The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-24
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Metropolitan Police Bill to be
Further Considered in Caucus.
Special Committee Appointed 70
Prepare Bill Recognizing
the Knightstown Home.
The Knightstown Home Investigating
Committee Conclude the Taxing
Of Testimony.

The rural districts flooded the Senate yes
terday with petitions asking that the manu-
facture and sale Of oleOmargsrine be zap
pressed.
This morning, in the Hall Of Repre- nta-
tives. Mrs. Nichols will speak on the sub &C.:
1.-THE Equality of Manhood and Woman
hood Necessary to True Government
The Temperance C mistee reported yes
terdsy, recommending the indefinite post
ponement of all the bills which had been
referred to it. The report was concurred in.
A special committee was appointed yes
terday in the Senate to prepare a bill To re-
organize the Soldiers Orphans Home aud
Asylum for Feeble. Minded Children, aud
place the appointment OF the new Trustees
in the hands OF the Governor, with instruct
ions to report to day.
Every day of the session only the more
strongly emphasizes the fact that Speaker
Jewett is in all regards one of the most
efficient Speakers that has ever presided over
sn Indiana House OF Rsprssentativ
Cautious. prompt and pslnstaking, he is
! thoroughly business every day and every
hour of the day.
The bill providing for the appointment OF
a Ditch Commissioners by the County Board,
instead of the County Court Judge, and that
petition for a ditch shall be signed bya
ma jority OF property owners. whose lands
viii be affected By it, was discussed for the
| fourth time in the House, yesterday, and
| finally ordered e1grossed.
In the person of Hon. Levi Mock, Wells
| County sends to the Legislature a Repre-
sentative of whom she may we'll be proud.
He is certainly an energetic and faithful
representative, and no man in the Hou3e
stands higher in the estimation Of his col.
leagues. Being q lawyer OF experience and
man of strong natural ability, it would not
De an easy task to supply his place in our
representative body.
The Governor and State officers who are
authorized to make 100000 loan, and TO
refund the present indebtedness OF the State
at lower rate of interest held meeting
yesterday evening to make preliminary ar
rangemenJs for tie work and send out circu-
lars 10 capitalists. A large number of iet
tiers have already been received regsrding
the matter, and it is thought that the loan
can be negotiated 10 8 short time.
Tue majority and minority reports on the
Metropolitan Police bill were discussed in
the House yesterday, the latter being tabled
and the former made the special order u
| Thursday at o'clock It is said that the
failure 10 engross the bill yesterday was
caused by the fact that considerable objec.
| ton to the bill has been developed and the
superstition is that another caucus will be
| held for its further consideration. When
| the caucus determined TO support il, there
were but four mem bers present, the ma 0rity
having left Immediately after action on the
| AppoTtionment bills. number of the
| Democrats are in favor of providing that the
| provisions OF the bill shall apply only t.
those cities whose councils shall decide in
| favor OF the system. The caucus will prOba
| bly, assemble to morrow night and an amend
nent of this character will be urged
TIE KNIGHTsTowN HOME INVESTIGATION
The evidence in the investigation Of the
KDightstown Home scandals was concluded
at late hour last night. Several witnesses
appeared for Gosr during the evening The
first was T. B. Deem, editor of the Knights
town Banner, who testified that he had
called DR.. Whites attention to tbs al
legged sodomy of the attendant, Morgan.
| In talking ID DR.. White, Deem
remarked that he was told of it by the old
soldier, Muser. To this White replied that
he had but little con 6dence in Muser.
| Jacob Swigart, of New Castle, testified as to
character, rumors about GOar, etc. ]. NJ
| Allender of New Castle testified as to the
date of the scandal about Goar and
| woman at his Office. He described the
| woman who came out of Goar's Office
on that occasion with him as being about
tweDly-two years Old, slender, rather tell.
and bad sandy hair Z 81 Swain, OF
knights Town, testified to haYing taken
| ride with Goar once st Knightstown. There
was no drinking by either. Goar was not
under the inhuance OF liquor. He was SICK,
and they drove to q physician for sons
medicine. The buggy belonged to the
| asylum.
Samuel Green, formerly trustee testified
that be helped elect White Superintendent.
! He, however, was not satisfied with Whites
nisns n.ent The farming of the real
/ estate was poorly done. There was a want
| of harmony IN the institution. A little boy
named Knight ran away from the Home
! Green met this lad afterwards and learned
from him that he ran away because White
| whipped him. Green examined the lad sad
found marks indicating he hsd been
| severely whipped He aftervard spoke 10
| White about it. White said be had whipped
the boy hard because he thought he needed
| it. rs he was bad boy and hard to govern.
There never was any conflict between Mics
Clark and the trustees
At this point Major Gordon said he had
couple more important witnesses to
examine, Dut they were at New Castle.
One of these was John Wright. The
Sheriff by mistake had subpsnaed Philip
| Wright, who was present in the house
Chairman Lloyd said he wanted the eyi-
/ dence closed before the committee sd-
| journed, and after a few moments delay Mr..
Goar took the stand.
Mr.. Goar denied everything. He said
he had bad no improper relations
with Nellie Layton, nor had
he ever made any indecent proposals
to her. He told the story of himself and
wife and Nellie going to New Castle together
on the train from the Home. Nellie went
to be examined in order to obtain teach
ers license. She was not AZ his Office. In
the afternoon he heard the scandal about
her having been in his Office with him and
told her of il. They then made arrange
ments to have the story denied Soon
after this Nellie met him in this city, and
they went 10 Major Gordon's office where
the affidavit denying the whole thing was
made by Nellie. He met her after that once.
| He also heard that his wife was at the