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

several bright flowers in full bloom. It was
about the only thing around the chamber
that did not show signs of the storm OF the
morning session. 1t was, however, out OF the
reach of "Shanks'' or arms.
All the committee clerks of the House were
discharged Mr.. Briggs said, as chairman of
his committee. he intended doing the clerks
work, and that the others would do the same
This looks like economy in a sensible direc-
ton.
Major Gordon seems to be entitled to the red
ribbon as the champion "protester" of the ses-
sion.
Somebody is after the enrolling clerks of the
House with a sharp stick. Mr.. Shanks' reso-
luton touched them up yesterday, and If ever
one OF those big arms of the member from Jay
is brought down on them it will not be the
tender stroke of "Jay'' bird.
The News: "The new trustees of the benevo-
lent institutions meet in this city on the Goth
inst. to appoint officers. 1t was reported yes
terday that a change in the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Female Reformatory had been deter
mined on and the name of Miss Laura Ream,
the well known newspaper contributor and
correspondent, is mentioned in connection
with the place."
The governors message was read to the two
Houses at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Senate going into the House chamber.
The governors secretary delivered the mes
sage, and Webster Dixon, Esq, read it in a
firm clear voice. The message is brief and
humorous enough to make it entertaining
reading for anybody. The points concerning
the cause for extra session can readily be
appreciated by small Republican clique in
the Senate who are responsible for it, so far as
we have able to judge. The House has
pushed its business SO far ahead that
it has now almost nothing to do.
The governor urges his former position upon
expert evidence, and says that some of the
experts in the late State House investiga-
ton wanted go per day for their services, and
that they had received their education from
the State or from the public. The entire mes
sage is in another portion of to-day IS Sentinel.
| and well worth reading, If for no other object
than one of moments entertainment. 1t is
brief, pointed and interesting.
The Senate consumed a large part of the
| morning hour IN getting ready to do some-
| thing. Finally it struck the State House bill,
| and after Senator Reeves and some others had
apparently assured themselves that there
| were no seats in the meal tubs" nor "niggers
| in the wood pile" it was discussed while, and
| finally q conference committee asked for, and
| on the part of the Senate Messrs. Harris and
Heron were appointed.
| The courteous and efficient doorkeeper of
the Senate, Mr.. r. luncheon, was elected yes
terday for the fourth time to that position. Mr..
| luncheon is a farmer of Laporte county and
| was the first farmer in the county to intro
duce the use of steam in running a farm, and
we might add he was the first to introduce
steam to run a political procession and help
elect a governor just before the last
governors election he took an immense steam
road wagon into the town of Laporte and
decorated it very handsomely and appropri.
ately, put everybody on it that could find
standing room, and hitched nearly the whole
| of entire procession of immense wagons
and turned the whole concern loose In the
streets of Laporte. 1t was one OF the
grandest successes of the campaign made votes
| by steam. and aided largely in securing the
success of the ticket. If he could get that
steam wagon into the Senate, and draw the
sapportIonment,' "the appropriation "fee
1 and salary and Estate House" bills through
1t, he could be the doorkeeper of the Senate
for four years more. He has won many
friends by his courteous, gentlemanly bearing
throughout The session.
The 'married woman's bill" did not gel
| through the Senate with the House amend
ment. and a conference committee was asked
| yesterday, and on the part of the Senate Sen
ators Harris and Menzies were appointed. The
Senate never seems to agree on anything the
House does.
The committee on .'fees and salaries and
congressional apportionment" are still a
work arranging, as they hope, satisfactory
1 bills.
We learn, with pleasure, that Mr.. Hoagland
| the gentlemanly and efficient reading clerk o
the Senate, is a candidate for the same posi-
ton in the United States Senate. He is from
Fort Wayne, and they do say that the talles
/ Democrats in the country grow there as natu
rally as huckleberries in Michigan. The
| United States Senate can find no one
/ any better suited for the position, and
| IL ssayes an6 noes" are In demand
he can beat the world calling them. If he wa.
not made on a tough basis he would been deao
long ago. The 'yeas and nays" of the Indians
State Senate would have laid him out early in
the session. He seems to grow fat on the roll
| call, however, and bankers for it as soon as he
| gets out of bed in the morning.