The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-25
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Senate Bill to ReOrganize the
KDightstOwn Home Reported.
Mrs. Mays Claim Before the Senate
The Congressional Apportionment
Bill Passes the House.

Senator Weir's Appellate Court bill has
been made the special order for Monday
next.
The Democratic Senators csucused last
night for an hour after the afternoon session,
discussing various matters, bat reaching no
special conclusions.
The committee appointed to investigate
the management of the Knightstow1 Home
has completed the taking of testimony, and
it is possible that a report Will be made to
the Legislature to-day.
Twenty-Five new bills were introduced in
the House yesterday, notwithstanding the
fact that less than two weeks Of the session
now remain L nder these circumstances
there appears little or no prOsptcs Of passing
any Of the new measures.
The vote on the Congressional Apportion-
ment bill by which that bill passed the
House yesterday showed that the Democrats
were practically unanimous, the yeas being
% and the nays 40 the latter less than half
a dozen in excess of the usual strength OF the
minority. The bill now goes to the Senate
and the Legislative Reapportionment bill
will probably come up for passage to-day.
The special committee appointed to re.
port a bill on the reorganization of the
Knightstown Home made its report yester-
day. The bill provides that the present
Trustees shall be out of office on the passage
OF the bill; that the Governor shall then sp.
point new Trustees, who shall appoint Su
perintendent, with the consent OF the Gov
eTnor The Governor shall have power 10
remove Trustees and to appoint their sue
cessoTs. The Superintendent may be re-
moved either by the Governor or Trustees.
Mrs. May secured the engrossment of the
min ~ fho nauuoaot oF her n a q -, Of SfO oao
the vote In the Senate, where the bill origin
ated, being q tie. Lieutenant Governor
Manson, however, in giving the casting vote
in ner favor, said that he did not believe tbs
State of Indiana could afford to refuse pay.
menI of an honest debt. His vote and the
announcement of the result were received
with applause by the many ladies' who were
IN the Senate during the discussion of the
bill. The friends of the measure believe
that sufficient votes can be obtained to pass
II through the Senate.
The Governor and ate officers held a
meeting yesterday and fixed upon March
Z at II o'clock q. m. as the time for open.
ing the bids received from those who desire
10 invest in the States securities. under the
provisions of the recently enacted law which
contemplates the borrowiugOf 5000 600 At s
rate of interest not to exceed 4 per centum
per snnum. reasonable at the pleasure Of
the State after five years, and payable in ten
years after the date thereof, interest paya
Die semiannually in the city of New York
also. the funding. at lower rate of interest
of the present outstanding temporary loan
of $3.50 600 for period not less than FIVE
years nor more than ten years. Bids will b
received for refunding said temporary loan
redeemabie at the pleasure OF the State after
five years and payable in ten years, aud also
for refuD din said temporary loan, payab e
in ten years after the date thereof interss
on the same payable semi-snnuAlly in the
city of New York. The State Treasurer wa
dire cited TO give notice to holders of t5-
present outstanding temporary loan bonds
that interest will cease on them from and
after March 81, for the purpose of refund
Ing them The right was reserved TO rejest
any and all bids. and 200 copies of the l4g
were ordered printed