The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-12

There is a large amount Of litigation IN pro
portion TO the population IN those wo coGa.
ties. Under the circumstances al additional
Judge should be allowed
Mr. SMITH, Of Jay, favored the passage of
the bill. In the opinion of the Judge, the
work in that district is too much for one man
10 do.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Hendricks: When
Senators representing a district agree, he
should vote in accord With their wishes.
Mr.. WEIR opposed the passage of the bill,
believing IL not demanded by public inter
est. IL there were reasonable necessity he
should vote for a new Circuit, but IL is time
the creation OF new Circuits ID the State
sbould stop.
Mr.. HILLI6AsS had az much means OF
knowing the wishes Of The people 10 Dsia-
ware County as any Senator except the Sen
Gtor from Della ware: Ia is the earnest wish
OF the representative and business men o.
that county that q new Circuit should D.
created for them Toe question is as to the
busiu ess end the demands of the people. Il
the &c ,uTt business cen not be transacted,
the people should have relief.
Nr SMITH, Of Delaware, was astonished
at the objections said 10 come form the
counties Of Delaware aud Randolph. He
had never heard the slightest objection com
ing from those cOunteA There is no ev;-
dence so good as TO the needs OF a Circuit as
the statement OF the people themselves. The
wants and demands of that people are not
met and can not be under the present ar
rangement. This is not numerical cues.
ton. The people are demanding what is
justice shall be meted out to them speedily
aud wjthout delay.
The bill passed by yeas o. uays IS,
Mr.. Weirs bill Is. 76l 10 exempt State
officers rel. from liability for costs
read the third time and passed by yeas 10
nays O.
PRIVILEGES TO INcoRPoRAToRs.
Mr.. Winters bill s. 96l to authorize
manufacturing corporations 20 buy and sell
certain kinds of goods not of their oTn
manufacture, was read the third time
Mr.. WINTER: This bill provides that
any manufacturing or mining company may
buy and sell goods of the same character or
sppertaining to the same kind as they are
manufacturing. And 1t requires the word
Limited or incorporated 10 be added TO
the name of the corporation taking sdvaR-
tage Of this act, so any person doing bust
ness with il may know its responsibility.
MIR. FOULKE: It is my impression and
strong conviction that we have gone i title
too far in comforting franchises and powers
upon corporations in this State. They have
done great deal of good-led 10 the concen.
trstiOD OF a vast amount of wealth and have
materially advanced the material progreas
OF the SIa'e At the same time there are
II seems 10 NE, threatens greater injury
than the good they have accomplished a
man Will invest to greater extent in cor.
P0ration where he has but little liability,
where he would not risk bis entire capital
and credit ~ partnership. These corpora
lions are used 10 develop industries. Indus.
tries develop faster that way. Where they
are able to divide labor they can manufac
tOIe and sell cheaper and do every thing
cheaper than upon smaller scale. And
the necessary result is that the smaller deal
er. doing business of the same character, Is
crowded out. These corporations can man
| uiactuIe cheaper, and the small dealer can
| not afford to do business on the same terms.
] The result is the man who is doing a small
business near tie large corporation is being
| grad1slly crowded out and is essentially
obiiGed to take position with the larger
OF that kind contributes to
the wealth of community, it's
general effect upon society is injurious. as
| ire Senator from Jennings (Mr Smith) said
some days ago, the homes of the pool-the
| independent homes of men doing business
on their own accounts the safeguard of
the Nation in times of war and her glory in
times of peace" The man who works indie
| pendently, though not able to do so much,
! yet be preserves his independency. The
corporate system tends to make the rich
| richer and the poor poorer. In view OF that
u,
In granting corporate powers. Under this
bill general manufacturing company can
carry on q general business in any goods
they manuisctUre. They can carry on COM
mercsl business in almost every depart
ment. They are entering the lines Of com.
merce as they did in manufacturing II a
man wants 10 go into the dry goods business
| il is not too hard penalty to say he shall
be liable to the last dollar on any contract
he makes by which he expects 10 profit.
believe individual rights will be benefited
II We stop right here in giving powers to
| corpof atoms.
Mr.. WINTER: What the Senator has said
would be good argument against corpora
tions generally. Corporations are great aid
In developing the commerce OF the State and
country. IL hes been the policy of the State
10 enlarge and extend this class OF legsla-
tioD. There has scarcely bean session of
our Legislature since the present Constitu-
ton was adopted but that this statute for the
promotion of manufacturing ana mining
companies has not been extended so as to
eneoursge IncOrporations and extend the
benefits OF the act to different branches.
am not PREPARED to say, although the Sena-
| tors argument is very seductive, that We
have al been mistaken for thirty years, and
We ought now to prevent the formation OF
| any more interpretations in this State. 1t is
| essy TO say that corporations have tendency
10 aggregate capital and Cypress the poo
HaH. 1Edl IL IN argument dldn't l00R
| FOR from the Senator from Wayne; such an
argument would be expected from the Senator
| from JenniDg Mr.. Smith,. There is no man
| upon the floor OF the Senate more ia sVmDa.
! thy with the poor man than I. There are
| glest many case IN which it is necessary for
the carrying en- Of a manufacturing bus.
ness that there should be added TO it soma
thsng that Is not manufactured By the con-
pany. They cant dispose OF their goods to
advantage uuless they have other articles o.
| q general character. and no. the precisa
| character they manufacture. B1s 4 wOult
10 be right to allow them to become dsa'e
generally in all kinds OF merchandise. ano
that is not the object OF the bill at all. l.
restricts them TO the same character aud the
same line Of goods, and don't see that there
is any great danger IN that. I don't see hos.
that vOuid have a teudsucy to oDurass anc