The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Fhe GerrymandoriBg Bills Finally En-
acted, as Amended by the Senate.
Che Appellate Court Bill Passed by the Sem
ate-Fhe TWelve-0clOck Saloon Bill
Laid ON the Table.

and legislative gerrymardering bills were con-
curred in by the House yesterday morning, and,
with the signature of the Governor, they now
become laws. The Republican members again
earnestly protested against the outrageous I'M
fairness of the measure, but little time was oc-
cupied in hopelessly speaking against them.
The Democratic representatives from the Ninth
district. however, who voted for the bill when it
first passed the House, suddenly discovered the
outrageous character Of the measure,
and loudly opposed it. Representative Sta
by who was quite facetious in Civ
ing his reasons for supporting the
congressional gerrymander when it was on its
passage in the House last week, was very seri-
ously opposed to it yesterday He had diseov-
cred, he said, its unfairness to the minority and
its injustice to a portion of the Democratic
party. The enornity of the unfairpess to the
minority was no greater under the provisions OF
the measure yesterday than it was when the
bill was sent to the Senate last week, but Mr..
Staley's sudden change of mind was occasioned
BY the changes which had been made by the
Senate, whereby he was forced TO taste the same
bitter medicine which he had been SO much
pleased in aididg to administer to the Republican
party. The Senate amendments. disfranchise the
Democrats of the Ninth district in the same
dishonest way that nearly one-half the. voting
population distributed over the rest Of the State
is disfranchised The vote on concurrence in
the Senate amendments resulted in 5S yeas
against 81 nays. The Democrats who voted with
The Republicans were Representatives Dale,
McHenry. Staley and Vickrey. T.
THE sPBcIAIrsEsSIoN SCHEME.
The House. yesterday afternoon, again defeated
proposition tosconsider the general appropria-
ton bill, by vote of 81 nays against ~ yeas,
which further indicates that a stubbornly-
determined effort is being. made by the
majority to force a special session. All
of the more important bills are being withheld,
and the House is proceeding as leisurely as if
it were in the FIRST days of the session instead of
the last 1t is evident that the per diem states
men are determined that if there is no special
session there shall be no appropriation. If the
bill should be now taken up it would only be
passed under q suspension OF the rules Such a
proposition would be easily defeated. because a
suspension of the rules would require a two
thirds vote. Besides the general appropriation,
the House is holding back the knightstown in
stitution BILL In relation to this matter Lieuten-
ant governor Manson is reported as having said
that II, alter % Democratic committee mas IN
vestigated the matter and found that infamous
wrongs have been perpetrated and after a Dem
ocratic Senate has passed o bill for the removal
of the wrong-doers, the Democratic majority in
the House adjourns, leaving the scoundrels who
have been guilty. of these outrages in Office, the
whole country ought to bury them under cloud
Of indignation"
WHAT IT COSTS TO INVESTIGATE.
One Of the most important features Of the av-
81 tive ieyation is cocf Yac-
terday morning. the committee on accounts pre-
scented a statement to the House of the expenses
of the committees which investigated the affairs
of the new insane MISREPRESENTATION was about as
necessary as an investigation of the affairs of
George Washington's northumberland the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Knightstown. The
House doorkeepers bill for summoning wit,
hesses amounted to about $500. resolution was
offered providing for an allowance of $50 to each
member of the committees, for extra service,
while other allowances IN amounts ranging from
81 to So for about 100 witnesses, were asked
The claims we're not allowed, but they doubtless
will be before the session ends. The prison
committees which visited the two penitentiaries,
asked an extra allowance of 500 to each member
but the House defeated the motion by vote of
rs to 46.
THE FRIENDS OF MR.. MDoNALD.
When resolution was introduced in the SEN
ate, yesterday, expressing the congratulations
of the General Assembly to the newly -inaug-
urated President. motion was offered by Sena-
tor Youche, proposing to amend it by adding
that ''it is the opinion of the Legislature that
Joseph e. Mcdonald. of Indiana should be made
member of the Cabinet There was prompt
objection to the amendment, and although early
N the session a similar expire ssion of sentiment
was unanimously adopted, it was defeated by
fhe Democratic members of the Senate. who are
their backs TO al. old and steadfast friend for
rhe specious temptations that are held by a false
god
DEFEAT OF THE BAILEY SALOON BILL
The bill introduced by Senator Bailey, propos-
ing amendment to the law allowing saloons
in cities Of more than 5000 population to remain
open until II o'clock at night instead of requiring
them to close at Ii, was effectually disposed of
in the Senate, yesterday morning, by being laid
on the table by vote Of 20 to II, the yeas and
nays on the motion being as follows: