The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-17

ing soldiers monuments was read the second
time, with committee report recommending an
amendment providing that appropriations OF $25,-
600 shall be made only upon the petition of a
majority of the voters of the county. The re-
port was coneurred in. Mr.. Ensley moved 10
further amend by striking out the words upon
petition of the majority of the voters of such
county"
Mr. McTntosh-This amendment would leave
the bill as originally introduced. The commit
tee changed the bill so that the consent of a ma
iority must be obtained before the erection of the
monument This amendment proposes to de-
stroy the will of the taxpayers and allow the
county commissioners to go ahead and erect
monument without consulting the will OF the
taxpayers.
Mr.. Sellers made the point of order that this
amendment should have been proposed as an
amendment to the report of the committee, and
that it is not competent now to strike out an
amendment already adopted by the Senate.
Mr.. Smith of Jay suggested the way to get at
it would be to reconsider the vote adopting the
amendment.
The presiding officer Mr.. Winterl sustained
the point of order.
Mr. Foulke moved to reconsider the vote by
which the report of the committee was concurred
in in order to enable the senator from DeKalb
Mr. Ensleyl to offer his amendment The mo-
ton was agreed to. Mr.. Ensley offered his
amendment as an amendment to the report OF
the committee
MIR Ensley-There is large demand in the
State, after many years, that the people shall
erect monument in memory of those who gave
their lives for the preservation of the Union.
1t the bill passes without the amendment it
would be a matter of imnossibiity for suf-
fciently large petition TO be obtained to author
ize the commissioners to appropriate money for
such purposes. The bill limits the amount to
So, 900 for each monument. A great many coun-
ties want great monuments, and there is no law
to authorize their erection.
Mr. McIntosh-The author of the bill admits
that majority consent would be difficult to
obtain. Yet there are petitions signed by ma
iorities in favor of the Legislature voting money
to relieve officials who have lost money belong
ing to the public, and certainly a petition
large could be obtained in more meritorious
cases.
Mr. Campbell of Hendricks moved that the
further consideration of the matter should be
postponed until $50 o'clock, and made the special
order for that hour, as it was desired there
should be full Senate present
Senator Mccullough, chairman of the judiciary
committee, offered a resolution providing for the
appointment of a clerk for the committee during
the special session, stating that there was
much need for a clerk now there during
the regular session. There was some objection
to the resolution. for the reason that there were
employees under the assistant secretary who
could be used by the committee that needed
clerks The resolution was adopted and Sena-
tor Mccullough stated that he would renew the
appointment of Nelson Smith, of Princeton, who
had been the committee clerk during the regular
session.
Senator May offered resolution providing for
the appointment of an extra employe by the
doorkeeper, which was adopted by vote of % to
IL
Senator Johnson's bill authorizing school trus-
tees to pay out of the special school fund money
for real estate for public library building Ia
local measure applying only to special case at
Lafayette) was passed by vote of "a to
Mr.. Foulke's bill [122 imposing upon married
women the same obligations that rest upon I'M
married women and removing their legal disabili-
ties, read the second time, with a favorable
majority committee report, and minority report
recommending that it lie on the table On mo-
| ton by Mr.. Foulke the majority report was con-
| Cured in.
| Mr.. Youche moved to strike from sec all
| after the words unmarried women" Mr.
| Foulke opposed the amendment. The object Of
| retaining the words proposed to be stricken out
! is to allow the statute of limitation to apply to
| women. Mr. Youche opposed any clause that
would give the bill retroactive application If
such bill is passed applicable only to the future
| it could be productive Of no harm.
Mr. Foulke-The objection would apply as
| we'll to any part of the bill to the part pro-
posed to be stricken out. There is no reason for
striking out these words.
Mr.. Campbell of Hendricks-The amendment
would lead to some trouble while the bill, as it
stands, would produce none. hope the bill will
| be passed without the amendment. The sooner
| these distinctions are removed the better. We
! have been unable to determine the status of
woman. Give her an identity. The sooner we
reach this end the better.
On motion by Mr. Weir the bill and pending
| amendment was made the special order for this
! afternoon at o'clock
Then came a recess for dinner
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