The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-13

Jackson. Perry Gribben, Gus Coons, Hon.
Charles Negley, and T. ! Gibbons; aud <. j.
swerer. of Columbus, O., nephew to Gov
ernor Gray.
Yes, was there" remarked Frank Bird;
sin former years have only attended con-
ventions, bu. this year I'm attending in
sugurstions."
Our Ohio visitors received seats of honor at
the Joint Convention yesterday, occupying
the first row of chairs OF the dress circle In
the Opera House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McCullcch Bond,
nephew and niece of Hon. Fred j. Hayden,
of Fort Wayne, are u the city, and attended
the inauguration and reception of Governor
Gray.
DR.. Mcclure. OF Jacksonville. was in the
Legislature thirty years sgo, and was then
The youngest member of that body. re nov
represents Clark and Scott Counties in tbe
Senate and is the Oldest Representative in
the Legislature.
The box on the left hand was occupied
by Mrs. Isaac ?. Gray, the Governors Pri-
vate Secretary, Mr.. Pierre Gray and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Jaqua and daughter,
Ids. and Miss Mcdonald, of Union City, Mrs.
n. B. Hawkins and Miss Minnie Jaqua, Of
Portland.
The announcement of the committees yes
terdsy created no i'll feeling, and II appears
that the satisfaction was general. Speaker
Jewett may congratulate himself upon hav
ing discharged very onerous task in
manner which will produce good results in
toe Legislature
Messrs. Weir. Moody, Cory and Others,
having in charge the arrangements for the
inauguration ceremonies, deserve credit for
the manner in which they discharged their
trust. Notwithstanding the fact that the
crowd was very large, there was no friction
or confusion in seating it. If the gentlemen
handle their constituents Interests in the
Legislature as perfectly. they viii no doubt
&c returned with increased msjoritiss.
Rumor has it that Governor Porter will
tnjoy brief season O. vesI, after which he
proposes to enter the -ltsTaTy field, and will
write history of Indiana. This is dan
ge1ous undertaking, and we fear will be con-
sideTed as an evidence that the Governor
has abandoned politics. He should profit
by Mr.. Blaines experience, and keep aioof
from literary pursuits until the acme OF ais
ambition has been attained in politics.
In the House very little was done ysster-
day morning save the announcement OF the
committees, which will be found in our
regular report. The roll of counties was
then called for the introduction OF bills,
each member being allowed 70 introduce
two bills. The Speaker mas adopted a rule
requiring bills to be read on their introduc-
ton. and not simply by title, as heret 1fOTe.
House Clerk Darnell has appointed the
following assistants: File Clerk, Emmett
Rose, Marion County; Registry Clerk, Ed
Fitzpatrick, CLARK representative Louisville
Ccurier-J ournal); Reading Clerk, p. J.
| Ke1l ~
Felts. Allen; William Thomas, Cass; Mr.
EvTod, Bartholomew; Expressing Clerks,
John Lukeus, Clay, aad Martin Morrison,
Clinton.
Representative Reeves, of Bartholomew,
has introduced q measure i'll the House pro-
viding that the Reporter of the Supreme
Court shall receive salary Of 50 600, and
/ that the reports shall be sold at an advance
If % per cent. on the cost price. 1t also
! provides that only decisions of importance
shall be published, and that the electrotype
| plates sball be preserved and turned over TO
/ the State
In the Senate yesterday morning Senator
Magee introduced resolution compliment
ing the soldiers of Indiana on the election
Of Governor Gray, Secretary Myers Aad-
| iior Rice and Judge Mitchell, all OF whom
were soldiers in the late war. Another reso-
4 LUTON was duOpteO, COmDllLueullQR the per-
/ soDal military worth OF General Manson. a
unanimous vote of thanks was extended to
! Lieutenant Governor Hanna for his impair
tial and able presidency of the Senate.
w. P. knight, editor of the Pike County
Democrat, has been appointed Reading Clerk
in the Senate, If Mr.. Knights experience
has been like that of other men connected
with country newspapers, he is no doubt by
this time highly proficient In the art of
reading difficult manuscript. The country
] editor comes up through much trial aud
tTibulatiOn, but his experience is not easily
| forgotten or the lessons soon uniearned.
We predict that Mr.. knight will have no
difficulty in decipheriDg the Senatorial
chirograpby.
Representative MoSier, of Elkhart Coun-
", will introduce fee and salary bill, Of
which the following are the principal pro-
visions: Treasurer of State, from 81 900 to
81, 500; Governors Private Secretary, 81, 500
| to 81, 200; Deputy Auditor of State, 81 500 to
81, 200; two clerks of the Superintendent of
Public instruction, 5000 to $3.50; State Lii
brarlan, q, 200 to 81. 900; Assistant Libra
rian, $3.50 to 5000. Instead Of 8, 200 the
salary of Auditors in counties OF 10000
population shall be 81, 600 year, So per 10C
for and additional 80, 900, and So per 100 for
all in excess of 10000. The County Treas
urers, the bill provides, shall receive 1 pei
cent. on the first $50 900 of taxes collected
and one.half of per cent on all over thai
amount. 1t is provided that all officers
elect shall receive the fees and salaries now
prescribed by law.