The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-24
Afternoon Session.

Mr.. Adams move to take mp his bill, Fl, r. No
PIT, to authorize boards of county commission
ers to straighten and change the course of the
channels of bodies of water upon petition of per-
sons living adjacent to such water course.
Mr. Adams's motion was agreed to, and the
bill was read third time.
Senators Brown and Spann appeared the
fiOor of the House to inform that body that Mr.
Cyrus Nixon was duly elected principal secre
tary of tine Senate
Mr. Adams did NOT desire to take up the time
of The House in discussing this bill. 1t is bill
that aceords with the wishes and desires of IL
great number of persons who live along the
these rivers and streams. The damage resulting
from q single freshet would more than pay the
expense of strengthening such streams.
The bill passed the House by yeas 70, nays H.
On motion by Mr.. Smith, of Tippecanoe, Mr..
Akin's bill to amend seccion 1856 of the Re
vlsed Statutes of 1881, requiring the State
superintendent of Public Instruction in his next
apportioninent of the school fund to set apart
$4,000, and semi-annually deduct the same
amount and set 1t apart, to be known as the Nor
NAL School Fund, was taken up and read the
third time.
| The bull passed the House by yeas Ga, nays &c
| On motion of Mr.. Patton, Mr.. Mutz's bill to
| legaliZe the incorporation of the Marietta and
ShelDyville Turnpike Company, was taken up
and read the third time, and passed the House
by yeas "a, nays, D.
| Mr.. Heffren entered motion on the journal to
reconsider the vote by which H. b. No. n was
adopted.
Mr. Smith, of Tippecanoe. entered a motion
on the journal to reconsider the vote on Fl. b.
No 46
The special order being the specific appropria-
| tion bill, it was called up.
| Mr.. Frazier moved that the House go into com
mittee of the whole House on the part of the
Common wealth to consider this bill
The motion was agreed to, and Mr. Frazier was
! called to the chair.
The chairman announced the question before
| the committee TO be the specific appropriation
| bill and ordered the clerk to read the bill by
| items for amendment.
On motion by Mr.. Merng the appropriation TO
Theo o, Hough, Administrative of the estate of
Daniel Hough, deceased, was raised from $1,000
| to 81 100.
Mr. Jewett moved to amend by striking ont
item 4, being the claim of F. A. W. Davis, as
signee of claim OF MI Riley, former treasurer
| of Marion county, for the sum OF 1919 Is.
The claim was rejected by a vote OF 90 against
and 81 for the allowance.
| Mr.. SehlOss moved to strike out the sixth
| Item, being he claim of Baker, Smith & Co.
Mr.. Adams had investigated this claim thor
| oughly, and felt in duty bound to say II few
| words in regard to it. As a member OF the
! House he would not favor any claim unless he
| believed it was justly due. After n careful ex-
animation of the facts he was satisfied this was
| a just claim, and one which should be allowed
! by the Legislature
Mr.. Schloss' motion to strike out the claim was
| agreed to.
Mr.. Patton moved TO strike out item seven
| being the claim of Simon Thompson for services
| rendered the State in the Newton Circuit Court.
| Mr.. Gilman could not understand why the gen
tleman made the motion to strike out the clai m.
The claim was originally for 81 900 for services
rendered TO the State, and commencing in 1874.
| In 1874 Two parties CONNIE need suit in Newton
| comfy for certain property. This gentleman
| was prosecuting attorney for that county at the
| under question was rghtfuy the property Of
| the State. He entered sult for the State, and
| followed the matter to the supreme Court,
where, finally, the suit terminated in favor of
| the State, and the State is now holding properly
valued at SIS, 900 the result OF the labor of the
| claimant He earnestly advocated the grantiDg
| of the claim one every way just
Mr.. Patton though IL was bad policy for the
State to attempt pay all attorneys fees in the
| State. he was not in favor of granting the
| claim.
Mr.. Moody favored the allowance of the claim.
Mr.. Shivey understood that the committee on
| claims had unanimously recommended the al
| lowance of the claim.
| An amendment by Mr. Gibson to make the
| claim $500 and allow the same, provided the
claimant would give q receipt in full for all
vices. was adopted, after an Intellectual motion
| by Mr.. Schloss TO lay the same on the table
On motion by Mr.. Wilson, of Marion, the COM
| mittee rose, reported progress and asked leave
| to SIT again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
On motion of Mr.. Jewett the several house
| joint resolutions providing for a prohibitOry
| amendment, q womans suffrage amendment,
and providing for the tenure of office of the
| eral State and county officers, were each taken
| NJ, read the second time ordered engrnssed ana
made the special order for tomorrow at 10
| o'clock
| The House adj burned until tomorrow at 8
| o'clock.