The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-09
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
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eDut ed 10 more tSan $40 600. and that IL Is
Just debt and ought to be paid. aud for the
further reason tEat am opposed 10 repudi.
auop, vote aye"
Mr. CORY: Ia view OF this testimony OF
The S,sie House Commissioner. which de-
cisles Ma May Is entitled 10 $1,000 or
more, vote aye"
Mr.. EgGLE: It IL the provinces of this
House 10 analyze as q ury the testimony OF
these witnesses. We are to take testimony,
and not opinion; so vote no.
Mr. FISHER: / have read the evidence
carefully. and believe the estate OF Edwin
May Is entitled 70 the money, and shall vote
sye.'
Mr.. GORDON: No member here has yet
canned this money Is due under the con-
tract, bat that the money is equItably due.
he who has equity must perform equity.
II this money is given, II should be give1
10 the childTen-or their share OF II. To
give IL to her alone would be an inequity;
therefore l vote against Ii no.
Mr.. HARRELL: / was not at first certain
on this; but after an examination OF the
nv, came to the conclusion that IL the
money is paid IL should be paid 10 the es-
tate that creditors might receive their due
irons it. IL this money is paid to Mrs. May,
II will not bar the creditors from filing
claims against the State. vote mo"
Mr.. HAYDEN On the principle that ii
Is better that ninety nine guilty men should
escape than one innocent man should suffer,
and although there may be no legal right 70
10y this claim, yet IL does seem there Is
>ome claim in equity that il should be paid
md giving Mrs May the benefit OF the
foubt and believing IL is better that the
: ate should suffer rather than a widow be
erongeo. ! vote AYE"
Mr.. HELMS: For the reason that gave
II is claim careful attention and investiga.
ton two years ago and voted for IL. and az
favesten or heard nothing during the investi'
est.on Of the claim this session to change my
mind, therefore, believing that this is
5nst claim and ought TO be paid, vote
ave"
Mr.. HOBAN: To give Mrs. May the benefit
Of the doubt her husband being gone the
way Of all flesh, and not able to appear for
himself, vote AYE"
Mr.. kELLIS0N: Because ! believe that
May was paid all due him, because / think
Indiana should be Just to the taxpayers
faiher than charitable 10 a woman, who, Ii
IL laid, stood - ministering angel be-
SIDE her husbands death bed; because the
money must come from taxes OF the laboring
rnan and of The women who toll at the wash
board, and because IL Is eIsring attempt to
Iob the State Treasury. vote no"
Dir. PATFEN: One iufamy follows an
other on the floor of this House. The pe0-
ui.'s money is appropriated too laYisnIy.
FIRST $50 000, then another, and here, on
technical claim, il Is proposed TO give away
$1,000. On what ground is u to be paid?
Who SAYS that ii is legal? II this claim is
passed / shall, II ever | have opportunity,
offer a resolution that the State House Com
mssioneTs pay every claim from their fund
nd not come 10 here and say: well, IL
Isn't exactly due, but pay II for equity" II
allowed it would DC allowed 10 the estate. l
xofe no
air. REEVES: Mr.. Hendricks, attorney
f. ETs. May, and Mrs. May herself claimed,
- hearc myself, before committee, that
tie only ground for the claim was thar tae
state gained by the death OF Edwin May;
hat by the oeasing OF his plans money was
saved. III the money Is due il is due 70 the
estate. This plea OF equity Is weak. l vote
no.
Mr.. SEARS: For the reason that this
ca N has heretofore appeared before the As.
sembiy and has been passed upon; because
Il hes come before this session and has Eeea
carefully examined by committee, who ex-
amined witnesses under oath, who testified
that the lady is entitled to the claim for the
reason that the testimony OF Professor Cot
lett, who has been known from childhoo as
one of the most honest of our States citi-
zens, fayors the bill; for the reason that be.
lieve nv constituents will bear me GU in
my action. caet my vote aye"
Mr.. SMITH, OF Warrick: AS the testi.
mony shows that there is not dollar due,
vote mo-"
Mr.. STALEY: Yesterday thought tina.
80 600 was dus, and l thought the other
$4,000 was gratuity. Yesterday we gave a
man 500 900, which might be steal. He
was man. and able to be here In his own
behalf with cloud OF Witnesses. Ny gal
lantry to a woman says that shall stand by
woman. | vote aye
Mr. TWlNEHAM: Because | think i.
should be paid to the estate vote mo-"
MIR. WILLIAMS: / wish to explain my
vote. Each person with knowledge OF tie
facts who testified on this question says this
tlaim is Just, due and unpaid. The public
records of Marion County show that the
creditors OF Edwin May have been paid aud
the administrator discharged. The state
ment OF the children of Edwin May is on
hle in the State Senate. showing. that they
desire the money paid to the widow. The
Legislature two years ago [See Acts of 1888,
page oil allowed the claim. It is Just
claim, and Mrs. May is the proper person TO
whom it should be paid. Therefore / vote
s'sye.n
So the bill passed on the vote given abavs
THE COLOR LINE.
On the regular order of reading bills the
third time Mr.. Gooding called up the bill
Il. iS-see page 173] regarding civil rights oil
Gil zens.
Mr. COOLING: The purport of this bill
: that a l persons shall enjoy the accommo-
dations OF public plsces-not private fami
lies. 1t is q complete civil rights bill, but
does not change the law preventing inter
marriage. 1t gives person refused pubic
accommodations on sccount of color the
right 10 sue, or if they do not sue the man
Luz discriminating may De prosecutor IN
der the criminal laws. II ms that the
coiortd man has his rights but they feel tina
tley are discriminated sgaipst. 1t will bt
policy 10 psssit
Mr. TOWNSEND: The gentleman says II
Is policy. Is II not justics?
Mr. GOODING: Right Is ALWAYS polic7.
Mr.. TOWNSEND: Not always.
Tie Dill raxed by yeas ST, naysO
Mr.. u AENEf, in explaining his vote
said: vas reared to think that to give thi,
right would be TO send the country to the
devh put leit tnat opinion behind when
crossed The Ohio. | vote ave"
nr. BROWNING: Wanting to Give TO thu
eolored man what a Republican suprsm.