by a majority of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the next general election.

Said amendment to consist of the addition of the following section to the tenth article of the Constitution, in the language following:

No law or resolution shall ever be passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that shall recognize any liability of this State to pay or redeem any certificate of stock, issued in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to provide for the funded. debt of the State of Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal to Evansville," passed January 19, 1847, and an act supplemental to said act, passed, January 29, 1849,' which by the provision of the said acts, or either of them, shall be payable exclusively from the proceeds of the canal lands, and the tolls and revenues of the canal in said acts mentioned, and no such certificate or stocks shall ever be paid by this State."

Resolved, further, That the foregoing joint resolution be, and the same is hereby referred to the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second Tuesday in October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two. Now,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the said amendment proposed to the Constitution of Indiana, contained in said joint resolution passed by the last General Assembly, as aforesaid, and herein before recited, be, and the same hereby is agreed to and adopted by this General Assembly, and that the said amendments shall be submitted to the electors of the State, for ratification, at an election to be called for that purpose, in pursuance of such an act of the General Assembly as may hereafter be passed providing for such submission; and if no time is designated by this General Assembly, there shall be submitted to the people at the next general election, to be held on the second Tuesday in October, eighteen hundred and seventyfour.

This resolution was reported to the Senate on November 18, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. On December 3, the committee reported back the resolution and recommended its passage. On December 9, the resolution passed the Senate by a vote of 34-0.

1. Obviously, these dates should be January 19, 1846, and January 29, 1847, respectively.

[Laws, Special Session, 1872, 137.]

House joint resolution No. 2 agreeing to and adopting an amendment proposed to the Constitution by the last General Assembly, by adding to the tenth article a section in relation to the debt charged upon the Wabash and Erie Canal.

WHEREAS, The last General Assembly, at the regular session thereof, passed, adopted and agreed to the following joint resolution, to wit:

"A Joint Resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution by adding to the tenth article a section in relation to the debt charged upon the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the following amendment be and hereby is proposed to the Constitution of this State, and that the same be and is hereby agreed to and submitted to the electors of the State for their ratification or rejection: Provided, The same shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly of this State to be chosen at the next general election; said amendment to consist of the addition of the following section to the tenth article of the Constitution, in the language following:

No law or resolution shall ever be passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that shall recognize any liability of this State to pay or redeem any certificate of stock issued in pursuance of an act entitled An act to provide for the funded debt of the State of Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal to Evansville, passed January 19th, 1846, and an act supplemental to said act, passed January 29th, 1847, which, by the provisions of the said acts, or either of them, shall by payable exclusively from the proceeds of the canal lands, and the tolls and revenues of the canal in said acts mentioned, and no such certificates of stocks shall ever be paid by this State.

Resolved further, That the foregoing joint resolution be, and the same is hereby referred to the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second Tuesday in October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two," now therefore,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the said amendment proposed to the Constitution of Indiana, contained in said joint resolution, passed by the last General Assembly, as aforesaid, and herein before recited, be, and the same hereby is, agreed to and adopted by this General Assembly,

and that the said amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the State for ratification at an election to be called for that purpose in pursuance of such an act of the General Assembly as may hereafter be passed providing for such submission; and if no time is designated by this General Assembly, then shall be submitted to the people at the next generale lection to be held on the second Tuesday in October, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

271. Governor Baker's Recommendation Relative to Submission of Wabash and Erie Canal Amendment to Electors (January 10, 1873).

On December 14, after the joint resolution had been formally adopted by both Houses, Mr. Robert S. Dwiggins, a Republican, introduced a bill in the Senate providing for the submission of the Canal amendment to the electors. The bill was adopted in the Senate the same day by a vote of 37-1. The bill was reported to the House on December 16 and was read a first time on December 18, and a second time on December 20. The bill then laid over until the beginning of the regular session. This bill was still pending in the House when the regular session of the forty-eighth General Assembly convened. Accordingly, in his message of January 10, Governor Baker, by an indirect reference to the status of the proposed legislation, urged that the measure be matured.

[House Journal, Forty-eighth Session, 25.]

The proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State, inhibiting the General Assembly from ever recognizing or assuming the Wabash and Erie Canal debt as a charge upon the treasury of the State, having passed two successive General Assemblies, is now in a condition to be submitted to the people for ratification whenever provision shall be made by law for such submission. 272. Submission of the Wabash and Erie Canal Amendment to Electors (January 28, 1873).

A week later, on January 16, the bill was taken up and referred to the Judiciary Committee. On January 21, the Judiciary Committee submitted its report; they recommended that the election should be held on February 18 instead of January 28 as was originally provided. The report was concurred in, the amendment adopted and the bill passed by a vote of 86-0.

[Laws, Forty-eighth Session, 83.]

AN ACT to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of this State for their ratification or rejection, a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Indiana, therein mentioned, and declaring an emergency.

WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Indiana, Elected at the general election, held on the second Tuesday of October,

A. D. 1870, did, at the regular session thereof, (which session was begun on the 5th day of January, 1871,) agree to pass and adopt a joint resolution in the words and figures following, towit:

A joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution by adding to the tenth article, a section in relation to the debt charged upon the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the following amendment be, and hereby is proposed to the Constitution of this 'State, and that the same be, and is hereby agreed to and submitted to the electors of the State for their ratification or rejection: Provided, The same be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the next general election, said amendment to consist of the addition of the following section to the tenth article of the Constitution, in the language following:

No law or resolution shall ever be passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that shall recognize any liability of this State to pay or redeem any certificate of stocks issued in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to provide for the funded debt of the State of Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal to Evansville," passed January 19th, 1846; and an act supplemental to said act, passed January 29th, 1847, which, by the provisions of the said acts, or either of them, shall be payable exclusively from the proceeds of the canal lands, and the tolls and revenues of the canal, in said acts mentioned, and no such certificate or stock shall ever be paid by this State.

Resolved further, That the foregoing joint resolution be, and the same is hereby referred to the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second Tuesday in October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight (hundred) and seventy-two, and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly of this State which was elected at the general election held on the second Tuesday in October, in the year A. D. 1872, and which convened in special session on the 13th day of November of said year, did also at said special session pass, adopt and agree to a joint resolution in the words and figures following, to-wit:

A joint resolution agreeing to and adopting an amendment proposed to the Constitution by the last General Assembly, by adding to the tenth article a section in relation to the debt charged upon the Wabash and Erie Canal.

WHEREAS, The last General Assembly, at the regular session thereof, passed, adopted, and agreed to the following joint resolution, to-wit:

"A joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution, by adding to the tenth article a section in relation to the debt charged upon the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the following amendment be, and hereby is, proposed to the Constitution of this State, and that the same be and is hereby agreed to and submitted to the electors of the State for their ratification or rejection: Provided, The same shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the next general election. Said amendment to consist of the addition of the following section to the tenth article of the Constitution in the language following:

No law or resolution shall ever be passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that shall recognize any liability of this State to pay or redeem any certificate of stock issued in pursuance of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the funded debt of the State of Indiana, and for the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal to Evansville,' passed January 19th, 1846; and an act supplemental to said act, passed January 29th, 1847, which, by the provisions of the said acts, or either of them, shall be payable exclusively from the proceeds of the canal lands, and the tolls and revenues of the canal in said acts mentioned, and no such certificates or stocks shall ever be paid by this State.

Resolved further, That the foregoing joint resolution be, and the same is, hereby referred to the General Assembly of this State, to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second Tuesday in October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two. Now therefore,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the said amendment proposed to the Constitution of Indiana, contained in the said joint resolution, passed by the last General Assembly, as aforesaid and herein before recited, be, and the same hereby is, agreed to and adopted by this General Assembly, and that the said amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the State for ratification, at an election to be called for that purpose in pursuance of such act of the General Assembly as may hereafter be passed, providing for such submission; and if no time is designated by this General Assembly, then shall be submitted