The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Ex-senator Winterbotham's Pathetic
Appeal in Behalf of Free Ballot.
The Fee and Salary Matter in the Senate
Prominent Measures Introduced and
Personal Matters.

and from the tenor OF the remarks made by
the various members it is evident that
strong effort will be made this session to Sc
cure much needed reform in the matter of
compensation of county officers The subject
was brought up by a resolution offered by
Senator Sayre, of Wabash, authorizing
the committee on fees and sala-
ries to go into an extensive in
vestigation of the matter, and empowering
them to bring persons and papers before
them. Senator Sayre explained that the OBJ
ject of the resolution was to bring out some
thing tangible in the way of results. He
wanted the committee to have the power to
bring before them persons who understood
all about fees and salaries, so that the SEN
ate, by having the best possible information
on the subject, might act intelligently and
wisely. He considered the present law grossly
inadequate, and thought that the greatest
reform that could be accomplished by the
Legislature would be in this matter Sem
ator Willard moved the reference of the reso-
luton to the committee bat after much dis
cussion this was defeated by vote of "a to
%, and after several like motions had
been similarly disposed of the original
resolution was adopted. 1t is thought that
the investigation thus provided for will cost
about 81, 600, but that it will be productive
of much good. There is little doubt that the
majority of the Legislature is in favor of
proper legislation on this subject, and a Wig
orous effort will be made in this direction.
wINTERBorHAM's PATHETIC APPEAL.
Ex-senator John H. Winterbotham, OF
Laporte county, who was recently de-
feated for Congress by Hon. H.
w. Calkins yesterday sent in
lengthy memorial to the House of Rep
resentatives, which was referred to the COM
mttee-on elections. 1t is III the nature of a
complaint against alleged illegal practices in
the Thirteenth congressi onal district being
modified copy of the reasons Mr..
Winterbotham has formally assigned
for contesting Mr. Calkins scat in
Congress. 1t makes the usual repre-
sensations regarding Republican fraud
and intimidation of voters, and closes with
the following pathetic appeal: "Ad-
vanced in years. and engrossed
with the pressing engagements CT
his private affairs, your memorialst does not
care TO further carry the investigation of
these evil practices than to call the atten-
ton of the legislative bodies thereto. A
close scrutiny OF these baneful practices at
said election would necessarily involve the
employees in the dspleasure, perhaps further
oppression and injury by their employers.
1t may also subject employers to hatred and
suspicion on the part of their own working
men,. For these reasons 1 ask and respect
fully pray that the statutes of the State may
be so framed as assuredly to prevent the re-
currence of such crimes AGAINST the elective
franchise in the future, and that some meas
ure in the form of q criminal enactment be
passed protecting employees from this species
OF duress and espionage upon their electoral
action, especially in the large manufacto-
ries."
This would seem to indicate that Mr. Win
terbotham has given up his cherished inten-
ton of contesting MrCalkins's seat in Con-
gress, and that he will be content to pose
before the public as great reformer. This
isn't SO bad when you take into considera-
ton his public record. When that memorial
gets into the Senate it should go to a COM
mittee of which Senator Hutchinson is mem
Der, SO that he could have an opportunity to
make public his altogether forcibe views re-
garding Mr. Winterbotham and his methods
q oIvIL-sERv1cE REFORM RESOLUTION
A resolution strongly indorsing the PEN
dleton civil-servce bill was introduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Bundy yesterday, and was
referred to the committee on federal rela-
lions ina twinkling by the Democrats al
though Mr.. Bundy tried hard to get vote
on it. The same action was tried Oh a SINH
lar resolution offered in the House by Mr..
Mellett, although its discussion there took
somewhat wider range From the tenor
of the speeches made on the Democratic side
it is evident that the representatives of that
grand old party" in the Indiana legislature
are not very enthusiastic over the subject of
civil-service reform, as proposed by the Pen
dleton bill, and there is little probability
the resolution referring to the subject will
receive any serious consideration.
THE ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
The following are Senate appointments:
BY Secretary Kelly-Reading clerk, Frank
c. Smith, Madison county, engrossing clerks,
A. D. Thurston, Jackson; Peter Pernot, Allen;
registry clerk, John L. Patterson, Vigo; en-
rolling clerks, Edward Davis, Vermllion;
D. W. Bridges, Clay; George ]. Wolpert,
Crawford
by Doorkeeper Kirk-Assistants, B. D.
Crawford, Plymouth; c. A. Edwins, Rens-
selaer; NJ. B. Trainor Tyner City; John
Collum, Seymour; F. w Daniels, Rochester;
c. H. Marvin, Frankfort; John Sweeny, Can
Melton; Edward Wells, indianapolis; James
II. Kinds, Madison; Benjamin johnson, La
fayette
10y Asssiststilt pSCIetdIY Iullstetter-Mlu-
ute clerk, John NJ. Goar Henry county;
journal clerk, John J. Jingle, Orleans; as
sistant, John NJ. Greenstate; COPYING clerks
John West, Boonvile; Joseph Friedman. Jas
per county, c. 4. Galbrath, Hope; Robert
Newland, Bedford.
The appointments and assignments of
positions in the House are as follows: BY
Clerk Edwins-Fiie clerk, Emmett L. Rose,
of indianapolis; register clerk, Edward Fitz-
patrick, Scott county, reading clerk, Lin
coin Dixon Jennings; engrossing clerks,
Edward Fry, of Grant; John D. Lee, of Bar
thoomew; John NJ. Graham, OF Martin, J. c.
Carlton of Vigo; enrolling CLERKS, George
Sigler of Madison, and T. w. W. Sunman, OF
Ripley.