The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-11
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Report OF the Conference Committee
On the General Appropria-
ton Bill.
The Bill TO Regulate the Telephone
Service Still Pending In the Sen
ate-Moatsomery County's
Protest.

nedistsly after the noon adjournment, to- |
day, to decide upon the selection Of a nomi-
nee for the position Of President pro tenn. OF !
the Senate.
The bill requiring township institutes to
be held en- some day other than Saturday, !
and allowing the teachers days pay for
attending she came. failed TO pass yesterday
for want OF constitutional majority.
Senator Browns bill requiring the polls in
election precincts to be opened at $50 a. m,
was called up and passed yesterday morning
in the House. the Republican, who voted
against the measure before now supporting 1t.
The bill regulating the prics OF telephone
service was called up in the Senate yester-
day afternoon, but no vote wa1 reached.
Senator Foulke spoke against the passage OF
the bill, and the discussion will be renewed
this morning. when the matter viii come up
rs unfinished business.
The bill regulating the hiring OF convict
labor was passed By the House yesterday;
also the Senate bill concerning decednts'
estates. and also concurred ID the Senate
zme1 dments TO the bill requiring railroad
eompaniee to fence their right OF way within
q period of twelve months.
Senator Willard yesterday rendered his
resignation as Chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee. his action being dictated by feeling
that be hsd not been treated fairly by being
overlooked by the Lieutenant Governor in
appointing the Conference Committee on the
General Appropriation bill. Inc resignation
was accepted.
The Governor signed the following bills
yesterday: An act to repeal an act entitled
an act to legslize certain records in the Of
flee of County Reoo rdeT; an act to provide a
means of keeping in repair certain gravel
roads when their charters expire; an act to
amend Section 229 OF an act entitled an act
providing for the settlement and distribu-
lion of decedents' estates; an act for the re-
lief OF Calvin J. Jackson, Trustee of Vernon
Township, Hancock County; an act entitled
an act to distribute undistributed money or
funds IN the Treasury of the incorporated
town OF Clinton, Vermillion County, State
OF Indiana, and authorizing the loaning of
general corporation fund OF said town to the
School Trustees OF said town.
Mr.. Magee submitted a report from the
Committee on Free Conference on the Gen.
ersl Appropriation bill. and Mr.. fouche, the
other Senate confrere, explained that a COM
promise on the Senate amendments had been
agreed upon By the committee, allowing
$4,000 instead OF ST., COO for additional water
sapply at the Insane Hospital; $4,000 in
stead OF $500. for repairs 10 the State Uni
versity AZ Bloomington; $500 for new
buildings and machinery ct Purdue Univer-
sity; 81, 200 instead Of 81, 400a year to the
Adiutant General; $3.50 instead of $3.50
year for the expense OF distributing public
documents; 5000 instead Of $1,000 year 10
the Deputy Attorney General. The Senate
receded from its amendment to allow the
Auditor OF State clerk at a salary OF 81, 200,
and the report was concurred in. The House
also concurred in the report as submitted by
the committee.
Mr.. Campbell, OF Hendricks, asserts that
at least one.fourth OF the time OF members
of the General Assembly has been taken up
with the reconsideration OF claims, varying in
amounts from few Sollars to several thou
sands that this class OF cases probably
amounts 10 one-fourth Of the cases before the
regular aud special sessions The time spent
in the confederation OF them would mora
than have psid for a separate Court of
Claims OF five judges with large salaries and
all the contingent expenses of such court,
and even with that large expense the Legis-
lsture has been put 10, besides oil the extra
trouble committee meetings 10 consider such
claims, the taking OF testimony and the
'BammoniDg OF WITNESSES the committees
have been unable 10 arrive ut satisfactory
conclusions in most Of the cases, and in
many important ones, and members have
been compelled TO guess at what is Just and
right aDd what they ought 10 DO.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SPEAKS.
The present Legislature changed the
Twenty-second Judicial Circuit, composed
Parke aud Montgomery Counties by cut
ting of Parke County and making
Montgomery County a circuit by itself. This
was much desired by the members of the
bar and the litigants in the court and the
taxpayers OF the county in general.
The members OF the bazat Charlottesville
were much surprised yesterday Torning to
learn that bill had been introduced in the
Senate sgain changing the Twenty second
Circuit by attaching to il the coun-
~ OF Hendricks county with twice
as much litigation as the county
OF Parke that had So long encumbered them
and caused the docket TO get eighteen
months behind. bar meeting was called.
Judge A. y. Thomas was chosen Chairman,
w. b. Herod Secretary. Judge w. b. Brit
ton, w. 81. Thompson and Jonn E. Hum
phries were chosen committee, and drafted
the following resolution expressing the sem
timent OF the bar and people. 1t was wired
70 oeaere. Manson, Senator Peterson and
Representative Iro1t: We, the members
OF the Charlottesville Bar, are bitterly OPP
posed to attaching any county to the Twenty
st cord Circuit. Oar business is one year be-
mind. The court is crowded beyond measure
and we denonnce as an outrage upon Us
and our hrgant eny attempt to change
our circuit DOW. We are bat now aware of
the proposed change. We demand to be
heard 90 heard before We are oppressed. We
have JQet Lsid = unanimous meeting and
the feeling here is intense against the
change, having just been made q separate
circuit OF this Legislature. Our committee
come by the first train.'
Hon. ". p. Britton, Hon. E O. Soyder
George V. Paul. J. NJ Greene. w n. Thomp-
con. Thomas 9. Sillwell Cyrus +. REYNOLDS.
w. p. Bruner and William Johnson came
over beet evening, and are using every honest
.sffor. 10 keep Montgomery in 3 circuit by
itself
Tablets at Gettysburg.