Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1879 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TTEDNESD AY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1879-

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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12. UEISL.ATITE GOSSIP.

- 8ATUBDAY, MARCH 1. There are so many objections to the fee and salary bill as passed the House that it is very doubtful whether It can get through the Senate. Senators speak of a law of the kind in much the same way as members of the - House they are all in favor of a fair and Judicious . reduction of salaries, bat not to the extent of forcing a man to work for nothing and keep himself; so the Indications are that many Important changes and amendments will be made by the Senate. The compensations of county auditors and treasurers, as provided by the bill, are thought to be much fairer than those of the sheriff and clerk, which are totally inadequate. The bill makes reductions in the cases of the latter to the extent of SO, and in some items of 60 - and 70 per cent. . The clerk of Hendricks county was in the city during the past week, and he declared that it -would leave him without a dollar. The average salary throughout the State of county clerks, according to the old law, ran from about 11,500 to 92,003. This bill reduces them to sums ranging from $600 to 800. For our own satisfaction and that of our readers, we visited County Clerk Ransdell on Saturday, and compared the fees allowed under the old law and the new law. " We took the figures of an average litigated case, which has run through two terms of court, and found that under the old law the fees amounted to 9.30, while nnder the new law, as passed the House, the fees of this same case would yield only 11.14. Another list of fees amounted to $3.25 under the old law, while under the new they were reduced to 57 cents. Mr. Ransdell would be entirely satisfied with any reasonable reduction, but is hardly prepared for such a sweeping one as this law proposes. We understood that this same unequal reduction prevails in the bill regarding the fees or the sheriff. Under this state of affairs it is hardly possible that the law will pass the Senate without important changes. - The expenses of the coioner's office under the bill, as was showed by nndeniable figures on Saturday received from Coroner Wishard, are absolutely increased, and that very largely. Representative Sleeth voted against the bill with many others, simply because it was so very defec tive in many of its features, and because of many serious objections which he named in a conversation which we held with him on Sat urday. . The codification of the school laws of Indiana, so handsomely done by Professor Smart, was laid upon member's desks on Saturday. It makes a very neat pamphlet of 55 pages An index would improve it. Two hundred copies were ordered printed through a resoluionamade a few days ago by the wide-awake, alue-eyed member from Monroe Mr. Myers. Representative Saint had an editorial leader devoted to him, and admiration for his work work as legislator, by our sprightly, little weekly contemporary, the Southside, in last weeks' issue. Representative Copeland, growing weary of his desk, took position in, and surveyed his brother members from the ladies' gallery on Saturday. The gallery was entirely .empty of the bevy of fair ones which usually are pres ent . there, so that it was hardly a fair test of his reputation for bashfulness. Mortgages held by foreign insurance companies must in future ba foreclosed in the -counties where the property is located, and not by United States courts as heretofore has been the case. This will prove less expensive to mortgageors. We tapped the governor, on Saturday, for "extra" session on draught nary a drop, Judge Osborne very sensibly objected to the immense amount of lobbying going on for pet measures ' of various kinds, and Representa tive Daily drew attention to the noise made by speotatiors. The speaker said the rules would be enforced, in future, la regard to the matters named, and said the time now was for "acting and not talking," so the prospect for the last week of the session is "business," pure and simple. The old Morgan raid claims were galvanized into semi-existence again by a resolution of Mr. Vawter, requesting aid from Congress for their payment. The "fee and salary" bill passed the House by yeas 64, nays 30. Those voting "no, far as we could inform ourselves, did so, not because they were opposed to a reduction, but simply because they had various objections to the bill itself; while many who voted in favor of it did so, not because the bill net their views, but because they had reason to hope that the objections would be met by the Senate, to which the bill goes immediately. The "school book" bill staggered to its feet for a few moments on Saturday, but the House knocked it down summarily It was a clear case of "provoke." The bill Is not popu lar. The State geologist only escaped a trip over the political Styx, from the absence of suflV eient members to make the constitutional majority in favor of the trip. Representative Copeland's bill which regu lates railroad freights on flour, corn and wheat went through safely by a big majority. The House held for the first time a session on Saturday night. The most important feature of the session was the reading of the specific appropriation bill. Among the items are : Furnishing and finishing female in sane hospital.... 4 25,000 Deficiency of appropriations for insane hospital for the year ending October 31, IS79. Sewerage, fire escapes, and repairs female reformatory- . New cell house and cell, southern prison ., . ..... New- chapel hospital, clothing room and laundry and fire protection Deficiencies in the nay of Judges for 25,000 12,000 50,000 12,000 service! 1878-1879 12.119,50 Governor Bishop, of Ohio, with parties representing the Ohio State Reform school and the State board of charities will arrive in the city to-day. Legislative committees have been appointed to receive and do honor to the dis- . tinguished guests. The bill to provide against the running at large of domestic animals pssed to a second reading In the House on Saturday night. We hope that the dogs and cats of Indianapolis are included, and some means provided to "corral" the festive creatures. W.W. Herod Is the Tom Car win of the Lower House. Everybody knows him, slaps him on the back and calls him "Billy." Those who don't know him wants to make his acquaint ance right now. When most members arise to talk, about one-half of the House attend to something else, other i nan pay attention to them, but when Billy Herod talKs all listen and all laugh. No matter how unpopular the cause, how uncouth the subject, or how lndel lcate the matter, he treats everything in such a genial, "bon hommle," Blll-Herodish sort of style as captivates everybody and forces atten tion. On Friday when the taxing oj church property wai under discussion, he was rather in favor of taxing the churches. but, intuitively perceiving that the bill would in an probability fail, did not wish to see it go by default so made a stagger in Hi favor. He described the magnificence and gorgeoosness of our modern churches, costing hundreds and thousands of dollars; the expensively cushioned pews; trained choirs, regulated by the leader brandishing a war club, which he believed was called a "baton," and all the mag-

niflcient appointments of our temples of re

ligion. "One Sunday," said Mr. Herod, "a stranger possibly from Ripley county ap peared in one of our city churches. ' He had not blackened his boots, and was in the ordinary garb of the wayfarer. An uther.wlth a bouquet of sweet and saintly odor promenaded In and around our stranger, but totally oblivious to his presence. At length the stranger beckoned to the usher and whispered. "Is this the Lord's House?" ' The usher, astonished at the question, bowed politely and replied, "It is." The stranger took another good square look at the usher and the bouquet and said, "Is he in T" Mr. Herod forgot to state whether he received a seat' or not,' but con tinued: "This kind of religion " reminded him 'of the man who said that if he had not got religion before the war he was afraid he would never had any. As it was, his neighbor bad said if he had not have been told so he would never have known that he made any pretensions in that direc tion " It is fair to Mr. Herod to say that he disclaimed making any reflections or intending auy disrespect for the church, but ' with the extravagance and display made by some modern churches with their tall steeples, expensive buildings and extravagant appointments, it was sometimes a query with him whether God and His religion were the objects of their worship, or vanity and pride. The bill called for taxing all church property of tre value of $5,000 and upward. It was defeated notwithstanding Mr. Herod's effort, but all listened anu all laughed. Representative Cunningham, of Harrison, being a modest, quiet gentleman, seeks no especial notoriety, and for that reason we allude to him as one of the most attentive and vigilant members of the House. He has been engaged in school teaching, but we suppose this taste of law-making will cause him to hunger for law study, and we hope to hear of him In the near future asone of the profession. He is a pleasant, modest gentlemau, does but little laiKing, out a iuu snare of voting, anu always on haud to do it intelligently. The Senate works as steady as a clock when no political measures are on the oarpet. When tnut is tue case me two patties are so evenly divided that Greek meets Greek and the tug of battles comes with varying for tune. On Saturday morning the regular order business was. Senate bills Nos. 81 and 278. both in relation to the practice of medicine. No. 81 Is Senator Foster's bill, amended by the committee on sanitary affairs, and the work done by those two wide awake senators. Menzies ana wooiien. jno. zts is senator Reeve's bill. When this subject come before the Senate, Senator Reeve desired that his Dill should be discussed, while Senators Mensies and Woollen, of course, preferred the other bill, No. 84. As tne friends of medical legislation were divided on the bills, it was considered best to refer the bills to a select committee of three, who will harmonize them and report to the Senate this morning. We understand that the committee will report in favor of Senator Reeve's bill, with some modtncations or amendments taken from Senator Foster's bill. The session of the Legislature Is ranldlv drawing to a close, and as yet no apportion ment out nas passea tne senate. cnorts nave been made from time to time to get ud a bill that would suit Senator Davis, but thus far without success. There remains only a few days more, out tue renate expects to pass a satisfactory bill before adjourning. How it will be done is not altogether settled. It is rumored uiat a Din on wnicn au can unite is perfected. or nearly so. This once out of the wav. and a clear held is before the Senate for a mass of business awaiting its action. The committee to investigate the charges against Drs. Jameson and Kverte will meet at the Grand Hotel to-night to take testimony in the case. The Senate on Saturday authorized tne.comniii tee to employ asnort-uana reporter. It is probable that tue investigation will occupy considerable time and it is unlikely that me case win do conciuuea Dy tue time tne Legislature adlonrns. The accused parties de mand a full and complete investigation. xne committee to investigate tue insurance fees of the stale auditor's oilice will meet tonight to begin the investigation. Mr. Lacy, photograpuer, of Vance's block, has taken the photos of nearly all the senators, and In a short time will have them ready in groups. Airs, benator woollen visitea tne Senate with her husband on Saturday. She and the senator are guests of our Attorney General wooiien. MONDAY, MARCH 3. In reference to the proposed fee and salary bill, passed by the House and now in the Sen ate, the following figures may be of interest. They were furnished by two gentlemen of ability and experience, who are not connected witn any county omce, ana nave no interest in penaing legislation, iney speaK lor them selves. The clerk's fees In an ordinary default case may be taken as a test of the whole bill, and the following taxation is submitted: TAXATION OF A DEFAULT CASK CXDEK THE FEE BILL OF 1834. FiliDg complaint and exhibit 10c. enter ing action 5c SO 15 summons and nllng same 5oc. docketing we 1 13 Motion and order to call defendant 20 Order of default 10c, motion aud order to submit cause 20c 30 Trial 23C, motion and rule to answer 22c..... 47 Order showing finding 103, filing note 5c... 15 Motion lor judgment luc, entering Judg ment 20c 30 Judgment docket loc, entry docket loc. snerin s return ibc ....... .. 45 Examining records 20c, satisfactions 45c.... 65 Fee book and taxing 25c .'........ 25 Total si 07 USDEB THE FEE BILL OF 1875. Filing complaint and exhibit . . 10 Dockets.. . .. 40 Entry on order book. ...................... ..... 60 Filing original note ...... 5 Judgment docket.. ....... 10 Satisfaction..... ...... , , . 10 Taxing fees 10 SmnmoDS- 55 Copy of sheriff's return......... .... ..... 50 Copy of Judgment on entry docket... 60 register oi iees....... . Total . . .S3 15 UNDER THE PROPOSED HOUSE BILL. Filing complaint,., Issuing summons . 05 35 06 05 51 Dockets and order books.... Satisfaction of J udgment.. Total Recapitulation Default cases under fee bill of 1854 St 07 Default cases under fee bill of 1875... 3 15 Under proposed House bill ........ 51 Reduction by pending House bill from fee bill of 1854..... 87J4 per c. From fee bill of 1875 (present hill) 83 per c. That is to say.where clerks now get SI forcer tain services, they will, under the proposed bill, receive not to exceed 16 cents. The figures above given can be substantiated by expert anu uisiuieresusu eviueuce. It is further stated by the gentleman furn isblng the foregoing, that the fees for miscellaneous services rendered by the clerks are still further reduced, giving them, in many instances, notning at an tor ine laoor oi mni self and deputies. It will be seen that the foregoing comnarlson apolies only to clerk's fees, but a careful analysis of House bill No. 344 will disclose the fact that the fees of all the other officers are cutdown in nearly the same proportion when compared with the present law, aud In many counties of the State would not pay for fuel and light. The "fee and salary" bill was ordered printed yesterday by the Senate, and will come up for consideration mis morning at luomoca. The Senate passed Senator Davis' apportion ment bill yesterday afternoon to engrossment. It Is looked upon as a fair bill. At all events it is the best bill that the Democrats could get so late in tne session. Mr. Williard'sbill. No. 483. passed the Hone yesterday, it is intended to prevent railroads trom annealing oow cases to the supreme court. It provides that If the decisions are not reversed by the supreme court, then from 50 to iui per cent, or uamages snail ue mulcted above the amount recovered In the lower court. Should this bill pass the Senate. It will be a great relief to the farming classes, who have been forced to accept j ust what railroads were willing to pay for stock Kiuea. m ins is legislation in lavor or tne com mon people. The Ohio visitors arrived In the city yester day, and took carriages for the reformatory institute. Some of Representative Saint's constituents are under toe impression mat ne ota not make a very stiff fight for his "local option bill." We were at some pains to hunt up what be did say and to-day puoiisn nis remaras in another column, ne aia an tow neeouia and the bill failed by a very small vote, The bill for a re-appralsement of real estate this spring, failed on its final passage In the Honse yesterday. The ways and means -committee were dead against it. Messrs. Humph ries and Willard made strong speeches in op position, win Engusn maae a very oosci nate and creditable fight in its fayor, backei up by Means. Gordon, Sleeth

and some others, but it was no use. Many representatives from the counties of purely agricultural Interests made the argument that only the laiger cities were Interested that the regular appraisement would be made next year anyhow, and on th9 final vote 45 voted against If, to 41 in Its favor. The Senate spent a large portion of the day In the discussion of the "medical" or anuqnaok bill. It finally parsed to engrossment. Senator Heilman's resignation has been accepted by the governor, aod Vanderbnrg county Is not represented In the Senate. Mr.

ueuman goes into tne next congress. Senator Davenport was aided In his duties yesterday bv his handsome and accomplished daughter, Miss Davenport, of Elkhart. i ne governor cnaperonea several laaies very gallantly through the mazes of the Senate chamber yesterday. Insurance men were In the House yesterday as thick as blackbirds in a wheat patch. They were lobbying against - the insurance "steal" a term which they apply to a law that compels them to let daylight into their condition twice a year. They prefer to roam as free as the festive buffalo upon the State seal of the commonwealth none to mo lest or make afraid. Mis. Dr. Drake and Mrs. Sleeth occupied seats with their husband-representatives yesterday upon the l'.aor of the House. Representative Briggs is on the sick list. It is a bad week for the wide-awake representative from Sullivan to be absent from his seat. We hope he will lie in his usual place to-day. Governor Hendricks, Mrs. General Love and Miss Laura Ream, the accomplished correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, were interested spectators upon the House proceedings yesterday. Jim Woodward, (Jay Hawker) of the Enquirer, was on a forage for uewsfodder yester day. In the Senate. Air. rauy, tne industrious ana ciever representative from Whitley, expressed himself yesterday, of the amazing opinion that "he was afraid that the first Monday in April wonld come on Sunday." Major Gordon reminded him that It had never done so yet. The laugh went around. Investigation! my boy! Investigation! Is the order of the day. A resolution passed t he House yesteiday that the committee apfiointed to look Into the auditor's fees should nclade Ex-Auditor VUdmau in their. investigation, also. The bill abolishing superior court No. 4 (Judge Burns') of this county passed to engrossment yesterday in the House. It had uireauy oeen tnrougn tne senate. The House resolved yesterday that all the public printiug of the various counties should, after the first Monday of June, be given to tne lowest oiaaer.ac ouomy ana reiorm is on the war path once more. JudgeGoodlntt. of Hancock, was on a hur ried hand-shaking trip through both Houses yrsterday. The committee to Investigate the charges against Drs. Jameson and Everts met lust night at the Grand Hotel, and commenced the investigation. The testimony so far given will be fonnd In another column. The committee continue this work to-night at the same place. rne committee to investigate tne auditor s fees met last nlgbt at the Occidental Hotel In the j oom of Representative Briggs :that gentleman , being Indisposed, could not otherwise meet with the committee. The result of the Investigation, so far as It proceeded last night, is given in anotner column, 'mere la nothing wbich implicates Mr. Henderson in receiving anything more than the law allowed him. The committee will meet again to night. Mr. Humphries stated yesterday, in the discussion on reappraireinent. that the average value of lands in the State, as assessed. amounted to C17.50 per acre. Representative Sleeth said land In Rush county was assessed at ;! per acre, and he believed that It would not bring that amount to-day. Representative Vanpelt, of Shelby county, said that land In his countv was assessed at 3 per acre, but would not sell for it. The House received about 25 bills from the Senate yesterday, and referted them to appropriate committees. It also passed niauy to seconu reaaing anu engrossemenl; some were passea outngut, ana some lew new ones introduced. A bill of Maior Gordon's, chanetnar the name of the Marion criminal circuit court to the Marion criminal court, was Introduced anu passea to tne second reading. We again call the attention of senators to House bill J.O. lots, which Is awaiting their action, and we repeat what we s id on Saturday in relation to it, that the bill was drawn bv a very prominent attorney of this city. and introduced into the House by Judge March, of Delaware county. We say tnat it 18 a Din which will do awav with the effect of the late decision of Judge Elliott. of this county, to enjoin the conualrsioners irom paying Treasurer Hanway, rant and others 25 per cent, of -he money recently collected In the Cottrell and other cases recently before Judge Elliott's court. Yesterday we published a portion of this bill brought to us in our regular legislative report witn a memorandum attached Informing us that Judge March wished it published in the Sentinel. The section of the bill which contilns the proposed "devil ment" was not witn it. we suppose that Jadge March can explain the omission. or perhaps he knows nothing of It, as we do not believe that he purposely kept oacs: tne oojectionaoie section oi tne bill. The entire transaction, however, makes It more Incumbent upon us than ever to call the especial attention of senators to this bill. One of the liveliest fights of the session oc curred yesterday In the Lower House over Dr. Kdwln 8 medical bill. The doctor defended his bill with usual ability. He struck light ana leit, an oniecuons. mtting a neau when ever he saw one. and bad there been a full House the mil would nave passed with a creditable majority. The doctor Is one of the most earnest talkers on the floor whenever ne gets warmed up with his argument. During his speech he feft bis seat and walked up und down The aisle, and at times grew very elo quent in nis remarap. Alter tne special committee meeting ci tne Insane Hospital investigation last night, there was quite a pleasant social gathering In Sena tor Strelght's parlors, at tne Grand Hotel, to meet tne distinguished unto legislative visitors who bad just arrived in the citv to observe the workings of our State benevolent Institu tions. Mrs. Streight and her churmingdaughter did the honors of the occasion with their usual gracefulness, making one and all present feel periectiy at home, wine, cake and other dell caciea graced the festive board. The honor able Ohio Solons will not soon forget the delightful raauner In which the general and his accomplished family dispensed their generous hospitality. Of our State we noticed Governor Williams. Senators Fowler and Leeper, and Repesentative Edwins. rne umo visitors win "do" the senate and Honse to day. We give the names of the dls tinguished visitors in another column of toaays paper. TUESDAY, MARCH 4. The apportionment bill of Senator Davis, which passed to engrossment on Monday In tne rsenaie, was passea upon nnaiiy yesteraay In that body by yeas 26, nays 21. Tne bill then went to the House, where it met with delay the House deciding by heavy majority not to concur in some of Its provisions. A com mlttee of conference on the part of the House was finally appointed, con ststingof Representatives English and Dalton The senate late in tne afternoon appointed Messrs. Russell and Davis to meet the House com mi tee. and therefore an early solution of tne apportionment question may oe loosed ror. The providing for a regularly organized State militia, and appropriating 50,UO0 to car Ty out Its provisions, created quite an interesung aenate, out tne Din lanea to pas Dy large majority yeas 83. nays 59. The S'0,000 could not be shouldered by those o!ld twin brothers,J"economy and reform.". The bill for the management of the State benevolent Institution passed the Senate yesterday, and also the House of Representatives. It was Judge Osborne's bill, with some few amendments made by Senator Keeve. It takes the appointing power of the board of trustees oi tne asylums rrom tne Legislature, In whose hands ;t has always been, and gives it to tne governor, it is unuouDteuiy a mea sure of very great public Importance, and now only awaits the signature of the governor to become a law. Representative Briggs managed to get to his seat yesterday or an hour or two, but was forced to return to his lodgings. We under stand that his sickness Is not serious. Noth ing but absolute necessity would keep him from his seat. Mrs. Governor Hendricks was present in the House yesterday morning dnrlng the lively debate on the apportionment bill. Jennings Lartcr, one of the colored employes of the House, has been so faithful to his duties that this recognition of his faithfulness Is due him. The colored people are beginning to recognize the fact that the Democracy do more loan simply taiK rrienuauip ior tnem. The bill to extend the facilities for an edu cation to colored children passed the House yesterday by a large majority. Major Gordon made a stronir speech in Its favor. snd Mr. Tully wanted to "go him one-better," and put fn a word for woman suffrage in explaining his vote. Mr. Tully Is liberal and conservative in his tendencies, and a good Democrat withal. In a conversation vesterdav with Mr. Hum phreys, the chairman of the committee of ways and means, we were Informed that the committee had cleared up almost Its entire business, with, perhaps, a few bills, which had been referred to It within the last few days. This committee has done an immense amount of work during the session, and very creditable and sat

- j - -1 air no imtj u .unu j iy , i , . . v, of course reported upon unfavorably, and those interested are inclined, as Is natural,

to una lauit with such dispositions of pet measures, but all bills were fullv and critically examined, and the committee were falthtnl in their work, and, at least, true to themselves In whatever way the result deeded upon. The specific appropriation recommended bv thLs coram ttee im onlvfl33.0U0 a smaller amount than hM been recom mended In years, and over S.W.000 less than the amount recommended to, and -paed by, the Legislature of two years ago. The committee enaeavored to make reductions In everything as prudently and as largely as was puewioie 10 oe aone. in tne matter oi salaries for faithful and responsible officers, while re ducing them to some extent, thev did not feel called upon to recommend a reduction to a parsimonious and niggardly point. We thought on Mouday mat we hft-1 seen the last of Dr. Edwin's medical bill, as the vote In the House looked as If It had received lis death licks, but the ninety little doctor came into the House yesterday morning with "business" written an over nim, ana rignt nere we would say that seldom has - a bill met wttb more determined opposition, or been supported with more- rieorons ability. The doctor does not sleep much when he has worst in tue House oi tne Etna ne naaon nana yesterday. His bill passed by 67 to S9. representative Handy, the solid old farmer member - from Hancock county, secured the passage of bis gravel road measure, notwithstanding the fun made by Mr. Herod. The old gentleman made a very vtgoroo- ana weu-umea aeiense oi nis bill. He evidently has not been coming to the Legislature "oft aud on" for 80 years for nothing. He seldom claims the attention of the House, but when he does he nevw wastes anv of its time with any irrelevant remarks. le a substantial memoer. Tne insuiance bill or Senator Menzies passed to engrossment in the Senate yesterday. The advertiMDgwas provldi-d for by requiring that it tt none na wt-emy paper oi inuianapoiis. This is a serious blow to our esteemed evening contemporary, ok the chances now are that the sprightly utile soutnsiue may pear on tue palm from its weeEiy etiiuou. We understand that the report of the special committee upon the Soldiers' Orphans' Homo at Knightstown. is In the hands of the com mittee ready to be reported to tne .House, if ready It should be presented promptly, let the Dlow tan wnere n may. iNo wnitewasiiing, Let there be light. There is a general regret expressed at the failure of tne Conner bureau of statistics bill it onlv lacked one vote. It- is to be hoped that it will oe canea up agun ana go tnrouan. Through a faux pas of Senator Htreight. the Ohio legislative delegation was marched into the Senate yesiertiay without any previous notice being given by the senator to the Senate In the midst of a call of the previous question. Lieutenant-Governor Gray was In the chair at the time, and did not propose that Senator SI reight should run tilings to suit nimseii.ana nis act ion put the senator -'opon his ear," ami but the entire proceeding Is so happily described In a communication which we have Just received, and which we publish in another column, we refer our readers to It for further particulars. The communication is signed "Roscoe." We give Senator Streight up. We have tried to mase sometnmg oi mm iv extenaing to mm prudent advice on several occasions, but the Lord win nave to mate mm an over again before he will make a good senator. We are done. It Is too big a job. Mr. Thayer, in voting against Ihe mlllfa bill, thought that hoes were about the right sort oi arms ior men to carry insieaa oi guns. Sensible. Give us plenty of corn, wheat, etc, "Let ns nave peace." Mr. uvermeyer imue an attempt to save tne present officers of the benevolen t Institutions, but the spuauer seemed lorm nst it," Juug ine from his ruling. Mr. Overmeyer is prubablv the best parliamentarian in the House, but he had It all wrong that time. His kind of an amendment was out of oider. ' The Republican press aDd party do not admire Senator Davis as much as they did. It was rumored yesterday that a me-sage had been sent bv some Republicans to Smith, of the Terre Haute Express, to hurry over. Things were beginning to look blue. Representative Heed, of Miami county. Is one of the most valuable members of the House. Q,ulet, reserved and courteous In his deportment, he seldom claims the llaorand tslks bnt little. He is one of the most popular Republicans among Democrats in the Ilouse.although he will vote with his party. He is not extremely radical, however, and occasionally breaks over the bars and hunts lor the green sward and pleasant waters In the Democratic pastures. He Is the editor of the Peru Republican, and keeps up a reuular correspondence with his home paper His letters are well expressed and contain very entertaining Information for the home folks. He Is a gentleman, which Is perhaps as high a compliment as we could pay him. The progress of the various legislative Investigating committees Is published elsewhere. Clerk Dixon, in reading the militia bill to the House yesterday, created much merriment by mistaking and reading the word "buiglar" for bugler. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. The last days of the legislative session are becoming more and mors Interesting as the end approaches. There is a large amount of business being urged rapidly forward In the House; the discussions are brief, pithy and pointed; no time U lost, and there seems to be a disposition on the part of evei y body to make the best of the brief period of time yet remaining of the session. The specific appropriation bill pasted the House yesterday morning. We have already given the princi pal Items. It amounts to only 139,000, nearly S iOO.OUO less than the one pasted two years ago by the last Legislature. The friends of economy In pabllc expenditure have a valuable frieud in the honest old chairman of fne committee of ways and means: In fact, the entire committee are ot the same way of thinking and acting: The Connor bureau of statistics bill received a larye majority In the House yesterday. The day before it kicked only one vole. Yesterday it received fl yeas to 18 nays. Representative Davidson yesterday wanted to"ee"the man who "objected" when he desired the consideration of his bill. He "saw" him. It was Tully, of Whitley. The genial Quaker member, Mr. Hubbard, of Henry county, was very much elated over the passage of hl-i pet measure providing a home for the feeble-minded children of the State. We have explained the bill before. Briefly, it Is to gather op - the children from the county poor houses, and provide a home for them where they may be Improved, at least, and possibly be made useful. Mr. Hubbard made a very Interesting explanation of the proposition. He said there were 11 of such Institutions in the United States, and the statistics gathered show that 70 per cent, of the feeble mindei children gathered Into such bomt were taught to read, and 4t per cent, to read and write while all of them were very much Improved. He gave an instance of a patient, persevering philanthropist, of Philadelphia, engaged in the work, who took a child so feeble-minded, as not to observe for two years a red ball rolled daily backward and forward before Its eyes at the entl of that time it noticed the ball and at the end of two years more lie had taught the child to read. That man ought to have a monument raised to bis honor, dead or alive. Mr. Hubbaid farther explained that the parents of children who were able to pay their expenses would be required to do so by the provisions of the bill, or If they could not pay all, then the one-half of them. A similar bill to the foregoing was Introduced into the Senate by Senator Shirk, a gentleman of philanthropic and benevolent tendencies like those of Mr. Hubbard bnt we understand thai both bills orlslnate.1 in the mind of the honorable representative from Henry, Mr. Hubbard. Whatever benefits, therefore, acme to the Slue or to the poor, feebleminded children thereof, is due to the philanthropic spirit of Mr. Hubbard. A kind w-.rd was added by Mr. Sleeth, of Rush, who took the bill on the wring as he explained his vote. The measure gathered 61 votes in Its favor. Some who voted in the negative - explained that their counties were taking good care of this unfortunate class; while others were fearful that the bill hud some weak points In regard to the admission of the children Into the Home proposed. Mrs. General Ross and Miss Campbell, of this city, with Miss Faulkner, the charming daughter of the honorable representative from Ripley coonty, were present In the Honse yesterday, during the debate on the Congressional apportionment bill. The very Important measure especially so to Marion coun'y regarding countv lndebt edness, introduced by Will English, and readaly passed the Honse, received the indorsement of the Senate yesterday, and now only awaltsthe governor's signature to become a law. It preveuu a-iy further indebtedness of Marlon county, puts countv expenditures on a strictly cash basis, and limits the rate of county tax to a rate not exceeding 33 cents on the S1U0 the present rate is 44 cents. - The prison bill, as passed the Senate and w bleb we fully explained a few days since, passed the House yesterday and will become a law with the governor's signature attached. An amendment was attempted preventing the giving of trifling presents to convicts by contractors who were willing to encourage them in a small way, but It was voted down. The fate of tht interest measure was undecided all day yesterday , and oontlnued to be the sublect of conversation and speculation. The conference committee agreed upon a special rata of 6 per oent.. and contracts allowed at 7 per oe it., bnt the Senate refused to concur In the report, and appointed another commit

tee of two to meet a similar committee on tbe part of the House. The Senate apSolnted Messrs. Kramer and Uefron, and the louse appointed Messrs. Humphreys and Os-

oorne. xnis committee met last night ana agreed upon the following: Six per cent. In the absence of a contract. 8 per cent, on contract, and 8 per cent, on Judgments, and now It is fair to suppose that both Houses will agree to this - solution of the question as proposed by the committee. ihe Jungllsn apportionment bill for con gressional purposes came before the House yesteraay atteruoon, ana failed to pass. The vote stood 50 to 48. It la sn noosed that the Democrats In caucus last nlcht decided nnon a bill which will meet the views of tbe majority. iuj nowi wm in error in naming senator Woollen as uniting with Senator Kurrell in the minority reoort on the Sansberry-Smlth cimiedLcu election case, it was oenator itiiey. Representative Copeland bas been on the sick list for a day or two and was coming into the Houso yesterday when the sergeant-at-arms was hunting up absent memuern, sou it wai tnougnt uvmner members that he was nnder arrest. The honorable member wishes the facts to be understood in the case, and we cheerfully give the ex planatlon. He Is not a man to shirk his dm v. He has been on hand daring tile entire session, and the occasional absence from his seat within the last day or two has been on account or sickness. Yesterday he was excused bv e-eneral consent. Representative Llndlev wanted strong laws on insnrauce matters. He said the woods of his county had been full of wild-cat Insurance agents, but that the law had thinned them oat. Tne Insurance bill had only 10 votes cast in Its favor in the House yesterday afternoon. Tbe Stale House appropriation bill was the subject of a long discussion In the Senate yesteraay. The amount of the appropriation as passed the House was S7O9,0U0. Tbe Senate finance committee reported a substitute apfropriat lug $450,000 for li7H. and SiVj.ciwl for bso, to be paid in installments as needed; cot more than t-M.OtiO to be paid in any one month, and levying a t-ixof2 per cent, for 1K79 and 1S'0. Mr. Reeve oH'erfd a substitute to levy a tax of 3 er cent, on eaca 100 for 1879, and the same for 1M0. Senator Harris made one of the strongest and cleareit arguments he has made this session on any subject in favor of the report of the Senate finance committee. Mr. Hefron spoke strongly against any nrooosltion to Issue bonds. Mr. Eurrell was vigorously In favor of the substitute. Tbe measure was still under discussion and the action of the eenate unde cided wben ltadionrned. Representative Bryant resented the action of the House In sending the sergeant-nt-arms after him, and explained that he had been always In his seat during the entire session, and had been absent when sent for only one hour, and that on account of sickness. His explanation was received generously bv his fellow members, and he was unanimously excused. Dr. Bryant fun Keen one of the nioht jait nitil members of t he House. W ill Bernhatner, reading clerk of the House 'called the new name proposed for Evansvllle "Lemoscom" In reading the bill for nhftiiira nf nnniA vMtonlav vlll hava l a Lamasco folks after htm with a sharp stick If ui-hinth iittt. get, - rignt. The News: "The House committee to inves tigate the benevolent institutions made its report on the Soldiers' Home this morning. It was similar u theone submitted to tbe Senate some days ago, and detailed In the News. The House Instructed the committee to sit 15 days after the adjournment of the Legislature In this connection, it Is reported that at the meeting of the committee to-night an effort win oe mane to snow mat furniture In certafn private residences in this citv was paid for bv th state out of tae funds of the Insane Hos pital." We are glad to know that Representative jsriKgn.oi muuvan, was oetter last nigni. ana will probably be In his seat to-day, very much Improved. Representative Fleming Is confined to his lodgings, unnhle to attend the House sessions. on account oi nis continuea leenie neau n. Dr. Kd wins was very determined In his opposition to the conntv commissioners allow ing townships or counties voting moneys to build railroads. He waded in as deep as he did in the militia bill. Dr. Scholl, chairman ot the engrossing com mittee, was very earnest In bis endeavors to see that convicts disposed to do extra work should be recognized with small presents in payment for such work, as were also Repre sentatives wLuara, iMiwinsnrta ursKe. Mrs. Jadge Osborne, of Elkhart, Mrs. Dr, Perry and Miss Cooper, daughter of John J Cooper, Esq., of this city, graced the floor of tne nouse yesteraay auring tne atiernoon session. Tito ladies' galleries were unusually crowaea yesteraay. THRSDAY, MARCH 6. Legislative work went bravely on In the nouse yesteraay, put mere is eviaentiy a clique of Republicans in the Senate who. whatever may be their intentions, are embarrassing and retarding legislative work. Senator Streleht vesterdav was evidently put up to do the talking against time, ana we must acKnowieage in at ne is a saccess in that line. - There are times when he talks well, but when be turns himself loose simply to take up time as ho did vesterdav. the callinaof the uyes and noes by the graceful reading clerk of the Senate is the most enchanting music In comparison. Sometimes he gave Indications of running down andonl.bot a little clique of little senators In his neighborhood took every occasion to bolster and back him up la this consummation or valuable time. If an extra session of the Legislature becomes necessary, the people of Indiana can locate the exact spot by drawing a circle In or 12 feet in diameter, the center of which Is Senator Strelght's sent. We do not mean to include Senator Harris and perhaps some others who might fall within this clrcl", for Senator Harris indicated yesterday several times that he was ready to push forward any Important matters. The immediate came oi this delay yesterday was the apportionment bill. It s not n nnfatr bill, and Infinitely superior to the Republican gerrymander, the disadvantages of which we have been laboring under for so many years. Senator Streight confessed yesterday that -as a politician I am an aosoiute failure." "couseut," "consent greeted him from ad parts of tbe chamber. Senator Poindexter forgot himself In voting on seconding the previous question on taking up the apportionment bill. His vote was recorded with the IJemocrats and not changed. As this Is the first lime during the session that the senator has voted with tbe Democrats on a political measure, wt, offer him the congrat ulations 01 tne p8nv. The virtue of the Republicans of the Senate. as heralded forth by tuem when the taking ot s political measure is proposeu, is proionn jiy touching. It is not the kind of virtue, however, that the Lord was seeking forlhroueh the streets of Sodom that tbe old city might be savea. 11 so, town lots tnere wouia nave advanced to a premium, instead of being burled unoer primstone auu nre. The legislative apportionment bill, hav ing passed the -House, was present ed to the Senate yesterday, and after some delay passed that body also. The Republicans, as usual, "kicked like mules." Tbe State House matter came np again for otscnssion, yesraraay, in tne nenate, ana alter considerable debate tne entire matter was re ferred to a special committee, which met last nlgbt, and agreed to report to-day recom mending an appropriation oi iiou.uuu for eacn of the next two years, and a tax levy of three cents on the S100. The schemes of Issuing bonds or borrowing money are no longer entertained, as It seems to oe tne opinion ot tne ablest lawyers In the eenate tnat me ntate constitution wouia be infringed upon by them. The bill to "exempt" 81,000 In whatever shape a debtor may Select passed the House. and was read the first time in the Senate, yes terday. It was referred to a committee of thiee, to report this morning at 10 o'clock. The conference report on the Interest ques tion was preseutea to tne isenate yesterday. Only four senators voted outright against it. Many of those voting In the affirmative ex plained that they did so because they could get notning oetter, alter maaiug all teaaonable enorta to do so. Six per cent. "8tralaht"J would have suited nnlie a large number better. The bill, as passed, provides for 0 per cent, regular, 8 percent, on contracts ana 11 percent, on Judgments; otherwise the old law remains tbe asme. The same bill passed tbe House, and now all that is needed is the name of James D. Williams to make it a law. The large majority or the Democrats of the Honse would not have eccepted this Dill if there had been nny hope for them to have done better, but after repeated conferences had been held they were satisfied that a "straight" 6 per cent, law could Dot be passed, and hence were obliged to take this one. The doorkeeper of the Senate requests the resignation ot Hon. Rhody Hhiel.a troublesome member of the third house. He is becoming too nmneious. Representative Saint said yesterday, in the discussion on the Congressional apportionment bill, that In his old district under Republican gerrymanderings, sometimes resembled a step ladder, and then again It took the shape or on old-fashioned pair of saddle-bags. The total number of votes cast yesterday In the House, on the congressional apportionment bill, was an even luu. All tbe members ' Continued on Fourth page. 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