The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The House Grows Weary and Dreary,
and Vacates Itself until Saturday.
The Bill Relating to the Taxation Of Mort
cages Defeated-The Vote on the Appel
late Court Bill Reconsidered.

The House dragged itself through dreary
session of about three hours yesterday, and
early in the afternoon weary remnant, num-
bering less than quorum, adjourned the body
until tomorrow afternoon. Tt was the desire
and intention to adjourn until Monday, but some
doubt upon the question to whether or not
the time, including Sunday, would not exceed
The constitutional limit of three days for a
a4emporary adjournment caused the day for re-
assembling 10 be changed. There will probably
be only nominal session during the afternoon,
however, as the majority of the representatives
who have gone to their homes will not return to
She city before Monday. The Senate will re-
sumo work again this afternoon, the three days
of its vacation expiring oday. The reasons
gwen for taking the temporary vacation are that
it is beliyed that day or two among their con
stituents will be beneficial to the members, and
that brief respite from the arduous labors of
legislation is desired Although the cost of the
9hree days is about 81, 600, they will doubtless
give some relief to a suffering public. A leg
islature is a luxury that comes high.
FEATURES OF YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The most important measure that was con-
sidered yesterday was Representative Overman's
bill, providing that taxes on rcal-estate mort
cages shall be paid by the person from whom
the money is borrowed. 1t was defeated The bill
providing for the abandonment of the recorders
Office IN johnson county, where the recorder,
after becoming heavily indebted, left the county,
was discussed at considerable length, but there
was no action upon it.
The vote by which tie appellate court bill
was defeated was reeonsidered in the House yes
Serday, and there is rather a strong prob
ability that the bill will be passed.
While the motion to reconsider the vote
on the appellate court bill was pending yes
terday, the Speaker was interrupted, while stat
ing the question, by the representative from
Hancock (Gooding) crying out. I'VE want fair
play from the Speaker, and will insist on having
It." There were half dozen more members
on their feet almost instantaneously, calling for
order, declaring that Goodings remarks were in
the nature of reflection on the Speakers integ-
rity, and that his words should be taken down.
The Speaker asked that there should be no such
section, as he was willing to rely upon the judg.
ment of the House as TO whether not he had
been entirely fair and impartial. When he dis
covered that the whole House was against him,
Gooding meeky arose to question of privilege
and said that his words had been misnterpeted,
that he had said: I'VE want fair play, Mr.
Speaker" not "from the Speaker" With this
mass. However it is not the first time that the
aisgruntled representative from Hancock has
1ried to arouse q feeling against the Speaker
1t is said that when the city hall bill comes up
for consideration in the the Senate it will be
amended so that the cost of the building shall
not be allowed to exceed $3.50, 900, and that the
revenues OF the city shall not be anticipated in
providing money for the expenses Of the struct-