The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
HONOR TO MEXICAN VETERANS.
The House Receives These Old SOL
dfers-RO0d Bill Killed.

dfers-ROnd Bflf killed..
For the first time of the session Demo-
crat was allowed to act as Speaker for
While yesterday afternoon, Mr., Adams
showing this courtesy to Mr.. Bobilya, of AL
len county. There was little danger of the
gentleman from the Democratic stronghold
helping his party's cause along. for the
order was Senate bills on first reading. On
Mr.. Aliens motion the Senate bill for the
removal of the jackson county courthouse
was substituted for the House bill. A large
batch OF bills came from the Senate and
were referred to proper committees.
Mr.. Hamrick's live stock insurance bill
was the first of the afternoon to come up
for passage. 1t permits organization of
companies to insure live stock on the
mutual plan. Not more than seven con-
tiguous counties may form company OF
this sort. Mr.. Hamrick explained the meas
ure. Mr. Adams, OF Parke, on roll call,
said he never knew of farmer going into
one of these companies where the farmer
was not sorry for 1t afterwards. Yet. said
Mr.. Adams, IL the farmer wants such a
company, he, Mr.. Adams, would vote 10
give 1t to him. The bill passed; ayes. H.
The second reading of bills was made the
order of business and the following went
to engrossment:
No. sol. Notwithstanding the repair
No. 40, MISUNDERSTANDING the liabil-
ity of railroads Senate Bill 1853 substi-
Senate Bfll 1i--Authorizng county COM
mssioners to issue bonds for gravel roads,
Mr.. Williams, of Posey, wanted Senate
Bill IA killed. He had introduced a similar
blu, only to withdraw l. after he had
measure he said five people could petition
for a gravel road and compel realty owners
for two miles back from the road to pay
Improvement Robinson
posed strangling the measure. as it was
one which which, would enable sections of the
them. The feature of the bill which as
sesses land two miles pack from the road
but Mr.. Holloway showed that cities pay
for streets on the same general principle
was no reason why the farmers
should not have the benefit of such sys-
tenn. Mr.. Hamrick explained that the bill
enabled a man to work out a part of his
assessment on the road at the same rate the
contractor, pays for, labor. The gentleman
of a gravel road for thirteen years. and he
knew just what such bill would do for
the farmer. Mr.. Hanna spoke for the bill.
He insisted that the State would never
have good roads unless the farmers built
these roads themselves. A farmer in one
for him. Mr.. Williams's motion was to
This motion was carried and the bin killed
The committee on reception to Mexican
veterans reported that the heroes We're
ready, to visit the House. Speaker Adams
introduced President Mulky, of the veter-
ans association, referring to the services OF
these soldiers of a generation long ago. Mr.
Mulky thanked the Speaker and the House
for the honor shown the veterans, and the
House applauded heartily. The president of
the association asked the veterans to arise
in order that the members might see them.
Up by the west lobby rose line or gray
heads, not man with the black that goes
with the prime of life. The House applaud
ed again. Mr.. MILKY asked the privilege of
introducing Major McFadden, the first cor
poral of the original First Indiana Regi-
ment in the Mexican war, referring to Mr..
McFadden "a man still young, unmar-
ried." The Major spoke feelins!y of the
SHOWS that had gathered on the heads
of these soldiers of a half century
ago. He spoke in a humorous vein of
Mr.. Mulky's remark concerning his state
he had serious thoughts of settling down
and raising soldiers for the next war. He
concluded by pinning on the breast of
Speaker Adams the star of the Mexican
the genial Speaker.
This decoration" added Mr.. McFadden
"confers more honor than if Queen Victoria
were to hang one of her garters around
your neck, if Lliuokalani to confer
the Order of the Buste."
The Speaker blushed confessed he was
the House gave three rousing cheers for the
veterans.
The Senate took recess of ten minutes
yesterday for the purpose of extending a
welcome to the Mexican veterans. The
heroes of 1916 were introduced by Senator
McCutchan, who eulogized them as the
men who had given to the United States
an empire, and who had made the civiliza-
ton of Mexico possible. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Nye warmly greeted the honored Wis.,
itors, who were given the chairs of the
by Colonel Mulkey, General McGinnis and
Major McFadden, of Logansport.