The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-30
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

The House will take up the Criminal Code
this week as reported by the Revision Com
mittee.i
The Senate has said that County Commits
sioners must give bond hereafter in the sum
of 5000.
Representative Bergman. who has been
confined TO his home in Shelbyville, is still
absent, but recovering slowly
Mr.. Bergman is said to be improving
from his illness, which, on Monday, il was
thought he would not recover.
The Committee that investigated the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum have not yet re-
ported its opinion to the House
Senator Kahlo has renewed assurances
from Washington that he Will receive the
appointment as Consul at Berlin.
Senator Yancy wants the Constitution
amended giving women the same privilege
as men 10 practice law and the elective fran
chise.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
reported that the claim of John Morton, of
over SCI, 900 for brick work on the Insane
Asylum, be compromised for $500
There seems to be growing disposition
in the Senate TO defeat the medical bill that
has passed the House. 1t is claimed that
the Senate will favor the Yancey bill or no
bill at all.
Senator Shaffer introduced a Senate joint
resolution to so amend the Constitution of
the State prohibiting thes of liquor OF any
kind except for medicinal and mechanical
purposes.
The compromise medical bill introduced
by Senator Yancey, in the Senate, passed the
| House with a few amendments. The Sem
ate will have to concur before il becomes a
law, providing then that it is not vetoed.
| Dr. Edwins made very good move yes
terday, which was TO have the whole House
concur in the Senate amendments TO the
school bill by sections instead OF concurrlng
in the whole amendments at once, thereby
voting blindly. He stated that, as rule,
Committees were not so good judges of
what the people desired and needed as the
whole House.
Senate bill "a, introduced by Senator Will
son, creating Fish Commissioner, and APP
propriating 81, 600 for the use of said Com
missioner in the propagation Of fish, was
taken up, on motion of Mr.. Kenner, and
ably presented by him. He showed the
great benefits that would result to the State.
| The bill passed. and will become a law as
soon as signed by the Governor.
Indiana now takes her stand among the
| large majority of the States of the Union,
and is a grand step in the right direction,
and all credit is due to Senator Wilson and
| Mr. Kenner for their efforts in this behalf.
| The bill empowers the Commissioners to eX-
pertinent and cause fish to be Matched to re-
stock the various waters of the State, and
has general supervision of fishing interests
in the State, and report to the General AS
sembly.
The Senate Committee on Prisons, con-
sisting of Senators Hutchinson, Benz, Spann,
Bundy, Ristine, Yancey and Henry, visited
| the Prison South on Saturday The Com
mittee made full and complete examina-
ton of the Institutional its arrangements
and the condition of the building. The
Committee returned we'll pleased with the
condition of affairs. They fully comprehend
that the buildings are not in as good
condition as they should be. 1t is the opinion
of the Committee that an appropriation
should be made to make the buildings more
complete and place them in better cOndi-
ton. The management of the Prison under
The administration of Colonel Howard the
Committee believe to be as good as it is pos
sible to make il when the incompleteneSs Of
the building is taken into consideration.
They heard but few complaints from the
convicts. The conyictS were found TO be in
q healthy and stout condition. Some COM
plant was made by the prisoners, based
upon the fact that they have been
deprived of the use of chewing tobacco.
The financial condition of the Institution
was also found to be in the best condition
ana managed IN an economical way.
The books were found to be in an excel
lent condition, and, in fact, models of COM
pleteness.
Yesterday afternoon, before the afternoon
session OF the House, number of the friends
of the Speaker, all members of the House,
consisting of MesSrs. Ryan, Davis Frazer,
Schweitzer, and others, met in the Hall OF
the House of Representatives and presented
the Hon. Speaker with "A very neat and tasty
revolving office chair, to be used as a Speak
er's chair the remainder of the session. The
chair was presented to the Speaker by DR.. S.
W. Edwins of Madison County, in the fol-
lowing speech:
Mr.. SPEAKER-It is indeed a very pleasant
duty that now devolvcs upon me, by the
request of a number of your friends. 1t
be considered so by any gentleman, TO be
made the agent or medium Of conferr-
ing mark of respect and esteem on any one re-
ceiving the same. And the more so, Mr.. Speaker,
when II Is well deserved it is in the present
instance.
This present of this beautiful chair, Mr. Speak
er. is made on behalf of some of your friends, re-
gardless OF party as testimonial of their sincere
esteem for the able and impartial manner in
which you have presided over this legislative body
! myself. Mr.. Speaker, can with great satisfaction
bear testimony to your uniform courtesy and
kindness to the least well the greatest the
floor of this House.
! Inow, Mr.. Speaker, present you with this chair.
Use Ii during the remainder of the session, then
take IL TO your home, keep IL as a memento in
your family, and when you are done with il hand
II down as an heirloom to your pOsterity, thereby
forever reminding them of the high honor con-
ferred on you and the honorable position you
have filled amongst ''hOnOrable'' men.