The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-14
THEDEvOUTLY DESIRED DAY
The Legislature Finally Adjourns, With
out Being Dispersed by the Militia.
The Closing Proceedings, with the Usual Ex-
ira Allowances to Employes-Farewell
Remarks by the Presiding officers.
The Closing Proceedings and the Last Fare
well Remarks OF the Presiding Officers.

Of the Legislature yesterday were chiefly in the
nature of voting liberal farewell ''tips' TO the
employees, from the principal officers down to the
pages, the allowances ranging in amount from
SO to $3.50 There were all all kinds Of resolutions,
mostly of the thanks for small favors'
character, aud there was much that didn't
amount to anything but it was the closing day,
and everything except legislation was permits
sible The session has been continuous, with
the exception Of several adjourninents for two
or three days, since the first week in January,
covering period Of ninety six days, and there
were number of members who were heartily
tired of the work, and glad that the end had
finally been reached. The session has been an
extravagantly expensive one, the Legislature
itself costing ever $40. 900. while appropriations
have been made aggregating about "a, 800, 900, of
which 81 800 900 is in the general appropriation
bill, 100000 for completing the new
insane hospitals, 100000 for continu
ing the work on the new State-house
and $l7O0000 appropriated for deficiencies
during the last two years. Although in the gen.
eral record the responsibility is equal, the House
closes the session with its work in better condl
tion and with fewer bills left undsposed of, than
the Senate. The responsibility for the defeat of
the specific appropriation bill rests chiefly with
the Senate. There was some boasting over the
relative state Of the business in the two bodies
by the members of the House, and they ad
journed sine die feeling altogether well pleased
with themselves. Before the members of the
House dispersed, after the final adjournment,
Speaker Jewett addressed them as follows:
Gentlemen Of the House-The legislative
possibilities of this House of Representatives are
at an end and in few moments it will have
passed away forever. Its achievements and fail
ures will have become part of the history of the
State and stand submitted to the deliberate and,
let rs hope just judgement of fellow citizens.
tail the laws which henceforth
shall remain as the monument of
your labors Nor have / the pre-
sumption to here advance my own opinion of
their necessity or merit. Ii is sufficient now to
declare. what all who hear me know to be the
truth-that this House convened in the face of
grave responsibilities and an enormous amount
of labor No general or specific appropriation
State-house required intelligent legisa
ton, to the end that its early compile
ton might be assured. and the
State protected from loss or
extravaganza in connection with it. An ex
tensive and expensive system Of asylums for the
for completion. and doubts were expressed as to
the proper course of the State in regard to them
The redistribution Of the congressional and legis
lative representation, always difficult ana del
Gus minor investigations were to be
made. and one State institutions was
subject to an appalling scandal which
compelled patient consideration and de-
manded radical treatment Many creditors OF
the State clamorSd for the payment of debts
which had been so long neglected that the credit
of this proud State was in danger of ranking as
that of common cheat. The questions of the
proper aid TO be given to the State institutions
and of the policy of the State in regard to
one or two of them were important and
pressing. The regulation of railroad. tele-
graph and telephone companies, the queS-
tons of drainage and gravel roads,
of fees and salaries the RECITATION of Mines the
protection of citizens in equal rights, the relief
of the laboring classes from the oppression some
times practiced by employers, the question as to
another court of appeals-these and
numerous others pressed upon your notice
and demanded consideration. / believe that
the published volume of the acts Of 1885 will, in
large measure, repel the disposition to criticise
the action of this House, which is most INDUCED
in by those who have the least lnforma-
atoms there have naturally arisen con
hcts of views and struggles for the
supremacy OF rival theories. Such conten-
ton is inseparably incident to legislation. 1t is
often sharp and sometimes bitter and while I
believe we have had the smallest possible
amount of il, we must have been more than
human to have eXcaped it altogether.
Addressing you from this place for the last
time as your Speaker desire to again thank
you for my elevation to it, and the consideration
have at times seemed arbitrary or tyranncal, rest
assured that it arose from no wish to be So
Such would have been a shabby re-
turn for all your goodness and
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that have gone forever Looking into your
faces both members, officers ard gentlemen of
the press. see not one to whom ara not in
debted in some degree of gratitude. IL is an
obligation L may never hope to discharge. but it
shall, nevertheless, rest always upon my heart
in all its generous force.
So with heart full of pleasant thoughts of all
of you / take my final leave of you as your
Speaker but with the hope that / may often
meet each IF you as private citizen And in
SO doing adopt in all sincerity what deem the
sweetest words of gratitude:
with all my love do commend me to you,
And what 80 poor a man as Hamlet is
May do 70 prove his love and friendng to YOU
God willing shall not lack"
Lieutenant governor Manson, In declaring the
Senate adjourned sine die, addressed the
members as follows
/ wish to return my most sincere thanks to
every member of the Senate for the kindness
and courtesy they have shown me on oil oc.
casions If have made errors in my rulings,
and no doubt have made many, / do assure
You. gentlemen. that intended TO do right, and
/ hope my ruling has not resulted in any injury
70 the State of Indiana, nor to any
individual senator during my association
with you | say it in all candor,
have not considered politics nor
my own personal feelings in relation to any man,
bat my great desire was to do just what was
right with every one | feel now that have.
know that you have had 8 very arduous and la
borious session. Your work has been criticised
good deal by the public press of the State, but
when the people see your work they will
be better satisfied than they have been with
that of any Legislature that has met in the
State of Indiana for twenty years. IApplause. /
Hoping, gentlemen. that may have the pleasure
Of meeting you all again; that the choicest bless
inRs Of heaven may rest and remain with each
ndevery one of you, and that you may all arrive
at Yonr hnInea safely hefnrA L neclare this Sem