The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-24

go oward the payment Of the nterest-bear
ing debt OF the State. As a recompense Tor
this, no~n-negotiable bonds, payable in fifty
years at . per cent, interest, which shall go
to the university, are 20 be issued TO the
amount OF the debt that is paid off with each
succeeding year. The Auditor of State is
further authorized to loan the proceeds from
this tax assessment, if it. cannot be made
available in any other way, at 6 per cent.
interest for the benefit of the university.
Apropos of the statement made during the
Senate debate yesterday afternoon that SEN
ators Bell and Brown had become once more
United, and would hereafter wort in unity,
Senator Spann rather cleverly raraplrased
an old rhyme. as follows:
Brown and Bell, Bell and Brown,
One is up and the other is down;
Ono is nothing when pother amt there,
Inc other is nntning anywhere.
Each Is only n part of the Other,
Yet each is az much as both put together.
Nothing from nothing, nothlngm remain;
Nothing to nothing. the results the same.
Senator Graham yesterday introduced an
important bill which provides that if 8
county officer receives or demands any fee
to which he is not by law entitled, any citi-
zen of a county may file a complaint against
such officer, and If he be found guilty he
shall be removed from office and his place
filed by appointment of the board OF COM
missionerS. The action Is to be brought be-
fore the Judge OF the Circuit Court. who
shall hold a regular judicial investigation,
and If the charge is sustained he shall not
only declare the offender ineligible to the
office, but shall give judgment against him
for 800 for the complaining witness. No
change of venue is to be allowed, and the
bill is carefully guarded as to appeal, etc.
The State-house investigation committee
held another session last night and ex-
amined the former superintendent of the
work, who testified to a marked increase in
the prices of materials and labor after the
contract had been let, and his testimony
otherwise was not of especial importance.
Mr.. Seward, of the State-house commission
ers, was present, and when he attempted to
ask some questions, he was rather i'm
~perIously interrupted by being asked if he
was there in the interests OF the contractors.
Mr.. Seward responded that he was there be-
cause he had been summoned, and
as a representative of the board
of which he was a member. The inquiry will
be continued during the remainder of the
week.
The following memorial was sentin to Rep
resentative Shockney and Senate Smith, of
Delaware county, and introduced in the
House and Senate yesterday:
ITO the General Assembly Of the State of Indiana:
"whereas, 1t has been the recognized right of
government to prohibit or destroy any thing det-
rimentd to the public good as decided by the
Supreme Court of the United States; and
Whereas, The liquor trstic-.he foe of God
and man-with its long train OF crime and
wretchedness, stands judged and condemned by
large multitudes Of good and intelligent people;
and
"Whereas, TIE presentlaws of the State adopt
ed for the pretended regulation of the sale of in
tOxicatinx liquors as a beverage have failed TO
protect the inhabitants Of the State against the
excessive taxation, panperisln, crime and de-
struetion of morals resulting from the liquor
traffic; and
"Whsrea az, The last session of the General AS
sembly OF the State of Indiana passed "A joint
resolution intended as an amendment. TO our
State constitution, forever prohibiting in the
State the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors as "A beverage; therefore.
Resolved, Tnat we. the quarterly conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church OF Winehes-
ter, Ind, do most heartily approve the action Of
of the last General Assembly of tine State of
Indiana in voting to submit to a vote of the peO-
pie such an amendment to our State c%oustitu-
tion.
Resolved, That we hereby memorable, re-
quest, petition and pray your honorable body to
agree to said Amendment, and vote to submit the
same TO a direct vote OF the people AT II special
election.
ar. d. ROBINSON, presiding elder.
"E. II. BUTLER, secretary,
H. N. HERRICK, PASTOR"
"~WISCHEsTER, lad Dec. 10"