The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-05
THE HOUSE.
The State House Bill Killed o thcr Import
ant Measures Disposed Of

AM -hStsufSs OiSposeu o.
SATURDAY, March 50 4. NJ.
The House was opened with prayer by Repre-
sentative smith, OF TppecanOe county
Mr., llefren called no the special order, being
the bill supplemental to an act entitled 80 au-
thorlze and provide for the erection of new
State house"
Mr.. Ham moved that the bill and amendments
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. smith, of TippeeauOe, was Of the opinion
that this Is AN effort to hand over unfinished TO
dllapiiatiOn and decay the new Staten olse.
This means TO add not less than 100000 amt
probably $l,O00,uO0 expense 70 ths state before
II is completed. It means "A delay in the cOmple-
tlon OF the building of from two To five years. 1t
means TO take from the State of Iudiana at least
$lO00,OOO. II means to leave idle 81 900, 900
Ia the State Treasury. 1t means legislation 10
the damage OF the people, and not IN the inter
est OF the people Or the State. He desired TO
enter a protest, not on the journal, hut protest
IN debate against This action, and he wOuli leave
1t for the future TO determine whether or not he
had predicted wisely rs to the consequences of
TINS legislation, should iC be passed. He had not
been asleep; he not blind, he was not deaf,
and he would give this as the sequel OF what VIII
follow.
Mr.. Gibson would not grant that the gentle
man from TpDecanOe county tAtr. 5mth) was
not asleep on tnis question. lie desired to say
to him that just such speeches were made in the
House two years ago. The gentleman from
Knox (ME WtlliaIns) champipncd these men wv
years ago when they said they would throw up
this contract II the Legislature did nor grant
them an adiltlonal appropriation of 100000,
and the fOundatiOn would be left open TO the
ravages OF the weather for the next TWO years
When the members of the Investigating commit
tee asked Mr.. Howard If he Would nut any more
money in the building, he avoided the question:
ana would not answer until chased inJu "a cor
ner, and then he said he would not. These con
tractors do not need any more money, for under
the present law they can draw 80 per cent of
the bill Of their work soon the estimate Is
made.
Mr.. Gibson moved the previous question
which was seconded by the House.
The motion TO postpone Indefinitely was agreed
to by the House by yeas 40, nays 10
Mr ftnrInn IN Il l. ha 70 md
lay that motion on the table. The latter mOtion
agreed to.
SENATE BILLS on THEIR FINAL PASSAGE
The bill for an act fixing communication of terms
of sentence on account of good behavior of per
sons confined in the State prisons was read the
third time.
The bill passed the House by yeas %, nays 0.
Tie bill supplemental to act concerning
drainage, approved March 8, 1875, was read the
third time, and passed the House by yeas &C,
NAYS IL.
The bill to authorze the payment of the claim
of j. +. and II. 5. Talbot was read the third
tine and passed the House by yeas 80, nays ?.
The bill to provide for the appraisemenr, pur-
chase and conversion OF toll roads into free
gravel roads aud the maintenance as free roads
was read the third time
The bill passed the House by yeas 90, nays 10.
The bill to define the powers of attorney aud
concerning the recording of the read
the third time, and passed the House by yeas 90,
nays 8.
The bill to amend section 4, 425 of the Revised
Statutes OF 1851, concerning the granting of IL
cehse To teAcHefS, was read the thlfu time, and
passed the House by yeas 81, nays 80.
The hill To amend section 8 of an act amenda-
tory of the charter of Clarksville i'll Clark cuun-
", was read the third time and passed by yeas
7;}, nays 0.
The bill TO authorize the sale and conveyance
of certain lands IN the State of Indiana, was
read the third time and passed by yeas IS, nays
8,
MRS. SARAH MAY.
Mr.. ThurstOn called up the joint resolution to
paw Mrs. Edwin NAV certain sum of money
(Sl0,000l for services rendered by her husband.
Edwin May, deceased, late architect of the inew
State-house, and which failed to pass March =
for want of the constitutional majority.
The vote recurring on the passage of the reso-
luton, it passed by yeas 81, nays Al.