Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1889.

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POLITICAL BASIII-BAZOUKS rat'an Measures About the Only Ones to Ecceive Legislative Attention. x - t 1 i?ffl Introduced to Pay Green Smith for His A rpation-Trncklin- to the Liquor ' Leagne Measures of Minor Import. A VERY LIGIIT DAY. xJttle Important Business In Either the Senate or the House. f ft,e members of the General Assembly ! -i the ninety-live employes of the body i !Tnied their per diem easily 3;esterday. It as an uninteresting, sort of "go-as-you-lease" day in hoth houses, and. consc- ; Leatly, but little progress was made in e way of legislation. A good many mem"bers from hoth houses .were absent, and i daring a good portion of the day there was rot a quorum present in the house. As the j. progresses it is noticeable that nembers of the majority are taking less ja'terest in the general run of business, j early all the important non-partisan hills f are in the hands of the committees, and there seems .to be no disposition l to act upon them. In order to keep f up the appearance of doing something the committees occasionally biibmit reports, 1 bat invariably the measures reported upon favorably are either of minor' importance, or are in the interest of the Democratic : party. The little business that is being done is accomplished in a slipshod manner. I The members of .the majority are only on the alert when there is a political question at f issue. It is a frequent occurrence for the ! House roll to be called on a question when i half the members are out of their seats, and f sTich disorder prevailing that many members cannot have a true understanding of what is going on. How to kill time etl'ectf najly seems to be the paramount question with the majority in both houses now. I Although the live days sessions of this week have not resulted in the accomplishcent of anything, the Democrats began i trying, early yesterday afternoon, to get an ' adjournment until Monday. In both bouses the. remilar order of business was con

stantly being interrupted with motions. that when there was an adjournment -it ' should be until Monday. Each time the : - the majority, succeeded in defeating the I motion, and much to the disgust of a good f many members who think they can earn . $42 in four days, there will be sessions of r both branches to-day. There is a suspicion I that the lobby may bo in part responsible for the slow progress i'ceing made with a good deal of , Iegi&iation the people aro demanding. Tho "professional lobbyists' are. numerous over since the introduction ot bills began. - f i- l wJ f hill of non-partisan character are circulating among the members daily, urging the : kifllng of certain bills in the conmiitterooms. Old members of the General AssemLly admit that they do not remeber a session that has had more lobbyists than this one, and there is good reason to believe that a good many bills are being delayed through their influence. One thing is certain, however; no outside power can prevent the majority from carrying oat its programme of partisan legislation, whereby between forty and fifty i offices for Democrats are to be created at an expense to the State of several hunJ - J il.. A .1 1 1 11 T il tueu uiuusuuu uuiiaia uuuiiiiuv . xu. iuu uugleet of business that concerns the people of the State at large, the majority never misses an opportunity to advance one of . -I 1 1 . V J . 1 .'nority can be successfully throttled the prob- ; abilities are that by next Saturday all the measures creating offices for tho Democratic party-workers who were repudiated by the people at the recent election, will 'have passed both houses. All the majority will then have to do will be to pass the bill over the veto of the Governor, and till the created positions. Night Schools for the Poor. The Senate spent the greater portion of the day discussing a bill introduced, by Senator Barrett, providing for the opening of public night schools in cities with a population of more than 15,000. The bill, as re ported upon, requires the school boards to open such a school whenever. twenty or more persons petition for one. There was considerable objection to the bill as it was framed, urged on the ground that it gave any class of people the power to force the school boards to establish any number of such schools, at an unnecessary and vuuiuuo cjkpciiac. ccuaiurs o onnson ana Shockney felt confident the law, as proposed, would be abused. Grasping parents could compel their children to work during the day and require them to attend school at night, thus forcing upon cities a double school system. Senator Harness finally secured an amendment to tho bill providing that pupils of the schools should only be those who, on account of poverty, were compelled to labor during the day. Other amendments were offered, but were lost, and the bill was passed to engrossment. It also provides that all poor persons between the ages of six and thirty years shall have the benefit of the schools. Tho members of the Gener.il Assembly seem to be Jnanirnously in favor of such a law, but tae bill as engrossed is not satisfactory to a good many, because it makes it possible to establish more of tho schools than there is necessity for. - Advancing a Partisan BllL Representative Curtis's partisan bill, providing for a live-stock commission and a State veterinarian, was passed to engrossment, just before the House adjourned, last imag. mere is out one object in the "bill, and that is to create four more offices for Democrats. It provides tnat threo commissioners shall be elected by the General Assembly, one for a term of four years, one for a term of three years and the third for two years. The commissioners are to receive a salary of $4 per day and necessary expenses. A State veterinarian is to be V bv them, who is to receive a salary ot fcOuO per year, niakinc the total cost of tiie commission not less than $7,000 per ani?111 ao hree commissioners and tae veterinarian are to do to earn this sum ft money is not stipulated. The Jill says it shall bn their duty ro protect th health of the domestic animals of the State from all contagious or intectiou diseases of a malignant characvn u ,i n u s:lVH ine provisions ot the any Demorr.it in snnnnrt 1"Ti vn ntwl nays wt-re demanded upon the report of the committee recommending its pasage, and J.ce roll-call showed that there were but IW-fciven members present and voting, air. llrown, cf Henry, raised the point of IS :tt t!teru wa nt a quorum present Ut taking sixty-four to constitute a quorum;, but th bpeuker declared there was, ana pronounced the bill engrossed. It is ?Bn0 t" HKiocratic caucus measures, and "ill be passed. Truckling: to the Liquor Iaue. It is very evident that tho Liquor League a mortgage on th Democratic members of the Houe, notwithstanding several owe Ihcir election to combinations madowith 4 1... tnird-party Prohibitionists. Another t on tem:eraiiie vnte imiile veiteri1.ir Jhowsthat any measure which ail'ects the iquor sqiera has no chance of receiving fay Duwratic vote. Among the first bills t ..-, uim; II y Jil, lDUjl i tiling ie t4;aching of physiology in the puby- o uiiin.", witu special reference to tlm efleet of alr,Tiolic lrinlr system. ' ue bin wt-tit to the committee on rinperance. and v. as returned witk a mahVXf anl u minority report, Democratic members of the I'll i , -uiumciiiiiti iuub mo V!u i definitely postioned, and tho lpUblicans wanted it tiassmL When th rrport( came up for action vesterdaythe author or the bill explained that it was ."uoi uce i u iiiw interest ot humanity; Si. i i elu:v,ca the rising generation c-iecu of alcohohc drinks, and he believed

oiiuu not apply to swine. The Kepulv iicaas entered their protest against the bill, "Ut that Was not snthnient. to tnt from it.

it should liofa part of the duty of school

teachers to acquaint youiua wim me aanuerons effects of alcoholic drinks. Other Kepnblicans Championed the bill, but their argument was without eflect. The majority report, indefinitely postponing the bil 1, was concurred ii, every Democratic member voting for it and every Kepublican voting in the negative Htiiro Commendable Bills. A bill intended to relievo the financial embarassmcnt 'under which the Indianapolis school board labors was introduced yesterday by Kepresentative Curtis. It gives the board authority to issue bonds to tho amount of $250,000, payable in ten years, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent., for the purposo of erecting new buildings. Tho loan will permit the refunding of $100,000 of the board's present indebtedness. Tho members ' of the board are very anxious that the bill should pass. Under the existing law, they cannot issue any more bonds, and the pressing demand for better accommodation for the children of school age makes such relief as will cnablo them to erect more buildings necessary. Mr. Hughes also introduced a bill amending the present law, which makes it compulsory for school trustees to have German tanghtjwhere there is a petition for it from twenty persons. Under the bill the trustees are permitted to exercise their own judgment after tho petition has been filed. The bill is recognized as an important one, as it practically gives the voters the rieht to decide whether or not German shall be taught in any city or township. If there is sufficient opposition to the teaching of German, trustees can be elected who are pledged not to comply with petitions. Locking the Empty Stable. Representative Schmuck, yesterday afternoon, at the request of County Attorney: Spenjbcr, introduced in the House a bill amending the present law regulating the bonds of county clerks, 60 as permit boards of county commissioners to require a bond in any sum they may deem necessary. Mr. Schmuck explained that under the present law a clerk could not be required to give a bond for more than $25,000. The clerk of Marion county, he said, had become a defaulter, and was a fugitive. A new clerk had to be appointed, and it was necessary to increase the bond in order to make the county safe. By unanimous consent the constitutional rules were suspended and tho bill passed. It was immediately sent to tho Senate, and introduced there by Senator Barrett, who asked that it bo passed at once. Senator Thompson, of this county, objected to rushing the bill through, and, at his request, it was referred to the committee on county and township business, with instructions to report this morning. While the bill was being briefly discussed Senator Shockney paid it seemed to him that tho bill should be entitled "Locking the door after tho horse is stolen." . . . For the Belief of Green Smith. Not satisfied with taking from the State $2 to which he was not entitled, Green Smith now proposes to have his friends, the Democratic majority in the General Assembly, allow him the pay of a Lieutenantgovernor for the sixty days during which ho usurped the office. A bill providing that $10 he appropriated to pay him for his services then was introduced in the Senate last evening by Senator Hayden. The bill simply states that Alonzo Green Smith filled the office of Lieutenant-governor during the last session of the General Assembly, and that he drew for his service only the pay of a Senator, 6 per day. The pay of the Lieutenant-governor, it states, is S$ per day, and the State therefore owes Mr. Smith an additional $2 for each of the sixty days he presided over tho Senate, making a total of 120. The bill was referred to tho committee on finance. Notes of the Assembly Ex-Governor Gray has become a professional lobbyist. lie is occupying a room in the Capitol building, and can always be found - in tho House or Senate chamber when the Assembly is in session. Ho is adjusting his net for tho senatorship two years hence. The bill reducing the salaries of the Auditor of State's deputy and clerks is for revenge more than a desire to economize. John W. Coons, whom tho bill attects more than others in reducing his salary to 31.200, was the expert who showed the enormity of Jack Howard's shortage and methods as warden of the southern prison. The' prison committees returned from Michigan City yesterday afternoon. All who went on tho junketing tour express themselves as well pleased with what thev saw at tho prison. Tho committee will recommend the passage of Senator Francis's bill appropriating $10,000 for the construction of a sewer from the prison to the lake. Senators Dresser and Barrett secured the everlasting friendship of the reporters, yesterday, by demanding that the press representatives should be better accommodated. Ever since tho beginning of the session it has been necessary to chain a chair at the reporter's table in order to hold it, the door-keepers constantly permitting the visitors to occupy or carry them away. The election committee of the Senate held another conference last evening, and decided to report on the Griraes-Bichowski case next Tuesday. There are still reasons to believe that the case will be indefinitely postponed when tho reports of the committee are submitted. If that is not done, Grimes will not be given a seat. He is an avowed supporter of Voorhees, and if he is permitted to take a seat in the Senate it will be over the protest of Governor Gray, who is responsible for Kay not being admitted as a Senator. A resolution offered by Representative Zoercher, requesting CocgTess to secure a better extradition treaty with England, thus enabling the United States to bring back her embezzlers who take refuge there. was passed by a vote of 40 to 18. In supporting the resolution Mr. Davis said he did so with some misgivings. Ho feared that iysomohookor crook John E. Sullivan might be brought back, ana tne uniortunates of the Insane Asylum again fed on mageotv butter. Mr. Brown mado an effort to introduce an amendment inserting the word "Democratic" before tho word "embezzlers" in the resolution, but the Speaker would not allow the amendment read. The report of tho House committee on elections on tho Peyton-John contested case was submitted yesterday afternoon. The majority report recommends the un seating of John and the seating of Peyton, m th CTonml that John was elected bv il legal votes. The minoritr report, which h.i nlreadv been imblished. denies tho al legations made in the report of the majori ty, and submits evidence to show the ialsitv of each. It .fixes John's majority at 17, and shows that more illegal votes were cast for the contestant than the coutesteo. Adams, of Morgan, the spokesman for the minoritv of the committee, was absent when the reports were submitted, and on that account action upon them was post poned until next lhursday alternoon. Representative Langstall, of this city, has introduced a bill which provides that the State-house shall be placed iu the control of three trustees, to be elected by the General Assembly. The trustees are to receive $4 per day, and are to be in session not mnrrt than three davs each month. Thev are given power to elect a clerk, a custodian and an engineer, the former to receive SOUO per year, and the pay of the custodian and . trusteo to bo fixed by the trustees. Tho trustees are also given authority to make such improvements about the grounds as thev may see fit, and are authorized to fegralie the lawn at an estimated cost of $9,000. The custodian of the building is given authority to employ his help. A bill on the same subject by Mr. Applegato provides simply for tho election of a custodian by the General Assembly who shall havo authority to appoint his assistants. Bv common consent of the Republicans of Decatur aud Shelby counties. i. J. Car penter has become -tneir candidate tor reelection to the Senate, at tho special election to be held Feb. 12. A notice declaring him to be the candidate has been issued by tho chairman or the central committee of the two counties. Scott Ray has forced hinibeif upon the Democrats as their candidate again, and the indications are, so Shelby county people Bay, that Carpenter win ie it'uuucu iw m3 irom which he was unjustly ousted by a majority several times as large as tho one he received at the "November election. A prominent tri.rtlA n-an from Shelby county, who was visiting the General Anioiy yestenlaj'. stated fhatKuv wonid not receive. nm-hnlf i,A Democratic vote in the two counties. The action of the Senate in unseating Carpenter

nmnfi8?? V??t" universally condemned ?,m?"? th?. better class of Democrats in tho

IK DETAIX. Advancing ahli from the Committees and Introducing New One. In thO SfT!n.ta Wv i r- i.-r 44'a r cht senool bill 8. 1451 t n d debated by rnai?" Barrett; Johnson, Harness, Cox. DrestST kH01' L"nton and others, the nrt questhe hifi tho substitute proposing to perfect SitS?&J??offlr and otherwise. The sub-. cZtXIm adopted, and on motion Dy ucaaw S5. 51Ulwa amended by striking out "15,and nrovirtiTio. i iht BhrwiT shall bo opened upon' a Tu.tiM r ra-pntr or more in every town containhig a population of 3,000 or o er. . u . . - CCnatOr TT.tmno . A nmefnA cn OS to eJrivilege of nizht-schools to all over the age of ..six years, who are compelled to be employed during the day time to aid in support oi taeir faiVtl Mac. Yixr RpnatOrS Howard, Barrett, Traylor and Logsdon, tenators Johnson nnA Mrrttt. favnrinT it. Tlie amendment was niinntpfi. the. Lieutenant-gov ernor givtnj the decisive vote in it3 favor. Senator,; Johnson offered an amendment restnetin attendance in the schools to those who are unable to attend day schools became they are obhged-to labor for a living. Pending the consideration of this amendment the Senate took a recess for dinner. AFTERNOON ESSION. The Johnson amMidmrrt. npndinir at the noon recess was rejected. The bill was then ordered enSenator Alford's bill concerning lands in tne; bed of Beaver lake ras ordered enrrossed. Theludieinrr rnTnmittA returned Reoresenta-' rieasant's bill, H. R. 23, recommending that It be amended by substituting a new section for, Section 1, directing that $2,728, with interest, be paid James D. Gorgatch. an ex-treasurer of Dearborn county, out of the treasury of said coumy. xnebui was tlien passed. Tne rouowlng bilis were introduced: By Senator Barrett: fS. 291.1 To authoriio co-operative associations. J . By Senator Burke: S. 292.1 To appropriate $200 to pay a city bank for a Senate warrant. Also: fS. 293.1 Relative to the appointment of deputy fiheriflV constables. ByfeenatorCronk: 1 8. 294.1 To amend Section 6453 of tho Revised Statutes. By Senator Dresser: rs. 295.1 To authorize the incorporation of sanitariums, etc. Bv Senator Griffith? IS. 20rt.i To amend the foreign insurance companies act. Also: (8. 297. By Senator Grose: re. 29S.1 To authorize the purchase of free school books. By benator Harness: IS. 299.1 To amend sec tion 2 of the city cemetery vacation act. Also: S. 300.1 For appointment of county school superintendents. By Senator llaydem S. 301.1 To appropriate $120 to Alonzo G. Smith for warrants issued to him in the session of 1887. Also: 8. 302.1 To provide for the publication of advertisements in daily newspapers in cities of 5,000 and upward. By senator Howard: IS. 303.1 To amena ine act in relation to promissory notes. Also: 8. 30 L To amend tho city incorporation repealing act By Senator Johnson: f8. 305.1 To authorize county boards to aid in establishinsr homes for Indigent women. Also: (8. 30G. J To nay E. G. Hibbard, ex-treasurer, $10,545.52. By Senator Jones: IS. 307.1 To proTide iortne protection of hotel-keepers. ny senator iogsdon: IS. 303. To legalize Brookvlile, Warrick county, elections. By Senator Shroyen 8. 309. For the current expenses for an additional hospital for the Insane. Bv Senator fimith. hv rennpst? TH. 310.1 To Pro hibit the maintenance of dams without fish-lad ders. Bv Senator Thnmnsmi. nfMnrinn? fS. 311.1 To authorize cities of 30.000 and over to issue bonds for certain purposes. By Senator Traylor: S. 312. To amend tho public-offense act-Section 2127. By senator Unnston: IS. 313. to antnonze the trustees of the Blind Asylum to sell part of the real estate belonging to that institution. senator Jonnson called up icepresenrauve Browulee's bill, U. R. 40. ceding to tho United States jurisdiction over certain lands for a na tional soldiers home in Grant county, and on his motion the bill was pressed to the last readin? and finally passed. The roil was called, ana memoers orougnt up bills on the second reading as follows: By Senator Barrett: The bill concerning payment of stock and conveyance of property owned by stockholders. It was ordered cujrrosscd. By Senator Bichowskh Bill supplemental to the drainage act. The committee substitute therefor was adopted, and the bill was ordered engrossed. By Senator Boyd: Tho bill to appropriate $50,OOO for buildines at the 8oldiersrand Sailors' Orphans Home. Engrossed. A message from tho House of Representatives announced the passace of a bill. H. R. 420, to authorize county commissioners to fix tho bond, or county clerks, senator Barrett moveu to suspend the constitutional rule so tho bill may be pressed through tho several readings now and linallv passed. He said the emergency was caused by the clerk of this county proving a de-; f aulter and having absconed. . His bond was mAy j $25,000, which is inadequate, , Senator Hudson seconded the motion and stated there is an extreme necessity for immediate action in this case. Senator Shockney suggested this bill should he titled an act to lock the stable door after tho horse is stolen." Senator Howard thought it unnecessary under Sec. 5842 of tho R. S., which he read. Senator DeMotto opposed the bilL The motion to suspend the constitutional rule was nCTeed to and Senator DeMotte moved to Rmendby making the bill apply only to counties of 100,000 and over. Senator Thompson, of Marion, said, as the question had been sprung so suddenly, he asked that tho bill be postponed till to-moirow. As the Senators from Marion county do not know much about it, it will do no harm to havo it laid over. The bill was made the special order for 10 o'clock this morning. The Judiciary committee returned a substitute for Senator Barrett's bill. 8. 109, concerning cit ies; majority and minority reports on Senator Foley's sheriffs bailiffs' bill. 8. 12; and two re ports on the bills. 8. 82 and 8. 118, to elect com missioners of the Supreme Court. The committee on organization or courts reported a substitute for senator Cox's Supreme Court commissioners bill, and recommended in definite postponement of 8. 21 and 8. 22 on same subject, and also on Senator S. P. Thomp son's appellate court bm, b. 201. The committee on roads reported favorably on Senator Hale's free turnnike-renair road. 8. 16. and the Metztrer's bill, li9, to prevent traction en sines runnincr on public roads. A committee reported an amendment to Sena tor urmston's bm, s. 234, to provide room lor county school superintendents. Senate bills73, to amend the town incorporation act, Section 3327 of the Revised Statutes; 78, to amend Section 6759, concerning highways and supervisors thereof; the bill to amend Section 5894, so as to increase the bond of county auditors, and that to legalize the incorporation of tho town of RusseUville were ordered engrossed. Tho Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. House of Representatives. In the House, yesterday morning, bills were introduced as ioliows; By Mr. Iluches: III. R. 404.1 Concerning the election of school commistioners for cities of 30,000. Also: H. R. 40a. Concerning the tea ch ine; of German in common schools in certain cases. By Mr. Commons: II. R. 406. Relating to the use and regulation of telephones. By Sir. Kobbe: I II. R. 407. To legalize the election of board of trustees of Jones ville, Bar tholomew county. Passed. By Mr. Zoerchen II. R. 403. To confer additional powers on corporations of towns and cities. By Mr. work: n. R. 409. Relating to-the fees of justices of the peace and constables. Also: U.K. 4 10. 1 10 amend bection s, ox an act to provide for the taxation of do;s. Ey Mr. Lanstaff: II. R. 411. To pay claim or Jonn K. Kanmn lor ssu.io. By Mr. Stanley: H. K. 412. To provide for the resrulation of tae running at large of all kiudsof animals in the different townships and different counties in the State, By Mr. Curtis: fH. R. 413. To provide for tne assessment 01 attorneys reesinjudjrmenu taken in tne courts or the state against in corporated companies. By Mr. Rldlen: H. R. 414. Concerning the instruments used in county surveying. By Mr. Brown: H. R. 415. To create the Eighteenth judicial circuit, fixing the time of holding courtslu said circuits, and providing for a Judge of said circuit; also a prosecuting at torney, '.i By Mr. Rasroru n. R. 416. To compel owners of toisn lots to grade, pave or plank sidewalks. By Mr. came: 1 11. k. 417. To amend sections 3, 9, 11 and 12, concerning gravel and macauamizeu roaas. approved April s, IS80. By Mr. Cullen: II. R. 418. To amend Sec tion 4393 of the R. . of 1881. By Mr. Fields: IL R. 419. To amend Section 32 of au act entitled an act for the incorpora tion of tQTtfnst uenalng their powers, providing for the election of officers thereof, and declaring their duties. The bill in. R. 801 to define the Twentv-fourth Judicial district and creating the Fiftieth judicial district was ordered engrossed, as was H. R. 253. relating to tho custody and binding out of orphan children. The bill II. R. 47 to provide punishment for obtaining notes by fraud, and U. 1 1. 02, relating to the study of physiology and hygiene and effect of alcohol on tho system, were maetiniteiy posiponed. 7 Mr. liicnam. cnairman or tne committee on elections, submitted report on the contest case of Peyton vs. Johns. Itwafrinade a special order for 2 o'clock on next Moaday. The bill II. R. 321 to compel county commismbsioners to provide the county school superintendents with an office wai indefinitely postponed, us were the bills ILK. 2tf37 to provide for a general system 01 pubim Rchoois, and IE B. 2"ft71 ront-erning fishing TArlth pear. The bill II. K. 210 concerning cemetery asf ociations and authorizing the organization of voluntary aAoeiation, and, bill II. K. 157 re lating to tne kunng 01 squirrels, wua me emer gency clause sincsen ouwero oraercu en grossed. , AFTEKNOO.N blSIOX. On motion of Mr. Brownie. the peeial order on the report or tne execiiotr- comnunee on ine contest case of Teyton vs. Joan was retonsidr.l nnd tired for Thursday at 10 o'clock. Mr. Zoercher offered a concurrent resolution that, owing to tho great number of embezzlers

feeing to Canada, tho Representatives in Con, gress ho requested to use then influence in changing the extradition treaty between tho two countries. Adopted Nays, ill. A committee substitute for the bill H. R. 131 to define the Twenty-seventh Judicial circuit and creating the Fiftieth judicial Circuit was ordered engrossed, as were the bills JBi. R. 180 to prevent hunting rabbits with ferretts, II. R. 42 to authorize county commissioners to appropriate money for the erection of soldiers? monuments, II. R. 77 to require township trustees to make a public statement of the condition of the finances annuaUy, and 9. R. 104J relating to the location of highways. The following bills ,were -also ordered engrossed: U. R. 68: To abolish the board of trustees of water-works in towns of 1,200 and over. - II. Bv 06: To amend Sections 5090 and 5101, R. 8., 1881, relating to toll roads. U. R. 332: To provide for regulation of State Library and increasing the duties of Librarian. II. R. 171: Concerning the adulteration of drugs and food. ' The following bills, were , indefinitely postII. R. 329: To prohibit camping and building of tires on highwa3"S. ' II. R. 234: To amend Section 3640, R. S.; 1881, relating to toll-gates and rates of tolls. H. R. 531 ; Tn exemntnersmm nwnirp less than

$50 from working roads more than two days in a year. i vy y II. k. 66: Regulating rates of toll on gravel roads. IL R. 191: Relating to contracts hy common councils. 3Ir. Schmuck, by consent, introduced a bill II. R. 420 to provide for the bonds of county clerk, authorizing county commissioners to raise the same when deemed necessary. The constitutional rule was suspended, and the bill was pushed to its final passage yeas 70, nay 1. Mr. Moon, chairman of the committee on reformatory institutions, offered a report which .was favorable to the institutions, and recom mended that the name be changed to Woman's and G iris Prison. The House adiourned until 10 o'clock this morning. IX A RECEIVER'S HANDS. -f An Unexpected Complication in Ball Club Af fairs and Its Probable Effect. There was a 6udden and unexpected turn in the affairs of tho local hall club late yes terday afternoon, when Winter & Baker, representing Paul Krauss and George Pfingst, two of the guarantors, filed in Judge Walker's court an application asking for a receiver for the defunct or ganization. The plaintiffs each claim $500. An offer had been made by the board of directors or the trustees of the guarantors' fund to settle on a basis of fifty cents on tho dollar, but this proposition was rejected and the full amount demanded. Upon the showing made by Krauss and Pfingst, Judge Walker ap pointed Charles Dryer receiver, fixing his bond at $20,000. President Brush was seen last night and asked what he thought of the situation. Ho said he had no notice of tho intention of the gentlemen in the mat ter, and knew nothing of the case other than what he had seen in tho evening papers. None of tho club officials were present when the application was passed upon, but he had since received notice to appear in court on Monday, Feb. 4, but did not know what for. Mr. Brush said he did not know what the receiver would receive, as the franchise had been surrendered more than ten days ago, and the organization had nothing but debts. The only property tho club hub 13 uu oiu uesK auu possidiv 8100 in bank. President Brush stated that the directors had made no move in the matter that would not stand a legal test, and ho was not at all dis turbed about what Mr. Krauss and Mr. Pfingst had done. Two davs since Mr. Brush received from President Yonnc. of the league, a check for $15,000 for the franchise, and at 6 o'clock last night about 13,000 of this amount had been divided among tho club's creditors. The six directors who had advanced, 10,000 for the payment of salaries were paid what was duo them and the trustees are now paying the guarantors 270 each. that being 54 per cent, of their claims, without interest. Treasurer Myers, one of the trustees, told a reporter that ho had settled with J. T. Brush, the Street-car Company, J. II. Holliday, H. H. Lee. Chas. Mayer & Co., Wm. Schmidt, T. E. Griffith, I. S. Gordon. D. J. Sullivan and C P. Meyer on the above basis and received from them a receipt for tho full amount of all dues. He expected to continue tho navment and thought all, or nearly all, of the guarantors would accept the proposition of the trustees. If any refused, then thev would, of course, have to collect bv law if they could. Whether or not the court will compel the trustees to pay over to the receiver any amount yet unexpended is a question to he decided later on. It seems probable, however, that the creditors would gain nothing by this, as the guarantors would simply re ceive tne same amount, out tnrougn a different channel. It is understood that the plaintins in this case will test the legality of the surrender of the franchise. and overthrow it if they can. 1 hey will also claim that thev did not waive their first lien on the club, though the directors claim that both Krauss ana rhngstwero present when thev were instructed to go into bank and borrow the necessary amount to pay the salaries of the Plavers sio.ux) being the amount needed. What the ultimate outcome will be can not be stated; but no matter what it is Indianapolis will be in the League just the same. President Brush said last night that he had not yet heard from Washington in regard to the disposition of the franchise, and Dickson & Talbott knew nothing about the matter beyond what has already been published. i BERXHAMER WITH US. Simeon's Co-Conspirator Completes His Sen tence and Returns to His Old Haunts. Part of the great tally-sheet forgery cases drew to a close yesterday. W. F. A Bernhamer, for violating the election laws, has served his sentence in the State's prison, and is onco more turned loose upon an unoffending public. The time of sentence expired at 13 o'clock Thursday night, and at 9 o'clock yesterday morning Bernhamer, in company with Deputy United States Mar shal Stein, boarded the Monon train for In dianapolis. A farewell scene was entered into between Simeon and William, and the former, with a hand-shake, bade the retiring inmate good-bye with his customary smile. On the train with Bernhamer was the legislative committee who had been on a tour of inspection of tho State prison. A conversation on various topics was kept up amone the different members of the com mittee and Bernhamer, but nothing in conA. - 11 A. 1necuon wun nis imprisonment was maue mention of. When within a few miles of the city the silk hat was extracted from its box, brushed up and made ready for exhi bition. Thero were but few of the former friends of the returning politician to welcome him home at the station, the impression prevailing that he would not arrive until this morning. As he stepped from the car in company with the ofneer he was met by several reporters, but in answer to questions gave very gruff and discourteous replies, llis general appearance has changed somewhat since his confinement, the most notable change being the absence of his beard. His mustache was still retained. Those who were looking for close-cropped hair and smooth face were disappointed, among the rules of the prison being the permission of letting tho hair and beard grow thirty days previous to release. As Bernhamer approached -the entrance of the Union Station, with goldheaded cane and small grip in hand, he met Auditor Taggart, with wnoni he stopped only long enough to shako hands.? He was driven to his office, in Thorpe Block, and after disposing of his superfluous baggage he started for United States Commissioner Morris's office on foot. Soon after his appearance in Mr. Morris's office his attorney. John W. Kern, arrived, and attorney and client retired into privacy for a few minutes. Upou the arrival of Judga'Claypool the doors wero thrown open ana proceedings were entered into by which Jiis tine of $1,000 was remitted under tho poor-convict act. ' The affidavit to the effect that he was not possessed of money or property with which to pay his fine was read and sworn to and his release consummated. Immediately after the proceedings the ex-convict took nis departure, and consumed some limb in receiving the congratulations of friends. His wife was not at the denot to meet him. and her absence was commented upon by the bystanders. A sufficient'excuse was Civen for her non-appearance by tho state

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Mr. Joaquin Miller, . the famous poet of the Sierras, has turned novelist; by writing a romance entitled -

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