The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-22
TIE PROGRESS or LEGISLATION.


The Legislature is now in its fourth week,
and the work thus far has not been produc-
tive of very encouraging results. About 800
bills have been introduced, but less than a
dozen passed through all the stages. Last
week only two bills received the official
sanction of both houses, viz: H. B. No. $50,
authorizing the appointment of judges pro
tempore OF criminal courts, their pay to be
deducted from the salaries of the regular
judges, and H. B. No. 40, an act to change
the time of holding court
in the counties of Posey and
Vanderburg In the House, last week,
great many bills were disposed of by being
indefinitely postponed, in accordance with
the reports of committees, and a number
suffered similar fate in the Senate. The
present week promises to be more eventful.
Tomorrow, i'll the Senate, the matter OF
executive appointments will be considered.
and both houses will meet in joint conven-
ton for the purpose OF electing State
Librarian and Prison directors. Wednesday
and Thursday the Senate and House, respec-
lively, will discuss and pass upon the con-
stitutonal amendments. 1t is probable,
also, that the Democratic caucus will
pass upon the metropolitan police bill during
the week, and possibly there will be vote
on the Brown benevolent institutions bill.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL
Fort Wayne Gazette
Yesterday morning Messrs. Wolf, Hettler,
Hamilton and Michaels, members of the city
council, appointed to go to indianapolis and
work against the metropolitan police bill,
returned. Councilman Michaels was found
at the real estate Office of Cutting, Bauer Il
Michaels, and asked as to the result of the
trip and the prospects of the bill. He says
that Mr.. Ferriter the author of the bill, they
found to be somewhat uncouth mana
plasterer by trade-and whom the committee
recognized as man who last spring peddled
patent chairs in Fort Wayne. He knows
nothing, really, about the bill and
its intent, and was 10th to talk
of it. The committee met Hon. John
Lamb, congTessman-elect from Terre Haute,
who was there lobbying for the passage of the
bill and who very hrusque!y told the COM
mittee that no true Democrat could work
against It, Captain Hettler tackled Mr.
Lamb, and vigorous war of words ensued
the embryo congressman getting decidedly
the worst oft Evansville has a big lobby
present working for the bill, and there is a
row in that city over the present police force,
and the bill is expected to quiet it. The
committee found Senators Bell and Null
opposed to the BILL as is Representative Chit
tenden The status OF Mr.. Brooks is not
known and DIR. McHenry was at home The
Democrats from Terre Haute and Evansville
expressed themselves as astonshed that Dem
ocrats from Fort Wayne came to the capital
TO oppose the bill. All the members of the
committee feel very certain that the bill will
not become q law in any shape to effect this
city
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The special order for 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in the Senate IS the consideration of
me appointments made by Governor Porter
Tor the benevolent institutions.
=, 1t is understood that an invitation has
been issued to the Legislature to go on a
junketing tour to Evansville n. B.-Evans-
vile wants to have the new Insane Asylum.
Senator Brown is posing as a reformer of
the Winterbotham school, He has intro
duced bill in the Senate which is alleged to
be for the freedom of elections of employees
of manufacturing establishments"
In the House, Saturday, Mr.. Heffren made
very decided objection to his bill relating
TO stockyards being referred to the commit
tee on railroads. The gentleman from Wash
ington understands what he is about.
County Clerk Mclean says if the Heffren
fee and salary bill becomes a law he will re-
ceive an annual salary of about s., 800 and
be compelled to pay $4,000 for clerk hire
alone. Moses is not working very hard for