The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-03
Spectators Evidently Disappointed
over the MOnOtonous Character
of Yesterdays Business.
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT BILL
THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE AFTER
NOON SESSION.
Pronounced a Vicious Thing by MIR.
Artman-sad Message That Came
to MIR. Galley.

In marked contrast to the noisy session of
the day before. the House yesterday settled
down to business and devoted the entire day
to the passage of bills. This must have been
disappointment to the spectators, who
were present in greater numbers than for
several days and the increase was probably
due to an expectation that there would be
more trouble. The day proved to be a re-
markaby monotonous one.
Just before the House was called to order
in the afternoon, word reached Representa-
tive Edward F. Galley, of New Albany, that
his wife was dead. Mr.. Galley is we'll on
in years and is one of the most respected
members on the Democratic side. Mrs. Cat
ley had been i'll for two weeks but was
thought by her husband to be about we'll
and he had returned to his duties here.
Nothing more unexpected could have
happended and when Mr. Galley read the
telegram, he threw himself on one of the
sofas in the hall and cried like a child. The
members gathered about him and tried as
best they could to comfort him. Represen-
tative Reece of st. Joseph, who is a physi-
clan, took Mr.. Galley into the speakers
room and he remained there with a few of
his most intimate friends until he left for
home. Representative Cotner accompanied
him to his home. AS soon as the House had
been called to order, Mr. Bonham and Mr..
Knots, Republicans, presented resolutions
jointly, extending the sincere and heartfelt
sympathy of the members to Mr.. Galley.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The special order of the afternoon was the
negotiable instrument bill presented by Mr..
Whitcomb, of Marion. The bill was up on
its second reading and Mr.. Wkitcomb ex-
planned that it was bill that had been
drawn by the American Bar Association
and was intended to make uniform the law
IN all States on negotiable instruments. He
said that the only change it made in the
present law of this State was that it abol-
ishes the three days of grace and makes it
unnecessary that a note must be payable at
bank to be negotiable. Mr.. Brown moved
to strike out the enacting clause, and said
the bill was full of holes and a bad bill Mr.
Eichhorn then took the bill up and in de-
tail went through the 1877 sections of it. He
said it legalized forgery and put a premium
on perjury. He pointed out section after
section which he claimed was in violation Of
all laws and rules of law. He said it was
one of the best drawn bills he had ever seen
as it was so interviewer that it would be i'm
possible to amend one section without going
IAiiOuSll lIl6 GutlIS Dill ana making amend
ments in other sections on the same point
so lngeniouSly were they woven in. He said
the feature alone that should condemn the
Dill was that 1t made q note q check on a
bank as it provided that when a note is
presented at the bank, the bank shall paw
It out OF any funds the one responsible may
nave on deposit He said the bill was so
drawn that it would have to be passed in
the form drawn or be killed as it would be
Practlcaiiy impossible to amend it.: Mr.:
Scott, of montgomery, defended the bill and
SAID there are many defects in the present
law.
CALLED 1T VICIOUS
Mr.. Artman pronounced it 1.-The most
vicious thing he ever saw and said there
was no doubt but that it legalized forgery
and that it made note a check as soon
as it became due. He refused to believe
that such a bill had been drawn by the
American Bar Association as he respected
that organization too highly to believe that
it would frame such a measure.
Mr.. Noel defended the bill in detail, as
did Mr.. Whitcomb, when the previous ques-
ton was demanded and the vote to strike
out the enacting clause was so great that
the vote Of those opposed was not taken and
the bill was killed.
Mr. Roberts's bill, which was originally
intended to reduce the mileage of members
to 10 cents mile instead of 20 as at pres
ent, and which was further amended so as
TO make 1t actual expenses only, came up
for passage. Mr.. Roose moved to recon-
NIT the bill to the committee on mileage
With instructions to so amend it to make
the pay of the members $40 a day. Mr..
Eichhorn moved to table the motion, but
his motion failed and on the motion to re-
commit the bill the yeas and nays were
demanded. The motion failed by vote of
"a yeas to 81 nays. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Aikin, Baker of Martin. Bonham.
Caraway, Compton. Dilley, Durham, Fuller,
Giants, Glossbrenner, Hall, Hayes of st.
Joseph, Heuring, Huff Kerwood King,
lOllttit. MeSSick Miller Mummy Of Marion.
McCarty, Morrison, Noel Osborn, Reece,
Rifenburg, Roose, Scott of Lawrence,
comb of Marion, Willoughby and Wise.
Nays-Artman, Baker of Whitley. Boards
Canada, Clark, Clements, Cravens of Mon
roe, Cunningham, Guilty, Downey, Eich-
horn. Feist, Geisel, Graham; Green, Hays
Of Green, HolComb, Hedgecock, Heroh Her
rold, James. Kirkpat trick Knots, TEX.
LAIR, Lawrence, Left, McGary. Ma IL:
Madden, Marsh, May Null, MUIR OF
Roberts, Schrader Scott of Montgomery,
Shideler Somers, Schaal, Shirley, Sullivan,
M, Willoughby moved to recommit the
bill with Instructions that the pay of the
members he made 81 a day, but this was
tabled. The bill was then placed on pas
sage and went through by 81 yeas to q
nays. The vote was:
Yeas-Artman. Beardsley. Blanl1enship.
Burrier Brown. Caraway. Clark. Clements.
f! Cravens of Monroe, Cunningham Downey
Eichhorn Fuller, Feist. Glossbrenner
IL
seph Hays of Greene Hedgecock, HerOd,
Herrold, James. Kerwood. King. Kirkpat-
rick Knots. Krick, LAIR, Lawrence. Left
McGary. Manifold, Marshall, McCarty Mad
den Marsh May Morrison, Null, Murphy
of White. Neal Noel. o BannOn, Powers
Montgomery, Scott of Lawrence. Shideler
Schaal. Shirley Titus. Wlitcomb of Nigo
Whitcomb Of Marion, Willoughby. Wise and
Nays-Baker of Whitley. Baker of Mar
| tin, Bonham, Burkhart Canada. Compton,
| Guilty Dilley Durham. Giants. Hall Heur-
ing, Holeomb Huff. Louttit. Messick Miller
| burg, Somers Strong, Sullivan and Vogel.
MIR. MULDS BILL FAILS.
Mr.. MulFs bin, which provides that all
parcels of land containing not less than five
acres, lying within the limits of any incor-
porated city or town, which are not plated
as town property and which are not used
for other than agricultural purposes and are
wholly unimproved. shall only be taxed ac-
cording to the township levy. and not ac-
cording to the city levy, caused some dis
cussion. Mr.. Noel said the passage OF this
| bill would take much money from Indian
| apolis. and that it would exempt large tracts
| held by spectators. Mr.. Huff said that he
| welcomed Mr.. Noel to the ranks of those
! looking out for the interests of the poor
| people He declared the bill TO be a fraud
! and said it would mean 4 saving OF money
/ for the rich at the expense OF the poor. MI.
/ James did not agree with them and believed
| the bill was q good one. Mr.. BankenshAp,
and Mr.. Knots opposed the bill, while MIR.
Brown was for It The bill failed to pass Dy