The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-26
AGAINST THE LOBBYISTS.
MIR. Willoughby's Resolution Passed
. -ChicknmauRa Memorial Tablets.

MIR. Wfl1Oughby's Resolution Fassed
-Chickamauga Memorial Tablets.
Mr.. Willoughby's resolution concerning
lobbyists, referred to in the Journal yester-
day, was passed by the House Immediately
upon converting in the afternoon. 1t is as
follows:
Resolved That the doorkeeper of the
House be instructed to remove from the
floor any person not being member OF
this General Assembly who. while within
the bar OF this House. shall solicit any
influence for or against any measure pend
ing before this General Assembly. and any
person so removed shall not again De al
mitted to the floor of the House during TINS
session.
Al. attempt was made by Mr.. Harris TO
have the House authorize the payment OF
Mr.. Bowers salary for the entire session
of sixty. days. although the House unseated
two Republicans favored the allowance. but
motion to lay Mr.. Harriss motion on the
faD,s sroWn out Ol Of t4 e
contest was sent to- the committee on
claims
tute. fixing a tax for the support OF the
State University, Purdue and State Normal
and means The fe report was concurred in.
1t was proposed TO take up the general APP
pbeeion wa D, rased Mr. Neon wanted
the bills made special order for next Sat
urday, insisting if they were settled now
preparations would be defeated. Mr.. Allen,
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee, urged the immediate considera ton OF
the appropriations. He said he had never
known a like measure to pass within four
days, and delay might see the State with
out appropriations for the next two years.
we need not fear to take up this bill at
once said Mr.. Robinson. Here is bill
which we must pass. We took, up four
days in discussing the Nicholson BILL and.
without rejecting on that measure, L vii!
say that this Is a far more important one.
1t was finally decided to set the bills for
Thursday morning. Through bit Of par
port was laid on the table, but. as the re-
port presented substitute, the Speaker
held IL was an amendment, and the House
was only able therefore, to bring up the
The Statesman bill, providing for. the
marking of positions occupied by Indiana
troops on Chickamauga field, was reported
from the ways and means committee, with
The author asked a suspension of the con-
stitutional rules, and spoke to this point,
despite the efforts of several who speak
very frequently to head him off, Mr.. Suites
speaks to the point, and the. calls for
time were resented by number of the
members. Mr.. Holloway obtained the floor
and immediately yielded his five minutes to
the gentleman from Miami. Mr.. Statesman
showed that Indiana was the only State in
the Union tardy in marking her spots of
honor on this celebrated field. Ohio Illi-
nOis and Minnesota have made large appro-
priations. Mr.. Robinson objected to sus-
pending the rules, although he favored the
measure. Few members knew how the
money was to be expended. The rules, how
ever, were not suspended. forty-five voting
against such course. The apprOpr1at ton
Is divided as follows: For regiments, S32,-
House wasted just one hour and twenty
minutes.