The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-12
Majority and Minority Reports on the
Metropolitan Police Bill.
Representative Best Introduces q
BIZ TO Amend tbs Liquor
Law.
How mr.. Cartwright's Fee and
Salary Bill Affects County
Officers.
The Knightstown Home Committee
Meet and Continue the Investi-
eation-The Testimony.

Hons. William II. Calk1Ds and Ed Her
fsrson were upod the il DOR OF the House yes.
ferday.
Mr. Williams bill fixing the legal rate of
interest at 6 per cent wss defeated in the
House. yesterday, By q ts oil 81 to 81
The Prison Committee viii visit the insti-
aution at Jeffersonvile ~ day. having left
1or that point on the $50 train yesterday
afternoon.
Hon. John ". Foster. United States
Minister TO Spain. was introduced to the
y smbers OF the Senate by the presiding
f'icer yesterday.
Mr. Robinson has introduced q bill to
amend The fee aud salary law, preventing
Boards of County Commissioners from max
ing any allowances not specifically provided
for by law.
II the proposed amendment to the Metro
roiital Police bill should be passed it will
apply TO Fort Wayne. Terre Haute, Rich
J. opd New Albany, LAFAYETTE and Logans-
orr. ~hereat there is much kicking among
he Republicans.
Majority and minority reports were made
yesterday to the House on the Metropolitan
Police bill, the first with an amendment
7~af It's provisions De made u extend to cities
OF IL coo or more inhabitants and the second
recommending that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
A bill was introduced in the Senate yes.
terday to fund and loan ct interest the 10
per cent retained according 10 law by the
State house Commissioners on all appropri-
ations for labor or bniiding on the new
State-house. The amount retained now
reaches 500 600.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
State University at Bloomington was read
second time. An amendment reducing the
appropriation to $4,000 came up as the
minority report and was discussed, the
House adjoining without taking action on
the bill or the amendment.
State Treasurer Cooper is busy getting his
bondsmcn, and those ALREADY secured repre-
sent an aggregate real estate value of $685.
coo. Under the new law requiring the
rondsmen TO be worth twice the amount OF
The bond. the signers must represent 81 400,
600 ano Mr.. Cooper hopes to have his bond
ready for approval by the last of next week.
Chairman Moody, OF the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the expenditures of
the new insane hospitals, announced yester.
day that he had been unable to get any wit
nesse5 before the committee owing to the
fact that those summoned were snow bound.
The committee will not hold another meet
ing till tomorrow.
The Joint Committee of the Senate and
House reported adversely, yesterday, on the
scheme for placing the Soldiers Orphans
Home and Asylum for Feeble Minded
Children on separate Boards of Trustees. An
Investigation proved that the children of the
two institutions occupied iii fferent buildipge,
were taught and slept and ate In different
apartments, and had separate plsy grounds.
Representative Best yesterday introduced
. bill which is the nature of local option
law. 1t provides that no person shall pe
licensed to sell liquor unless he shall 6rst
present to the County Commissioners a peti-
ton, signed by al least one half OF the quail
ned voters OF the precinct in which he pro-
poses TO sell, asking that the applicant be
granted No other changes are proposed in
Inc existing statue.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
House yesterday evening the Democrats
went into caucus, and determined to post
pcne the meeting called for last night On
motion II was decided to hold Joint caucus
tonight in the Hall of Representa- yes. At
which time the Apportionment and Metro
Ioliian Police bills will be considered The
Republicans viii also meet in caucus to.
night in the Federal Courtroom to consider
proposed legislation.
Mr.. Floyd's bill, providing that county
D
lowest bidder, came up yesterday on a
second reading. Under the bill the county
newspaper. without regard to politics, WI!
permitted TO compete tor the printing
The contract fer with snail Re made for
The period OF one year, the successful bid.
Ger giving bond in the sam of SoUO M
browning moved to strike out the enacting
suse and pp this a tedious discussion
followed. The bill was recommitted
The Senate bill providing for temporary
loan OF 5000 600. to meet the expenses of the
new insane asylums, came mp in the House
yesterday afternoon as the special order
The fact that q committee has been ap-
pointed to investigate the expenditure, aud
ether matters connected with the new insti-
Unions raised some opposition to the con-
sideration Of the bill until after the special
committee bad reported. Mr.. Gooding
moved IN postpone further consideration of
the measure till Wednesday next The mo-
lion prevailed.
Mr.. Cartwrighfs substitute for the Mosier
and Best Fee and Salary bills, was reported
yesterday. and is understood to be backed
ny the unanimous Endorsement OF the CON
lnittee. 1t reduces the compensation of
.rounfy Clerks, Auditors Treasurers and
Sberifis from the present allowance, and in
sreases the per diem of Jurors from 81 go to
sl75. IL makes . reduction of one-fourth OF
.ne per cant in the commission OF County
Treasurers for the collection of taxes in ex-
sees of 500, Geo, and reduces the annual sal
sries Of Auditors in counties OF 40 900 popu-
3ation $50. and in counties OF 10000 inhab-
itauts $3.50.
Tho Metropolitan Fire Department bill win
be introduced by Mr.. Schley, of this county.
IT makes no change in the present working
f<rre NJ tha dacsxfront hut IT nroxf.ias that
shall be made from the opposite political
faith, until the forces are eouai:zsd. All ap-
piicents will be subjected 10 medical exam
snation fos physical defects. bat none nov
members VIII b % examined, nor are there