The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-30

The Democratic Caucus Selects the
Winning Names.
The Work of the Committee on the Inyes
tigstion of the State Treasurer.

The Senate Committee on PhrsseoIogy has
been given q clerk.
The bill prohibiting ball playing on SUM-
day passed yesterday.
Bills on taiEd reading Was the order for
yesterday in the House.
The second reading OF bills was the order
yesterday in the Senate.
Senator Brown introduced bill yesterday
CONFIRMING the existing Congressional Dis
fricts.
Judge Bro1ning the member from Brown,
is INDUCING himself in the pleasures OF
Housekeeping.
Lieutenant Governor Manson opened yes
tsrday mornings session OF the Senate by
quoting the 1884 Psalm
Senator Peterson has offered bill author
izing the formation Of companies for the sp-
prehenslon of horse thieves.
Merriam & Co.. through Representative
Smith, of Tippecanoe. have presented the
House with copy Of Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary.
Senator Faulkner succeeded in getting
through his resolution appointing George A.
Russ, son of the former Adjutant General
Russ, Senate page.
The bill giving in-keepers and others en-
gagged in similar occupations a lien on the
baggage of their guests, was voted down in
the House yesterday by vote of SO to 10.
The bill providing for the Clerk OF the Su-
preme Court to keep record OF all fees re-
ceived by him. the time of their receipt,
from whom aud for what, was passed unani-
mously.
The committee appointed by Speaker
Jewstt to investigate the affairs at Knights
town is composed of the following members:
Lloyd Of Ripley; Smith, of Warrick; Boyd,
of Hamilton.
The Senate Committee on City and Town
ship Business reported Senator Bsiley's
Liquor bill recommending that it apply only
- cities having voting poI ulation of 5000,
- hioh includes Ind ana polls, Evansville,
+ 'rt Wayne and Terre Hsute.
The BIZ appropriating $4,000 for Purdue
University passed the House yesterday by
vote of 73 to Is. The discussion of the
merits OF the bill was quite animatlng
Smith. of Tippecanoe, Williams of Knox,
and Harrell, of Franklin, taking the lead.
The joint resolution of the House pro.
posing an amendment to the Constitution
making the Clerk OF the Circuit Court, Au-
ditor, Recorder, Treasurer. Sheriff. Coroner
and Surveyor four year officers, and making
no one eligible for q second term for period
OF eight years, was carried by a vote Of so
foS
The bill introduced by Representative
McHenry making the Office OF County
superintendent elective by the people came
TO q third reading yesterday. 1t brought
forth the greatest discussion vet aud after
being bitterly fought was defeated by vote
of 80 to go.
Representative Gordon entered a motion
yesterday afternoon to reconsider the vote
by which the bill prohibiting the playing OF
ball on Sunday passed. This direction to
toe bill is that 1t is too broad in its pro-
visions and il should be confined to a few
Specifications.
A bill was introduced in the Senate yes
terday by Mr.. Msgee authorizing ths Cover
nor Treasurer and Auditor OF State to make
temporary loan OF $500 GOO bonds redeem
able 81 the pleasure OF ths State within five
or ten years, TO bear per cent interest and
authorizing the funding of the present in
debtedness OF the ; a.e II il can be done at
lower rate OF interes. than a. present paid.
Representative McMullen presented yes
terdav a: memorial from the Knights Of
Labor, of Lawrencebnrg asking for Bureau
of LABOR Statistics. for arbitration between
employers and employees, for laws requiring
employers to pay employees weekly in law
ful money, prohibiting convict and child
labor, recognizing the incorporation of
Trades Uaions, looking to the health and
safety OF laborers, and providing for COM
pulsoly education.
The committee appointed to investigate
the alleged necessity of an investigation of
the condition of the State Tressurer's Office
and composed of the following members:
Senators FouIke. Mccullough, Hiligass,
LIN dley and Smith. of Jennings Rspresen-
tafives Ssyre, Patton, Gooding, McMunen
end Bfownlee, met Wednesday afternoon
are resolved that they would irst go 10 the
acditors Office and obtain from his hooks
tie amount Of money that should be in
the keeping of the State Treasure
aud then call upon the Treasurer examine
The books vouchers and safe and count the
money. Yesterday morning they follo~
out the provisions OF the resolution. From
the Auditors books they discovered that
there should be in the hands OF Treasurer
1886 SS1 .04. They then went into the Treas
ureis Office and found in cash. Certificates
OF deposits special and general, aud other
collateral. SOL 99294 the excess being &C
counted Tor OF the presence OF fees and other
private money Of Mr.. Cooper. The certif-
Gates OF deposit were on the First
NsiioDsl, Meridian National and Mer-
chants National Banks. A sub-com
mittee was then appointed to visit the
hanks mentioned and see ii the money cert.
he'd to oe there was on hands. This SUBJ
committee was composed OF Senator Hill
gsss aud Representatives McMullen aud
Byovniee. They will meet this morning at
O'Clock and report to the principal COM
mittee Tuesday evening. So far the com.
niittee Il satisfied that everything in connsc-
ton with the Treasury is as il should be.
The Democratic caucus OF the Representa-.
lives and Senators met in the hall of the
House last night Judge Gooding, OF Knox,
called the meeting to order. Senator Schloss
was made Chairman and Representative
Williams was made Secretary. The roll was
called, sill being present except Senator
Johnson. of Tippscaaoe. IN was ordsred