The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-23
Minor Mention.

The House committees on education and agri-
culture visited Purdue University yesterday.
Mr.. Oscar Henderson. of the Kokomo Dis
patch, was among the visitors to the legislative
halls yesterday.
The committee on fees and salaries has recon-
mended the passage of the House bill fixing the
pay of cereners at Sc day for the time actually
employed.
Although assured that they will be allowed S.
day the room attendants of the Senate are be-
ing paid only half that sum until the amount
that they shall receive is definitely fixed.
The resolution in relation to land grants was
introduced by Representative Adams instead of
Mr.. Williams, as stated by mistake yesterday
IN the report of the proceedings of the House.
1t is said that the bill in the interest of saloon
keepers, introduced by Bailey will be so
amended as to require that saloons shall be
closed on Sundays as well as on legal holidays.
Sim Coy says that 5000 taxpayers, owning
$50 600 900 worth of property, have signed the
petition to the Legislature, asking permission
for the city to build hall and market house on
the east market space
Representative Dittemore is tie. author Of a
bill which proposes to abolish the Office of county
superintendent, and to provide instead for the
appointment of a school examiner who shall
be paid 50, day for the time that he is actu-
ally employed.
them so busy getting out of the way of each other
that they have little time to devote to the mem
bers. The Lieutenant governor called the at
tention of the Senate to the matter again yes
terday, and it was made special order for con-
sideration this morning
There are four candidates for State Librarian.
They are Miss Lizzie o. Calls, the present
Librarian Miss Susan Ray Wilson. and Mrs.
Cooper the widow of former member of the
House. of Sheibyville; Miss Sallie Prather. Of
Brazil Miss Calls is supported for the position
by the chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee.and besides having filled the Office satsfac-
torly during the last two years has rather strong
claims politically. The indications are that she
is sure to be elected
In card to the News, regarding Representa-
tive McHenry's bill proposing a saloon license
of $500, the Right Reverend August Bessones,
vicar-general of the diocese and rector of St
Johns Cathedral says: II am glad such bill is
of Democratic origin. and has for father the
representative of Democratic stronghold, al
though it would please me better if it had a
license Of 81 900 and $500 per year instead of
$500 and $500 ! hope that such bill will meet
with no opposition, and that Democrats and Re
publicans will unite to pass it. as demanded of
them by the general views of their constituency.
The prohibition measure does not seem to be
practicable now, because not backed by public
opinion, but have no doubt that high license
advocated even by large number of saloon
ksepers, VIII be measure that will be accept
soae 20 ene largest portion of the people, and will
Increase crime and paupersm At tina nation al
convention of the Catholic Total a bstinanea
Union OF America held at Chicago last Auo,,et
every member appeared TO be in favor of 6;ch
hcense ana nave never heard any objection IN
1t except from keepers of small saloons