The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-13

A Movement on Foot to ProloHg the
Session q Few Days.
Representative Loop Discusses the
Joke Practiced Upon Him
on Saturday.
The Poet Laureate OF the General AS
sembly Submits en- Appropriate
Eulogy- Other Notes.

senator fOuike Will Ienhlu IN tue city q
.,hort time after the Legislature sdjourns,
owing 10 the sickness of his wife.
senator hsgee leaves for Washington to-
night to receive instructions from the State
Department regarding the Stockholm mis-
. sion.
In the caucus Of Democratic Senators, Sat
rrday. Mr. Smith, Of Jennings, was selected
for the position of President of the Senate to
succeed Hon. Rufus Magee. The position
becomes IN important one, as there 10 gen.
tfal understanding that the Lieutenant Gov
ernor will resign.
Messrs. Taylor, Helms, Gordon and others
rose to questions OF privilege Saturday, and
al on account of newspaper items. 1t APP
pears that the Labor Signal and the Crisis
contained paragraphs to which the gentle
inen objected. and they severally denounced
the man who conveyed 70 the editors the in
formation on which the articles were based.
There was a very earnest movement on
foot yesterday and last night to induce the
membe.e of the House and Senate to recon
slider the vote by which adjournment was
liked for to- day, but how far il was success.
iul could not be learned. There are q num-
her OF Houss bills now In the Senate which
csn be disposed OF in short time and the
argument IS made that, as this legislation is
ripe for action and If it goes over would take
great deal of time two years hence to bring
il to its present stage, continuance OF the
session would really be in the interest of
economy. A number are therefore in favor
of continuing q few days longer, and the
matter appears to be in some doubt.
Representative Patten brought down the
House Saturday evening by rising. after
Mr.. Gordon and others had replied to certain
newspaper attacks and saying: "Mr. Speak
81 sr: When newspapers criticise pass" Mr..
Patten has received his full share of abuse
from the Republican press of this city, but
he is no. afraid Of his popularity at home
nor In the House. where he Is second 10 none
IN the esteem of the members. In the prima-
nv election in Sullivan County, Mr.. Pstten
had twoopponents Cor the nomination, but he
received 2.1O0 out Of the p 700 votes cast at
the selection of candidate, and the con-
scisntious manner in which be has dis.
charged his duty will no doubt secure his
return to the Legislature, IL such should be
his desire. As he Ia the author of the new
AppoTtionment bill. which is particularly
obnoxious to Republicans, thu organs OF that
party are more than ordinarily vindlctive:
Patten, however. laughs at their railery, and
goes on IN the discharge of his duties. con.
sci0us that bis people appreciate his record,
which all fair minded men will concede to
be an exceptionally good one.
Saturday afternoon Representative Lo1p
rose to question Of privilege, and said that
he understood that Sena or Mccullough
bad referred to him as one of the members
whose name was mentioned in connection
with the defeat of the Telephone bill "for
consideration He denounced the state
-ment as false, and called for Committee of
Investigation. The Speaker appointed
Messrs. Sayre, Robinson and Hanlon. but it
was soon learned that q friend of Loup had
thought to Joke him on the subject, and had
made the remark only in a spirit OF fun. No
enc, IN fact. would accuse Ar. Loup OF such
a thing in sarnest, and the committee will
report this morning. completely generating
him. In this connection Mr.. Loup
asks that the following card be published:
Il feel that it is but justice to say that
exonerate Senator Mccall ough from all
blame in the alleged charges said to be made
by him against me, as set forth in Sunday
paper. but hold my informants responsible
to deserved and severe censure for mskiug
false statements IL relation to q gen.
tleman's homer as q legislator in presence
OF hesrers, st least, and without word Of
explanation as 70 the intention OF perpetu-
ating joke. And it lily becomes q gentle
man to make that kind of dodge to cover
up a faIsehood Any gentleman should be
capable of discriminating between matters
that are subjects OF iests and those that are
be should at least have sense enough
to keep quiet. A mans official honor
is 10 more = subject OF Jest than is tbs vir-
tue OF his wife. and therefore leaves no ex-
cose for q man who claims to have sense
enough TO be Q Senator, or even a clerk of
the Senate, to indulge in anything OF the
kind; and the statements. no matter IL they
were made in Joke. leaves you, in my esti-
nation. as ii should all good people, too
nearly sllied to the family OF Ananias to
desire any farther association with you.
~. @. LoUP."
Upon the understanding that the House
and Senate would both adjourn sine die to.
day. the poet laureate OF the General Assem-
bly, submits the following:
kLEGY WRITTEN IN THE LEGISLATIvE HALLS.
The House and Senate see their parting day.
The members voice no longer rings with glee,
IA slowly now he picks his dusty way
To gather IN mis- last pc r-diem fee.
IA ladies' the legal landscape on his sight
ne broods upon the work he here did do
And frsnes q speech which proves him always
riahs.
And which ne trusts may pull him safely
through
When he shall stand before his people dear
To give account Of evTy vote he cast
And why one hundred days he should stay here,
Why his should fail and other bills should pass.
Within those pigeon holes are laid to rest
All hinds of resolutions. claims and bills,
For each of which the mover did his best
And svore they'd cure q host OF human ills.
No Speakers voice nor that CT Morrison.
Nor the shrili call OF Rose 80 near the Chair
Nor cooling notes Of gay Fitzpatricks yswn,
No more shall bring them from their dusty lair
For them 70 more the heated statesmen strive.
Or lay awake upon their beds At night,
But still continues Jet the State 10 thrive
As though no ststezmsn brisiled ND for nght.
q uss no fault Of theirs yon well may say.