The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-05

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to the same committee that the Senate bill
was reported to.
The motion was rejected by ayes 20,
Dsys2l.
The amendment Mr.. Smiths, OF Jen-
nipgs was rejected.
The motion to substitute the majority for
the minority report was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Y0UCHE the amend
ment was ordered engrossed.
AN APPELLATE COURT.
On motion by Mr.. MAGEEthe bill rs 10
see pages LIS. 257l being the nine Judge
Appellate Court bill, which heretofore failed
70 pais-yeas 2l; nays, 2l-was taken up
for another vote on its passage.
Mr.. MAGEE moved to take The bill up
and put Ii upon it's passage for the reason
that IL had failed for want OF a constitu-
tional majority, whereupon-
Mr.. SMITH, Of Jennings. said: Mr.. PIei-
dent. rise TO question OF order 1t is thIF.
The bill when voted upon only received 81
votes, as against 81 votes in the negative.
The vote being tie the bill was lost; not
because 1t failed for want OF a constitutional
majority, bat because IL received minority
OF all the votes cast. In other words. when
vote is tie the proposition is lost That
being true the bill can not again be taken
up.
The CHAIR: ! confess 1 am not able to
decide the question correctly, and / there.
fore submit II to the decision of the older
Senators. who ought TO be posted.
Mr.. MAGEE and Mr.. F0ULKE held the
question of order not we'll taken, and it was
so ordered.
The bill was then passed by yeas p,
aays is.
Mr.. SMITH, of Jennings, changed his vote
and voted for the bill for the purpose OF
moving a recon siderstion.
Upon the vote being announced as above
Mr.. SMITH. OF Jennings moved to re
/ When this bill was defeated by tie vote Ii
| ceased to be living thing. There was no
power that could revive ii into life or give il
legal entity in this body, except that 1T
could be sgain introduced and read three
| times on three several days, as is required OF
! any other bill. But under the circumstances
! this bill has not received constitutional
| consideration here, and consequently has
not been legally passed, and the whole mat
ter ought to be reconsdered. We ought not
TO take up a dead measure and breathe new
life into it, without letting it take its con.
sttutional course. Here the Senator read
from the rules of the United States House of
Representatives sustaining the point of or
der
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill had passed Hai rejected by
yets -. nays -.
NOTARY LEG 4LIZING ACT.
On motion of Mr.. WEIR the constitutional
rules were suspended by yea and nay vote,
and the bill n. r 9S] to legalize the acts of
notsries public whose commissions had ex-
pired was read q third time and passed by
| yeas IS. nays ,
On notion OF Mr.. FOULKE the constita-
| tionsl rules were suspended and the gill X.
| r. 1917 providing for the relief Of Theophain
| Haugh was read the third time and passed
by yeas 80, nays0
SUPREME COURT REPORTS.
Mr. WEIR moved to make the bills that
we're special order for this evening a special
! order tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. YOUCHE moved to substitute "a,
concerning the cost OF Supreme Court re.
| ports.
Mr.. YOUCHE: This is a bill that affects
the price Of the Supreme Court Reporter.
1t has been reported back from a special
committee with a recommendation that the
| price of the Supreme Court Reporter be
/ hereafter fixed at 81 10 instead of SO 30
which is the price at the present time. l
| h0Ie the matter is OF sufficient Importance
that it will be taEen up and acted upon.
| We learn that there lie an edition OF 200
copies of each report sold by the Reporter.
| We also learn that the cost of publishing the
reports of the Supreme Court including
| printing binding, etc, does not exceed 81 80
a copy. That was the highest estimate put
upon 1t so that il so that 1t leaves the Re-
porter a clear net profit of 81; and at this
rate his salary of of the reports would be
something more than S2l 900. Here is an
officer getting more than the Governor, and
more than the Judges Of the Supreme Court.
The bill that / am seeking to have made q
special order, reduces the price OF the re-
ports to 3. 75; that will still leave the Re-
| porter profit Of 81 % on each one and that
would still leave him something over S13 900
year profit on these reports. And if as has
been said, there are only six volumes gotten
| out 1t would still leave the Reporter profit
| of s., 900 year. think bill that will reg
/ ulate the price of these reports is a bill of
great importance. The reports OF the sur
rounding States do not cost to exceed $275
volume, and they run down to 81 10.
On motion of Mr.. SELLERS this bill along
with several others was made special order
for TO morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
CLAIM OF PATRICK KERLAND.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved to suspend the
constitutional rules and take up his bill s.
75l to pay Patrick Kerland for swamp
land diichiDg claim, read the bill the third
| time and put it upon its passage
/ Mr.. THOMPSON: This is an honest claim
and one that ought TO be paid. 1t is the
has not been paid. | do hope that the SEN
ate will do justice to an honest man. This
| is one of the most distressing claims. The
| perOn is an old man who paid one thousand
| dollars in getting 500 90 claim
! Mr. MCINTOSH: There is nothing in the
/ CHILL luht euOWe uOW TIC Cidiuaut OeCdule
| the owner OF the claim. There are not
enough facts here to warrant the passing of
this bill to engrossment All the informa
! ton we get in regard TO the claim is from tue
claimant Whether there has been any legal
assignment of the claim to this claimant
| doubt and for that reason will vote against
/ the bill.
Mr.. WEIR: At the time the claim came
before the committee We were satisfied that
il vas proper, and have no doubt as TO the
Justice of the claim. The only question was
| IN the ownership of tie claim and we were
satisfied or that point.
Mr.. FOWLER: / don't know anything
about this claim, but in view Of the fact
that il has been recommended by the com.
mittee and Mr.. Thompson, and in view of