The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The House Refuses to Concur in the
Appropriation Amendments.
Ex-Assistant Secretary Hunstetter's Pecula-
tions-FiRal Passage of the Bill Regula-
ting the Practice of Medicine.


The House yesterday refused, as was expect
cd. to concur in the Senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill. The ruling of the
Speaker, which was sustained by a majority
vote of the members, prevented the considera
ton of the bill by separate sections, and, there
fore. none of the especially Objectionable items
could be eliminated In consequence, the amend
ments were rejected altogether by vote
Of so to 81. The complaint is made that
the bill was stuffed too much in the Senate.
The Purdue University appropriations alone
would probably have been allowed to pass, but
there were stubborn objections to the special
allowance of SIS, 900 for providing an additional
water supply at the Insane Hospital, and $40. 600
for repairs to the State University, at Blooming
ton. The refusal of the House to concur in the
Senate amendmeDdments necessitated confer
enee committee to BRING about a compromise
between the two bodies. The committee was
appointed, the Senate being represented by Sem
ators Magee md Youche, and the House by Rep
resentatives McMnllen and Brownlee. A
conference was held yesterday afternoon
but no agreement could be reached,
the Senate demanding several additional amend
-
IN the amounts proposed By the Objectionable
amendments. There will probably be something
of diplomatic practice in the negotiations, but
some kind of compromise will doutless be
agreed upon, and, rather than allow the session
TO end without the enactment of a general ap-
preparation bill, the report will be adopted, al
though there are number of members who will
doubtless obstinately oppose it to the last
STATE COURT or CLAIMS.
Tue bill introduced by Senator Campbell, of
Hendricks, providing that there may be suit on
claims against the State in the Superior Courts,
was passed by the Senate yesterday afternoon,
under suspension of the rules. 1t is substi-
tute for the State court of claims bill which was
vetoed by the Governor last week, with all the
Objectionable features eliminated It was pre-
pared, however, with the expectation that the
bill for the creation Of an appellate court would
become a law, and it therefore provided that the
quits should be filed in the appellate court
but the failure of the Weir bill made it neces-
sary to substitute the Superior for the Appellate
Court If the measure is enacted, as it is be-
heved it will be- the Legislature will be relieved
from the work. of considering and allowing all
claims against the State which now occupies
fully one-half of the legislative sessions, and it
will make the State government more reliably
responsible creditor.
HUFFsTETTER's POPULATIONS.
The report of the Senate investigating COM
mittee, yesterday shows that the populations of
the deposed assistant secretary, II. G. Huffstet-
ter, whose fraudulent transactions were
first disclosed by the Journal were
even more extensive than was supposed.
The committee regarded the matter as bad
enough to call the attention of the Criminal
Court prosecutor to it, and the recommendation
for criminal proceedings in the case was con-
Cured in by the Senate. The grand jury has
already begun an investigation into the case, and
several of the senators who were victimized
have been summoned to give their testimony.
Huffstetter, who, it was reported, had disap-
peared, is still, it is now stated, at his home in
Lawrence county. Some of the senators are
very indignant because Huffstetter, since he was
deposed, has been circulating stories, it is re-
ported, rejecting on their integrity.
REGULATING THE DOCTORS.
Senator Shively's bill regulating the practice
of medicine in Indiana which once failed to
pass because it did not receive constitutional
majority was called up in the House yesterday,
and by vote of 60 to Is was enacted The only
thing now necessary TO make it law is the sig
nature of the Governor The bill provides that
the qualifications for the practice of medicine
within the State shall be an experience of
ten years as practcing physician,
diploma from a reputable medical college, or a
license from the board of censors of a legally
ganlZed medical society. Ii requires PHYSICIANS
to register in the office of the clerk in the county
where they reside. The object of the measure is
to prevent Illinois and Kentucky quacks from
locating in Indiana, and to regulate the practice
of medicine, as far as possible by requiring a
standard of qualification.
MINOR MENTION.
The Democratic caucus for the nomination of
a contingent President of the Senate will be held
this evening
The bill introduced by Senator Bailey. pro-
hibiting the employment in factories or mines
of children under the age of twelve years, was
finally enacted yesterday.
The claim of John Martin for 500 600 for brick
work on the new Insane Hospital which the
House allowed, is a special order for considera-
ton IN the Senate this afternoon at o'clock
The specific appropriation bill is a special or
der for consideration by the Senate as commit
tee of the whole this morning. Without there
is unusual expedition in considering the meas
ure it cannot now become law and there is
strong probability that it will now fail anyhow.
Senator Adkinson's bill providing for the ap-
poinrment of a commission to report fee and
salary bill to be submitted to the next Genera,
Assembly was defeated in the Senate yesterday
It is about the last of the fee and salary meas
ures pending before the Legislature, and its de-
feat is 'clincher" on the adverse action of the
House.
THE PROCEEDINGS In DETAIL