Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Arion, Baird of St. Joseph, Beard of M., Bell, Berry, Bowen, Brady, Carnan, Chamberlain, Clark, Dobson, Ewing of Case, Ewing of Allen, Foster, Hargrove, Herriott, Lowe, Mount, Siniley, Stafford, Tannehill, Watt and Williams--23. So said resolution and amendments were not laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Lowe, the amendments were laid upon the table. Mr. Watts moved to amend the resolution by adding the following: And said scrip, over and above our present liabilities, shall be based upon the public works of the system of 1836, and be redeemed by the net proceeds of tolls from said works. On motion of Mr. Baird of St. Joseph, said amendment was laid upon the table. Mr. Morgan moved to amend said resolution by striking it out from the resolving clause, and inserting the following: That the committee on canals and internal improvements be instructed to inquire into the expediency of suspending further operation on all the public works of internal improvement in this state for the present; and also whether the interest of the state does demand a reduction of officers connected with the same, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Kennedy moved to lay said amendment on the table. Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Angle, Arion, Baird of St. Joseph. Beard of M., Bell, Berry, Bowen, Brady, Carnan, Chamberlain, Clark, Dobson, Elliott, Ewing of Ailen, Foster, Hargrove, Herriott, Kennedy, Moffatt, Mount, Nave, Smiley, Stephenson, Tannehill, Tuley, Watt and Williams-27. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Armstrong, Blair, Carr, Cathcart, Cravens, Ewing of Cass, Finch, Green, Hackett, Lowe, Morgan, Nickel, Smith, Stafford, Thompson, Watts, and Wright-18. So said amendment was laid upon the table. Mr. Ewing of Cass moved to amend the resolution by adding the following: No further appropriation of scrip or other available funds of the state to be made on any of the works of the system, until the present habilities of the state to contractors are first paid off, except so far as may be necessary to prevent dilapidation and unnecessary waste and decay. Mr. Baird of St. Joseph proposed to amend said amendment, by ading: And that it shall be the duty of said committee to examine into the propriety of reporting a bill carrying out the views of the Governor in prosecuting all the works in the bill of 1836. Mr. Thompson moved to lay said amendment to the amendmeut on the table. The ayes and noes being ordered, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Angle, Armstrong, Blair, Carr, Cathcart, Clark, Cravens, Ewing of Cass, Ewing of Allen, Finch, Green, Hackett, Hargrove, Kennedy, Lowe, Moffatt, Morgan, Mount, Nave, Nickel, Smiley, Smith, Thompson, Tuley, Watts, Williams and Wright-27. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Arion, Baird of St. Joseph, Beard of M., Bell, Berry, Bow. en, Brady, Carnan, Chamberlain, Dobson, Elliott, Foster, Herriott, Stafford, Stephenson, Tannehill, and Watt-17. So said amendment to the amendment was laid upon the table. The resolution and the pending amendment were laid on the table. Resolved, That the committee on canals and internal improvements be requested to inquire into the expediency of a further modification of an act entitled an act to modify the plan of carrying on the public works, and to secure their ultimate completion, and amendatory of an act entitled an act to provide for a general system of internal improvements approved Jan. 27, 1836, approved Feb. 8, 1839, as follows, viz: 1st, To reduce the number of the Board from three to one; 2d, The reduction of the engineer department to one Principal Engineer without any assistants; 3d, To direct the future application of the resources of the state as follows: First, To the entire completion of the Madison and Lafayette rail road to Indianapolis; Second, The White-water canal up to the Cumberland road; Third, A continuation of the Wabash and Erie canal from the mouth of the Tippecanoe river to the town of Lafayette; and, 4th, The completion of the Central canal from Indianapolis north to its intersection with the Wabash and Erie canal, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Stephenson moved to amend said resolution by striking out the words "the Madison road," and insert "the New Albany and Crawfordsville road.” Mr. Hargrove moved that the resolution and pending amendment be laid upon the table. The ayes and noes being ordered, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Arion, Baird of St. Joseph, Beard of M., Berry, Blair, Bowen, Carnan, Chamberlain, Clark, Cravens, Dobson, Elliott, Ewing of Cass, Ewing of Allen, Finch, Foster, Green, Hackett, Hargrove, Moffatt, Morgan, Smiley, Smith, Stafford, Stephenson, Thompson, Tuley, Watt and Williams-29. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Angle, Armstrong, Bell, Brady, Carr, Cathcart, Herriott, Kennedy, Lowe, Mount, Nave, Nickel, Tannehill, Watts and Wright -15. So said resolution and amendment were laid upon the table. 2 o'clock, P. M. The Senate assembled. On motion of Mr. Kennedy, Resolved, That the judiciary committec be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, that hereafter every person in this state who may vote at the April elections, be required to endorse on his ticket, whether he is for or against the retailing of ardent spir its, and accordingly as the majority may be in each township, so shall the boards doing county business be governed in granting or withhold. ing licenses for retailing in such townships. Mr. Thompson moved the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That a select committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act entitled an act to reduce the Board of Fund Commissioners, approved Feb. 14, 1839, as to provide for the election of Fund Commissioners, by a joint ballot of the Senate and House of Represenatives, instead of appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as is provided by said act. Mr. Moffatt moved to lay said resolution upon the table; The ayes and noes being ordered, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Angle, Arion, Baird of St. Joseph, Beard of M., Bowen, Carnan, Moffatt, Morgan, Mount, Stafford, Stephenson, and Watts -12. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Armstrong, Bell, Berry, Blair, Brady, Carr, Cathcart, Chamberlain, Clark, Cravens, Dobson, Elliott, Ewing of Cass, Ewing of Allen, Finch, Foster, Green, Hackett, Hargrove, Herriott, Kennedy, Kinzer, Lowe, Nave, Nickel, Smiley, Smith, Tannehill, Thompson, Tuley Watt, Williams and Wright-33. So said resolution was not laid upon the table. Mr. Moffatt moved to amend said resolution by striking out the words "joint ballot" and inserting "by a separate ballot of the Senate and House of Representatives, and a majority of each branch shall be necessary to a choice." Mr. Beard of M. moved to amend the amendment by striking out "separate ballot" and inserting "viva voce vote;" Which was accepted by the mover; Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Angle, Arion, Armstrong, Baird of St. Joseph, Beard of M., Bell, Blair, Bowen, Carnan, Elliott, Ewing of Allen, Moffatt, Morgan, Mount, Nave, Smith, Stafford, Stephenson, Watts and Williams-21. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Berry, Brady, Carr, Cathcart, Chamberlain, Clark, Dobson, Ewing of Cass, Finch, Foster, Green, Hackett, Hargrove, Kennedy, Kinzer, Lowe, Nickel, Smiley, Tannehill, Thompson, Tuley, Watt, and Watts-22. So said words were not stricken out. Mr. Ewing of Allen moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "so as to provide for the election of Fund Commissioners by a joint ballot of the Senate," and inserting the words "so as to provide for the election of Fund Commissioners by the people." The following message was received from the House of Represen tatives, by Mr. Harris their Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT— I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives have passed an engrossed bill of the Senate, No. 9, entitled an act to authorize Thomas Goudy, sen. to build a mill dam across Eel river in Wabash county, without amendment. During the pendency of the question of the adoption of the amend. ment offered to the amendment to Mr. Thompson's resolution, On motion, the Senate adjourned. The Senate assembled. WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. 18. Mr. Cathcart presented the petition of George Brown and others of Laporte, on the subject of a state road, which was read and referred to the committee on roads. Mr. Nave from the committee on education made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT The committee on education to whom was referred a resolution, instructing them to inquire into the amendments necessary to be made to the acts therein named, in reference to fines collected and not paid over to trustees of seminaries, &c., have had that subject under consideration, and have eirected me to report a bill, entitled, No. 12, a bill amemdatory of an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace, approved February 17, 1838, and for other purposes. Said bill was read a first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Baird of St. Joseph, from the committee on canals and internal improvements, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT The committee on canals and internal improvements, to whom was referred a resolution of the Senate, number 13, relative to so much of the Governor's message as refers to the Wabash and Erie Canal Lands, have had that subject under consideration, and directed me to report, that it is inexpedient to legislate on the subject matter contained in said resolution, further than this General Assembly is now doing by way of joint resolution upon that subject; and therefore ask to be discharged from the further consideration thereof. And the committee were accordingly discharged. Mr. Riley, from a select committee, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT The select committee to whom was referred the petition of Elbert Jeter and others praying an act of incorporation for the Orleans Institute, have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report a bill in accordance with the prayer of the petitioners, and recommend its passage; said bill is entitled, No. 13, "a bill to incorporate the Orleans Institute." And the bill was read a first and second time, the rules of the Senate having been suspended, and referred to the committee on corporations. On motion of Mr. Brady, the report of the late Commissioner of |