The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-17
IN SENATE.


the chair, VINO stated he was requested by
fhs LieuteI ant Governor TO call the Senate
TO order this morning.
The Divin 2 blessing vas invoked by rep
rssertative from the county OF Wayne Rev.
J. N. T0wnsendl
The reading of the secretary's minutes of
Saturday e proceedings was dispnsed with.
SKw PROPOSITIONS.
TIE following described bills were intro
duced, read the frst time and severally re-
fsrred TO appropriate committees:
By Mr.. HOOVER 5. 357l to amend Sec
on Of the election law of March 81, 1881,
SO as to authorize County Commissioners to
make such changes in election precincts as
the public good may demand.
BY Mr.. MARSHALL S. 1901 requiring
notsries public to make statement under
their official signatures OF the time when
their commissions expire.
BY Mr.. MAGEE per Mr.. Foulke 5. Sol
supplemental to the law for the incorpor
alton OF voluntary associations. requiring
mutual assessment insurance companies To
file copies OF their articles OF association with
the Auditor OF State.
By Mr. Atkinson g. 1851 providing for
tie appointment OF commission OF three
members, to be appointed by the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. who shall meet in
the city of indianapolis. for period not TO
exceed over sixty days, and shall draft bill
fixing tia fees and salaries OF county officers
aud employees OF the State institutions aud
General Assembly, and report the same to
the next Legislature.
By Mr. FOULKE IS. 1891 providing that
County Commissioner shall not authorize
spy expenditure in excess OF $25, 600, with
cut tirst obtaining the consent of q ma ority
q the taxpayers OF the county, which may
be expressed at any general election.
Mr.. WEIR feArned from the Committee
en- Claims House concurrent resolution
providing extra pay OF $50 to each member Of
the Senate Prisons Committee FOR visiting
the Northern aud Southern Prisons, which
ives concurred IN.
SUPREME COURT CLERK.
Mr. Macy's bill S sol for an act 10 amend
Sections / and OF an act entitled an act
providing for the election aud prescribing
certain duties OF the Clerk Of the Supreme
Court, approved May 10 is52 and declaring
an emergency, was read the second time
and ordered ergrosaed.
EXCLAMATION or wsr LANDS.
ON motion by Mr.. WEIR, the bill Is. I'LL
To amend Section No. . of an act entitled An
act To enable tho owners OF lands 10 drain
and reclaim when the came can not be done
without affecting the land OF others, etc.,
Was referred TO the Committee on Phrase.
olosy.
Mr. SELLERS, from the Committee ON
report recommending an amendment 90
the title T. 2v3 OF the Revised Statutes OF
1851 which was conut ed In.
subsequently the bill ~ read the second
time aud ordered engroesea.i
TO ABOLISH STATS orrfoe.
Mr. fOWLERS bill 5. 1857 le repeal an
act entitled an act providing Tor the cstab
lehment OF State Bureau of Statistics and
Geology, creating the oillee 81 Chief OF auch
Department, denoing his duties, etc, WIS
read the second time with committee 70.
port providing Indefinite poatponement
On motion by AIR. McINTosH, who Ia.
sogtd The bill, i waa laid on the table Gill
the author shall appear
aotplsEa' MONUMENTS.
Mr.. Enaley's bill 4. ils 90 empower
County Commissioners 20 appropriate money
Tor the erection Of soldlera monument, was
read the second tune, with committee
report recommending amendments
The report waa coneurred In.
Air. ENabE1 moved to further amend by
striking cut the words upon n petition OF a
majority OF the taxpayers OF such county"
Mr.. MolNlO3us This amendment would
leave the bill a. originally introduced. The
committee changed the bill 50 that tina con.
sent OF n mhiorlty shall DO obtained before
the erection u the monument. This amend.
nient pf0pesen 10 dehtroy the Will OF The tax
payers and ALLOW the County Commission.
sfs to 90 ahead aud erect monument with.
eut consulting tho will OF the taxpayers.
Mr.. kElLFRa made tho noint Of order
that THE amendment should have been pro-
rosed as nh amendment TO the report OF tho
committee, and that 10 IL not competent now
20 strke out an amendment already adopted
by the senate.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jay. suggested the way to
get ~ 10 would bo 90 reconsider the vote
adopting the amendment.
Mr.. fOuLkE did not consider that con.
cuffence in committee report preoludea
further amendments, even IN such case a.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Winter,
sustained the point OF order.
Mr. FOuLkE moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the report Of tho committee
was concuFIed Ina, IN order 90 enable the sem
ator from De kalb Mr.. Ensley) 10 offer his
amendment.
he motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. EESLEI now offered hil amendment
as m amendment 90 the report OF the COM
mittee He said: hope that this amend
ment viii prevail. This Dill now provides
that py petition OF majority OF the tax
nayerh OF such county, the County Com
missiontfa may appropriate money ont OF
me county revenue, etc. think that II thi,
hiii passes, aa n now IL, 10 will prove dead
letter and DO imperative. | think that th'
counties OF this State should build theii
soldiers IN onument And there's a. stronf
and iass'growing feeling throughout the
htate IN the various counties that they
should build monument for their soldiers
believing tina. after the State had
furnished .O0Oo0 soldiers, the III,
81 the State ~ taat time, o
which th9usands died on the battlefield
and IN the hospital on the march under this
bleaching pun OF the South and the cold
winds OF winter, and In the Southern prison
pens OF Andersonville from starvation ano
brutal treatment, horror 20 history with
out angle rave marked rs fer As Indians
is concerned. All such sacrifice which never
can be repaid by the people of the Statel wa,
for q united country, which the living o
this sfafe II now enjoying. The State ha,
increased In WAalth and nnnnlaiinn a.