The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The State Treasury Matters Claim the
Attention of the House.
Majority and Minority Reports Sub.
mitted by the COMMITTEES.
Abstracts OF the Two Reports-Repre-
sentative Cory's Views-Leg-
islative Notes.


In the Senate the discussion of the W,
reports from the committee appointed with
reference 10 the State Treasury aEairs vas
postponed and made the special order for
1920 to-day.
The committee appointed to investigate
the affarsof the management Of the Knights
town Home left for thas place yesterday
afternoon and will return to-day. The
greater part Of the evidences will be taken IN
this city
Representatives. Moody, Loop, Murphy,
Adams and Brownlee are members OF the
committee which proposes to investigate the
affairs of the new Insane Hospitals. Tue
committee Will organize and enter upon the
Investigation immediately.
Mr.. Hoban's bill to require passenger
trains to stop every two miles, provided
suitable places for the reception and de.
livery of passengers were erected by the
parties benefited, was reported adversely
from committee, but tho author succeeded
in having it recommitted to the Committee
on Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants
of the State.
From the Committee on Federal Relations,
Senator Faulkner has reported the following:
Mr. PREsIDENT-Your Committee on Federal
Relations, TO whom Senate Resolution No. 4 was
OF the instrument as reads: Resolved, That the
Senate of Indiana is in full cord with the decar-
ations contained in the late letter OF HOn. Grover
Cleveland 10 the PRESIDENT OF the National Civil
Service Reform League, pledging himself TO the
fair and honest enforcement of the civil service
Your committee read that letter without sur.
prise, inasmuch as Hon. Grover Cleveland was
traditions of which are faithful TO an honest
enforcement of all laws and Will gladly indorse
these DECLARATIONS in their entirety, put not IN
resolution aforementioned
c. R. FAULKsER
Chairman.
Hon. d. d. Moody, of DeKalb is under.
stood to have aspirations outside the halls
OF legislation, and if his popularity at home
is indicative OF anything In politics, the
probabilities are that he will be called upon
ere long to go up higher" This is his third
term as Representative OF the good psople
of DeKslb and word comes from taat
county that his good works in its behalf have
impressed the people with a desire 10 put
him forward for a State Office. Hr. Moody
is understood TO be averse to making thu
race for Secretary of State, but numDer IF
gentlemen from Dekalb and djOining coGn-
ties where be is best known, have already
given out that he will be candidate for that
Office. He may be said TO be in the hands
Of ms friends. Tn, re is little doubt but he
will make canvass for the nomination, and
certainly with good prospects of sacoess.
THE STATE TREASURY.
The special committee appointed ID M AXE
investigation aud report whether, ia thar
judgment, An investigation of the affairs
of the State Treasury was necss-
sary, made two reports yesterday,
the Democrats Joining in one and the
Republicans in another. As the com.
mittee was appointed under Joint reso; u
ton Of the HOuse and Senate, majority aud
minority reports were submitted in both
branches, being, OF course, identical IN tact
aud figure. Messrs. McMullen, Patton and
Cooling constituted the majority on ths
part of the House. and Messrs. Sayre aud
Brownlee composed the minority.
The majority report states that on the ooh
ultimo the committee examined the BOOKS
in the office Of the Auditor of State, ana
also the assets OF the State Treasurer. Toe
Auditors books show that on the first day OF
November, 1884, the Treasurer was charge
abb with S43l. 206 90; that between the first
day OF November, Ssh and the close OF
business hours on the 2Sth of January, 1855,
the Treasurer had re ,eiyed the further sum
of 81 40, l54 %. making the total ch4rgea5le
1887, eco 50, and during this time the
said Treasurer bad di sbursed &C
cordiDg TO law, 5, 564 40 IS. lesv-
ing in his hands S4s6 sSI o.. TIE
Tfea urer exhibited at his office assets in the
sum of S49l, 500 "a OF this sum 81 600 was
in cash S4l0, 049 81 consisted of dcafts checks
and certificates of deposit issued by vsriO1s
banks OF this city, aud convertible into cash
at any moment. The sum Of 81, O69 80 coz
sisted of county orders $4,000 of which was
upon Marion County, and $40 900 was upon
Hamilton County, which said orders are
better thsn the cash, aud the Treasurer
has an arrangement by which he can COZ
vert the same into cash at any moment"
he nf cd nj
county orders which are good, but the com
mittee can not say that they can be con verfed
into cash at q moments notice. TIE
committee also report that they caliei
upon the various banks OF the city and
lew f.om them that the Treasurer hsd
Deposited the various sums with them as
represented by the drafts, checks and ceTtii
Gates of deposit held by him, and the money
on special deposit was exhibited 10 the CD
miitee.
Taking into consideration, says the re
port, ''tbe fact that the State furnishes the
Treasurer no safe place in which to keep the
money, and that he is compelled 60 deposit
the same in one or more banks for safe keep.
ing, your committee is OF the opinion that
the manner in which the Treasurer
hes the money deposited secures to
himself, his bondsmen and the State
the least possible risk of any great loss thai
could be secured by any disposition of the
same. And it enables the Treasurer at any
time be may be Ieq aired by law to paw any
or all of the amount with which he Is
| chargeable." The majority therefore report
that they see no reason whatever why a Leg
islative Committee or any other committee
should be appointed at this time to investi-
| gate further into the affairs of the state
| Treasury. Bot if" says the report, lit
were desired for any reason to investigate
thoroughly into the affairs OF the
| Treasury for the term nov clos
ing, such an investigation would
| involve detailed examination
| of the books of the Auditor OF State, because
in those books the accounts of the Treasurer
| are kept and such an examination could not
/ be made thorough and complete by any
committee in the short period of,sixty days,
the time allowed for the regular session Of
| the Legislature" The committee express
the opinion that il 81 investigation should
| be deemed necessary il would be better that
/ IL he con ducfed nndar the diracfinn Of the