The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-09

Mr.. DAVIS: 4 oesire 10 chsnge my VOTE.
mo"
Mr.. ADDISON, asking that his name be
again called | understand that this Appro-
priation bill is the off spring OF the Demo.
cratic party, bat as ITS father sees proper TO
20 hack on its of spring, vote mo-
Mr.. RICHARDSON, desiring his name tn
be again called, voted mo" -
M HILLIGASS: want TO say this IN
reference 10 my vote: We have bsen ct
work several days on this bill; We have
worked upon Ii IN committee OF The whole
Senate, and we have agreed upon this bill.
/ sse disposition on the part of one or two
individuals 10 charge the responsibility of
passing this bill upon the Democratic party.
The changing started on the Republicans
s!ce of the House. ] have no responsibility
10 thrk. and doI't desire TO Bhirk. This
bill is the work Of members of the Senate,
aud the work OF the Committee OF the
Whole / want to say to Republican Ssne-
tore upon this floor that they have acqui-
eSeed in the main in al the work upon the
AppIopriatoDsbil
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Willard
in the chair: Does the Senator desire to
Mr.. HILLIGAsS: will tel you at the
end Of nv speech.
The PRESIDING OFFICER: II not, the
Senator is out OF order.
Mr.. ADDISON: l want 10 say / changed
my vote because the Chairman OF the Conn
on his own offspring.
The Presiding Officer Mr.. Willard in the
chair: No this bill is not the otfgpr ng of
the Chairman of the Finance Committee.
Mr.. HILLIGASS: Upon the call of the
roll the Chairman of the Finance Commit
Mite voted-he had right to vote as be
plessed. He voted when his name wss
called, and he voted mo-" a. be had a ner-
feet right to, but Immediately following that
comes an effort upon the Republican SIDE OF
the Chamber, and five or six of them change
their yotss and vote to defeat this bill.
Mr.. BENZ: l don't think the Senator has
the right TO make q speech when he has
voted already.
Mr.. Zimmerman voted aye
Mr.. Peterson voted aye"
Mr.. SELLERS: / desire to say that this
bill does not meet my appreciation, but 1t
has been prepared and passed by the House
OF Representatives, and amended by ma
| jOIity OF this Senate. / desire to acquiescs
IN the Will OF the majority. l can not as
sumo the responsibility OF helping to defeat
the General Appropriation bill because it
does not meet my approval, and, therefore,
i vote aye"
so the bill passed.
| COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
| Mr.. WILLARD: move to suspend the
regular order and take up House bill 543.
| That bill is more important than any bill
which has been bsfore this body, not except
ing the General Appropriation bill; for 1t
| proposes to put back the compensation to
/ County Tressurers tor collecting delinquent
| taxes to per cent.
RAILROAD TRACK FENCES.
Dir. HUSTON: In the consideration OF
| House bill Il / have acted fairly. l hold
| that this effort 10 charge the order is not
heipg urged by those friendly to House bill
| IL. L agree with the Senator as to the i'm
/ portsnce of the House bill 543 bat the San
III Il -. -
special order, II should not now bs set aside.
| Ii is bill clearly in the interest of the
farmers and not Unfair to railroad interests.
| move to lay on the table the motion to sus-
| pend the order of business.
This Retion was agreed to by yeas q,
| nays Il.
Mr.. HUSTON moved that the 5enste Com
| mittee amendments TO the bill II. X. II
requiring railroads within six months to
fence their tracks be ordered engrossed. 1t
is similar TO the laws in Illinois, Missouri.
Iowa and Kansas, except il is much milder
toward railroads.
Mr. MAGEE: This bill will be imposing
| q burden on railroad companies which they
esn not meet. If this bill is to pass it should
be amended to give further time l move to
| strike out the word six" and insert in lieu
thereof eighteen"
Mr.. SMITH, of Jennings: l am not OPP
posed to the bill in its right form. 1 am in
! favor OF railroad corporations fencing their
lines am constrained to believe this bill
is in favor Of large corporations and against
! small ones. On principles OF equality and
| Justice the doctrine OF PARTITION fences
| should apply to this bill l don't mean that
owners OF property should fence one-half
but that there should be some equality in
the matter OF fencing railroad tracks. The
owner of the real estate should contribute
to the building OF the fence. A railroad
company is now liable for the killing of
stock without reference to negligence. Ghe
first section OF this bill repeats that law.
| Another provision Is clearly unconstitu-
tioDal. No man has the right to enter upon
the premises of another and commit any
act without the privilege of the owner. The
railroad corporations give more employ
ment to the laboreTs than all other corpor-
atoms combined. There is yet another
feature in the bill the reverse of every law
on the subject in the State of Indiana.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Hendricks: 1 agree
that six months Is rather a short time, but
eighteen IN 3nths is too long; after the rail
road company las had reasonable time, the
owner Of the land adjoining should have the
right to build the fence. the partition fence
law was not made with reference to the
fencing OF railroads. This bill gives ample
sideTing the fact that il will not take effect
till after publication Of ths laws.
MIR. HUSTON: This bill simply requires
railroad companies 10 build fences where
land is improved in six months, but has no
emergency clause which praet' cally gives
them nine months. 1t practically removes
all liability ior The killing OF stock where
the track q fenced. Then il gives the owner OF
land the light TO fence where the railroad re-
fuses, and allows the railroad sixty days to
pay; then if the railroad tenders payment
for the value Cf the fence within sixty days
the clsimant can not collect attorney fees
The farmers of Indiana have heretofore
been BUILDING these fences, sud i IS bat fair
that railrC ada shoCld bold up that end OF the
string now. or the 3 500 miles of railroad
track in this State all bat about 900 mites
gre iencad This bill 50 fair sn inst and 80