Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1891 — Page 3

COME.

THE WELCOMING WORD OF INVITATION TO ALL THE PEOPLE. Rev. Dr. Tarim age preached in Brooklyn and New York, Sunday, as follows: Text, Come,” Gen. vL, 18» Rev. xxii., 17. He said: Imperial, tender and all-persuasive is this word "Come.” Six hundred and seventy-eight times is it found in the Scriptures, It stands at the front gate of the Bible, as in my first text, inviting antedeluyians into the Noah’s Ark, and it stands at the other gate of the Bible, as in my second text, inviting the pQst-diluyians into the ark of a Savior’s mercy. 1 "Come* 1 la only a word of four letters, but it is the queen of words, and nearly the entire nation of English vocabulary bows to its scepter. It is an ocean into which empty ten thousand rivers of meaning. Other wfrds drive, blit this beckons. All moods of feeling hath that word "Come.” Sometimes it weeps, and sometimes it laughs. Sometimes it prays, sometimes it tempts and sometimes it destroys. It sounds from the doors of the church and from the seraglios of sin, from the gates of heaven and the gates of hell. It is confluent and accrescent of all power. It is the heiress of most of the past and the almoner of most of the future. "Come!” You may pronounce it so that all the heavens will be heard in its cadences,.'or pronounce it so that all the woes of time and eternity shall reverberate in its one syllable. It is on the lip of saint and profligate. It is the mightiest of solicitants either for good or bad. To-day I weigh anchor and haul in the planks, and set sail on that great word, although 1 am sure I will not be able to reach the farther shore. I will let down the fathoming line into this sea and try to measure its depths, and, though I tie together all the cables and cordage I have en board, I will not be able to touch bottom. All the power of the Christian religion is in that word, "Come.” The dictatorial

and commandatory in religion is of n* avail. The imperative mood is not the appropriate mood when We would have people savingly impressed. They may be coaxed, but they can not be driven. Our hearts are litre our homes; at a friendly knock: the door will bo opened, but an attempt to force open our door will land the assailant in prison. Our theological seminaries, which keep young men three years in their curriculum before launching them into the ministry, will do well if In so short a time they can teach the candidates for the holy office how to say with right emphasis and intonation and power that one word. “Come!” That man who has such efficiency in Christian work, and that woman who has such power to persuado peop'e to quit the wrong and begin the right, went through a series of losses, bereavements, persecutions and the trials of twenty or thirty years before they could make it a triumph of grace every time they the word, “Come.” You must remember that in many eases our 1 'corns’ 1 has a mightier ‘ come” to conquer before it, has any effect at all. Just give me the accurate census, the statistics, of how many are down in fraud, in drunkness, in gambling, in impurity or in vice of any sort, and I will give you the accurat e census or statistics of how many have been slain by the word “come.” Come and click wine glasses with me at this ivory bar.” “Come and see what we can win at this gamingtable.’’ “Come, enter with mo this doubtful speculation!" “Come with me and read those infidel tracts on Christianity.” ‘•Come with me to a place of bad amusement.’” “Come with me in a gay bout through underground New York.” If in this city there are 20,000 who are down in moral character, then 20.000 fell under the power—oC the word “come.” I was reading of a wife whoso husband had been overthrown by strong drink, and 6he went to the saloon where he was ruined, and she said: ‘‘Give mo back my husband.” And the bartender, pointing to a maudling and battered man drowsing in the corner of the bar room, said: “There he is. Jim, wake up, here’s your wife come for you,” And the woman said: “Do you call that my husband? What have you been doing with him? Is that the manly brow? Is that the clear eye? Is that the noble heart that I married? What vile drug have you given him that you have turned him into a fiend? Take your tiger claws off him. Uncoil those serpent folds of evil habit that are crushing him. Give mo back my husband, the one with whom I stood at the altar ten years ago. Give him back to me.” Victim was ho, as millions of others have been, of the word ‘‘come! 1 Now we want all the world over to harness this word for good as others have harnessed It lor evil, and it will draw the five continents and the seas between them; yea, it will draw the whole world back to the God from whom it has wandered. It is that wooing and persuasive word that will lead men to give up their sins. Was skepticism ever brought into love of truth by an ebullition of hot words against infidelity? Was ever the blasphemer stopped in his oaths by denunciation of blasphemy? Was ever a drunkard weaned from his cups by the temperance lecturer’s’ mimicry of staggering step or hiccough? No. It was. “Come with me to church today an-' hear our singing;” “come and let me introduce you to a Christian man whom you will be sure to admire;” ‘come with ma into associations that are cheerful and good and intpiring;” “come with me into joy. such as you never before experienced.” With that word which has done so

mneh for others I approach you to-day. Are you all right with God? “No,” you say,‘*l,think not; I am sometimes alarmed when I think of Him; I fear I will not be ready to meet Him in the last day; my heart is not right with God.” Come, then, and have it made right. Through the Christ who died to save you, come. What is the use inwaiting? The longer you wait the further off you are and the deeper.you are down. Strike out for heaven, You remember that a few years ago a steamer called the Princess Alice with a crowd of excursionists aboard sank in the Thames, and there was an awful sacrifice of life. A boatmen from the shore put out for the rescue, and he had a big boat, and he got it so full that it would not hold auother person, and as he laid hold of the oars to pull for the shore, leaving hundreds help - less and drowning, he cried out, “Oh, that I had a bigger boat!” Thank God I am not thus limited, and th'at I can promise room for ail in this gospel boat. Get in; get in! And yet there Is room. Room in. the heart of pardoning God. Room in heaven, ,■ I also apply the word of my t6xt to those who would like practical comfort. If any ever escape the struggle of life I have not found them. They are not certainly among the prosperous classes. In most cases it wa3 a struggle all the way up till they rerched the prosperity, and since they have reached these hights there have been perplexities, anxieties and crisises which were almost enough to shatter the nerves aijd turn the brain. It would be hard to tell which, have the biggest fight in this world—the prosperities or the adversities, theconspleuities or the obscurities. Just as soon as you have enough success to attract the attentiou of others the envies and jealousies are let loose from their kennel. The greatest crime that you can commit in the estimation of others is to get on better than they do. They think your addition is their subtraction,

Five hundred persons start for a certain goal of success; one roaches it .and the other 499 are mad. It would take volumes to hold the story of the wrongs, outrages and defamations that have come upon you as* result of your success. The warm sun of prosperity brings ipto life a swampfijll of annoying insects. On the other hand the unfortunate Classes have their struggles for existence. To achieve a livelihood by one who had nothing to start with, and after awhile for a family as well, and carry this on until the children are reared and educated and fairly started in the world, and to do this amid all the rivalries of business an tho uncertainty of crops and the fickleness of tariff legislation, with an occasional labor strike, and here and there a financial panic thrown in, is a mighty thing to do, and there are hundreds of thousands of such heroes and heroines who live unsung and die unhonored. What we all need, whether up or down in life or half-way between is the infinate solace of the Cheistian religion. And so wo employ the woril “Coma!” It will take all eternity to find out the number of business men who have been strengthened by the promises of God, and the people who have been fed by the ravens when other resources gave out, and the men .and women who, going into this battle armed only with needle or saw. or ax. or yardstick, or pen, or type, or shovel or shoe-last, have gained a victory that made the heavens resound,. With all the resources of God promised for every exigency, no one need be left in the lurch. I like the faith displayed years ago in Drury Lane, London, in an humble home where every particle of food had been given out, and a kindly soul entered with tea and other table supplies and found a kettle on the fire ready for the tea. The benevolent lady said: “How is it that you have the kettle ready for the tea when you had none in the houseP" And tho daughter in the home said:-A'Mother would have me put tho kettle on the fire, and when i said what is tho use of doing so when we have nothing in the house? 1 she said -my child, God will provide, thirty yeaTs He has already provided for me, through all my pain and helplessness, and He will not leave me to starve at last. He will send us help though we do not yet see how. 1 We have been waiting all the day for something to come, but until we saw you we knew not how it was to come. 11 Such things the world may call oolncidences, but I call them Almighty deliverences, and, though you do not hear of them, they are occurring every hour of every day and in all parts of Christendom. But the word “Come,” applied to those who need Bolace, will amount to nothing unless it be uttered by some one who has experienced that solaco. That spreads tho responsibility of giving this Gospel call among a great many. Those who have lost property and been consoled by religion in that trial are the ones to . invite those who have failed in business. Those who have lost their health and been consoled by religion are the ones to invite those who are in poor health. Those who have had bereavements and been consoled in those bereavements are the oneß to sympathize with those who have lost father ot mother, or companion, or child, or friend. What multitudes of us to-day are alive and in good health and buoyant In this journey of life, who would have been broken down or dead long ago but for the sustaining and cheering help of our holy religion! So we say: ••Come!” The well is not dry. The buckets are not empty. The supply is not exhausted. There is just as much mercy and condolence and soothing power in God as before the first grave was du£, or the first tear started, or the first heart broken. or the first accident happened, or the first fortune vanished. Those of us who have felt the consolatory power of religion have a

right to speak out of onr own expert-. ence, and say I •Come!” What dismal work of condolence th« world makes when its attempts to cbn dole! The plaster they spread doc* i not stick. The broken bones under j their bandage do not knit. A farmer | was lost in the snow storm on a prairie of the far West Night coming on and after he was almost frantic, not knowing which way to go, his sleigh strfick the rut,of another sleigh and he said: ‘ J will follow this rut and it will take me out to safety.” He hastened on ' until he heard, the bells of the preced-1 Ing horses, but, coming up, he found that that man, was also lost and, as it the tendency of those who are thus confused in the forest or on the moors, they are both moving in a circle and the runner of the one sleigh was following the runner of the other lost sleigh round and round. At last il occurred to them to look at the north star,'Which was peering through the night, and by the direction of that star. they got homo again. Those who follow the advice of this world in time ol perplexity are in a fearful round, for it is one bewildered soul following another bewildered soul, and only those who have in sych time got their eye on the morning star of our Christian faith can find their way out. or be strong enough to lead others with an all-persuasive invitation.

“But," says some one, "you Christian people keep telling us to ’come.’ yet you do not tell us how to come-” That charge Bhall not be true on this occasion. Come believing! Come repenting! Come praying! After all that God has been dicing for six thousand years, sometimes through patriarchs and sometimes through prophets, and at last through the culmination of all tragedies on Golgotha, can any one think that God will not welcome your coming? Will a father at vast outlay construct a mansion for his son, and lay out parks white with statues, and green with foliage, and all a-sparkle with fountains, and then not allow his son to live in the house, or walk in the parksP Has God built this house oi Gospel mercy and will He then refuse entrance to Ilia children? Will a Government at great expense build life-saving stations all along the coast and boats that can hover unhurt liko a petrel over the wildest surge,and then when the life-boat has reached the wreck of a ship in the offing not allow the drowning to seize the life-line or take the boat for the shore in safoty ? Shall God provide at the coast of His only Son’s assissination escape for a sinking world, and then turn a deaf ear to the cry that come up from the breakers?

When Russia was in one of her great wars, the suffering of the soldiers had been long and bitter and they were waiting for the end of the strife. One day a messenger in great excitement ran among the tent's of the army shouting: ‘‘Peace! Peace!” The sentinel on iruard Jasks: “Who says ‘Peace? 111 And the sick soldier turns on his hospital mattress and asked: “Who says Peace?” And all up and down the encampment of the Russians went the question “Who says peace?” Then the messenger responded: “The Czar says •Peace- 111 That was enough. That meant going home. That meant the war was over. No more wounds and no more long inarches. So to-day, as one of tho Lord’s messengers, I move through the great encampments of souls and cry: “Peace between earth and heaven! Peace between God and man! Peace between your repeating soul and a pardoning Lord!” If you ask me: “Who saya Peace?” I answer: “Christ our King declares it. 1: •My peace I give unto you!” “Peace of God that passeth all understanding.” Everlasting peace!

A Chevalier.

A lady had slipped on the ic >on Woodward avenue and fallen down. A boy had just opened his mouth to yell when a gentleman shook his fist and stopped him. Then taking the lady’s hand he said: “You were very lucky to have such presence of mind, lady. I was afraid you’d be killed.” “H-how do you mean?” she asfeec as she got up. “The runaway, ma’am. When the horse passed me I thought nothing couid save you, but you cooly threv yourself to one side and saved you life.” “I—l—didn't—” “I doubt if any rniin in the world could have done better,” he went on. “Just the moment you hoard the hors you knew what to do. You are no: hurt—not even frightened. Call n carriage? No; good day, ma’am. Your husband should bo proud of you. No danger of your ever getting run over.”

Sawdust Filters.

Carbonized sawdust, saturated with certain chemical compounds, bus recently been introduced into German; is a material for filtering and at the sme time discoloring liquids. Sawdust treated first with alum, and then with sodium carbonate, becomes Impregnated with a precipitated aluminum bydrate which adheres firmly to ii After being well washed with a solutio. »f barium chloride until no precib late is given, the sodium sulphate sin ultaneously produced is entirely tvmoved, and then prepared sawduis ready for use. Colored liquid filtered with it have their col ) Botirely removed by the formation V Hakes with the aluminum hvdrati present In the filtering material, A sawdust similarly saturated with t!x barium chloride U used filtering lit; aids, from which it is required "to r move calcium sulphate, and for th removal of calcium carbonate from :t solution a sawdust that has been trea* sd with magnesium sulphate and caustic loda is employed. At the conc.ti.o * chiefs o! fire departments, at hd.vardsvillu Wednesday. E. W. tiarlcman, of J’oJo, was elected president.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

j The Senate on the 13th took up, discussed j at length and disposed of the MoHughOsborn (Tippecanoe) contested election, case. By a strict party vote McHugh, ( Dem„ was given the seat to which, on the ’ face of the returns, Osborn was entitled. The following standing committees were appointed: Finance—Magee, Hayden, Byrd, Howard, Aken, Hobson, Cleiutnens. Judiciary—Burke, Griffith, Ewing, McHugh, Kopelke, Hubbell, Hays. Organisation of Courts Fulk, McGregor, Jones, Jackson, Holland, Boyd, Shockney. Education—Grimes, Fulk, McHugh, Yarjran, Chandler, Smith, Shockney. Corporations -Sweeny, Jackson, Ellison, Thompson (Pulaski), Holcomb, Shockney, Loveland. Roads—Shanks. Moore, French. Jackson, Fulk, Mount, Gilman. Benevolent Institutions—Byrd, Kerth, Chandler, Morgan, Aken, Carver, Hobsou. Agriculture—Aken, Ewine, Wiggs, Hanlety, Ihompson (Huntington), French,Carter. Banks—Hayden, Francis, Chandler, Har lan, Kerth, Smith, Grose. Public Printing—Kennedy, Francis, EU lison, McGregor, Moore, Mount, Clemmens. Public Buildings and State Library— Foley, French, Holcomb, Hudson, Kopelke, Boyd, Gilman. Swamp Lands and Drains—Howard, i Thompson (Pulaski), Jones, Kopelke,Jackson, Shockney, Hanley. State Prisons—Smith, McHugh, Sweeny, Ewing, Francis, Caster, Harlan. Fees and Salaries—Griffith, Sweeny, Lynn, Shanks, Fulk, Grose, Chandler, Grimes, Caster, Gilman, Smith, Morgan, Francis. Claims and Expenditures— Holland, Aken, French, Foley, Hudson, Boyd,Hubs I bell. Military Affairs—Lynn, Howard, Ken- ' nedy, Holcomb, Ellison, Grose, Clemmons. — fry- —-—-

Phraselogy and Arrangement of Bills and Unfinished Business—Ellison, Byrd, Jackson, Aken, Kopelke, Mount, Yaryan. Federal Relations and Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State— Wiggs, Thompson (Huntington), Moore, Sweeny, Shanks, Loveland, Grose. Temperance—Kopelke, Kennedy, Ewing Thompson, (Pulaski), McHugh, Carver, Caster. County and Township Business Jackson, Holland, Kennedy, Lynn, Wiggs, Hobson, Gilman. , . Public Health, Vital and other Statistics —Thompson (Pulaski), Hudson, Thompson (Marion), Morgan, Wiggs, Gilman, Yaiv

yan. Insurance— Chandler, Holland, Sweeny, Grimes, McGregor, Hays, Hubbell. Mines, Mining and Manufactures—Byrd, Kennedy, Grimes, Howard. Jones, Hobson, Caster. Railroads—Francis, Griffith, Burke, Grimes, Foley, Shockney, Glemmens. Congressional Apportionment—French, Kennedy. Ellison, Griffith, Hays, Yaryan, Hudson, Byrd, Boyd, Magee, Thompson, (Huntington), Hayden, Howard. Legislative Apportionment—Thompson (Huntington), Holcomb, Linn, Burke, Holland, Moore, Grose, Foley, Aken, Love land, Gilman, Morgan, Jones. Supervision and inspection of Journal of Senate —Jones, Ellison, Fulk, Kopeke, McGregor, Carver, Hanley. Executive Appointments Holcomb, Wiggs, Thompson (Pulaski), Linn, Kennedy, Harlan, Mount Labor and Labor Statistics—Hudson, Morgan, Shanks, Thompson (Huntington), Foley, Hubbel, Hobson. Cities—Korth, Hayden, Burke, Magee, Grimes, Loveland, Hubbell. City of Indianapolis—Thompson (Marion). Hudson, Foley, Griffith, Kerth, Hubbell, Yaryan. .■ „ • Natural Gas- -McHugh, Smith, Hayden, Jone-, Thompson (Marion), Boyd, Harlan. Revision of Constitution— McGregor, Magee, Burke, Howard, Linn, Loveland, Boyd. World’s Fair—Ewing, Francis, Kerth, French, Shanks, Hays, Shockney, Chandler, Byrd, Magee, McHugh, Hayden, Mount. _ „ Rules of Senate-Griffith, McGregor, McHugh, Kopolke, Jackson, Clemmons, , Hanley. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES. Enrolled Bills—Griffith, Holcomb, Harlan. Public Buildings—MorgaD, Holland, Carver. State Library—Moore, Thompson (Marion), Hanley. In the House many bills were introduced among which were: Amending the road laws; limiting school trustees’ powers; to prevent option dealing; providing for the maintenance of superannuated ministers of the Gospel; requiring passenger trains to stop at county seats; providing for uniform assessment of personal property; local option and many others. A resolution to investigate the Richmond Insane Hospital was laid on the table by a party vote. A resolution to appoint a committee to prepare a bill for the relief of the Supreme Court received like fate. Three bills legalizing acts and incorporations of Troy, Carpentersville and Potaher were passed. A preamble and resolution severe ly condemning the census enumeration and asking members 6f Congress to afford relief was adopted by a party vote. The Senate on the 14th accepted the Hendricks monument on behalf of the State. A resolution providing for a committee to investigate the cost of producing binding twine in the prisons was adopted A petition from 3,500 miners was presented asking that they be relieved from the present mine inspector whom they claimed knew nothing of mining. Among the bills introduced was one to prevent usury. The incorporation of Westport, Pinevillage and Patoka were legalized. The committee on mileage reported on allowing each member 20 cents mileage, each way,from and to his borne. A joint resolution providing for a committee to inquire into the advisability of taxing incorporations and inheritances was adopted. Also a resolution asking Congress to provide for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people. Also a joint resolution asking Congress to create an additional Cabinet position to be known as the Secretary of Labor. Among the bills introduced were: RelaU ing to the location of county seats; to amend drainage act. Among the bills introduced in the House were: Relative to publio health and praotioe of medicine; fees and salaries relative to mortgages; providing for free schools; a resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee of three o confer With the legislatures of other agricultural States. This conference is to be in reference to the creationofaco operative committee of the several agris cultural States for Ihe purposed reporting to their several general assemblies a satisfactory bill for the taxation of money loaned within auoh States by non-resi-dents. Adopted. ° The Senate reconsidered and voted down Its concurent resolution for the appointment of a special committee on taxing corporations. Numerous bills were intro*

fluced among which were: To regulate sale of liquors ;au thorizi n g cities and towns to build railroads; to establish courts,; to ! enable illegitimate children to inherit property the same as though legitimate. 1 A bill to legalize certain acts of Trustees !of Fowler, passed both houses. A rosolutlon to investigate the Richmond Insane Hospital was the cause of very warm donate. The House passed a bill legalising eolleo tlon of taxes by town of Knightsville. A resolution was adopted authorizing an ims mediate loan to Vpfleye the financial stries genejy Senate bill fixing time of holding court in 6th district was passed. Bill* introduced: Providing for employment of counsel for Indigent prisoners; regarding highways; providing that illegitimate children shall bear the names of their fathers; prohibiting public officials from receiving railroad passes; (2) amending drainage laws; fees and salaries; to protect sheep husbandry from ravages of dogs; for compulsory education,and others. The Speaker announced the committees as follows: Ways and Means—Oppenhelm, Curtis, Harrell, Beasley, Nolan, Work, Hess, Claypool, Haggard. Judiciary—Beasley, Oppenhelm, Ader, Harrell, Voight, Fippen, Adams, Glessner, Morris, of Henry, Hess, Haggard. Printing—Pickhardt, Short, Kern, Bowman, Gill, Smith, of Owen, Parker, of Hendricks, Morris, of Henry, McDowell. Reformatory Institutions —Short, Higgins, Hencb, Theines, Robbins, Trimble, Heathman, Morris. of Parke, Guthrie. Labor— Kelley, Ebert, Carroll, Robbins, ItUOan, Theines, McDowell, Latta, Haggard. ■ State Medicine, Health and Vital Statis-tics-Teal, Osterman, Fulton, Kyle, Troy, Trimble, Parker, of Hdndricks, Hougham, Stonfli. , . i " 'y : y ' • 1 Inspections of the Journal—Mr. Speaker, Beasley, Work, Haggard, Lindemuth. Cities and Towns—Voight, Nolan, Ebert, Gray, Bernethy, Branstetter, Lindemuth. Parker, of Hendricks, Haggard. Engrossed Bills—Higgins, Erwin, Byrkit, Hay, Zoercher, Fulkner Morris, ol Henry, Harlan, Officer. Roads—Bowman, Carroll, Beauchamp, Peters, Beighler, Osterman, Brown, of Morgan, Sleeper, Morris, of Parke.

Statistics and Immigration—Fulton, Calvovt, Wright, Peters, Watson, Sleeper, Ebert, Aikman, Doll. Insurance —Stull, MCCloskey. Johnson, of Car: oil, Erwin, Cullop, Farlow, Sleeper, Gutherie, Wilson. Elections—Fippen, Kerns, Mack, Kyle, Kilgore, Johnson of Dearbou, Aikman. Organization of Courts —Hencb, McCullough, Glessner, Zoercher, Lee, Bernethy, Chiypool, Brown of Stouben, Bryant. Educat.on—Leyden, Higgens, Teale, Oppenheim, Lee, Heathman, Short, Wells, Lindemuth. Banks—Glessner, Moss, Gent, Leyden, Fowler, Patten, Troy, Parker of Newton and Jasper, Hougham. Affairs of State Prison South—Faulkner Osborn, Stall. Lee, Johnson of Carroll, Beauchamp, McDowell, Brown, of Morgan Oldham. , —...—- Affairs of State Prison North—Nolan, Erwin, Moon, Carroll, Farlow, Smith, of Perry, Officer, Sleeper, Huffman. Swamp Lands—Kerns, Faulkner, Baker, Timmons, Bowman, Roscoe, Bryant, Huffman, Wilson. Military Affairs—Robbins, Curtis, Higgins, Teal, Leyden, Calvert, Officer, Stone, Claims—Ader, Cullen. Osborn, Wright, Baker, Hay, Officer, Brown, of Morgan, Harlan. _ Trust Lauds: Osterman, Thompson, Voight, Bran stetter, Kyle, Kelleher, Oldham, Whittenberger, Brown of Morgan. Fees and Salaries: Harrell, Kester, Ader. Moon, Moss, Pickhardt, Morris of Henry, Cia.vpool, Wilson. Sinking Fund: Hay, Thompson, Inman Glessner, Roscoe, Beauchamp, McDowell, Wilson, Huffman. Rights and Privileges of Inhabitants of the State: Adams, McCullough, Farlow, Kester, Leyden, Zoercher, Beigler, Brown of Steuben, Claypool. Railroads—Bernethy, Bowman, Lee, Inman, Byrkit, Adams, Lindemuth, Wells, Guthrie. Manufactures and Commerce- Timmons, Baker, Rude, Calicut, Branstetter, Kelly, Oldham, Latta, Whittenberger. County and Township Business—Work, Matthews, Teal, Tffompson, Smith of Posey, Smith of Owen, Harlan, Doll, Whittenbergtr. Agriculture—Kester, Byrkit, Cullop, Beighier, Gray, Wright, Kilgore, Latta, Aikman.

Benevolent and Scientific Institutions— Moon, Adams, Kyle, Calvert. Kilgore, Gent, Lindemuth, Doll, McDowell. Temperance-Gent, Peters, Korn, McCloskey, Hencb, Ebert, Aikman, Bryant, Harlan. _ Mileage and Accounts—Thompson, Gray, Baker. Calriut, Gill, Johnson of Dearborn, Parkerof Newton and Jasper, Houghman, Parker of Hendricks. Corporations—Zoercher, Patton, Heathman, Matthews, Hench, Hay, Brown of Steuben, Stoll. Parker of Hendricks. Canals Patton, Wright, McClosky, Osborn, Kelleher, Watson, Brown of Morgan, Wells, Harlan. Public Expenditures—Cullop, Johnson of Carroll, Calvert, Ader, Osborn, Peters, Whittenberger, Huffman, Oldham. Federal Relatioos-Troy, Patton, Faulkner, Johnson of Dearborn, Trimblo, Smith of Posey, Hess, Latta, Wells, Affairs of the City of Indianapolis— McCullough, Curtis, Matthews, Thienes, McCloskey, Mack, Hess, Wells, Guthrie. National Resources—Fowler, Stull, Fippen, Timmons, Fulton, Kilgore, Wilson, Hougham, Huffman. Phraseology of Bills—Erwin, Farlow, Fulton, Gill, Gent, Kester, Old Lam, Morris of Parke, Hess. Apportionment —Curtis, Seventh district; Nolau, First district: Piokardt, Second district; Calicutt, Third district; Johnson, of Deal-born, Fourth district: Short, Fifth district: Guthrie, Sixth district; Morris, of Parke, Eighth district; Sleeper, Ninth district; Parker,of Newton and Jasper. Tenth district; Branstetter. Eleventh district; Adams, Twelfth district; Fowler, Thirteenth district. Drains and Dykes-Smith, of Owens, Byrkit, Kelleher, Beauchamp, Roscoe, Osterman, Latta, Brown, of Steuben, Morris, of Henry. Mines and Mining Carroll, Thienes, Moss, Timmons, llude, Biegler, Parker of Newton and Jasper, Officer and Whitten* berger. JOINT COMMITTEES. Enrolled Bills—lnman, Callicutt, Work. Parker of Newton and Jasper, Morris of Parke. Public Buildings -Mack, Kelley, Watson, Bryant, State. State Library-Johnson, of Carroll, Rude, Brown, of Steuben. In the Senate on the 16th a message was r< celved’ from the Governor making charges against Warden Murdock. (See Hodse proceedings.) Mr. Shockney offered a resolution that a committee composed of two members of the majority and two of the minority of the Senate be appointed to co-operate with a committee from the House toinvestlgato the chargesThis was followed by vigorous debate. Mr. Burke objected to any investigation of the charge made by the Governor. “Why hasn't the Governor himself‘investigated theohargeand compelled the Warden to obey the law, If he has violated it!" Mr. Burke demanded. Mr. Shockney: “I desire

to ask the Senator a question. Is there any 1 way in which the Governor can take the action you Suggestt” Mr. Burke: “I refuse to answer any question which the Senator may ask.” After further discussion Senator Howard offered a resolution that the Governor’s charges be referred to the regular Committee on Prisons, and a substitute very similar to the original was offered by Mr. Brush and finally adopted. The substitute instructed the committee to inquire and report why the State officers have not attended to this matter before. A resolution asking Congress to improve the Calumet river was adopted. Alsu a resolution relating to reports of telegraph and telephone companies. A resolution to investigate whether the. State Treasurer had received interest on any public funds during the past four' years was adopted. Many bills introducedThe House, with certain amendments,' passed the bill appropriating $110,006 for the expenses of the Legislature. A resolution was adopted offering the use of the hall for the meeting of the F. M. B.A. In November next. The Speaker said the House when not in session had nothing to do with the hall. A special messenger from the Governor declared that James Murdock declined and refused to pay into the Treasury the cash balance in his hands as Warden, according to law, and has unlawfully converted to his own use the slops of said prison, and asking thata special non-partisan committee be appoint ed to investigate the accounts and conduct of the said Warden. Mr. Curtis, Dem., offered a resolution providing for a committe of investigation in line with the Governor’s message. The resolution was laid on the table. Lindemuth then offered a resolution fora committee equally divided politically to investigate pri-ton. Also this was laid on the table, the Democrats declaring that the committee on prisons was competent to conduct any investiga** tion that may be necessary. Messrs Curtis and Gent, Dems., formed a small, but special committee. Eight Democrats voted against laying the resolution cn the table, the vote being c ayes 58, nays 34. At tha

afternoon session of the House Zoercher offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Prisons to fully investigate the affairs of the northern prison. Curtis offered a substitute giving the Committee on Prisons definite instructions and full and complete authoritty to examine persons and papers in mak ing the investigation. In support' of his substitute, ho made an appeal that every thing possible should be done to make the inquiry as thorough and searching *s possible. He asked the members to lay aside their prejudices, political or otherwise, in this matter, and to vote in the interests of the entire people. Extracts were read from the printed report of the Board of State Chariti* s» showing what great abuses had crept into the administration of the Northern Prison, and without asserting whether or not the charges made were true, he urged that they be fully investigated; he did not want a resolution adopted that meant nothing ane gave the committee no power Mr, Oppenheim led the opposition to the resolution, and there was a long and acri* monious discussion of it. He insisted that it would be unfair to put a stigma upon the character of Warden Murdock by or* dering an investigation without definite charges being made; A dozen member* were on their feet in a minute, asking if the charges made by the Governor and the Board of Charities wero not definite charges. Mr. Oppenheim maintained that the much discussed slop contract was made with Murdock by a Republican official, exGover nor Porter. The matter was disposed in like manner as the former resolutionsMany bills were Introduced, The House sdjourned until Monday.

LEOSII.ATIVE NOTES. I Mr. Patten’s bill providing for the in* spection of meats, would, if passed, make a very fat office fer some people. It provides that the inspector shall get 3 cents a pound for Inspecting all meats.offered for sale; that such meats shall always be ac - companied by the hides, and that he shall get 25 cents for inspecting each hide. Senator Hays has introduced a bill to re move the disability of married women to act as sureties. This bill is a direct step toward elevating women to a level with men In matters of business. At present a married woman cannot legally become surety, no matter how much property she may possess in her own right. This law with its implications, places her at a disadvantage in almost every transaction in which she is interested. The liquor license bill of Mr. Claypool, of Fayette and Henry, introduced in the House on the 14th, amends the presentlaw i y making the annual license for retail dealers In spirituous, vinous and malt liquors sioo, and for such dealers In vinous and malt liquors 6200. One-fourth of these amounts is to go into the school fund, so that the act does not reduce that revenue. The other three-fourths will go into the general fund of theoountiea in which such licenses are taken out. Senator Harlan’s hill, which alms at the retirement of the natural gas flambeau as an ilium inant of streets and publio highways, will be heartily approved all over the gas belt. The bill sets forth tbataathe supply of gas may not be unlimited it should be used sparingly • that the burniug of gas in flambeaux is not only wasteful, but that the lights are blinding and dangerous to travelers. The act therefore declares such use of gas unlawful, provides a fine of not over <25 for the first violation, of not ever 6200 for the second, and not over thirty days in jell for the third It is provided that this act is not to apply to outside jnmbo burners in glass globes, but these lights must be turned off atS o'clock, in the morning. ■f atents were Issued to Indiana in ven tom; Tuesday as follows: E. J. S. Chapin, Indianapolis, out off mechanism for steam, engines; J. Hallin and J. B. Smith, New Richmond, railway tie; A. S. Kitzelman, Ridgeville, fence; G. E. Crouse and A* Kramer, Indianapolla, hinge; J. B. Michsener and T. L. Varns, Kokomo, grain meter; P. Newman, Indianapolis, wood tome ing late; O. Strahge, Ligonier, straw stacker; W. H. Turnbull, Fort Wayne, washing machine,