The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-13
NIGHT SESSION.

Inc senate tO0K recess .0U CLOCK D. N.
NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. FAULKNER: | have examined the
record in this claim, and / see that men
honest as ever drew the breath of life have
certified that the claim is settled. They are
now dead, and after they are dead there Is 8
new measurement OF this work. The claimant
said opce, go and SO was due; aud now after
they are dead he comes in with a new meas
uIement. If il runs on q few years it will
get to be 100000, for it is growing bigger.
say there Is not one dollar due on this
claim, for 1t has been twice adjudIcated.
Mr.. SMITH, OF jennings, demanded call
of the Senate.
1t was ordered and, being taken, discov-
cred AZ Senators present and answering to
their names.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
Mr.. MCINTOSH: II were to consult my
own feelings and pay no attention as to
whether ii is jest claim or not, would
vote for il. don't know anything abont the
claim but what am told, bat believe this
bill ie fraud and a swindle. / want TO put
my condemEatio upon the assertion being
continually made here and elsewhere that
the State OF Indiana is dishonest. III you all
could see the record as made on this claim
by John Martin himself you would condemn
it. When you vote for this bill you vote TO
fitch that much money out of the Treasury
OF the State of Indiana.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Jay. spoke in opposition to
the bill.
The motion to substitute the minority re-
port that the bill lie on the tsble) for the
majority report THAT the dill do pass was
rejected by yeas Is, nays 26
The ms ority report was concurred in, aud
the bill passed by yeas 2o, nays 10
OFFICERS LIABLE FOB COSTS.
Mr.. SMITH. of Jay. from a Conference
Committee on the bill S. 80, submitted q re-
port, which was cOncuued in.
SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The special order being the bill d. r. 4s7
it was taken mp.
Mr.. SMITH. of Jay, moved to discharge
the spt cisl order.
The motion was rejected by yeas %. nays
20.
On motion by Mr.. FOULKE The Senate re-
solved itself into Com mittee of the Whole
(Mr Foulke in the chsir)
Mr. MACY moved to add an item allowing
$500 TO William II. Schlster for publishing q
list Of bills in the Journal OF 1881.
Mr.. SMITH, OF jay, moved that the COM
mittee rise and ask leave to sit Monday
morning at o'clock.
The motion was rejected upon division
affirmative. D. negative, "a
The motion Mr.. Macy's) was agreed TO.
Mr.. WILLARD moved TO add an item 70
Albert f. Ayers for services as Clerk in 1879.
IL was agreed to.
Mr.. WEIR moved an item to allow g. 900
as q contiDg gent fund TO be placed at the dis
posal of the Governor for the employment
of counsel in defending suits brought
against the State.
1t las agreed TO.
Mr. CAMPBELL, OF st. Joseph, moved to
adopt item 3, to sllew the Perrin K Gait
Manufacturing Company IS $50 for rebuild
ing shops destroyed by fire At the state
Prison South, which item had been passed
over
The motion was rejected.
Mr.. SELLERS moved to add an Item of
$4,000 for monument at the nppecanoe
battle ground.
Mr. YOUCHE made an Intellectual motion
that the committee rise and ask leave TO sit
again Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. SMITH, of Jay, moved, Intellectually,
that the committee rise, report progress and
and sex leave to sit again Monday at 2
O'Clock D. m
Mr.. YOUCHE moved to amend by adding
$50 coo for a monument at Pigeon Roost
Clark County.
This amendment was ruled out of order.
The amendment (Mr. Sellers was re-
jeeted.
acdIpg an item for ice furnished the session
Of 1883, $l055.
Ii was agreed to.
Mr.. BROWN moved that the committee
rise, report progress aud ask leaTe 10 sit
sgsln MONDAY afternoon.
The motion was agreed 10.
Accordingly the committee rose, reported
progress and asked leave to sit again Monday
afternoon.
The report was concurTed in.
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
On motion by Mr.. WILLARD the Senate
took up the bill Il. r. 543l.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jennings, moyed that the
report of the committee recommending that
bin be passed as is came from toe House be
adopted
NJ. WEIR demanded the previous ques.
ton.
The demand was seconded.
The question refused TO order the main
question put by yeas Ii. nays -
Mr.. WINTER: The bill will defeat the
the very object it is intended to reach. the
amendment reported BY the committee will
put into the Treasures hands the machinery
20 operate the other provisions of the bill.
The motion Mr. Smiths was rejected by
yeas "A nays p.
On motion By Mr.. CAMPBELL, OF st.
Joseph, the substitute reported by the COM
mittee was adopted.
TIE bill passed by yeas % nays 30
MECHANICS LENS.
On motion of Mr.. ZIMMERMAN, the bill
III. r 3l4l was read the third line.
Mr.. FOULKE: The bill contains one pro-
vision which is not right
Mr.. WILLARD: Under the present laws,
there is no adequate protection to laborers
on railroads.
The bill passed by yeas IS, nays 2.
Mr.. SMITH, of Jennings: j believe in one
respect at least. this bill Is wrong and will
have TO vote mo-"
TO RKLKAsE JUD6NFHT.
On motion Of Mr.. WEIR, the bin q. r