The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A vATo MESSAGE

The Lietensnt Governor laid before the
Senate the Governors veto OF the bill IS.
325l to authorize the dissolution Of the East
ern Agric 7lturaI, Mechanical and Frotting
Park Association
Ii Is as follows.
The question being. "Shall the bill pass
tie objections of the Governor TO the con.
tIsry Dotwithstsnding?p
Mr.. OVERSIGHT said: I can't say so
much about the Governors first objection
until hear the bill read. l am by no means
satisfied, but the second objection is such
might respectfully differ with the CT vernon;
that il would be unconstitutional to pass q
law dissolving corporation by q ma ority
j cant see what provision OF the CoIstitu-
ton that would violate.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, OF Hendricks: Unless
some Senator is prepared TO antagonize the
opinions OF the Governor ard show he is
III error in deciding the BIZ. unconstitutional,
] shall vote to sustain tho veto. 1t strikes
me his objections are plausible at leaTt and
probably sound. The bill proposes 70 dis
solve a particular corporation by name,
which looks to me Just about as much special
legislation as bill to create q particular
corporation by name, and hat is Just one OF
the things provision in the Constitution
vas intended to prohibit. In my present
state OF mind sha'l vote TO sustain theiveto.
Mr.. MAGEE: This bill was not discussed,
but passed under a suspension OF the consti-
lucIc IL Uul Ouc way W
wind up the affairs OF q corporation under
the Jaws of Indiana, and that is by the ap-
pointment OF Receiver. The courts have
decided that there must be some reason for
she appointment of q Receiver, aud a. this
association has ceased to exist there was no
apparent reason for the appointment of Re-
viewer. This bill was introduced to author
lie 1t to wind up its affairs, as some persons
interested desired TO have q Receiver what
ever interest they may have in it. Whsre
Legislature has passed law creating Ii
ability il can afterward pass law limiting
that liability or controlling ii in any way.
i think the objections of the Governor are
well taken. The title Of the bill shows il to
be special legislation.
The Governors veto was sustained by yeas
Z, nays %.
Mr.. WINTER explaining his yote): In
my opinion this bill is not unconstitutional.
Therefore, vote aye"
Subsequently Mr.. CAMPBELL. of Hen
bricks, said: / was one OF the majority Yot
ing on the bill rs. 325l which failed to pass
over the Governors veto q few minute ago.
Since that yete has been taken have learned
that the bill has been fairly considered by
the House Judiciary Committee, and that
eminent lawyers appeared before 1t on both
sides. Ii had known that | should have
voted differently. 1 therefore enter q motion
TO reconsider the vote.
Mr.. MAGEE l rise to a point OF order
The veto was sustained, and that is the end
CT II.
Mr. CAMPBELL: / understand any vote
may be reconsidered IL the Senate choose,
and the motion is made by one voting with
the majority propose to enter the motion
and let IL stand over.
CONVICT LABOR.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, of T. ppe-
canoe, his lointresolCtion s. S-see, page l3ol
for constitutional amendment to prohibit
the hiring of the labor OF convicts was read
the third time. He said: For the last eight
or ten yeHrs objection has been raised against
the present way of hiring convicts ont to
contractors. The manufacturers Of our State
cangered by this system And they have
protested against il until, finally. both par
ties thought themselves compelled to put IN
their State platforms that this system of
contract labor should be done away with
And now IL remains for this Assembly to
tay-both Democrats and Republicans
whether thsss solemn declarations in their
State platforms sball be carried ont
in good faith. Safe platforms should
embody the opinions of majority of the
rarity, and if that party is in power after
wards IL should carry out the spirit of the
State platform by its votes in the General
Assembly. The two parties have gone on
record on this question; also Governor P0r-
ter IN his message to the Legislature recon
mended speedy action in this very matter.
The Question whether the present system is
injurious to free labor and to the manufac-
turing interests need not be discussed lit is
admitted to be 30. The States around In.
diana have enacted laws prohibiting this
system, and l ask the Senate of Indiana to
give its endorsement to my resol ution pro-
posing to abolish the system.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of st. Joseph: ] am in
favor of doing all that can be done to rem
edy the evil effects of convict. labor upon the
labor OF the State, and TO do all that caa DC
done for our faborers, but there Is mccall
and no need Of constitutional anendment