The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-13
Minor Matters.

| Both branches of the General Assembly will
begin business in: earnest to-day.
| Ex-senator Graham. of Noble sville was Wis
itor in the Legislature vest erday.
Senator Willard favors a reduction of $40, 600
| in the House appropriation of $4,000 for the
| expenses of the General Asse mbly.
| Gooding has been concilated. He was al
lowed to occupy tie Speakers chair, yesterday,
during the reading Of a bill on gravel roads.
"A resolution was passed. yesterday, thanking
Lieutentant governor Hanna for the fair and I'M
partial manner in which he has presided over
the Senate.
Treasurer Cooper threatens to institute suit
for libel against the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette, because it stated on Sunday that rumor
said he was loaning money to spectators.
.McMichael of Allen, yesterday introduced
bill in the House providing for the election of
county superlntepdents at a general election be-
ginning in November, 1885, for a term of four
years.
Kentucky has been recognized. Ed Fitzpat-
rick. who is representing the Louisville Courier
Journal here has been appointed registry clerk
of the House He held the same position two
years ago.
Representative Hayden, of Allen, yesterday
introduced bill which provides for an increase
there is. population of Sc 600 inhabitants, from
So, 500 to So 600 year
The call of the roll for the introduction of bills
was begun in the House yesterday but only
reached Blackboard county before adjournment
No member is allowed to introduce more than
two bills on the first;call.
Hon. A. d. Marsh, Speaker of the Ohio House
of Representatives; G. ". Vallandigham, sec
Rotary, and Charles Negley, sergeant-at.arms of
the Ohio Senate. were among the visitors to the
General Assembly yesterday.
Lieutenant-gov Manson has made the
following appointments of .chairmanships of
committees: Railroads, Rufus Magee Cass
judiciary, Mccullough, of Gibson finance
Rahm, of Kanderhnrg prisons, Hoover, of
White.
bill was introduced in the House. yesterday,
by Representative Brooks. of Allen county. in
oPeasing the bond of the Treasurer of Statefrom
$50 600 to 81, 900. 600, and requiring that the
suretes oe the Treasurer shall be worth twice
| that sum-
Many of the Democrats in attendance upon
the festivities yes.efiay are of the pattern de-
scribed by Tom Merritt in the Chicago News
They think they know it ALL but when | want
| to get them up into my room at the Leland |
| have to blindfold 'em and back em into the ele-
/ vator."
/ Representative Mock yesterday introduced a
hill limiting the Twenty sixth Judicial circuit to
/ Wells and Biackford counties, and the Forty
sixth circuit to Grant and Huntington. 1t pro-
yides that the prosecuting attorney of the Tween
i tysixth districe shall be prosecutor also for the
4 Forty-eighth.
4 The appointments of Clerk Darnan are File
clerk, Emmett Rose, Marion county; registry
i clerk. Ed Fitzpatrick, Clark; reading clerk, p.
4 j. Kelly, Marion; engrossing Clerks, George
1 Felts. Allen; William Thomas, Cass; Mr.: Evrod,
/ bartholomew; 'engrossing clerks John Lukens
1 Clay, and Martin Morrison, Clinton.
i It is altogether probable that the Office of Su
/ preme Court Reporter win depreciate In value
n before the Legislature gets through with 1t A
Il bill was introduced yesterday by Representatlvt
N a year instead of allowing him the profits or
publishing the reports. The bill also 'prcvida
that the reports shall besola atian adyanceo f