The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-02
Afternoon session.

Mr. Weir, from the special committee thereon
returned his appellate court bill is. 373I,
amended as directed by the Senate. Mr.. john
son OF Tlppecanoe moved to recommlt the Dill
with instructions to so amend that the judges
shall be elected by the State at large instead of
from districts
Mr. Campbell of Hendricks opposed the amend
ment. ut is desirable" he said, that this court
preston of the committee and also the Supreme
Court judges. non partisan court would be
more desirable to the bar of the State and the
people at large. If the judges are elected by the
whole State of course the judges would all be OF
one party. The judiciary should be kept free
from political influences"
Mr. johnson withdrew his amendment. The
bill passed by yeas 80, nays IL.
Consideration of the resolution introduced by
Senator Hilligass providing that the General
Assembly shall adjourn sine die on next Mon
day resumed.
Mr. Sellers made an Intellectual motion-yeas
16, nays 27-to lay the resolution on the table
Mr.. Ernest moved to insert provided the gen.
eral appropriation bill becomes a law previous to
that date"
Senator Foulke made a vigorous speech in
support of the resolution. Aside from the ap-
preparation bills, the pending measures are
nearly all in the nature of special legislation,
which could be of no general benefit to the people
of the State, while they may possibly be of some
harm. There will be no good reason for not ad-
journing on the date fixed, as the general appro-
priation had passed the House and was in the
hands of the Senate. and he thought that
nothing would please the public mind more than
to bring the session to close on the date
fixed.
Senator Smith of Jennings, who has made a
ridiculous exhibition of himself a number of
times since the beginning of the present legisla-
tive session, arose to speak upon the question,
but his remarks had no reference to it, and he
was permitted to occupy something less than an
hour in a disgraceful TRADE against the city
press on account of the criticisms which have
been made upon him as member of the Sen.
ate, for his demogogy and garrullty. His re-
marks applied in general to all the papers of the
city, including the Sentinel, but were directed
more particularly to the Journal The TRADE
consisted in part of character of epithets,
which, from sense of common responsibility
and propriety, are never permitted to appear in
the columns of the Journal.
Senator Marshall strongly advocated the adop-
ton of the resolution and attributed the respon-
sibility for the unnecessarily, prolonged session
to the Democracy, which drew out political
speech from Senator Willard. The resolution
was finally adopted by yeas 81, nays.
On motion by Mr.. Youche the general appro-
priation bill H. r. 479 was taken up, and the
clerk commenced to read it the first time Mr.
Magee interrupted the reading, however, and
moved that one hundred copies be printed, and
the bill made the special order for 10 o'clock this
morning. On motion by Mr.. Willard it was re-
ferred to the committee on finance, and the mo-
ton to print was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Youche the bill III. r. Al
reducing the pay of shorthand reporters to So a
day and providing that if the case is of sufficient
Importance the judge order this paid out of
the funds in the treasury of the county, and that
when the parties agree to employ reporter his
fees are taxed as costs, was passed.
On motion by Mr. Faulkner the bill r r.
172l to prohibit gaming county fair grounds
was taken up, it having failed to pass for want
of constitutional majority, and passed the
Senate by yeas SO, nays7. Mr.. Foulke moved
to reconsider so as to amend it to cover cases of
circuses, political rallies and to prevent gam
bling anywhere and everywhere. The motion
was agreed to by yeas %. nays 2.
On motion by Mr.. Brown a vote was taken on
his bill is l4l providing that the polls may open
at o'clock in the morning If asked by petition
of over twenty four voters. The bill passed by
yeas 81, nays 8.
Mr.. Baileys bill rs. 314 to prevent the mpor-
tation of paupers was read the third time. He
explained that it is intended to prohibit the i'm
portation of foreign pauper labor, but has no ref
erence to the immigration of those who come
to remain as bona fde citizens. Mr.. Foulke
moved to recommit it to q committee of one,
with instructions to strike out the words cor
other persons" The motion was agreed to.