The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-19

and impartial alike to one and ALL he has won
the good opinion and favorable consideration
of every member of the House.
The speaker, in announcing the adjourn
ment of the House yesterday sine die, spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:
The time limited by the constitution of the
termination of the regular session of the
Fifty-first General Assembly mas arrived.
days ago Me met this House.
for the avowed purpose of enacting such laws
as would promote the material PROSPERITY OF
the State. and secure and ADVANCE the happi-
ness and well being of the people. You have
made your record, and hope and trust that
comforting assurance OF clear conscience
that he has done his whole duty; that he has
been influenced by no selfish OF mercenary
he has acted wholly for the public veal.
Byyour Partially and kindnessI was chosen
ing the relations thus formed and yielding up
the official life you conferred and rendering an
consolation OF being able to say have tried to
do my duty and merit your just appropauon.
If have failed in the accomplishment OF TINS,
I hope you will attribute it 10 want OF ability,
and not of intention, to consummate pur-
pose have devoutly desired. If, in the course
OF tne session. nave 9ns saio t 6e aoh eeIngs
any member, take this occasion to ask his
pardon and beg his generous forgiveneessss s al
committee work, and of participating in the
debates in the House in order to prevent the
contraction of any feeling or prejudice. l
have endeavored to do my duty conscien-
tiously and honestly, and to avoid Partially
or partisan bias. | hope every member Is
prepared to reciprocate with me when L
assure you have none other than the kind
est feelings for every single member OF this
House.
With the best wishes for both the members
and employees of the House now bid you good
night. and declare this House adjourned with
out day.
Major Gordon entered protest against the
passage of the congressional apportionment
bill, which led to tolerably warm discussion
of matters connected Herewith, during which
Mr.. Willard very energetically reminded the
other side that a protest made by
Democrats at the time of the Re.
| publican gerrymander was refused place oE
| the House journal. He alluded to that gerry
| mander in very emphatic language, ano
| might ave named one fact in connection
with the matter, which has neeer been alluded
| to during any of the references made to thai
measure, and that is, that it was SO infamou,
that the Republican governor Baker, never
signed the bill; it became a law without hi
signature. The objection to Major Gordonl
protest was that 1t was accompanied by queer
| looking illustrations, which he called maps
but strongly resembled the colored nlustra
/ tions of dime novel, or the figures OF a fv,
cent Chinese paper fan.
| The News throws the responsibility of tn,
extra session upon Chief Clerk of the Hous,
Dixon for failing to send the "emergency
clause" to the Senate with the State Houss
! bill, in time for that body to act upon it. Thi
| is passable as joke, and perhaps amused
some of the boys around the News office, bu
the fact is that the emergency clause" wa
delivered to the Senate early in the afternoon
time enough for all practical purposes.
The governor has nominated the fellowin,
persons to the Offices named, and they h2v
| been confirmed by the Senate: Mrs. Emil,
A. Roache, Indianapolis, manager of the Fe
male Reformatory; Finley Bigger, of Rush
| county, and L. A. Barnet, of Hendricks coun
| ty, commissioners of the House of Refuge
John p. Early, Laporte county, Robert D
Brown, Dearborn county, and b. f. Ibach
Huntington county, trustees of the Asylum
for the Feeble Minded Children.
Mr.. Barker alluded to the House as .sshei
yesterday during a debate. His head is pretty
level usually, but he was, no doubt, thinkIn,
| of the 'sgirl he left behind him."