The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-10

The Democratic Caucus Appoints Com.
mlttee TO Investigate Door.
keeper Frey.
Speaker Jewett Receives Handsome
Testimonial From the Legis-
iative Soions-o Other
Notes.

Speaker Jewett made neat aud appropri-
ate speech yesterday upon adjourning the
House. His remarks will be found in our
regular report elsewhere In tins issue.
Under the call of the Governor the Gen.
erai Assembly will meet In special session
this morning, hut IL was whispered last
night that an adjournment voald immedi
ntsly take place Tor three or four days
What truth there IL In this report will Dc
made manifest 10 day.
The committee appointed 10 Investgate
Mr.. Huistetter examined he warrants Mt
The Auditors Office yesterday, but nothing
OF importance was developed. II was 70.
ported last night that Mr.. Huifstatter had
returned certain sums charged 10 Senators,
TO the Treasury, but this was only rumor
and could not be traced To any reliable
source.
Attorney for the iudIcial dIitriot composed
of Jay aud Adams Counties, by the Gov.
ernor yeFterday. The members OF the Board
81 Commissioners OF the additional Insane
Hospitais Msssrs. Skinner. Robinson, Gray
nnd Gfois were reappoinied and commits
STONED.
The House ana Senate appointed com.
mitless Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock 10
wait upon the Governor and ascertain
whether he had any further oommunIca.
tion TO make 10 the General Assembly.
Senators Mccullough, MagHe and Moon
on the part OF the Senate, AID Representa-.
tives French and Floyd on the part OF the
House composed the committees.
Speaker Jewstt's manly and impartial
course during the session was handsomely
Endorsed In the House yesterday In the pass-
age OF the; following resolution, the vote
teing unanimous:
"Resolyed. That the thanks a. this Housears
Jewett for his uniform kindness and courtesy
dufin9 the session. and for the able and impartial
The thanks OF the House were rendered
TO the employees yesterday and with them
something more substantialY-extra pay in
two or three instances. Martin A. Morri-
son, the Reading Clerk, was rendered vote
OF thanks by unanimous rising vote dis.
tincton not made in any other case. II Is
not uncommon to hear old members say
that Morrison Is the best Reading Clerk
ever employed by the Legislature.
The Governor signed several bills yester-
day, among which were the following: An
act for the relief of Mrs. May; an act to pro.
tect ell persons In their civil rights; an act
regulating weights aud measures; an act re-
lating to the removal OF obstructions from
highways: an act for the Incorporation of
building associations; an act preventing the
ownership OF lands In Indiana by aliens; an
act authorizing colleges 10 own and sell
real estate; and an act to amend the act re.
lsting to the presentation OF claims against
counties.
Representative Wilson, acting under the
Impression that his Kosciosko constituency
would not think him great man unless he
made an ass Of himself, introduced a resolu-
fion yesterday calling upon the new admin
istration to pay to each man, woman aud
child In the United States the So which II Is
said Hendricks promised during the cam
paign would be distributed from the surplus
in the national treasury. The Speaker very
properly ruled the resolution out of order
al d the member from koscrtisko sank back
into the insignfcance which he so we'll
adorns.
In the closing hours CT the session OF the
Hous yesterday Mr.. Kreuger introduced q
re oluiion thanking the daily papers for fair
and impartial reports made of the proceed
ings OF the Legislature To This several
members. among them Messrs. Browning
and Gooding, made speeches in opposition,
taking the ground that they could not thank
those papers that had maligned and misrep.
resented them during the sesslon. Ii has
been the habit OF some OF the "orgaus" to
misrepresent Mr.. Gooding on all occasions,
else, they would sneeringiy refer 90 him
The economist the peoples frlend' etc.
1t can be said of Mr.. Gooding that he has
been one OF the most industrious and Ell
Gent members OF the lover House and that
no has always been governed by what he con.
scientiously believed to be ais duty to the
people who commissioners him as their repre-.
sentative In the Legislature. Were he less a
man or discharged his duty less feariessly
IL organs would not thus bark at his heels.
HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL.
Some forty or fifty members OF the House
met In the parlors of the Bates last evening
and presented to Speaker Jewett handsome
gold chain and zeal as a testimonial OF their
appreciation Of his acts as presiding officer.
-Repi esentative Pendleton made the presenta-
tion speech, euiogizing spesser Jewett and
expressing the high confidence and apprscia
ton which the contributors TO the purchase
OF the present felt in his ability and hrmness
IS demonstrated during the session. Speaker
Jewett' made neat response, scknowle dying
that IL would be cherished In future wears
rs an evideHce OF their friendly regard and
Mt all times to remind him OF the occasion
CT hts labors and associations as Speaker OF
the Indiana House OF representatives..
pejghborhood Of 500, and many Of
Abe Republicans In the House
contributed to the purchase money Its in.
;rinsic value however is as nothing compared
with what its presentation says of the esteem
In which the Speaker OF the House Is held by
his fellow members.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic members OF the General
Assembly met in caucus last night. and had
altogether q lively time. The question under
consideration was the reappointment OF
the officers and employees, and on this cues.
lion some difference o. opinion was soon
manifested. resolution 10 retain the Of