The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
THE SPEAKER WANTED A BRICK.
Mr.. Barber Had Little Respect for a
Point of Order.


Mr.. Barber's drainage bill was response
BILE for a storm in the House yesterday
afternoon and the Speaker beat q terrific
tattoo with his gavel, all to no purpose, Mr..
Barber insisting on speaking, although he
was out of order.
.T wish 1 had a brick" exclaimed the
Speaker, when he found his gavel useless
as a badge of authority.
The bill gives the farmer the right to
pay for the repair or construction of a
drain or ditch in ten annual installments
Mr.. Bobilya opposed it, claiming 1t forced
the farmer to pay for the work by money
instead of muscle. He moved to strike out
all after the enacting clause. Mr.. Barber,
desiring to speak, made motion to lay
Mr.. Bobilyas motion on the table and
Mr.. Allen seconded this. Mr.. Barber found
then that motion to lay the table is
not debatable and. he wanted to withdraw
it, but Mr. Allen, his second. refused. Feel
ing that he was unduly headed off, Mr.
Barber spoke anyhow and his stentorian
voice was heard all over the House. despite
the cries of order and the humping of
the gavel. He delivered his speech all
right, the Speaker adding, when he con-
s"The gentleman is out of order, and is
only helping to kill his bill by talking out
Mr. Allen finally withdrew his second and
the debate proceeded. Mr.. Dinwiddie
long time in which to pay Tor his improve
ments. Mr.. Petit said Whitley county,
which Mr. Barber r,, represents sea wants to
purposes, and engaged in little tilt with
Mr.. Bobilya, who insisted that the farmers
of that county did not want the measure.
Mr.. Bobilyas motion was defeated by an
Overwhelming vote. On Mr.. Robinson's
order to amend it that farmer could
work out part of his assessment
A resolution to vote $500 to Clerk Brown
and IN no clerk for
to be rendered in indexing the journal and
preparing the calendar after the House adj
and the matter was finally postponed for
consideration till Saturday morning.
A bill permitting the city of Lafayette TO
refund its bonds at a lower rate of inter
est was passed by a unanimous vote under
a suspension of the rule.
Mr.. HamrickS bill compelling railroads
to pay taxes on their rights of way, was
also passed under a suspension of the con-
stitutional rule. The author explained that
in many eases where farmer sola part Of
his land to a railroad company for a right
OF way me e. COMPANY pa laiien 70 pat the deed deed
compelled the farmer who sold the land TO
pay the taxes. Notwithstanding the fact
that he had already sold the property.
Another Apportionment BILL.
Senator Mcdonald introduced yesterday
a bill apportioning the State for congress
sionaI purposes Senator Mcdonald vouches
for it that his bill is fair, a merit which
cannot be attributed to any other appor-
tionment bill introduced by Democrat in
recent years. The bill lines up the coun-
ties as follows:
First District-Posey, Gibson, Wander
burg. Warrick. Pike and Spencer.
Second Distrct-Knox, Greene. Daviess,
Martin, Dubois Lawrence, Orange Perry
and Crawford.
Third Decentralization, Washington.
jackson, Jennings, Scott. Jefferson, Clark
and Floyd.
Fourth District-Shelby, Ripley, Decatur.
Rash. Franklin. Fayette. Union, Dearborn
Ohio and Switzerland.
Fifth District-Owcn, Montgomery. Put
nam. Hendricks, Morgan. Monroe Brown,
johnson and Bartholomew.
sixth District-Henry, Delaware Ran
doIph. Wayne. Madison and Jay.