The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-10

Full Report mt Last Made by the
Plumber Committee.


The opening of the second days session
in the House was delayed almost an hour
while the plumber committee, assisted by
Speaker Marshall, completed it's report
The members had spent the greater part
of the night before on the work, 1t being
after 100 o'clock yesterday morning when
they left Room 81 at the English, and
they were up and at it again by o'clock
in the forenoon at the Statehouse.
The principal difficulty of the committee
was in finding the right man for the right
place. 1t had a surplus of applications, but
in a few instances it was extremely diff
cult to find from all those recommended a
man who was really qualified for this or
that important place. For example. the
members of the committee racked their
brains for four or five hours over the ques-
ton or competent reading clerk. They
wanted man who combined the virtues
OF a powerful voice. good education, COM
mon sense and ability to translate Egyptian
heiroglyphics, If called on to do so. There
are Few such paragons loose in Indiana
and the members of the committee soon
realized that fact. In their despair at one
time they seriously contemplated arranging
competitive examination to which all the
applicants for the berth of reading clerk
should be subjected. This was not done,
however, because the report had to be
finished and submitted at yesterdays ses-
sion and the time was too short.
Wnen 1880 o'clock came yesterday fore
noon, the hour set for converting. all the
speaker and Messrs. Statesman, Morgan
and Stansbury. The word was quickly
patronage distribution, and the faces of
the prospective employees who had crowded
into the chamber showed alternate emo
lions or hope, fear and disappointment.
OPENING OF SESSION.
At last, when the big clock showed that
they were fifty-fve minutes late, Mr.. Mar
shall and his committee came in and the
session was opened. Mr.. Statesman, as
chairman of the committee. did not make
| the report. but the appointments were read
by the principal and assistant clerk, door
keeper and the speaker. The official list
of employees is as follows:
File Clerk-A. c. Strouder.
Reading Clerk-W. III. Staley.
Registry Clerk-Thomas Leonard
Indorsing Clerk-Guy Rock.
Roll Clerk-Charles De Vault:
Engrossing ClerkS-Charles Il. Davis, Ed
gar j. Huff. j. c. banks. G. v. Crosby,
| James w. Belshaw, William A. Coleman,
p: III. Carr, VIII c. Quick.
Enrolling Clerks-C. l.. Reed, James H.
Ball, George Pascoe, Cash Ross b. r Par
son. Zell Swain, Frank Miller.
Folding Clerks-Helen Parmalee, S. s..
Stenographer for Speaker and Principal
| Clerk-Saidee Williams
Journal Clerk-A. c. Mclaughlin.
Minute Clerk-W. S. Lockman.
| Copying Clerks-Phelps Darby. A p.
Ancker. s. p Custard, W. F. Hersh.
Committee Clerks-Judiciary. Daisy Starr;
ways and means. Albert Nelif; fees and
salaries, w. III. Robertson: benevolent. etc.
| Paul Jeffries. Samuel Block, Grant Boyce.
William Hurt, Henry Nj. Griswold. Louis
| Stegletts.
Minority Stenographer-Ida f. Belser.
| Assistant Doorkeepers-John w. Harrison,
| Capt. Fred c. Sturm, Robert Hall, Court
| land Ball, Nell Seward, James A. Jones,
! George II. Barnett, AL Lenox.
, Postmaster-George w. Nexsen.
Assistant Pcstmaster-Henry Jackson.
Telephone Clerk-E. T. Howe.
Cloak Room CuStodian-W. ID. Story.
Janitors-Carl Johnson, William Hilman,
| Clark Highball, Joe Shores.
Pages-Leslie Duvall, Walter Moore.
Charles Holloway. BERTHE Brunson, Rudolph
Josephs, Albert Moore, Maurice Mummert.
MR.. CARMICHAEL PRAYS
The session was opened with prayer by
Mr.. Carmichael of Delaware, no minister
having been secured for that office, and
Mr. Mummert, OF Elkhart, was the first to
spring the time honored motion that the
reading of the journal be dispensed with
Mr. Statesman, of Miami, as chairman
of the committee on rules, submitted a re-
port providing for the adoption of the rules
governing the session of 1901, with one OF
| TWO unlmpOrtdnt changes In the titles OF
committees. The report was adopted after
some little inquiry and discussion by vari-
Gus members
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, of Decatur
he and Messrs. Carmichael, Watson, Adail
and Scifers were named as committee te
secure ministers to open the sessions with
| prayer.
Mr.. Kirkman, of Wayne, offered reso
luton providing that 300 copies of the rules
be printed for distribution.
Mr.. Mummert, of Elkhart, moved thai
when the House adjourn it stand adjourned
until o'clock Monday afternoon
Mr.. Warner, of Madison, who was no
present when the members were sworr
in on the opening day, took the oath OF
Office.
Mr. Branch of Morgan offered a resolu
ton providing for the ST. Louis exposi
ton committee, consisting of the speaker
and three representatives. to join with {
like committee from the Senate. TIL.
speaker appointed Messrs. Statesman, Luh
ring and Cravens as the members of tn,
committee.
Mr.. Hume, of Hendricks, offered a reso
luton giving the exclusive privilege a:
stenographer in the lobby to Miss Alms
Dorman. The resolution slipped through
with half a dozen affirmative votes ant
none in the negative. Mr.. Slack, of John
son. offered a resolution providing for ;
minority stenographer, which was adopte,
with an unusually strong vote, entirel,
unanimous.
At IL o'clock the House adjourned