Indianapolis Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1885 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS DAILY SENTINEL FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH G 1885

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INDIANA LEUISIjATUKB.

(hnifsioni and curtailment 9 of ti$ report for want of tpaee ix these euiu vill appear in kncpjulixto Volume, XXII of Vit lire tier Legumtiie HeporU. IN SENATE. TncRDAT MoRMSfi, March 5, 1S. DITCH LAW. Mr. SELLERS moved that the bill H. R. 1' to abolish the otSce of Ditch Coramlsi:cner bn read the lirat time by sections and ibe f orr tlrr.e by title. Mr. WK.R: The present law it a system cf ro'ottry. Under the present law a man lüfav itart a litch scheme aol rcb the people of tbonsanda of dollars. We need some legislation upon this question ; the people are expecting and demanding it. In one county of this 6tate I aai told there are over sixty executions that bare been returned, while the property ai3essl f.s benefited is not sufficient to pay the execution. This is an infamous law and os-'ht to be changed. Mr. YOL'CHE: I hope that motion will not prevail. There have been bills Introduced here and reported by the committee that would do away wita the most objectionalle parts of the drainage law. Mr. WEIR: It is evident that no bill that has Eot gone through the House can originate in the Senate and then go to the House and pass thia session. It ia the daty of the Senate to take some action upon this matter. Mr. MAGEE: This ia going to make a radical change In the law. The people have t eccme thoroughly familiar witn the present law, and the law has worked s&t'sf&ctory Avith few exceptions. I am opposed to this bill at this time Mr. WEIR: The people in my section have tecorre so familiar with the Jaw that tney if gaid it as infamous. It is from this familiarity tlat the reoBle demand a change. Mr. MAG EE: I don't know why the bill Lonld work one way inCass County and another way in Laporto County. You can't Lave a public highway law that is not arbitrary. I insist that a bill eo important as tbie, coining at this lata day, ought not to be ccr.sidertd. It ii utterly impossible to iiixe this bill the proper attention. The first law that was parsed in Indiana in regard to drainage was in 165, and we have have changed that law until we have got the present law, and it is tbe best law we have ever had. Mr. HILLIGASS: The present law is not tatiafictory to the people of Indiana. The present law ii eminently satisfactory to one class of people, and that class of people is the attorneys. In my county, whera a irrt at deal of ditching has been done, tin rnc&t satisfactory law is the Commissioners' law. A more arbitrary law has never been placed upon the statute book than the present ore. . Mr. WILLA.RD: It seems to me that this Legislature in this late day of the session is trying to follow out the action of the Legislature of 1S1, when leveral bills were rushed through that were afterwards found to work unjustly. I doubt whether there are three members on the floor 0 the House who understood anything about this bill. It changes radically the entire drainage law of the Slate. We ought to change the present law by passing a bill e know nothing about. Mr. SHI V ELY: I introduced a bill t3 rejfal the present law in regard to drainage; this was referred to the Committee on Drainage and they made a favorable report. I was told by several members of that committee that there would be a bill introduced in the Senate for the purpose of amending tte ditch law. Now we have a bill before the Senate proposing to ameud that law, and 1 trust that it will pass. If there Is any law that is infamous, odious and oppressing the pecple It is this Circuit Court ditch law. I trust the rule will be suspended. Mr. McINTOSH: Nearly one-half of my county have written to me in regard ta thi3 law and spoken of its unjustness. I understand the intention of the bill is to keep the Ditch Commissioners from confiscating the property of the people. Mr. YOÜCHE: Thia bill proposes to repeal tbe present Circuit Court drainage law in toto, and to pass a sew act upon this subject. It provides that there shall be a jury trial, and if there were five hundred witnesses, as might be the case, it would hardly be possible for a jury to do justice to the parties concerned. The jury prevision would resalt in rendering inoperative the ditch law. Tni bill provides that if a majority of the reai dents ci tbe county remonstrate against th ditch, it will go down. In the case of a non -resident, who owned land and paid taxes, having no friends in that county, it would work a very great hardship indeed. Thia bill comes to the Senate without any recommendation from any committee. I hone so radical a measure will not come up at this late hour of the cession. Mr. SELLERS: It is not too late to do jest ice. This bill was introduced January Ji. It provides that where any two landowners of the county, or a majority of the land owners shall remeastrate, they shall proceed no farther. I say that a majority cf the people should always have control of this matter. I move the previous question. The demand was seconded, and under its creratlcn The motion (Mr. Seller's) was agreed to ytas, r4; Eays, 11 and the bill was ordered ttgroued, with amendments proposed by te viral Senators. SUPREME" COÜP.T REPORTS. The bills S. 81 and 01 were taken up. Mr. SELLERS: The report signed by the Senator from Wayne and myself proposes te sell these reports at a profit of seventy-tive cents a volume, and provides a good salary for the Reporter- The State paid $14.500 f jr her share of these reports last year. I desire to be fair to the Reporter of the Supreme Court, but let this law be passed so that hereafter these Reporters may fully unders'acd what the emoluments of the otli:e will be. Mr. YOUCHE: Two members of the committee were in favor of reducing the price of the Reports to $:! 75. Tbe Senate took a recess for dinner. AFTLRNOON SESSION. Tbe report submitted by Messrs. Sellers and Foulke was read. The minority Mr. May's report, recommending IndeMnite postponement, was rejected by yeas l'J, nays 27. Mr. MAGEE, explaining: There ii a deirsnd for some legislation on this subject. I tcirkitbad policy to indefinitely postpone this bill, so I vote "no." Mr. SELLERS: With the yiew that the bill shall be so amended as not to take eflect during the term of the present incumbent, I vote "no." Mr. SMITH, Of Jay: As the terms of the five Commissioners expire this year, which ir.creajes the number of reports about one Laif, and as it is litely there will be an Appellate Court, which will still further reduce the number of reports, and believing they ihould not cost more than $2.75 a volume, I vcte ,,aye." Mr. BAILEY: In view cf the explanation ff Senator Seller?, I change my vote to 'Mo."

Bo the Senate refcied to indefinitely poU rone the bill. Mr. YOUCHE moved that the roport siened by Mr. Fowler and himself be adopted instead of the other majority report, which leaves the law on this subject as it is, except that it proposes to cut down the priced the Supreme Court reports from $3.50 to 2 75. . There it a great deal of detail about the other report. Mr. SELLERS: The amendment which I propoae met the favor of a majority of the Heose. The volumes will not be cut down to more than nx a year. This bill provides that the State shall issue these repuxti, and have all the profit after paying all costs cf publications and oßicers. I hope thereport signed by Mr. Foulke and myeelf will be adopted. The measure fcs it stocd without the amendment was defeated in the House, but after tbe bill was engrossed, an amendment similar to the one I have ia my hands was intended to be offered, but could not be because tbe bill was ordered to be engrossed. I am tatisüed the amendment will be accepted by the House. This b: 11 Rives to the State all the profits arising from the publication cf these report. This new system i easily understood. If we pass It to-day, I don't think there will be any diiiiculty in the House. Mr. FOWLER moved to amend tbe report submitted by Senator Youche and himself by providing that the provisions of '.his bill hall not apply to the present incumbent. Mr. JOHNSON, of Tippecanoe, moved as a substitute that the provisions of this act shall go into effect from and after the 1st of January, lvMJ. The Substitute wrs rejected on a division atlirniative. 11; negative. . 5. Mr. CAMPBELL, of St. Joseph, moved as a substitute that the provisions of this act shall not take eifert till January 1, 1SS7. Mr. WtlR: Inasmuch as we wi,ll probably haye another session before !lS7'.t, I move the substitute lay on the table. The motion was rejected by yeas Is, nays 2 I. i Mr. HILLIGASS: It ia not just to cut down the emoluments ol the office daring the term of ah incumbent, who made the race understanding what the office would be worth. Let the Legislature, if any is made, effect only the man who comes into office after the bill is enacted. Had either of us made a race for any position we woul I think it unjust to have the fees of the office cut down in our lime. ; Mr. FOWLER: Like the Senator from Huntington, I hope the substitute w.ill not prevail. Mr. MAGEE: I undertake to thy that these reports can be sold for ?1.."0. You can get the Pennsylvania reports for f 1 u a volume. It i entirely wrong that any officer in the State should get the salary täat the Reporter of the Supreme Court gets, j I can show tfcat he cets nearer $'5.000 a yetir than $20,000 more than the Judgesof the Supreme Court pet.; From every town in the State a petition has come up here asking us to pa3s such a bill. Mr. McCULLOUGH: I don't believe in the theory that we can't cut down thefees or salary of an cilice duricg the term oj an incumbent. I think we have ihe right to rau late the fees ot any otflcer at any tim. The only trouble I find is I doa't know wbat are tbe emoluments on fees of thisotfice It has

been saM that the Supreme Court Reporter gets f20,0C0. That is robbery. Tba fireit trouble is to get at the facts about this office. These committees are utterly unable to get the ex-Reporters or any one else to give them any facts in regard to the :o.st of the reports. I believe we ought to maj-ce this law take effect in 1SS7, and if the Supreme Court Reporter sees fit, he can comej before the next Legislature with facts and äsk the Legislature to repeal the law. I am willing to put the price so low as to compel the Importer to come in and show what the ost is. We are doing no injustice to the Reporter when we require a showing of the cost to be made. 1 Mr. CAMPBELL, of St. Joseph: The amendment proper does not meet with my sanction. I have made it as a sort ol compromise. Heretofore we have cut down the salaries of various officers of the State, and I think it would be a bad precedent to say we could not pass upon the fees or salaries of ah office during the incumbency of an officer. We have stricken $2 a day from the tees of clerks during the present session, and it would be a dangerous thing to say w shall tot legislate upon the fees of incumbent of ficers. I Mr. SELLERS: This tame proposition was voted down in the House. If we pass a law now fixirg what will be the compensation of the cfllce of the Supreme Court Reporter, the next applicant will seek this office with his eyes open. Mi. SMITH, of Jay: Up to l80 youjcould not get any reports for anything like the price mentioned by the ßenator from Cass (Mr. Magee). A company in New York published United States Reports, foar volumes in one, for about a dollar a volume.: Thia proposed change will decrease the emolumonts of that office about half, and, in? addition, the introduction of the Appellate Court will take away a great part e.f the business of the Snprema Court Reporter. The substitute was rejected. Mr. OVERSTREET questioned whether it is competent for thia General Assembly 1 1 I ass a law to take effect alter the meeting of the next General Assembly. Mr. FOWLER: I think the Constitution u sufficiently plain on that subject. .Rads j The amendment ( Mr. Fowler s) was agreed to by yeas 20, nays 20. The question being on substituting the report of Senators Youche and Fowler for the other leport , . It wes so ordered. ; On motion by Mr. YOUCHE the report submitted by Mr. Fowler and himself was concurred in. The substitute proposed in that report was ordered eDgrosted. COUNTY SCHOOL REVENUE. Mr. HILL: S. 322 is a bill to regula tba county school revenue. This is a mattjer of great importance, not ODly to everv count? in the State but aleo to the State officers. It is also a matter of great importance to every taxpayer, because it lesseus the amount of liability ot the State Treasury. It you keep this money in the Cjunty Treasury it! will be much more sate than otherwise. I have bad the combined wisdom of the Auditor ot tbe State, Supervisor of Paölic Instruction, and the Committee on Finance to assitt in formulating this bill. I move to suspend the constitutional rule, read the bill the sä)nd time by its title, the third time by its sections, and put it upon its passage. The irotion was agreed to, and thai bill pasted by jeas Z'), najs 3. j Tt.lT. TUKNHKES, On motion of Mr. MAGEE the constitutional rule was suspended by a yea and nay vote, in order that the bill Til. R. 2D authorizirg County Commissioners to construct free turnpikes instead of county Oridges ruicht be read the second and third time and put upon its pasa&e. 1 Mr. DAVIS: I move to strike out faction 1. Mr. MAGEE: I think Section 4 ought to remain. Our city has more bridges than any city in the State. Section 4 puts in an emphatic form what has always been the law. Tbe amendment was rejected. The bill passed by jeas U5, nays 10. On motion ef Mr. MAGEE the constitutional rule was suspended and the bill H. R. ICS authorizing Councils of cities to enforce ordinancte and requiring contractors

to accept estimates, etc., was finally pawed by yai 4i. nmy O. Mr. FOULKE, on lhalf of Republicans of the Senate, presented a lengthy protest egaiost tbe passage of the apportionment bills. 6ee appendix to the Reports heightsandmeaslt.es. On motion of Mr. HROWN the Weights and Measures bill II. R. 211 was read the second time under a suspension of the constitutional rule. Mr. OVERSTREET moved to amend so that fifty pounds of sweet potatoes shall constitute a bubel and seventy pounds of corn. Mr. BROWN opposed the amendment, believing that it would kill the bill at this late !.iy in tbe session. Mr. FOWLER: This Is. an amendment that strikes directly at the farming interest of Indiana. I move to strike out "seventy pounds of corn." Mr. BENZ: All of the Western 8'ates, Kentucky and Illinois have seventy pounds to constitute a bushel. I therefore vote "no." Mr. BROWN: I can see no reason for cbsDglDg the present law. I vote "aye." Mr. DAVIS: 1 am informed by a graindealer in Elkhart that every State in the West makes seventy pounds to constitute a bushel. Mr. FOWLER: I am informed that the grain-dealers of this State would be glad to have the law changed eo they can get two more pounds on every bushel of corn than they now get. Tte motion was agreed to yeaj, nays, HI. The amendment to make lifty pounds of sweet potatoes a bushel was agreed to. COLLEGES HOLDING REAL ESTATE. On motion of Mr. FOULKE, the constitutional rule was suspended and the bill Q. R, 400 authorizing colleges and universities to hold real estate to the valus cf 1500,000 was taken up. Mr. YOUCHE moved to amend so that real estate may be received by donation or devise, but it must be dieposed of in twenty years. Mr. WEIR: I hope the amendment of the Senator from Lake (Mr. Youche) will not prevail. I am in favor of fair legislation In regard to the educational Industries of the State. This ill has passed the House. There are these wl o feel toward this institution in such a way that they aie prompted to leave to this iL uticn a large endowment of real state. 1 -e n reason why the university should not loid this real estate. Mr. FOL'LKE: I move to add after the word advise "to purchase on foreclosure of mortgage, give to secure any part of the endowment fund," Mr. YOUCHE: The purpose of this amendment is not to prevent them from receiving the real estate, but the purpose is to prevent them fiom using uo the real estate. Mr. OVERSTREET: Why not gi?e the institution the right to build up itself by private enterprise? Any educational institution should have the risht to hold $300.000

if they can use it. Mr. FOULKE: I don't think any university receiving .3CO,00 would cause any real estate crisis. I think we had better not jeopardize the bill by any amend aients. Mr. WEIR: At the time of the incorporation of Del'auw it was allowed to bold real estate to the amount of 00,000. Now thej are asking that they be allowed to hold real estate to the amount of $500.090, which gome benevolent person desires to give them. Mr. YOrCHE: 1 believe there are twenty such institutions in this S'ate, and under this bill there would be $10,000,000 wrapped up in these institutions. Mr. WEIR: I would not object if they held that much. Mr. WINTER: Tho object of this bill is to allow every instilution to show each and every one 5ÖCO.CO0 more than they need f r the purpce for which it was incorporated. I am ready to allow every educational institution the riRht to buy or receive by purcbae property or anything else for the purposes for which It has been incorporated. Sach action as that proposed by the bill is against all reason. Mr. THOMFoON: I am not afraid to allow institutions to receive large donations. Mr. CAMPBELL, cf 8t. Joseph: If a college has five hundred thousand dollars as an income the presumption is that it is going to be invested in real estate or some other live procerty to bring an income. Mr. 8MITH. of Jay: This bill is against the policy of our law. I am opposed to it. Mr. SMITH, of Jennings: The opposition to this bill is that the institutions would acquire by purcbae or gift large amounts tf real estate which they would not yield up. It would bo the creation of a landed monopoly, with landlords and tenants. I am not sure that thia would be the right sort of a corporation to create. When this $ QO,000 becomes invested in real estate it will be gmped by tbe university and not yielded up. Tne people of Indiana will live to regret that a university has been allowed to become a grasping monopoly. It is against the policy of our government and against the policy of human right that a university should hold real estate The queat'on beio on tbe amendmers . (Mr. Foulte's) the yote resulted yeas 1 nays 10. No quorum voting the Senate adjourne ! until 9:)0 to-morrow morning. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, March 5, 1SS3 0 a. m. TUE HTATE MILITIA. The unfinished business was consideration of the bill JS. S to regulate the State militia. Mr. BROWNING: I do not see how thi, bill can pass. The Constitution eays that no colored men shall belong to it; and while I have no prejudice against that race, yet I am sworn to support the Constitution, and for that reason I cm not support this bill. Mr. TOWNSEND: Does not the Constitution of the United States declare this State constitutional provision vo:d? And are you not sworn to support the United State Constitution? Mr DROWNING : I do not believe that tbe United States has any right to interfere with this State right. Mr. PATTEN: I am a member of the G. A. R., and my po3t doea not wish this bill. Thia is an unjust measure. It will throw an extra burden en the people. Do the men Mho labor ask for a military institution in Indiana? No. It is only the people in tbe cities who ask for it and for what purpose? It is for the purpose o' crushing out labor. It is a direct blow at wage laborers, aud if they dare raise their voices to oppression this militia is to declare a riot and charge upon the laborers. The bill declares that the cfficeis are to be chosen by an Examining Board. This is very objectionable. The militia, if there s one, should select its own officers. Tfcen there is tax exemption, which would entail much loss to the ftate. We should rather encourage out ?oung men to thinking rather than to wa.ching. It is proposed to donate a large sum to purchase uniforms for these men to strut in. It will amount to over $100, 0C0 per annum. It is an institution to rob the school fund. I hope the members of thia House, especially the Dem ocratic members, will assert themselves and eee that this bill does not pass. We need have no fears of mobs under Democratic rule. It is not a militia but a standing armv. Mj. CORDON; I dp not desire to jaaie

any attack without rams upon this MIL I do think that a clos scrutiny of the bill will develop no reason that will be approved by tbe people why the bill should pass. If the bill pass, it should have, on one or two grounds, that either it Is an ornament to the State or that It is needed. Will anyone say that because other 8tates haye it we should have it as an ornament, to satisfy the whims "f a few? We are told that there Is to be an appropriation of but $10,000. Don't delude "yourself. Money will be demanded constantly and it ia but tbe beginning of etupenduous military organizations of the State. In private arguments the supporters of the bill say, "give us a etart." The cost to the State will not be less than $2.".000 per annum. Even though you have 17,000 petitioners for the bill, don't forget the 600,000 voters who have not been heard from. An organization to secure petitions against it would far out-weigh the petitions for it. Don't let it be said that on the very day a Democratic administration came into power that the Indiana Assembly organized a standing army; we do not need it. There ia no foreign war coming on, nor is there an impending riot. No man need charge that the Democrats on this floor are fearing labor riots. Go into the States which have malitla, and they are no more peaceful than Indiana. Take Ohio, for instance, with its Cincinnati and Hocking Valley riots, and yet that that State pays G0,0C0 per year for its militia. It is the same in Pennsylvania. The cost of uniforms will be at least $30. ODO. then there is the $10.000 appropriation and the release from poll tax. It will ba too great a burden for the taxpayer. Does Marion County want thij tax on its property for the fake of a parade through the streets of Indianapolis' I have that confidence in the people which precludes any ffar of riotous destruction of property, Mr. GOODING : The gentleman from rutnam (Mr. Gordon) ha9 stated thu question most thoroughly. What is the necessity of enactiDg this bill.into a law? Don't delude yourselves with the idea that the law can be repealed In two years. The military organizations will then be here with demands. Henry Clay once warned the people against military power. In time of war I am for soldiers: but in times of peace let us have peace. It is twenty years since the war, and even our Republican friends have discovered that it is over. What necessity is there for this bill now? It will make Indiana a general encampment for this militia. Some speak of riots in cities, where some CDrporaticn of grat power is keeping men at starvation's door and want "protection." The Sheriff can call every man in the county to his aid to tuppress riot. The Democratic party is for the people, and it can not afford to pass this bill. Mr. SMITH, of Wairit k: Being a member of tbe Military Committee, and the only member opposing this unjust Military bill, I will oiler some thoughts against it. I represent a county which does not favor a standing army. I followed the old flag with roy musket. But these are times of peaca. You will rind a great many men braver in peace than in war. It has been urged that other States pay for military organizations, but as we do not need it I can not see why we should favor it. We should vote down tbe bill and save the taxpayer thousands of dollars. We want no such 8tate dignity. Mr. LOYD: I would like to support a reasonable bill regarding the militia, but I would rather encourage something of benefit to tbe State. I would rather vote to organize farmers' sons into a company for better stock raising or a comraay of carpenters' sons or the like. Bat sack a scheme would not meet with favor here. I do not cre to "point with pride" to any military organize tion. I happen to be adjutant of a post ot G. A. R , and it does not fvor it. We should

not contemplate the organization of military een, I pay, though the workingmen were organizing to protect themselves against opj pret sion. Let it not be sent abroad that we uprose any jaoor organization. Mr. DITTEMORE: While I am too old to take part in military parade, yet I favor the education of the young men. I am no alarmist. I am willing to trust the State ollicers of whatever political party. When property is destroyed and tbe lives of innocent ones threatened, then I want the military to quell such trouble. I like to treat this subject fairly. I am not sure that a compuny would bs organized in my county, but rry people are not afraid of the bill. Mr. GARRISON: I am the representative of a county which has an interest in this measure. It seems that this bill is an inroad against the principles of the Democratic party. We have provided our children with books instead of swords, and we are capable of self government. There is a dispute between capital and labor. I believe it would be calamitocs alike to pat the military in tbe hands of capital cr in the hands of lv bor. Mr. MURPHY: I am a member of the G. A. R., but I tee no necessity for tli9 bill Mr. HARREL.L: Wearenot hera to make military laws. We do not need sach, aad the people will not iavor it. The expense will be heavy and the good nothing. I have tnlled the bill carefully, but I can not hod the need of the law. I believe the bill to be unconstitutional. Mr. PENDLETON: I am an advocate of this bill. The opposition has drawn largely J upon imsgination regarding the bill and the cost. The long list of omcers is complimentary not one cent ot tax upon the people. The only argument I have heard against this bill is the constitutionality of admitting colored men; bat that may be 89 declared by the Supreme Court and stricken out. We have five companies in Indianapolis, and they are all laboring men, and hard laboring men. Mr. BARNEY: As the representative of 17,CC0 old Eoldiers, I must say that they are almost unanimously in favor of this bill. In tbe seventy-one counties where petitions come from, every old soldier is in favor of it. Go back before the war, when we were sleeping in peace, and a volcano suddenly bursts under our feet. Tbe militia was the backbone of the war of 112. We may need a militia suddenly in Indiana. No man regards brfss buttons when he is going to be shot at. There is nothing in the ornament argument. The bill passed yeas, fG; nays. G5. Mr. ADAMS, explaining his vote, said: Inasmuch as I hold in my hand a petition in favor of this bill from eighty-six taxpayers of my county, headed by the heaviest taxpayers of the county, I vote "aye." Mr. BEST: Because I bslieve that it isdemarded. I vote ''aye." Mr. BOOE: Because I am opposed to military powers in times of peace; because it is against the principles of our Government to equip and maintain large military forces; because it endangers the future peace of our country, in that it engenders a military spirit; because it will largely increase our burden of taxation; because this is an era of greatest peace acd such a vat military force is not needed: becanse, lastly, the people do not demand it, but it is only asked by red-tape military companies, I yote "no." Mr. BOYD: Because I think it needful, I yote "aye." Mr. BROWNING: Because I believe it unconstitutional, and because I am opposed to taxing old soldiers to support home guards. I vote "no." Mr. CO PEL AND: Being opposed to howling mobs and riofs, and because I think a power should be put in the hands of the Governor, I vote aye." Mr, FRLNKLLN; The bill is nol free

from objection, but it is better than no bill. I vcte 'aye," Mr. HOBAN: I thought last night that I wonld vote for this bill, but as I think it an tl-Democratic, and as I think that morality is better than firearms, and thinking it unnecessary, 1 vote "no." Mr. KELLISON: Because I am not in favor of filling tbe laboring men with bullets instead of bread, because history has taught me that all other Republics have perished because of military tactics and standing armies. I vete "no." Mr. MAUK, of Wayne: Because I have a petition signed by .T0 people of the great Quaker county which Mr. Gooding spoke of, and because I represent, with my colleague, those people, and not Mr. Gooding, I yote "aye." MriMclIENRY: Though a large petition was sent to me asking the passage of this bill, yet I believe it was signed under a m'.saprehen&lon; I vote "no." Mr. McMlCIIAEL: I have a petition of 250 names, from all parties of St. Joseph County, asking for the passage of this bill. I vote "aye." Mr. 03BORN : I voted aza'.nst the bill before, because I had a misapprehension. I vote for it now, became I understand it, and because the Senate has relieved it of its objectionable features. I believe in a system of protecticn to life and property. I vote "aye." Mr. PASSAGE: Becaute the militia in this State has never been used for improper purposes, and because I don't believe it will be, 1 vote "aye." Mr. REEVES: B?cauee my peopls demand it, tbnneh 1 have eome misgivings atout tbe biil, I vote "aye." Mr ROBlNfcON: Ecause we Should cltivfe tbe arts of peace instead of the theory of war. I vote "no." Mr. SMITH, of Tippecanoe: Because tbe Constitution eays that citizens may täte up Kirus in their defence; because its spirit was inorsfdby Thomas Jelferson, not because I fear riotn at home; because I wish our army to be fully equipped and ready, I vote "five." Mr. STALE Y: I am a man of peace, but in the time of peace prepare for war. The people of Indiana demand the law. I hold, a petition signed by 175 men from my county, mostly working men, asking it: therefore I vote "ave." Mr. TOWNSEND: Because I do not entertain the misgivings experienced here to-day; because I am not afraid of the soldier; for 'precautionary reasons; and that I may oe allowed a little personality, I think I should vote, opposite to Mr. Browning. I vote "aye." Mr. WILLIAMS: Becanse I believe it contrary to the spirit cf our country, I vote aye." The vote was then announced as above. So the bill passed.

AFTERNOON SESSION. CLAIMS. Mr. CRECELIOS, from the Committee on Mileage and Accounts, presented a concurrent resolution H. R. 31 recommending that the Doorkeeper of the House and T. W. Tomlineon, short hand reporter, be allowed certain sums on account of the Knightstown investigation. The resolution was adopted. "the ptatk militia. Mr. McMULLEN moved to reconsider the vote pacing tbe bill S. fcS regarding the militia nf the State. Mr. D1TTEMORE moved to lay the motion cn the table. The latter motion was agreed to by yeas 51, nays -11. THE ESEKAL A ri'KO I'RI ATIOX KILL. Mr. PATTEN moved that the House at 3 o'clock take up the bill rf. R. 47'.) to mike general appropriation for the State government. On motion by Mr. DITTEMORE the motion was laid on the table yeas, .G; nays, CLARK. AND FLOYD COURT TERMS. The Senate amendments to the bill H. R. 4.X) changing tbe time of molding courts in Floyd and Clark Counties were concurred in. U. S. GRANT. The Senate concurrent resolution expressing a vote of thaDks to Congress for placing General Gr:mt on the retired list was adopted. MSSOLVIKG AN ASSOCIATION. The bill 8. 325 authorizing the dissolution of the Eastern Indiana Agricultural Association was rf ad the third time. Mr. HARRELL siad that the bill should not pass, as a majority of the citizens opPMr. FISHER favored the bill because it W8 8 the wish of his constituents. The bill pa??ert by yeas 7S, cays 10, Mr. BARNEY exp'aining his vote said: All oTPr northern Indiana are some old fair grounds which are an eyetore, and will remain so because of eome stubborn member. I vole "aye." l osns kok rn Lie r.uiLDiNf-s The bill 8. 7 to authorize Cjunty Conxmitsioners to issue bonds tor public buildings, was read the third time and passed yeas, 7f; nays, I. rnOTKCTIOX TO streams. Mr. Hanlon's bill H. R. 2J9 concerning tbe planting of billows on tbe banks of streams was read the third time and passed yeas, S7; nays, 1. TAXATION. Mr. Gordon's bill H. R. 31 concerning taxation was read the third time. Mr. GORDON: This bill takes the Board of Equalization from the County Coaimissicners and Circuit Judge aud puts it in the hands of the County Commissioners and A??essors. Mr. SMITH, of Tippecanoe: I think the bill is not as rood as the old law. Mr. FRENCH believed that It would be an improvement if the bill should pass. Mr. DONH03T: The present law has been in our county an improvement over the old law. The bill was defeated yeas, 23; nays, "3. Mr. ADAMS, explaining his vote, said that the new law was too much like a man trying his own case In a lower court, and then sitting as a judge in a higher court upon appeal. He therefore voted "no." ASSIGNMENTS. Mr. Twinebam's bill H. R. 220 to proVide for voluntary assignments, was read thö third time and passed yeas, 77; nays, Hi. COMMON SCHOOLS. Mr. TONER'S bill H. R 4SI to provide tor a general system of public schools, was read the third time and passed by yeas nays 31. U RAVEL R0AI3. Mr MOCK'S bill H. R 117 concerning gravel roads, was read tbe third time and pasted yea?, 7S;nays, Tbe House adjourned until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. A Defective Flae. Marion, Ind., March 4. This morning at 5:30 o'clock the machine shop of Mickern Hudson, with all its machinery, situated on the corner of Adams and Fifth streets, was destroyed by fire. .Lota about ?2,000, principally covered by insurance in the Indiana Insurance Company, of Indianapolis, and German, of litlsburg. Caue, defective flue.

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