The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-28
Provisions of the Blu for Erect
ting a New Orphans
Homo.
Text Of Senator CampbeiPs Bill for
Prosecuting Claims Against
the State.
Che Special Senate Committee Makes
Report on Certain Charges
Against Employees.


sid, ration of the Senate bill providing funds
for the payment of expenses incurred IN
County Institutes.
Several OF the Representatives who votsd
against the Union Depot bill have signed e
protest against the measure aud the sane
has been recorded
Il was said last night upon good authority
1hat Mr. Huffstetter would tender mis- resig-
nation to day in consequence of the port
81 tie special committee regarding Senate
employes.
Judge Lindsay, Of Howard. has notified
Speaker JeWett that, owing to falling health,
he can not be in attendance during the re-
malnder & the session. An Indefinite leave
Of absence was granted him.
A number OF Sanste bills were read
Second time in the House yesterday, and
passed to q third reading. The bill affecting
court s.enogTaphers was amended so IS to
allow them So instead Of 50 per day.
Senator Campbell, of Hendricks. has5in-
Produced bin which bas for its object the
relief of the Legislature from the pressure of
claims and the lobby influence that always
attends them. 1t provides that claims against
the State shall be Prosecuted in Circuit
Courts, as private claims are and appeals
may be taken, "a IN private cases, TO the Sa-
viii defend for the Srate n the Circuit
Courts and the Attorney General in the gu.
pTfme Court.
The bill for the payment OF John Martin
Tor brick-work done on the addition to the
Insane Hospital is still pending in the
House. The amount OF the claim is S46,-
1856, with something over s. 600 interest.
The Provisional Board b az testified that
Martin Is entitled to the account, has drawn
q warrant for the same, lat there is no
money appropriated to pay il. The present
BOARD has recommended the payment OF the
claim. and Mr. Martin ia said TO be sorely in
need of the money. AS there is no doubt OF
fhe business OF the claim. some relief shoald
be granted at once.
The Ways and Means Committee made
majority report 20 the House, yesterday, IA
voring the passage of the Senate bill for the
continuance of the work on the three new
insane hospitals, and appropristing So, 900
for the current year, S3SS. 600 for 1856, and
$4,000 for maintenance up TO February /,
1857. Mr.. G0ocing, from the committee,
made lengthy minority report, in which
bs recommended continuation of the work
on the Evansville Asylum and an appropri-
aticn of 500, 600 therefor, and that the work
on the Richmond and Logansport buildings
be stopped at once, the materials sold, and
might sustain. Included in the report was
all argument in favor Of IT'S adoption, which
gave Mr. 0ooding's views on the subject The
minority report was laid on the table by a
vote of IS to p, and the bill was finally
passed by TO be called up at some future
time.
The bill for erecting new Orphans Home
was read second tine ia the Senate yester-
day. 1t provides for the erection CT new
building on The farm At Knightssown insti-
11ticn, bat On the opposite side Of the road
1fom the buildings nov occupied. The new
buildings to be Tor orphans exclusively, the
trustees sre "a &C exsold eFs exclusively, and
10 be removable by the Governor. The bill
sppropriaies $4,000 for the purpose con-
tenp'ated. Senator Foulke offered TO
amend II by making the trUetees representa-
lives OF beth parties. Senator Mcclure said
that the bill was needless; the Soldiers
Orphans Home was nov separate, to ell in
tents and purposes, from the Asylum for
Feeble Minded ChIldfen Senator Weir
said that the separation Of the two institu-
lions would be made still more perfect by
the expenditure cf 3 few thousand dollars,
81 COO and the number Of soldiers orphans
needing helo was continually diminishing.
he thought the BIZ vas needless.
SENATE ENPLoYEs.
The special committee appointed by the
charges that there are more than the legal
number of assistants now in the employ OF
Abe chief officers of the Senate, and that GER
tain officers had overdrawn their pay, made
report yesterday. The committee find as
folows.
/. More than the legal number of assist
ants are employed, and the excess is as FOL
lows Mr.. Kelly, the chief Secretary, has
eleven assistants on his payroll. Eight Of
these are authorized by the statute. two oy
resolution CT the Senate. and one. page. ar
= per Cay, without any authority, and tbs
committee finds that said page mas drawn So
AS 10 Assistant Secretary Hufstetter, the
committee finds that he IS entitled TO seven
assistants By law, and ne has nine on his pay
FOL, tNO Of whom are without authority.
Also that Max Dembufsky has drawn $50 fol
services under Hufstetter, without warrant
law provides that 10 ENROLLING or enorossinc
clerks shall be employed IN til bills are reads
for them 70 enroll and engross that seven
enrolling and engrossing clerks have been
employed, who have drawn pay at s. pei
diem since January s. That the books show
that only three bills has been engrossed mr.
10 January q. AS TO Doorkeeper Cope. the
committee say that he ie entitled BY law II
seven assistants. and that twelve are on 70,
ray-roll, b1t that the extra force were sp
pointed by special resolution OF the Senate
drawn pay from the sth OF January, excep
James Wash, the reading clerk, who ha
drawn only from January is. the date OF hi
APRON tment.
> By reason of'objeotion OF the majority
the cor mittee made no Investigation as 4
whether the number was in excess OF tn
needs of the Senate.
, The committee finds that Mr.. Huffstet
3er has drawn SO in excess of the fota
amount due him fer SIXTY one days servics
That such overrdraw was the result OF a.
error OF en- assistant IN footing the ledger
and that Huiistettsr had returned the none
an discovery OF the error. As to Mr.. Kelly
tbe committee find that he had overdrsw
she total amount due him for fult session