, 1879-01-11

Snsctot DtspatcA to Tas TrtbunA
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 10.-Tho Senate |
th!a morning refused to ask tho Attornoy-G.n- |
erat for his opinion to whether the scsstons
OF tho Legislature should or not extend over |
sl1ty-ono working days.
Most Of n1a. morning session was occupied In
discussing thb resolution ~ provide senators
with the statutes, which wns finally adopted
Aftur tho Governor read his message, tho
contest OF J. W. Lansberry for tho seat Of sen-
ator Smith, Of Delaware and Madison. was re-
fcrred tu tho regular Cotnmitteo on Elections.
4 motion OF eenator Reeves, Democratic
leader, TO rrfer to special committee, was
lost-t0 to IL.
Ia tho Houae bills were introduced to abo1sh
tue ofllco Of Assessor In towpslips fos 81, GOO
homestead trstcad OF $3o0, aud several to rcgu.
latc Tho ratio al lntercat.
Sir. Euglish. OF this county, introduced bills
to apportEon tho State Tor tho legislative and
Con0seastonal purposcs. Ho hss two bills for
Representative and Senatorial purposes. Tho
nsst divides tho State into ltty districts, every
oue 10 elect Senator and two Rcnrcscutativcs.
THIS would reduce all To deal level, and tako
away tho power OF counties With large matoft-
tics under s!so present aystesn. In eaaa that
does not meet with The approval Of tho party
mud 1t will not, the other bill IL introduced,
rescntattye districts, after tho prcaent manner.
When tho Governors message was read, Nal.
Gordon, Of thlf county, attempted to have
Wnslington'B farewell address printed tn con-
| ncctlon with It, but, after On hours humorous
| u!scussion,. the motion Was WITHDRAWN ne
Major stating that he saw An evident lcterMt.
nation to lay tho Father OF Ills Country on tho
| table.
| 4 Democratic Caucus was held tonight, and,
without transactlng any btaeas. atliUur,e.i TIL
| 5,uY Tt1eRInV trhAO fht linn will hh ,nXHH
| holding the general raucus. at which the Of.
tcers III State Institutions Will 10 ELECTED. It
| will tako place Thursday and the cleetluu the
| next daY. AHeck theucc tho Senatorial alee.
Tho Democrats arc boiling asrr With cntllu-
siasm on account VI tl'e cGur,e taken " LIEUT.
Sx so @fas spatssn nsn s ess w sas s rsna
I,erys," said Democrat th!A snorniug, ''ws
don't ana II In cur o~n ra1ks, ia'uon9 thoss
who have been hoIn and bred Democrats: :. We
rarty." Tie Observation-Disclosures ls nuw
spukau Of as thu coming man for the Demo-
rrn1c nomination for Governor, Ills trwns!s
.ay he VII! come tn a. tue middle man ~ bstwesu M
/ given up GubernstorIu! hOpes. Col. tif1r 8
candidacy is expected u shclvu John Euos Nelf,
Z: D. Henderson, aud Col. shaw, rs!itinE Stats
Officers, all nf whom hayc aspirations 1pr the
Office OF the Ch!ef Executive.
OHIO.
COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 10.-ln'the 8cnate bllla
wcre introduced gising the unclaimed bodies al
thoae who do In public institutE Eons 10 tue Fucd
icaa socletica for dl4soetIou, to 10 opcrAtel m
within Ohio and making tho transfer os surt
boi!ea to other &tatcs, or traffic In bodies, mis-
sleuleauor, punl.hable by f"e and tmpr14on
meat. Also, a bill to repea! Tho act regulating
the lelsinx OF eoutracts for dolng public work.
i. In tho Houae bills wrse introduced uakln!
/ martial nnuronYtattnna fnr 1hilf puthnrfzli1