The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-28
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
Soldiers Home Measure and City Charters
Go Through the House.


Soldiers Home Measure and City Charters
Go Through the House.
Dir. McMullen's bill, apDTopriating
g., 600 for g soldiers home at Lafayette.
passed the House yesterday afternoon b! o
good majority. 1t came up on third read
Ing in its regular course. and Mr.. Haggard
made a strong speech Tor it. Mr.. Cullop
asked him where he was going 10 get the
money for it. and Mr.. Haggard replied that
there was plenty left for it. Messrs. Hord
and Erwin both spoke tor the measure and
made good Impresslons4 Mr.. Collins moved
the previous question. and his motion car
ried on "a viva voce vote. Mr.. Daley oo-
Jected rather hOtly. declaring that the
Speaker had by his ruling cut Oft all those
who desired TO oppose the bill. Mr.. Mo-
Mullen closed the argument with q good
speech for the proDrIety of the bill,
The roll was then called, and the bill
passed by a vote of ia 10 %, the Republicans
voting for IL soildly, and Daley with them
for purpose. The negative votes were:
Messrs. Barnes, Clauser. Cravens. Creigmile.
Cullop, Cunningham, DCman, Farlow. Fippeu,
Franks, sill. Heagy. Higbee, Johnson OF Dear
born, Kester. Magenity, McCaIlister, Schatf.
schrader, smith. Slower, Teal Vermiliion. Wash
burn, and Wilson OF DuDOs-all Democrats.
Mr., Daley moved reconsideration and
spoke against the bill. declaring that the
State had no money TO sQuander for this
purpose. His motion WAS tabled on Mr..
Haggard's motion, and the subject was
settled for good.
Evansville got her new charter yesterday,
when by an overwhelming vote the House
passed the bill which passed the Senate
last week. senator McCutcheon and Keep
resentatlve Foster have been untiriDg In
their efforts for this ana were In high
feather when they saw final success crown
their work. The Hon. John Gilbert
ShaDklIn, from whose brow Calamity
Jim" would not pluck feather, has been
lobbying successfully for the bill for two
or three days. He was asked yesterday
morning if most of the Evansville people
favored 10.
"ies, sIr,n he replied. fully 90 per cent.
of them ere tor itw The reporter grinned
q little at the go per cent" allusion. and
the Evansville giant saw the point. II
have been so accustomed to the expression
in the last year. be laughed, that 1t
comes sort o. natural"
When the bill came up in the House on
favorable committee report Mr.. Alder moved
its passage under suspension of the rules.
Or. MOutouX arose and read from manu-
script q great speech against the bill. Mr..
Foster replied In brief, but effective,
speech, and the bill passed with but three
dissenting votes 1t now goes to the Gov.
ernor.
1t was but little later that the Fort
Wayne charter bill came up on third read
ing and passed by just as neavy q vote.
MS Dill mas Yet TO pass the Senhte. MI.
Hench made p long and rather vehement
argument against IL. He read resolution
OF the Democratic central committee of
Fort Wayne against 1t, declared that all
the newspapers there were against IL and
did the best he could. bat Mr.. RodsbauRn
followed with q strong appeal for munich
pal reform and good government The bill
then passed with but four dissenting votes,
one of which was Hench's and another DR..
MOutoux's.
Mr. Fipnen rntroduced vesterfIay and got
through the House under suspension of the
rules II bill TO permit the County Commits
siOners TO bond Upton county for the build
ing OF courthouse. He assured the House
took his word for il.
MIR. McIntyre's bill to permit New Albany
to purchase water plant was passed un-
der suspension of the rules.