The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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MONDAY Jan. y, 1870 q. m.
The House met pursuant TO adjournment with
Speaker Jewett IN the Chair, who announced
prayer By representative Smith, of Wa7rick.
Mr. rMlTH, OF Warriek. prayed as follows:
Oh Lord. IN Thy presence are fitness Of Joy,
enc 81 Thy right nanu are pl easures forevernnose.
We thank and reyer sne0 Thy great name for life,
together with ali It's blessings. e now invoke
Thy blessings upon this assembly. Bless each
member OF this General Assem- ply. Bless the Pre-
has ay escT ODIeCt &c puasueu IN an
this assembly. 1'ess the subjects of our prayers
everywhere. E. 1.-THE officers of our State aud
Nation, and OH God, may they be men of clean
hands snd pure hearts. Grant that their admins.
tIati0n may rebound 70 the blessing OF che peo-
pc. We ask Thee to guide this assembly in al its
ways % that when we Il e these halls the sense
Of proper performance of our duty will bring to
Us enjoyment and peace, and Thine be the praise
By direction OF the Speaker the roll was called
and sghty-four members answered 70 their names.
The clerks Journal of Fridays proceedings be-
ing read, when
On motion by Mr. SEARS, the further reading
OF the journal was dispensed with.
7 The sPEakER: 4 asa the House to inoulge me
while announce the standing committees CT the
house. Three OF these, all OF the aieoes. I'm,
o. the Committees on Engrossing, On
II my opinion, as well as the opinion OF many
others, that these committees should not be com
miftees of the House. but should be paid experts.
However. for the present We are compelled TO
take members OF the House. it is OF the highest
importance that bills should be correctly en-.
0ogy OF bills should be IN pure English, calcu-
lated 10 leave no doubt 10 the intention of the
legislator You remember = few years back bill
passed requiring railroad npanies to ring the
bells and blow the whistles Of locomotives on ap-
proaching rsilroad crossings; and, as II passed,
you Will remember il became law
that railroad engineers should whistle their loco
motives continuously and ring the bell continu-
ously within and until eighty rods past every
crossing. Inc result was the people of the State
we're annoyed almost unbearingly. and In a sense
the legislature became the laughing stock of the
state. That was not the fault OF the LEGISLATURE.
hut II was The fault of the COMMITTEES on EnOross-
ing. desire that this body may De dignihed. and
thst every measure nay receive the respect OF the
people. and 20 speak of this. The Speaker II en
announced the following as the Standing Com
mittees of the House for the present session:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Flecfions-Smith of Warrick. Garrison Kel-
ison McMichael, Floyd Deem. Townsend
On Ways and Means-McMulIen, Gordon. Good
ing, Pendlelon, Adams. Sayre. Copeland
On neutrality-suspicious.. Moody, Williams Reeves,
Mauck of Harrison. Gordon Loyd, brownies, I'm.
. g,e, Twineham, Jameson.
On Organization OF Courts-Dittemere. Brown
ing. Patton, Herrel, Mock OF Wells, Sears, Lins-
day
ON Banks-Reeves, vickory. Schmidt. Branch.
Taylor. McClelfand. Msuk Of Wayne.
french. Ri s. Passage. smith of Tippeeanoe,
Overman, franklin.
ON Prfsons-Barr, Kreuger, Glazetrook. Msuek
OF Harrisous Fisher. Frazee. Mosier, Hsworth, Nc
PTo0me.
Eesage, Robinson, Helms. Wildman.
On Military Afasn-Barney. Smith OF warwick,
MedcaIf Hargraye. delms. Linville. Engle.
On Claims-Bsrnes, Brooks, Buzz, Booe, Han.
kxon, franklin, LinTille.