The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-21
Afternoon Session.

resolution by Mr.. Booze instructing the clerk
to learn the number of House bills in the Senate
was adopted.
Mr. Lloyd, arising to a question Of privilege
called the attention of the House to card which
appeared in the Sentinel yesterday morning.
bearing the signatures of several of the teachers
in the Knightstown institution, contradicting
the statement of Representatives Lloyd and Boyd
that the employees and inmates of the institution
who testified against Superintendent White are
being discharged Mr. Lloyd declared that the
persons signing the card were all under the pat
ronage of DIR. White in different ways. He said
that when Miss Susan Ray Wilson, who testi-
fed against the superintendent before the in
vestigating committee was discharged, his
statement in the House of the course
that was being pursued by DR.. White caused
him to at once 60 to Mrs. Wilson and offer to
renstate her on the condition that she would
declare that she had not been discharged. In
| continuing his remarks, Mr. Lloyd said: "And
| this bully Robert HaZleton, whose name is
| signed to this paper, is the same fellow who so
mercilessly strapped those little boys and was
never taken to account for it by DIR. White or
! John M. Goar. L have further testimony against
| others who have signed that statement. In this
| house, at this very time, stands man who was
one of the most useful employees of that institu-
| tion who was discharged because he gave testi-
mony against White in this investigation. This
| Dr. White stood by and knew of this HaZleton
| strapping the inmates-punishng them This
| could emanate only from the heather individual
| that DIR. White is"
| Mr.. Boyd-It was fact that a number of the
| teachers at the institution should have been dis
| charged This man who outraged the boys was
kept there SO that he might vote. He was kept
| there by the Democrats; though ! do not say
| this as a particular reflection on the Democratic
party, for all parties disposed to shield their
| own followers. We did not find DIR. White guilty
| of anything criminal regards the statutes but
| he was guilty of keeping those there who should
| have been discharged.
The bill for the reorganization of the Soldiers
Orphans Home and Asylum for Feeble minded
| Children, as amended by the Senate came mp for
consideration. The amendment that woman
| shall be member of the board of trustees was
was concnrred in by the House-yeas So nays
| 81. The amendment providing that the salary
| of the superintendent be 81 500 per year instead
of ST. 200 and that of the trustees $500 instead of
| $500 was also agreed to.
| Mr.. Roberts's bill Iii. r. 115l to reduce the
| interest on the common school fund from to
| per cent failed to pass by yeas &C. nays AZ.
| Mr.. Riverss bill H. r. 1851 to punish seiners
| in the streams of the State was read q second
| time On motion of Mr.. Cory the enacting
| clause was stricken out--yeas A. nays Al
| Mr.. Frazee's bill III. r. 75] relative to keeping
| free gravel roads in repair was ordered en-
/ crossed.
| A concurrent resolution by Mr.. Best to strike
out the word white" in the State Constitution
relative to the State militia was passed.
| The bill Is. 90 to allow county commissioners
| to make purchases of land on which to build
orphan homes was passed by yeas 70, nays 8.
| The House then adjourned until this morning