The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14

izine the appointment of y State Fish Commits
sioner. was introduced by Senator Fowler yes
terday.
Bills were introduced yesterday by Senators
Brown and Willard, limiting the number of
hours of working on county roads to eight in
stead of ten.
Senator Schloes, ofyigo,. has introduced bill
providing for the deduction from tine semi
annual apportionment of school funds of 81 2, SOC
for normal-school purposes.
Upon receiving the news Of the sudden death
OF Hon. Schuyler Colfax. both housesof the Gen
eral Assembly immediately adjourned yesterday
afternoon IN respect to his memory.
M. r. Lucans. of Dearborn county, has been
appointed clerk OF the committees on ways and
means, education. claims, railroads. reformatory
institutions, and federal relations
Representative Mock. of Wells, introduced a
bill yesterday fixing the salary of the Reporter
of the Supreme Court at s.. 00e a year after the
expiration of the term of the present officer.
Senator Magee has introduced bill which
provides that laborers upon public bitches shall
have a lien upon the find in the hands of the
ditch commissioners for payment for their work.
Senator Bailey of this county. introduced a
bill yesterday which provides that it shall be
unlawful for any manufacturing ormining COM
pany to give employment to child under four
teen years Of age
Senator Campbell, of St Joseph, introduced a
bill yesterday which provides that where there
are associations for the care of orphans. county
commissioners may purchase grounds and erect
buildings for the founding of orphan hemes at a
cost not to exceed So, OO0.
Representative Townsend, the colored mem
Der from Wayne, was called upon to deliver the
prayer at the opening session of the House yes
terday morning. Mr.. Townsend is a minister
in the A. M. e. denomination. and be is one of
three preachers who are members OF the House.
Among the new bills introduced in the Senate
yesterday was one by Senator Macy requiring
railroads TO build fences along their right of way
and to place cattle-guards at all public crossings.
1T provides penalty of $50 day in each case
where any company fails to comply with the pro-
posed law
The rent asked for the use of four rooms by
the House committees. at the Bate House. was
$780, Grand Hotel, $3.50; Englishs, 800, and the
Occidental, $500. motion by Mr. Hanlon, of
Floyd, to accept the proposition of the Grand
Hotel. was laid the table by vote of 81 to
Al, and 10 final action was taken during the
session yesterday.
Caucuses were held by the legislators of b3th
parties last evening. for the purpose of appoint
ing committees to fix the time for caucusing on
the nomination for United States senator, who
will be elected on next Tuesday. Other matters
were discussed, but. so far as known, nothing OF
great Importance was decided upon
Representative Smith, of Tippecanoe, in the
discussion of the House rules. yesterday, sug-
gested that it might be well to have them edited
by committee on correct English. He said
that there were fifty ungrammatical sentences,
and in voting for the adoption of the rules he
desired to have it understood that he did not
lndorSe the bad grammar OF them.
One of the most important bills introduced
Yesterday was by Senator Day. It relates to
the general laws for the government of cities,
and gives authority to the Common Council to
levy tax upon all vehicles limiting it. however.
to So year on private carriages. All retail
business dealers and men engaged in profes-
sional pursuits, it provides may be required to
pay tax of $40 year, anu wholesale business
men $40 year.
Senator Weir has introduced bill requiring
companies corporations to pay their employees
at least once month and making them subject
to a penalty of ST. day for the benefit of the
employe for each day after the expiration Of the
calendar month that wages are not paid Sena-
tor Youche also offered bill which requires the
preferred payment OF workrnen and mechanics
in he settlement of the Indebtedness of COM
panies or corporations by receivers-a provision
which is also included in the Weir bill.
Yesterday morning Senator Willard intro
duced resolution providing for the continuance
of the two pages who were appointed by Lieu
tenant governor Hanna. In warmly advocating
the adoption OF the resolution, Mr. Willard said
that in 1861, when the Republicans came into
power in Indiana, he appointed a page
of the Senate, although a Democratic boy.
Four years ago the Republicans continued the
pages who We're appointed by the Democratic
president of the Senate prior to the expiration of
his term and it would only be just reciprocation
of acknowledgement Hannas courtesy to con-
tinue the boys appointed by him. Senator Nc
Cullough opposed the proposition, and it was
defeated by the Democrats members. Before
the vote, however. Lieutenantgoverno Manson
appointed John P. Hanna Ia son of Bayless
Hanna). of Charlottesville: Henry Fritts, of
Owen county, and Walter G. Taylor of Craw-
ford county, as pages, stating that he had com
mitted himself to their appointment