The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-15
HARD WORK HEREAFTER
SPEAKER LITTLETON OPPOSED TO
FRIDAY ADJOURNMENTs.
Two Sessions Day Next Week I'm the
House-Some of the
Bills.

The close Of the week shows 1Ss bills in
troduced into the House, of which many
have been acted upon by the committees
and will be brought up for second reading.
The progress made is fairly satisfactory,
but 1t is not up TO the desires Of Speaker
Lttleton, who did not approve of the adj
journment from Friday until Monday 1t is
not unlikely that a caucus will be called on
this point, and that from this time on the
House will do work. and hard work at
that. Speaker Littleton is in favor Of two
sessions a day from this time on, and it
is expected that, beginning with Tuesday,
such will be the order. Many of the MEM
bers are in favor of two sessions each day
and giving up the evenings TO committee
meetings. Many of the members did not go
to their homes to spend Sunday, and yester-
day afternoon they dropped into the House
for their mail and to inspect the bills which
have been introduced. In the latter in
stance they were disappointed, as the only
clerk with a key to the file case could not
be found and did not appear during the
afternoon. He was present in the morning.
but the morning hours were devoted 10 max
ing up lost sleep and the members could
not carefully look over the bills which have
come in. An arrangement will be made by
for inspection on Saturday afternoons and
the difficulty experienced yesterday will be
obviated.
There is a revival of the talk for the pur-
chase of mansion for the Governor. Some
Of the members yesterday said that IL it is
the intention Of the State to provide a suit
able residence for the Governor action
should be taken at once, as the value of
suitable property is increasing every year.
1t is probable that joint resolution will be
introduced 10 appoint a committee to look
into the subject and make report on it.
Some of the mail which comes to the
members and to the speaker is unique. Yes
terday Mr.. Littleton received a letter from
constituent asking him to look up bill
which the constituent had sent to the seS-
sion of 1894. he neglected to say on what
topic it was or to give any idea as to its
purport. Another thing about which some
action must be speedily taken is for suit
able case for the gun which comes to the
State from the battle ship Indiana. AL
ready some small pieces have been carried
away by relic hunters and yesterday 1t be-
came necessary to take the gun to the base
ment of the Statehouse and lock it up, to
the great disappointment of large number
who called to see 1t. 1t was hoped that the
gun could be placed on exhibition at once,
but overenthusiastic relic hunters so
promptly began their work that 1t will be
kept under lock and key until glass case
The House was yesterday measured for a
to secure one. The carpet now on the floor
has been there since the building was erected
and for this session it has been necessary
to procure rugs and place them over the
most worn parts. It viii require nearly
seven hundred yards of carpet for the room:
The flood of bills regarding township ana
county government Will not receive prompt
attention, as the committee having bills or
this character in charge will wait until they
commission. Bills have been presented al
ready providing for almost every imaginable
these are laid aside by the COMMITTEES and
will be considered by the committee in con-
nection with the general bills.
BOUNTY FOR SUGAR BEETS.
The bill providing for the payment of a
bounty for sugar beets and beet sugar is
designed primarily for the Kankakee valley,
which is said to be admirably adapted to
the growth of the sugar beet. The bounty
provided for is l cent a pound for sugar
produced during the first four years and "
cent for the sugar of the next four years.
No bounty is to be paid unless the sugar
shows on analysis 80 per cent crystallized
sugar and the manufactures is required to
have paid at least "a a ton for sugar beets
containing at least IL per cent. sugar. The
bill Is supported by a large number OF beet
growers of the Kankakee valley, who have
become enthused over the cultivation of the
beet as the result OF the experiments con-
Quoted there by. Nelson Morris, Of Chicago.
He first tried the soil for their cultivation
and the analysis made OF the beets he raised
showed such a large per cent. Of sugar
that their cultivation viii probably be large
ly followed The growers claim that Chi
cago and Eastern capitalists tell them no
factories will be built unless there is a state
bounty, but on this the members are divided.
Some who claim to have calculated the
matter say that for the State to pay such
a bounty for eight years viii require the
expenditure of large sum of money. The
bill provides that the bounty shall be paid
on the warrant of the state chemist, who
shall analyze the beets and sugar.
Captain Somers, of Kokomo who has been
at his home sick all week with the grip, is
expected back this week. but other members
are down with it and some fear is expressed
that it will be difficult to secure a. quorum
if the increase in new cases is maintained.
The windows in the House have at last been
so fixed as to prevent the strong draughts
which are blamed for so large a part Of
the sickness Mr.. Compton is the latest ad-
dition to the cold brigade and yesterday
he went home with strong grip symptoms.