The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-10
Election OF State Librarian aud
Other Officers Yesterday.
Foulke's Civil Service Bill Likely to In
augurate Heated Discussion.
Mr. Patterns appointment Bill
Makes Number Of Import
ant Changes.
Message OF the Governor Concerning
tie Morton Monument The
Knigh.stown Home In
vestigation.

Mr. RObsnson's bill for the protection OF
Iersons working in ccal mines wasyesterdav
sneHded and ordered engrossed.
The bill for reoTgzniziDg the State Treas
u1ers. Office las been referred to TIE Judi
eisTy Committee with Instructions to report
Il 80 early day.
Treasurer Cooper viii enter upon his new
ierm Of office to day, but it is not expected
tbEt lie viii be able to make his new bond
Of 100000 before the last of thess,,week.
IN TIE mSantime he viii be held under the
old bond. 1t Ia no easy matter to give
bond OF 500 eco, and the necessary time
viii be given in which TO secure bondsmen.
The committee investigating the knights
town Home took the evideace OF quite
number of The teachers and pupils at that
institution on Saturday, and continued the
investigation at the Grand Hotel yester
cay. The charges against Goar have not
ese1 taken up, the committee combining il
ST st present 20 those affecting Superin
isndsnt White.
Mr.. Kreuger's joint resolution amending
the Constitution By makiog the Offices OF
Auditor. Treasurer and Secretary of State
elective fer four years came mp on second
residing and was ordered eDgrossed. Mr.
smith, OF TiPpecanoe, will TO day introduce
cor current resolution providing for max
X the Office of State Superintsn dent of Ia
siruction also four years Office
The International Workingmen's Associa-
ton is said to have distributed circulars
amopg tie Senators freely condemning the
Foulke dynamite bill, to the passage OF
which they are bitterly opposed. The ifs
section Of the bill makes IL felony to pa
sess such explosive, with intent to do harm
to person or property. Section two makes it
q felony for any person or company to trans.
port or store such explosives for such dan
geTous purposes.
The question of fixing the weight of
bushel of osts came up on Yesterday, when
the committee reported adversely upon the
bill changing the weight from thirty-t three
TO thirty-two pounds. The author OF the
bin said the standard weight in all the al
joining States is thirty two pounds, and ne
did NOT zee why Indiana farmers should sell
thirty-thrse pounds for q busnel and TIE
shipper FELL the same at thirty two pounds
The House refused to concur IN the report o.
the committee 10 indefinitely postpone the
bill, and 1t was ordered epgrossed
A bill authorizing cities to license and
levy tax on vehicles has been prepared
bat has not yet been introduced
1t includes in its provisions coaches, hacks,
drsys, omnibuses, carriages. buggies, car e,
wagons and other vehicles ewr ea by persons
living within the city, or by outsiders VINO
habitually use the same In hauling produce,
3ullk, brick, or other articles into the city.
1t Is provided that no family carriage nor
buggy shall be taxed to exceed five dollars
per arnum. and no other vehicle to exceed
twelve; and that all special taxes collected
IA this way shali be used toward making and
Tepsirlng streets.
The Senate and House of Representatives
met in joint convention at 2:30 o'clock YES
isgdsy sfternoon, Senator Msees presiding
n the ahsence OF Leiutenant-Governor
Manson. The object of the convention was
= elect officers Tor the several positions for
which nominations have beeo made. The
following were elected: State Librarian
Miss Lizzie o. Calls; Chief Of Bureau OF
Statistic, w. A. Peslle; Director State
Pr son North, George Mayer: Director State
Prison South, John Horn, Trustee Insane
Hospital, n Bnrrell Trustee Deaf and
Dumb Institute. j Green; Trustee for
Blind Asyi um, Calvin Stogdill
Senator Foulke's Civil Service bill has
been made the special order for Friday at ?
O'Clock. and lively time is expected in the
Senate. The judiciary Committee had
charge OF the bill, and Senator Weir united
with the Republicans in making majority
report favorable % IFS passage. Senator
Faulkner gave notice OF minority report,
and the discussion OF these IS made the
special order for Friday. Rumor has il that
senator Weir Is not the oBly ono on ths
Democratic side who favors the bill. and the
outlook for the adoption o. the majority re
pert IS good. The bill in many respects. is
similar to the Pendleton Civil Service oil,
and = said to be almost identical with the
ole u W IN Ope4atiOn in Nav York
qHE PArTEN APPoRrIoSMENr
Representative Paiten yesterday Intro
.sluceG Congressional ard Legislative APP
Ioitionmsnt bills, which make some
changes from The present superintendent.
In The BIZ redistrlcting the State for Con-
eressionsg purposes Crawford County is
changed fIem the Third District to the Sec
-ond, Sullivan from the Second 70 the
Eighth, Warren from the Eighth to the
Tenth. Rush from the Sixth 70 the Fourtb
and Grant from the Eleventh to the Sixth.
In redistrictlng the State for Senatorial
snd Legislative purposes the Senatorial
changes s-,,; are "a. as follows follows; Knox
md Pike. Greene aud Davies
TO Sullivan and Greene; Pike and Varies
10 Wsrrick and Spencer; Spencer aud Parry
20 dubois and Perry. and making Sens
scrial District OF Davies and Martin; Har.
risoD. Crawford and Orange are changed 70
Washington, Orange and Crawford; FIovd
sBd Washington TO Floyd and Harrison:
scott and Clark to CLARK, Scott and Jennings.
jefferson 10 Clark and Jefferson the SenA
toIial float is taken from Dubois. Martin
and LawTencel: Ripley and Franklin to
pley. Franklin and Union; Monroe
3 own and bartholomew TO Barth0l-
NEW and Johnson; johnson aud Morgan to
Brown, Morgan and Monroe; Parke and Yer
million 10 Vigo, Parke and Vermilion;
Henry and Delaware 10 Henry and FsYette,
lSer storiai float given 70 Madison, Upton
end Hanitonii Montgomery 70 M1ntgom-
cry. Booze ard Clinton: Carroll. White and
Pu'aski 10 Carroll snd White; Cass 90 Cas-
ara Miami; Howard aud Miami 70 Cas-.