The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY. March Is. 1885.

HOUSE OF REPRESEN EATlVES.
"WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1885.
KNIGHTsTowH ASYLUM.
Mr.. TONER moved that the Kuightstown
Institute bill II. z. 527l be made special
order for 10 O'Clock this day.
Mr.. ADAMS made an Intellectual motion
yeas, 81; nays, 63-that this motion lie on
the table.
Mr.. ADAMS, explaining his vote, said:
am in favor of tabling this motion because
We can reach this bill as soon, or sooner,
without it. / understand the gentleman
from Tippecanoe (Mr. Smith will bring up
the bill on the call OF his county, which is
now at hand.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman has
named that bill on the call of his county.
Mr. McCLELLAND: My county is the
first to be called this morning, and, unso.
licited, had selected the bill. So vote IT,
table the motion.
The vote was then announced IS above
So the motion was rejected.
The motion to make the a special order for
1880 o'clock was agreed to by yeas IS
nays 0.
Mr. BEST, whenlhis name was called said
Two years ego / had the pleasure OF voting
against making this man Goar as Trustee
and also in voting against taking the gov
eminent OF the institution from the hands
OF the Governor. / have all along kept my
faith regarding this regular order, but for
some reason-public counsel or private twit-
cided TO take the matter up now. | want
to GUST every scoundrel from that institu.
tion at once, so / vote AYE"
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
Mr.. PENDLETON offered a resolution that
tha HOuse adiOurn on the 2Sth
On motion of Mr.. BROOKS. the motion
was laid on the table.
Mr.. DITTEMORE offered resolution that
the House adjourn sine die on Thursday, the
Goth.
Mr.. SEARS made an inc ffectual motion
yeas, 40; nays, 45-to lay the motion on the
table.
Mr.. KELLIsON, explaining his vote said
AS this motion implies that the House will
reEsin.in session after its legitimate business
is done, and as l do not believe the House
would continue after the business is done
vote AYE"
Mr.. LLOYD: This special session was called
to transact the necessary business, and | do
not believe that il will remain longer than TO
do that, so l vote aye
Mr.. MACK: This House, / believe. will
adjourn when the necessary business Is done
This motion is made only to put us on the
record and vote mo" anyhow.
Mr.. PASSAGE: Inasmuch as / believe
that this House should work diligently Il
til necessary business is done, vote AYE -
Mr.. RIVERS: Believing that this House
will adjourn as soon as Its necessary busi
ness is done, vote aye"
Mr.. SMITH, OF Tippecanoe: This session
was called by the Governor to pass the Ap
preparation bill, the Stale House bill, and
necessary legislation. The Kuightsto VI
matter was not mentioned in the proclams
ton. The Senate has passed resolution g.
adjourn on the 25th, and now this resolu
ton proposes the 10Th. That means that ".
are 10 be at loggerheads. This motion means
TO put rs in box, but vote mo"
The vote was then announced rs above.
SO the motion was rejected.
TnE KHfGitrsrowS ASYLUM.
Mr.. SAYRE moved thot the bill II. X
52T relative 20 the knightstown Benevolent
Inttituiion, which was make a special order
for this hour, be read, under a suspension o.
the rules, y second time by title, considered
engtessed, read n third time by sections and
put upon lite passage.
The motion WAS rejected by yeas 90, nay,
%, two thirds failing 20 vote aiirmatively.
Mr. DEEM explaining HE vote, said that
he WA opposed To oonsldering the bill en-
| crossed, as he had an amend ment to offer,
nnd the motion would ahpt OF any amend
mtnt
MIR MoNuLLEv moved 10 amend 70 that
~ w ~" sfNstff3 W NfHNtNNt1 Ntt't"ftf'
! Union soldiers.
Mr. SMITH OF ripnecsnoe, moved tt
amend The amendment that oil the parlitl
| be honofahy dlschar. oil toldiefs
Mr. HOW'D moved n substitute for both
amendments that oil be boaotably de
emerged saidiefs
Mr. kElLisoN, am opposed u The
substitute only for this reason-.hat l would
| like one OF the rrubteea Ca he wonAa
Mr. Loipi A. author OF the bill an w
| favor OF the Tfu,tsea being honoTnhly dis
| charged soldiers, but do not, as = result a
NV Investigations, favor n woman for Trustee
Mr. kfLLlSoN, Was not John NJ. Goal
an honorably discharged Union soldier, and
did he protect the institution
Mr. GORDON; ! do not think that the
| soldiers ask for the management OF the insti
tulion. We should not be fret 10 take "a
| ktep.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Tippeoanoe; think you
Will hAd that the soldiers desire % care Tor
| tho institute where are the orphans Of their
! comrades. do not say that all spiders are