The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-27
BDi Requiring Druggists TO Keep
Records of Sales Of Int0x.
icants.
senater Fowler's Estimate or the Cost
OF the State Bureau of Statistics.
re KIT OF tho Governors Message
Concerning the State Nor
mal School Property.
St aator Voorhees, Addresses the Leg
islsture In Short Speech-A Line
OF Policy Mapped Out-Other
Legislative Matters.

The House Committee on Education viii
90 TO the B bennington State University TO-
dsv.
Mr. Hoben. Of Shelby, has introduced a
biii to permit the catching of fish in such
si'esn as dry up during the summer
II nths.
Her. John c. New, Chairman o, the Re-
publican State Central Committee, was on
th' door of the House yesterday during the
sIeech of Senator Voorhees,.
There were twenty-five members OF the
House absent yesterday afternoon when the
body was called to order. Mr.. Reeves, of
bartholomew, was excused on account of the
death OF a relative.
The committee on the part of the House
to investigate the affairs of the State Treas
urer's Office was appointed Yesterday, Is fol-
lows: Messrs. Patton, McMullen, Sayrs,
Gooding and Brownlee.
Hon. William II. English has extended
an invitation 10 the Senators aud Repre-
seniatives and their wives to attend re.
ception at the Hotel English on "Wednesday
evening, given 10 honor Ex-senator VOORHEES,.
Mr.. PendletoD's bill for the relief of the
trustees OF the county who lost township
money By the failure OF certain INDIANAPOLIS
banks was reported from the committee
yesterday, with the recommendation that
the same pass.
The Senate met yesterday morning, Sena-
tor May presiding in the absence of the
Lieutenant Governor. The question of APP
pointing two pages to taze the place of the
two dismissed on Saturday, led to a call of
the roll, and IL was found that a quorum
was not present. After q number of dilstory
mouons the body adjourned till 2 O'CLOCK.
The afternoon session was devoted to dis.
cussion OF matters connected with the con.
struction of the new insane hospitals, full
account OF which appears in our regular re-
EOTt.
IL al reports be true there is trouble brew
ing In the city of Evansville. a petition
signed by a number OF the people will be
presented to the Legislature. praying that
the Metropolitan Police Law be repealed.
the petition, as we have it, states that the
force OF Evansville is a corrupt political in
stitution, and unworthy the name aud cred.
1t OF the city. The memorialists lie Repub.
Hcans, and have a case of bad blood against
the NETS OF their city. Colonel Charles
Denby, distinguished lawyer aud Democrat
OF Evansville, is in the city, and ii is limited
ne Is here as an advocate Of the present sys-
tenn of police.
MIR. Mcclellan, Of Porter, has introduced
bill to require railroad companies to carry
passengers on freight trains. Speaking of
the measure, Mr.. Mcclellan said such laT
would be of great benefit to the people in
the northern par. of the State. Instancing
his o 5n case, ne ead that in returning home
he was com PEELED to lay over ali night,
whereas he could get home without such loss
OF time II he we're allowed the privilege of
riding SEVEN miles on ffeight train. The
passage o. the bill would prove Il great con-
veDlence to commercial travellers. who are
frequently delayed by the rule, which nearly
al the railroads have adopted.
A bill has been introduced to require all
druggists in the State, who keep intoxicants
for sale, to Keep an account OF every sale of
liquor, soid il less quantities than q quart
at time, the name OF the party obtaining
the same and the purpose for which it wa
20 De used. The act requires the druggis
TO make report of all such transaction
eyery three months, and make oath that the
same Is true. The act further requires the
attention of the Grand Jury Of each county
TO be called to the act by the Judge OF the Cir
cult Court, and failure - comply with the
same is made penal offeEss. while any one
making false report shall be deemed guilty
OF perjury.
Senator Fowler vas asked yesterday il he
hoped to get MS bill, abolishing tie State
Bureau of Statistics. actsd upon before the
meeting Of the caucus on Thursday evening
r. which time the Chief OF the Blrea1 Siit
ba roninsted. The Senator replied that he
hoped to 90 50, and that there is no doubt bat
the bill will go through the Seaste witho1
difficulty. Sneaking OF the cost OF the Bd
reau to the State he said thstit COST Ogsn
required by the Buresu- AS Owen Is an
average county, the collection OF the stats.
lies costs the State njnety-t10 times that
sum or $3.50 GOO Add 10 this the cost OF
printing and Distributing the blanks, tbs ex-
peases OF keeping an Office, the salaries OF
chief and clsrk and the cost OF putting the
WORK into book form aud distributing the vol
nmes, aud the total cost does not fall short
o. 100000 annually for this department
alone. The greatest outrage upon the tax
payers" continued the Senator sis found
in the fact that large part OF tie matter
incorporated into the book is taken bodily
from the reports OF the bureaus aud inssitu-
tons, and thus the people are msas to paw
twice tor the same matter For instance.
the statistics concerning the insane printed
IN the report or the asylum are incorporated
IN the report of the Bureau of Statistics
WltDOut coaLge, 80 are STATISTICS c0mDu5d Dy
the State Board OF Health and so is the Gnan-
cial showing of the Auditor of State These
things are put into book form and paid for
by the State, ard then they are also put in
the report OF the Bureau OF Ststistics aud
ssain psld for, making the people pay twice
FOR the same matter. Ia this vey the report
OF the Bureau of Statistics which
would properly cover thirty or forty
pages and make only small psmph-
let, is expanded TIL it fills
book. snd is nicely bound and
sent on, 81 cost Of 100000 10 the people.
This disposition - make book should be
lions 70 cop Il. when the prac.ics bsaefits
are - cisnroporsioaed 70 the c0st. TIE
-aiatitr contained IN the report is tbs most
expensive OF all matter to get up. for il is
hear'y Al tsbG!ar work, and after II is