The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

postponed. 10 tnlS MI. CdTaWay OBJECTED
strenuously and again Mr.. Clark was COM
PEELED to stand up for the report of the
committee. BY vote of AZ to 81 the report
was concurred in. Mr. Clark had another
fight on his hands on the report of the bill
by Mr.. Huff to require railroads to keep
fiagmen at crossings. The minority of the
committee recommended the passage of the
bill, but in the end this report was disap-
proved by SO ayes to A noes and the major
ity report to indefinitely postpone was con-
CURED in.
THE COLUMBUS HOSPITAL
Senator Lamberts bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of a hospital for in
durable insane at Columbus caused a pro-
longed discussion. The majority of the
committee recommended that the bill be
passed and the minority that it be indeti
nitely postponed. The minority report was
signed by Messrs. Williams, Roots, Furness
and Patterson. Mr.. King was opposed to
the minority report. Mr.. Blankenship IA
vored the minority report and said that no
bill should say where the institution should
be located. Mr.. Akin wanted the report
printed and placed before the members. Mr..
Downey was opposed to the bill because it
would practically condemn incurabie in
sane to confinement as criminals, and Mr..
Shldeler at some length, rldiculed the prop
osition TO care for 500 insane for $4,000 lie
stated that another appropriation of $500, 600
would be necessary He stated that the
ways and means committee intends to care
for q many of the insane now in the poor
houses as possible at a rate of $500 a bed.
Mr. Roots stated that the special commit
tee found that sos incurable insane could be
cared for by adding to the present institu
tons at cost of $2l7.O00 Mr.. Efchhorn
condemned the bill because it named the
place where the institution shall be located
and because it is the intention to treat those
there as incurables and without hope of re-
nal kH
where the incurable insane were cared for,
so they were cared for somewhere, and he
did not think the State should bubble over
few dollars Mr. Caraway opposed the
bill. The previous question was demanded
and the minority report was lost by a vote
of % ayes to SO noes, and the majority re-
port recommending passage was concurred
in. The vote on the minority report was:
Ayes-Beardsley, Blankenship. Canada,
Galley, Cunningham, Dilley, Eichhorn, Full
Ter, Furness, Graham, Herod. Kirkpatrick,
Lawrence, McGary. Madden, Morrison,
Patterson, Rifenburg, Roose. Roots, Scott
WhitcomD of Yigo. Williams, Wise and Lit
Teton.
Noes-Aikin. Artman, Baker Of Whitley,
way, Clark, Compton. Claycomb Cravens
of Washington, cravens of Monroe, Guilty,
Durham, Dowqey,, Giants GlqqssbreHner.
rold James, Kerwood King, LAIR, Left
Louttit, Marshall Messick, Miller, Murphy
of Marion, Marsh, May, Null Myier. Neal
Noel, Osborn, owen. 0'Bannon, Reece. Re-
ser, Roberts, schrader, Scott of Lawrence,
Stevens, Strong, Schaal, Shirley, Sullivan,
Whitcomb of Marion and Willoughby.
The special committee on the claim of
Mrs Edwin May for 5000 made it's second
report. Mr. Stevens said that only one
man has come to the committee with any
additional evidence, and that evidence was
the record of the Legislature of 1861 which
stated that the claim had been unjustly
awarded. The committee made the same
recommendation, that the claim be paid
Mr.. Stevens again spoke for the claim, and
Mr.. Artman opposed the claim. Mr.. Art
man claimed that Mr.. May s work was IL
legal and that the claim is fraudulent Mr.
DOwney favored the payment of the amount
and moved that the report be referred TO
the ways and means committee. with in
struCtiOns to incorporate this amount in
the general appropriation bill Mr.. Downey
moved the previous question, and his mo-
ton was seconded, although many members
still desired to speak. AS the result nearly
every man occupied his full minute when he
voted to make a speech for or against the
claim. The motion 10 refer to the ways and
means committee carried by SO to 26, and
the House adjourned until Monday morning
Tho following committees reported:
judiciary
No 446. BY Mr.. Kerwood: Defining the
county commissioners in regard to granting
licenses; indefinitely postponed.
Education
No. 500 BY Mr.. Baker of Whitley: To
provide for joint teachers Institutes; pas
sage recommended
No. $50. BY Mr.. Baker of Whitley: To
provide for county ana township aid TO edu-
cational institutions; passage recommended
No. 400. BY Mr.. DNley TO authorize
county auditors TO draw warrants on treas
urers of other counties for money assessed
for school purposes; passage recommended.
Swamp Lands
S. b. No 191. BY Mr.. Agnew: To provide
for the survey and sale of certain swamp
lands; passage recommended.
Rights and Privileges
No. 5S4 BY Mr.. Glossbrenner: Concerning
the enforcement of claims for food and raj
ment; passage recommended.
Railroads
No. GA. BY MIR. Null: To authorize the
commissioning Of railroad policemen; pas
No. COS. By Mr. Burkhart: Declaring GER
tain contracts null and void; indefinitely
postponed
No. SOL BY Mr. Caraway: To require
alarm bells at all railroad crossings; indeh-
ntely postponed.
No. S75. BY Mr.. Hun: To require rail-
roads TO keep fiagmen at crossings; majority
report 10 indefinitely postpone cOncurred in.
No. 3l2. BY Mr.. Huff TO create a rail-
road commission; passage recommended as
amended.
County and Township Business
No. 593. BY Mr.. Somers: To provide that
county commissioners shall give bond in the
sum Of $500 each; passage recommended
Claims
No 1862 BY Mr.. Downey: To appropriate
money 10 pay the salary of Thomas Quade
as state mine Inspector referred to ways
and means.
No. 527. BY Mr.. Noel: To pay the claim
of g. S Austin; passage recommended
No. 525. BY Mr. Noel: To pay the claim
Of Robert l.. King Il Co; passage recon-
mended.
Benevolent and Scientific Institutions
S. B. No. TO- BY Mr.. Lambert: To appro-
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