The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Adoption of q Resolution to Finally
Adjourn Within Ten Days.
The Senate Devotes Another Day to Consider
ing the General Appropriation Bill-Reim-
bursting Losses by Township Trustees.

It has finally been decided that the special ses-
sion of the Legislature shall end on Monday.
April -. Doubtless there might be sadderEews
to the public. A resolution was introduced in
the House yesterday morning by Representative
Adams fixing next Friday as the date for final
adjournment, and after an Intellectual attempt to
defeat it by the usual motion to lay it on the
table, Monday April 10, was substituted as the
date resulting in the adoption of the proposition
with little opposition The resolution was re-
ported to the enateduring the afternoon, and the
pending order of business was Immediately sus-
pended for the purpose of concurring in it. The
time fixed is five days before the expiration of
lie session by constitutional limitation. The
aext week will be devoted chiefly to the consid
GRAFTON of the specific appropriation bill, and
there will probably be something of rush in
the proceedings in order to dispose Of as much
business as possible now that the date for ad-
journment has been definitely fixed. All the i'm
portant bills could easily be acted upon, how
ever within the time proposed by Mr. Adams
for ending the session, which WILL under the
resolution adopted, be thirty five days In
length.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The greater part of the time devoted to the
consideration OF the general appropriation bill
by the Senate, yesterday, was occupied with the
discussion Of the Purdue University allowances
resulting in the amount for maintenance being
Increased from $1S.500 to $24, 600 year, while
The special appropriation for new buildings and
machinery was raised from $4,000 to $25 000
ard the provision inserted in the bill by the
House that an equal amount would have to be
subscribed by the citizens of Tippecanoe county
for the same purpose before the money could be
drawn from the Treasury, was rejected. The
Senate amendments give to the university the
allowances originally asked by the friends
of the institution. Senator Schloss
succeeded in securing the adoption of the item
allowing the State Normal School at Terre
Haute $4,000 a year. which is 81, 900 more than
las been given heretofore There was no OBJ
lection to the increase when it was proposed in
the House by Mr. Debs but an effort was made
In the Senate to reduce it to one-half the amount
asked. The special allowances for new ma
chinery and repairs at the Insane Hospital,
which were rejected on Thursday, were restored
TO the bill, the committee on benevolent institu-
lions having explained the necessity for the pro-
posed improvements The Adjutant- Generals
salary was increased from $1,000 year to
$l,400. The changes which We're made increase
the aggregate amount of the appropriations
about $40, 000 The consideration of the bill by
the committee of the whole will doubtless be
concluded to-day.
The bill to reimburse the township trustees in
this county who lost public funds III the Indian
apolis banks which failed last year passed the
Senate yesterday, and will become law when
signed by the Governor. The trustees included
In the act and the amounts of the losses are as
follows: Jesse A. Avery, Pike township, ST.
925. As; Cornelius B. Wadsworth, Lawrence town
ship 81, 100. IS: VIM. B. Flick. late trustee of
Lawrence township, 81 1856 rs; VIM. H. Speer
Wayne township, 1928. 70; Joseph L. Hunter,
Warren township, $l,S68.32; Thomas w. Jane
way, Decatur township. s., 1876 20; Chris CRUDE,
Perry township 81, 1000; Harvey p. Matthew'S
Franklin township. 1922 "a. The money with
which the trustees are to be reimbursed is TO be
raised by special taxation. Three fourths of the
taxpayers IN the townships concerned signed
petition asking the passage of the bill
MINOR MENTION.
Senator Bailev's bill, which provided that the
number of justices in any township should not
exceed four, was defeated in the House yester-
day.
The vote yesterday on the question of engross-
ing Representative Hems's bill providing that
wife beaters shall be given forty lashes at the
whipping post indicates that there is strong
probability of its becoming a law.
A bill introduced by Senator Marvin Campbell
was enacted yesterday, which will increase the
school revenue some. as it provides that the
surplus dog.tax not used in paying for
sheep that are killed shall go to the school fund.
The surplus in the State will aggregate several
thousand dollars.