The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-03
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Yesterdays Session Develops Very
Little OF Importance.

Rev. Thompson. of Keokuk, Iowa opened
the session OF the Houss yesterday at .
o'clock with prayer.
The Governor signed the dill yesterday APP
propriatng s.. 600 to repair the ICES occa-
stoned by the late FIRE at the Insane Hos
pitsl.
The Committee on Prisons will visit the
North Prison to-day. The Committee on
Education will also visit the State Normal
to-day.
The statesman who attended the Colfsx
funeral as a legislative committee were yes
terday allowed SD each TO reimburse them
for expenses on that occasion.
Senate bill No. 60, appropriating some
100000 for the completion, equipment and
maintenance of the new insane hospita =
has passed the Senate and was read for the
first time in the House yesterday.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Davis, proposed q resolution
to inquire into the expenditures in con-
nection with the new insane hospitals. 4
similar resolution is in the hands of the o1m-
mittee, and for this resson the consideration
of the resolution was postponed, and Insde
the special order for tomorrow.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee OF the Whole yesterday afternoon and
took up the consideration of the General
Appropriation bill. There was little dis
custom except upon an amendment sppro.
priating 81 500 for repairs of the Supreme
Court room and TO insure the law library
thereof. Some of the members were opposed
to insurance, and the subject was discussed
at length. The amendment was finally
adopted.
Speaker Jewett announced yesterday that
he "hsd received ga anonymous letter, port.
msrked at Chicago. attacking bill which
was now in the hands of the committee He
said q at he did not like that manner OF CON
muniClti1g on the subject, but did not fee [
at ii rty to destroy the letter before calling
the attention OF the HOUSE, to it. In answer
to the query what snall be done with IT.
the answer came from all parts of the HOuse,
Burn this letter."
Ia the Senate yesterday numbsr of bills
were reported from committees, bat very
little business of importance was trans8c cd .
Mr.. Winter introduced bill to make &c
ton ballots distinguishable SIS to the party
voted for and indicting penalties for fra1i
The committee reported that BaieY's liq 11r
bill be made to apply only ID cities hawai-
voting population of 5000 or mo snd
that saloons in such cities shall close bs
tween y midnight and q. m, aud tha
the bill pass.
An old bill, vetoed by Governor Porte
after the Legislature of 1888 sdjourned, wa
reported to the Legislature yesterday by Ia
Secretary of Safe in accordance With 20
law governing IN suoh cases. The bill re
lates 10 certain dams, and was introd iced D
MIR. Smith, of Perry, who was prescott Yester
day at wanted the consideration of the bill
postponed. The Speaker questioned ths
right 70 postpone Consideration o. the bill
and the matter was sub nitted 10 q vote. \
number of gentlemen who voted for the bill
before now voted against it, explsining thai
the same measure was substantially before
the House. The veto WAS sustained by a
vote Of 90 to 3.
The question of paying three janitors a,
the State offices led to several passages at
arms yesterday. Mr.. Browning moved al
amendment appointing but one janitor. VI
Schley took issue with the gentleman fron
Brown and Monroe and said that three iaai-
tors were not more than necessary to do the
work. Mr.. Browning caused some uerci-
ment by stating that the State officers were
paid enough money to furnish their vo
janitors." Mr.. Schley thought it beneath
the dignity of State officer to carry q ~
scuttle or make his own fires. Mr.. Browains
thought that they should then pay tor j.
themselves. An amendment by Mr.. McNal-
len limiting the number to two, at a salary
OF 5000 each was adopted.