The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-15
The Temperance Advocates Prepar-
ing 70 Storm the Legislative
Breastworks.
Bill Introduced Appropriating $780,
600 to Complete and Furnish
the New Insane Asylums.
appointment OF Senate and House
Committees to Attend the Col
fax FunereI-The Caucus
COMMITTEES.

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Senate Yesterday.
A bill has been introduced in the House
oppropriating Sc. 800 for building barn aud
completing other improvements at the Re-
form School at Plainheld.
The Judiciary Committee viii occupy
room No. Z the first group, ent tied TO a
clerk, room No. 3; the second group room
No. s. and the third group room No. 20, all
Joe ted in the Grand Hotel.
Undsr resolution of the House, a couole
Df Thermometers are now suspended from
the chandeliers. This is an admirable ar
1aneement as the members can now regu-
lste their temperature to suit the character
of the debate.
The question of selecting committee rooms
wac decided in the House yesterday morn
ing, the majority report, which recon-
needed the selection of the rooms at the
Grand, being adopted. The four rooms cost
$3.50 for the session.
A bill fixing the value OF the homestead at
$500 was yesterday introduced in the
House. The bill also provides that the head
of the family shall be entitled TO s 900 worth
Of personal property. The provisions do not
apply to any heads OF families removing
from the State.
Colonel Eli Ritter says that the temper
nnce people expect from this Legislature
s.just what we would expect il the RepUbli-
cans were in the notwithstanding He
thinks, however. that tbs temperance advo-
Gates will get recognition -four years from
now, ii not IN TWO years"
senator Green Smith, of Jenuings, asked
tn be excused from serving on q comn ittee
because he was already on three. Governor
Manson replied: "Some Senators are on
five or six committees and you are young
aud able bodied and can stand the work"
The Senate joinsd in q laugh. and Senator
Smith Submitted to the inevitable, denying,
however, that he was able bodied"
Hon. Rufus Magee has introduced bill
IN the Senate appropristing about 500, 900
for The completion and full equipment Of
the new Insane Hospitals. resolution
sskjng that the needs of these institutions,
the amount Necessary to complete them and
MI matters connected with their construc-
tion be investigated by committee has al
ready been introduced In the House.
Representative Peasants, of Ohio and
Switzerland Counties, has introduced q bill
of interest to County School Superintend-
erts. 1t provides that the said officers shall
receive "a per dsy when actually at work;
that they shall not receive psy for visitiD g
schools, except when their claim for suca
visits shall be accompanied by certificate
of the Township Trustee that such visits
were actually made.
Senator Weir has introduced q bill to
remedy the apparent defect in the matter of
costs in court cases brought by officers of
the State. Under . decision of the Supreme
Court, the REALTORS are themselves response
bic for costs and at the same time are re-
Quired by law to enter the litigation. The
in nQco ha off 0nr
shall not be personally liable for the costs
1t is reported that bill has been proposed
ar will be introduced at this session re-
pealing the law passed four years ago pro-
hibiting prosecutions under city ordinances
Of ohenses which might be prosecuted under
State laws. This is pet bill with City At.
torneye, one OF them recently stating that
11nless the old law is repealed his fees are cut
eff. The general opinion is that prosecutions
cen ba best conducted under the law as ii
now stands.
The Committee on the part OF the House
10 attend the funeral of Hon. Schuyler Col
fax was appointed Yesterday as follows:
Toner, of Fulton and Pulaski; Mcclellan, oil
Porter, and Dunn, of Jasper aud Newton.
Representative Mcclellan was the Private
Secretary of Mr.: Colfax at Washington. On
1he part of the Senate the following gentle
yren were named: May Of Spencer and
Perry. and Lewis ID. Atkinson, of M;ami
and Howard.
Tie committees OF the Senate were an
nounced yesterday morning, the President
stating that he was sorry he could not give :
prominent Craftsmanship to the Republi
cans. Senator Foulke asked tia. he be ex
cused from service on the Railroad Commit
lee Tor the reason that he vas q railroad st
terney. CONSENT was given. bat when Sena
tor Thompson ssked To be released from ser
wee on the Temperance Committee "se
cause he was not in harmony with present
1emperance views" the request was refused
Alter the adjournment OF the House yes
eerday afternoon the Democratic member
assembled in caucus for the purpose oil
selecting caucus committee. Mr. williams
OF Knox, wa inside chairman aud Mr.. Dabs
OF Vigo. WAS made secretary of the meeting
b'r. Js~ett moved that the chair appoint q
COMMITTEES of five. of which NJ. Goodinp
should be chairman, 70 act as = caucus com
r'ittee. The motion prevailed. and Msssrs
sCooGirg OF Hancock, HAYDEN of Allen
Mock OF BiscEfort end Wells French al
Jnsey ard Murphy of Vsnderburga we're ap
pointed.
Senator Valentine Zimmerman, of Roch.
ester, has introduced q bill changing ths
character OF testimony in divorce cases
Under the provisions of the bill the husband
and wife are not competent witnesses in ths
cause. The bill is designed to prevent thai
class of evidences which brings out in court
all the little dissgreements. follics and fol
bIes of the pair who are seeking legal separa
ton. Divorce trials are confessediy the dirt
isst and worse class of business that tn,
courts are called upon TO deal With. aud ,
law preventing the husband and wife from
testifying in their own behalf would d