The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-07
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hearing. He urged that the committee rot
Is a Democratic member of the committee,
Vouched for the truth of the statement. Mr.
Neal said he had appeared and said al ne
desired 10 IN favor Of 4 tWO-cent fare, ana
Mr. HUH rose TO remark that a committee
mat considered a bill from the 18th day OF
January 10 the present day took itself too
d, seriously. Notwithstanding this sarcasm,
to 81.
Resolutions seemed to be in order and Mr..
Artman presented one which called on the
three state schools to make itennized state
ments to the House as to the disbursements
OF the last appropriations, and gave them
one week in which TO comply. Mr.. Cara
way asked the reason for such a resolution
ana Mr.. Altman said he was informed by
the auditor of state that one of these in
situations had received $4,000, and the other
TWO had received sos. 900 each. The auditor
OF state further informed him that the m
stltutions refused his requests for d state
ment as to the expenditures Of these sums
ON the grounds that they are private corpor-
ations. Mr.. Willoughhy said that one week
IS too long to give the Institutions, and he
was Of the opinion that the reports should
be in before action is taken on the school
question. He was opposed to the resolu-
ton on that ground. Mr.. Huff again rose
ed for the institutions TO make their reports,
Feb. u, had been so fixed because it would
I ne an unlucky DAY Tor the Institutions.
he further believed that the reports would
be in before final action should be taken,
ana he believed that Mr.. Willoughby wanted
the date nXed earlier SO that II would be
impossible for them to make their report.
Mr.. Canada rose to say that the same trou-
bic was experienced two years ago, and the
only way a report could be secured from
these institutions was to demand it by reso-
luton; After remarks by Mr.. Eichhorn
and Mr.. Hedgecock the resolution was unan-
IlhousIy ADOPTED and the reports will have to
be made by Feb. 13. Mr.. Shideler offered
a resolution demanding the per capita cost
Oh the school children of the State to be
Supmltted by the same date, and this reso-
luton IS adopted. In accordance with the
Instructions OF the House. the committee on
education reported Mr.. Browns nonstate
ScnooI OH. 1here were two reports on the
Dll! ana the, majority recommended substi-
tutlng Mr.. Holcomb's bill on the same sub
Ject, which is practically the same as SEN
ator bill, which was substituted
mittee, NIessrs. Roberts. LAIR and kirk
patrick, recommend the passage of the bill
as introduced. There was no discussion,
nut tne Duls were ordered printed and the
reports of the committee will be considered
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock as a special
order OF business.
A WABASH BILL.
The bill of particular interest to Wabash.
by Mr.. King, providing that county COM
missioners shall have the right to condemn
and appropriate private property for the
erection of certain county buildings and
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mortal building, was called UP on second
reading. Mr.. Huff led the attack on the
bill. He said that the bin is general in it's
terms, but it is really a private bill for
Wabash. He explained that the citizens
had voted a tax on themselves and had
then erected a memorial building instead of
a soldiers monument. Now they desire a
sHdIl strip OF ground to add to the grounds
on which the building stands. and the own
er, a Mr.. Haas, does not desire to sell the
ground. He said that he did not know Mr..
Haas, but his son had been a ciassmate of
MS, and hence he would oppose the bill.
lie moved TO strike out the words ''or me-
mortal building" on the grounds that the
state should not give to commissioners the
right to start a lawsuit and force Mr.. Haas
TO sell. Mr.. Somers said the owner of the
land is trying to hold the county up for
ABOUT three times the value of the land,
and as long as he would be we'll paid for
what land might be taken from him. the
speaker was in favor of the bill. Mr.. King
one regrets the conditions more than he does.
The conditions to which this bill apply now
exist in Wabash, but he claimed chat the
Dill is general in its nature, as commission
ers now do not have the right to condemn
land for public buildings, and he believed
they should have such a right. He moved
to table Mr.. Huff's motion, and this was
done. Mr.. Huff then sent up an amendment
to limit the right to condemn for the pur-
pose of constructing a necessary addition to
a county building, and Mr.. King accepted
the amendment. With this change the bill
was ordered engroSsed.
The bill by Mr.. Marsh, which is intended
to permit Seymour to purchase a water
works plant, came up on second reading,
and Mr.. Roberts raised the question of its
constitutionality and moved to recommit il
TO the judiciary committee. The motion was
lost and the bill was ordered engrossed as
presented.
UNCLE JOE" POWERS'S BILL.
it was on Uncle Joe" Powers's bill to reg
ulate the rights of appeal from Justices of
the npqaa that the faroo Hobf of Tho a f+or-
noon occurred. The bill was reported with
two reports from the committee which had
1t in charge, and it was only after a bitter
struggle at that time that the report Of
the majority of the committee was rejected
and the bill ordered printed. Mr.. Canada
moved to strike out the e~nacting clause,
and said that he was opposed to giving the
justices of the peace so much power. Mr..
Knots spoke IN favor of the motion, but
Mr.. Willoughby Joined with Mr.. Powers in
his opposition to such action. Mr.. Willough-
by referred at some length to the rights
of the people, and then the previous ques-
ton was moved. Mr.. Powers made another
of his eloquent speeches in favor of the
passage of the bill. He gave sacred au-
thority for such an action and quoted st.
Paul. He spoke with great earnestness and
was interrupted but once, and that time by
Mr.. SOmerS, who requested Speaker Little
ton to see that those lobbying against the
bill should not make so much noise, in order
that Mr.. Powers might be heard distinctly.
Mr.. Powers closed his address by a demand
for the ayes and noes, as he said he desired
to place each man on record. Before the
vote vas announced many of those who had
voted for the motion changed their votes
against it, and Mr.. Canada himself was one
of those who did so. He explained his
change by saying that he had been won to
1t by Mr.. Powers's speech. The motion was
defeated by y ayes to 81 noes. Mr.. King
moved to strike out the emergency clause
and said that a measure of such importance
as this should not have an emergency clause.
Mr.. Powers accepted the amendment. Mr..
Caraway moved to make the sum under
which appeals cannot be taken IS, instead
of so. Mr.. Powers opposed this, and il
was unanimously voted down. Mr.. Altman
sent up an amendment 10 the bill which pro-
vided that each person should be furnished
with one ticket to see "A Texts Steer" but
it was ruled out of order. Mr.. Canada
moved to strike out the repeating section,
but as this was opposed by Mr.. Powers il
was voted down. Mr.. Downey offered an
amendment TO prohibit attorneys from prac-
ticing before justices of the peace, but Mr..
Powers stated that he did not believe such
an amendment as this necessary, as the bill
would have that effect. so it was voted
down. Mr.. Hedgecock moved to strike out
the enact.ng clause, but as a similar motion
had been defeated his was declared out of
order ard the bill was ordered to engross-
ment by a unanimous vote.
Some attention was given to Congress. a
resolution by Mr.. HedgecOck and Mr.. Eich-
horn called on the senators and representa-
ttVes from Indiana to secure such amend
ments to the acknowledgements laws as will