The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Mr.. McMULLEN, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, the bill II. r. i in re-
gard TO increasing the bond OF the Treas
urer of State, with a recommendation that
the bill be amended 50 Is to increase the
bond to 81 GOO, coo.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved that the further con-
slderation of this subject be postponed u
I'll next Thursday, at p. m.
Mr.. WILLIAMS demanded the previous
question, which was seconded, and under its
operations the motion was agreed to.
Mr. FLOYD introduced a concurrent yes
olution for the appointment of joint COM
mittee TO consist of four Representatives and
for he officers of the various counties of this
State.
On motion of Mr.. ROBERTSON, it was
laid on the table.
SCHUYLER coLFAx-IN MEMoRIAM.
Mr.. HANLON offered the following:
Saturday, January IL, being fixed as the
time of the funeral ceremonies of the late
Hon. Schuyls ColfRx, ex-Vice President of
the United .stes; therefore in honor OF the
distinguish 1 dead, be IL
'Resoly q. Thst when this House adjourn
this afterr 4, !, be until 10 o'clock Monday
morning"
Mr.. COOLING esid: wish to inquire
where Mr.. COlfsx will be buried he is in.
formed by the Chair that Mr. Colfsx will be
buried at South Bend. l can see no reason
why this House should adjourn. II costs
this State q thousand dollars day TO run
il. We have already adjourned in honor Of
the death Of Schuyler Coliax. shall Op-
pose the motion for the reason that 10 viii
not add anything to the honor of Schuyler
Colfsx, ard it will cost the people of the
State unnecessarily at least $500 and move
to amend the resolution by providing that
when The House sdionIns at II o'clock to-
morrow it adjOurns till 10 O'Clock Monday.
The SPEAKER: The House can not say
to-day when the House shall adjourn to-
morrow.
Mr. SAYRE: l have heard several times
these statements how much il cost TO run
this House, as though 1t cost any more TO
run 1t when It vas not in gessiOn than when
1t was. IL costs just Sc much whether this
House is in session or not in session. TIE
pay o. members and employees goes on Just
the same. IT seems to rp 9 That ought not to be
regarded By this House have no objection
when members want to be excused, and
nine times out of ten is is to go home TO
attend to their own private business Mem
beTs have been excused and leave anyway.
and it seems to me IS an additional marx Of
respect Ia the memory of Schuyler Colfax
this resolution ought - be adopted.
Mr. TAY LOR: | shall certainly favor the
motion. l think il would be quite appro-
pirate for this House to adjourn in honor of
Mr.. CollsX's memory. The Congress of the
United States has deemed II proper to ad-
jOurn. So lar as personal feeling is con-
cerned, il should have nothing ID do with it.
differed from him politically, but he is one
Of IEdiana'5 most distinguished sons, There
is nothing 10 be lost by paying this tribute
TO his memory. I di Ter from the gentleman
from Hancock (Mr. Gooding) when be says
the memory of Sohuy sr Collsx will not be
made more 1llustTious. / think we will do
| a lives nd to Gon ri ar fNlf IA
by sdjOurniDg. As | said, he is one of our
most distinguished citizens-or has been. II
is nothing more than right and proper
that We s6 jOurn in honor to his memory. In
the event OF the death Of Hon Thomas
a. Hendricks. whom 1 believe has been
twice elected Vice President OF the United
States, would We doubt for a moment the
propriety Of sojourning? l think it is nee
cessaTy TO pay this tribute 10 his memory
and | hope We may pay the honor due to The
distinguished dead.
! Mr.. BROWNING: I think it is due to
| ourselves that We take the course suggested
| by our fIien0 from Davies Mr.. Taylor.
think it is proper as long as the Congress o
/ the United States has adjourned that
/ shall adjourn in honor of the memory g.
! Schuyler COlfsx, and II il was simply N
/ ton 10 adjourn over until 10 o'clock MOI
day should favor the me
! ton, and why? Because leaves of sbseno
! And my experience in legislation is tha
/ when these members come back next Non
/ day or Tuesdsy they Will take up as niue
/ time asking for On explanation Of what
! have dOns in their absence IS If we ad
| jourDed over until Tuesday.
Mr COOLING: I have not opposed pay
| ing due respect to Schuyler Coifax. As
remarked in the first place, this House la
once adjourned in honor to Schuyler Colfax
/ am actuated, sir, by no personal motives
/ ] was personally acquainted With Schuyler
/ Colfax, and our relations were friendly aud
/ cordial. IL is out of no personal matter that
! ] am opposed to sdjourniny this House, bu
this House has been sdjonrned from time &c
time on different excuses, aud now thi
| is simply an excuse to adjourn owe
until Monday. 1t is said some mem
| bers have been excused, but bushes
| will go On the same That is no reason 10
/ a6jcurning. It is said that the Congress 0
| the United States has adjourned. IL ca
| adjourn on almost any occasion. They hav
more than sixty days to transact business
( They can adjourn over from time to tim
[ until tie business is transacted. We ar
| limited to sixty days time. Every day We ar
with the business and adjourn. | am goiui
| upon the theory that we will adjourn
whether the sixty days are up or not as sool
IS we get through the business before Us.
The resolution was adopted.
Bills numbered from 127 to 132, inclusive
were introduced.
And then the House adjourned.