The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-12

isfactory work it has been. Many bills were
OF course reported upon unfavorabiy, and
to find fault with such dispositions of pet
measures, but all bills were fully and
critically examined, and the committee were
faithful IN their WORK, and, at least. true to
themselves in whatever way the result de-
mrlended by this comm ttee was only $685.
OOo-a smaller amount than has been recon-.
mended in years, and over 5000 less than
the amount recommended to, and pa -sed by,
the legislature of two years ago: The
committee enoeavored to make reductions in
possible to be done. In the matter OF salaries
1or faithful and responsible officers. while re-
ducing them to some extent they did not feel
called upon to recommend reduction to a
parsimonious and niggardly point.
We Thought on Monday tnat we had seen the
the House looked as If IT had received its death
ticks, but the plucEy little doctor came into
written ali over him, and right here we
would say that seldom has q bill
met with more determined opposition, or
been supported with more rigorous ability.
The doctor does not sleep much when he has
work in the House of the kind he had on hand
Representative Handy, the solid old farmer
member from Hancock comfy, Sc
D measure. notWithssanding h' the fnn made
by Mr.. Herod. The old gentleman made
very vigorous and well-timed defense of his
bill. He evidently has not been coming to the
Legislature "off and on" for 80 years for MOTH
ing. He seldom claims the attention of the
of its time with any irrelevant remarks. He:is
a substantial member.
Inc insurance bit OF Senator Menzies passed
to engrossment in the Senate yesterday. The
advertising.was provided for by requiring that
il be done in a weekly paper of indianapolis.
This is n serious blow to our esteemed evening
contemporary. as the chances now are that
the sprightly little Southside may bear Off the
palm from its weekly edition.
We understand that the report Of the special
committee upon the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Kpighistown. is in the hands of the COM
| mi ready he rpnorted HOnSa. 4
ready IL should be presented promptly, let the
blow fall where ii may. No whitewashing.
There is 8 general regret expressed at the
failure of the Couner bureau of statistics bill
| IL only lacked one vote. 1t is to be hoped that
il will be called up again and go through.
Through a faux pas of Senator Streight, the
Ohio legislative delegation was marched into
the Senate yesterday without any
the senator to the senate in The midst of call
of the previous question: Lieutenant-Gov.
ernor Gray was in the chair at the time, and
did not propose that Senator Streight should
run things to suit himself, and his action put
| the senator upon his ear" and-but the en-
| tire proceeding is SO happily described in a
! and which we publish in another column we
refer our readers to Ii for further particulars.
The communication IS signed Roscoe" We
| maze something of him by extending to him
prudent advice on several occasions, but the
Lord Will have TO make him all over again
| before he will make good senator. We are
done. It is too big job.
| Mr.. Inayer, In voting against Inc fnlntia
| BILL thought that hoes were about the right
sort of arms for men TO carry instead of guns.
Sensible. Give us plenty of corn, wheat, etc.
| 'sI,et nave peace"
| Mr. Overmeyer made an attempt to save the
/ present officers of the benevoleD institutions
| but the speaker seemed s.fornenst it," judg-
| ing from his ruling. Mr.. Overmsyer Is
| probably the best pariiamentarian in the
| House, but he had 1t all wrong that time. His
| kind of an amendment WIS out of oder.
The Republican press and party do not ad.
| mire Senator Davis as much as they did. II
was rumored yesterday that message had
| been sent bv some Republicans to smith, OF
the Terre Hauie Express, to hurry over
| Things were beginning to look blue.
/ Representative Reed, of Miami county. is one
of the most valuable members of the House
Quiet, reserved and courteous in his deport
| ment, he seldom claims the floor and talks but
| little. He is one of the most popular Republi
cans among Democrats in the House, although
| he will vote with his party. He is not ex
| tremely radical, however, and occasion
| ally breaks over the bars and
hunts Tor the green sward and pheasant
| waters in the Democratic pastures. He is the
editor of the Peru Republican, and keeps up q
| regular correspondence with his home pa per
His letters well expressed and contain
| very entertaining Information for the home
high a compliment as we could pay him.
| vestigating committees is published else
! where.
Clerk Dixon, in reading the militia bill to the
| House yesterday, created much merriment by
mistaking and reading the word burglar" fol
| bupler