The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-21
HOUSE REPORTS AND DEBATES.

House.
HOUSE REPORTS AND DEBATES.
Gettysburg Appropriation Killed-Pa-sonage
Exemption-Donations by Commissioners.
Two reports came In from the ways and
means committee on Mr.. Van Buskirk's bill
to appropriate s.. 900 to mark the positions of
Indiana troops at Gettysburg. The ma
iority report, presented by Mr.. Cullop, was
for killing the bill. The minority report.
presented by Mr.. Hench, favored the
passage of the bill after giving the House
an opportunity to amend it. Mr.. Bench
spoke for the minority report and Dr.
Passage moved to table it. which motion
was lost. Mr.. Alder spoke against the bill
and Mr.. Haggard asked that the bill be
printed. Mr.. Daley made a general speech
In behalf OF economy and holding down
appropriations. If this one battlefield
got an appropriation all the rest might pro-
perry ask for 1t. He hoped the mem bers
would" escape the hypnotic influence of
the elegant gentlemen of the State lnstltu-
tions who come up here asking for apprO-
priations. These institutions were asking
already for 81 ,S9S, coo of appropriations this
year. The Home for Predetermined want
ed $1,000 the State Normal, 100000; the
worlds fair crowd had the hardihoOd, after
Purdue University wanted $4,000; the q.
A. X. encampment. $4,000; the MomeDce
Rock Commission. $4,000; State Board
OF Charities, 5000; Prison North. S29, 600;
for Insane. 100000; Southern asy lum, $780,
GOO; Eastern asylum. 100000; Northern,
Reform School, $4,000; Knights,
town Home. $4,000. Mr.. Daley said
and he wanted to begin right here. MIR.
Cullop made great speech on economy,
and the question was pnt. The majority
report was adopted and the bill killed. The
committee re ported against Mr.. Dailey's bill
tiOns, and il died.
The committee also reported against Mr.
Newhouse's bill exempting all church par
s0nages from taxation, and In favor OF
senator Gilman's bill for the same purpose.
which had already passed the Senate. Mr..
Newhouse made heated speech against
the bill closing by saying: II want 1t un-
derstood that belong to church. and IL
You fellows Jump on to me about this
church matter 1t will not be
gard spoke for the bill, the lat
Ter with considerable eloquence. Mr..
Erwin also spoke for the bill. Mr.. Hench
presented a letter from Presiding Elder
Mahin. of Fort Wayne, protesting against
the inequality of the present law. which
exempts parsOnages on the same lot with
the church, while taxing those away from
it. 1t is this inequality the bill seeks to
pleading for antaxed salvation. MI. Linde-
mutb. a member of the committee, who W as
unavOidably absent from Its meeting. was
recorded in favor of the bill. On the roll
was adopted by vote OF "a to 15
Mr.. Heagey. OF the committee on roads.
reported, killing Mr. Stakebakes first bill
amendatory of the road laws. and the
House acquiesced. His second bill, for the
refunding of the excess of assessments for
free gravel roads, was reported favOrably
and the report adopted.
Mr.. HOrd. of the committee on reforma-
tory institutions. reported that the COM
mittee had visited the Plainfield Reform
School, commended the management high
~ and recommended the passage of Mr..
Hamrick's bill RpprOpriatipg S15, GOO for the
administration building. The bill was re-
ferrod TO the ways and means committee
The committee on drains reported favor
ably upon the bill to tile open public
drains, against Hlgbee's bill to dredge
bitches, Mr.. Whites bill to amend the
drainage laws and against DR.. Blair's bill
| about ditch obstruction, all of which re-
ports were adopted. 1t reported in favor
of Mr.. Lyons's bill, with amendments, and
| this was adopted.
Mr.. Hench. from the benevolent lnstitu-
tons committee. reported, killing MIR.
Erwin's bill to legalize the purchase of
| ern hospital Sir. Lindemuth explained
| the necessity of the bill. and asked that It
be recommitted to the committee, and it
was SO ordered.
or of Mr. Barnes's divorce law adding in
| sanity as one OF the grounds. and the re-
port was adopted. 1t killed Duncan's bill
| to require all notes to be stamped by the
| assessor. and the House acquicsced. The
| majority of the committee rem orted agains
p IN al a lad ",
| OF to allow thistles to grow, and the minor
lty favored it. The House discussed this
| thing for nearly an hour. and finally the
| majority report was adopted. The judiciary
committee reported in favor of Mr. Hench' q
bill authorizing the payment of court
| reporters; also favoring the passage OF Mr..
| McGenity's bill protecting minors and both
were adopted. 1t killed Mr.. Ter
| hune's little tax bill and the House ac-
| QuIesced. 1t also killed Nr. Meredith's
bill concerning public ofenses and Mr..
| Hayss bill on the same subject 1t favored
] Mr.. Terhunes bill, changing time of quail
| hunting to one month later
The majority of the committee on county
| and township business reported favoring
Mr.. McCailIster's bill repeating the law
| authorizing County Commissioners TO
| make donations for educational institu-
tions, while o minority of the committee
was against 1t. Wabash College recently
| got gift of $4,000 from the treasury of
| Montgomery county. The majority report
was adopted.
The committee on agriculture reported in
| favor of Mr.. Haggard's bill on commercial
fertilizers. and the report was adopted. 1t
favored Mr.. Hamrickss bill on livestock
insurance companies. and this report was
adopted.
Mr.. Hench, from the committee on be-
nevolent institutions, reported favorlnS the
Senate bill authorizing the purchase of
ground by the Eastern insane hospital,
and the bill was put upon its passage under
suspension of the rules and passed. The
same committee reported killing a little
bill by Guthrie. and favoring Erwln's on