The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
The Republican Members Offer a Pro-
test in the House.
President Smart Submits a Lengthy
Report Concerning Purdue
University.
The Evidence Taken Yesterday IN the
Knightstown Home Investi-
cation Of Minor I'm
portsnce Only.

Washington Monument
A rumor was current yesterday that the
Republican members would resign in
body, rather than witness the passage of the
superintendent bills low in the House. As
ice, have been neither useful nor ornanen-
tai during the session, their absence during
ne remaining days could not DC regarded as
a cublic calsmity.
The Republicans yesterday resortsd to al
manner OF dilatory motions in order to pre-
vest the consideration OF the ppor lio,-
ment bill, which came up ss the special or.
der. A roll call was demanded on every pre-
text, but the bill was finally engrossed, some
three or four Democrats voting throughout
with the Republicans.
Somebody exchanged overc0ats with Sem
ator johnson yesterday. as the Senator'S
coat was much better than the one left in its
place. and contained fine pair OF gloves.
md inasmucn as nothing but two nails were
found IN The coat which was left, the Ssna
ter thinks the principles OF justice will finally
induce the unknown party 10 return the
overcoat
Senator Macy Is too i'll TO leave his room.
It's believed that, although ne has fever. mis-
sickness Is the result OF cverwork. fhe Sen.
: tor has been without recreation since the
dttion 10 his ordinary duties has attended
regularly the sessions of the KnightstoT IN
Home Investigating Committee, and has
written four books Of evidence taken before
the committee.
Yesterday morning a protest signed by
Representatives Copeland and Helms was
sent to the Speakers desk to be recorded.
After striking out the word Infamous the
protest was spread upon the records. Ii
read as follows: "Mr. Speaker-We protest
against the high-handed aud summary
action OF the majority on this floor in apply
ing the infamous gag law in the disposition
OF the minority reports on the House AID.
pCTti0nmeDt bills Nos 422 and I2S, thereby
absolutely tbrottling the minority of this
House and supDres5ing free speech and de-
hate in the Indiana House of Represents
tives On a subject of so much importance as
rsdistrictiEg the State for Congressional and
Legislative apportionment"
President Smart, OF Purdue University,
has sub nitied report OF that institution in
accordance with the resolution passed by
the House. 1t shows that the institution
has IN aggregate attendance OF PIG. fiftesn
instructors, whoe annual salaries amount
to SIS SEQ average salary, 81 260; eleven Ia
borers who are paid from go 10 $50 month.
The questions relating to the expenses of the
II.
: dent of the board for answer. The universi y
Regarding house is under the management OF
Mrs. n. l.. btocton, who charges s. 30
week for students and SIS a week for
Instructors. and no conti0l over it is exer-
cispd by the President of the university.
Fifty-f~t OF the students and four instrac-
tors ~ gularly board there. The endowment
fnnd applicable to the payment of teachers
salaries, FEBRUARY / 1855. was 81 555 aud
OF the same amount $40 20 vii be paid out
on April 1. The University Treasurer has
bonore6 the 0Tafts OK the Trustees against
the general expense fund for Sii i16 D,
which Is 10 be paid ont of the appropriation
recently made. 1t will take. besides the
above Indebtedness, $4,000 or 81 600 to run
the Institution upon its present basis, until
the close Of the present fiscal year. in con-
'ciusion the report says: You ask by what
answer: In obedience to public law,
pIigbted faith, sworn duty and imperious
necessity as herein set forth y
THE KyIGBfsTowN HOME INvEsrIeATIoN.
The Knightstown Home Investigating
Committee held another meeting last night
AT the commencement of the session Mr.
Byfeld was in the room and spoke to the
committee with reference to the conflict be-
tween him and the Chair two evenings pre-.
-yious. He soon with6rev, and neither he,
Mr. Bynum or Mr.. Gosr were present during
the hearing OF the evidence.
Major ordon Was sworn as the frat Wit
ress of the evening. lie testified substsn-
tally follows: Have practiced law
1870 Am acquainted with ths ndal
about him and one OF the inmates OF the
knightstown Hone. Goar came TO see me
when the matter vas published IN city
paper. he denies the truth OF the st Dry, and
related The story from his standpoint de
Iac = L ana1 he
girl never vss in his office. He 1ntimassd
that there was woman in toe office on the
accession referred to- and | think he meant
.one OF tho women of New Castle Nellie
Layton came to my office early in the fall
one day, and on invitation took q seat at the
table iexsmined her particularly as to
where she was on the occasion Ia question,
sad as TO the truth of the scandal She de-
MED ever having sustained criminal rels-
tons with Goar. then reduced the state.
ment 70 writing and my son swors her to
the affidavit 1t wac then handed to Mr.
Goar. He was not present during the ex.
eminstion. Nellie said she wanted to make
the effidavit in order to exonerste herself
snd Goar. Beth wanted to publish the aft.
.5avit, but opposed 1t. The affidavit was to
have been used in the G. A. Il Investigation
which was being talked OF then, I don't
remember of q case where parties withdrew
sfidav1ts which they had made. / don
know whether or not 1t would be strange
thing for o girl or other person to maze
an affidavit &c screen themselves and after
ward Withdraw them. Gosr did not pay me
Tor my services in making the affidavit bat
e raid my boy for material services. TIE
.slrl impressed me IS girl of ordinary intel
siesnce. and of extraordinary forwardness
I know girls will make sffiisvits which are
Utterly false | have known OF sftitavin
being made by girls OF fifteen, which have
no foundation except IN their Own minds.
Mrs. John K. Lewis-I live 81 2S7 SoutS
PeDnsylyenis street, formerly lived a. Vim
-fennes. snd was employed FROM August
1855, till March, 1884 as nurse - the Home
Sick children we're brouear II oy the a.
were discharged from the nursery on orde
VI tie physician. jim Kinney, sged tFsnEy