The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-21

LIE DTeSlQenJ ldlQ before the senate tue
account of the warrants drawn on the treas
ury during the SPECIAL session, as follows:
Per diem of senators--.-.--... $500
Per diem of 240
Per diem Of employees ,295
Allowed by resolution 200
1850
The committee to wait on the governor re-
ported that he had nothing further to COM
municate.
Mr.. Underwood moved that the senate
| adjourn.
tasl COLONEL GRAY's ADDRESS.
Lieutenant Governor Gray then delivered
the following address,:
SENAToRs-Ysu have been sober and you
have been Industrious. Your committees
have worked as never saw committees work
value it is yet too soon to determine, but there
are certainly many good laws that must prove
of great benefit to the people of the state. 1t
been members of a legislative body can appre
ciate the difficulty of the work of
law ,n mdakd,ng; LOO o minds s,,, must be
a law can be made. 1t is my observation that
| IL takes fully three-fourths of session to get
| the work ready for final action. Bills must
| be discussed, amended and perfected, and it
| takes time. Nothing else is so dangerous
| hasty legislation. never saw so great anx-
| iety as have seen here to do good work for
| your constituents. There may have been at
times some confusion in this house, but it has
| what senator's considered important interests
for the public and not from the least disposi-
concerned, 1 have tried from the begin
| ming to discharge my duties fairly and impair
| TALLY. have ever tried to keep before my
mind that the humbls st senator was entitled
| 10 the same consideration as the ablest. One
other fact desire specially to speak of, a fact
word has ever been spoken to the chair by
| any member. OF this feel justly proud.
| further desire to say that / entertain none
other than the kindest feeling toward every
senator. class you as friends and as such
hope to meet you hereafter, wherever we may
| be. 'n
At the conclusion of the presidents ad-
dress the senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
The house met for the last time at 10
| o'clock, the speaker in the chair. There
were but few members present, and all
seemed to feel that as it was the last time
they would all meet together the as
perities occasioned by conflict of opinion
should be forgotten.
Resolutions were passed making the nee
essary provision for the expenses of the
special session, and also the usual vote OF
thanks.
Mr.. Branyan moved that a committee of
two on the part of the house be appointed to
wait on the governor and ascertain if he has
further communication to make to the
house. Agreed to.
Inc CudlT dppOl1bcu hcScTS- DTdIYdn anu
Freeman.
Mr. Lehman introduced resolution ex-
| tending thanks to the Marion county COM
missioners for their liberality in rendering
the use of rooms in the court house to the
general assembly. Adopted. "0s
A concurrent resolution in regard to re-
moving furniture to the court house was
| adopted.
Mr.. Branyan, from the special committee,
| reported that the governor had no further
communication to make TO the house.
| Mr. Scott offered resolution extending
| than, to the Marion county representatives
for their efforts in securing the passage of the
new state house bill. Adopted
| John Ratcliff. S. Adams, Thad Butler, W.
| II. Murray +. G.. Hay and Mrs. Myers
| clerks, We're allowed $50 extra each for SER
| vices during the special session, and Frank
White, G. s. Denney, J. c. Walker and Frank
| Denney were allowed $3.50 each. Several
other employees were allowed corresponding
| amounts.
Several members delivered touching adj
dresses on good by's," and all the old
hatchets were buried.
/! THE SPEAKERS ADDRESS.
| Speaker Overmeyer then arose and deliv-
| cred the following farewell address:
| GENTLEMEN or THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT
| ATIvES:-Before closing the session by final
| adjournment, allow me to thank you, one and
| all lOT the kluuutSS tAbt0utu 10 lie
| in my efforts to perform the duties of presiding
officer.
| special session has been diligently performed.
| In that time 1877 bills, many of them of great
| importance, passed this house. OF these only
| 70 were returned from the senate. During the
| two sessions 80 senate bills were received I'm
| the house. OF these III were passed and re-
turned to the senate, and the remaining "a
| OF the 95 senate bills received In the house. Is
were legalizing bills. OF the l6 bills passed by
the house, IA were legalizing bills. We have
had little politics in our house during the ses-
| SION, and upon this we congratulate ourselves;
for the discussion OF party politics in the gen.
eral assembly sadly interferes with the trans
action of the practical business of the people.
| Some measures have failed which many be-
lieved should have become laws, and there Is
| the usual disappointment incident thereto
| In advocating and in opposing measures
| here, / am satisfied that members OF this house
nave afeee tor wnas nney a 70 oe 'he
| Il the performance of duty here, as In the
"hurly burly' of life on every field, disap-
| expected opposition, by failure and by defeat,
| beset us continually. Let us cast aside forever
the chagrin and bitterness Of yesterday, TO the
| end that we may vigorously enter on the new
duties of to-day. Let us depart from here as
we have labored, thankful that we have so
wrought that no future assembly Of the state
| will be compelled to sit in these dingy halls
thankful that we have been able TO agree on
many things by which our constituents will
| be benefited; forgetful of pet measures where
in we have failed; forgetful OF all supposed in
Justice done at any time, and remembering
| only the kindness, favor and courtesy extend
ed by each one to all others on numberless
| occasions.
And now wishing members, officers and en-
| ployes happiness and success In lite, declare
this house adjourned without day.
At the conclusion of the speakers address,
the Hon. !. W. Lanham, of jefferson, in
voked the divine blessing, after which the
speaker announced the house as being adj
! journed sine die.
Mr. Swayzee, from Grant and Blackford,
struck in with "Shall we gather at the
river,''in which he was joined by the en-
tire house. Atthe conclusion OF the hymn
| the house was deserted.