The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

contends that the sfatute win be acumulafiye,s
and that the exemption now wiz amount to
81 ,5O instead OF 81 900 Mr.. Harris intends by
this substitute. Thus we leave these two So
Ions with future debtors 10 fight the matter
out.
In our regular legislative report of satur-
days Senate proceedings yesterday morning
we inadvertently credited Senator Taylor
with very neat argument made by Senator
Traylo- on the married woman's- bill. One
is Taylor-the other is Traylor-both clever
gentlemen, but an ar" performs Quite an inn
portant part here.
Seventy-six House bills passed into the Sem
ate yesterday morning, and were read the first
time. The Senate was effected in much the
same way as family being chloroformed by
burglars.
The popular door-keeper of the
House, Mr. Wilson. brought some
more ''boss pole'' with him YES
terday morning from the regular weekly
trip home over Sunday, in the shape of nine
new canes. The lucky recipients this time
were Senator Benz and Representatives John
son, Faulkner, Bryant, Ginz, Barker, Reichel-
derfer, Schweitzer and Davidson. Mr. John
son is National, but it is hoped that this cane
and its patriotic associations will convert him
into a "true blue Democrat
Senator Benz has always declared himselfin
favor of square and fair "fee and salary
bill, but the bill which passed the Senate he
declared that he could not vote FOR. and for
the following reasons:
During my canvass last fall promised the
constituency which have the honor TO .ep-
resent that would support Hon. d. w yoor-
hees for United States senator; that / would
yo'e Tor a fair apportionment for legislative
and congressional purposes and also for a wise
and judicious reduction in fees and salaries
rms two first pledges / have faithfully per-
formed and am ready and willing TO conform
70 my promise in relation to fees and salaries
which this fee and salary bill operates ur5usiiy
s Visions uns It wi no and Give under its pro
OF my county sum TO exceed Ss75
and am certain for that sum no Competent
person could be secured. lCries from the other
side. senator; amt you mistakenly No,
am not. hod Ia my hand letter from the
clerk OF my county. in which he says that
live as the figures are excessively low. as he
Is Republican his statement must be true. for
never knew a Republican TO lie. Therefore,
No one can object to Senator Benz for voting
against the zee and salary bill. feeling as he
did and as he expresses himself in the fore
going.
The doorkeepers of the House have made
their nominations for 1850. 1t is Alden and
Cunningham for governor and lieutenant
governor respectively.
Mrs. Senator Burrell and MIS- Represenfa-
tive Reichelderfer visited the.legislaiive halls
yesterday.
The metropolitan police bill found its
grave in "indefnite postponement" yesterday
morning. As Mercutio says, 81 am hurtt
a plague on both your houses" This bill;
would have kept the police force Of the city
away from the influence of both parties
The dental bill" reached the Senate yester-
day, and as 1t has many warm friends there It
is hoped that it may go through speedily
There seems To be an error prevalent
ing
will work a hardship upon dentists now
practicing in the State. To set this matter at
rest we quote from this bill as follows: aPro-
vided that nothing in this act shall apply TO
any one engaged in the practice of dentistry
in this State at the time OF the passage of this
act" This bill is to protect our citizens from a
class of tooth carpenters who have mistaken
their calling, ana ought TO be
in some other line of business.
The only dentist IN the legislature
DIR. VanVa:zah, is in favor of the bill. 1t passed
the House by a large majority.
Representative Shut is the cred liable chair
man Of the committee on claims. He has
proven himself the foe OF all kinds OF Jobs and
questionable claims of all descriptions. Init
nations of his being penurious or TOO econom-
ical, for any other reasons, are ont OF place. He
is economical and penurious with other peo-
pies money. When il comes to using his own
be found In the right spot.
Senators Hefron, Taylor, Kent and some
others level-headed on the exemption
bill" They opposed Harris substitute for the
House bill with solid arguments, and it will
harily get through the House. The whole
matter had been discussed there before the bill
went to the Senate, and the Harris idea was
defeated.
The House adopted resolution offered by
Judge Osborne, that all fees and salaries should
be reduced at least 25 per cent.
Senator Harris had the honor OF calling up
the metropolitan police bill in the Senate yes
terday. He wanted to see it about as much as
Macbeth cared to see Bauquo's ghost and was
as fully afraid of it, but the Senate was not full
and he thought that it was good time to get
rid of 1t.
The Senate passed yesterday House con-
current resolution, authorizing any persons,
who desire 1t, to appear before the Insane
Aylum Investigating committee with counsel
to defend themselves against any aspersions
upon their characters.
1t is reported that J. A. Rice, secretary of the
Democratic State Central committee, and
clerk of one of the Senate committees, win 60
to Washington and take position under r.
j. Bright, sergesnt-at-arms of the Senate