The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-16
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Another Resolution Asking an myesti-
gation Of the State Treasury.
The New Insane Hospitals-It Costs the State
$1,000 to Get Two Bills Passed
Proposed Legislation.

gan on Monday was not reached in the House
until yesterday afternoon. The time has been
occupied almost entirely with the introduction
and first reading of bills, and upon some matters
there are half-dozen or more alike. Already
,2O5 bills have been introduced and only two have
become laws-one of which is the appropriation
of sl25, 600 for paying the expenses of the
session. The other is one of merely local i'm
portance. being an act legalizing the incorporar
ton Of the town OF Cannelton. This is the full
extent of the legislation that has been accom-.
pllshed during the whole of the weeks session.
which cost the people of the State about $1,000
THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION.
There seems to be something of a spontaneous
feeling in the House in favor of Investigations,
but wherever it has come to the surface it has
been suppressed. A resolution was introduced
yesterday morning by Representative Patton,
who is a Democrat providing for the appoint
ment of committee of six, to be composed of
members of both branches of the General As
sembly, for the purpose of making an investiga-
ton relative to the accounts of the State Treas
urer and the condition of iae funds in his hands.
Gooding, the boastful reformer and econ
omist promptly moved postpopement
Of consideration of the resolution. un-
tll this afternoon, whish was adopted.
Mr. Cooper is violently opposed to an investiga-
ton Of his affairs He may be seen about the
legislative halls making himself agreeable at al
most any time during the session, and if the in
huence whi:h he Yields will be of sufficient pow
er to prevent an investigation being ordered,
there will be none 1t is understood that he
viii be protected by the Democratic majority in
the Senate, but there is some hostility toward
him in the House on account of the part that he
took in opposing the election of Jewett as
Speaker Gooding, whom he vigorously sup
ported, is his champions; but the number that
Gooding can control will not be sufficient to save
him if the Jewett men decide otherwise.
Gordon, of Putnam, proposed an investigation
yesterday afternoon, which should be conducted
by the committee on fees and salaries, for the
purpose Of learning what the emoluments of the
different State officers amount to. A proposition
to appoint a special committee to conduct the
investigation was defeated and an amendment
offered by Mr.. Sayre, giving the committee
power to send for any books or papers, and 60
summon Witnesses was promptly laid on the
table The intention it is evident is to conduct
the socalled investigation at long range
THE INSANE HOSPITALS.
The proposed appropriations for the new in
sane hospitals with the money already to the
credit of the building fund, contemplates an ex-
penditure upon theinstitutions before the next
sion of the General Assembly of about 81, 400 o00
which is double the amount that it was sup
posed the cost would be when the bill was passed
authorizing the building of the hospitals. There
ID some growing by the economists, and il it
were not that the State is now liable upon con-
tracts for demonstration Of the buildings to the
amount of more than $500 600, work would I'M,
doabtedly be abandoned.
Two bills in relation to the hospitals were in
PRODUCED in the Senate yesterday. Senator
Rahm offered a bill providing for. the appoint
ment of three trustees by the Governor, for di-
rectiHg the affairs of the institutions, and for
the election by the trustees of \ superintend.
41nt>A Gad medical superintendent of
each hospital Senator Magee intro
dnced a OH which names the counties
from which insane patients may be sent to the
different institutions. The counties that shall
belong to the territory of the indianapolis hos
pital are Boone, Brown Bartholomew, Benton,
Clinton. Carroll, Clay, Clark. Dearborn, Floyd,
Foun tain, Hendricks, Hamilton, Howard, John
son, jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence,
Marion, Morgan, Montgomery. Ohio. Owen,
Parke, Putnam, Ripley, Switzerland. Scott,
Upton, Tippecanee Vigo. Vermillion, Warren
and Washington, Fhe counties named as tribu-
tary to the Evansville hospital are Crawford,
Dubois, Daviess, Greene, Gibson. Harrison
Knox, Martin, Orange. Posey Pike Perry,
Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburg and Warrick
The counties belonging to the territory of the
Richmond hospital are Adams. Allen, Black
ford, Delaware, Decatur, Fayette' Frank
ison. Rush, Randolph, Shelby, Union,
Wells and Wayne. The counties that will be
required to send their insane to the Logansport
hospital are Oass. DeKalb Elkhart. Fulton,
Huntington, Jasper. KoSciusko. Lake, La Porte.
LaGrange, Miami. Marshall, Newton, Noble,
Porter Pulaski, Steuben, ST. Joseph, Starke,
White, Whitley and Wabash.
THE STATE MILITIA
The bill prepared by Adiutant general Carna-
han and TIE officers of the Indiana militia. pro
posing law for strengthening the militia or
ganization of the State was introduced in the
Senate yesterday afternoon by Senator How
House to-day by Representative NJ
Mullen. The bill is quite yoluminous
Its provisions all tend TO encourage the organi-
zation of military companies, and to improve
their discipline, and their usefulness. 1t re.
quires that all companies shall go into encarnp
ment for drill and target practice for from six to
eight days each year, during which time the
men shall be allowed nay at the rate of 81 day,
with the exception of the officers, who shall re
eeive the same pay allowed officers Of the same
rank in the United States army. 1t authorizes
6Ounty commissioners to provide armories for
companies organized in accordance with the re-
guirements of law Special provisions are made
for the organization of cadet companies. The
bill has been prepared with much care, and the
military men are exertinS their influence to Sc
cure It's passage.
THE WAYS AND MEANS
At the meeting of the committee on WAYS Al d
means of the House, last night, it was agreed re-
report favorably the bill appropriatifg $40 coo
for Purdue University; also the bill raising the
amount of the bond OF the Treasurer of State 60
s1,O00,000. The bond is only for $3.50, 600 as the
law stands.
Minor Mention
Senator Youche yesterday introduced bill
which proposes that the business of selling liquor
shall be taxed $500 year.
Representative Hargraye has introduced a
bill exempting state, county city, school, college,
and church property from taxation.
Pendfeton thinks that the morning session of
the House ought to begin at $50 o'clock instead
OF 10 Mr. Pendleton is not lawyer.