The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Another Day Of Much Noisy Talk and
Little Legislation.
Continuance Of the Debate on the Purdue
University Allowance, Which Is Re-
duced from $24, 900 to $1S,5O0.
A DAY OF wRANGIING.
A Superiority of Noisy Talk, and Little
Work Done Yesterday.

A Superiority of Noisy Talk, and Little
Work Done Yesterday.
Yesterday was talked away by the Legislature,
almost nothing whatever being accomplished.
An hour and half was consumed by the Senate
during the morning session IN an unseemly
wrangle over a resolution allowing the commit
tee on prisons s65 for expenses in visiting the
two penitentaries, and nearly the whole of the
afternoon was occupied with q debate on
question of parliamentary law, pending the
consideration of the drainage bill, which
viii come up again this morning as a
special order. 1t is very voluminous
bill, and it is not expected that the debate upon
st win conclude before Monday afternoon. The
House yesterday afternoon resumed the dis
eussion of the Purdue University allowances in
the general appropriation BILL and the proceed
ings were ch aracterized by noisy speeches, in
Vulnerable points of order, conflicting motions
and general confusion. The amount of the
yearly allowance was finally reduced from $24,-
600 to SIS, 500, and the appropriation of $4,000
for the erection of new buildings was reduced to
$l5, 900, but pending reconsideration Of the vote
on the latter proposition, the House adjourned.
The debate will probably be resumed again this
been occupied with the discussion on the Purdue
University allowances alone, without any con-
clusion being reached. AT the rate of progress
which has been made thus far the House will not
get through with the preliminary consideration
of the general appropriations for several days.
The debate over the question of continuing the
States support of Purdue has been spirited and
bitter The friends of the institution have made
heroic fight, and the victory is on their side,
but the opposition has been formidable and
stubborn.
MINOR MATTERS.
The bill prohibiting base ball playing on Sun
day, which was amended by the Senate, has not
been returned to the House yet for concurrent
action.
Senator Huston was incorrectly mentioned
yesterday as one of the senators who voted
against the bill prohibiting base ball playing on
Sunday.
A letter was received from Representative
Wildman yesterday morning, stating that he is
quite seriously i'll at his home, in Lagrange
county He was granted indefinite leave of abb
sence by the House
The Minute: Representative B Wilson Smith
was the author OF the resolutions of respect to
the memory of the late Hon. w. w. Browning,
which so aptly and truthfuily expressed the
sentiments of the House in regard to the loss
sustained in the death of that distinguished gen.
tleman.
The Hilligass bill for curtailing the publica-
ton of official reports was favorably acted upon
in the House yesterday morning, and will doubt
less become q law 1t provides that the reports
of the benevolent institutions shall only be pub
ished bennially, while the State Auditors and
prison reports shall be published annually. 1t
will save the State considerable sum which
has heretofore been expended on the printing of
reports which have no public interest.
Senator Bailey's bill prohibiting the employ
ment of children under twelve years of age in
mines and manufacturers came near passing the
house, yesterday, by an overwhelming majority.
After nearly half the roll had been called with
out any one voting against it, few
bers began explaining reasons for opposing it,
and the objections had the effect to cause num-
Der of representatives to change their votes, re-
sulting in the bill failing to pass, on tie vote
AZ yeas and az nays. 1t was afterwards recon-
mitted with instructions to amend it so that the
employment of children may be permitted in
some of the lighter occupations.