The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-21
Proposed constitutional Amendment
With Regard to the Word "White."
Monday a Day of Prayer for Scien-
tiflc Instruction on the Effects
of Narcotics.
ndr. Lloyd Rises to Question OF Privi-
Iege- was Miss Wilson Dis
charged From the Knights
town SCHOOL,

Under q resolution of the House the Clerk
yesterday reported that there are now fifty.
seven House bills pending in the Senate and
Undisposed Of; twelve have been indefinitely
postponed and eight passed by the Senate.
By unanimous vote the Senate yesterday
passed the bill empowering County Commits
sionsTs TO expend So 900 in the construction
Gf soldiers monuments when authorized by
3 majority Of the voters of the county 50
10 do.
Mr.. Kellison yesterday introduced q reso
luton to amend the Constitution of the
Stsss By fixing the number of Supreme
Court Judges at not less than six nor more
than nine, and TO hold office for the period
Of 81 veRrE.
Mr.. Passage thinks members OF the House
should be limited to FIVE minutes in discus
sion and to one minute In explaining votes.
and 3 resolution 10 change the rules in these
respects was introduced yesterday. Ii will
he acted upon to-day.
The House yesterday passed the bill for
the payment of John w. Pullen, for services
rendered as a member of the Indiana Legion
during the late war. The claim is for 500,
and was not audited under the law OF 1881.
because Pullen was at that time in the State
of Illinois.
Mr.. Fleece offered resolution reciting the
fact that money is scarce time is precious
and il ia the sense OF this House that an
early adjournment il necessary" The reso-
luton was adopted, but the vote may be re-
,parded as indorsing the sentiment that
money is scarce aud time precious rather
than the closing line that ''an early adj ourn-
ment is necessary"
The Democratic majority in the Legsla-
lure again disseminated sgainstthe negro"
yesterday IN voting for resolution to amend
The Constitution by striking out the word
white from the militia clause. In fact,
The Republicans also voted for the resolu-
lion, which was adopted by practically
unanimous vote, only three members voting
againgt 1t.
Mr.. Staley made an attempt to get an early
confederation of the Appropriation bill, by
moving that the House meet at O'Clock last
night, for the consideration of the bill in
Committee of the Whole. As might have
been exrected, the over worked statesmen
refused 10 meet at an hour so unseemly for
men who are working out their best days for
IA per diem of SO.
The House bill providing tor csrtain
changes IN the road law and fixing the per
diem OF supervisors and laborers, and also the
time when such work shall be performed,
was returned from the Senate yesterday with
the amendments adopted in that body.
The House refused to concur in the amend
ments and Conference Com mittse consist.
ing OF Representatives Gordon and Saith, of
Tipp ecanoe, on the part of the House, and
Messrs- Brown and Campbell, of ST. Joseph
con the part Of the Senate was appointed to
further consider the matter and make report
to the respective bodies. The committee
, net ct neon aud agreed upon report 10 be
submitted on Monday.
The Knightstown Home bill was returned
from the Senate to the House yesterday af-
. fernoon, with the amendments made in the
former body. A motion 10 non-concur in
the amendments followed, end under the
operation of the previous question debate
was cut oil and the several amendments
were voted upon separately. The first
amendment was that providing for the sp-
pointment OF q woman as e member of the
Board of Trustees, and the amendment was
really defeated, when the members changed
their votes as rapidly IS delegates in to Tn-
ship convention and the amendment WAS
adopted by vote of 50 10 81 Toe re MAIN
ing amendments, as reported IN yesterday 9
Sentinel. were then adopted unanimously
and tie knightst0wn Home DILL was passed.
The bill requiring that the effects OF Alec
mol and other narcotics on the human sys-
/, tenn shall be taught in the common schools
of the State was reported from the Ssnats
Committee on Education yesterday, with
Communication by the majority that the
bill be indefinitely postponed, and b. the
minority that it pass. The reports were
made the special order for Tuesday at ,
o'clock. The friends of the measure yeSter-
day laid upon each Senator's desk printed
Inst OF reasons why the bill should pass. The
circular closes with the assertion that IN
Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, YER
mont and Rhode Island the Law is now in
force, without, so far as reported, any of the
evil results feared by some. Alabama, Ore
gcn, New Jersey, Nebraska. Maine and Ne
vads have passed the law this winter. In
Illinois, Pennsylvania and Missouri il has
passed one branch of the Legislature and
will doubtless pass the other.
DAY OF PRAYER
All Christian people of the State, especi-