The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-11
Che House Disposes Of Large Number of
Bills, and Succeeds in Getting
Ahead Of the Senate.
me Senate Wrestling Hopelessly with
the Specific Appropriation Bill.
The Last Day for Legislation and Number
Of Important Bills Still Pending-Sena-
tor Willard Resents a "Snub."

Senate is about to be 'sleft on base" Early in
the beginning of the special session the Senate
adjourned for three days for the reason, as it
was stated, that it was waiting on the House.
This reflection on the industry of the House
caused an investigation into the condition of the
legislative business. resulting in the disclosure
that there were about ifty-seyen House
bills pending in the Senate at the
time upon which there had been final action
The two bodies have not been altogether barmo-
NOUS since. The Senate has been kept pretty
busy taking care of ITSELF and the House has
done what it could in various WAYS to make
things interesting for its august cooperant At
the close of yesterdays session the House had
decided advantage in the general aspect OF the
situation. 1t had concurred in the compromise
agreement of the conference committee on the
Senate amendments to the general appropria-
lion bill, and had succeeded in transacting
considerable business with very little noise and
hustle There now remain only about fifteen
Senate bills on the calendar, advanced to third
reading, that have not been finally disposed Of
The Senate is wrestling with the specific appro-
priation bill as a committee of the whole, while
the Indications that a number of
other important measures will die on its hands
The House is quietly chuckling over the pre-
dicament which it has got the Senate into,
and it is claimed will refuse to give any further
extension of time for the transaction of the pend
ing business, if it should be asked.
In consequence, the indications are that the ses-
sion will end with number of important bills
unpassed, and the House will have succeeded in
throwing the apparent responsibility for their
failure upon the Senate. If the resolution fixing
next Monday as the day for final adjournment
is adhered to, as it is quite sure to be, there
can be no legislation after IL o'clock to night
and this is practically the last day for work.
THE SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS
The consideration of the specific appropriation
bill was begun by the Senate committee of
the whole yesterday morning, and the entire
day was occupied without completing the work
None Of the senators seemed to know anything
about the merits of the different allow
ances, and the whole of the morn
ing was wasted, no progress being made
and nothing accomplished. In the afternoon
the committee proceeded by logged determine
ton, relying wholly on impulses and guesses A
number of items were rejected, and many were
added. Consideration of the bill will be re-
sumed this morning, but even if it is passed.
under the suspension of the rules there is little
probability that it will be finally enacted, be-
cause there have been many amendments
adopted in which ths House will certainly refuse
10 eceeH< and il is doubtful if a committee of
conference car agree upon compromise within
the time that now remains which would be con-
currently approved.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
There is, at last, general appropriation bill.
The conference committee between the Senate
and the House yesterday reported compromise
agreement on the amendments, which was CON
Cured in by both bodies and the bill will now
become a law, when signed by the Governor.
The reductions agreed upon in the compromise
aggregate $2S,600. Among the most important
isems which were changed was the reduction of
the special allowance to the State University
at Bloomington for repairs, from $50, 600 to 3d.,
600; for the erection of buildings and
workshop for Purdue University, from $25, 900
to $12, 500; for additional water supply at the
Insane Hospital from $15, 900 to $40. 900; the sal
airy of the Adjutant general from 81 400 to ST.
200 The allowance OF 81, 200 year for clerk
to the Auditor of State was rejected entirely.
The $12, 500 to Purdue University for new build
ings is given Internationally, and the annual
appropriation of $24 900 for the maintenance of
the institution was acceeded to by the House.
REsENTING "sNUB."
Senator Willard rendered his resignation as
chairman of the committee on finance yesterday
morning because he felt that he had been treated
with rank discourtesy by the President of the
Senate The relations between the Lieutenant
cordial nature since the last Democratic State
convention but whatever unkindly personal
feeling there was between them has been con-
eealed from the public in their relations in the
Senate 1t has always been customary to
make the chairman of the finance
committee o member of any conference
committee on appropriations, but the Lieuten-
ant-governor selected Senators Magee and
Youche as the Senate conferees on the general
appropriation bill. Willard regarded this as
''snub. and resented it by resigning the chair
manship of the finance committee. His resigna-
ton was accepted by the Senate, but as the ses-
sion is nearly at an end, no one was appointed
to FIJI the position. He discaims all response
bility for the appropriation bills and yesterday,
although he was the only one in possession of
full information about the different items to the
specific appropriation bill, he persistently re-
fused TO say anything about the merits OF the
proposed allowances.
Minor Mention.
Representative Loup is the only member of
the Legislature who voted against concurring in
the report of the conference committee on the
general appropriation bill.
The caucus of Democratic senators for nomi-
mating contingent President of the Senate,
which was to have been held last night. was
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