The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-11
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Temperance Decentralization on
the Pending Amendments.
The Important Bills introduced Yesterday
Political Resolutions, and Personal
Matters of Interest.
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.

subject of temperance was that by Senator
Marvin yesterday, which is somewhat radical
in character. Its intention is to secure the
abolition of tippling houses. 1t provides
that persons may be licensed to sell liquor
requirements being about the same as
present law, and shall pay license
"a u.v in no case shall the liquor be
Oh. N the premises. There is no restric-
"a IS to the amount that can be sold, but
the usual penalties are provided for those
who shall sell to minors or habitu1i drunk
ards.
The temperance people are already receiv-
ing hundreds of petitions asking for the sub
mission of the pending amendments, and
they will be submitted to the respective COM
mittees on temperance. The advocates of
prohibition claim that they will be able to
show to the members that submission is de-
manded by large majority of the voters of
the State and that they will not dare to dis
regard public sentiment on tine subject. One
the most active temperance workers in the
,.,a.e, yesterday, stated to Journal reporter
that he was convinced that the Legislature
would submit the pending amendment at an
election to be held certainly before
the November election in 1884. He
did not believe that the question
of the legality of the recording of the
amendment would be seriously considered
and he thought that the dictates of the Dem
ocratic caucus would not be sufficiently
strong to overcome the deep-seated convic-
fs~s of many of the representatives OF that
party Il the Legislature. The temperance
people had no cause to be discouraged at the
outlook, nor were they.
OF coNTEMPoRANEoUs INTER EST.
In the Senate, yesterday morning, Mr.
Graham offered a resolution congratulating
the soldiers of the State upon the election of
their gallant comrade, Major c. T. Doxey, of
Anderson, as congressman from the Ninth
district The Democrats were thrown into
CONSERVATION, not desiring to go on
the record as voting against it. Finally,
Senator Brown offered, as a substitute a
resolution deploring the defeat of Judge
Thomas B. Ward, an eminent jurist, etc, and
then both measures were laid upon the ia
BILE, although the Republicans were anxious
for vote
few minutes later Senator Spann intro
duced q resolution favoring a protective
tariff, which was referred to the committee
On Federal relations by party vote mo-
ton to instruct the committee to report it
back next Tuesday being Intellectual. SEN
ator Voyles then introduced a resolution de-
claring in favor of a tariff for revenue only,
and including number of glittering gem
eraities on the subject Much to Senator
Voyles' disgust, his resolution was not even
referred, but was laid on the table, by a vote
of 20 to II. The Republicans in the Senate
keep the Democrats guessing what is going
to happen next.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Ex-senator G. V. Menzies, of Posey county,
was on the floor of the Senate yesterday.
There have been enough bills already intro
duced to overtuin or repeal all the legsla
ton of last session.
Tffie-ssnatt : yesterday moiajug refused to
order the printing of 900 additional copies
Of the report of the Kankakee survey.
Senator Foulke yesterday introduced a
bill providing that married women shall
have the same rights under the law as single
women.
The House yesterday sent to the committee
on fees and salaries a resolution offered by
Mr.. Knowles providing for a special commit
tee of five to fully investigate the matter of
fees and salaries
The offer OF the Bates House for commit
tee rooms was yesterday accepted by the
Senate The necessary rooms are to be fur
nished for both House and Senate commit
tees for 5000 for the session,
Representative Copeland, of Jefferson
county, yesterday introduced bill making
the oifense of placing Instructions on rail-
road tracks, whereby there is loss of life by
accident, murder in the first degree.
Major C. L. Doxey, the newly elected men,
Der of Congress from the Ninth district,
visited TIE Senate Yesterday, and his en-
trance was the occasion for much applause
on both sides of the House. He received
many congratulations.
A resolution to have printed 1000 add-
tional copies of the report of the Kankakee
survey was yesterday offered in the Senate,
and if .he remarks made thereon may be
considered as an indication of the prevailing
sentiment, the appropriation which will be
asked for to drain that region is not very
popular measure.
1t is said on good authority that, no matter
what may be the character of the legislation
concerning the organization of the benevo-
lent institutions. President FIshback will
be removed. 1t is not the most i'm probable
thing in the world that the Senate will con-
firm the nomination OF General John Coburn
as president of the boards.
Representative Huston has introduced a
bill to tax the gross receipts of all corpora
tions doing business in this State. but organ
lied under the laws of another State 1t is
provided that the rate of taxation shall be
50 on each 500 of receipts, and the tangible
property shall not be exempt If passed
this bill will affect the telephone monopolies
operating in Indiana.
In the House yesterday, resolution was
adopted authorizing the appointment of a
special committee of five, to fully investi-
gate all the matters pertaining to the new
State-house. Mr.. Jewett had intended an
amendment to make it a concurrent commit
tee OF the House and Senate, but being as
sured that the latter body would be satisfied
with the investigation by the House commit
Tee did not press his proposition. This is a
cruel blow at Senator Willard chairman of
the Senate committee on public buildings,
who wanted to conduct that Investigation
himself. In fact, on Tuesday he offered
resolution instructing his committee to in
yestigate, but it was postponed under the
belief that the House resolution would pro