The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION SCORED
House Takes 1t to TasiS-Thc Last Att
eruooa Session.

ernOOn Session.
The House was more industrious yester-
day afternoon than it's neighbor across
the way and Speaker Adams did not en-
terrain the same view regarding the pas
sage of bills that President Nye did
A feature of the afternoon was the
scoring given the late Indiana worlds fair
commission and some pretty harsh things
were said about these men, who not only
failed to have the State properly repre-
scented at Chicago, but who had failed
to render an ftemized account of their ex-
penditures. The subject was broached
when there came over Senate resolution
providing for paying all ''claims of OFF,
GALS out of the balance of the fund ana
turning what was left over to the 1und
for the battleship Indiana testimonial. Mr.
Robinson denounced the scheme as one
on the part of the worlds fair commits
sion officials, who knew there was no other
way in which they could lobby through
their claim These officials knew that
straight claim would be killed in any COM
mittee within five minutes after it was
introduced Mr. Robinson wanted to know
why the money should not be turned back
where 1t belonged, In the State treasury.
The citizens of Indiana have never had
an itemized account of the expenditures
and never will have. he insisted. The peo-
pie were far from satisfied with the show
ing made by the commission or the OFF,
Gals at the head of it.
'.And the people would like to know how
that Indiana building came 60 cost $500
interpolated MIR. Stakebake.
sit didn't look like 1t cost $780," added
Mr.. Hamrick.
Mr.. Robinson, continuing, said there
ought to be $4,000 as balance, judging
from the appearance OF expenditures. Mir
Statesman, Mr.. Petit and others, favored
turning the balance over to the battleship
fund.- but they wanted no commissioners
claim paid. The entire matter was final
" referred to committee consisting OF
Messrs. Statesman, Petit and Robinson
to report at the night session.
Messrs. Thomas, Bobilya and Stakebake
were appointed committee to walt on
further matters to submit to the House.
The committee reported that the Govern
the '' House cared to adjourn sine sine die he
would not consider it a mark of disrespect.
This raised a laugh and the Speaker re-
1--WE, as a coordinate branch of the State
government. win stay with the Governor as
long as he wants TO stay with us.
Senate Bill 34S. legalizing the annexation
of territories TO cities and towns. was
passed by q 74-to-1 vote. No. 25l. concern,
ing the maintenance and purchase OF toll
roads. had 10 Affirmative and So negative
votes. A resolution asking that Sergeant
distinction in Arctic explorations, TO be put
on the regular army retired list. was
adopted without discussion.
A resolution asking the Speaker TO IN
dorse the claim of the Bowen-Merriil COM
pany for copies of the Burns Revised
Statutes. brought out an inquiry from sew
eral as to the mysterious disappearance
OF these volumes. 1t was explicitly stated
in the resolution that provided for their
purchase that they should be turned over
10 the State Librarian after the session
But In the free-for-all grab for everything
that was not bolted nor screwed dosyn.
the books disappeared Some asked the
Speaker about them.
Where are the children OF Israeli" re-
torted the Speaker
Upon Mr.: Willoughby's motion the vote
taken 10 the morning on the Senate bill
limiting school trustees indebtedness 20
per cent, and nxinx the minimum price
OF scnool bonds from - TO = cents. was
reconStdereo and thu blu Was passed.
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