The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-06

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condition upon which justice can be admins
tered TO the l1tgating parties by the courts OF
| the State" The opinion of Judge Worden was
adopted as true statement of the law in Fuk
Va. Board or Commissioners of Monroe County,
40 Ind, $50. Under that decision it appears
that he requirement that the fees allowed to
marshals shall be paid into the city treasury is
unconstitutional
| For the several reasons above stated I am con-
strained to return this bill without nay approval
ALBERT G. PORTER.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
As surmised by the Journal, the House
Democrats yesterday went through the use
less formality of passing the general ap-
preparation bill, when it was clearly too late
| in the session for such action. This step
was backed by the claim that the Governor
could waive his constitutional privilege of
having the last two days of the session in
which to consider bills, and that the Assem-
bly,, by passing the appropriation bill yes
terday, could force upon the Governor the
responsibility for its enactment or failure,
as the case might be. This was dernier re-
sort with the Democrats. 1t was the only
scheme they could devise to shift the lnramy
and disgrace of Saturday nights proceedings
on other shoulders, and they took advantage
of it. In spite of their precautions, how
ever, it miscarred wofully for after the
House had passed it, the bill did not get into
the Senate in time for the Lieutenant-gov-
ernOrs signature and it was not sent to the
Governor at all, consequently under no cir
cumstances could it become law. The en-
rolled act was sent to the State Library to be
| filed away with other relicsof this ubiquitous
session. To a Journal reporter, yesterday,
Governor Porter said the House could no
more legally pass the appropriation bill on
70 n 10 in. hn han hat n fnrx
men could meet in the middle of the sum
mer and pass 1t, and in this opinion he is sus-
tanned by leading attorneys of the CITY,
The Democratic fiasco yesterday was but a
fitting termination to the disgraceful farce of
Saturday night
THE REPUBLICANS PROTEST.
Seventeen Republican senator's yesterday
had the following protest against the Voyles
resolution spread upon the record:
1. Because said rule is arbitrary and unjust,
and made for partisan purpose and to subserve
a political end.
2. Because said rule was made by a majority
for the special purpose OF assisting said ma Ority
in the passage of an unjust, unwise and IN
wholesome and vicious law KIN own as the metro
pOlitan police bill.
3. Because said rule was made by majority
to assist in the passage of bill which should be
entitled bill to destroy the right of local self
government by the Inhabitants of the city of In
dianapolis.
t. Ana because said rule Ia at variance with
all other known rules of parliamentary law for
the government OF parliamentary bodies.
THE MOUNTAIN IN LABoR.
Mr. Heffren, late of the Confederate army,
made the greatest effort of his life yesterday
and one for which he had been preparing for
many weeks. Its ostensible purpose was to
answer the charges made repeatedly during
the session by the Journal and other Republi-
can papers that he had been an arch traitor
during the war, member of the Sons of Lib
erty and other reasonable organizations, and
other things with which the reader is ANIL
lar. As an excuse for his speech Mr.. Heffren
offered a resolution denouncing this paper
for its malicious utterances etc., but after he
had finished he withdrew the resolution, not
daring to let it go to a vote. He spo Ike for
over an hour in a most bitter and vitupera-
tive strain. He denied all the charges
that had been made against him in
toto, and cited alleged evidence IN support
of his statements. incidentally, Mr.. Heffren
INDUCED in unlimited personal abuse of
the proprietor and managing editor of the
Journal, his reflections being most indecent
although there was number of ladies in the
chamber at the time. The speech showed
Mr. Hetfren in the dual role of liar and
a UldCk8uaTu anu LuTee-lOurInS OF IDe De1Q-
ocrats in the House openly condemned him
for the action he had taken.
In connection with this speech Mr.. Mel
lett made commendable effort to have
the following resolutions considered but the
reading had not proceeded further than Mr.
Hetfren' S name when it was promptly ruled
out of order by Speaker Bynum;
"Whereas, Certain newspapers have, during
| the present session of the General Assembly,
published the political, military and treasona
record of Hon. Horace Heffren, representative of
the county of WASHINGTON, during the Late re-
bellion; and,
"Whereas, 1t appears from the sand history 20
published that the said Heffren was member of
a certain treasODaale organization existing at
that time in this state, and was engaged in con-
spring and plotting treason against the gov
ernmeut: and,
"Whereas, The said Heffreu, in a speech upon
the hoor of this House, this morning, purporting
to answer said publications, made vicious,
malignant aud uncalled for attack upon cerr ain
private citizens of this Stale who were 10 way
connected with said publications, and who had
no opportunity to answer said attack: therefore
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this House
that the said reasonable history of the said Hon.
Horace Hetfreu be and is hereby condemned.
Resolved, That that portion of the said
Heffren's speech which devoted to IA per
sonal attack upon the private character OF citi-
zens of the State was In violation OF he privfle
and an Insult to- the sense OF justice OF this
House."
NOTES.
The Legislat ure is over, and everybody but
the members and employees is thankful for it.
There is now an opportunity for the Dem
ocrats to recognize the distinguished poiti-
| cal services of Hon. William Howson.
Nearly every employee of the House Ind
Senate was voted extra pay yesterday. not
withstanding the law to the contrary. This
is still another example of Democratic econ
omy and reform.
The House yesterday passed resolution
thanking the reporters for favors. etc. As
the list in the resolution incl uded the name
of Journal reporter, Mr.. Hetfren's vote for
it was in the nature of surprise.
When the vote on the metropolitan police
bill was announced in the Senate yesterday
there was much cheering by the Democratic
bummers in the galleries which on motion