The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
IN THE Low R HOUSE.
Passing Bills ana Considering the General
Appropriations


Passing Bills ana Considering the General
Appropriations
Monday morning. Speaker Niblack took
his chair at Q O'Clock as usual, but
there were not more than twenty mem.
bers in the hall. He had to wait patient
ly for an hour before calling the house ia
order. Even then a quorum was not
present, but as no roll call was ordered
the absence OF quorum was not officially
known.
After Senator Holcomb's bill pro.
viding tor the transfer OF insane convicts
from prisons to insane hospitals had been
advanced to a third reading, the house
resolved itself into committee OF the
whole, with Mr.. No an in the chair. to
consider the general appropriation bill.
When the committee rose last Saturday
Mr.. Curtis amendment to allow the Cen
trail hospital for an electric light plant
$4,000, for laundry Sl0,t on, and Tor a
tunnel between the two buildings 81 900.
was pending.
Consideration OF the Curtis amendment
was resumed as unfinished business. Mr..
Curtis again made an ca nest argument in
favor CT his amendment. He said that
agents of the indianapolis Illuminating
gas company of this city had lobbied all
day Sunday to defeat the amendment in
order TO retain contract for illuminating
the Central hospital.
Mr.. Beasley was in favor of electric light
for the Central hospital whether the lobby
was against it or not. He had offered an
amendment to the Curtis amendment 10
cut the amount down to $4,000 in good
faith, but ii the committee ihouse) thought
I-4 i
down. He had confidence in the trustees
of the institution AMI no matter how
much was appropriated he was satisfied
that no more than was absolutely neces-
sary would he expended.
as a compromise, Mr.. Gent offered a
substitute liking the amount at So, 1000.
MIR. Curtis accepted the Gent substitute
and the amendment as amended was
then adopted.
Mr. Oppenhem offered an amendment
TO the bill increasing the appropriation
for the deaf and dumb institute from S5O,-
GOO IL $1,000, but it was rejected.
Upon motion oil Mr.. Claypool the sala-
ries Of the board of managers of the re-
formatOry institution for women and girls
were increased from $500 10 500
Mr.. Kyle offered an amend ent to in
crease the appropriation for the bureau OF
geology from 5 1900 to $500. 1t was lost.
MIR. Claypool said he never had much use
for biologists. "In spite Of the state geol-
ogist, said he. I'VE have found natural
gas and the best building stone in the
world. The state geolo.ist is always the
last man tofiud out anything of this kind. "
An amendment by Mr.. Robbins, appro-
pria ing 500 for J. NIcB. Shepherd for
extra services rendered the state while
quartermaster-genera under the Gray adj
niDistratiOn was lost by one vote.
Mr.. isnbbins explained that for years
Capt. Shepherd had served for S25 a
month. He had established the arInory
and placed the arms OF the state in good
condition. He took them out Of room
over feed store " here they were rusting.
During the term of his office he had drawn
from the ma ional government over S7O,-
600 worth OF arms, etc, which he distribut-
ed among the companies belonging 10 the
militia ~ the state.
SIr. Curtis said that If the amendment
did not prevail the state would do Mr..
Shepherd great wrong.
Mr. Moon offered an amendment ap-
proprlaLing So, 525.92 Tor equipping the
southern hospital for the insans and for
the building of sewers, grading roads, etc.
He explained that both the senate and
house committees had recommended the
appropriation; that a bill appropriatng
this money had ALREADY passed the house,
but II the amendments was adopted
IL would he withdrawn.
Mr.. Nolan, from the chair explained that
as the house had already passed bill TO
carry the provisions OF This amend
ment into effect without opposition the
object of the amendment was to eXpedlate
legislation and save the senate the trouble
OF considering a separate bill The
amendment was adopted.
An an endment by Mr.. Oppenheim ap-
propriating 81 ,1S5 to pay the jud gment OF
of Major w. and j. r. Funk against the
state was adopted.
When the item relating to the soldiers
orphan home at Knighlstown was
reached. the republicans attempted to
make some cheap capital BY asking an ex-
cessive appropriation. Mr.. Hess offered
al amendment increasing the apDropria-
ton from $4,000 TO $4,000. Mr. Alder
moved to reject the amendment, and Mr..
Harrell sent up TO the erk's desk and
had read the following resolutionfrom the
g. A. r. post at KnightstOwn:
Resolved. That while John Secrest Post No.
8S4, q. A. K, IL in favor OF q reasonable amount