The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY. Feb. 8. 1SS5-10 a. m
THE STATE TAX
III. GOODING offer. 4 the tollowing:


Mr.. GOODING offered the following:
Resolved, That il is the sense OF this House
that the percentum OF State tax should not,
at the present session of the Legislature, be
increased, and that the appropriations
should be economical as far as practicable,
avoiding the increase OF expenses by issuing
bonds or otherwise.
Mr. G0ODING: ! think it is important to
cay something upon the propriety of the
right TO increase the taxation. By making
appropriations we will be either compelled
TO increase the taxation or to issue bonds. 1
hope the resolution will be sdop ed.
Mr.. SMITH, of T'ppecanoe: | remember
a few years sgO IT was declared in one of the
political platforms that the levy should not
be over SO much on the hundred dollars,
and at the ensuing session OF the Legislature
l remember the House was in session until
midnight on the last day, and adjourned
without passing the appropriation bill. That
was in 1877. And l remember one branch
of the House was i'm favor OF per cent.
levy, aud the other branch was in favor of
II FER cent and remember that to the
party which adopted the platform belonged
the gentleman that is soon to be inaugurated
Vice President of the United States. He
was then Governor of the State. think we
had better not determine how much cloth
We have to buy before we know how many
persons we have to clothe. ] think it is
simply going il blind.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND: wish to ask the gen.
tlemsn from Hancock Mr.. Gooding), the
author of the resolution if it is the purpose
of the resolution TO prevent a refunding of
the State debt
Mr.. GOODING: | ask the gentleman to
read the resolution.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: For the first time since
] have been here / find myself exactly con
curing with the gentleman from Tippe-
canoe. | move this resolution be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. COOLING: Perhaps the House were
not paying attention carefully to the read.
ing of the resolution. l am opposed to
reference of it, and hope if it is referred
the committee will report ii back favorahly,
and then | will be heard on the subject.
Mr.. GORDON: II you will allow me,
desire to say that nearly every measure be-
fore this House has been carried into politics
We have been making political measures OF
them. The gentleman from Hancock says
be wants an opinion of this House to enable
him TO know how to vote on the appropris-
tons. In my opinion We should exercise
our own judgment. The gentleman shall
have my vote to enable him to know how to
vote on the appropriation bills.
Mr.. LLOYD: am in favor OF maintaining
the State institutions by liberal appropria-
tons. think the affairs of the State should
De administered economically, but still am
in favor Of maintaining the State lnstitu.
tons. l am opposed to the resolution !
therefore move that the motion to refer to
the Committee on Ways and Means, made
by the gentleman from Knox (Mr. williams
lie on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. McMULLEN: move that the resolu-
ton lie upon the table.
The motion was agreed to by yeas %,
nays 2s.
JURY TRIAL ExTENSI0S.
Mr.. Gooding's bill Il. R. 81 coming up
on the second reading
Mr.. G0ODING said: ! wish to state to the
House the purpose of this bill. Equitable
cases before the act of 1852 were tried by the
Court and not by the jury. The right OF
trial by jury was restricted to common law
cases. This bill, instead of requiring cases
OF an eouitoble character to be tried by the
Court it allows either party, if they demand
jury trial, to have their cases tried By a
jury. Ii q person wishes to have his case
tried by the Court why of course he can; but
this bill provides that If q person desires to
have q jurv trial he can have it in suits in
equity as well as in common law. l do not
propose to take up the time in discussing the
merits of this bill. / think 1t is bill which
ought to pass can see no reason why il
should not
Mr.. TAYLOR: / thrnk this is one OF the
most important bills presented to this House