Kentucky Gazette

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

Extract of letter to a Gentleman in this town, Dated, FRANKFORT, October 22, 1820.

"I still remain ignorant of the real views of a majority of the Legislature, in relation to the difficult and perplexing object of relief. Many of the members seem to be very timid and fearful of this topic, professing not to have formed any decided opinion. There are others, apparently in favour of something being done, who, in my opinion, are decidedly hostile to every measure of alleviation. I apprehend more danger from pretended kindness, than from avowed hostility.

The Bank of Kentucky will without doubt; give the Legislature a great deal of trouble, I feel very unfavorably disposed to this institution; and were I a member, my sentiments on this subject would only be restrained by a fear of imposing suddenly, an inconvenience on the community.

The number of applications for relief is greatly beyond all former example. The course which the Legislature took last year in these matters, has been productive of great mischief."

Extract of a letter from Frankfort, dated October, 24, 1820.

"On yesterday, there was considerable discussion in the House of Representatives, on leave being asked to bring in a bill to repeal in part the amended charter of the Bank of Kentucky. The question was taken by yeas and nays, and leave was granted by about fifty-four to thirty-seven."

SENATE.

STANDING COMMITTEES of Propositions and Grievances. Messrs. Ewing, Jones, Bowmar, Flournoy, Marshall, Slaughter, Davidson, and Wood.

Of Privileges and Elections. Messrs. Faulkner, Crutcher, Ward, Perrin, Hickman, Weir and Gorin.

Of Courts of Justice. Messrs. Roper, Owens, Southgate, White, Pope, Eve and Given.

Of Religion. Messrs. Dollerhide, Perrin, Lackey, Ford, Worthington, Turner and Smith.

The first named gentleman is the Chairman of each committee.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Of Propositions and Grievances. Messrs. M'Millan, Lancaster, O'Bannon, Spillman, Caldwell, Gordon, Bullitt, S. D. Clarke, Williams, Emmerson and French.

Of Privileges and Elections. Messrs. Howard, Stevenson, Rife, Cassidy, Selby, Ferguson, Phillips, Todd, Warfield, H. W. Moore and Hughes.

Of Claims. M'Afee, Sandford, Hunter, Hickman, Gerrard, Butler, Rudd, J. Clarke, Calhoon, Watkins and O. C. Porter.

For Courts of Justice. Messrs. M'Kee, Wickliffe, Brents, Fletcher, Green, Grundy, Allen, T. P. Moore, Woods, Henderson and Shannon.

Of Religion. Messrs. Garrard, Payne, Scotty, Cotton, Cooper, M'Elroy, Farrow, Blakey, Mosley, Stone & Murray.

Mr. M'Afee offered the following resolutions which was adopted.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the navigation of the Ohio river be referred to a select committee.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to Education and the Transylvania University be referred to a select committee.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the Penitentiary, be referred to a select committee.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the maintenance of the Lunatics and the Fayette Hospital be referred to a select committee.

Whereupon, messrs. M'Afee, Ferguson, Murray, Crow and Calhoon, were appointed a committee pursuant to the first resolution; messrs. M'Kee, Butler, Green, French and Hunter, pursuant to the second; messrs. Gerrard, Sandford, Allen, Grundy, Warfield and Howard, pursuant to the third: and messrs. Payne, Garrard, Shannon, Stevenson and Caldwell, pursuant to the fourth resolution.

The house took up & adopted a resolution from the Senate fixing on Thursday next for the election of Senator in Congress.

Mr. Todd offered the following resolution which was adopted.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the embarrassed condition of the country, be referred to a select committee.

Which being twice read, was adopted: and messrs. Todd, Henderson, M'Afee, Brents, Fitcher, Sandford, J. Clark, Shannon, Lyne and King, appointed a committee agreeable thereto.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1820.

Mr. Cockerill presented the petition of Ignatius Turley, representing that he is entitled by purchase from the commonwealth to 174 acres of land, which has been surveyed and carried into grant but that the patent has been erroneously issued, and it is now ascertained that the boundaries recited in the patent, will not cover the land he designed to appropriate; and praying that a law may pass, authorizing the register of the land office to correct said erroneous patent.

And the Speaker laid before the house the petition of Thomas Roberts of Harrison county, representing that James Patton, Esq returned to serve as a member of this house from said county, was ineligible to a seat therein at the time of his election, and still continues so, in consequence of his exercising the office of deputy sheriff and collector in said county, and praying legislative enquiry.

On motion—Ordered, That the two seats to the right and left of the lobby door, be appropriated to the use of the members of the senate and the officers of government, whenever they may choose to attend the debates of this house; and that Mr. Garrard inform the senate thereof.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1820

Mr. Emerson presented the petition of John Francis and Richard Slavey, praying that a law may pass giving them further time to comply with the conditions of an act of assembly passed for their benefit, authorizing them to appropriate 1000 acres of land for the benefit of salt works.

Mr. Hall presented the petition of Joseph K. Underwood, for himself and others, representing themselves heirs as John Rogers, deceased: and that as heirs of said Rogers, they are entitled to 140 acres of land in consideration of the military services of said Rogers in the Revolutionary war, as an officer of the Virginia Cuminer! Line, and by purchase for valuable consideration from certain—and praying they may be permitted to carry the same into grant; and that provision may be made for carrying into effect the act of the Virginia legislature, appropriating 4000 acres of land at the Iron Banks, for the purpose of establishing a town.

The joint vote of both houses for Senator to fill the place of Wm. Logan, on the first ballot stood thus:

For Isham Talbott, 42
John Rowan, 39
Samuel McKee, 38
Joseph Desha, 25

On the second ballot they stood thus:

For Talbott, 59
Rowan, 46
McKee, 50

On the final vote they stood thus:

For Talbott, 69.
Rowan, 67

The following is a statement of the votes in both houses on the last ballot:

SENATE.

For Mr. Talbot—Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Bowmar, Clay, Eve, Ewing, Ford, Hickman, Perrin, Pickett, Roper, Smith, Throckmorton, Turner, Ward, White and Williams—17.

For Mr. Rowan—Messrs. Anderson, Barry, Briscoe, Crutcher, Davidson, Dollerhide, Faulkner, Flournoy, Given, Gorin, Harrison, Jones, Marshall, McLean, Owens, Pope, Slaughter, Southgate, Weir, Wood and Worthington—21.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

For Mr. Isham Talbot—Mr. Speaker, messrs. Allen, Anderson, Blakey, Boyd, Bray, Butler, Chisholm, S. D. Clark, Cockerill, Cravens, Crow, Farrow, Fletcher, French, Gaines, Garrard, Gerrard, Geoghegan, Gordon, Harvie, Henderson, Hickman, Howard, Hughes, Hunter, Lacey, Lee, Miller, H. W. Moore, Mosley, Mullens, M'Millan, O'Bannon, Parker, J. Patterson, Patton, Phillips, N. P. Porter, O. C. Porter, Prewitt, Rudd, Ruffin, Sandford, Stevenson, Taylor, Todd, Townsend, Warfield, Williams, and Winlock—52.

For Mr. John Rowan, Messrs. Barnett, Bedinger, Berry, Brents, Bullitt, Caldwell, Calhoon, Cassidy, J. Clark, Cooper, Cotton, Craig, Cunningham, Emmerson, Ferguson, Green, Grundy, Hall, King, Lancaster, Love, Lynch, Lyne, T. P. Moore, Munford, Murray, M'Afee, M'Elroy, M'Kee, Noland, W. Patterson, Payne, Rife, Scott, Selby, Shacklett, Shannon, Sharp, Slaughter, Spillman, Stone, Wakefield, Watkins, Wickliffe, Wilcoxson and Woods—46.