The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Standing Committees of the House
Appointed by Speaker JeWett.
The Complimentary and Congratulabory
Spirit Manifested by the Senate-N0tes
of Yesterdays Proceedings

The usually unanliable Senate was lavishly
complimentary yesterday. The morning session
was devoted almost whollyto adopting fesolu-
tions of compliment and congratulation, but it
all came about in manner suggestive of the
finding of honey in a thorn tree. When the
resolution congratulating the soldiers OF In
diana upon the election of General Manson,
"a hero of two wars, as Acknowledgements
of the State was called up for final considera-
ton, it was evident that there was uneasiness on
the Democratic side. Parliamentary privileges
and possibilities were strained in the attempts
to amend substitute, table and defeat. Finally,
after much trouble, Senator Magee came to the
aid OF his acknowledgements with a resolution of
character which the Republican members were
willing to vote upon 1t was promis-
'cuously complimentary and congratula
tory, embodying specifications in two
paragraphs, which were voted upon separately.
The first congratulated the soldiers of the State
upon the election of Governor Gray, Secretary
Myers, Auditor Rice and Supreme Judge
Mitchell 1t said nothing about the election of
John j. Cooper as Treasurer over a faithful
and honorably discharged Union soldier. Itwas
not the kind of asresolution that the Republicans
cared to vote for. because it was equivalent to a
congratulation over the defeat of three
Union soldiers, all members of the Grand Army
of the Republic, who were candidates during the
last campaign. 1T passed, but the Republi cans
did not vote for it. The second resolution was
an encomium upon the military and personal
worth of General Manson, and it was adopted
unanimously.
TEE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Jewetts standing committees. which
were announced yesterday, are far from giving
unanimous satisfaction. There are several Of the
Democratic members Of the House who are
'sorely disappointed because they didn't get what
they wanted The Republicans expected little,
and are not dissatisfied. Moody, who deserted
Gooding at the eleventh hour before the caucus,
iand came out enthusiastically for Jeweto when it
was apparent that he could not be defeated for
the speakership, was given as little recognition
in the makeup of the committees as if he were
Republican. He was given no chair;
7manshp, and was not placed on any
of the committees that he SO
much as if he had been lost in the shuttle.
Eugene Debs wanted to be chairman of the COM
mittee OH railroads, and there had been consid-
cradle pressure to aid him in accomplishing his
desire He was made a member of the commit
disappointed. Gooding was ,givenoa chance to
distinguish himself as chairman of the commit
tee on public expenditures, which is gen
orally regarded as an undesirable place
for any man who has hopes in political way.
There is no littleguessing on the combination Of
circumstances and other things which caused
the Speaker to appoint Cory chairman of tho
committee on fees and salaries He has given
evidence of any abilities which specially quail
ify'him for such an important place, and certain
ly there were many better men who were
overlooked by the Speaker when he
ship of a committee of so much
Importance. McMullen and Taylor were the
favored ones the former being made chairman
of the committee on ways and means, and Tay
lor on Judiciary. There is some complaint
because George Pleasants, who is quite
young and is a new member, was made chair
man of the committee on engrossed bills, which
is of considerable importance. The name of
Donhorst appears rather promiscuously, but not
prominently important