith of Scott, Spann, Steele, Stevenson, Tague, Todd, Trembly, Watts, Wiley, Wolfe, Yocum, Zenor, and Mr. President-84. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Anthony, Bascom, Beach, Bicknell, Chandler, Chapman, Chenowith, Colfax, Cole, Crumbacker, Dick, Hawkins, Hitt, Howe, Kilgore, Kinley, Mather, May, McClelland, McFarland, Miller of Fulton, Morrison of Marion, Murray, Nofsinger, Thomas, Wallace, Walpole, and Wheeler-28. So the amendment to the amendment was laid upon the table. The question then being on laying the amendment submitted by Mr. Borden on the table. The ayes and noes were demanded by ten members. Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Badger, Barbour, Berry, Biddle, Blythe, Bowers, Brookbank, Bryant, Carr, Clark of Tippecanoe, Coats, Davis of Madison, Dunn of Jefferson, Foley, Foster, Frisbie, Gootee, Graham of Miami, Haddon, Hall, Harbolt, Hardin, Hogin, Hovey, Huff, Johnson, Jones, Kendall of Wabash, Lockhart, Logan, Mathis, Miller of Gibson, Mooney, Moore, Morgan, Nave, Newman, |