The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-23
Several Bills Reported Favorably
From Oonnmittees-Othe In.
definitely Postponed.
The House Discusses the Patton
Resolution Concerning the
State Treasurer.
a Substitute Adopted Which Prac,
tically Orders an Investigation of
Porter-Senate Resolution
Concurred In.

Representative r. G. J. Pendleton, of thi:
County, was yesterday appointed Commits
sary General of the State by Governor Gray.
Senator Msgee offered 8 resolution yester
day, which was adopted, expelling lobby
lists and office seekers from the floor OF the
Ser ate.
Mr.. Cooper was an interested Iooker-on in
the House yesterday during the discussion
and several uotes on the matters touching
the JreasuTer's Office.
Representative Mosier's bill, with refer.
ence to legal advertising, makes the rate
seventy-five cents per square for the first
insertion and thirty five cents for each
additional insertion.
The Hilligass bill to extend the terms oil
court and to give an additional Judge in
the counties of Blackford and Wells Grant
and Huntington, and Jay and Adams, has
been favorsbly reported by the Committee
on Organization of Courts
Mr.. James J. Walsh, Reading Clerk in the
Senate, is doing his work with q will and is
giving good satisfaction generally. He rem
dered valuable assistance during the cam
paign, and is how entering upon his re-
wards.
Mr.. Corey, Chairman of the Committee on
Fees and Salaries, reported the bill affecting
COroners. with the recommendation that il
pass The bill fixes the pay of such officers
al So for the first day OF holding an inquest,
and s. % for each additional dav, with
mileage.
The rules were suspended yesterday after
noon in the House to consider the bill in
creasing the State Treasurers bond to
$1,000, 900, but it was afterwaTd discovered
sl,nNA 80. ~
crossing Clerk and could not be produced at
that time.
General Carnahan addressed the Senate
yesterday afterr Don on the subject of Indi-
ana's display at New Orleans, but the mat
tiers treated did not differ materially from
those which he discussed in the House last
week, and Of which full account appeared
in the Sentinel.
Mr.. Foulke's Constitutional Amendment
bill being the special order for 10 o'clock
yesterday was called in the Senate at that
hour and the discussion lasted throughout
the day. a number of Senators partici-
pated- The oratory will be found in full in
our regular report elsewhere.
A memorial adopted by the Western Year
~ Meeting Of Friends is to be presented to the
Legislature asking that law be passed to
abolish capital punishment; also, that the
aw governing the pardoning power be so
amended as to provide for board composed
OF the Governor, Secretary and Auditor.
The bill providing that county officers and
Township Trustees shall deposit their funds
in certain banks, selected by the County
Commissioners and required to give bond
for the safe keeping OF the same, was re-
ported from the committee Yesterday with
no a hot he ind
postponed. The bill was recommitted and
200 copies ordered printed.
The resolution providing for an nvestiga-
ton of the Governors course in the matter
Of investigating the affairs of the State
Treasurer took the Republicans by surprise.
They nearly all voted against including the
Governor in the investigation, showing that
they were not altogether satisfied that the
Ex-Governor was free from blame in not in
vestigatiDg the Office of the Treasurer If be
really believed there were irregularities in
the conduct OF the same
Mr.. Jsmeson's BILL providing that "a
married woman shall not enter into any
contract of suretyship. as endorser, guarantor
or in any other manner, and such contract
as to her shall be void, provided that moth
ing in the section shall prevent a married
woman from joining with her husband in
moTtgAging her real estate" was reported
from the committee with the recommended
ton that the bill he indefinitely postponed.
After lengthy discussion the report was
conCurTed in.
THK STATES FUNDS.
Mr.. Pattons concurrent resolution con-
corning the funds in the hands of the State
Treasurer came up as the special order in
the House at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Gooding said that as there was a reso-
luton in the Senate TO the same import ne
moved that the matter be postponed till to-
day at , o'clock. Mr.. Patton said that ne
thought the matter ought to be treated with
decent respect; the matter had been post.
poned twice already. and he thought the
question should be disposed of: he came
to serve his constituency, and he
believed the matter should be considered.
he did not think the House should wait for
any action upon the part Of the Senate. as
Tor him he was willing to take the response
billty, and he thought ii Was encumbent
upon the party to go into the investigation.
Mr.. Gooding said that the gentleman from
Sullivan misunderstood the purport of MS
motion. He was not here to screen any
man, and an imputstion that he was acting
in the interest of any but the people did
him injustice. 1t was his purpose to move
TO take up the Senate resolution as soon as
the House resolution was postponed. He
did not believe there is any necessity
for an investigation, bat ne was willing that
II should be made, because il it was not
DONE the Republicans would herald il over
the country that the Democrats were not
willing to make such an investigation. Mr.
Adams said that he did not understand that
the Senate resolution was one to iuvesti-
gate, but to appoint committee to see II an
investigation is necessary To adopt this
course is to postpone the matter still further
and be was opposed TO putting the matter of
from day TO day and from week to week.
Dir. French was in favor OF going into an in
vestigstiop under the resolution o. the
House. The roll was then called
and the Housa decided by q vote OF