The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Foster Memorial Exercises and
the Johnson-Overstree Contest.
Disposition of Number of Important Bills
New Measures Introduced-The Demo-
cratic Caucus Last Night
IN MEMORY OF MR.. FOSTER.

hour set apart by the Senate for the men,
orial exercises in honor of Hon. Thomas J..
Foster late senator from Allen county.
When that hour arrived, Senator Bell called
for the reading of the following resolution
offered by him last Friday:
"Rasolved That this Senate has heard with
profound regret of the death Of Hon. Thomas J..
Foster, member of the last preceding Senate of
this State; that by his death the State has lost an
faithful and efficient representative of the people
in the General Assembly OF which he was q menu
Der.'
Mr. Bell said: ''My purpose in Offering the
resolution which has just been read is to
place in a substantial manner upon the
records of this Senate tribute to the worth
and character of my deceased colleague, Hon.
Thomas ]. Foster. 1t is not my purpose at
this time to offer any extended eulogium
upon the character or services of the de-
ceased, but to pay my simple tribute of re-
spect and and esteem as a colleague and as
friend Senator Foster was personally known
to many members of the Senate, as he served
with them in preceding one, and l know
they will agree with me that it is proper that
such action as is proposed by this resolution
should be taken on this occasion. Senator
Foster died in early manhood. He had not
the advantage of early education, nor the
advantages that wealth brings. He was en-
phatically a self-made man. Born upon
farm, reared in comparative poverty, with
out the advantages to which / have referred,
by his own energy, industry and ability, he
attained position which was an honorable
one indeed-a standing and influence in the
community and in the State of which his
family and friends may we'll feel proud.
His character was such an one as
finds opportunity for development and
-. growth only under and surrounded by the
benign influences of our free institutions and
republican form of government. Under no
other circumstances would persons, what
ever their abilities, with such surroundings,
be enabled to obtain such position, and so
leave an impress of his character and life
upon the persons and time in which he lived"
Mr.. Bell concluded by saying: at
is not necessary that l should refer to the
tragic manner of his death. 1t is sufficient
to say that mysterious thing. the mind
whose constitution none of us can compre-
bend or understand, had become so affected
by the ravages of disease as that its possessor
was no longer responsible for his acts. In
his death Indiana has lost a noble citizen,
the community where he resided one of its
best members, and every word in this resolu-
ton which is praise, as far as 1t concerns his
character and services can be truthfully
said. know not what more | could say on
this OCCASION"
Senator Spann, in behalf of the senators
on his side of the house, made few appro-
pirate remarks regarding Senator Fosters
life and public services, after which the res
olution was adopted by rising vote, and
then. as a further mark of respect, the Sem
ate adjourned until this morning.
, THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS LAST NIGHT
The long agony is at last over The Demo-
cratic caucus last night nominated candidates
'sfor State Librarian and Prison Directors
Miss Lizzie 0. Calls, editor of the Martins
vile Gazette was nominated for Librarian
in tie face of most bitter and undignifed
fight made against her by w. H. and w E.
English. For Directors of the Prison South
DIR. w. D. H. Hunter, of the Lawrenceburg
Register, and DIR. H. V. Norval, of Greene
county, were nominated; and for the Prison
North, the choice fell upon John c. Shoe
maker proprietor of the Indianapolis Senti-
mel; ex-senator George Major, of Benton
county and Henry Manning, of Fort Wayne
For State Librarian, the candidates were
Miss Cynthia A. Porter, of Boone county;
Miss jerks of Tippecanoe; Miss Maggie
Shaffer Miss Calls, Miss Fischer of Vigo;
Miss Emma Porter, of Miami; Mrs. Arnold,
OF Bartholomew; Miss Rowland, Mrs Hbben,
=. city; Mr. r. 0. johnson, city; Mr.. John Fay
city; Mrs. Mary Foster, Fort Wayne; Mrs.
McChesney, city, and Miss Prather, The fol-
lowing were the ballots:
First Ballot-Nliss Porter, of Boone, 6;
Miss jerks, 6; Miss Shaffer, 6; Miss Calls. II;
Miss Fischer, 5; Miss Porter, of Miami, 7;
3; Mrs. Hibben IL; Mr.. R. O. Johnson, 8;
Mrs, Foster, 49, Miss Prather, withdrawn.
Second Ballot-Miss jerks, 3; Miss Shatfer,
/; Miss Calls 80; Miss Porter B. Miss How
land, g. Mrs. Hibben, z; Mrs. Foster, IS; Mrs.
McChesney. l; Miss Ryan, l.
Third Ballot-Miss jerks 3; Miss Calls.
AS Miss Porter, l; Miss Rowland, ,; Mrs.
Foster, SO.
For directors of the Prison South the NOM
inees were Joseph 7. Brashear of Jefferson
county; A. H. Miller, of Dubois; II. Daley,
of Bartholomew; w. D. H. Hunter, of Dear
born; L. ]. Fender of Wayne w. H. Fritts,
of Owen; Archibald McGinniss, of Monroe;
II. " Norval, of Greene; c. F. Taylor, of Sui
) Ivan; w E. d. Barnett, of Clay The lead
ing candidates on the first ballot received
the following votes: Norval 8, Horn 10,
Hunter %. Second ballot, Norva 10, Horn
90 Hunter %. Third ballot, Norval IS,
Horn 81 Hunter 80 Fourth ballot Norval
II, Horn 20, Hunter so. Fifth ballot (voting
doublel Norval 46, Horn 40, Hunter so,
Messrs. Noryal and Hunter thus being nomi-
mated
For directors of the Prison North the nom
inees were DR.. G. r. Reynolds, of Marshall
county John G. Shoemaker, city; Thomas
S!attery, of Montgomery; E. Zimmerman, of
Valparaiso; Henry Monning of Fort Wayne;
john Lee, of Charlottesville; George
Major, CT Benton county; Simon
Vile. Of Laporte; Robert Huey,. of
Jay; a: .. Par6er, OF Noble; w. r. Ogle-
bay. of Upton; Daniel Daniels, of Whitley,
and three Others The first ballot resulted
Major IS, Shoemaker IL, Vile &c, Oglebay
81 Lee %, Huey IA, Morning Al, Satterly
2, Reynolds 2, Daniels IS, Zimmerman u,
Parker 8. On the second ballot the nomina-
tons were made by the following vote: Ma
jor 90, Shoemaker so, Morning So. Vile q,
Oglebay Ia, Daniels 3, Zimmerman 30 Parker
4
Messrs. Morning and Major were the can
didates coached by James Murdoch, warden
of the northern prison, who will consequently
be retained. Mr.. Shoemaker has not ex-
pressed an opinion regarding the warden
III. Mr.. Hunter, of the Southern prison
'-etory, is friendly to Jack Toward. as is
Mr. Finley. the member holding nver