The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
short Sessions in Both Brnx rhes OF the
Legislature Yesterday.
The senate Committee on Prisons
Visit the Michigan City Inss'tu-
tion-other Notes.

Both bodies Of the Legislature sdjournss
az noon Yesterday, 10 meet at O'Clock Mon
dsy.
Directors OF the prisons and Trustees OF the
BENEVOLENT institution will beelected At 80
p. M. tomorrow.
Mr.. Gooding is opposed to compacts BE-
tween insurance companies and has intro
duced bill 10 prevent them
The parties to the Knightstown Home
controversy have employed attorneys and
the disclosures sre expected 10 be sensa-
tional, dirty and costly.
a bill introduced by Senator Hilligas en-
powers County Commissioners to open books
for subscriptions TO erect soldiers nonu-
menis and TO appropriate money for the
same.
When the House assembled yesterday
there were bat sixty three members present.
and The aid OF the Sergeant alarms he'd 10
be invoked. Five wandering statesmen were
corrailed and the House proceeded 10 bust
nkss.
T. W. Tomlinson, of Logaasport. hes been
appointed clerk and stenographer for the
Knightstown Investigating Committee at .
salary of So per day, and a days work is
Considering that stenogrsphic court report
ers are worth but So per day, this seems Just
o little odd.
The House has ordered printed the Senate
bills providing for temporary loan and
appropriatiDg money for the completion
and equipment of the new inssne hospitals.
If Mr.. Moody proposed to investigate the
asylums. it would be we'll for him to begin
at once, as they are likely TO be completed
within the few years.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE AT The NORTHERN
PRISON.
The Senate Committee On Prisons. repre-
sented by Senators Hoover, Faulkner. Benz.
returned yesterday afternoon, after q very
pleasant trip TO the Lake City. They were
accompanied by Miss frankie Faulkner and
Miss Susie Morgan, and Mrs. John Saids,
and a numar of Others. Both on the cars
and at leisure moments while at the
prison Senator Hoover's bill for the encour.
agement of lifetime convicts in the
State Prisons was freely discussed and earn
estly approved by all members OF the com.
mittee. The bill provides that prisoners
sentenced for life shall be liberated BY the
Governor at the expiration OF twenty-five
the time earned by good behavior during
the time Of imprison ment. A convict whose
behavior had been uniformly good
would, under the provisions OF this
bill, be released at the expiration
of fifteen years and three montha
The release. however, would be only provis-
ional the slightest infringement of Law after
their release would remand to prison for the
unexpired term. Rev. Mr.. Mccain, chaplain
OF the Southern Prison, said that no life
time convict who bad been pardoned by the
Governor had ever committed second Of
Tense which returned him to prison. War
den Murdoch gives like testimony as to the
Northern Prison. Senator Campbell, of ST.
Joe. who is one of the abiest Repnb-
hcan Senators, made somewhat
strict investigation of the prison
accounts. and called for vouchers rs TO time
Of convict labor, not only from the guards
but also from some OF the contractors for
such labor and also made personal exami-
nation OF the Warden's bond. Mr. MUIR
dock said that he was willing and ready ut
any time to permit the moet searching in
yestigation as TO every deteil Of expenditure
ard every act CT discipline. And he added
that IL the Legislature did not think bond
OF $4,000 was ample, he was willing to
give one for $4,000 or for $500 900.
at twenty-four hours notice. The Senator
from st. Joe said he was satisfied that the
present bond was large enough, aud good
enough, and that the books showed q salts
factory management OF the finances. Clerk
Condor was complimented by members OF
the committee on his bookkeeping. The
Hon. Henry Manning, of Fort Wayne, one
of the directors, was present, aud aided the
committee materially in their Investigation.
Mr.. George Majors, one OF the other dirsc-
tors was unfortunately absent by reason OF
sickness.