The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
THE WEEKS NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.


Sunday morning session. before adjourning. be
yond agreeing 70 the report OF the Conference
Committee on the suncry civil appropriation Dill.
In the Senate, Monday. Mr.. Edmunds made an
adverse report on the House bill TO restore 10
American citizenship such persons as have been
naturalized in Great Britain IL was resolved that
the conference on the tariff bill should be a iull
md free one The bill 70 increase the pensions
Of one-armed and one-legged soldiers was passed.
In the House of Representative Monday. Mr..
Randall declined 70 serve on the Tariff CSafer,
ence Committee, and MeSsrs. Morrison and
Tucker successfully refused to take the position.
Mr. 6peer being finally appointed. Mr.. Cassidy
Sevsds asking an appropristion OF $3.50, 600 for
sinking artesian wells IN that State
On Thursday after Messrs. Bayard and Beck
had given their reasons for refusing TO serve on
the Conference Committee, the President pro TEN.
successfully appointed Hessrs. voorhees, and Nc
PhersOn Morgan and German. Davis and Jonas,
and Naxey each OF whom declined To accept the
.nonor The Chair then turned to the Republican
side and called Messrs Ingalls, and Miller TO the
breach, but they refused. Messrs Malone and
McDill were induced TO accept. Inc conference
Committee atuntil midnight, leaving unadjusted
nearly all important points.
The House of Representatives spent Thursday
on the river and harbor bill, IL Committee OF the
Whole At the evening session Nj Van Norhis,
Republican, of rev York. said NOBODY nut a
gambler and a cut-throat would think OF taeking
70 the bill an Item for the improvement OF the
Sacramento River. This was a thrust at Mr.. Page,
OF California, whom he had called a mule-driyer
the previous evening The words We MA tasen
offered a resolution of expulsion. After several
members had spoken, Mr.. Van Vorhis disclsimed
ali intention of being personal TO anybody, with
drew the offensive words ana apolcgized to the
House Mr.. Herbert insisted on expulsion, on
which the vote stood &C to 70. The river and har-
The senate passed bill Friday authorizing the
ChilIicothe and Kansas City Railway 10 bridge
the Missouri River A resolution was adopted Tor
a select Committee to examine into the condition
of the Sioux Indians on their reservations. Mr..
Van Wyck, referring TO vouchers for the expense
upon Attorney General Brewster and was warned
to stop by Mr.. Cameron Some time after mid
night the Senate agreed to the Conference report
on the tax and larif bill by 30 to 81.
In the House of Representatives. FRIDAY. the
bill TO permit the consolidation OF the Southern
Pacific and other roads was defeated. 1t was re-
POstofee appropriation BILL retaining the item OF
S120 coo for fast mails and expung1ng the clause
limiting the com pensation of subsidized railroads.
BIN IVES passed 10 adjust the salaries of Post
masters giving Sc 600 each 10 those 81. Dou, chi
cagO Boston and Philadelphia, and 5000 each 70
those at Cincinnati. San Francisc), Baltimore and
was voted out OF his seat and Mr.. Sessinghaus was
sworn IN.
In the United States Senate Saturday the
amendment was agreed to. authorizing the
payment of proper sum, not TO exceed s., 000 to
Charles II. Reed for defending. Guiteau. The
thanks of the Senate were rendered to David
Davis the retiring President pro tempore The
river and harbOr bill was reported back without
recommendation. In the House the conference
modifying the postal money order system was
passed without amendment
Senator Edmunds succeeded Senator Davis Is
presiding officer Of the Senate, and will succeed
TO the PresidencyM President Arthur dies before
March, 1855.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
The State Legislature adjourned sine die or
Monday lsst. The Lieutenant Governor kept up
his unparliamentary and revolutionary actions 70
the last. Both Houses passed the general appro-
priadOn bill, but the Lieutenant Governor refused
10 sign il. Thus the State and many OF her lnsti'
tutiOns are deprived of needful funds by the in
defensible action of the Lieutenant Governor.
He should have been impeached last week when
he began 10 brOwbest Rnd bulldOZe the Demo
cratic me jOrity when II sought recognition. he
persistsntly refused to give Democratic Senator
any hearing. Thus was a majority of the peoples
representatives refused their Constitutional rights
by the Republican Lieutenant Governor Of In
diana.
The metropolitan police bill was vetoed by the
Governor, and passed over that veto on Monday
by both Houses. It provides for a nOn-partisan
police system for Evansville and indianapolis
as we were going to press last week both Houses
OF the Legislature met in joint Convention 70
elect Trustees of the various Benevolent lnstltu'
tons. The vote upon the various nominations
were follows, those elected in every case being
Democrats: President OF the Board of the Be
nevOlent Institutions, Dr. Thomas II. Harrison,
of Boone, 81; General John Coburn, of Marion
AZ. For Trustee OF the Insane Hospital, Philip
II. Capin of Marion, 81; George Washington
Burke, of Henry As. For Trustee OF the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, stephen f Urmston, OF Frank
tee of the Institution for Education of the Blind
Howard Briggs, of Putnam So; James H. Renck
of Lagrange, IS For Trustee OF the Institute OF
the Feeble Minded at Knightstown, for the term
of four years. John NJ. Care, of Henry. 81; Samuel
Green, of Rush, 32-for the term Of four years
Richard ]. Wilson, OF Washington, so; MI Free
man. of Switzerland. 2S-fO- the term of two
years, Robert d. Brown. of Dearborn. 80; Peter E
tee on the new State House made two reports the
majority recommending that the Legislature take
no action on the matter and the minority favor
Ing the passage OF a bill to allow the Commission
ers to employ the old contractors, Howard
Denig. TO complete the building with the 81 600 O
limit provided by law. The Senate has passed
the State Superintendent of Public instruction. in
his next spportionmento of the school fund, to SCI
apart $40 COO and semi-annually deduct the same
amount and set it apart, to be known as Norma
School fund; also Mr.. Shirley's bill making me
chanics liens good on all classes Of structure and
including attorneys fees In the House Mr.. Mageei
bill changing the Bureau of Statistics that the
present chief, J. b. Connor, shall give way
Democrat was passed. By vote of s. to The
House passed the State House appropriation bill
which levies 2 per cent. annual tax, and sppro
PIRATES 100000 from the general fund for the com
pletiOn OF the builcing. The Benz road bill
which repeats the existing law, and reenacts thai
IN force before 1850, was also passed.
The Senate held a session Wednesday nigh
which continued until nearly O'Clock in the
morning. The Republican members held the
floor al that time for the ostensible purpose 81
discussing the Railroad Commission bill, which
was then under consideration. but In reality tC
bill. There were number OF exciting scenes
Lieutenant Governor Hanna overruled every
point OF order made, and refused TO consider ap
peals, although the discussion was interrupted
every minute by such questions. At last a Gem
promise was effected at O'Clock, whereby the Re
publtcans were TO agree to an adjournment or
condition that the police bill should not come W
for final vote until O'Clock in the afternoon
When that hour arrived the vote taken, a2C
resulted In the passage of the bill by vote OF q
70 q, Senator Benz voting with the Republican
and Youche with the Democrats. The animus Of
the latter's vote was soon male apparent
for when the vote announced
he made a motion to reconsider, and on that got
the floor for discussion. IL then became eviden
to the Democrats that repetition of fil1busterinl
was imminent,a and they used every means IN thei
power 10 fight it of. but TO no avail as the Re
publican minority, with the assistance Of the
Lieutenant Governor, prevented them from get
ting the floor. The conduct Of the Lieutenant
Governor and the Republican Senators was simply
outrageous. Having accom- Dlshed their purp0s'
for the time being, the Republicans yielded the
floor of the Senate al midnight tonight, and Sen
ator Magee, q Democrat moved to lay on th'
table the motion to reconsider the vote by which
themetropOlitan police bill was passed, which
was agreed TO. About IL O'Clock the Democrat
tried to put Senator Willard IN the Chair but tn,
effort was futile. This action created such ex
element that II was found necessary 20 clear the
Hobbies and galleries, which was done with con
siderable trouble Nothing in legislative proceed
ing for twenty years past hiss created such excite
ment in local circles as the fight that the Repub
ncans have made for the last sixty hours sgains
the police bill.
Among the most important bills passed las
any State County or Township officer who fail Il
nav over any fines fOrfeftures. docket fees etc