Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-02


ing such right Of way. or privileges, or any part
thereof, fail to build and complete such railroad
within three years from the date oil such pur-
chase
Mr. Cullen proposed the following additional
amendments
Sec. - No lease, sale, grant. or conveyance
shall be made 10 any person whatever, which
shall authorize the purchaser to injure or impair
the free flow of water for hydraulic purposes: or
that shall irjure or impair the feeder. dams. and
feeders Of said canal; or injcre or impair the
bridges across said canal. or the right of way
thereof but said purchaser shall be liable Tor ali
damages done by him therein to the person so
injured or damaged.
Sec. - The board of directors OF any canal
company in this state Subject 10 the exceptions
and provisions of this act } shall have the power
and authority 20 lease or sell therigSt OF way OF
the tow path OF said canal, or over the land
owned BY said canal company adjacent thereto,
TO any railroad company for railroad purposes
but no sale, grant, or conveyance, shall be made
to any person or corporation Of the water bed oil
said canal. or OF the real estate of the same, or
any part thereof: unless the purchaser shall be
bound in a penalty of a forfeiture of all rights
which this bill provides, keep up and maintain
the present hydraulic power for manufacturing
and milling purposes. giving the present lessees
the right to renew their leases on fair and reason
able terms. and in accordance with the conditions
and terms of their present leases.
Ga motion by Mr. Cason the further consider
alton Of the bill was made the 81 special order
for to- morrow
SUPERVISORS
On motion by Mr. Downey his bill. So. amend
ing section ~ and II of the supervisors act oil
March 5 1889, was read the third time and pass
ed by yeas SO. nays
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE
Met at 3 a. m. Mr. Sneaker in the chair, wh'
soon vscated il for Mr. Higgins.
The reading OF the journal OF yesterday wa
dispensed with.
Sundry claims were reported from committee
"a allowed Among them Morrison Ray :
$500 for legal services; j r. Bracken, $500 To-
making catalogue of state library Among th'
claims reported on that there was "no evidence
before the committee that thew were just wer'
those of Messrs. Bingham, Whitmore and ] G
Doughty
ARSENAL REPORT
Mr. Whiteside, from committee, reported il
| favor Of printing the arsenal report
Debate ensued, resulting in tabling Mr.. White
sides report.
TRATKLLISG COMMITTEES.
On motion of Mr. Glszebrook the claim .
S25 each OF the committee that visited the north
ern penitentiary, as we'll of the educations
committee that visited Stoekwell, Bloomington
and other points, be tabled For himself he dis
claimed ans thing. The committee had, eaci
man, free pass, their hotel bills were paid, anC
they had a good time generally, and they made
good many discoveries.
Mr. Glszebrook' 5 motion prevailed
RESOLUTION.
Mr. Branham calling on the proper officers fol
report relative TO re enlistments OF veterans o.
the enlistment of drafted men, &c. Adopted
Mr.. Shoaf, Of jaw, submitted the following:
Whereas the gentleman from Jefferson. Mr..
Wright has admitted on this floor that
demjohn of whiskey had been placed in hi:
charge for the benefit of the North Prison Com
mittee. and
Whereas. the said gentleman from Jefferson
has played "hocus pOcus" with part of the
members of said committee and like Annania.
and Sapphis of old, has kept back part there
| of. therefore
Resolved, That the said gentleman from JEFF
ierson, be compelled to refill the said demijohr
at his own expense with an article of whiskey
equally good that which he distracted, and
forfeit the same to the "shenaneganed members
| Of the aforesaid committee.
Read for informal alton and passed Tor the pres
cot
BILLS INTRODUCED, SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Branhsm from committee of ways and
means, 200 The specific appropriation bill
read the first time.
BILLS on rHIRD BEADING.
House bill No. 9, introduced by Mr.. Rice, re-
pealing restriction or limit 10 the percentum
per annum to be divided among the stockholders
of any railroad COMPANY that shall have organic
ed and constructed rail road prior to the consti.
tuition of this state or to the enactment of the
general assembly providing for the incorporation
OF railroad companies, so that all railroad com
panies shall be on an equal footing and have the
same terms as to dividends on their earnings.
was taken up. having already been read the third
time and failed OF passage because of the want
OF q constitutional majority.
| Mr.. Petit moved 10 table the bill, and support
ed his motion in an argument at length.
There was no ordinary employment in life that
yielded such dividends as railroads yielded. II
be could not succeed in tabling the bill be would
and did offer an amendment diverting all earn
ing OF railroads, over ID per cent. per annuT.
clear, to the school fund and providing for the
full sscertainment of the business of all such
roads by the proper and designated state oficers
y this was adopted 5000 900 would be added to
the school fund No injustice would be done 10
the railroad companies, and justice would be
done thereby TO the public and the public's inter.
ests protected. He did not desire to table the
bill if there was any other method of reaching
bis objection. He repeated, he did think the re
straints thrown around railroad monopoes for
the admitted benefit OF the public ought not to
be removed.
Er. Coffroth followed explaining the pro-
visions of the bill, and presenting considerations
for the reflection OF the House on both sides oil
| the question
Mr.. Rice argued in favor of his bill. Only
three railroads in this state had been organized
under special charier-the Madison, the Terre
Haute and the Evansville The people of lndi-
ana owed TO day ali the benefits secruing from
them TO the energy Of the capitalists that had
put them through. They were Just as much en-.
titled TO their earnings as citizens in any other
pursuit Ii was nipple matter of justice. he
argued for the interests of his section OF the
state when he asked FOR the removal of the re
strietons on these corporations. He would con
tend Tor ais measure, which would never have
I been thought of if he lot introduced IT, notviih
standing Mr.. Speaker had descended from his
/ place aud made an argument sgainst il.
Throw wide the portals and let competing
/ lines rival each other in the service of toe pub
| lie, and slow them all their earnings, without
regard TO the school or sny other fund. A man
compapy's, corporatOB's labor, capital snC
earnings belonged 10 that man, COMPANY, or cor
I pOratioD. and To nobody else
Messrs. Petit, BuskiFk. Coffroih, and Wright