The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The General Appropriation Bill Intro
duced in the House.
The Committee on New Insane
Hospitals Submit a Unani.
nous Report.
Continuation OF the Inquiry Into the
Affairs OF the Knightstown
Home-Other Notes.

The bill 10 provide for a uniform syste
of text books 10 the common schools die a
natural death yesterday by a vote Of 81
to %.
Representative Passage denies that, in
caucus, he introduced a reso ution to take
Miami from the Eleventh aud place i in
Ninth Congressional District. Hence q cor
rection is due bin.
Mr. Dittemore has taken step in the di.
reciion OF reform by introducing a resolu-
ton that Committee Clerks shall receive s.
per day only when &C .ually employed. TIE
resolution was referred 10 the Committee on
Fees and Salaries
The committee reported the Apportion-
ment bill yesterday, and it was engrossed by
6 vote of 81 TO 80, disc assion being cut off
by moving the previous question soon
after the report OF the COMMITTEES was read.
Some three or four Democratic members
voted with the Republicans.
Mr.. Haworth has offered concurrent res
olution instructing Indiana's representatives.
in Congress to support the bill introduced
by Congressman English, asking the General
Government TO donate to the State the Ar
senal grounds adjoining the city, for the
use of proposed university. The resolU-
ton was referred to the Committee on Ed.
uoation
Robert Chism and Amelia Ohism have
memorialized the Legisl allure, stating that
they have been citizens OF Indiana for forty
eight years, and are in possession of piece
of property on West North street, this city;
that in 1856 Robert Chism, designing to go
to Pixies Peak, borrowed 5000 of one Lucien
Barbour, and executed mortgage on said
property; that when he returned he found
that he had really given a deed instead OF
mortgage, and had therein acknowledged a
consideration OF $1,000. He said he could
neither read nor write, and was deceived in
making the deed, he thinking il was mort
gage. The case has been in court several
times, and the sged couple now appeal to
the Legislature for relief. the courts having
decided that the fee simple is in BsrbouT's
heirs.
The report of the Special Committee sp-
pointed to investigate the affairs of the new
inssne hospitals was submitted yester lay.
The report was signed by all the members
of the committee and contains the follow
ing findings and recommendations: CD Tnat
there is at present pressing need for accom-
modations for l, 100 insane people, who are
scattered about the State in county asylums
and private houses. y That the commits
sioners have been careful and economical in
managing the affairs of the institution. b
That they have employed approved any econ
omical eth DDS. - That the contracts have
been carefully drawn, snd are secured Dy
| good bonds. (5) The plans of the proposed
| buildings provide for the accommodation of
| 1904 insane people. co. That the founda-
| ii0ns baYe been completed and the super
| structures partially constructed in satisfac-
tory manner. o. That the amount already
| expended is 1866, 202, the amount contracted
| for 1884 AL, and the cost of the grounds
| SOL ,5S4. (S) That the appropriation for the
| year ending October l, 1885. be 1915, 900. and
| for the year ending October /, 1886 be $685..
| COO (9) That all the contracts and papers
/ in the hands of the commissions be piac "a
| on file in the office OF the Secretary of State.
| The report OF the committee was ordered
printed.
Mr.. McMulen yesterday introduced the
General Appropriation bill for the support
OF the State institutions for the current and
next fiscal year. The bill makes an increase
of about $50, COO oyer the amount provided
for by the Deficiency Appropriation bill
| passed q few days ago, the principal items
| being SIS follows Thirty-6ve thousand dol
lars TO the Insane Hospital for new boiler
| house. s. coo for water attachments SD 500
| for repairs on the chapel ana adj AGENT buiid
ings. which gives the institution $50, 600 in
| addition 10 the regular annual apprOpris-
| ton; s. 900 10 Deaf and Dumb Asylum for
various repairs; S25, 600 for Purdue Uni
veIslty for rev buildings, shops and
machinery; $1,000 additional tn each
of the State Prisons, and $4,000 addj-
ti0nai to the House of Refuge at Plain
field. ! he total appropriations recommended
are Sl,oSl SOL divided for the various de-
partmenis as follows: Judiciary, STA, 7OO
lnsane Hospital, Sj45, 600; Deaf and Dumb
Institute. $500; Soldiers Orphans
Home, S37 600; Educational Institutions
$40 500; Board o. Health 5000; Mine IN
spector, 81 800; Fish Commissioner, s. 800;
Executive Department $l4 go; Secretary of
States Office, 1920; Auditors, So 600; Treas
uTer's, 50 420; Attorney Generals, s.. go;
SUpeTirfef dent OF Public Instruction, 80
- Z Librarian. s. 600; Statistical De-
psrtment, $1,000; Penal and Reiormalory
Institutions. 1855, 0O0: miscellaneous, in
teIest account, etc, 1912 200; balance due
counties, S1l6,594; overdrawn by counties
sol, go. The report was ordered printed.
THE KNIGHTsTowN INVESTIGATION.
The Knightstown Home Investigating
Committee held session yesterday NOR
ing, at which time Miss Nellie Layton was
introduced. The committee decided to ex.
cluce every one except the members of the
committee, and these were pledged to secresy
as to the nature OF the evidence Of Miss Law
ton. 1t is generally understood that she
gave some information which would have
been startling to the committee had they not
been prepared for il by previous evidence.
IN the evening several witnesses were in.
troduced as 10 character, but their testimony
did not amount to much. The following
wss then taken:
John T. Butler-Live at Knightstown.
Worked two months at the Home as attend
ant, when l had twenty FIVE feeble minded
| boys in my division. l understood White
could not discharge employees Was not
there when Morgan whipped Bow er. Tark
Mills was imposing upon John Hargrave
| and after his refusing TO stop ii whipped
him, and by accident | raised a red mark
upon his leg HargTave was very feeble
| minded. DR. Wnife said I should mt whin