The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TO PAY THE INDIANA LEGION.
On motion by Mr.. COPELAND the bill rs.
323l to pay $3.50 10 members of the Indiana
Legion was read the second time.
Mr.. CORY: Why is it that these regiments
of the Indiana Legion have not been paid be-
fore this? Why does this come rs after ff.
teen or twenty years2 1t looks like a mon
ey-mskipg scheme. 1t locks like something
is rotten in Denmark.
Mr.. MOODY: This money for the Legion
was appropriated in 1862 and most of it WAS
paid. The remainder has since been in the
State Treasury and this bill is to paw it to
those men who have just proved that they
are entitled to ii.
MI. SMITH. of Tippecauoe: The bill men
tons several regiments. / move to amend by
including any other regiment which did
Mr.. PATTEN: Further legislation on this
subject is unnecessary. The law OF 1883 says
this money shall be paid to men who were
enrolled. IL Hen have Lot been enrolled, it
Is their duty to go the Adjutant General and
nave their pames enrolled.
Mr.. CORY: After twenty years it has
been discovered that some men did service
for the country and their names have never
been enrolled. Men who were home
eu~aIds'-who never dreamed of pay, under
this amendment, which proposes to make it
general, can draw pay for that service. Many
years ego q commission was appointed to
consider all this class of claims, and under
its sctioR Congress allowed several hundred
thousand dollars, which was disbursed to the
claimants according to the allowance of this
commission, as payment in full for such ser.
vices.
Mr.. MOODY: Any amount of men who
did service for the State nave not had their
names put on this muster roll by the com.
mission appointed for that. Men were out
of the State at that time and were over
looked.
Mr.. PENDLETON: This money was earned
by members of the Indiana Legion, and
should be paid.
MI. GORDON: / move that the bill with
amendments be recommitted to a special
committee of FIVE.
Mr.. COPELAND: 1 hope the gentleman
will not insist on that motion. The money
must be paid before next January if at all.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: l appoint as such special
committee Messrs- Gordon, Copeland, Smith
OF Tippecanoe, Moody and Wilson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RESORTS.
Mr.. McBROOME called up the bill rs. SOS
to incorporate a company formed to builo
hotels, bath houses, ETC., In Warren County.
Mr.. McBROOME: This is a bill for a lecaI
measure. Mineral springs in Warren Coun
W Wcic IcCcutly uicCUtcIeu duu dOINt 6ubeI
prising individuals organized there to build
hotels, bath houses and SO on.
On his further motion the constitutions
rule was suspended-yeas, az: nays, Sand
the bill passed By yeas %, nays 3.
LAWS OF INCORPORATED TOWNS.
On motion by Mr.. TOWNSEND the bill 8
1922 was read the third time.
Mr.. TOWNSEND: We have in Wayne
County several little incorporated towns
| Theu oek that thau m - onord tba5r 0rI;nan
ces by the Justices Court.
Mr.. ENGLE: The oHly changesmade to the
present law Is that If there is no Justice oil
the Peace in the towns the Justice nearest
the town shall have jurisdiction.
Mr.. GORDON: This bill amounts to prac.
tically nothing. Under our criminal code
there is no ordinance of any value under
which a may be arrested which the State
laws do not embrace.
Mr.. DEEM: AS every town has already by
Law a right TO a Justice of the Peace, l think
the bill unnecessary.
Cnde the operations of the previous CUES
ton, the bill was defeated by yeas p
NAYS 80.
Mr.. ENGLE: For the reason that there are
many town ordinances which the criminal
code do not embrace, / vote AYE
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippscsnoe: Because l fa
vor permitting the towns TO work tramps
who tramp rather than work, l vote aye
Mr.. WILLIAMS: think this bill has
been misrepresented 1t provides that vic
lstoIs of town ordinances shall either pay Oh
stay fHes or labor. I vote AYE"
6RAvEL ROAD CHARTERS.
Mr.. FRAZEE'S bill a. r. IS to allow
Turnpike Companies to extend charters wa:
read the third time.
Mr.. FRAZEE: The Objectionable figures
TO this bill having been removed, / hope the
House will pass 1t.
Mr.. ESGLE: Many gravel road charters
will soon expire. Then the roads becom,
free and there is no provision to keep then
In repair. This law provides Q means II
keep them in repair.
The bill passed by yeas 81, nays 6.
one feature in this bill to which / object
The charters of some gravel roads are per
petual. Men who live along them pay toll
70 keep them up. Now under this bill PEG