Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — LEGISLATIVE OFFICES [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATIVE OFFICES

State Senate and House Elect the Caucus Nom* inees at the Opening. CANTWELL IS MADE SPEAKER Adjournment Follow* Organization— Judge at Lafayette Orders the Probe to Work. Indianapolis, Jan. 6. The sixtyfourth session of the generally assembly of Indiana met for the biennial session of sixty days la the state house. The senate convened promptly at 10 a. in., while it was almost 11 before ! the house was called to order. After the oath of office was administered, each branch organized by electing officers. Edgar E. Hendee, of Anderson, was elected president pro tern, of the senate, and Sidney W. Cantwell, of Hartford City, was elected speaker of the house. Hugh T. Miller. 5f Columbus, will preside over the senate after he is Inaugurated lieutenant govern or next Monday. Meantime Newton W. Gilbert, lieutenant governor, will preside. Other Senate Officer* Elected. At the election of senate officers the following, being the Republican can cus nominees, were chosen: For secretary, Julian Hogate, of Hendricks county; assistant secretary, Charles I’. Gray, of St. Joseph county; principal doorkeeper, Sol Pennington, of Howard county. The oath of office was administered to the new officers by the president. Cantwell Call* for Economy. In accepting the speakership <]/t the house Sidney W. Oantwell called attention to the need of economy because of the condition of the state’s finances, but he added that the legislature should nevertheless care properly for the wards of state, speaking especially of proper care of the insane. He advised that few emergency clauses be contained In bills and spoke of emergency clauses as one of the evils of recent sessions of the general assembly.

Heilman Aulstnnt Clerk. For principal assistant clerk, George D. Heilman, of Evansville, was chosen. Lewis W. Sharp, of Fort Wayne, was elected principal doorkeeper. Message To Be Read Today Both houses adjourned to this morning, when they heard the message Governor Durbin has notified them he has to deliver. JUDGE OSDEES AN INQUIRT He Wants to Get at the Troth or Rumors of Crookedness In Places Official. Lafayette. Ind., Jan. 6.—A sweeping investigation of affairs in both city ana county offices has been ordered by Judge R. P. Dettart in the Tippecanoe circuit court, and comes as a climax to rumors that have been made freely lately. The grand jury has been given Instructions in the case by the court and will begin investigation at once, though no report is expected for ten days. It is alleged that Prosecuting Attorney Flanagan has received money from saloonkeepers in the city to allow them to remain open- as long ns they please and Chief of Police Harrison and City Judge Severson are accused of the same crime.

Charges against the officers have been growing stronger recently until they could not be passed over. The court ordered that indictments be returned if this was believed justifiable by the jurors. Recently the city council appointed a committee to look into the books of City Judge Wilbur P. Severson when charges were made against his office. It is stated that it has made some headway. Affidavit and Schedule Disagree. Noblesville, Ind., Jan. O.—A warrant has been issued for the arrest of J. D. Davis, a wealthy Tipton county farmer, who is charged with perjury because he made affidavit that he was worth a considerable sum of money when he stayed a fine for his son and then filed a schedule, showing he did not own more than SOOO in money and property when the court insisted that he pay the fine. Than* Oct A way with 93,000. Brownstown. Ind., Jan. 6. The large safe in the general store of John L. Hunsucker, at Valonia, was blown open and about $2,000 in money taken. About SBOO of the money belonged to Hunsucker and the remainder belonged to citizens and farmers who had used the safe as a temporary bank. Typhoid Decimalcc a Family. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 6.—Within a few weeks typhoid fever has wiped out all members of the family of Lewis LaRue, near Smithfleld, save Mr. Laßue. A daughter was the first to die, and her death was soon followed by that of the mother. Later an infant son died. Heart! May Be at the Bosquet. Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 6.—The managers of the Jackson Day banquet are expecting a letter of acceptance from William R. Hearst. The invitation was extended to Hears* and his friend, M. F. Dunlap, at Jacksonville, urged Hearst to attend. They Criticise the Oorereor. Evansville, Ind., Jan. ft. Leading Republicans in the First congressional district are criticialng Governor Durbin for failing to n4me any one from this district on the board of trustees of the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane.