From The Delphi Oracle. FEB. Z.
Letter from Gov. vhitc0mb.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 81, IS4O.
DR.. ]. H. STEWART, Delphi, Ind.


Dear SH-Your letter in relation to a law passed
by the last legislature, permitting canal lands to be
entered by any person, which two years interest
should remain unpaid, las just been received and
hasten to reply TO it.


When the existence of that complained of was
accommodated TO me by an express from Messrs
Wright and Taber, of Logansport, was reluctant to
believe that such law could have Seen passed 1t
was contrary in its SPIRIT 10 all the leading measures
and policy Of the last legislature The arrival of John
Fitzgerald soon afterwards who claimed tc have en-
tered canal lands under the act in question: enabled
TO find the original bill in the office of the Secretary
Of State. That original is now before me and from
the clerks endorsement it, proceed 20 give you
what know of its history: lis title is 'An amend
ing the 2lSth section of the 18th chapter Of the Re-
vised Code, page 267." 1t introduced into the
House of Representatives on Tuesday the l3h Of the
present month by Mr. Parker, the member from AL
len II was then lead The lst and I'd times, and
ferred to the Judiciary committee Both branches had
previously agreed to adjourn the 19th being the
following Monday. Yet il seems If was held back
until the 19th the hurry of the perry day fired for
adjournment. when it reported back the House
(by whom it does not sppear) and read the Sd time
and passed 1t must have been taken immediately TO
the Senate, for there, after being read the first time
the rules were dispensed with, on motion of Mr.