The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-11

The rejection of the resolution is understood
as meaning that the session shall continue as
long as the law will allow, and therefore the
promise which is said to have been made to the
Governor that it should last only twelve days
will not be fulfilled.
THE BUYING AND SELLING OF VOTES.
The only bill of more than ordinary import
Rnce passed by the House yesterday was the one
by Senator L.. NJ. Campbell, for Furnishing the
buying and selling of votes. 1t provides that
any person trying to influence vote by offering
any inducement shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor-the existing law makes it a felony
and shall be subject to fine of from $40 to
81, 600, and Acknowledgement for any term not
less than eight years The bill provides that
any person selling or buying vote may be re-
leased from liability by giving States evidence
on the other party to the bargain. There is
some doubt about the effect that the bill will
have if it goes into force. 1t is claimed by the
opponents of the measure that it will place can
aidatas at the mercy of black -mailers The bill,
with the action of the House upon it, is finally
enacted, and all that is now necessary to make
it a law is the signature of the Governor.
CHANGES AMONG THE EMPLOYEES
There will be several changes among the en-
ployes A committee of the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate to report recommendations
for charges among the clerks has recommended
that the officers shall all be continued; that Ezra
G. Movies, the late engrossing clerk, who charged
$65 of his salary had been drawn by the late as
sistant secretary of the Senate on forged war
rant, shall be discharged, and John Sands. of
Ripley county. son law of Senator Faulk-
ner, employed in his place; that Folding
Clerk Keefe and assistant, George Robson, shall
be dropped from the door keepers force. There
will also be some changes among the employees
under the secretary and assistant secretary.
John j. Lingle, of Orleans, Orange county, has
been appointed a copying clerk, by Assistant
Secretary Carter. There is some talk to the eff
feet that an effort will be made to depoSe Henry
r.. Frye, the door keeper of the House. as it is
charged that he has assessed his employees for
his own benefit but he denies the charge, and
his subordinates when questioned about the
matter before the Democratic caucus claimed
that they had not paid him anything There
will be two three changes in the force of the
employees of the House, but they have not vet
been made
MINOR MENTION.
Speaker Jewett has been presented by the
members of the House with watch and chain.
and by the officers with pair of sleeve buttons
bill was introduced yesterday by Senator
Huston, authorizing the observance of the 14th
day of April by the public schools as Arbor
day.
The wife of Senator Atkinson, the member
from Miami county, is seriously ILL., and he was,
in consequence, yesterday granted indefinite
leave of absence.
1t is stated that of the $4,000 appropriated
for the payment of Mrs. Mays claim by agree
ment 81, 500 will be divided between Edwin
MAY, ir., and Mrs Frank L. Bixby, a daughter
Of the deceased architect.
Senator Youche's bill providing that when COM
panies or corporations become insovent all
debts to laboring men or mechanics, to the
amount of $50, shall be preferred claims passed
to the third reading in the House yesterday, and
will doubtless he enacted today.
Before the end of the special session. Speaker
Jewets VIII be holding up the Democracy of the
state by the tail. including Hendricks. Voorhees,
and Mcdonald Two weeks ago he was nomi-
mated for Governor in 1888 by Representative
narreLi' anu now ooom has been started by
Representative Lloyd for making him the next
United States Senator from Indiana
Representative Mosier has obtained leave 90
absence and gone to mis- home, at Bristol. Elk
hart county, where there was quite Destructive
confagraton Monday. Although he had re-
ceived no definite information, Mr. Mosier thinks
from the special dispatch in the Journal yester.
day morning, that his home and newspaper
Office, the Bristol Banner, were destroyed.
'Do you know how Gooding came to vote for
the May claimip remarked a representative yes
terday. 1T was supposed that he would be GER
tain" the representative continued to oppose
it, because it has been his principle to inds-
criminately oppose all expenditures of money
Mrs May Is shrewd lobbyist, and she caught
the Gooding very artfuliy. She went to him and
told him that Speaker Jewett was violently OBJ
posed to the claim. Now, Mr.. Gooding,' she
said, Just because Mr. Jewett is leader of the
Democrats hope you won't allow him to indu-