The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-14
The New City Hall Bill Referred
TO the Judiciary Committee.
Text of Testimony Taken Yestsr-
day in the Knightstown Home
Investigation.
Mr.. Moocy's Special Insane Com nit
tee Enters Upon It's Proposed
Investig alton.
The Caucus Committee OF thirteen
Practically Agrees Upon Pat.
tens Apportionment.


headquarters in Room II of the Courthouse
and will occupy the same during the after
noon of each day.
The Senate bill, abolishing the offices Of
City Assessor and Treasurer of Indianapolis,
was reported from committee yesterday as a
substitute for one OF the same character in
troduced by Mr.. Pendleton.
Hon. William II. Barnett, ex.member OF
the House, aud Hon. NJ. R. Slater, ex-sena-
tor, and both of Johnson County, were upon
the floor of the House yesterday, renewing
their acquaintance with the members.
Mr.. Morgan, the ex-employe at the
Knightstown Home who has been accused
before the Legislative Investigating Com
mittee of having so brutally whipped one of
the inmates of the Asylum for Feeble
Minded as TO nearly kill it, is said TO be a
nephew of Enoch Morgan the New York
sapolio manufacturer.
The Senate notified the House yesterday
that it had passed certain House bills,
among which were the bill providing for the
building brick barn and making other i'm
provements at the Reform School for Boys,
and the bill proving for the establishment
of township Libraries and the levying of
special tax for the support of the same.
Mr.. Schley's bill amending the election
law was adversely reported upon from COM
mittee yesterday and the report adopted.
Another bill by the same gentleman, to pro
tect female employees in mercantile and
manufacturing establishments, was ordered
engrossed. The bill provides that chairs or
stools shall be provided such employees.
Ex-Governor Porter was on the floor OF
the House yesterday. la conversation with
Sentinel representative he said that his
private business was absorbing his atten-
ton now and would require the most OF his
time for the next two months. At the end
of that time he expected to enter upon the
work of writing general history OF the
| State.
William Alexander Bismarck Roberts, late
sttsche of the Republican State Central
Committee, and manager of the Senatorial
campaign of Ex-Governor Porter, was upon
| the floor of the House yesterday, viewing
| the wreck of bis hopes. WillIsm is blesse1
| with the gift of continuance, however, aud
| will be heard from again in the distant ia
| ture.
Alexander Heron, Secretary of the State
| Board of Agriculture was on the floor OF
the House yesterday. The State Board is
asking an appropriation SUFFICIENT to pay
| the annual interest on its bonded indeb ted
ness $4,000. which annually amounts 70
|
| the Indebtedness provided the State Will
assume and pay of the interest
The House Judiciary Committee has re-
commended the repeal of the presen. pro-
woke law. Should the measure be taken
| from the statute books, the pretext for
| fining men when they have done nothing
| culpsble would no longer exist. The motto
| Of the indianapolis Justice a misnOmer, by
| the way,) seems to be: IF you can't think
| of anything else, file against your sdyer.
| sary for provoke that is always q sure
| shot,"
Mr.. Schnidts bill authorizing the city of
indianapolis to erect market house and
other public buildings came up yesterday.
| Mr.. Jameson moved that the bill De referred
! totbeIJ judiciary Committee with instructions
| to inquire into the truth Of the statements
made In the preamble, and whether the city
| Tomlinson estste If it be not used as pro-
vided for III the bill. The bill was so re-
| ferreO
Mr.. T. esssnts bill, requiring druggists TO
keep an account of all sales OF LIQUOR on
| prescription. the time sold, the name of the
party purchasing and the purpose for which
such liquor was 10 be Used, and make sworn
monthly statements of the same to the Clerk
of the Court, was reported from committee,
with the recommendation that it be in
definitely postponed. A discussion followed
IN v hloA it was urged that subj law could
| OF be enforced and DOUBT of the power 10
compel compliance with such law. Others
srgu ed that the druggists were violating the
law every day, and that while saloon-keep
| ers were compelled to pay license fees, drug
| gists sold without any such tax. By q vote,
| 40 to 80, the House refused to concur in the
| report OF the committee. An amendment TO
| compel druggists to take out saloon.keepers'
| license was laid on the table, as was also an
/ amendment TO require saloon keepers 10
make monthly reports as required OF drug.
| gists in the bill. Several other amendments
| were disposed OF in the same manner, and
the bill was finally engrossed.
| Hon. Hugh McMullen, the talented and
popular member from Dearborn, has under
consideration the expediency Of being can
didste for Secretary of State, and there is
little doubt but he will announce
bis candidacy before the Legislature
sdiourns. Being lawyer of con.
| siderable experience end recognized
| standing at the bar, Mr.. McMullen's prefer
ences would naturally lead him to aspire TO
the Office of Attorney General. Dat his
friends are urging that he make the canvass
| for Secretary OF State. His friends urge,
and with every show of reason. that the
Southern part of the Stste is now represented
| in the Attorney Generals Office and that by
| right that position should go elsewhere IN
the next nominating convention. For a
| like reason the Secretaryship of State will
likely go south OF the capital county, and
the friends of Mr.. McMullen declare with
one voice that he, of all men, is the most de-
A earvirO and U0ul0 naEo iuviu0ih1o ran.