The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Senate Engrosses the Bill Author
izing a Loan of 100000.
The General Appropriation Bill--The Senti-
mel and Treasurer Cooper Richmond OPP
posed to the Metropolitan System.

Yesterday was an uneventful day in the pro-
ceedings of the General Assembly. There was
no session of the House during the morning. and
although business was transacted for an hour
and half there was no quorum in the Senate.
As amatter of fact, business is disposed of more
expeditiously in the Senate when there is no
quorum than when there is full attendance.
The afternoon was occupied by the House in
considering, in a session as committee of the
whole, the general appropriation bill. The sum
of 81 500 was added for the expenses of repairing
the State buildings and insuring the law library.
The number of ianitors for the State Offices was
reduced from three to two, and 5000 was allowed
for additions to the Insane Hospital library. The
item of $500 for the State Horticultural Society,
which was omitted from the bill by the
committee on ways and means. was added, and it
was decided TO reimburse DIR. Collett for the
amount which he expended in maintaining the
geological department when there was no APP
preparation. In the changes a reduction of doubt
ful pFopriety, amounting TO 5000, was made, while
there were additions aggregating 81, 100, leaving
q net increase of 81 500 During the afternoon
Representative Williams bitterly opposed the ap-
preparation of 500, 600 for Purdue University
which was upon his motion, stricken out of the
bill There is, however special bill pending
ton of $40, OoO The bill, as reported by the
committee, will come up for engrossment this
mOPning,
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
The demand of the Sentinel that the Treasury
investigation should be thorough, made it an
object of much Democratic condemnation yester-
day, and the friends of Cooper busted themselves
during the day in circulating some very scan
dalous stories about the Sentinel managers
as an "off set to its virtuous declara-
tons. It threatens to cause breach
that may result In some ugly developments. To
fhe delay of the Sentinel in joining in the cry for
q thorough investigation it is said that there
hangs a tale but whatever the underlying mo-
tive may be, information comes from an author
itative source that the demand is an earnest one.
The Cooper men, however. still have everything
in their own hands, and tseems altogether prob.
able that they will hold their grip, with the assist
ance that they have in the McCullough committee.
Another meeting of the committee will be held
this evening, and report may be expected to-
morrow.
DON'T WANT THE MET" SYSTEM.
The metropolitan police system is opposed in
every city that the pending bin proposes to ex
tend its regulations to. The following special
dispatch from Richmond WAS received by the
Journal last night:
RICHMOND, Feb 2-Senator Foulke having
telegraphed Mayor Rupe to ask how the metro
politan police bill, SO amended as to include cities
of.this size. as proposed, would suit Richmond,
the Council, which happened OPPORTUNITY to be
IN session to night promptly, and by unanimous
vote, passed resolution to the effect that 1t
would largely increase the expense of our police
department., without affording proportionate
benefit, and calling on our representatives to
fight it