The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"WEDNESDAY, March 1, 1855.
rRlsoN coNMITTEE ExPEvsE IS.

"WEDNESDAY, Marcn A 1880.
PRISON COMMITTEE ExPEyszs.
Mr.. CRECELIUS, from the Committee on
Mileage and Accounts, reported back the
claims of the Committee on Prisons for $50
each for expenses, recommending that ii be
allowed.
Mr.. ELEY moved to lag the report On the
table.
The motion was rejected
The report Of the committee was not con.
CURED in-yess, 2G; nays. 4G
Pending the roll.call-
Mr.. BARNES, explaining his vote. said
that he should vote no" because he had
asked a member Of the committee what
they bad expended, and be said nothing.
Mr. BROWNING: Because the msmbers OF
the committee were at no expense, and were
junketing. while We were here at work, /
Mr.. DEEM: Because it cost them nothing,
vote no
Mr.. FRENCH: / understand that none of
this money is asked for by members who
visited the Northern Prison, but only from
visitors to the Southern Prison. Inasmuch
as this committee reported more fun and no
expense on the visit, think that the claim
is an outrage and should not be allowed.
Such thing should never be brought up in
this bcdv. / vote no"
Mr. COOLING: We must presume man
guiltless until proven guilty. We don't
know that these members had free passes.
They should not have. We suppose they
paid railway fare aud table bills. vote
'aye."
Mr.. GORDON: sm not aware that these
men incurred any expense. vote mo"
Mr.. H0BAN: ] do not want TO go into
any presumption that they had railway
passes. Still don't know what these ex.
penses were for. Therefore shall vote mo"
until further advised.
Mr.. PASSAGE: / was with this commit
tee, and we were dined and were treated
royalty. And so far as know no one missed
meal or paid a cent; so | vote mo
Mr.. WILSOS: l have just been informed
that this corr mittee was at some expenses.
IL, as intims sd here, they had free whisky,
il was worth S20 10 drink st; if they refused,
it was worth 30 to resist the temptation.
The vote was then announced as above.
So the report of the committee was re-
jected.
On motion Of Mr.. GORDON, Mr.. Carrie
McChesney, clerk of the committee was al.
loved $50 for services.
STATE HOUSE FUNDS.
Mr.. REEVES offered resolution, which
was adopted that the Speaker appoint
committee of three TO inquire into the con-
dition OF the State-house f1nds and report to
the House tomorrow.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Reeves,
Mock aud Twipeham.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
Mr. MOODY offered a resolution that toe
Speaker appoint special co nmittse OF three
TO draft a bill for Court of Claims.
On motion of Mr.. G00DING the resoI1-
ton was amended so that the matter be re-
feTred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
CLAIM OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
Mr.. McMULLEN Offered a concurrent reso-
luton n r. 10 that the State Librarian be
allowed 1913 for fixing the legislative halls
for the present session.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittes on Mileage and Accounts
KNIGHTS TOWN INVESTIGATION EXPENSES.
Mr.. CRECELIUS, from the Committee on
Accounts reported the expenses OF the
Knightstown investigation, and recommend
ed allowances therefor.
On motion the account was returned to
the committee for incorporation in a con
current resolution.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered a concurrent reso-
luton 81. r. l4l allowing the members of
the Investigating Committee extra pay.
The resolution was referred to the Com.
mittee on Mileage and Accounts.
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIoNMENT.
The Senate amendments to Mr.. Patterns
bill II. r 243l TO FIX the number of Repre-
sentatives ana Senators in Indiana being
read
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the amend
ment be concurred in and demanded the
previous question.
The House seconded the demand and
under its operations the Senate amendments
were concurred in by yeas 5S, nays So.
Mr.. STALEY explaining his vote said:
will state that day after day we have voted
to 90 on with this cali of bills on third read
ing; and now that this thing comes up, l
vote no.
Mr.. COPELAND: Believing that the
amendments offered by the Senate still leave
this the most odious, unjust and subversive
bill acted upon in the Indiana Legislature
and believing its every part to be revolu-
tionary-to be Infamous; and believing fur
Their, that the adoption of the amendments
would be a continuance OF a most inconsist-
ent measure that ever throttled free people
believing that it disfrsDchises the honest
voter, / shall vote no"
Mr.. DEEM: If understand this measure
IL abolishes the Indiana General Assembly
and substitutes a Democratic caucus.
therefore vote no"
day that party which has long controlled this
Government goes out OF power; aud If this
measure is 3 help TO the party coming in
shall be happy; therefore / vote aye"
Mr.. OSBORN If / were TO speak OF this
whole scheme. would speak of it in a mod
if'cstion of the inspired writer who referred
to wickedness In high places; bat denom-
mate it as ''pure cusss dness 10 high places"
Mr.. SEARS: | shall not now make nv
farewell address; that must 90 to future
time; out believing this measure an unfair
ore, though we might take our medicine
without kicking. yet ssy that If the tide
turns count on as 70 hoist the black flag and
show no quarters. vote mo"
Mr.. SMITH, of Tppecanoe; At the door
Of the people OF TipDecanoe County no
chsrge OF unfair elections has ever been laid
But still you rob Us of or representative,
while other and smaller counties are given a
greater representation. It is pure steal
ing. That is plain English aud pure
Anglo Saxon. | would not De true 10 my
constituents If did lift up ICY voice against
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