The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-06

power in the hands of twenty men. vote
no"
Mr. BOYD: For the same reason l vote
mo-
The SPEAKER announced the passage of
the bill.
Subsequently Mr.. WILSON said: I fad
that the clerk has ffty-ope members re-
corded as voting for the bill. Mr.. Patten.
VINO was not present at rollcall, is recorded
IS voting for the bill.
Mr.. PATTEN: | did OF vote.
TbesPEAKER: Then the,bill fails for want
OF constitutional majority.
INDIANA LEGION PAY.
The bill rs. 1921 being read the third time
Mr.. COPELAND: This bill Or lvides for
the payment Of al regular and independent
companies OF the Indiana Legion that per-
formed service under the orders Of the Gov
e-nor IN 1867 whoss psyrolls were not placed
on ME in the Aciutant Generals office until
after the 18th day OF March, 1867, through
negligence of their commanding officers.
The Legislature OF 1867 appropriated $50 500
TO psy the regiments of the Indiana Legion,
whose claims bad been fled at the time Of
the passage of the act March l, 1861, and
providing further, that no part OF
this sum shall be paid to any
regiment or company whose claims had not
been lied in the Office OF the pay master pre-.
vious to the passage Of said act, ana that
thereafter no warrant should be drawn to
pay any claims Of said companies, except
upon the certificate Of the Adiutant Gen.
ersl, indersed by the Governor; that the
amount thereof is shown to bs due by the
rolls deposited in said Adjutant Generals
office, SO that no company whose psy-rOlls
were not placed on file before
the act of 1867 took effect
can be paid under the present
law although there remains for their pay
ment about SIC eco out of the $50 500 appro-
priated in 1867; which amount under the
amendatory act OF 1883 will be covered back
into the treasury after the 18th day of Janu-
airy, lSs6, provided this bill should not be-
come law. In 1862 a company of the
Ninth Regiment Second Legion, known as
the North Madison Rangers, commanded by
Captain Samuel Steinberger, acting under
orders of the Governor Of the State,
performed service Tor over fva months, for
which they have meyer received a single
cent, while nearly al the other companies
OF the entire Legion have received their pay.
After the war and before any steps were
taken to pay the members of the Legion,
the Captain of the company went to the
State of Alabama without filing the pay rolls
of his company with the Psymaster in the
AdJutant Generals Office and in his absence
the act OF 1867 was passed, which provided
that no claims shall be paid unless the pay.
rolls had been filed before the passage of that
act, and upon his;return it was too late to
tle them. Captain Steinberger, than whom
there is no more honorable gentleman in
the State OF Indiana, has ever since been en-
bsrrassed from the fact that members of bis
company feel that IL be had done his duty
they would have received their pay long
sg0. Had he besn in the State at the time
the other companies fled their
pay rolls he certainly would
have done his whole duty.
have in my POSSESSION a letter from ex.
Adjutant General CANADIAN to Captain Stein !
hat lofr
to be paid, but until there is specific law for
that purpose nothing can be done. ] have !
recently talked with General Kountz, the |
present Adjutant General, and he saws that !
these claims ought ID be paid provided the /
claimants can establish their claims
Mr. MOODY: Hope the bill will pass as
1t is extensive and covers the whole case.
The bill was passed by yeas 68, nays /.
Mr.. BARNEY, explaining his vote, said: I |
hope the bill viii pass. 1t should have be- |
come law IN 1867. The claims which will |
be about SO for each man, are already made |
out for those whom the money is due.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE Determinations. |
The bill IS. 349l to prevent telegraph aud |
telephone companies from determinations |
IN business and prices, was read the third !
time.
Mr.. MURPHY: This hill should become |
law because its provisions are such that it |
will make competition practicable between |
the Western Union Company and competing |
lines of telegraph. This Western Union Com.
pany now enjoys such a stupendous mon
opoly that the B. and o. and other COM
psnies which are struggling for living are
only permitted 10 exist for the mere matter |
of appearance, 10 delude the public into the
belief that competition actually exists, |
where in fact there is none. As matters Gre
now II you send telegram over any line !
which requires transference to the Western !
Union, 1t must be prepaid in order to in |
dOce the Western Union to take it, and an
additional ten cents is charged by the West.
ern Union tor extra words written on the !
margin of this telegram which are OF no |
practical value to the other company |
or the sender. On account OF the extraor- |
binary advantages pos essed by this gigantic |
monopoly, the Western Union Telegraph Co 1
they occupy similar attitude toward |
the public and other companies as q despot !
does toward his subjects. The company
combines with railroads and p radically ex-
cludes all competition by its facilities FOR
getting right OF way over principal railways |
and securing Offices in their depots, while
other companies OF such magnitude IS could |
hope to compete can not be organized. This |
law will compel simple justice to Do done 70
ompetitors and the public. This company |
is an Illustration or the power and greed OF |
organized capital, and convinces Us OF the |
necessity for the enactment OF laws that will |
restrict those souliess corporations in their !
exssDerating demands.
This Western Union Company has COM
bined with the Bell TelspEons Company,
another monopoly that has succeeded In |
gaining extraordinary privileges on account |
OF the power OF weslth. This Ia Z will invite
competition. thereby promoting the in terests
of the public by weakening the power OF this
great monopoly, and will give employment
10 those who are forced into idleness that
great profits shall accrue 10 these monoDo-
lies This bill viii benefit ths public as we'll
as employe and competing paniss, and
should therefore pass.
The bill passed by yeas Il, nays 0.
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