The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
The House Goes Over II Again and Passes
the Measure to Third Reading.
Work Relieved by Small Riot over the May
Claim and Lindemuths Exposure
Of Democratic Hypocrisy.
Worlds Fair Appropriation Cut Down
to the Pitiful Sum of $4,000.
Gerrymander Infamy on lis Wayne More
Spring observation-disclosures Bill Passed
building Associations.
BIG JOB FINISHED.

BIG JOB FINISHED.
House Gets Through with the Appropriation
Bnl-Nesriy Riot Over rhe May Claim.
Yesterdays session of the House was de.
voted entirely to appropriations The gen.
eral appropriation bill was finished and its
mangled remains viii be sent to the Senate
to-day.
The House began it's work in COMMITTEES
of the whole on the bill early in the morn
Ing. The first act was to restore the s1.2U0
salary and $500 expenses for Gas Inspector.
on motion of Mr.. Cullop. who showed that
the Inspector could sue the State and get 10
anyhow. The last item, containing tho
sundry small CLAIMS and judgements was
permitted to stand.
The MAY claim was then interiected and
nearly caused riot Mrs. Mays dsim Of
81. 900 for her husbands plans for the Prison
North, drawn in 1860, was put in by Mr.
johnson. of Marion. who spoke in Mrs.
Mays behalf. He explained that Mrs.
May had been barred out of the court OF
claims by the statute of limitations. ME-.
FIppen made q pathetic speech Tor tho
claim and Mr.. Hord declared that it was q
just debt. Mr.. Lindemuth had
examined the case somewhat and found IL
d valid claim. Mr.. Farlow favored il. DR..
| Passage said that he believed the $4,000
Mrs. May got eight years ago was In full OF
all claims. Dr.. Thornton answered that
| this was for the Statehouse and spoke in
| favor of the claim. Mr.. Creigmile made
rather strong point by declaring that some
| of these same members who favored this
claim had voted against the home-guard
bill because the debt was too old. Even
| Mr.. Daley favored IL So did Mr.. Haggard,
though he brought down the House by dc.
| claring that none of the lobbyists had seen
him. MIR. Sulzer took the floor and devoted
| his time 10 scoring the House for defeating
| the home guard BILL as just and honorable
| debt as was ever known. Mr.. Rodabaugh
| spoke against the claim and finally. after
| the discussion had occupied fully an hour.
| the question was put and the trouble began
LOOKED LIKE RIOT.
| Mr.. Ader in the Chair. declared the
! amendment. inserting the claim. lost.
| though the vote seemed to be three to one
the other way. Adivision was demanded.
| but the Chair declined TO give 1T. There
was general howl of protest. and Mr..
| Hord appealed from the decision of tha
Chair and the Chair paid no attention TO
| it. The House grew riotous with half the
members on their feet. all yelling at once.
We'll have that appeal or leave the
Housed yelled Thornton.
mo bulldozing No bullyraggingw yelled
| Deery.
| Alder tried to proceed with business.
| There was howl of protest
| I'VE want this settled before we 60 onn
| demanded Barnes. Mr.. Haggard finally
| got recognition, and declared that 10 was
| com petent for any parliamentary body TO
| appeal from the Chair. Collins declared
| that the House rules were not in force. and
Suchanek declared loudly that the mem.
| beers were Responsible to the people and
1 not tn the chairman.
McMullen cut the Gordisn knot by NOV.
| ing to rise and report and Alder at once dee
olared it carried amid q scene OF tumult,
There were yeIls of Division! divisionn
| but Adler declared that he had decided il
/ carried.
| ave know you havem cried Collins, sng,
| rily. I'VE know all about how YOU We been
| playing boss with u.s."
Alder vacated the chair and Curtis took
| hold and Strengthened things out. The
House again went into committee and
| chairman Alder stated that though many
| arbitrary rulings had been made by the
| Chair, for some peculiar reason the House
| was for the first time incensed. A division
| was then taken and the claim lost by vote
of As to 20. Mrs. May. who was In the post
| office room, fell to the floor when she saw
she was defeated. unfairly as she believed.
Then the committee began to 90 over the
| bill again Erwin offered amendments to
give the Governors private secretary sl.-
| $40 instead of $500 per year. declaring
| that this had been cut by the majority
through desire TO get even on the patron
| age bill. The amendment however. was
lost. So was another by Erwin TO give tho
Quarterm8ster- general st0rekeeper at
| 1920 per year. Mr.. McMullen offered an
amendment restoring the figure for the
deputy auditor and settlement clerk Ia
81. 500. Unexplained that this was salaries
| for two men instead of one, as the House
had supposed when il cut il to 1900 Mr..
| Haggard also spoke for this change and on
division vote 1t was carried. Mr.. Foster
| moved TO raise the amount for q sewer az
| the Southern hospital at Evansville from
| $4,000 Z o Sl5. 600, and 1t carried.
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY EXPOSED.
At this point Hench moved TO recon.
slider the amendment of Dir. Lindemuth.
adopted a few days ago. legalizing the
| illegal transfer of the whole "benevolent
institution fund" into the general fund by
the State Treasurer. 1t had finally per-
eoiated through the heads of some of the
| Democrats that in adopting this they had
indorsed solid chunk of truth rather 10
| their disadvantage. Erwin and Barnes ex-
| planned on the floor that the majority had
walked into this corner rather biindly.
Mr.. Lindemuth demonstrated that under
| the statute this transfer W as clearly illegal
| He had offered this amendment Tor the pur-
pose of calling their attention 70 the fact
| that two years ago the Democratic
| majority had resorted 10 cowardly sub
/
| ing il for benevolent institutions instead
of frankly admitting that the advance
was necessitated by a Democratic debt Of
over s.. 100000 Passage and Cullop both
put IN questions and got sharp answers.
"Why continue this special fund.-" asked
the speaker, in conclusion. why Dop
throw it altogether in the collection as you
do In the disbursement II TINS was rot n
transparent subterfuge made because you
| were afraid to go before the people with tho
| odium of having increased taxesf"
Party lines having been drawn. the ques-
| tion was settled, aud the amendments
was stricken out by party vote.
| Cnllop moved to restore the item for the
| Auditors office as II was before the House
tore 1t up last week, but 1t was rejected.
After dinner. however. they felt better.
! and amendments by Erwin and Duncan
were adopted giving the Auditor S600 for
typewriter and $1,000 for office expenses.
Barnes got through his amendment. re-
jected week ago, giving $1,000 instead OF
s., 200 for the tax commission. so an attor-
ney may be hired TO help the Attorney gem
| eral during the session of the commiss ON.
| Interest was eXot ted when Daley offered
an amendment cutting the Central insane
| asylum's N aintenance from SEQ 600 TO $50. :
coo per year. Mr.. Cullop made q speech OF
some length for the reduction. declaring
that the trustees employed Albert L. Beck,
as attorney. at $50 per month. paid two
prices Tor plumbing. and enormous bills for
all their supplies. McMshan and F1ppen
spoke against IL. ana the amendment was
| lost.