The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-18
Which. Being interpreted, Means
That Hereafter His Room
Is Better Than His
Company.
Speaker Jewett Descants on the Duty
OF Members, Whereat Repre-.
sentative Patton Offers
Resolution.

The Dill 10 reorRanize the State Board OF
Health, which passed the senate some time
ago, passed TO third reading In the Hou.e
yesterday.
The bill requiring druggists 10 keep az as.
count OF all liquors sold In less quantities
than "A quart at a time aud make sworn re-
ports Of the same each month. Was defeated
yesterday by n vote OF 80 TO %
The House yesterday passed Mr.. Kellison's
bill, amending the mechanics lien law, 90 M
10 provide that such liens shall stand when
the contracts Tor the labor or material was
not made directly with the company, rs is
now necessary.
A telelram was received from New York
yesterday stating tina. State Treasurer Coop.
er had delivered the temporary loan bonds
OF 5000 ,000, and that the money had been
deposited ia the various banks specified by
the State Finance Committee.
by vote of % to s5 the House yesterday
reiused TO pass the Wilson bill TO reimburse
Kosoiusko county for the expenses incident
10 the arrest, trial, conviction and execution
OF Charles w. Butler for wife murder. The
amount sought 10 be reimbursed 90 the
county Is something over $1,000.
Mr.. Pend!eton has introduced a bill which
authorizes the payment Of $1,000 salary to
township trustees In townships which have
voting population OF not less than 20 600.
The bill would affect Center Townahip this
county, only and is said TO be favored nv
the County Board and a large number OF
citizens.
Mr. Rivers Abandonment OF Office biz
was taken up In the House yesterday A. TN.
finished business, aud was referred 10
special con mittce OF five, with instructions
TO emepd in such manner that the deputy
now holding the Recorders Office In John.
son County will not be affected by IT, The
amendment will have the effect OF retaining
George Clemmer in the Office, abandoned by
his brother, till the next general election.
As The reference 20 the committee was made
by practically unanimous vote, there Is
little doubt but the bill will be passed whom
rerorted with the amendment ordered
Five bills were submitted 10 the Governor
yesisi day for his approvsl-au act to protect
the ballot box, TO procure fair elections, TO
prevent the purchase and ,ale OF votes, and
prescribing Punishment for such ofienses;
an act limiting the amount OF taxes that
may be levied by the Board OF County Con.
mitsloners In counties having a voting pop.
ulaiion OF over ~, 900; an act 10 amend Sac.
ton | Of an act entitled an act 20 provide
Tor the security and payment OF laboring
men and mechanics; an act TO fix the times
OF holding court In the Thirty-iourth Ju.
dicisl Circuit; an act authorizing municipal
corporations to purchase and hold real
estate for sanitary purposes, and legalizing
oil purchases heretofore made for any such
purpose.
An ABUNDANCE or cEYsuRE.
Speaker Jewett commented on the action
OF the House yesterday, by which much val
liable time had been lost, aud took occasion
to sag that the failure OF the House 10 pro.
coed promptly with business had bsen the
subject OF much remark. and II this order OF
things was continued the body would become
ridiculous In the eyes OF the public. He re.
| ferred 10 the fact that the House was without
| q quorum on Monday. and closed by urging
the members 10 discharge their duty. At
! the conclusion OF his remarks Representa-
tive Patten introduced the following reso
| lnuon
| Resolved That the Speaker is not privileged I'm
his criticisms upon the members OF this House,
a. IL Is not the province or duty OF the presiding
officer TO formulate policies or dictate the conduct
OF members, or impair the dignity of the chair by
delivering curtain lectures therefrom upon the
| conduct OF the members.
This was followed by motion by Mr..
Reeves TO reject the resolution, and this was
| done by vote OF ~ TO IL, those voting in
the negative, for the purpose OF censuring
the Speaker, being Messrs. Adams, Boyd,
Often ore, HawoItb, Jameson, Ksllison,
Pstten and Taylor. By this time the feeling
ran pretty high, and Mr.. Engle introduced a
resolution cersuring Mr.. Patten for censur.
ing the Speaker, bat this was finally with
drawn, upon the urgent request of the lat
ter. Mr.. Patten, however, demanded that II
be put to vote, declaring that II another
beside the mover voted for ii he would re-
sign his seat. With this the breeze blew
over. ard tranquility reigDed throughout
the legislative hall.
RKsoLyING AGAINST GoAR.
John M. Gosr, Trustee of the Soldiers' Or.
pheps Home and Asylum for Feeble Minded
Children, and who has lately been subject
Of legislative investigation, was on the floor
OF the House yesterday, his presence stirring
up the Solons to On extent rarely IL ever be.
| fore witnessed in the Indiana General AS
! sembly. AS soon as the eye OF Representa-
tive Copeland fell upon Mr.. Goar he wrote
and sent up to the Speakers desk the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Whereas. John NJ. Goar. present Trustee OF the
Soldiers Orphans Home has been guilty OF the
most Canning and outrageous conduct TOWARD the
| deceased soldiers and inmates OF said institution
and,
| Resolved, That il would meet with our approba.
ton n the said Ooar would refrain rom visiting
/ this room during the session OF this General A
| sembly.
Hr. Gosr was standing Just inside the door
| when the reading of the resolution begun,
bat he disappeared before IL was finished.
Mr.. Dittemore moved to lay the resolution
on the table, but this was defeated by q vote
OF 07 to 10, and the resolution was then
passed by a UNANIMOUS vote.
| Mr.. Lloyd then moved to suspend the rules
and order Of business and take up the
Knlghtstown House bill. He said that be