The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The House Refuses TO Concur In
the Senate Amendment
Fixing the Bond OF the Treasurer of
State at 100000.
The Investie alton Into the Knights
town Home 70 Proceed
at Once.
The Effects OF Narcotics Not to be
Taugetin the Public Schools.

The two Hauses will meet ia Joint convsn-
ton on Mond AZ at O'Clock to elect State
Librarian and other officers nominated
sometime ago.
The Senate Com nittee vest srday rsporssd
favorably on the Mrs Ed vim May clai N for
SO 600 for services of her dece ssed hush aad,
and thai the money be taken from the State
house fund.
Some thirty Senators yesterday presented
petitions from the people praying for the
passage of the bill requiring the effects of
| alcohol on the human system to be taught
IN the public schools.
In the House yesterday morning an in
effectual effort was made to reconsider the
EIey bill, reducing the pay of Coroners from
| $40 TO So per day, in order to SO amend the
bill that its provisions would not apply TO
cities of 40 600 inhabitants.
The Robinson bill to repeal the law per-
uniting aliens to hold titles to real est tie
came up as the SPECIAL order in the House
yesterday morning, and was discussed at
ieng h. The bill was finally passed by vote
OF 6S to 10 and the Senate bill on the same
su bj ct was recommitted for amendment.
tt short-hani reporters are considerably
ex ercised over the bill which reduces the pay
of stenographic court reporters from S. so to
s. per day. They claim that short hand re-
porters are not made in day, but in order
TO 90 the work required in court a long ex-
perience is necessary, and besides they never
have regular employment.
The attempt to relieve certain Township
Trusteesof this county from the consequences
of loss by the late ban failures is stirring up
the people, and remonstrances are being cir
culated in two or three to gnships. A re-
monstrance from citizens OF Decatur Town
ship was presented yesterday in the Senate,
and others from various parts OF the county
are promised.
In his argument on the State Treasurer's
affairs day before yesterday, Mr.. Foulke said
| that Cooper had obtained $50, 0)0 from the
| Meridian National Bank on the ind orss-
| ment OF Hon. franklin Lsnders. Yesterday
| Mr. Landers accomp pa 1ied the Senator ID the
| bank, and in the presence OF the Off GERS
| sured him that the statement referred 10
| above was not true.
| Mr.. Patton, the Rspresen tatYe from IL
! Ivan, took offence a. an article in the
| Journ al yesterday morning, and when he
| met the offending reporter in the lobby OF
| the House, be proceeded to pull the re
porter's ears and apply his toot to the sss'
| OF the reporters breeches. Friends inter-
| Tered, and the combatsnts we're separated
| tetore any serious damage was sustained by
tirher.
The House bill increasing the State Treas
urer's bond to 81 OcO, 900 was reported from
| the Senate Yesterday, that body having
PASSED al amendment making the penalty
$4,000 Mr. Harrell thought the pea atty
should stand as fixed By the House, not that
/ the present Treasurer is not honest, that
there is any danger OF his running away, but
| because q general thing the principle is
right, snd obtains in al cases OF County
Treasures. After some further discussion
| the question was put and the House rs
| fused 10 concur IN the Senate resolution by
| vote OF A TO 80. AS soon the vote
announced the result was conveyed to the
| Senate, and q Conference COMMITTEES, cJn.
! sisting of Representatives Eley "A Id Irvine
ham ives appointed.
The Special Committee appointed to in
vestigate the Knightstown Home returned
yesterday, having taken some important
| testimony at the institution during their
| brief visit. The committee held confer
ence at the Grand last night aud decided to
return to Knightstown this afternoon for
the purpose of taking further testimony.
| No formal charges have yet been submitted,
| and the parties ID the controversy were in
| formed last night That unless specific CHARGES
we're filed with the committee by O'Clock
1 this afternoon, the committee would for
| late charges of its own aud procsed with the
{, invest cation. Ii is understood that tae
/ charges 10 be formulated by the Committee,
in the absence of specific charges by the
| parties, are TO be based UPON evidence al
| ready taken st the Home which rumor has
| it. is very damaging and conclusive. The
| committee appears determined to probe the
| matter to the bottom.
For the bill requiring the teaching of phys.
iology and hygiene in the public sch Iols,
with particular reference to the effects OF al
cctol ari tobacco upon the human system,
Mr.. Gooding has proposed substitute which
limits the teaching to alcohol and tobacco,
be objecting to the word marc otics' as
| given in the first bill. The substitute also
| provides that new books need not be puc
| chased, provided those in use treat these
subjects sufficiently; also, that the teaching
| may be postponed at the option OF county
boards till books can be- procured at reason
| able prices. Mr.. Gooding contends that the
provisions as contained in the original bill
| throw open the way to jobs in the matter OF
| furnishing books Mr.. Williams moved 81
amendment to the substitute in effect that
infant baptism and Generalization should be
taught in the schools. The amendment was
tabled. Mr.. Gooding's motion to recommit
was laid on the table and the bill was read q
third time, but failed to pass for want OF a
constitutional majority, the vote being 43 to
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