The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
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ACTION ON IMPORTANT BILLS
SENATE AND HOUSE TRANSACTED
BUSINESS OF INTEREST.
Upper House Favors State Laboratory
of Hygiene and Increasing Judges
Salaries The Routine.

Senator James S. Barcus, of Ter-e Haute.
will introduce in the upper house this
morning bin providing for the appropria-
ton of 5000 for the purpose of having ex-
ecuted a statue of Gen. George Rogers
Clark and TO cover the cost OF having II
placed in the National Statuary Hall at
Washington. BY the bill the Governor is
authorized to appoint a commission of
three, which shall have charge OF all the
details
The bill will receive the unanimous sup
port of the Republican members. At eau
Gus held yesterday at noon every Repub-
lican senator agreed to support the meas
ure of the senator from Terre Haute aud
it will undoubtedly pass. The Democrats
members of the Senate have reached an
agreement to advocate the selection OF
Thomas A. Hendricks as the proper In
diarian whose memory should be honored
by statue in the vacant Indiana niche In
the hall of statuary.
In introducing the bill this morning Sem
ator Barcus will move TO make II a special
order of business for some day in the i'm
mediate future. When the bill comes up
again he will deliver a lengthy speech on
the life and career of the general who won
the Northwest Territory. The occasion will
probably be marked by senatorial oratory
of a high degree. for il is understood that
the best speakers on the Democratic side
of the chamber have been designated to eu-
logize the late Vice President Hendricks in
opposing the Barcus bill.
The text of the bill to be introduced by
Senator Barcus is as follows:
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Indiana, That, I'm
pursuance of the authority conferred and
Revised Statutes of the United States, a
statue of George Rogers Clark be procured
and placed in the National Statuary Hall
in the Capitol at Washington, ID. c., and TO
carry out the provisions of this act the
of $1,000 is hereby appropriated for
that purpose, to be paid out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated:
and the Governor is hereby authorized and
empowered to appoint three persons, who
shall constitute a commission TO procure
the statue and cause II 10 be placed in the
c.: Provided, That the cost OF said statue
shall not exceed the sum herein specified.
Sec. 2. An emergency existing for the
immediate taking effect OF this act, IL shall
be in full force and effect from and after
its passage
Representative James E. Watson is
heartily in favor Of the bill 10 be intro
duced by Senator Barcus. In discussing IL
last night, however he called Mr.. Barcus's
attention TO the fact that under the reso-
luton providing that State may honor
the memory of great citizens with statues
in the National Hall Of Statuary, the citi-
zen so honored must have been a resident
of the State. General George Rogers Clark
legally was never a resident OF Indiana and
consequently the bill to be introduced by
Mr.. Barcus may have to be changed
Mr.. Watson Gays that Congress will very
likely approve the action of the Legisla-
ture IL the Barcus bill is changed to meet
the point he suggested. General George
Rogers Clark. he says. was so representa-
tive of the State that Congress would be
convinced that the spirit of the law was be-
ing observed even IL the exact letter were
disregarded. The representative from the
Sixth district assured Mr.. Barcus last night
that he might count upon his active sup
port.