The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-24
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn !
be till 81 o'clock to-morro~ morning.

ORDERED, mat wnen the oenafe al ourn l.
be till 81 o'clock to-morro~ morning.
DRAINAGE LEGISLATION.
Mr. Magees bill IS 81. to amend Section
Of an amended drainage act. coming up
with committee amendments,
The report was concurred in.
Mr.. ZOUCHE moved TO amend the second
section OF the bill, so that In case CT disagree
ment between the contractor and labor
the court shall finally determine saoh
matter.
Mr.. MA6EE accepted the amendment.
The bill wss ordered engrossed.
Mr.. brakes bill ; Sd u amend Section
y OF the drainage act OF April 5, 1881, com
ing up with committee amendments
Mr.. FOULKE did not believe one bill can
amend two acts rs is PROPOSED 10 tsis.
MrlDRAKE explained: The committee ad-
dec the second section.
Mr.. YOUCHE: The first section proposes
to amend an act OF 1881 and the second sec
ton another section of the same act as IL has
bsen amended IN 1888 The amendme 1t,
with the original act, compose the entire
drainage law. 81 IN amending the amend
atory act OF 1893 il is necessary to refer TO
that act
Mr.. WINTER still insisted every act must
relate 10 one subject Which must be ex-
pressed IN the title read. This bill is OBJ
noxious to the Constitution becauss it pro-
poses to amend two different acts.
Mr. FOULKE: The two acts may be upon
the same subject or upon two different sub
jecIs. IL would make no differences As it
Is now il is questionable.
Mr. DRAKE: AS the committee lave
added to my bill what is not gsrma7e Imovs
10 strike out the amendment reported by
the committee 10 the second section.
Inc Dill was referred TO the Committee o.
PhrsseolUgy,
HIGH LIQUOR LICEssE.
amend Section D Of the liquor law, with a
majority report recommending that the pill
lie on the table, and a minority rep rt
recommending its passage, coming up,
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Hendricks, moved to
substitute the minority for the msjority re-
port
On motion by Mr.. SELLERS this motion
wss laid the table by yeas 25 nays If
Mr.. MAGEE, when his name was called,
said: / have great doubts whether / should
vote for or against the motion 10 lay on the
table. / have no confidence IN the sincerity
OF Republicans on the temperance question.
] don't believe they are in earnest upon
this question. ! have seen their shiliy shall
lying when q Republican Legislature de-
feSted the fairest proposition ever offered
on this question, and that was to send this
question to the people for their decision.
Believing the Republican party is entirely
insincere III lis advocacy Of high license, for
high license I vote aye"
Mr.. ONER5rKEET: 1 would like an op-
portunity 10 bril- fly discuss this question.
Whatever the Republican party may be in
favor o., j stand as an individual conscien-
/ tiously in favor of this inc resssd license.
lnssmuch as it is the best | cas- get feel
under obligation 10 support it. not because
] want to make political capital one Tag or
| the other. / want fair opportunity given
| to test the question whether the Democracy
/ are IN favor of it The Sena or from C4ss
! Mr.. Msgeej says the Republicans had an Op-
portuDity To present this question u the
| peoDIe two years sg), when he knO rs there
were but three Republicans voting
! agair It il.
Mr. MAGEE: Was the Repub can party
not pledged to carry il out, and did n
fail because the Republican party did not
stand together.
Mr. OVERsTREET: In that same can
vsss the Democratic party was pledged in
| favor OF that question.
Mr.. MAGEE: On, no; our platform was
on both sides of that question. Lau ghter. ]
Mr. ONERSTREEr: Your speakers pro-
nounced themselves in favor of that propo-
sition. AS It is, with no opportunity TO be
| heard on this question, l vote mo"
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jay: In explanation Of
! my vote, am not an advocate of prohibit
/ ton, but have serious doubts whether on
/ this question the State of Indiana is regu-
lated as it should be. l don't bslieve the
present license fee is enough. vote mo. "
Mr.. THOMPSON, when his name was
called, said: There was certainly no issue
made In this city upon the question. /
/ pledged myself that l would not vote to dis
turb the old law. ] should hesitate before
would say that the people ought TO come up
to this point when the matter was not Joined
| IN issue in this canvass. Therefore | vote
aye
/ Mr.. WINTER: l desire to say a word n
/ explanation CT my vote: ! was not hers two
/ yeas ago when the question of calling a
/ Constitutional Convention was under COZ
! sideratiOn, and / don't know how many IA
| publicsns voted against it. I always under
stcoo-that the submission Of constitutions
amendment to the people was q Republican
easure. whatever some individual Repu o.
/ lican Senators have done There IS no ques-
/ ton but that the Republican party has de-
clared itself itself in favor Of the people OF
the State having the right to express them
selves upon the subject OF regulating To
liquor traffic; and it was the position of a.
Democratic party, as party, that the poop 4
should not nave the right to declare them
selves on that subject And it was the Dem
ocTatic party, as party, that defeated a sub
mission Of that question to the people Of this
State.
Mr.. MAGEE. Didn't Republican clerk
of this Senate by buDgling, either purposeiy
/ or accidentally, report back the constilu
tional amendments so they vera dsfssted
/ And it was the fault of your party, as it had
charge OF the Legislature, and yoar party
should have seen that il was properly dom
Dir. WINTER. l do know that the r
publican party in 1881 was as ii Is to dsv
pledged TO a proposition TO give the peopl-
OF this State the opportunity TO express thei
views on any proposed amendments to tn
! Constitution
Mr.. MAGEE: Why dii It sit down o.
Mr.. CUmback IN the last State convention
Mr.. WIN TER; In its last State CONVEX
ton the Republican party in this State die
embody in its platform PROPOSITION upon
the subject of temperance-the only prOpo
tition feasible at that time. The othei
proposition had bsen acted upon by the pe0-
pie at preceding election, and 1t was de
feated bv the Democratic party as q party
! The only other measure feasable-the Con
stitutioDal Convention-the Republican
Marty ON The hnnr OF this Sanaia have u M