The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-20
Governor Porter Secures the Compli-
ment Of Nomination by the Re-
publicans Over Cumbsok,
Browne and Others.

Representative Moody is still too III to at.
tend the sessions OF the House.
John S. Williams, editor OF the Lafayette
Sunday Times, was on the door of the House
yesterday.
resolution was adopted yesterday order
ing that 1900 copies Of Governor Gray's
message be printed for the use OF the Sens-
tors and Representatives.
Rev. HaIleck Floyd. OF Dublin, Ind, who
represented Wayne County in the Leglsls-
ture of 1881, visited the House yesterday.
He is 3 brother of Representative Floyd, of
Decatur County.
Representative Schley, of this city, has
introduced a bill concerning the organiza-
ton OF building aud loan associations, and
III Guiding some wholesome provisions for
their protection.
Senator Fowler yesterday presented pc
tition signed by 272 citizens of Richmond,
asking for the passage of an act providing
for instruction in the publicsschools On the
effects of alchOhol On the human system.
Representatives OF the Indianapolis Base
Ball Club were seen mixing with the mem.
bers yesterday, and it is supposed that they
were urging their reason against the passage
of the Dill prohibiting playing on SnDdsv
Inc House will take q vote on UnI.eu
States Senator at IL o'clock this morning and
the Senate at . this afternoon. The two
bodies will meet in Joint Convention at u
O'Clock. meridian, Wednesday when Yoor-
hees will be declared elected.
Senator Hoover is the author Of a bill that
provides That any person owning land in
any county in the State, whereon hedge is
growing along the line of the public high
way sban, under penalties expressed in the
bill, keep the said hedge trimmed and in
&c cd order.
Mr., Rivers, 0, johnson, has introduced
bill making it unla wful for railway com
panies to charge more than two cnnts per
mile for passenger travel over their lines
and making it misdemeanor on the part of
The agent or other person charging more
than that sum
The bill increasing the bond of the Treas
urer of Slate to $1,000 900 was ordered en-
crossed yesterday after being amended by
adding an emergency clause and further
smeddiDg by requiring twenty instead of
twelve bOndsmen as heretofore. The Eley
bill TO prevent base ball playing on Sunday,
was also engrossed
The Indianapolis papers are entirely toe
severe on Mr.. Hobsn, our Representative,
who, while a plain, unassuming man is a
gentleman OF extensive information and
good sense. He is q man who enjoys the
confidence of his neighb0Hs. and while
Dot IS polished as some of his accUsers is
their equal in every sense.-Shelby Demo
crat.
Mr.. Barr has introduced bill against
dangerous toys, making it misdemeanor to
sell, manufacture or expose for sale any toy
pistol or other devise exploding cap, This
is evidently intended to lessen the large
number of accidents caused by selling such
dangerous toys to children. Parents gener-
ally will indOrse the measure, es its passage
and enforcement will add to the longevity of
the people o. the State.
1t wss stated yesterday on good authority
that Doorkeeper Fry was engaged in the
cloak-room in issuing railroad passes to .Ae
members of the Honse. The tickets are
made good during the continuance of the
session. The tickets were inclosed IN en-
veopes and sent to the members by the pages
of the Ho1se. This procedure excited
good deal of comment but it is not known
whether any OF the passes were returned.
Mr.. Cope, Doorkeeper of the Senate, was
a gallant soldier in the late war, and to
show what Democratic soldier will do for
his comrades when be has a show, it is only
necessary to look at his appointments under
him in the Senate. 0ut OF about nine ap-
! pointments six of them are soldiers, an d
the Democratic Soldiers A Association has
been recognized by Colonel Cope in the sp-
pointment of it's Sergesnt- alarms, Ed
| Payne. as one Of bis assistants.
J. w. Wilson, of Kosciusko. yesterday in
troduced a resolution to except Jefferson
/ Davis from the list OF Mexican soldiers who
are to be benefited by pensioning such
veterans. Last week, it will be remembered.
\ the House adopted a resolution asking our
| Senators and Representatives IN Congress to
! vote for pensiOning the Mexican veterans,
/ ard Mr. Wilson is fearful that this will be
/ interpreted 10 include the ex President OF
the Confederacy who will not be excluded
! from It's benefits.
Senator Duncan, of Brown. has intro
duced bill which provides that at the meet
ines OF the County Boards OF Education IN
September and May Of each year it shall be
the duty OF each trustee to attend, and pre-
sent fully the wants and needs OF the schools
! of his township in relation 10 school appa-
| Tatus. maps, etc, and If the board shall find
that the schools of any township are Ia need
| of apparatus they shall so declare. and make
| and enter of record an order upon the proper
trustee 10 make purchase ef the same II
/ further provides tbat no sach order SHALL be
made upon any trustee unless such trustee
be present and concur therein. Briefly the