The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-11

ator Wray with the statement thai this
from that of two years ago. and business
at this session would be conducted on an
entirely different and a higher and q better
basis. To stop the wrangie the previous
question was demanded, and the resolution
of Senator Newly was adopted Ayes, %;
Senator Boyd offered a resolution author
izing the principal secretary to make
ing for such supplies as the Senate needed,
and prohibiting the procuring OF supplies
Senator Wishard's resolution to appoint a
committee to notify the House that the
Senate had organized, and that IL was
ators Wishard and Kern were appointed.
Senator Boora's resolution for the appoint
ed and Senators Boord. Stewart and Nc
Lean We're appointed.
The motion of Senator Crumpacker for
the appointment of a committee to confer
with a committee to be appointed by the
for the election of a. State Librarian was
adopted, and Senator's Crumpacker, Wat
son and Leyden were appointed. The Lieu,
appointed as pages of the Senate Don
smythe. of Indianapolis; Leo Lefkovitz. Of
saw. Senator Barnes offered a resolution
providing for the placing on the desks OF
but after some discussion the matter went
over until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
The subject of chief interest brought up
In the Senate yesterday was the contest
case of Adam Foust against John W.
Rinear, who was awarded the certificate
OF election from the district composed of
the counties of Huntington and Wells. TIL
papers were presented by Senator Newly,
elections. The complaint of Foust alleges
that Rinear is not entitled to the seat for
the reason that he violated the election
law in hauling voters to the polls and in
soliciting votes. 1t is alleged that a ma
Jority of the polling places in Wells and
troll of the Democrats. 1t is charged that
in precinct Nine, of Huntington county,,
to vote the Democratic ticket; that only
one of the twenty was a resident of the
precinct in which the voting, was done;
Of them were insane. 1t is alleged that
other insane people We're voted in the two
~ount1es: 1t is charged that in precincts
one and Two of Jackson township, Wells
county, the polls were not opened until 10
o'clock in the morning. and that by reason
of this the contestant lost from six to ten
votes TO which he was entitled. 1t is asked
that the entire vote of these two precincts
be thrown out. Senator Newly asked that
the committee on elections be asked to re-
port by Jan. Is, but upon the showing of
senator Kern that this would not permit a
thorough Investigation of the case the time
was extended to Feb. J..
AT II O'Clock the Senate adjourned until
10 O'Clock this morning.
Number of Doorkeepers Needed.
"There are seven doors which need to
have keepers" said Lieutenant Governor
Nye to a Republican Senator yesterday,
os pO PASSSiNCu Il DOSi-
ness properly transacted. You should have
them appointed by an order which is as
good as law" A Republican member of
the last Senate, as we'll as this, who has
looked the matter over, said:
The ~doorkeeper is practically the SER
geant-at-armS of the Senate and should
be about the chamber during sessions. His
first assistant should be at his call. Then
there are seven doors leading to the cham
Der, or from the chamber to the Hobbies,
which are a part of the Senate chamber,
and to the galleries, for each of which
there must be a keeper if the crowd is
to be kept from the floor of the Senate and
order preserved in the galleries. This is
half as many as the last Legislature had.
Except for the doorkeeper and his first
assistant the compensation should be So
a day, which is liberal in the extreme
considering that the service requires no
| special training.