The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Affairs of the New Insane
Asylums to be Investigated.
The Bill Abolishing the Offices OF City
Treasurer and Assessor Favor.
ably Reported.
The Investigation of the Management
of the Soldiers Orphans Home
to Begin To-day.


Senator Fculke has received orders FROM
bis constituency to oppose the Schloss Metro
politan Police BILL because it would affect
The city OF Richmond.
Mr.. Patton's bill to abolish the grand
jury system has been indefinitely postponed,
for the reason that the committee has con-
sidered another bill and reported it to the
House.
The bill to prevent gambling at agricul-
tursl fairs was engrossed yesterday, aud the
good people whose sense of propiety has
been 50 often shocked by such exhibitions
have the prospect OF seeing the measure
finally go through.
The bill to require railroad companies to
pay a reasonable attorneys fee in cases
where stock is killed on their roads, aud
| Judgment for the value of the same is re-
covered, came up again yesterday on report
of the Judiciary Committee. Ssyeral
amendments were prepared and the DILL and
amendments were recemmitted.
From the House Committee on Public
| Expenditures, Mr.. Gooding reported in favor
of the Moody resolution, providing for the
appointment OF q special committee of Il ve
TO investigste the affairs of the three new
insane asylums. An amendment WAS
adopted empowering the committee to send
oR!hs.
Representative Kellison's bill requiring
the original papers to be sent up TO the ST.
preme Court instead of a transcript, as here.
tofore, and thus saving costs to the litigants
wss reported by the committee without rec
concentrations. Mr.. Browning moved 10
strike out the enacting 81 tuse, bat no sec
ond respon ded. and the bill was ordered en-.
crossed.
TIE bill to abolish the offices of Cit
Assessor and City Treasurer of indianapolis
has been reported faverably from COMMITTEES
The bill provides that the present incum
bents shall serve out the time FOR which they
were elected. The Schmidt bill, authorz ~
the city to build markethouse and Ger
public buildings, was also faVo<ably reported
from commit ee.
In the Senate yesterday a memorial from
all the ministers of indianapolis churches
was read, graduating the Legislature on
the introduction Of bill to prohibit Sunday
base ball playing, and deprecating the pass
eye CT any bill looking To lengthening the
time Tor which saloons may be kept open
The same memorial was presented in ths
Bouse.
The bill establishing the + )rtysjxt Juii-
cial Circuit was reported favorsolY by the
committee yesterday, read a second time
snd ordered engrossed. Adams and Jas
Counties constitute the circuit, and the
Judge and Prosecutor are to be appointed b.
the Governor till the next general election
There is understood to be some oppositio1
to the bill, and the member from Graz
promises to say something upon il when j,
shall be called up for third reading.
The special committe appointed to invest
gate the management of the Soldiers o.
phsns' Home and Asylum for Feeble Mindsd
Children will visit Knightstown to day ami
enter upon its labors. In conversation witl
Mr.. l. oyd yesterday afternoon he said that
the investigation would be conducted here
but the COMMITTEES would visit the Home
kuightstown IN order 10 make beginnjug
on this work, and that he proposed 30 maze
the investigation full ard impartial. tits
understood that the public is to be excluded
and this Is construed TO mean representa-
lives OF the newspapers. This is new d.
paTtUTe and one that the committee sh1uld
reconsider at its first meeting. The public
have right TO know what IS Transporting in
the Investigation without waiting for the
result to be reported to the Legislature.
Mr. Brownlee's bill to repeat the present
ditch law was reported uufavorably by the
committee. Speaking OF the blu, Mr.. Brown
lee said that dtching under the Circuit
Court law costs 10 per cent. more than it
does in the Commissioners Court, aud tha.
any man can have a cat rond" drained, and
compel men TO ditch their land for dis
lance Of ten miles. He charged tha. La C.
yers were in the habit of going 60 irresponsl
BILE parties and getting them TO file petitions
for drains; that all the parties whose lands
were affected by the drain were compelled
to pay the costs. Other gentlemen spoke in
favor Of the law, declaring that it was tbs
most economical ever made. Mr. Williams
thought il should be called "a law 10 confis
cate property" and he moved 10 lay the re
port Of the committee upon the table Tbs
motion prevailed and the bill 10 repeal was
read a second time and ordered engrosssd
Mr.. GoodlDg, Mr.. H0ban and Others speak
ing for the repeal.
EXECUTIVE Adjustments.
Mr.. Shively, from the Committee on Exc
cutive Appointments, returned the follow
ing message from the Governor with
recommendation that the appointments
therein made be confirmed by the Senate:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Indianapolis, January p, 1885,
Gentlemen Of the Senate;
By an examination OF the official record ini
there has been no appointment made for nearIr
four years of Trustee of the Indiana state Norma
Sch COL. and by tais means officers heve oeeu per.
mitted TO hold cfce for more than four years con
trary TO the letter OF the law snd against the spiri
OF the constitution, which limits official terms
unless resppointed subject 10 the approval OF the
Senate.
BY Section ASA OF the Revised Statutes of 1851.
the term of Office OF trustee IS four years, aud
two members of the Board OF Trustees Of the Ia
diana state Normal School shall retire every two
years.
Therefore in order 10 comply with said section
and preserve the usual date for the retirement OF
said two members have the honor to rake the
following appointments subject TO the approval
OF the Senate for the terms hereinafter stated
tO-wit:
Der Of said Board Of Trustees, TO succeed himself
and 70 serve as such for term OF four years from
the 10th day of December 1851, aud until his sue
cessOr shall have been appointed aud qualified.
William +, Mclean. OF VigO County, TO be a
member OF said Board OF Trustees, 10 succeed
Jsseph Gilert, and TO serve as such for aterm OF
four years from the Goth day of December 1881
and until his successor shall have been Appointed