The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-18

of not less than three nor more than nine judges,
smajority of whom shall form quorum. They
shall hold their Offices for six years, If they so
long believe well.
He said l find by talking with my con-
stituents that the idea OF an Appellate Court
does not find favor think If the CoRstitu-
ton were amended as here proposed the
trouble now experienced would be obviated.
/ move that the constitutional rule be sus-
pended and the resolution be read the Sec
ond time
The motion vas rejected.
Mr.. COOLING offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Benevolent
Institutions be aud is hereby instructed 20 pre-
pare and report TO this House, without unDeces-
sary delay, bill setting apart and assigning one
yet uncomp eted, for an asylum for the feeble
minded children of the State.
Mr.. PATTEN: If the gentleman (Mr.
GoOdingl knew more of this institution he
would not offer this resolution. There are
100 soldiers orphans and seventy-nine
feeble minded children there. They are
kept separate and p ay on separate grounds.
There is no need OF q movement such as
this proposes.
On motion OF Mr.. HAYWORTH the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
GRAVEL ROAD TRAVEL.
Mr.. GORDON introduced q resolution TO
regulate the travel on toll and gravel roads.
he said: This is aimed to check the hauling
OF heavy leads over gravel roads When the
ros DIS soft and are badly cut mp
Mr.. McG0NNEY: 1t is a measure that
should be adopted. Our roads are too badly
cut mp in bad weather.
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippecsnoe: In the a.
sence OF the gentleman FROM Montgomery
! (Mr. Trout, TO whose heart this bill is desr
by reason Of great many free gravel roads
/ in his county, | went to say that the meas
ure should pass.
The motion was adopted.
THE SPEAKER AND THE HOUSE.
The SPEAKER: 1 want to say this for
the first and last time and forever. There
| has not been fifteen minutes of necessary
work done in this House since last Thurs
| day afternoon. The time has been occupied
in the Offering Of useless resolutions and
with talk. Here we sat during yesterday
waiting for quorum that did not arrive,
| and unable to transact business. The mat
| ter has become ridiculous, or fast travelling
! in that direction. And although he did not
say they might not yet justify themselves,
but he would say that so far as he was con-
cerned be would use every possible effort to
stop this thing of wasting time. He would add
that without desiring to become offensive he
would much prefer to leave the chair and
leave the Housesth TO see the time wasted
ms ii bad been the last two or three days. He
had felt IL his duty to say this much, and to
call the attention OF the House to the fact
that their constituents expected hem to
|
| four days aud then have no quorum when
] they reassembled for the transaction of BUSH
ness. And now IL the House did not choose
10 heed his suggestion he promised the
| House that he would say no more about the
matter until the crack OF doom.
Mr.. PATTEN offered the following resolu
ton:
Resolved, That the Speaker is not justified in
his criticisms upon the members OF this House. as
! IL is not the province or dnty OF the presiding
officer TO formulate policies dictate the conduct
/ OF Numbers or impair the dignity of the chair by
delivering curtain lectures therefrom upon the
conduct OF the members,
On motion oil Mr.. REEVES the resolution
was rejected by yeas ~, nays p.
Pending the roll call
! Mr. DEEM, explaining his vote said: The
| Speaker does not indulge in many lectures,
and ] believe that the criticism was in some
! measure merited. l vote AYE"
Mr.. HARRELL: l think that the re-
marks OF the Speaker were we'll timed and in
| proper place, so | vote aye"
| Mr.. KELLIS0N: l feel that the Speak
| er's remarks were certainly uncalled Tor, It
| is hardly the place of the Speaker To lecture
| the members on this floor. His duty is that
| of presiding officer and not a censor. AS
fact, he has many times himself held back the
| business of this House. His criticism, il
criticism il may be called, Of the members
was indiscriminate. AS for myself, / have
been at all times in my seat unless sick.
While do not like the wording OF the reso.
luton, yet the remarks of the Speaker were
unauthorized and out OF place. The lack OF
quorum was the result of circumstances
ana the fault OF no one lnten tionally. AS
to rejecting the resolution | vote mo"
MIR. MOODY. | believe | never cast vote
which perplexed me as this. While do not
think in was the province OF the Speaker to
indulge in the remarks he did, yet / do not
like the wording of the resolution, / vote
save
Mr.. PASSAGE: AS don't regard the
Speakers words lecture, but advice which
he was In place in giving, / vote aye
Mr.. PATrEN: This resolution does not
refer to advice, but lecture on the part OF
the Speaker. his criticism OF the conduct of
members. Every member has come here to
do his duty. | vote no."
Mr.. REEVES: do not regard the re-
marks of the Speaker as personal IL was
advice for the future guidance OF members,
] vote "ayen
Mr.. RIVERS: The remarks OF the Speaker
were directed toward those only, / believe,
who make long.winded speeches. As for
myself / do not believe that / was incl ded
in the remarks. ] vote aye"
Mr.. SAYRE: / believe that here the
powers and responsibility so together, l
belong TO that class having no power aud
therefore no responsibility. The remarks
OF the Speaker were certainly directed to the
majority and were well timed vote
| aye
| MI SMITH, oil llppecanoei regret e1
ceedinRly that am In position to vote on
the merit of the resolution. ] would vote TO
table IL, but II now stands upon It's merits.
The resolution Is tr angular. II refers to
the Speaker, the resol ution.maker and the
press. Scattered rs IL will be by the latter,
the remarks OF the Speaker will be taken in
a bad light As for myself can not see
that the remarks can apply 10 me. have
been here two terms 1 have never been
absent save when sent away by the House,
baye lodged bat two votes, and my only
failure bRs been TO talk little. However
ave-
Mr. STALEY: No one has n higher regard