The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-28
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE SENATE.

pital Buildings Passes the Senate.
Prayer by Rev. j. A. Rondthaler, of the Tab
ernacle Presbyterian Church.
Petitions and memorials were presented by
Senators Drake, Ernest, Lindley, Mcclure,
Bryant, Brown, Youche, Duncan, of Upton,
Duncan, of Brown (twol, Macy, Moon, Smith,
of JAY Atkinson Hoover, Mcintosh and Winter,
which were severally referred to appropriate
committees without reading
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Committees reported on bills as follows:
That bill g. Senator Thompson's. providing
that janitors and other officers of medical col
leges be prohibited from receiving corpses which
bear marks of violence, without notification of
coroners, be laid on the table. That Rahm's bill
174 repeating the act of 1881 relative to taxation
of lands and other property in cities, do pass. A
majority report that Schloss's bill 49, providing
a metropolitan police for ali cities with popula
ton OF % 600 do pass, and minority report that
it lie on the table. This bill was recommitted
to the committee on cities and towns. That Sen
ator Winters bill &C. in favor of certain
building associations, pass. That HouserS bill
%, for incorporating breeding, herding and
other live stock companies pass That bill liz,
on dissolution OF private corporations, be tabled.
That bill L for taxation for repair and erection
OF court houses, be amended and pass. That bill
IA for protection of books, maps and school
apparatus, be tabled. That bill 120, to provide
fund for county institutes, be amended and
pass. Bill 154, Peterson's, legalizing certain
acts of the town of Alamo, passed under suSpen
sion of rules.) That l25, Mays bill for com
peiling State and county officers to pay all pub
lie moneys in their hands to their successors, do
pass. That 1l3, bill to legalize certain
faulty records in the Offices of county
recorders, do pass. That Youches bill
III, on fees and salaries do pass, with a
minority report that it do not pass. That l59
Zlmmerman's gravel road bill do pass. That
l23 and l52, both road bills be tabled. That bill
l4O relieving ex soldiers from poll and road tax
be indefinitely postponed, for the reason that it
would at once be declared unconstitutional by
any court OF competent jurisdiction. That 13l,
Davis's bill. for the organization of Circuit
Courts, do pass. That 143 for the sale of de-
linquent estates be tabled minority report that
1t do pass Made special order for tomorrow at
2 P. NJ. That l47. to amend the criminal code be
tabled. That l53 on the prosecution of officers
taking Illegal fees be tabled. That 161, on the
duty of clerks and officers be tabled. 1t was
sent back to the judiciary committee. That 1863.
to amend civil code do pass. That ITO, on usury
and interest be tabled That 122, Senator
Foulkes bill, for relief of married women, and
removing disabilities of coverture do pass, with
minority report that it do not pass. The majority
were Foulke, Winter A. j. Smith and Camp
bell. of Hendricks.
RESPECTS TO JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr. Faulkner from the committee on federal
relations returned Mr.. Mays resolution instruct
ing and requesting Indiana congressman to use
their influence in favor of legislation amply pro
vldlng for soldiers of the Mexican war with a
recommendation that it be amended SO as to in
sert the words except jefferson Davis"
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Manson-I am sorry
the committee on federal relations has honored
jefferson Davis by mentioning his name at all in
the report
Mr. Willard moved to amend by adding these
words: provided, however, this shall not apply
to Jefferson Davis in case he shall vote the Re-
publican ticket for the balance of his life"
Mr. Foulke-The amendment to the amend
ment is plainly out of order. / feel unwilling
that the insertion of his name in this resolution
shall in any way affect the claims of those
who really are entitled topcnsions IL pensions to
the Mexican soldiers can be granted without the
use of the name of jefferson Davis, l think
they should be so granted; and if the exclusion
OF his name is going to take away the right of
any man that has performed his duty and is en-
titled to the grateful recognition Of the country,
then | am in favor OF throwing the door wide
open. We don't want Jefferson Davis placed on
the pension list if can help it. He is a man
whose crimes are subject of detestation. but
we don't want anybody else to suffer vigorously.
Therefore | am in favor Of leaving it to our
Representatives in Congress, who can best judge
whether the bringing up of his name or its ex
clusion is going to jeopardize theclaims of those
who are justly entitled to pensions.
Lieutenant governor Manson-If the Senate
will indulge me would like to say word or
two have had considerable do to with this sub
ject for the last twelve years. | have been pres
ident of the Indiana Association of Veterans
of tho Mexican war, as we'll as vice president of
the national association. know Jefferson Da-
Wis is anxious to have his name mentioned in a
pension bill as being excluded from it's provis-
ions. He has been entitled to draw a pension
from the government ever since the battle of
Buena Vista He was wounded there, and never
has and never will draw his pension. He has
asked the committee to exclude him from the
bill, but it never would honor him so much as to
use his name but it was fixed in the last bill
that any man not citizen of the United States
but laborng under the disabilities prescribed in
the Fourteenth Amendment could not get a
pension. That will cut out Mr.. Davis without
naming him. don't think would honor him by
mentioning his name in connection with this
concurrent resolution.
Mr. Smith, of jay I think the whole thing
ought to he recommitted to the committee on
federal relations. Therefore move to recon-
nit the original resolution, the report of the
committee. the amendment and the substitute
with instructions to leave out the name of JEFF
ferson Davis The motion was agreed to-
THE INSANE ASYLUM FIRE.
Mr. Magee: / rise to a question of privilege I
desire to refer to the calamity that overlook the
department for women in the Hospital for the In
sane IaSU nlSHG. suppose every senator mas
heard of it. | received q letter this morning be-
fore was up, from the superintendent of the in
stitution, DR.. W. B. Fletcher, which desire to
read
I'VE have burned out. Loss. $75 00O I am too
Geld and blistered on my hands to write more than
this. The State should make appropriation to-
day. Let us have committee, with experts and an
architect at once We have means of cooking ex-
cept by gas and no means of keeping except by
blankets"
/ think this calls for immediate action on the
part of the Senate and the House. 1t seems to
me the committees on benevolent institutions of
both houses ought to go out at once to the
asylum and ascertain what is necessary It is
properly in their charge. l understand no action
has been taken by the committees at ALL
think the Senate ought to make some provision
to meet this emergency.
Mr. May offered concurrent resolution that
the committees of both Senate and House on the
benevolent institutions be requested to visit the
asylum Immediately and report the amount of