The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-02
dered engrosscd, printed and msde the spe
cial order for Monday a. go o cioex.
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The bill IA. r. 423-see pages LIZ and 2l9l
to redistrlct the State for senatorial aad
Representative purposes, was read the first
time.
Mr.. HILLIGASS moved that the bill pass
to the second reading without reference 10
committee.
Mr.. FOULKE moved to reject the bill.
skThe motion to reject the bill was rejected
by yeas &c. nays q.
Mr.. SELLERS. explaining his negative
vote, he desired to amend the bill.
Mr.. FOWLER. also: ! could not support
that bill in its present shape, bat 1nder-
stand il is to be amended, therefore vote
no"
The question recurring on the motion 10
pass the bill &c the second reading without
committsl-
Mr. WINTER moved TO refer it to the
Committee on Legislative Appointment.
Mr.. WILLARD demanded the previous
question.
The demand was seconded By the Senate
and the main question ordered by yeas q
navs 10.
The motion to refer to the Legislative Ap.
portionment Committee was rejected by yeas
Is, nays %.
The motion that the bill be passed to the
second reading without c0mmittal was
agreed to.
RELIKF OF LOSERS IN TRUST FUNDS.
The bill a. r 56-see page ll0l for the re
lief of eight Trustees in Marion County,
was read the second time, with favorable
committee report.
Mr.. YOUCH: L seems 10 me this mess
ure ought to De cut of at its earliest stage.
] can't think the Legislature will release
parties from default on official bonds. II
this practice is established every man who is
q defaulter will come here for relief, and we
might as we'll pass general law for relief.
Sureties should understand that the signing
of a bond means something. The report
should not he concurred in.
MIR. SMITH, of Jay: ! am informed this
bill applies to Marion County, where certain
| Township Trustees had township funds IN
the banks that failed in this city last fall,
The rule oil Law is that Township Trustees
are the absolute insurers of money in their
hands belonging to the township. They are
/ not sureties as baiees. With this ext~aOr.
/ binary rule of law, 1t is nothing more than
fair to pass this bill, il the people in those
townships ask the Trustees shall be relieved
! because these Trustees used due diligence by
| placing the funds In what was supposed to
| be secure banks.
Mr., BAILEY. The purpose of this bill is
to afford relief to eight Trustees OF this
/ county because they lost funds belonging 70
the township, on deposit in the banks tnat
| have failed in this city in the past eighteen
| months. In every case the school fund has
! been paid in, and is intact. There are tEO
thirds of the taxpayers ia the several town
| ships petitioning in favor OF the passage of
/ the bill. Perhaps in the cold letter OF the
| Law under decisions OF tia Supreme Court
| this Is not q legal claim. but these men had
no better place to put this money, for these
banks had been considered solvent FOE thirty
| years, and, with but one exception, IN
terest hiss bsen received ~ any OF thess
| Trustees and IN that Instance he deducted
| the interest he received from bis pay as
Trustee. Mr.. Bailey submitted detailed
statement of the losses by thess several
] Trustees They sre among the best citizens
in the county, and if their neighbors ask
| that the burden be placed upon them, il il
| bat right the Legislature should allow thse
| 10 be done Before he had concluded
! The Senate took recess for dinner.