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

$1,000
Leaving the sum of-....----. .......-.... s. 400
with which to pay the expenses OF an office
heretofore costing at Leaf $4,000 a year. In
other words, If the pending fee bill is adopted
the present clerk, IL he properly manages his
Office, must not only assume all responsible
fty, and receive nothing for his services, but
will be required, in addition, to expend from
$1,000 to 5000 year for the privilege.
We know that in the preparation of the bill
that the chairman of the Senate committee
(Mr. Woollen), and those who aided him. were
actuated solely by the motive to arrange such
fees and salaries as would be just to all con-
cerned. If they failed, it is because of the
utter impossibility to do it under our present
State constitution.
A handsome chart has been published, Civ
ing the names and other Information concern
ing the members of the Senate and House, by
our enterprising young friend, +. H Smith, l6
East Washington street. From 1t we learn
that of senators, 46 are married and only four
are single gentlemen; 10 belong to mo
church" nine are Methodists, eight are Pres
byterians; four are Lutheraas, four are Chris.
tians, two are Univer salists, one Episcopalian
one Catholic, one Liberal, one Independent
who is Senator Foster, and he seems
to be independent" IN politics as well
as religion. The balance of the
connections. Twenty senators are lawyers,
nine are farmers, three are bankers, two are
editors, four are doctors, three are manufac-
turers, two are grain dealers, one is a tailor,
one a cooper, one horticulturist, one runs a
planning mill, one is a minister of the Gospel,
and two are Stockholders.
OF the senators only six are foreign born.
or the members of the House, 80 are
married and 10 single. Thirty-six are
lawyers, 80 farmers, nine nnTchants, seven
doctors, one blacksmith, one dentist. one mil.
Ter, one marble dealer, one iron moulder, one
quarryman, one minister, one editor, and one
is a teacher.
Forty members of the House belong to
mo church, :" l6 are Methodists, IL are Presby-
terians, 10 are Christians, seven are Baptlsis,
four are Catholics, three are Uaiversalists,
three are Quakers, one is a Free Thinker one
an Episcopallan, one an Israeiite, one Optim-
list, one Unitarian, one Independent, one
Congregationalist. Only six of the entire 100
representatives are foreign born.
1t Is expected that the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate Ex-Attorney Generals
Denny and Buskirk will be able to report to-
day.
A bad bill was passed by the House on sat
urday authorizing cities to make donations to
railroad companies. This bill was drawn for
the benefit of Vincennes, which warts to
cure the location of the shops of the Cairo and
Vincennes road at that point, and is willing to
pay bonus for them. The bill, however, in
cludes all cities. and is apt to lead to unwise
expenditure of money. The Senate would do
well to scan this bill closely before passing il
The specific appropriation" bill reached the
House on Saturday and occupied almost the
entire attention of that body during the day
They changed almost every important item,
SO that a committee circumference will probably
be the result of the House action on the bill.
The most important and most interesting
part of the discussion was upon the item APP
propriating So, 900 for the State Fair ground
AS the State had already invested $4,000 in it,
those who voted for the additional appropria-
t1on hoped that in this manner that the
amount might be saved. This makes the cost
of the property to the State So 900, and it is
thought by competent real estate judges to be
worth considerable more.
The married woman's" bill, which has been
the subject of conference committees con-
sideration for several days, led to an interest
ing debate on Saturday 1.-THE Senate. The bill
passed the Senate, and at a late hour Saturday
afternoon received the sanction of the House,
and will be a law with the governors sigma
ture. 1t is an important bill.
The impression prevails that the present
special session will terminate some time dur
ng the present week. With the "fee and sal
airy" bill, as also the specific appropriation
,bill in unfinished shapes-both very import
ant matters-the exact date of adjournment
can not be very readily fixed.