The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-11
THE HOUSE.


Buying and Selling of Votes Passed.
Speaker Jewett raped order for the opening
of the special session, in the House, at o'clock
offered prayer.
The Speaker announced the special session
convened in response to a message from the
Governor and stated that, under the provisions
of the law, the officers of the regular session
would continue in their positions unless other
wise decided by the House
III response to requests for leaves of absence,
the Speaker said that it was his opinion that
leave of absence could not be granted, or a mem
Der could not be placed upon the payroll until
he had answered to roll call. He was not GER
tain. The Speaker decided that it was not nee
essary for members to again be sworn in Pres
ent, and answering to roll-call there were ninety
members.
The Speaker stated that, in the hurry of the
adjournment of the regular session, protest by
the Republican members against the legislative
apportionment bill had been overlooked, and he
would now order it spread ON the journal
On motion of Mr.. Gordon the rules governing
the regular session of the House were adopted
for the special session. with the proviso that the
regular order of bills on the third reading should
be continued.
motion by Mr. Patton that the door keeper
and assistant clerk should furnish list of the
names of his employees and those discharged, if
any, was defeated
Representatives Twineham and Toner were
appointed committee to notify the Senate that
the House was organized.
The Speaker announced that the committees
of the special session would be the same as
during the regular session.
Mr. Townsend offered concurrent resolution
providing that the House and Senate should ad-
journ in fifteen days On motion of Mr. Kel-
lison the motion was laid on the table by yeas ST.
nays 81
A motion by Mr.. Frazee that the sense of the
House should be taken a proposition to ad-
journ on Thursday evening until Monday morn
ing was tabled.
Under the regular order-call of bills on third
reading-Mr Fleece called up the bill is. Al to
prohibit the buying and selling of votes
Mr. Gooding thought the bill dangerous in
some respects, as it prohibited the 'inducementa
of a voter. He thought that the word scor-
rupt" should proceed the word induce"
Mr.. Brownlee thought that the bill gave un-
fair advantages and was not well enough
guarded.
Mr.. Reeves thought that the Legislature could
affort to experiment little. The present law
is failure and some new one is needed He could
not see that this bill would work hardship
Mr.. Mock said that all the objections urged in
the bill are in the present law. The bill pro-
poses change where man is released from
punishment by turning States evidence.
Mr. Fleece said the idea of the bill was not so
much to punish the seller of vote as to restrain
the selling.
The bill passed-yeas 81, nays 81
Mr.. Deems bill III. Il. 3Sl to define what class
of persons may be admitted to the Soldiers
Orphans Home was read third time and passed
by yeas "a, nays /.
Mr. Deems bill [H r. 225l to leealize the in
corporation of the town of Sulphur Springs was
read the third time and passed by yeas II.
nays B.