The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-10


meet to-day to decide when the constitutional
amendments shall be considered.
The fourth group of House committees
met last night and elected Tom Collins of
Posey county, clerk, and Virgil NJ. Hobbs as
sistant.
Miss Alice Graham, of Noblesville. and
Miss Pearl Godthwait of the city, visited
the Senate yesterday, as guests OF Senator
Graham.
r. B. Sears, assistant secretary of the SEN
ate last session, has been invaluable in get
ting things in shape this time, and will retire
Saturday.
Horatio Fullenove, Edward HARRISON, R.
L. DePuy, city; George H. Boambey, Richard
McGill, were yesterday appointed to COM
mttee clerkships.
The Senate spent an hour yesterday in
wrangling over the matter of committee
rooms, propositions being received from the
three leading hotels of the city.
Bills providing for the construction of the
sewer from the Female Reformatory were in
trodnced in both houses yesterday, by Sena-
tor Fletcher and representative Wilson, re-
spectively.
Senator Duncan, of Brown county is after
the scalp OF Doorkeeper Kirke, of the House,
and yesterday made several Intellectual at
tempts to reduce the number of his employees
and investigate his appointments
duced a bill making it obligatory for dealers
in oleomargarine, or those who habitually
use it, to label it, so that nobody would be
deceived. This is rough on clearinghouse
keepers.
The appointments made by Governor Por-
ter as members of the boards of benevolent
institutions, were reported to the Senate for
confirmation in a message yesterday morn
ing, and were referred to the committee on
executive appointments. They will not be
confirmed.
Miss c. A. Porter, of Lebanon, Boone
county, very competent and energetic
lady, holds a leading position in the contest
before the Democratic caucus for State Lii
brarian. Strange as it may appear there are
women Democrats, and Miss Porter is one of
the best of them.
Senator Bischowski has introduced a bill
providing for commission to select a series
of school books for the schools of the State,
and which shall remain in use for at least
| fifteen years. The commission is to include
the Superintendent OF Public Instruction and
two experienced teachers.
Representative Frazier has introduced a
bill providing for an appellate court, to be
composed of five judges and to have exclus-
i've jurisdiction of all appeals for correction
of error from the Circuit, Superior and
Criminal Courts, except in certain cases. The
members are to be elected as are tn Su-
1
govern them.
Senator Hilligass yesterday introduced q
bill authorizing the turning of toll roads
into free gravel roads, by methods similar to
those by which new roads are now built, viz:
the appraisement of the property and assess
ment of contiguous land for the purpose of
purchasing it for free road. This is new
scheme, and Senator Hilligass regards it as
entirely practical,
| to the Senate inclosing a letter from Secre-
tary FOlger asking that the Legislature pass
law ceding certain territory in Terre Haute
and Fort Wayne &c the general government
for the erection of public buildings. This is
formalitv required by law and the judi
cary committee will draw up bill making
the requisite provisions.
Senator Willard by request of the COM
mittee on public buildings, of which he is
chairman, yesterday offered resolution in
the Senate, authorizing his committee to
fully investigate all matters pertaining to
the new State-house, send for persons and
papers etc, and report at an early day. The
resolution was held in abeyance awaiting
the action of the House on the same subject.
Thus far in the session there have been in
PRODUCED two bills to cut down the salary aud
emoluments of the Office of reporter of the
Supreme Court. This is the only State office
now under control of Republican, and
the Democrats are therefore, spasmodi cally
anxious to have its perqusites cut down,
either by the reduction of the salary pertain
ing thereto, or by a reduction in the price of
the published reports.
What is known as the Coffin prison bill,
which was a favorite measure of the late Sem
ator Chapman, Of this county, was introduced
in the Senate Yesterday by Senator Bundy
1t provides that both prisons shall be under
the management of one board of directors to
be composed of five gentlemen, who shall be
appointed by The Governor. Mr. Charles F.
Coffin, of Richmond, who is greatly interested
in prison reforms, is the reputed author of
the bill
The prison directors to be elected will be
Democrats. That cannot be avoided. The
only thing to do will be to choose the best
| in point of business capacity and manage
ment from among the host of aspirants. The
Journal has already mentioned with favor
the candidacy of DR.. Hunter, of the Law
renceburg Register for one of the Southern
drectorships, and for one of the Northern,
Mr.. John c. Shoemaker, of the Sentinel, is
entitled to like mention, on the score of pro-
fessional ethics as we'll as of tried business
capacity. Mr.. Shoemaker has succeeded
with the Sentinel, where a dozen others
failed, and a man who can successfully man
age the business of daily newspaper could
not we'll fail in the sagacity and prudence
necessary to properly conduct the interests
OF State institution.
Senator Spann yesterday offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was referred to a
special committee, consisting of himself:
Whereas the 9Th day of January of each
year is known as the anniversary of the
battle of New Orleans, and is commonly
known and observed as st. Jackson's day
by the true Democracy of the Union and
whereas, the Democracy of Indiana have
wholly failed to observe that time-honored
custom in this State; therefore,
Resolved, BY the Senate the House con-
curing therein, That the Sth day of March.
1888, shall be set apart for the observance of
that day, and in memory Of the virtues and
patriotism of Andrew Jackson, and that the
senator from Jackson county, the only
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