The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-15
INDIANAPOLIS LETTER.
Tae Pay Of Employees In the House
The senatorial Question Baker-
Gumbach gOrFesp0adenc3-R ligt-
GUS Revival.
TNDIANAPoLIs, January II.


INDIANAPOLIS. January II.
Editors Journal:
In the House, yesterday afternoon,
quite a a-discussion arose between mem
bers relative to fixing the pay of per-
sons in the employ of the House under
the direction of the Doorkeeper. A
committee had fixed the price
at four dollars per day for
such persons, which by some was
regarded as extravagant IN the ex-
treme. Others regarded the price
fixed as fair and right, urging that
competent help could not be had out
side OF Indianapolis for a less amount.
and that the reduction OF wages to
tWo dollars a day, as was proposed, or
even three dollars, would be virtually
to monOpolize those places to resi-
dents of the Capital, and that persons
from other parts of the State
would be compelled to remain at
home. To those from other parts
of the State, who desired places in
the House, this movement was re-
garded as manifestly unjust. The
price, however, for such employees
Wa fixed at last at three dollars per
day. As this Is the second or third
time this matter has come up before
the House, it will probably rest now.
Quite a number of new bills were
introduced into that branch of the
General Assembly yesterday, for the
most part local In their bearing, and
of course not interesting to your
renders. An unusually large num-
Der OF the members In the House
are here for the first time in that ca
pacity, and as matter of course, law
making is n new business with them
The consequence is that business
moves somewhat slowly at present.
When new members get the hang
aof the school house." it is probable
that business will be dispatched more
promptly. There are In the House
dnite number of gasy individuals
who. when the wire edge" has worn
service to their constituents, and
the State at large A very we'll in
formed member inquired of an ole
member the other day, the name of 8
certain young man on the floor. OI
being informed who the man was, anS
that the new member was talented
the questioner replied, :" / judged SO
as he has not yet taken up time Il
making speeches on topics OF no par
ticular importance"
The Senatorial contest still engross
es all attention, and will continue t.
do so until after the caucus tonight
The opponents of Mr.. Cumback havt
been too eager for the fray" an,
to-day he is quite as strong as before
the attempt was made to secur
his defeat by dragging a private cor
respondence between him and Gov
Baker before the Senate. The NOR
enthusiastic of Mr. Cumback's friend
claim that the course pursued by tn
opposition has been the means o
drawing to his support some FIVE 0
six Senators and Representatives
who on the first ballot had intende
to vote for man of their own ind
vidual preferences. But this contei
will end tonight, and that In fave
of Mr.. Cumback most unquestloni
bly,.
Yesterday evening. in complianC
with the resolution of the Senat
asking Governor Baker TO furnish
copy of the correspondence alluded
IN a former letter, Gov. Baker al
dressed the following message to I'll
Senate:
Gentlemen Of the Senate:
In reference to the resolution
the Senate, passed yesterday and cor
municated to me this morning, rel