The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Proposed Investigation Of Treas
surer Cooper Defeated in the Senate.
Caucus Nominees for United States Sena-
tOr-A Democratic Gerrymander.

The proposed investigation of the State Treas
urer has been made, by the public declaration of
leading Democratic member of the Senate, a
political matter, and it will be conducted accord
ingly. The necessity for an investigation is
conceded by the action of the Senate yesterday
but the proposed manner of conducting it
will make it a sham. The resolution of Sen
ator Foulke, which was defeated by the solid
vote of the Democratic members Of the
Senate, provided that the proposed special
committee which should inquire into the condi
ton of the affairs of the Treasury, should have
the power of requiring all evidence and testi-
mony needed in making thorough inyestiga-
ton The resolution which was substituted for
it and adopted by the Senate, merely authorizes
special committee to report bill embodying
such changes in the law relating to the Treasury
as may be thought essential after inquiring into
the matter. 1t does not authorize any investi
cation of the present Treasurers management of
the affairs of the Office, although there purports
to be such an intention. The action of the Sen
ate is in the nature of political white wash
ing" of a matter that the Democrats seem to be-
leVe it advisable to keep in the dark.
THE INSANE HOSPITALS.
Inc reSOluLlOu introduced III Lue c6ndt0 yes
terday by Mr.. Fowler the Democratic member
from Clay and Owen, proposing that work upon
all the new insane hospitals except one, shall be
abandoned on account of the financial depres
sion that prevails in the country, is measure
of economy that will be very vigorously opposed.
The building of the hospitals is an enterprise in
which Senator Magee and Rahm, among the
Democratic members are greatly interested.
The enactment of the bill authorizing their con
struction was the greatest achievement of Sen
ator Rahm's career, and his constituency re-
elected him, chiefly as reward for his success
In securing the location of one of the institu-
tons at Evansville. Senator Magee CRIME
to his feet with an expression of an
exclamation polnt-ejaculatory and expostula-
tory-when the startling proposition was fired
unexpectedly upon the Senate yesterday, and
after vigorously protesting against it, moved to
lay It upon the table, which wonld have had the
effect to prevent any discussion of the matter,
but the author of the resolution appealed to his
generosity imploringly, and induced him to
allow 1T to be made special order for this
morning Ii Senator Fowler sue
eeeds in inducing the General Assembly
to abandon work upon the hospitals the State
will lose about $500, 900 that has already been
expended, besides involving a liability of over
5000 900 additional on contracts that the hospital
commissioners nave entered into. Inc appr0-
priations asked to carry the institutions through
the next two years with the 5000, 900 already to
the credit of the fund. contemplate total ex-
penditure of about $1,000, 900. The possibility
of losing two thirds of this amount for the pur-
pose of saving the other third is the economy
which Mr. Fowler proposes
A DEMOCRATIC GERRyMANDER.
Senator HiHigass introduced bill, yesterday
afternoon, which embodies scheme for a gerry
mander of the congressional. districts of the
Statsi IN tbs interest Of the democratic party.
1t proposes a change in the boundaries Of all the
districts with the exception of the First and the
lines are drawn erratically in the effort to make
the Democratic vote cover the whole
of the State The Eighth district is
made soIidly Democratic in the interest of
John E. Lambs continuance in Congress, and
the Eleventh, which has been Republican, is
given, ON the basis of the vote of the last cleo
ton, Democratic majority of ever l. 100 The
Sixth, Ninth and Tenth district are given doubt
fully to the Republicans. but the others are
made Democratic. The following are the
changes which the gerrymander proposes, com
pared with the counties which compose the diff
ferent districts at present, and the political plu
raities, based upon the vote at the last election
Second District
Counties as Pro- Rep Ma Dem. Ma Counties in
iAr5fTy Inprfy pNnoan D1Hf