The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-20

than our constituents The Union Depot was
constructed in 1882, has had the right to levy
toll, and have yet to discover that any citizen
of Indiana feels that he has been robbed or
plundered Whoever heard of railroad con-
pany that has not the right to levy toll?
For thirty three years the Union Railway Com
has had these powers that the senator says
SO perilous to the inhabitants of the State He
says this company may condemn property under
the provisions of the charter of any one of these
proprietary companies. Who has been hurt by
it in the past thirty three years. There Is moth
ing new in the provisions of this bill that
subject. In this old law there is provision that
no advantage shall be taken of the benefits. The
argument that this corporation can go out any
where In the State and condemn land, is I'M
worthy of notice, for every one knows property can
be condemned only for the purposes stated-for
the building of union depot is for the purposes
of a union railway company. This bill, instead
of being for the purpose of excluding. is brought
here for the express purpose of bringing In all
other railroad companies, and giving them
voice In the management The Union Depot
and railway belongs now to but five railroads,
and three OF them are controlled by the Penn
syivania Railroad Company and that road prac-
tieally controls all, as there are but two out
side of the Pennsylvania Company. They can
shut out any road from running cars over their
tracks. We can all see what a monopoly it has
been for thirty three years. Is this monopoly
more odlous now than at any time in the last
thirty three years! The other railroads running
INTO Guy nave EnOuEnC CIllS SHOulu not con-
trolled by these five old companies. The dissatis
faction has been so great that last fall they
entered into agreement that all railroad com
panies shall have admission to equal rights with
the original five proprietary companies Does
that look like excluding new railroad companies
from the use of the Union railway tracks, This
contract provides there shall be board of man
ayers, to consist of one from each company, in
Guiding those that may hereafter come in. I
have objection to this bill being limited to the
city of Indianapolis.
Mr.. Weir moved that the motion to reconsider
be laid on the table. The motion was agreed to
by yeas 43, nays 2
On motion by Mr.. Willard the Senate resolved
itself into-a committee of the whole Mr.. Magee
in the chair, and proceeded to the consideration
of the bill II. r. 327l making appropriations for
the State government.
The items of $500 each to the clerk of the
land department in the Auditors Office and also
$500 to the Auditors clerk, were increased on
motion of Mr.. Willard. to 81. 200 each.
On motion of Mr. Weir the committee rose,
reported progress, and asked and obtained leave
to sit again at o'clock.
Mr.. Foulke offered joint resolution rs. Ii
proposing an amendment to article 2. section 2,
of the State Constitution, by striking ther efrom
the word male" and inserting instead the
words without distinction of sex" which was
read the first time and referred to the committee
on womans claims. Then came a recess for
dinner