The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-25

ready that the Prosecuting Attorney is to
have fees only for labor. No defendant can
be robbed under the law.
Nj. McMULLEN moved the previous ques-
ton.
The demand was seconded by the House;
under It's operations the motion to recon-
slider was agreed to by yeas 45, nays %.
Mr.. WILLIAMS. / have voted for this
bill at every stage and would gladly see 1t
become a law. but / see by the roll call al
ready had that it is hopeless, so l move that
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was agreed to.
PUNIsHIEG HORSE THIEVES.
Mr.. Pruitt's bill n. R. 267l prescribing a
penalty for horse stealing of not less than
five nor more than ten years for the first
offense and not less than ten nor more than
fifteen for the second offense in the peniten-
tiarY was read the third time.
Mr.. FRAZEE moved to amend by striking
out all after the e~nacting clause and insert
ing after 1t the provision that for the second
oftense the punishment for life and the third
offense death. Laughter !.
The amendment was not sgreed to.
The bill passed by yeas 81, nays IL.
Mr.. MOCK, explaining, said that he
thought that the law being so severe would
be calculated to shield the criminal. IL is
not the len 9Th of the penalty, but the GER
tsinty OF il. He would vote no"
Mr.. McMULEEN said that this law was
drawn by the Horse-thief Detective Asso.
cation, and they had experience to know
what they wanted. BE voted AYE"
Mr.. SMITH, OF Tippecanoe: In my county
the farmers have been sorely harsssed by
horse thieves. We have sent horse thieves
back the third time, and the penalty should
be made sure enough to stop it. l vote aye
Mr.. STALEY: AS this is demanded by a
large body of detective companies made up
OF farmers. ] vote aye
Mr.. TWJNEHAM: IF this bill would
catch horse thieves instead of assessing pun
ishment, / would vote for it. AS it is, 1 do
not see good in it and vote no."
The SPEAKER: ] vote as l do for the
reason that it does not make material
changes. / would vote to hang a man con.
victed the third time of horse stealing. 1
vote mo" on this bill.
So the bill passed as noted above.
LIABILITY TO EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. Debs' DilI q. r. 92] being read the
third time, Mr.. D. ssid: [ want to have it
so that when IN employe of a railway is
hurt through the negligence OF a coIaborer
or OF the company, he may have redress
from the company. The travelling public
is protected, and the employees should also
have redress. l appeal on behalf of the
bill.
Mr., ENGLE; It also protects employees of
all corporations.
Mr.. MOODY: The principles of this bill
have for many years been demanded by the
employees of railroad companies. The pro-
visions of the bill are very broad, possibly
too broad, as the bill will apply with equal
force to ALL corporations. By reason OF the
decisions of the Supreme Court of our State
ii is almost, il not absolutely. impossible for
an employe 10 recover q judgment against
a railroad for damages sustained while dis
charging his duty in the employment of the
company. There is no good reason why an
employe OF q railroad company should not,
il free from negligence stand on the same
footing, his rights measured by the same rule
IS those Of passengers and other persons.
The bill passed by yeas IS nays 0.
Mr.. BOYD, explaining, said: For the rea-
son that it was in the interest of laboring
men. and should long ago have been the law,
he would vote AYE"
Mr.. MURPHY: AS this gives labor
ipg men that which has been taken from
tnem by soulless corporations, I vote AYE"
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippecanoe: Because this
bill gives to laboring men equal rights with
those who ride; because it is in accord with
the spirit of the age, / vote AYE"
So the bill passed as noted above.
DELINQUENT TAN COLLECTION.
Mr.. FRENCH'S bill a. r 543l to allow
County Treasurers 6 per cent. for the collec.
ton OF delinquent taxes was read the second
time.
On motion by Mr.. JAMESON Marion
County was excepted.
Mr.. SAYRE said that the law ought to bs
defeated. County T%reasurers should be COM
PEELED to collect delinquent taxes without
so much extra fees.
Mr.. ENGLE moved to amend so that No
per centage shall be allowed save when taxes
are collected by a tax eatherer.
The amendment was adopted-yeas, Az;
nsys, 33
The bill was ordered engrossed.
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