List of Officers of this Branch, with their Salaries, viz: JOHN ROSS, Cashier. D. S. BONNER, President To the General Assembly: The receipts by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, from the organization of the Board up to November 1837, have been as follows: $1,390,000 00 29,496 92 3,019 58 14,750 86 38,661 76 104,550 00 111 23 28 92 $1,580,619 27 $38,705 88 43,064 69 12,756 87 The following is the account of the Surplus Revenue received by the Commissioners: Third Instalment, paid July 1st, by Treas. of State 286,751 48 23,706 45 $310,457 93 128,236 45 4,494 131 1,271 39 1,821 491 Appropropriation: Loans made on Mortgages Eight per cent. paid Fund Commissioners. Lafayette branch Bedford Madison Indianapolis 263,255 00 22,940 11 2,867 51 1,493 18 9,900 13 2.50 910 00 733 32 8,356 18 $310,457 93 A considerable portion of the above, charged against the Branches, is actually loaned out, but the mortgages not having been recorded and returned to the office, they have not yet been entered on the books. No loan having been made by the State to pay the third instalment of stock in the Fort Wayne Branch, the Sinking Fund Commissioners are proceeding to pay it out of the balance on hand, and by a temporary loan. The interest of the different funds will, however, be kept distinct and applied to the purposes required by law. In conformity with the directions of the last Legislature, to the Commissioners appointed to loan the surplus revenue in the counties, this Board has required interest at the rate of 9 per cent. on the loans made since the 25th February last. When the third instalment of Sulplus Revene was paid over, in order to make it immediately productive, the Commissioners proceeded at once to loan it, and the mortgages, with very few exceptions, bear interest from the first of July, the day the money was received. They had also provided for loaning out the fourth instalment of surplus revenue, due in October, without unnecessary delay, in those parts of the State in which no loans had previously been made. By the dividend of 22d November last, $46,000 09 were added to the Sinking Fund, and near $15,000 more of interest on loans will be paid by the 1st of January next, when the semi-annual interest on the State loan must be paid in New York. Respectfully submitted, S. MERRILL, Pres't. Mr. Stanford from the Committee on enrolled bills now reports: MR. PRESIDENT The joint committee on enrolled bills now report, that they have compared the enrolled with the engrossed bill of the Senate No. 3, entitled, An act legalizing certain proceedings in relation to certain school lands and school trustees in Lawrence county, and find the same truly enrolled. Mr. Walker presented a petition from James K. Sleeth and others, praying the location of a state road through Marion, Johnson, and Shelby counties. Mr. Brady also presented a petition on the same subject. It was ordered that they should be referred to a select committee composed of Messrs. Walker, Thompson of J. and Brady. Mr. Stewart presented a petition from citizens of Gibson county, praying the charter of a bridge across the Wabash, &c. On motion, Ordered, to be referred to a select committe, composed of Messrs. Stewart, Casey, Thompson of P. and Mitchell. On motion of Mr. Stewart, Mr. Tuley, Senator from Floyd, was added to the committee. The President laid before the Senate the following Report of the Secretary of State: Indianapolis, Dec. 9th, 1837. Hon. DAVID HILLIS: Sir-Please lay before the Senate the enclosed report: Department of State, The Secretary of State respectfully reports to the Senate and House of Representatives, at the present session, that on the 8th day of April last, contracts were made with the following named persons for the distribution of the Laws and Journals of the last session, at the prices severally set forth, to wit: Frederick Hartzell John M. Wetzell 1st Circuit $74 50 1 A contract was made with Isaac Fisher, on the 22d day of July for the delivery of one hundred cords of Wood, at two dollars eleven cents and nine mills per cord. The Stationary necessary for the use of the General Assembly has been purchased of the Richmond Manufacturing Company, and of George Conklin of Cincinnati, Ohio, bills of which will be laid before you by the Treasurer of State. The law of the last session imposed on the Secretary of State additional duties as State Librarian. I have, therefore, made that matter the subject of a separate communication. Respectfully submitted, WM. J. BROWN. On motion ordered that 200 copies be printed for the use of the Senate. The President also laid before the Senate the following annual report of the State Librarian: On motion, Ordered, That 200 copies be printed. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9, 1837. President of the Senate HON. DAVID HILLIS, he Senate, the accompanying re SIR-You will please lay befor port. WM. J. BROWN, Sec'y. of State. INDIANAPOLIS, DECEMBER 9th, 1837. The Secretary of State, and ex-officio the State Librarian, according to the provisions of an act entitled "an act for the preservation of the State House and for other purposes," approved February 6th, 1837, now reports to the General Assembly, that the room for the Library in the State House, has been fitted up and shelved in a manner as near as possible, corresponding with the remainder of the work in the building. The work was performed by Messrs. Hattan & Scofield of Connersville, Indiana, in a manner highly creditable to them as mechanics, and at a cost inuch below the general estimate. A report of the particular items of expense will be laid before you by the superintendent of the State House in his annual report. One side of the adjoining room has been fitted up, in the same manner under the provisions of the same act, for the use of the Indiana Law Library. The whole has been neatly carpeted and supplied with furniture and other convenien. ces, for the comfort of the members of the Legislature, and others entitled to the use of the books. Under the law of last session, appropriating two hundred dollars annually, for the increase of the State Library, I made arrangements with Henry W. Elsworth, Esqr., who was about to visit the Eastern Cities, to purchase the necessary additions to the Library under the pro |