The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-02


cussed, / vote AYE
Mr.. HAYDEN: That it may be investi.
gated, vote aye
Mr.. HELMS: / Investigated this two years
ago, and believe it just claim. l vote
aye"
Mr. HOBAN: I believe this bill would
have been allowed by the last Legislature
but for one word. 1 know nothing OF the
claim, and can not now vote intelligently. |
have no axe 10 grind, but wish to learn what
NAV be the side of justice. vote aye"
Mr.. KELLIS0N: From all the light / can
get uDon this claim, / conclude two things:
The claim IL too large bat the lady is en-
titled to something. Ia order to put the bill
in q position where it may be cut down and
passed without equivocating, or where may
amend il, l vote aye"
Mr.. LOOP: As member OF the Com
mittee on Public Buildings, / must say that
the State House Commissioners favor allow
ing the claim, but they do say we do not owe
the claim; that it was all paid according to
contract ] vote mo- and shall vote so to
the end.
Mr.. LLOYD: 1t has been said that Gov
ernOr Hendricks and Governor Porter are in
favor Of this claim. So is Mrs. May. But it
is our duty to stand here opposed to the
claim until it is proven good TO rs. But
am not IN favor Of cutting OF Investigation,
so | vote AYE"
Mr. MAUCK: As do not favor shutting
OFF investigation, and without indicating
how shall vote at the last, l vote aye"
Mr.. MOODY: For the reason that We
heYe no Court of Claims in this State; for
the reason that the Senate. after thorough
investigation, passed it, and for the reason
that hold in my hand the writ el and
signed statement of the State House Com
missioners that we owe this claim, / vote
AYE"
Mr.. MOSIER: For the reason that have
v n nd at me-
voted for it; for the reason that have found
no nan with a good reason why it should
not be paid, 1 vote AYE"
Mr.. McCLELLAND: For the reason that
we may thoroughly investigate vote aye"
Mr.. PATTEN: For the reason that on a
squaIe and fair vote in the Senate this meas.
IRE was voted down and then by some
means worked through for the reason that
the House two years ago squarely voted
AGAINST il, and then for some reason IN
known to this body passed it; for tins reason
that the administrator OF the late Edwin
May did rot bring suit for it, because the es-
tate owed men for money for the comforts of
life: for the reason that this claim hiss no
bill OF particulars in view of all these facts
] shall vote To-
The SPEAKER: l must say-and don't
refer particularly tn the gentleman from
Sullivan Mr.. Patten that this thing OF ex-
planning votes is degenerating into speeches
DEPRESSING TO order.
Mr.. PASSAGE: am not prepared to say
whether this is just claim or n 1t, but be-
lieving in treating bills against the State re-
specially, I vote aye
Mr.. PENDLETON: For the reason that
corning this claim, and that further investi-
CATION may be had, vote aye"
Mr.. SEARS: Because the Senate has In
vestigattd and passed it, aud that we may
further investigate, vote AYE"
Mr. TOWNSEND: For the reason that we
may investigate, that we may vote for it ii
1t is justly due, ! vote aye"
The vote was then announced as above.
So the motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
Mr.. GORDON: I move to recommit this
bill to the Committee on Ways and Means,
that they may examine the State House
Commissioners under cath and obtain from
them if possible an itemized statement Of
the debt owing TO the late Edwin May
or Mrs. May. and report to this House on
Monday next.
The molten was agreed to-yeas, a. nays, g.
BOILER INSPECTOR.
Mr.. MuTphy's bill II. r. 26S] being a spe-
cial order for this hour, was read second
time and ordered engressed.
INSANE CRIMINALS.
Mr.. Err les bill Il. r. 1701 relating to
persons who, after committing crimes, are
declared insane, that they must be sent to
an asylum. was read the third time.
Mr.. HARRELL: The bill is fatal in this:
II man commits a crime and is not tried
for some time, then when he may become
sane be may be tried aud found insane az
the time the crime was committed. Under
this bill no further trial shall be had To
bic sanity st the time the deed was done and
the defendant, though ne may now be sane,
will be sent TO an asylum.
Mr.. TAYLOR: We want no Kentu ky
spectacles here-that OF shooting down
judges and their slayers at large as insane
The laws protect men as to sanity. Ia any
trial the mans sanity is on trial before the
jury. This bill provides that to be sent to
the asylum the man must be insane at trial
time.
Mr.. ENGLE: This bill corrects an evil
which has long troubled Us. II a man is
sent 10 the asylum after committing the
crime he can not be liberated until jury
hears the testimony and passes upon his
sanity, and the officers of the institution can
not hoerate him at will. he must be taken
back to the county from which he was sent
for trial
The bill passed by yeas 50, nays2S.
MIR. BROWNING explaining bis vote said
hat &c opposed il because II changed the
Law which declared q man innocent until
proven guilty.
MI bEcI IN expl3Dation or his vote SAID
be favored it because it succe 3sfuily me.
defect in the present law.
sir. GOODING, when his name was cslleds
said tfat ne believed it contained defect
SIS to mans sanity at the time of the com.
mission of the crime and at the time of the
trial,
Mr.. HABAN voted mo- because of the
defect as mentioned by the gentleman who
preceded him.
Mr. KELLISON said that because If there
was blowing hot and cold in these cases, il
was fault of the courts, and for its defects
he voted mo"
Mr.. MAUCK, when his name was called,
said he opposed it because CT lis serious de
feots snd voted mo-
Mr.. NOOK thought that the bill was safe
in all respects, because no sane man would
De held IN the esylums, because 1t does not
often occur that a man is insane when crime
is committed and becomes sane atterward.