Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1889 — INDIANA LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

A WEEK’S DOINGS OF OUR STATE LAW-MAKERS. Resolutions Offered —Bills Introduced— Some Passed and Others Defeated—A Summary of the Proceeding*. Feb. 21.—1 n the House the Foster fe* *nd salary bill was defeated. A bill was passed relating to cemetery In the Senate bills were passed to refund the State debt at a lower rate of interest; to exempt from examination teachers who have taught for teu years consecutively, and appropriating money to complete and furnish the additional hospital for the insane. Feb. 22.—The bill providing for the creation of a Supreme Court Commission was passed over Gov. Hovey’s veto, in both branches. t i The Senate passed the bill depriving the Governor of the right ,to appoint a State Geologist; also, a Mine aud Oil Inspector. A bill was passed regulating the manufacture and sale of dynamite in Indiana. In tho House, Cullen’s temperance bill was indefinitely postponed. Bills passed: To puuish “White Capism;’’ authorizing the appointment of a Humane Inspector at Indianapolis aud Evansville. Thirty-throe persons, to fill offices recently created, were selected by caucus. Feb. 23.—A resolution was adopted in the Senate requiring the Committee on Railroads to report the bill referred tc it, providing, substantially, that the long and short haul clause of the interstate Commerce act should apply to railroad traffic in Indiana. Tho following bills were pnssod; The school textbook; to prohibit the explosion of dynamite within 1,200 yards of any ledge of rock suitable for building purposes, without the consent of the ownei thereof.

House Bills passed: To build a sower for the Prison North; to exempt honorably discharged soldiers and pailors from paying poll tax. Feb. -15.—There was a red flag fluttering in the House to-day, and for several seconds there was danger of “bloodj gore” so much so that a lady fainted. A bill wa6 under providing for the purchase of tan acres ofi land fronting tho Logansportlnsane Asylum, and Mr. Foster urged the purohaße, and Mr. Adams, who opposed it, got into » heated diseuesiohy in which the, “lie’ wap exchanged frequently. The ordered the words of both gentlemen taken down. The bill failed 'tb phss by a vote of 34 nays to 33 ayes. The House took up the Election bill, passing it bj a vote of 03 to 21. All who voted in the negative were Republicans. The Senate held a brief morning session, passing a bill creating the office oi State Houso Custodian, and engrossing the Kankakee Land bill. Thon it adjourned to see Harrison off. In the afternoon it passed a bill making separate Judicial Circuits out of Marion and Hendricks Counties, and also the on* reorganizing the Fire and Police Departments of the city and placing then: under one control. The Republican* opposed this bill with might and main. Feb. 26.—A ‘bill depriving the Governor of the right to appoint a State Mine Inspector and an Oil Inspectoi was passed over Gov. Hovey's veto. In the Senate a bill was passed repealing the law limiting the rutes oi rents allowed for the use of telephones* A bill was also passed appropriating $50,000 for cutting a channel for th< Kankakee River at Momence, 111. In the House a compulsory school bill .was passed to engrossment. ’ Feb. 27.—A bill providing for liv* stock inspectors in certain cities wai passed. While prohibition was under discussion in the Legislature, Representative Willard accused the Republicans of Pharisaism, and told them they were ir their anti-liquor attitudes. Representative Stanley (Republican) made som* reply and Willard responded acrimoniously reflecting on Stanley. Representative Linck (Republican) asked th« Speaker if Willard had not called Stanley a liar. Willard took up the questios and said he had not. “Yes, you did,’ said Linck; “you called him a liar, bnf you can’t call me one.’’ He then advanced to Willard in a passion an & struck him in the face. 'Willard wai seated at the time. There was great excitement and a rush toward the contestants, resulting in their separation Linck’s language was taken down, and after cooling down ho humbly apologized. He said Williard had greatly exasperated him and he had struck him while smarting under Willard’s supposed reflection on his colleague. In the Senate, the bill taking fee* from the Supremo Court Reporter, an<k making his salary $4,000, was discussed and engrossed. A bill providing for s board of public works in Indianapoli* was also engrossed. A local candidate in the last election, who had to set ’em up for the bovs very frequently, says, “a public oflice is a" publia thirst.’’ The grumbler who occasionally finds himself at a loss for something to kick ' about is advised to purchaso a foot-ball. ! “Love is a beautiful blossom,” affirms a j line from a rejected contribution. Sort of | • ve suppose.. r

The governor has approved the new election law. The bill calculated to smash the school-book trust has become a law without the signature of the Governor who lacked the nerve to either approve or disapprove. The Indianapolis Sun (independent): In his cabinet, as Reported ecently, Gen. Harrison has made not only a geographical mistake, but has erred in the selection of men. The great statesmen of the republican party like Sherman, Allison, Hawley, Evarts, Edmunds and others hav- been ignored and men of but mediocre ability and comparative obsennty, so far as the nation is concerned have been g tliered about the chief executive. Blaine is called a statesman, but he never arose to the dignity of such a title. S«heming, deceitful, corrupt and vindictive, but fascinating find’ magnetic in his intercourse with men, he has forced himself into a position of prominence. His whole course gives the lie to the theory that reward comes to those who justly deserve it. Window, once looked upon as able, pare and conservative, is now denied by his own state, and his name has been tainted by Northern Pacific corruption. Noble, an unknown lawyer of some ability has been taken from a state that is always sure to give a large democratic majority. Wanamaker, the merchant prince, the crusher of smaller rival;-!, the boodle-raiser, the hypocrite who teaches honor, virtue and integrity on Sunday and raises $400,000 for a political corruption fund on Monday, comes next. W. H. H. Milleya g; od lawyer, the partner of the president, ui known beyond his state, is selected over John C. New, J. N. Huston and attorney-general Mich oner, the able workers for Harrison in Indiana. Proctor, the dealer in Vermont granite tombstones and the boss of the political machine in his state, is stil another without n-tional acquaintance or statesmanship. Husk, the Wisconsin

ex-govern©r who is too lazy to comb his hair and who made it his business to whitewash the infamous dens of iniquity and prostitution in the pineries of his state is also on the list. Then comes Ben. Jb 4 . Tracy, the lawyer from New Terk, famo .s in history as the general who kept as far from ti>e front as possible, an attorney in the Beecher-Tilton case, a shrewd machine worker, but a man as devoid of statesmanship as a turnip is of blood. This is the latest list of the cabinet oppointments,J four of those named haijing from the extreme east, and four from the middle west. Thegsouth and the Pacific slope are ignored, and Michigan, Ulineis aid Ohio, the strong republican stand-bys of the west, were forgotten in the shuffle for cabinet cards. The one most conspicuous feature of the matter is the evident purpose ot Harrison to be president in fact, A cabinet of small "men will not and cannot interfere with him.” In pur view thtj ‘one most con • spieuous the matter is the evident purpose” Jof Blaine to control Harrison and the ether small men of the administration present constituted.

*lt is not at all to the credit of the democratic gentlemen who were mainly instrumental in inducing the boy, Girard, to swear m his vote last fall after he had been challenged on seemingly very good grounds, teat they now allow him to lie in jail three or four mouths, for want of a few hundred dollars bail. They got him into the trouble and ought, in honor, to stand by him uutil the end,—Republican. Onr neighbor is good at flinging inuendoes. We undertake to say, however, he cannot designate the “democratic gentlemen” he has in his—mind’s eye, only.

Referring to the recent examination of Dudley, the Indianapolis News (republican) which has been his stannoh defender, says: “There is some information from Washington about the proceedings in the Dudley letter case that does not inform. Dudley entered a motion to quash the subpena which the New York Evening Post had procured to compel him to testify. This was denied by the court. — What followed is difficult to dis cern. The information is' that it was not as satisfactory to the New York parties as it might have been,’ but in what way does not appear. Dudley was squarely asked if he wrote the letter. He refused to answer, claiming that there was a oriminal proceeding against him and that his answer might criminate him; and in reply he read written statement. What the conclusion of the whole matter was does nut appear. What the i.eople want to know is did Mr. Dudley write the letter urging the bribery of voters? He telegraphed to The News iu answer to the query that the letter w*s “a lase forgery.”— W hy|oan he not say so now ? If h e wrote a letter legitimate in itselt, which was altered to make it illegitimate, what is to hinder him from specifying? So far as we are able to gather from the report of what was done at this examination, it looks very much as if Mr. Dudley wrote that letter. The News has simply to repeat its first statement that if he did he is a scoundrel, and he ought to be m the pen ten tiary.”

So Dudley admits he would arminate himself if he swears either way; i. e., if he should swear he did uot write it he would criminate himself to the extent tli at would require a defense on charge of perjury—if he admits vri ing it, then ho agrees with i'he News’ statement that “he is a scoundrel, and lie ought to be in the penitentiary.” The Indianapolis Sentinel offered him ‘big money’ if he would put in an appearance at Indianapolis and swear he didn’t write it, but he failed to materialize.