HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. 15 1S47
The Speaker laid before the House the
of the Warden Of the State Prison laid upon the table
and 900 copies ordered to be printed.


Petitions Presented.
BY Mr.. Miller, of certain citizens Of South Bend
By Mr. Campbell, Of certain German citizens paying
ing separate schools fOI teaching the German language
By Mr. Mills, Of the administrator F. EdsOn, deceased.
By Mr. Thompson, of Susan Taylor, foI a divorce.
BY Mr. Porter, praying change IN the law of incOpoa-
tion Of towns.


By Mr., Porter, for divorce; laid upon the table
By Mr. CriswelI, for State road; also remonstrance
both referred 10 a select committee.


REPORTS


By Mr. Oron from the judiciary committee that it was
nexpedient TO egsate upon the subject of the petition
therein named.


By Mr. Cookery. from the same committee that it was
nexpeden 10 legsate upon certain subject therein
toned.


By Mr. Smiley of the committee on claims granting the
claims Of - Adams.


bill of the Senate giving further time for the payment
Of the for the lS47 Of the county Of Delaware
taken from the table aud passed


BY Mr. Miller against the location of State road therein
named, in the county of Delaware; the question being
concuuing in the report


Mr. Orr hoped the report would there
outlet to the petitioners farm-the TemonsTants
the road it, The object is TO have leave
survey the oad- for the Board Of Commissioners
make il the remonsans dsnteresled the matter.
MT Ne&sated that the Iemonsirauts with whom he was
acquainted interested. The citizens Of his county. be-
tween WHICH, and the county If Delaware was desed to
have The ioad were opposed TO W the report was concued
in


Mr. Meredith moved to take from the table the bill relative
TO adjournment which carried.


Mr. Meredith moved amend the original act, substance
as follows;


Owing 10 the smu-pox prevailing alarming extent
in this city, and members having visited the Of
attacked with that disease, aud prevent further
dissemination Of It, that The Legislature adjourn until %
Monday n JanuTy next-gving power Governor 10
proong the time Of adjournment f d~emed necessary;
that mileage allowed members going to aud e.
tuning to the capital from their homes.


IL moved To strike out from the amendment the words
"to an alarming extent"


Mr.. Hynt sorry TO much confusion upon thi.
subject His opinion that leave Of absence should
gwen desire il, aud lei quorum remain,
business may be carried He did think many were ir
danger-ihat many had placed themselves ia proximity
the disease if precautions taken need spread
further


Ms. Ford would not say there danger Of akin.
the diseases for his he not In Danger but he should
not say this House that members should leave FOR
me he would feel very sorry IL he the Of
member losing his life.


DIR. De BfuIer said il important question. Ths