The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-30
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

an appendix TO Volume XXI of the Brewer
Legislative Reports
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY. Jan. %. $3.50 g. m.
Lieutenant Governor MANSON opened the
session by reciting from memory the 1884
psalm OF David-Ssnators standing.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.
On motion by Mr.. SELLERS, the Com
mittee on Phraseology was authorized to
en- 10y clerk.
Mr.. MAY moved that George A Ross be
appointed O rage.
Lieutenant Governor MANSON: There are
three regularly appointed pages now.
understand in former sessions there have
been four and sometimes FIVE in the Senate.
You know. gentlemen, whether you need an
other 9age or not.
Mr.. THOMPSON: ! understand the mod
ssty OF the President prevents his asking for
page. trust the Senate will give him
enc.
The motion was agreed to by yeas, %;
Days, 16.
Pending the roll-call-
Mr.. DUNCAN, OF Brown, in explanation OF
his vote, said: understand these pages as.
Eist rs in the transaction of business in the
Senate, and il is the wish of the presiding
page appointed, so l vote AYE"
Mr.. FOWLER, when his name Was called:
This matter has been up time or two and |
have uniformly voted mo-" bat on infor-
nation received from the Senator from Rip.
ley tMr. Faulkner) / vote AYE"
Mr.. DIVERSIFIED in explanation said:
i don't like to obstruct the business OF the
Senate, but am informed that three pages
do the work in the House or Representatives,
and If so, can't see why three are not sui.
fcient in the Senate. therefore / vote mo-"
The vote was announced as above.
100000 LOAN.
Mr.. MAGEE, by consent, introduced q bill
is. 1861 to authorize the Governor. Treasurer
and Auditor of State to make q temporary
loan OF soc 600 to run five or ten wears at
per cent. interest; AID TO authorize the
funding OF the State debt at q lower rate OF
interest that at present paid. The bill being
read the first time
Mr.. MAGEE said: During discussions OF
the bill for completing the three new insane
asyiums, this question OF making loan was
ale0 discussed as collateral branch OF the
insane asylum completion question. un-
derstand from the State officers that it is
possible to make loan at 35s per cent, in-
Guiding commission and all expenses of
making the loan. This bill also authorizes
the refunding Of the State debt; 1t can be
be done at q lower rate of interest that at
present paid. 1t is carefully drawn and
guards the interests of the State in every
particular. move the constitutional rule
be suspended and that the bill be read the
second time now by title only.
Mr.. FOWLER: hope this important bill
will take the usual course and be referred to
q committee.
The motion ID dispense with the constitu-
tional restriction was reiected-yeas 80, nays
7-two-thirds not voting in the affirmative
ss required by the Constitution to suspend
constitutional rule.
The bill was referred to the Finance C,m-
mittee.
STREET RAILWAY TAX.
Mr.. Rahm's bill s. 3Sl 10 authorize a tax
on street railroad cars. being read the second
time, with q favorable committee repo 1T
thereon
Mr.. MAGEE: The object OF this bill is to
raise revenue in cities where they have ex-
c.sded the limit of the law for taxation.
The men who have helped build Up cities
should be protected by the Legislature from
paying this extraordinary rate of taxation.
This bill proposes that tax of S25 may be
levied on each and every street car, in addi-
ton to what the owners pay on the same
for State, county and other purposes. The
State don't need revenue to be raised in that
way. There has also been bill introduced
here, called the omnibus bill, which pro.
poses TO tax everything under heaven except
the air we breathe and the water We drink.
Like one of these devil fishes, ii attacks
everything in sight. This species OF legsla
ton is wrong. Last session q committee of
the Senate reported unanimously against this
species of legislation, and no member OF the
Senate raised his voice in favor of such
vicious legislation.
Mr.. RAHM: This Is simply q bill to pro-
tect cities by providing that certain corpora
tons shsll pay share OF the burden of city
taxes. In Evansville street railway COM
paDy has charter which runs forty years,
and il uses any of the streets of that city
without paying q cent of damages. We tax
every poor drayman who owns q dray aud
hone and in addition he has to pay tax.
drsy and horse. This bill provides that
there shall be q tax not to exceed S25 on
each street railway car. The City Council
will be just and fair-they may tax each Car
only ST. - or So per annum. II Senators
think SO is too much, let the bill be amended
Mr.. MAGEE: Did the Senator ever know
. City Council to levy q tax any less than
the limit? understand there are 800 saloons
IL Vanderburg County taxed only SIS.
Would it not be as we'll to raise the tax on
saloons, and lower the tax on the poor mans
cssy?
Mr.. RAHM: That might be the case where
they have mean whisky; but where they
have good beer. like in Evansville, that is
not the case. Laughter don't want to
charge body with fighting for them, but
il seems like every time it is proposed to
touch corporations there is objection. be-
cause il is special legislation There is no
reason why railway corporations in cities
should be allowed to cut up the streets In
front OF the incest properties, and not pay a
cent OF tax for that privilege. This bill does
not propose special legislation, and ought
to pass.
Mr.. THOMPSON: Our street railway has
been OF vast benefit TO this city. 1t has alb
foutely developed the city. The present
proprietor of our street railway has had
great trouble in the past five wears in kesp-
ing up his railway. He has $50 or 200 mules
and 10 men employed, and I understood
last year, he scarcely made receipts meet ex.
pepsss. He has 100 cars and perhaps more.
He has attempted to accommodate the stree.
car system to the wants OF the community,
toa man can hardly 60 in any direction to 8