The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-08
for building workshops at the southern prison,
but before a vote was reached recess was taken
untif q n'cloely
Afternoon Session.

OCo5aons
The committee of the whole resumed consider
alton OF the specific appropriation bill in the
afternoon, Mr. Adams occupying the chair.
The claim of the Perrin & Golf Manufacturing
Company prending at the time of the noon
recess, was rejected.
Mr. Hanlon offered as an additional item to
the bill claim by Reuben p. Main, for furnish
ing goods and provisions to the southern prison
while i. s. Shuler was warden, the amount
being 81, 914l2 Mr. Cory said that the claim
came up In the specific appropriation bill six
years ago. and it was at the time shown that the
debt had been paid in notes on the Jeffersonvilie
Car Company, which subsequently, became
bankrupt. The claim was rejected.
Mr.. Sayre moved to add an item giving $3.50
to Calvin Cowgirl and John NJ Petit for services
as special judges in 1878 in Wabash county. The
item was adopted by vote of q to 90
A motion by Mr.. Smith of Tippecanoe to add
to the bill an allowance of $3.50 for building
iron railing around the Tippecanoe battle
ground was adopted.
Mr. Dittemore proposed an extra allowance
of $500 for the last two years TO Ed Price. clerk
OF the land department, who had received only
$1,000 a year, while he was entitled to 81 200,
which was the amount allowed in the general
appropriation bill that failed to pass. The mo-
ton was adopted
Mr. Pendleton offered an item, which was
adopted, allowing Baker, Smith & Co., for steam
heating, apparatus at the Insane Hospital,
81. 636 Is; to Levi r. Greene, for fire-hose,
1852, and to Griffith & Williams, for plastering,
1894.
Mr. Rivers moved the adoption of an addi-
tional Item, giving NJ r. Slater 81 ,254 account
of the destruction of the printing material of
the Democrat Herald, newspaper at Franklin,
by Union soldiers during the late war. Mr.
Brownlee said that he had hoped that no member
would have the gall to propose the allowance of
this claim. The newspaper was destroyed be-
cause 1t was abusing Union soldiers, and was
advocating disloyaltv. 1t was Democratic
newspaper and for that reason the claim might
be allowed by the majority Mr. Patten op
posed the allowance, denouncing Mr.. Slater as
been hung Mr.. Dittemore said that
property honestly acquired, should be pro-
tected by the government and if destroyed by
drunken soldiers he thought that the public
ought to pay for the damages He made some
sarcastic illusions to the member from Sullivan
county, who, he thought, was not qualified to
question the political principles of the claimant.
Mr. Helms thought the claim was entitled to
no consideration. The printing press which was
thrown from the window of the Franklin Demo
crat Herald he himself had owned and sold. 1t
is now. he said, in use in Bloomington.
Mr. Reeves said that Mr.. Slater was not
rebel and was not disloyal, and he objected to
any such assertions being made on the floor of
the House. The claim rejected.
A motion by Mr. Staley to Incorporate in the
bill the claim of Matthew M. Campbell for
81, 300, as teacher in the State University at
Bloomington from 1889 to 1854, was defeated.
MI McMulleu moved TO auQ an item allowing
w. B. Burford the sum Of So, 89l. 49, as interest
on the States Indebtedness to him for public
printing, which was adopted.
Isaac Taylor was allowed $25050 for repairs
on the Soldiers Orphans Home ard the Asylum
for Predetermined Children at Knightstown.
On the motion of Mr.. Williams the committee
OF the whole arose, and was scharged from
further consideration of the bill. The House
then advanced the bill, in the form adopted by
the committee of the whole, to engrossment, and
ordered final action upon it TO- day.
The bill Of Senator Smith, of Delaware, al
lowing county commissioners to pay interest on
bonds either annually or semi annually, at their
discretion. was passed by yeas 66, nays f.
The House bin providing for State Board of
Pharmacy was, pending its third reading, indef
initely postponed.
Mr. Mock's bill amending section of the act
concerning trusts and powers the object of the
measure being to prevent fraud by secret agree
ments in transferring real estate was passed by
yeas 66, nays 6.
Mr.. Deems's bill giving incorporated library as
sociations permission to change their names was
passed yeas 81. nays 16.
The House then adjourned until 7:30 o'clock in
theaevening