The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-25

tons protesting against the passage OF the
bill.
Mr.. Kelleher offered to submit tele-
grams from three building and loan ASSOC
Citations against the bill.
AT this iuncture the usual noon recess
was taken.
When the house met again the motion
to engross the Cullop building loan bill
was defeated-ayes -; noes, AS.
Mr. Fowler then introduced bill re-
quiring railroad and other companies to
file semi-annual statements of their earn
ings with the auditor of state.
Mr. 0ppenheim introduced bill au-
thorizing cities and towns to purchase
necessary fire department apparatus.
Mr.. Leyden introduced bill to legalize
the acts of the board of trustees of Green
vile, Floyd county. The constitutional
rules were suspended and the bill passed.
Mr.. Carrolls gravel road bill was then
passed. 1t provides that when the orig
inal assessment is insufficient to complete
a gravel road the auditor is empowered TO
make another assessment provided in the
original assessment.
The senate concurrent resolution au-
thOrizing the appointment of JOINT sub
committee from the regular standing COM
mittee on benevolent institutions TO in
vestigate the Eastern hospital for the in
sane was concurred in without dis
senting vote
Mr.. Fippen's bill to authorize cities to
own and operate water works, natural and
artificial gas plants and electric light
plants was read a third time.
Mr.. Mccullough offered an amend
ment which was adopted by
consent, excepting from the
provisions of the bill cities of more than
100000 population. Indianapolis.
Mr.. Glessner opposed the bill on the
ground that it smacked too much of
Henry Georgeism. lie said the bill pro-
vided that land should bear all the ex-
penses or constructing and maintaining
the improvements proposed. No tax was
to be levied on personal property.
Mr.. Guthrie favored the bill.
Mr.. Fippen said it was democratic
measure as it gave the majority OF the
people the right to determine for them
selves whether they should avail them
selves of the law or not.
The bill finally passed by vote of 60
to l6.
Mr.. Work offered concurrent resolu-
ton, which was adopted without debate,
instructing the senators and requesting
the representatives from Indiana TO vote
for the Butterworth anti-margin or option
bill
The special order of the day, the Sher-
man-Porter memorials, suspended BUSH
ness for twenty minutes.
The special committee, composed OF
Messrs Hench. Stone and Hess, appointed
to draft resolutions on the the death of
Gen. Sherman aud Admiral Porter, re-
ported as follows:
The special committee upon whom was
conferred the duty OF reporting 10 the
house of representatives for its action reso-
lutions of condolence because of the loss
TO the people Of the United States in the
death of Gen. William Tecumseh Sher-
man, who died at New York on the l4th
inst. and also in the death of Admiral
Dixon Porter, who died on the same "
at the city of Washington, report as fol-
lows:
l. The house of representatives of the
state of Indiana has heard with grief and
sorrow OF the death of these two distin-
guished and useful men who were
patriots in public and private life.
They were conspicuously successful dur
ing the late civil war between the states
one upon the field of battle, the other as
an admiral OF the navy.
>. That we tender 10 the families and
relatives of the deceased general and adj
miral, on behalf of the people of this
state, our sincere coincidence in their ire
parable loss.
3. That this report be spread upon the
journal of the house.
4. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent 10 the families of the deceased soldier
and seaman by the clerk of the house.
Messrs. Hench and Hess delivered
eulogies and Mr.. Guthrie read the adj
sent on account of the illness of his
brother.
Mr.. McCullough's bill authorizing the
erection and maintenance of natural gas
plants in the city of indianapolis passed
without an dissenting vote. This bill was
prepared by the Commercial club and in
troduced by Mr.. Mccullough by request.
Mr.. Peters called up his resolution in
troduced Monday requesting the chair
man of the committee on temperance to
call a meeting of that committee or resign
the craftsmanship. He said that the
chairman [Gent] was present and this
would give him an opportunity to explain
why he delayed calling the committee
together.
Mr.. Gent was ready to give
an account OF himself. He said
that the people were not clamoring for
temperance legislation. The resolution
was one step in the direction of throttling
the liberties of the people, The same
spirit that prompted its offering was what
was called Christian charity. 1t was the
same spirit of persecution which had
caused so much bloodshed III
dark ages, that spirit which
tends to enslave the minds of men. He
believed the temperance question should
regulate itself As chairman of the com
mtttee on temperance he would decide for
himself when to call meeting. When
the majority of the committee demanded
a meeting he would obey the majority.
Mr. Guthrie said thatthere was no more
important legislation than the temperance
question. Mr.. Gent had always treated
him gentlemanly, but complaints had
been made on the other side that he
would not call meeting till Feb. 20.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Pickhardt, Mr..
Peters resolution was laid on the table
without provision.
Mr.. Leyden's bill authorizing the organ
ization and incorporation OF loan, trust,
fate deposit and guarantee companies, was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Faulkner moved to suspend the
constitutional rules and put upon its pass
age Senator Hollands bill to 1egalize the
incorporation OF the town of Osgood, Rip
ley county. The motion prevailed and
the bill passed.
Mr. Rsrlar,a hill amending tho act CON