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

been appointed to a vacancy shall not be
ineligible to election.
Subsequently the bill. having been en-.
crossed, was passed by yeas 81, nays 81.
SALE OF PRISON LANDS.
Mr.. GLAZEBROOK's bill q. r. 1921 to
authorize the Directors of the State Prison
North TO sell certain real estate was read the
third time.
Mr.. GLAZEBROOK: This bill is plain on
it's face This tract OF land in Lsporte
County was procured by the State in 1861 in
order TO obtain clay for brick. 1t is pro-
posed TO sell these lands now which are not
beneficial to the State, n TO buy land
nearer the prison.
The bill passed by yeas p, nays l.
BOILER INSPECTOR.
Mr.. MURPHY's bill II. R 26Sl was read
the third time.
Mr.. MURPHY: On account OF the already
large and increasing use OF steam in the
State. this .Cffice, Tor the sake of safety,
should be created. Ia our section OF the
State and everywhere elsa, | believe, there is
q desire to hsye the most com petent engin-
GERS ia charge of them. The bill provides
that the State shall be districted and local
deputies scattered over the State, so that a
deputy Will be convenient TO any one who
will require his services. 10 regard to the
licensing of engineers our people are IMAM
nous as to that.
Under the operations of the previous ques-
ton the bill was defeated-yeas, "a; nays, 80.
Mr.. COPELAND: / was DESTROYS of being
heard on this bill, bat as the previous ques.
ten las been demanded and all debate
thereby cut off, l shall give the following
reasons IN explanation OF my vote: FiIst,
it is in the interest OF protection TO employees
whore lives are necessarily ct the mercy OF
defective boilers; second, 1t is in the interest
of protection to competent engineers as
nnQfnrf fnnnna natont and NAV arfonr o1
engineers; thud, il is in the interest of
workingm en- who desire and should receive
first class living wsgss. l therefore vote
AYE"
Mr.. HARRELL: This bill Is against the
principles OF free government in one sense
of the word. The Office will be worth from
$75,0 600 to $780, coo per year. The Inspector
can inspect az oftan as he chooses. He is a
ceurt within himself. Every boiler through
out the State of ten-horse power must be In
spected. Ii 10 not 60 much who handles a
boiler as to how it is kept. The owner OF a
boiler ba~ - interest in seeing that a boiler
is well ks
Mr.. HOL N: do not see hoT this law
will bring about good results. Competent
men should care for engines. Improper
care of the best boiler will explode it, and
inspection one day will not prevent the ex-
plosion another. | vote mo"
Mr.. LOOP: This will give the Inspector
AAEhkt u IGpCO ~ OOt4C1ta 4itt4O OhJo IA t0o
country saving wood or big ones in build
ings. Some Inspector who knows nothing
of boilers might in testing q stationary
boiler blow up o building. l vste no"
Mr.. MAUK: l believe that this bill is
we'll intended, but in its construction it is so
faulty that I vote mo"
Mr.. McHENRY: II parts of the bill were
stricken out l could support it, but as it is l
shall vote mo-"
Mr.. McMULLEN: This bill may have
some features that are faulty, but it is to
protect the people. We should have our
river boilers inspected the same as the
United States have the boats on National
waters. l vote AYE"
Mr.. PATTEN Boiler explosions are
scarcely ever due to defects, but TO careless
ness. This il q bill against the many to
create q fat Office. The fees will come large.
~ of the farming community. l vote
Mr.. REEVES: The bill he's many good
features, but it is seriously faulty. Boiler
accidents are mostly due to carelessness, and
not TO defects. l vote no"
Nh. SMITH, of Tippecanoe: Because ] do
not believe in measuring life by money, or
sbekles OF gold by ounces of blood, 1 favor
the bill. There are some object ons to it, but
for protection l vote AYE"
Mr.. SMITH, of Perry: Because the bill is
so faulty l vote mo"
Mr.. STALEY: If q boiler were to explode
in my county with serious loss of life-an
engine having been left in the bands OF boys,
for instance-I would never forgive myself
should l vote mo" / vote AYE"
Mr.. WILLIAMS: j have seen at my home
the frightful results of a boiler explosion. l
have carried from the ruins the remains of
five neighbors so charred that we buried
them in unknown graves-unable to recog.
nize them. / have seen also another cstas
trophe OF that character. In both cases the
accidents were the results Of defective boilers.
In protection to the laboriDg man who may
be exposed to these dangers | vote AYE"
Mr.. WILSON: In protection to the labor.
ing men / vote aye"
The SPEAKER: / believe in licensing
engineers, while l do not exactly favor