The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
Senator Foulke's Civil Ssrvlcs Bill
Ordered Engroesed-Its
Provisions.
Judge Lewis Jorden's Estimate OF
the Condition of the
State Finances.
A Dull Session Held By the Knights
town Home Investigating Com
mlCtee Last Night.

There Is some talk of lively kicking in the
party ranks on The Appointment bill aud
the names OF Sc sersl prominent Democrats
are mentioned who will not abide By the
caucus action.
1t Is expected that the committee appoint
ed to investigate the matters connected With
the new insane hospitals will report to day,
with a finding that the buildings have been
pot up SO Tar according to contract, AID that
they are necessary.
Senator Winters bill, abolishlng the offices
of City Treasurer and Assessor of Indianap-
oils, has been passed by the House, and the
measure now only needs the Governors
sanction to blot out these offices when the
term Of the present incumbents expire.
The House Yesterday passed bill to re-
lieve the Township Trustees in this county
who lost funds in the defGnct Indianapolis
banks. There were 5000 dspositors in
| Fletcher K Shapes bank and 500 IN darri-
| sons, who would like to be relieved by leg
/ islatiye enactment in the same way.
The Governor signed three bills yesterday.
one sppropristing money for the oonstrac-
ton Of a new brick barn. gas works, and an
addition TO the kitchen at the PlAinfeld Re.
| form School; one legaliZing the inc0rpora.
ton OF the town of Ambis. Benton county,
and third amending the charter OF the
| town Of Vernon.
The Militia bill was ordered engrossed yes
| ierdsy after the adoption Of two am sndments
sppropristing $40 900 each, the one to pur-
! chase uniforms and the other to equip the
companies with arms, etc. In this con nee
ton it is interesting to note what other
/ States are doing for their militia The fol-
/ lowing are some OF the States making sppro-
| pristions: Maine, SIC GOO; New Hampshire,
| 5000; Massachusetts,, $4,000; Rhode
Islsnd. S23 000 Connecticut, $4,000; New
York, $3.50 coo; Pennsylvania 500, 900; Lou
/ isiana, 81 500; Kentucky. $4,000; Ohio,
! 100000; illinois, $3.50 600; Michigan, S57 900;
| California, SCI 600.
Sen ator Foulke's Civil Service bill cane
up in the Senate yesterday, and an AMI
mated discussion followed. Several OF Inc
| Democrats voted with the Republicans and
he bill was ordered engrossed. The bill
| provides for the appointment of three Civil
/ service Commissioners, who shall employ
| A Chief Examiner, aud shall examine-com-'
| petitiyely when there is more than one ap-
/ plieant, and generally when there Is only
| cne-all aspirants 10 app)intive offices. The
bill would reach appointed clerks Of tie Sen
| ale ard House, employees of all the reforma.
tory and benevolent institutions, ali the
| sppOintees OF the Governor, or appointses 81
! JUDGES OF the Supreme Court, and all clerks
Of State officers. Elective officers are not IL
| Guided.
Judge Lewis Jordon has addressed letter
TO Mr.. Gordon of the Ways and Means Com
mittee concerning the proposed temporary
loan. He estimates that the deficit at the
closeof the year will be 1857 39S -, and adds
| that 1.-The amo unit will be increased by just
such special appropriations as are made By
| the Legislature. IL LOOKS very much a. ii
| here Is now in sight deficiency of S476
! 39S.7S and "a there is no law authorizing ne
State officers To make a temporary lean, the
necess ty Of making one is very apparent.
| OF course you will notice that in my ssti.
| mate l have included the whole OF ths $500 =
| 900 appropriation fOr the additional asy-
| iums, upon the supposition that the whole
| balance will be called Tor before tue close of
the present fiscal year."
THE KNIGHTsToWN HOME INVESTIGATION.
The Knigntstown Home Investigating
Committee was occupied ell day yesterday
in the examination OF witnesses The fol-
lowing is q synopsis of the important evil
dence
Ed. Calm know Goar, aud know be
| drinks-sometimes baiIy. The rumOrs are
sgains' him think be drinks too much.
| r. NJ. Nixon-Goar's reputation for morals
! is good, bit for sObriety Is bad.
| UtUIEt UAU5lu-llNtu III NV Idstlb lUI
| thirteen years. Goars reputation, far a
! 1 know, 1s good. He demanded an inVesti-
cation before the g. a. r.. and made his
| Arrap cement TO meet 1t, but the night D
| pointed there was no quorum, and the mat
ter dropped there. Goar complained he vas
not thus treated fairly. His reputation for
| sObriety Is not good.
/ Flur- 9 Live at Knightstown. Have
/ work g. New Castle for Goar last une
and July. was there on the 2Ssh of June,
at the time OF this scandal saw the girl
| in Goar's Office. She was dressed in white
and had on straw hat. They were
there between 9 and 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing. The lounge stood IN the center OF theess
end OF the room. Mrs. Goar told me it was
the same lady who has been named before
this committee by Hedges. She was about
seventeen years of age. There was some
stranger talking to her when she told me
! that
T. B. Koehr-Have known Goar for seven
or eight years. He drinks at times, bat l
never saw him intoxicated.
Omer Jeffries-HsVe known oar for some
time, but don't know of his drinking.
heard his reputation for sobriety is bad.
Henry A. Buchtel formerly book
keeper at the Knightstown Home) -
| Visited there once a month. Hsye
known White for nine years,
three years at knightstown. regard him
as q gentleman. If the whipping 81 the in
stitution is as bad as represented by the
hypothetical question pat by the com mIttee
he is not the proper person to act Super
intendent.
Ella NJ Hubbard-Been employed at the
Home for q year, and formerly for four
years. Ny relations with DR.. White have
always been pleasant. think he is entirely
competent for the position OF Superintend-
ent.
Robert cluggish- Lived in New Castle
for thirty-five years. Rave known Goar for
seven years. His reputation for sobriety is
good. but have heard that he drinks.
| John II. kaiseT-Am q saloon-keeper at
| New Castle and have Lived there fzanfr .ona