The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-23

Consideration of the General Appropriation
Biil Begun, but Little Progress Made.
The House was opened with prayer by Repre-
sentative Smith of Warrick, on Saturday morn
hg. Eighty two members responded to the roll
call
The committee on rights and privileges re-
tect laborers, recommending that it be indefinite
ly postponed. This report of the committee was
sabled and the bill passed to a second reading
A majority and minority report were present
ed on the resolution rs 28l to allow w. II.
DRAPER at the rate of two-thirds of a cent
page for /, $50 copies of the BREWER Legislature
Reports-the majority to adopt the resolution,
and the minority to indefinitely postpone it.
The minority report was concurred in.
Mr. Butz offered a resolution providing that
300 copies of the apportionment map should be
bought for distribution among the members.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the resolution be in
definitely postponed, which was agreed to, yeas
AZ, nays 49,
Mr.. Robinson's bill [H. r. 377l to abolish prose-
cutting attorney fees in minor criminal eases,
where the defendant pleads guilty, having been
recalled from tho Senate, the author of the bill
moved that 1t be recommitted, with amendments.
During the explanations of votes, MIR. Gooding,
Mr.. Patten, and Mr.. Robinson were repeatedly
called to order for speech making. The enforce
ment of the rule against Gooding was insisted
upon, and he was ordered to take his seat and not
proceed without consent of the House. He de-
clared that the ruling would come home to
roost and ne afterward called upon Patten to
take his seat The motion to recommit the bill
was rejected by yeas &c. nays 81.
The regular order--the cali of counties for
bills the third reading--was resumed, with
Sullivan county first on the list The general
appropriation bill III. r. 479i was called
up The House resolved itself into q
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Adams
in the chair. An amendment offered by Mr.
Lloyd to increase the item for repairs upon the
Knightstown institution from 50 900 TO SIS. 300,
was rejected. Mr. Gordon moved to amend the
bill by striking out the item giving $24. 900 to
Purdue University. He explained that he was
In favor of allowing something. hut regarded
ia, 600 as. too much. In support of his motion
be said that it was evident that certain members
had stood together all along in support of
measures in which they were mutually inter
ested and there had been much log rolling in
consequence. Several gentlemen insisted that
Mr.. Gordon should name the members who had
done this, but he declined for the reason that it
was not necessary.
Mr. French said it seemed rather strange that
every proposed appropriation for the support of
the State educational institutions bitterly
opposed by gentleman who lived directly in
the shadow of the DePauw University. who, for
reasons which could easily be accounted for now
proposes TO cut of all support from the State
TO Purdue.
Mr.. Dale made a carefully prepared speech in
favor of the proposed appropriation. and Mr.
Lloyd bitterly opposed it. At noon the commit
Zee arose, having obtained permission to sit
again at o'clock, and the House then took q
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
nei!lison's resolution H. r 1921 to amend
..sa,, ',@Susuuon increasing the number of SUI
49, s:ouTt judges from five 20 nine, was read n
m u ul.ne anu ordered engrossed
~ nou .. tnen resolved itself into a com
nis'eo VI 'ne whole, for further considering the