The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12

mittee on rights and privileges, maintain
ing that the Statehouse was built for no
particular class and that IL was already
business. Resolutions OF thanks to Speak
er Adams. Clerk Brown and the news
paper men were adopted. The report OF
the committee to Investigate the merits
of machine voting recommended that the
entire matter be indefinitely postponed:
Two Senate concurrent resolutions of inn
portance were passed. One related to the
creation Of a commission to Investigate
goods and the other creating commits
sion TO consider the building and loan as
resolution by Representative Barber
concerning the death of Senator Thayer
some time ago. was passed. Mr.. Barber,
without asking the House for permission,
as soon as the resolution was adopted,
launched into lengthy and previously
prepared eulogy OF the deceased, although
no hour had been set for such. Many of
the Representatives thought he tres
passing on their good nature, for they felt
of Mr.. Hamrfcks resolution for room
for the mineral oil inspector I'm the State
tie bit of sarcasm on the Senate, but he
insisted that 1t was no joke so the House
passed the resolution. At this time some
OF the. members began to throw books
at each other, but the Speaker reproved
them thus:
of you, who are old enough to be grand
fathers, are acting like children in knicker-
bockers." Col. Edward Hill. of Michigan.
burg memorial commission.
Speaker, seeing. Hon. VIM H. English in
h h to the House as the a Oldest speaser
of the House of Representatives. Mr..
appreciated the homer of formal intro
duction by his old friend Speaker Adams,
but that it took him by surprise. He said
it was true that he was the oldest Speak
er of the House in point of time of serv-
ice. now living. He also said that of all
the State in 1876 down to and including
the first Legislature under the present
Constitution in 1s5l-52 that he was the only
Speaker living The duty devolyed the
Legislature of 1851-52 to alter the entire
system of laws to conform to the new Con-
stitution and there was consequently no
restriction imposed on the length of that
session. The result was that 1t proved to
be the longest, as it certainly was the
ever held in the State.
Mr.. English said he had the honor of
had also of being the secretary of the
convention which formed the present Con-
stitution in 1s5o-51, and principal clerk of
majority of the members of the present
House were not even born then From
184S to 1895, two years over half cen
tury--covers indeed a grand. as we'll as a
long period, in Indiana history, and he
was sure the present Representatives would
end of another half century will find In
diana still the home of prosperous, pro-
gresslYe ana happy people. He said he
was not of those inclined to belittle a
Legislature because it was not of his way
of thinking, especially Legislature evil
IDENTIFY rejecting the sentiments of a ma
1ority of its constituents. because. after
all there was no safer depository of power
than with the people, and under our sys-
Representatives, to execute their WILL
whatever it may be. If they change their
sentiments that is their privilege and we
shall hear about it in due season. Mr..
Englsh's remarks were applauded.