The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
SENATORIAL MISCELLANY.
Resolutions of All Sorts Adopted
Thanks for ENerxbOdy.

Most of the time in the Senate yesterday
was taken up with tiresome wait for
messages from the Governor relative TO
bills that had not been disposed Of in the
interim there was good deal of horse
play and bosterous fun. Innumerable
resolutions that might be described as COM
ing under the head of fun and nonsense"
were offered in jocular spirit. There was
some life stirred up, however, when the
Governors veto of Senator Newby's bill
amending the law with reference to con-
tests of wills and placing in jeopardy a
$500 900 bequest to the Indianapolis Art AS
ISOLATION was under discussion. Resolu-
tons commencing the various forces of
clerks, doorkeepers, pages and stenogra-
pliers were adopted and the representa-
tives of the leading dailies who have at
tempted to make fair and impartial ac-
counts of the proceedings of the Senate
were rendered vote of thanks. 1t was a
season of good fellowship and kindly feel
ings every hand Senator Drummond
offered resolution declaring every fellow
here is a good fellow. if the State only
knew it," 1t is probably exaggeration
to say that yesterday was the most pleas
ant and harmonious day of the session.
Aside from the feelings of relief in view
of the fact that long and arduous session
was about to end there was an evident
desire TO oury me hatf9en ana let tne dead
Haggard was overwhelmed with speeches
from the minority commending him for
impartiality and courteOiisneSs, and
sponded with considerable feeling.
AT the opening of the morning session
Senator Gilbert offered a resolution pro-
vding that all bills except Cos and such
might be vetoed by the Governor be i'm
definitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
A resolution by Senator Shivey relative
20 aal c-ff
dering "a vote of thanks to the commission
and spreading their report of record, pre-
vailed
Senator HubbelI offered n resolution for
| the appointment of committee of three
frold-over senator's to investigate the May
| claim.
| A resolution by Senator Hugg for the APP
| pointment of a commission to report at the
| next General Assembly as TO whether re-
| by stenographers and typewriter was
| adopted. In the afternoon Lieutenant Gov
ernor Haggard named senators Hugo; Gil
| tary EgneW as members OF this committee.
The Democrats were determined to 49,,i res
| moved 10 reconsider the Gilbert resou-
| ton TO postpone all bills so far as House
| Bill 40 was CONCERNED and demanded the
| point of order that the Senate could not
reconsider portion of the Gilbert resolu-
Ellison appealed from the ruling and de-
manded the ayes and noes. The chair was
sustained.
| House Bill 2S5 session of 1895. passed by
| the House over Governor Matthew's veto.
| was special order for 10 o'clock. 1t is
bin defining, the rights OF second or snbse-
quent chldless widows. Senator Early
said the bill only changed the law In one
| particular. but il was exceedingly danger
| Gus and ought not TO pass. On this prop
| osition Senator Ellison salu there could not
| be two opinions. He did not understand
| how the bill could have passed the Senate
| two years ago with all the legal talent
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| pass. not one senator voting against Gov
! ernor Matthews's veto.
A resolution thanking the press repre-
sentatves for the fulness of the reports
made, especially the Journal and News,
| was adopted after being amended TO in
clude the other dailies: 1t provided;
! ate that ends to-day the press of Indian
| apolis has taken pains to present to the
public accurate and full reports of the pro-
ceedings. and. whereas the reports In all of
| the papers. especially the. News and the
Journal have been clean, free from malice.
| devoid of personalities and high class IN
| every respect. therefore. be IL resolved that
| the thanks of the Senate are hereby ten
| dered To the reporters Of the newspapers of
| Indianapolis whose duty for the last sixty
days has been TO report the proceedings OF
| the Senate and
Be it further resolved that the Senate ac-
| knowledge its obligations 10 these corre-
spondents whose work has been done con-
| servatively and well and it is the sense OF
this body that the best wishes are hereby
| resolution offered by Senator Hogate
| thanked the clerks of the secretary and as
/ sistant.
Senator New offered a resolution author
| izing Captain G.. II. OBrien, old soldier,
| to sell tobacco and cigars In the State
| house. and instructing the custodian TO as
| sist him i'm locating his stand without ex-
| pense to the State. 1t was adopted.
/ Senator Self offered resolution allowing
| the q. A. Il. Department of Indiana, to
erect and maintain on the. Statehouse
grounds a statue OF lndiana.s war Gov
| ernor. Oliver +. Morton. Ii was also
/ adopted by a unanimous vote.
| AT IL O'Clock Senator Null, chairman of
| the finance committee, submitted the re-
| port of the conference committee on the
| general appropriation bill. The report of
| the committee was unanimously adopted
| and the House so notified.
| on motion of Senator Watson commit
| tee was appointed TO wait on the Governor
| and ascertain what further business he had
| to Law before the Senate. The motion pre-
| vailed and Senators Watson, Shively and
| Ellison were appointed for mat purpose
| The committee at noon waited on the Gov
| ernor and returned with the report that he
| would have some bills ready To lay before
| the Senate about 3 clock. ThereGpon, the