The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-06
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Senate Makes Several Amendments
to the General appropriation Bill.
The House Finally Passes the Bill for Paying
$1,000 to Members Of the Indiana
Legion During the War,
The Appropriation Bills-Representativs
Debss Disgust with Legislative Ways.

The Appropriation Bills-Representatiye
Debss Disgust with Legislative Ways.
The House will begin the preliminary consid-
Grafton of the specific appropriation bill to-day,
and it win doubtless occupy the greater part of
the week. II does not embrace many items, but
there will probably be considerable wrangling
over the proposed allowances, and many of the
members doubt if any specific appropriation bill
can be agreed upon within the time fixed for adj
iournment If advanced in the usual order of
being read on three separate days in each house,
It would not reach final enactment before next
Monday, and if the resolution which was adopted
last week is strictly adhered to. the special ses
ZION will end on that day.
When the special session of the Legislature
was called the assurance was given that it should
not continue longer than two weeks; but twenty
seven days have already elapsed, and if there is
an adjournment sine die on the 18th instant the
session will have covered thirty five days-only
five less than the constitutional limit.
The general appropriation bill was increased
in amount about $35, 600 by the Senate commit
tee of the whole, and the aggregate sum is some
thing less than 81, 100000. The House viii re-
fuse to concur in some of the amendments and
compromise viii necessarily have to be effected
be conference committee representing the two
bodies. The bill is special order for consdera-
ton on the second reading in the Senate this af
ternoon and it viii doubtless be pressed to final
enactment without much further loss of time.
The bill introduced in the House by kepre-
sentative Debs, which provides that railroad and
other corporations shall be held liable for the
death or injury Of its employees whers resulting
from the negligence of co employees, was referred
to q special COMMITTEES. consisting of Senators
Youche, Winter and Willard, in the Senate on
Saturday. The bill, should it become law as
it doubtless will, would afford much relief to
railroad men, as il is a frequent occurrence that
employees are killed without fault of their own,
but the company is absolyed from liability be-
cause the accident is the result Of other per-
sons negligence.
Senator Weir says that the Senate judiciary
committee has done more work this year than
al the other legislative committees together. 1t
has been in session FIVE nights in every week
until IL and II o'clock. and has considered at
least onehaf Of the bills which have been intro
duced
Eugene ". Debs the representative from Vigo
county, is disgnsted with legislative ways. He
lost interest in the proceedings early in the
son. and it is said that lie wanted TO resign, but
was restrained by some of his Democratic
friends He wanted to be chairman of the rail
ment. but the Speaker yielded to the pressure
for Tom Hanlon, and Debs sorely dis
appointed, because he felt that he had
not been treated fairly. When the rail
road committee afterward recommended
the indefinite postponernent of his bill in the in
terest of injured railroad employees. which was
his net measure, he became thoroughly and ire
concably Disguised with the whole Legislature
and its ways. He could not believe that there
was anything fair or right in it. and he felt that
he would be doing himself credit by withdraw
ing from it at once. Tbs influence of his friends,
however prevailed over him. and he has re-
NAMED, but it is hardly probable that he will
willingly return. He succeeded in getting his
railroad bin passed by the House, and it was by
his efforts that the allowance to the State Nor
.aai School, at Tesre Haute, was Increased to
$4,000 He has made but one speech of any
length, and that was in nominating Mr.. Voor-
hees for United States senator. He is quite
bright in conversation, and it is said that il
John Il. Lamb ia appointed district attorney he
viii probably be- put forward as q Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Eighth district