The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-29
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Appropriation Bill Reported by the
Ways and Means Committee.
The Bill for Relief OF the Trustees OF
Marion County-Pssssge OF the
New Insane Hospital APP
propristions.

BiIls on second reading wa the special
rider in the House yesterday.
The Senate passed the greater part OF yes
'serday discussing the Orphan Asylum bill.
DIR. M. Petit, of Fountain, is q candidate
for II ustee OF the Indiana Hospital for the
IDsar q.
] 8. Comingore, of johnson County, is
1;esf and Dunb.
Representative Monk, Of Wayne, who has
rem absent on account of illness, returned
10 seat yesterday.
Harry Francis editor of the Michigan
City Dispatch, was on the cor of the Lekis
airIe yesterday. Harry has greet expecta
tons"
The bill appropriating SO go for the Mill
larry Department OF the State excited quite
D discussion yesterday, resulting in The en-
acting clause being stricken out.
sens'or Magee's bill sppropriating $685.
go for this year and $3.50, 600 for next year,
to be used for the new asylums for the in
sane, was passed by the Senate yesterday by
a vote OF As to 3.
Representative Williams. of Knox, Chair
man CT the Committee on Benevolent Insti.
tutor 8, introduced bill in the House yes
terday morning, which was passed, sppro-
p~istiDg $4,000 for immediate use at the In
sane Asylum.
Senator Davis, of Elkhsrt, has introduced
hill to make the State Board of Education
TRUSTEE of the State Library. and placing
in their hands the choice OF Librarian. 1t
fixes the term of Office of the librarian at
four years and the salary at 81 200.
senator Mcclure has held the position OF
Father of the Senate for a losg time. This
year Senator Shively superseded him. Both
are doctors and very independent Demo-
.rais. Senator McClures has been in the
Legislatures of 1915, "A, '53, "a, SO, and
81, 'S3 and iS5. He is q great favorite, in
the Senate and Qua of it. and at the opening
of The session some Democratic ladies dec.
rated.his desk with flowers, Senator Shively
first entered the Senate in 1888, but he has
been absent during longer lapses than Sena-
tor Mcclure.
The bill introduced for the relief of the
Trustees of Marion County who lost by the
failures of banks gives the deposits of the
various townships in the same banks as fol-
lows: Jesse A. Avery. Pike, 81, 925 43, in Har-
rison's Bank; W. b. Flick, Lawrence, 81, 1856 :
70. with Indiana Banking Company; G. g.
Wadsw orth, Lawrence, 81. 100 As, in Fletcher
X sbarpes Bank; w. II. Speer. Wayne, ST.
27s.75. in Indiana Banking Company; j. l..
Hunter. Warren, q, S68 78. in Hsrrison's;
T. w. January, Decatur. 81 4S6.90 in Hsrri-
sons; Girls CRUDE, Perry. 81, 17090. in
Fletcher & Shapes; II. r. Matthews, Frank
lin, $722.S4, in Fletcher & Shapes. The
total Joss amounts to about xl2. 900. the
banks paying the following Harrison's, 5
per cent; Fletcher & Shapes, 90 per cent. /;
Indiana Banking Company, so per cent.
Tho mi nd
ported the appropriation bill made neces-
ssry by the failure OF the appropriations of
The last Legislature. The bill is the same as
the folm er bill with the following excep-
tons: The salary of the Adjutant General
made 81, 200; the Governor civil contingen.
fund is 81 COO; military contingent fund,
=, SO; the Clerk of the Auditor of State is
gwen $500; Land Department Clerk $500;
no provision is made for the Insurance D.
artn emit Cie-F, Auditors stenographer or
bank Clerk; the office expenses of the Au-
ditor ere made 500; for the Deputy Attor.
ney General. 5000: for ATTORNEY Genersl's
fife exp nses, $500; for first Clerk of Su-
fell. terdeDt of Public distraction, 81, 900;
for second { Jerk, 5000; for Off &c expenses of
S1psrin tendent 500; for expenses Bureau
of Statistics, $4,000, and an additional sum
of IS go to pay existing claims against the
Bureau; for Fish Commissioner, g, 600;
for State Prison South 5000; for
State Prison North, $50 900; for public
print ting, advertising and stationery, SIG. 600.
A small part OF the Republican remnant
IN the House of Representatives assembled
In the United States Courtroom last night
for the purpose of selecting the names for
the empty homer of q nomina ion on Friday.
The caucus ves called to order at O'Clock,
Representative B. Wilson NTH. OF Tippe
canoe in the chair. He informed the au-
dieDce that the Republican Senators had left
the selection of the candidates to the Repre-
seDtstives. which accounted for the entire
absence OF Senators. The following csndi-
dates were thereupon selected, as we'll as
those who should place them in nomination:
For Prison Director, North. Leopold
Levy, OF Huntington. ID be nom
l. ated by Representative Sayer; for
Prison Director. South, W. Scott
Of Gibson, to be nominated by Representa-.
tive Twlnebam: for State Librarian, Miss
Hattie ClDk, OF Morgan, to be nominated BY
hep sentative Adams; for Commissioner OF
Statistics, Benjamin Simmons. of Randolph.
10 be nominated by Representative Engis:
for Trustee of the Hospital for the Ins sne.
A V. Bartholomew, of Porter, to be nom
mated by Representative b Wilson Smith;
Tor Trustee of the Asylum for the Bind, Ma
ior J. L. Brant, OF Monroe. to be nominated
by Repre- eptative Overman; for Trustee of
Asylum for Deaf and Dumb, DR.. J. n. Rer.
rick, OF Lagrange. to be nominated by Rep
reseHtative Wildman; for Trustee OF the
Home FOR Soldiers Orphans and Feeble
Minded Children. James Harris, of Hamil-
ton, to be nomioated by Representative
Boyd; for Trustee of Boys Reform School,
Eloer L l. Carpenter. of Wabash to be nom
mated BY Representative Hopkins.