The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-12

to cities Of II. 600 or more inhabitants. and the
minority recommending that the bill be indefi-
nitely postponed.
THE TEMPORARY LOAN BILL
The bill is. 1861 authorizing a temporary loan
by the State officers. coming mp OH a second
reading, Mr.. Williams moved that further con-
slderatlon be postponed until 2 o'clock next
Wednesday.
Mr.. Smith-The suggestion of this gentleman
is a good deal like a Jay county promise to pay
when there is no time fixed. This session is
rapidly passing away. We are about to con
struct insane asylums, and we are in need of
funds, l believe, to facilitate and hasten matters.
We ought to consider it now. We probably
would not reach the regular order next Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Brownlee-Tt seems to me the considera-
ton OF this bill ought not to be postponed. We
ought to 90 right ahead with this business in the
regular order.
Mr.. Gooding-There seems to he a disposition
on the part of this House TO postpone this meas
ure until next Wednesday. The friends of this
measure seem to want to pay no attention to the
committee, no matter what the report may be.
but want this bill to go through without any
amendment. My vote shall depend very largely
upon the report of the committee. 1t is GER
tainly a matter of no mail Importance, and this
House can well afford to wait for the report
OF the committee before acting. This
bill has come from the Senate-it has passed the
Senate and we have four or five weeks yet.
1hOiN 10 W ISdSOu y Id. IL tulS DIil l. fISnO ~
ought to pass. and if it is not right it ought not
to pass. This House has appointed a committee
to report upon the passage of this bill. We
ought to wait until we are assured by the chair
man of the committee. The probabilities are
that he would be able to report by next Wednes-
day. This bill ought not to pass without know
ing something about it. 1t only invests about
5000, 600. We ought to wait and see whether
we ought to vote that much money away.
l want this House to have some time to under
stand something ah0ut the contract between the
commissioners and the contractors. 1t has been
shown to this House that the law has been VIC
lated; that the contract is not where the law re-
quires it to be. There are reasons why we
should hesitate and deliberate: why we should
know what we are doing. If the friends of the
measure cannot wait, it is the best evidence that
something is wrong.
MI: Browning-Does the gentleman under
stand that this bill votes away a single dollar2
MIR. GoodingI so understand it. 1t au-
thorlzes the State officers to make a temporary
loan of 5000, 600. Now what is the use of bor-
rowing this $500, 600 if it is not intended for
these three new asylums? Why borrow it if it
is not to be appropriated for that ~purpose2 1t
certainly is not to be borrowed to lie in the
treasury. l want to know before you borrow it
what are you going to borrow the money for2 /
know there are gentlemen on this floor who,
when a member rises in his place and speaks
against running the State in debt. call it bum
combe. l will oppose the appropriation of $780,
600, or the borrowing of 5000 600, unless the
specified purpose for which it is borrowed is
known.
MI. Taylor-This bill, I think. is for the par
pose of raising revenue for the support
of the State government. 1 do not
pretend to be a constitutional lawyer, but it
occurs to me there is one thing in the way of
this bill. The Constitution of the State of In
LLAMA says bills may originate in either house.
except bills for raising revenue, which shall
originate in the House of Representatives.
What is this bill unless it is to raise revenue2
1t is to borrow money. II that is not to raise
revenue, what is it2 I think the bill should
originate in this house, therefore, l interpose
this constitutional proviso az against this bill.
That question has recently created a great deal
of discussion in Congress, and Congress has we'll
adhered to its prerogative. 1t is raising revenue,
l call it. 1t seems to me to be an encroachment
upon the province of the House. 1t has no right
to come from the Senate.
The motion to postpone was adopted.
The bill to appropriate $50, 600 to the State
University was taken up, on the third reading.
and, pending the debate upon it, the House adj
isurned.