The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-11
body, and that IL was ready to proceed with
q he husfn NJ tho

10 introduce Oil ,. O1f 10 designate ana
provide for the observance OF an arbor day
the second "Wednesday in April shall be
holiday in the public schools of this State,
that the pupils may observe the same by
tree piaDtiDg-which was read the first time
and referred 70 the Committee on Education.
RECESS TILL FRIDAY.
Mr.. MAGEE moved that VIXEN the Senate
adjourn IL adjourn till Friday at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
Mr.. YOUcHE moved to amend by max
ing the hour O'Clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. MAGEE accepted the amendment.
The motion as amended was agreed to.
JOHN MARTINS CLAIM
Mr.. WINTER: A bill has come 10 the
Senate from the House, No. $751; TO make an
appropriation for the beDefi. of John Martin
OF some 500. 600. That bill ought not to be
acted upon without being carefully ex.
amined and inquired into. Therefore / offer
the following resolution:
Resolved. That engrossed House bill No. col De
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary, aud
that said committee in considering said bill have
power TO send for persons aud papers.
Mr.. WINTER: The House Committee on
the Judiciary investigated the claim and
took the testimony OF a large number OF
witnesses, but before the evidence was writ
ten out by the short hand reporter great
part OF the testimony was lost, aud the tee.
timory should be taken again.
The resolution was adopted.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Mr.. SCHLOSS asked and obtained leave 10
introduce a bill ). 3ISl to release the city OF
Terre Haute from liability to repair the
STATE Normal School buildings and grounds,
which was read the hrst time and referred
to the Committee on Education.
BREWER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
Mr.. BAILEY of, red resolution author.
ha ,har NJ
copies of the BREWER Reports for this pres
ent General Assembly, which, on his motion,
was referred to the Committee on Printing
EXTRA PAY TO coMNrTTEEaES
Mr.. SCHLO5S offered resolution to pay
members OF the Committe on Prisons $50
each for whiting the State prisons north and
south.
On motion of Mr. SMITH. OF Delaware,
IL was referred to the Committe on Claims.
SENATE RULES.
Mr.. FOWLER offered the following:
Resolved, That the rules adopted as amended
for the government OF the Senate At the last regu
lar session OF the General Assembly be and are
session OF 1855
Mr.. YOUCHE: / Offer the folio wing
amendment TO the resolution;
move 10 amend so as 10 reauire twothirds OF
al the majors present TO dispense with the reg
ular order OF business.
Mr.. F0ULKE: Ii seems to me that amend.
ment 10 a very fair one. OF course III there
wac any political matter the ma jority wished
10 put for card they would want such a rule,
bat i supposed whatever was desired in the
way OF spportionment bills was passed al
the regular session. We can get through
business promptly in one way aud in no
other, and that is not 10 spend half our time
In suspending the regular order OF business
IL We come here at $50 o'clock aud stay till
noon. come again at and stay till or $50
O'clock we can get through all the bills pos
sibly in little less than forty days. This
talk OF getting through In twelve or sixteen
DAYS Is nonsense; we can't do IL.
Mr.. MAGEE: i agree with the Senator'S
from Wayne (Mr. Foulke) and Lake (Mr.
youchel, that these amendments ought TO be
adopted. This was a rule made for poltticA al
legislation. The trouble has been in the
regular session that We would proceed with
the regular order little while, and then
turn 10 some other business desired by q
particular Senator. and there was bat little
order about our business. This amendment
would require n twO.thirds vote before
there could be change, and every one
knows we would accomplish more
/ legislation under ID than 10 be
changing from one thing TO another
II has always been the rule, and has never
been departed from except TO advance some
necessary political matter; and as the Sena-
tor from Wayne says, We are over that,
trust This special session has been called
by the Governor because there Is absolute
need for certain legislation, and the quicker
We get through aud 60 home the better. This
rule is in the interest OF the speedy dis.
charge OF business, and trust the amend.
ment will be adopted.
Mr.. FOWLER: / am ust as DESTROYS as
any Senator on this floor that the bus ness
We have TO do shall be done expeditiously,
but don't believe the changing OF that rule
will affect IL. Where ii requires g two-thirds
vote 10 suspend the order OF business when
that motion is made the roll will be called
clear through, and IL will often be found
that twothiTds are not voting In the alllrma.
tive, and then the time is lost: while If IL
simply takes q majority TO suspend the order
OF business II will be done at once, Ia al
reliability. / think IL is in the interest OF
economy, and in the interest OF the business
OF the Senate, that the rule shall stand a.
amended last session.
Mr.. ERNEST made an Intellectual motion
affirmative, IA; negative, 92-to postpone
the further consideration OF this matter til.
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The amendment was agreed to.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
And then
The Senate adjourned-under the order as
above set forth-tilI Friday AZ O'Clock p. m.