The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Speaker Jewett Replimands the House
for It's Incidence and Waste of Time.
John M. (iOar Ordered from the Floor of the
House-The Senate Unanimously Resolves
to Adjourn on March 20.

10 A1IUuFu Un ~os
Speaker Jewett's singing reprimand of the
members OF the House yesterday morning, for
their Incidence and waste of time, has greatly
disturbed the leisurely serene and easy going
spirit which has prevailed. 1t was evident that
he was very much in earnest in his structures.
and while addressing the House he manifested
don't care-whether- school-keeps-or- not disposi-
ton. The feeble resentment of few of the
Democratic members did not weak
en- him in his spirited course. He
did not yield the chair in accordance with the
modest and yirtuous custom of presiding officers,
when his own conduct in reprimanding the
members Of theHouse was made the subject of a.
resolution of censure, and, instead Of waiting
for demand fer the yeas and nays on the vote,
he ordered it on his own responsibility. His
fairness as a presiding officer was at no time
questioned during the proceeding, and the truth
fnlness Of his structures was not disputed. The
rejection of the resolution censuring him by the
overwhelming majority of II to II Is regarded
as virtually an admission Of the justice of his re-
marks. There was considerable feeling of an IN
pleasant nature manifested in the remarks on the
Speakers course. Mr.. Taylor, who has been alb
sent from his seat for q week or more, was par
Hcularly sewers. Tie matter has strained the
cordial relations between the Speaker, and q
number Of the Democratic members
ORDERED OUT OF THE HOUSE.
John NJ. Gear, the trustee of the Soldiers Or
phans' Home whom the investigating commit
tee found guilty of seducing girl who was an
inmate of the institution. sat among the visitors
on the floor of the House yesterday afternoon.
His stay, however, was only for few moments.
His presence was noticed by Representative
Copeland, who promptly introduced resolution
expressing it as the desire of the House that he
should leave. A motion to suspend the order of
business for the consideration of the
resolution was adopted by vote of
81 to 16, and when it was announced Goar arose
from his seat and walked out The resolution
was then adopted, only nineteen men voting
against it, During the remarks on the matter
Goar was vigorously denounced by several mem
bers as a man of odiously vile character, while
there were two or three others who expressed
the opinion that If the Legislature could allow
him to continue in the position of trust that be
had so outrageouSly dlsgraced it could probably
tolerate his presence
After the adoption of the resolution excluding
Goar from the House, MIR. Lloyd, the chairman
of the committee which made the investigation
regarding the management of the institution,
moved to suspend the pending order of business
for the purpose of considering the bill providing
for the removal of the present officers. In
brief speech, urging the adoption of the motion,
Mr.. Lloyd said that the superintendent had dis
charged nearly all the teachers who
testified against him during the investigation,
and that the institution is in a state of
Reorganization Mr. Boyd, another member of
the investigating committee, affirmed what MIR.
Lloyd said, and added that he had received relia-
bic information that the children had been sub
5ected to cruel abuses ,because they had given
evidence against the superintendent. The motion
20 suspend the rules for the consideration of the
ball failed to receive the required two-thirds
vote, the yeas Dhmbering 30 and the nays 80,
THE END OF THE SPECIAL SESSION
1hnnEuyrs4t resolution was introduced in the
Senate last evening by Senator Youche provid
ing shat the special session shall not extend
beyond April g." The date was changed, on the
motion of Senator Mccullough, to March %, the
evident purpose of it being to defeat the resolu
ton in the House. 1t was, however. adopted
unanimously by the Senate. In this connection
the declaration of Senators Mccullough and
Weir tho ley would resign If special session
were called, will doubtless recur to the memory
Of some.
MINOR MENTION.
bill allowing commissioners in counties of
SO3VuV poPuiatioA W oOiAVW fhoucy lOK ouiiosAS
bridges was introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive McMullen.
-. The appointment of Joseph L. Riley, the Sec
rotary of the Democratic State committee, as a
Senate committee clerk, has been renewed for
che special session.
bill has been introduced by Representative
Pendleton authorizing the payment of salary
of So 900 a year 10 trustees In townships with a
voting population of 20 900, which is especially
Cor the benefit Of the officer in Center township,
Marion county.
Representative ifelms has introduced bill
proposing a aIEe SEDIMENT to sections 649l and
6496 Of the Revised Statutes of 1881. providing
for the sale of land to the highest bidder, for
cash, after having been offered for sale for three
years successfully.
for reprimanding tie members of the House was
the assistant clerk, handed his resignation to q
representative, with instructions to present it to
She House if the resolution should be adopted.
The Democrats in the Senate were not at al
certain yesterday, about what they ought to do
with Senator Foulke's bill requiring that appli-
cants for saloon license shall reside in the county
where the application is made, at least one year.
They laid it on the table. and afterwards took it
I'D again, and it was handled as if it were some
hing very not
THE PROCEEDINGS In DETAIL.
THE SENATE.