The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-24
Senator Campbell Introduces a
Bill Regulating Convict
Labor.
Another Fee and Salary Bill - The
Union Railway Com.
pany's Bill.
The Senate Adopts az Imoortan.
Amendment IN the State
Treasury Matter.

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a motion was adopted in the Senate yes
terday to pay the two extra pages TO date
and permanently discharge them.
The Senate adjourned yesterday till 10
O'CLOCK Monday morning. The House will
be IN session this morning, and possibly this
afternoon.
The Senate and House Committees on Ed
ueation will visit the State University on
Tuesday, q specisl car on the Vincennes
! Road leaving this city at Sis a. N.
The bill providing that al stationery for
! county officers shall be purchased by the
Bosrd of County Commissioners was read a
second time and ordered engrossed.
The bill requiring the effects of alcohol Oh
the human system to be taught in the com.
mon schools of the State was ordered en-
crossed yesterday after an Intellectual mo-
tod by Mr.. Williams of Knox 10 strike out
the enacting clause.
The Senate continued the consideration of
the Foulke Constitutional Convention bill
yesterday morning and several members
again participated in the discussion. The
minority report was not adopted, the vote
standing 20 10 is against it.
The concurrent resolution concerning an
amendment to the Constitution, making
county Offices four years terms, was called
up yesterday and ordered engrossed. The
resolution also provides that no one hold
ing such an Office shall be eligible to re.
election to the same.
The Democratic caucus to nominate can
didates for Librarian and other Offices will
meet on Thursday night. In the meantime
i've. and the Senators and Representatives
are frequently called out into the cloak room
to listen to their appeals
Senator Fowler made an effort Yesterday
afternoon to call up his resolution concern
ing the expenditures for the new Insane
Hospitals by moving to suspend the rules.
HE motion was opposed and the yeas and
rs ys demanded. By vote of 20 to 20 the
Senate determined to proceed with the regu-
lar order.
Senator Campbell, of st. Joseph has in
troduced bill to regulate the convict labor
of the State. 1t provides that convicts shall
not be employed for more than eight hours
per day that they shall be divided into
classes, the able-bodied not to be let for less
than eight and one-half cents per hour. the
middle class for seven cents and the feeble
for five and one-half cents.
Representative Best, of Steuben, has ORE.
pared fee and salary bill, fixing the salary
OF the State officers at q certain specified
sum, and empowering the Board of County
Canvassers to fix the salaries of county OH
GERS. Under the provisions of the bill ell
perquisites shall be turned into the State
and county treasures. Mr.. Best argues that
as the county must pay its employees, it
should have the right, through its Commits
sioners, to fix the salaries.
The committee having in charge the bill
to place the appointment of County School
superintendent in the hands of the Boards
of County Commissioners reported yesterday
and recommended that the same be indef-
nitely postponed. The subject led to an
amended by providing that the Superin-
tendent shall be elected by the people and
shall hold his Office for a period of four
years. The bill provides for a salary of
81 90 per day when actually employed, and
the first election will take place in Noyem-
per, 1886. the Offices being supplied by an
election by the Township Trustees until the
November election.
A bill has been prepared and will soon De
introduced in the House, which contains q
number Of provisions touching the erection
the interest of the Union Railway Company
and gives to the company the requisite
authority for the issuing of bonds and ex-
plicitly defines the powers, duties and
liabilities of the unios corporation and the
proprietary companies; also, to take the con-
veyances and release in fee simple or other
wise, of rights of way, and of such real
estate as it may deem necessary for the pur-
pose aforesaid, and may condemn in fee
simple or otherwise so much real estate and
such rights Of way a. 1t may deem necessary
for the purpose aforesaid or any of them.
Mr.. Townsend's Civil Rights bill was re-
ported from committee yesterday, with the
recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed. After statement By the author
of the bill it was recemmitted. Mr.. Town
send is the colored Representative from
Wayne. and has promised to cay something
Oh Its merits at the proper time. During .
discussion on the question of recommiftal
Mr.: Browning took occasion to say that he
had examined the statutes and had found
no discrimination other than the Law pro-
hibiting amalgamstion. and that he would
never vote for intermarriase between blacks
and whites. Mr.. Townsend said that this
was one of the points which be proposed to
discuss at the proper time.
The matters connected with the proposed
investigation OF the State Treasury affairs
came up for discussion in the Senate again
yesterday afternoon on the return of the
Senate Joint Resolution and the McMullen
substitute for the House resolution, which
practically provides for an investigation OF
Ex-Governor Porter. The Senats unani-
monsly adopted an amendment 10 the Nc.
Mullen substit 1te. follows: And such
committee shall have authority to send for
persons and papers, administer oaths to wit
nesses, have access to al books papers,
vouchers and documents in possession Of the
Treasurer of State that pertain to the bust
ness of said officer, and shall make full and
thorough investigation of the condition OF
the State Treasury"