The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-31
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
III. X. Slater, OF Johnson County, Asking
Payment for the Destruction
OF His Printing Office.
Ths Senate Takes q Recess In Honor
of Senator Magee's Appoint
ment as Minister to Nor
way and Sweden.

The Appellate Court bill was cal ed up in
fhe Senate again yesterday, but pc ld.ng
action upon 1T the Senate adjourned.
The House yesterday elected a resolution
10 limit debate to We minutes and explana-
kions of vote to one minute. Also reso-
Luton TO I'D journ sine die on Saturday.
Hon. William Neal, OF Johnson County,
an ex Sheriff and one of the most earnest
workers in the Democratic harness in the
State, was on the tOor OF the House yester-
day.
The Senate yesterday afternoon discussed
the bill to prevent gambling at agricultural
dairs, and some heat was manifested by
members OF both sides 10 the debate. The
bill failed to pass fer want of a constitution
al majority, the vote being % to 10.
Several gentlemen from Johnson County
were in the city yesterday and called upon
The Governor to ask that Miss Lillian Thomp-
son, OF that city, be appointed as one OF the
trustees OF the Knightown institutions.
Miss Thompson graduated with the honors
Lf her class from Franklin College, and
elnce that time has been engaged in the
school work She is now employed in the
schools at kDightstown and is conversant
with the needs OF the institution. She is in
svery way worthy of ths position and her
appointment would be good one.
Hon. Wiley Dittemore has in charge
claim of NJ. r. Slater, which he will present
in the House as soon as the opportunity
offers. Slater was editing the Democratic
Herald at Franklin during the war, and in
the latter asst OF 1864 regiment of P.nn.
sylvsnia soldiers stopped in the town and
guted his oaice from gErret TO cellar. The
value Of The material DESTROYED il fired a
- IA vii he skeI
6urse him for the loss. Afidsvits of Leon
Ritchey, at the time Deputy Provost Mar
shal, and G. II. France, w. s. Regsdale and
Logan Mcclellan, then and now citizens of
Franklin, accompany the claim and sever
ally recite the facts connected with the de-
struction of the material and presses belong
Ing 10 Skaters Office.
CONTEMPLATING Mr.. MAGEE.
1t would be difficult to depict the nantes
sAtion of delight in the State Senate yester-
day in approval of Hon. Ruu, Magee's
appointment as Minister of this country to
the courts of Sweden and Norway. Sena-
tor Fouike congratulated the Senate and the
country or the excellence of the selectio1.
saying that il disclosed the highest type OF
wisdom on the part OF the appointing power.
de was followed by Senator Johnson, of
llpT ecanoe, Senator Thompson, OF Marion,
and Senator Campbell, of Hendricks, who
decisred that the Democrats, in the measure
OF IL cir enthusiasm, did not exceed the Re-
pubIcans.
After q short recess, during which Mr. Ma
zee hand was shaken in hearty congratula-
1iop, Speaker Jewett spoke, alluding to the
1act hat he and the gentleman this day hon.
cred. something over twenty years ago, were
sfuf ents together in the State University
ten, as now" continued Mr.. Jewett,
We uDg ksgee was noted for his industry
and truth, and his aversion TO every charsc-
Ter of article and chicanery. The integr'tv
tfst has characterized his action in this
fody won the friendship of his feliow-stu-
Gents" Tears that could not be concealed
tttested Mr.. Magses feeling which to have
zvoided, in response to q tribute so cordial
end sincere, he must have been something