Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1889 — Page 3

THE iNDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "20, 1889. 2

IIELPED THE LIQUOR LEAGUE

democratic Senators Kefnsed to Vote to Increase tho License for Saloons. Thej Would ot Allow the Hays BiU To Be Discussed A School-Dock Measure of ratch-Work Legislative Xotes. C03ITLETING TTIElII RECORD. The Democrat Again Pnt Themselves Square 1 j Against Temperance Reform. The Democratic majority of the General Assembly was in good working order again yesterday, and it proceeded to add a little more to its infamous record. The Democratic Senators embraced the first opportunity the day afforded to go on record as opposed to a measure supported and demanded by three-fourths of tho people of the State a high-license bill. Along early in the session Senator Hays, recognizing the general demand for an increase of the license of 6aloon-keepers, introduced a bill providing that in cities the license Fhall be $o00, and in incorporated towns 300. It was referred to the committee on temperance, and after being hold thus as long as the majority could detain it was reported back with a majority and a minority report. Tho Democrats recommended that the bill bo indefinitely postponed, "while the Republicans recommended that it pass, yesterday afternoon, while the order was bills on second reading, Senator Hays called up the matter. The two reports were read and then the Senator moved that the minority report be substituted for the majority. Not daring to meet the minority in a discussion of the bill, the majority, through their oily member from Allen county, Senator Barrett, adopted the cowardly course of shutting on- debate by moving that the bill with the reports of the committee be laid on the table. The Republic- . ans demanded the yeas and nays,tand succeeded in putting every Democratic Senator on record as voting against the bill,, while every Republican supported it. - While the motion to lay on the table cut -off debate it did not prevent the explanation of votes, aud several Republicans gave in very forcible language their reasons for desiring to have the bill become a law. In a three-minutes speech Senator Johnson delivered a scathing rebuke to the majority for the course they were pursuing with -leferecce to tbb Dill. Ho branded it as cowardly, and thanked God that the minority had been allowed the privilege of explaining their votes. Ho then showed that the saloon was the enemy of the home, was the fountain of crime, and as such should be compelled to pay more toward the support of the State. lie cited the fact that the people of Indiana, outside of a fow Democratic politicians and the saloonkeepers, were asking that the license fee ue increased. Senator Hays took much the same ground, maintaining that an increase in the license would be a step toward temperance a good many people devoutly longed for. Senator Mount also made a brief but stirring speecn. in which he arraigned the majority for blasting every reform demanded by the people of the State. The servants of the Liquor League sat with sealed months, which were only opened long enough to vote to kill the bill. Some of th em looked conscience-stricken though,; especially Senators Smith and Howard, .who every now and then go to the Lieuten- ., ant-governor's desk, at the opening of a day's session, and pray devoutly for the elevation' fcf the people of the State. I have sympathy for a minister of the gospel who has not self-will enough to refuse to follow the dictates of the Liquor League," said a Republican Senator in private after the bill had been killed. "There are Democratic ministers members of this body who I know are in favor of the bill, but they are afraid to break away from their party long enough to vote for it." The action of the Senate puts the Democrats of both houses on record as against any legislation looking toward temperance reform. The majority in the House has defeated the local-option bill and a bill providing that physiology shall be taught in the public schools, with special reference to the effect of alcohol on the human system TEES AD SALARIES. The Foster Bill Under a Prolonged Discussion in the House. , : The f ee-and-salary bill, of which Mr. Foster is the author, was the special order in the House, yesterday moraine, and the entire forenoon was used in considering it The bill was introduced during the first week of the session, and ever since it was referred to the committee there has been a lobby of office-holders and office-seekers working to have it defeated. Ten days ago it was reported back to the House with a majority and a minority report. All the members of the .committee, except 3Ir. Bigham, of this county, recommended that the bill be passed. After the two reports from the committee had been read Mr. Foster said the people of the State, irrespective of party, were demanding that some such step be taken. Both political parties, he claimed, had promised in their State platforms to reform the present fee system, and he did not believe the General Assembly could afford not to pass a bill of the kind he presented. , Mr. Bigham asserted that tne bill did not equalize salaries justly. Then Mr. Kelley, f DeKalb county, spoke for half an hour in favor of the bill, maintaining that county officers should not be paid more than men in other lines of business in which equal qualifications were required. He said there was not a county officer in the State who would not work, either before or after he went into office, for half what the office paid him. Under tho present extremely lucrative system men were willing to contribute to & large corruption fund in order to be elected. He thought the salaries should be fixed so low that a man could not afford to spend any money in order to get an office. Other members expressed themselves in favor of the bill, and then Mr. Ploasants moved that it be recommitted to the committee on fees aud salaries, with instructions to amend it. Mr. Foster issisted that tho bill should not bo recommitted. That action, he said, meant; defeat. Mr. Cullen agreed with Mr. Foster. He stated that some of the offices in Marion county had paid as much as the o3ice of President of the United States, and lie was therefore not surprised that the Marion county members should be opposing any chango in the system. Furthermore,- ho thought if the Marion county offices had not been so lucrative candidates would not have spent 10.000 to be elected, and then decamp with the public funds. Finally the motion of Mr. Pleasants, to recommit the bill, was laid on the table, and the report of the majority of the committee was concurred in by a vote of 67 to 25. The bill was then passed to engrossment by the same vote. Before engrossment a few amendments were made, but they were unimportant. The bill provides that county officers shall all be paid salaries, and allowed no fees, and that clerks, auditors, treasurers and sherins shall each be allowed a compensation. In counties having a population of less than 15,000, the sum ot glKX) per annum; in counties having a population of 15,000, and less than 25,000, the sum of S1.7.V) pt-r annum: in counties having a population of 25,000 and leys than 40,000, the sum of S2.00U p?r annum; in counties having a population of 40.000 aud less than 100,000, the law of .2.500 per annum, and in counties having a population of 100,000 and over, tho sum of 3,500 per annum. The recorders of the several counties in the State fchall each receive as compensation for their Mrvic-H in the discharge of the duties of their unices, in counties having a population of lis than 15,000, $1,000 per annum; in counties having a population of 15,000 and less than 23,000. tho gum of $1,250 sum of i 2,000 per ani um, and iu counties lowing a novulation of 100,000 and over, the sum of '2..VX) per annum. The bill then provides that the officers shall be entitled to no fees derived from their respective offices, but they shall each collect for their services such fees as are now provided by law and pav the samo into the county trtuurr instead of appropriating them to

per annum; in counties having a population of 2Ti.a-t) ;tnd les. than -io.ooo, the kuiu of per aiiium:; in ( (.untie having a population of -MMJOU and less than 100.000. tho

their own use. And any such officer who appropriates to his own use fees for services connected with his offices shall be liable for the same upon his ollicial bond and to prosecution for embezzlement. Tho sums of money above named, it is provided, shall be all the compensation the officers shall receive for the full discharge of their respective trusts as such officers, except that sheriffs shall be allowed in excess of their salaries for boarding aud taking care of each prisoner while coutined in jail or held by nis order under arrest, forty cents per day; for removing persons to any of tho asylums, reformatories or State prisons, going and returning by the nearest route traveled, for one person, 15 cents per mile, and for each additional person so taken at the same time, 5 cents per mile, to bo paid out of any funds in tho county treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon an order duly made by tho judge of the circuit court of the county wherein such allowance is asked. In the way of assistance the bill provides that-in counties having a population of 75,000 or more, the clerk, sheriff, auditor, and treasurer shall each be eutitled to two deputies, at 1,500 each per annum; in counties having a population of 25,000 or more, or less than 40,000, the clerk, auditor and treasurer shall each be entitled to one deputy at $1,200 per annum; the sheriffs thereof shall each be entitled to two deputies and to one bailiff, the deputies each at $1,000, and tho bailiff at $fi00 per annum; and tho recorders thereof shall each be entitled to one deputy at $800 per annum; and in counties having a population of 40,000, or more, the clerk and auditor 6hail each be entitled to two deputies, one at $1,500 and the other at $1,200 per annum: the treasurers thereof shall each bo entitled to one deputy at $1,500 per annum, and to one deputy at $100 per month during the months of April and November of each year; the sheriffs thereof 6hall each be entitled to two deputies and to one bailiff, the deputies each at $1,200 and the bailiffs at $S00 per annum; and the recorders thereof shall each be entitled to two deputies, one at $1,000 and the other at $G00 per annum. And in counties having a separate circuit, criminal and superior court, or either of such courts, the clerk thereof shall be entitled to ono deputy for each at a salary of $1,500 per annum. In this connection the further proviso is made that whenever it may become necessary for any officer named in this act, in any county in this State, to have an assistant or an additional assistant or assistants other than those above mentioned, to enable him to discharge the duties of his office, he may file with tho judge of the circuit court of his county a statement, under oath, setting forth tho reasons for, and asking an order for the appointment of such assistant or assistants. Whereupon such judge, if he deems that tho publio interests demand the aid asked, shall make an order allowing such officer to appoint tho requisite assistant or assistants; and such person or persons so appointed shall receive for sucn services the sum named in this act for deputies doing similar work in counties of tho class in which such assistant or assistants is to serve, or tho amount of compensation of such employes may be determined by the judge authorizing the appointment. In conclusion the bill provides that the law 6hall not apply to any persons now in office, or who may have been elected to office before tho passage of the bill. Whilo there seems to be a general demand for some such bill as this one, it is not probable that this ono will become a law. Tho county politicians of the State are solidly against any change in the present system. After tho bill had been engrossed Mr. Foster succeeded in having it made a special order for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION. The Democrats Show the Programme Thereon Arranged iu Caucus. -The school book question occupied the attention of tho House again a portion of yesterday afternoon. The special committee of seven, to which all tho bills introduced wero referred, reported back two, ono indorsed by four and the other by one member of the committee. The bill upon which the majority agreed has been made a caucus measure by the Democrats of the House, and will pass that body after it has been amended. It is provided that the' Stato Board of Education shall constitute a board of commissioners for the purpose of making a selection, or procuring tho compilation of a series of text books. Each of the commissioners, before entered upon the discharge of his duties under the act will be required to give a $10,000 bond, to be approved by the Governor of the Stato. The bill then provides that

"the board of commissioners shall, immedi ately upon the taking effect of tho act, advertise for twenty-ono consecutive davs, in two daily papers published in this State, tho Indianapolis Daily Sentinel and tho Indianapolis Daily Journal, and in . ono newspaper of general circulation in the cities ot New York. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, that at a timo and place to be fixed b3" said ' notice, and not later than six months after the first publication the board will receive sealed proposals on tho following: First, from publishers of school textooks, for furnishing books to the school rustees of the State of Indiana, for use in the common schools of tho State, for a term of five years, stating specifically in such bid the price at which each book will bo furnished, and accompanying 6uch bid with specimen copies of each and all books proposed to be furnished in such bid. Second, from authors of school text-books who have manuscripts of books not published, for prices at which thov will sell their manuscript, together with the copyright of such books, for use in tho publio schools of the Stato of Indiana. Third, from persons who are willing to undertake the compilation of a book or books, or a series of books, the price at which they are willing to undertake such compilation of anv or all of such books, to the acceptance and satisfaction of the board of commissioners. In this connection tho bill stipulates that all bids provided for by publishers must be accompanied by a bond in tho penal sum of $50,000, and it is also required that such bidder shall submit an a 111 davit that he is in no way connected with any other bidder. A further provision is that the board shall not in any case contract with any author, publisher or publishers, for the famishing of any book, manuscript, copyright or books,, which shall be sold to patrons for use in the public schools of this Htate at a price above or in excess of the following, which prices shall include all cost and charges for transportation and delivery to the several county school superintendents in this State, namely: For a Spelling Boott 10 cents For a First Header 10 cents For a Second Reader. 15 cents For a Third Header 25 cents For a Fourth Reader. 30 cents For a Fifth Reader. 40 cents For an Arithmetic, intermediate 35 cents For an Arithmetic, complete 45 cents For a Geography, elementary 30 cents For a Geography, complete 75 cents For an Knjclish Grammar, elementary.. 25 cents For an English Grammar, complete.... 40 cents For a Physioloj 35 cents For a History v ihe United States 50 cents For Copy RookVf each 5 cents The bill then provides that if, upon the examanation of such proposals, it shall be the opinion of the commissioners that the books can be furnished cheaper to the patrons by procuring and causing to bo published the manuscript of any or all of the books, it shall be their duty to procure such manuscript, and to advertise for sealed proposals for publishing the same. And sucn contract may bo let for the publication of all such books, or for any one or more of such books separately. And tho bill says it shall be the further duty of the board of commissioners to provide in tho contract, for the publication of any such manuscript, for the payment, by the publisher, of tho compensation agreed upon between such board and the author or owner of any such manuscript, for such manuscript together with the cost or expense of copyrighting the same. In conclusion, the bill provides for the distribution and sale of the books through the county superintendents and township trustees, and appropriate $1,000 for the purpose of paying tho cost anil expenses incident to the giving of the notices as provided for in the act. The bill reported by the minority of the committee differed from that of the majority in that it provided that books should bo bought by the county boai ds of education instead of by the State board. The county commissioners, if they see proper, tan contract wilh publishers for school books at the county's expense, aud furnish them free to the hchool children. After the two bills had been read, Mr. Beasly. chairman of the committee, explained that of the majority. The action of the committee in reporting it was then concurred in, and at the request of Mr,

Beasley the bill was made a special order for 11 o'clock this morning. Alter tho adjournment of tho House last evening the Democratic members went into caucus for thepurposeofconsideringsomcamendmevts to tho measure. -Many of the Democrats aro by no means satistied with the bill, but they will probably support it, believing that is the best measure that can be agreed upon. Many members think tho bill is just what! the 6chool-book publishers want enacted. It provides that books shall not cost above a certain price, and Mr. Beasley admitted in explaining it, that if the books could not be supplied at the figures specified, the bill would be a dead letter.

Gathering of the Candidates. Tho announcement that tho Democrats will hold their caucus to-morrow night for the purpose of naming candidates for the various benevolent boards and for prison directors, has brought the place-seekers to tho front by tho score. They fairly swarmed around tho legislative halls yesterday, and besieged members for votes. The offices for which candidates will probably be nominated aro as follows: Trustees for the Insano Asylum (3), Blind Asylum trustees (3), trustees for tho Deaf andDumb Institute (3), -directors for the northern prison (S), directors for the southern prison (3), trustees for the new insane hospital at Richmond (3), trustees for the insane hospital at Logansport (3), and three trustees for the new insane hospital at Evansvillo. There are scores of candidates for position upon each of the boards, so many, in fact, that no Democratic member can name them all. Nearly every member has a constituent whose claims ne is pressing. Those who want to bo on the old Insane Hospital board, so far as learned, are as follows: Dr. James, of Muncie; Joseph Carson, of Shelbyville; Joseph Flack, Thomas Markey, Carl Von Hake, Phil uapen, Indianapolis; Dr. Tarlton, Martinsville; John L. Dobyns, Z. H. Hauser, V L. Burrell, Louis lfoltroan, and ex-Senator Briant, of Clinton county. Among those who want to be on the Blind Asylum board aro John W. Kiley and James 11 Ryan, Indianapolis, and John H. Piercy, Greencastle, and for trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Charles Hauuh, Indianapolis, Dr. Chambers, Now Castle, and Mr. Petitt, M. D., Veedersburg. The candidates for southern prison directors, who are here electioneering, aro George W. Denbo, John Horn, John R. East ,V. B. McDonald, Clement Doan and R. F. Slater. Northern prison, James "W. French, Lafayette; LevfMock, Bluffton; James Renihan, Indianapolis; John J. Young, Huntington; Mr. Rosenthal and Jos. Pugh, Peru. French, Mock and Renihan are announced as Murdochs slate, and thev will, therefore, probably be selected, fcso far but fow candidates for places on the boards for the additional hospitals for the insane have announced themselves. Ex-Senator Rahm wants to be on tho Evansville board, aud Dennis Uhl upon that at Logansport. Many of tho members yesterday telegraphed for their candidates to como to the city, and there will likely bo an army of them here to-day. Making a Pretense at Reform. TheDemocrats of the House made a weak effort at reform, last evening, which they, themselves, were ashamed of, by passing the Applegate bill, abolishing the office of president of the benevolent boards. When the General Assembly convened there was no intention to do away with that office, but there was such a demand from all parts of tho Stato for reformation in tho management of the benevolent institutions that a few House ' Democrats concluded it might help their party a little to do what was proposed by Mr. Applegate. His bill met with no favor for a long time, but Monday evening it was indorsed in caucus, after a very spirited debate, and was set down for passage yesterday afternoon. The caucus further decided that, as the record of the Democratic party with reference to tho institutions was so outrageous, it would not bo wise to allow any debate on the bill. Accordingly, as soon as it was called up last evening, Mr. Apple-; cate moved the previous, question Tl bill was then passed under tho gag law, every Democrat voting for it and every Republican voting against it. The bill does not mean reform," said a Republican member last evening. "There will bo just as much rottenness in the institutions as there has been heretofore. The people very well understand that a Democratic majority that will not permit an investigation of tho Insane Hospital is not going to reform it very much.0 Urging on the Curtis Bill. There is. some doubt about tho Curtis board of control bill in the Senate, and un-. less its promoters, the most energetic of whom are expecting comfortable places under it, sound the alarm, there is a probability of a break on the caucus action. Fort Wayne is becoming uncomfortable over the bill, fearing that two years hence a Republican Legislature will apply tho eamo system of government to that city. This thought isbecoming troublesome to the majority, and they are about ready to drop thomatter. Tho denunciation of the people is also having a good effect, and besides there has never been unanimity concerning the bill in the Senate. John Frenzelwasin the Senate chamber tho greater part of yesterday, as was Leon Bailey. Both showed a deep interest in the measure, the former insisting that it must bo amended to allow stockholders in corporations to become members of the board, while the latter told the Senators that it was absolutely necessary to provide him a place in the city government. He wants the city attorney to bo chosen by the proposed board, and of course, every one knows that Bailey has not self-sacrifice developed to such an extent as to lead him to work for any one but himself. How a Favor Was Returned. Tho bill which Judge Cullen sought to amend by entitling "A bill for an act to rob tho Republican Reporter of the Supreme Court of his fees and emoluments," came up yesterday for final passage. Two years ago Griffiths, the present incumbent, refused to vote for a similar bill against John W.Kern without a clause by which Mr. Kern was exempted from its operation. In tho House were several Democrats who wanted to act with equal fairness, yesterday, and amendments were ready on the Democratic side to suspend the operation of the law during Mr. Griffiths's term and to give him more assistants, but the Speaker, for some reason, refused to recognize anybody but Mr. Shambaugh, tho author of the bill, with a demand for the previous auestion, which cut off all amendments and ebate. The bill barely passed with fiftyfour Democratic votes. Several Democratic members who, recognizing the outrage, had stepped out into the corridors, were sent for and dragged in to push tho measure through. legislative Notes. Mr. Davis's bill, reducing the number of i'urors in justices of the peace courts to six, las been passed by tho House. Tho House bill creating a Stato Bureau of Statistics reached the third reading in the Senate yesteTday morning. ncl io iue ivfionu ocnooi eleven years ago, Senator Urinstou's bill authorizing tho State officers to sell the block at the corner of Market and Tennessee streets has passed the Senate. The bill allowing the State Universitv,at Bloomington, $00,000. with which to build a lire-proof library building, passed the House last evening, and was transmitted to tho Senate. The Senate now convenes at 9 o'clock in in the morning, and night sessions are boginning to be hinted at by the majority, who are becoming nervous about their political bill?. The Senate bill creating the office of custodian of tho State-house, the occupant to be elected by the General Assembly, has been made a special order for Friday morning iu that body. A bill, by Mr. Nolan, authorizing the incorporation of interstate fair associations, passed the House yesterday. It is in the interest of Evansville, where an effort is being made to establish an interstate fair. The Senate consumed the most of vesterday forenoon in the consideration of Boyd and Tiramons's natural gas bills. The former, which provides regulations for the use of natural gas, was passed to engrossment, and the latter, a House bill, was passed. It riovides for condemnation of property for

The House has passed a bill allowiner Cor-

ius Loy, of Plainiicld, $000 for cattle sold

right of way for pipe lines, and for the assessment of damages to bo paid the landowners. After passage it was transmitted to the Governor for his signature. Tho bill fixing tho salaries of tho Marion County Commissioners , and of the assessor and trustee jn Center township, of this countv. at $1.K00 each per annum was passed by tho House last evening by a vote of fifty-one to twenty-nine. Tho Senate and Honso of Representatives are overrun with lobbyists. There are a number of schemes before tho Legislature which the lobbyists are able to work both ways and so catch tho unfortunate corporations and individual interests that aro threatened both coming and going. PROCEEDINGS EV DETAIL.

Routine Matters That the Senators Considered Throughout the Day. In the Senate, yesterday, new bills were introduced as follows: By Senator Kerth. S. 382. In regard to tho incorporation of certain companies. By Senator Smith, by request. S. 383.1 To legalize the incorporation of tho town of Warren, in Huntington county. By Senator Thompson, of Jasrer. 8. 384. To make provision lor inspection of petroleum oils. By Senator Brannaman. 18. 38o.J To amend the telephone act. By Senator Thompson, of Jasper. 8. 386. To maintain the purity of the ballot-box. The committee on Unance returned bills II. R. 332, to regulate the Stato library; S. 300, to provide for current expenses of the additional hospitals for the insane; 8. 241, to make certain deductions from taxes on real estate, and for tho payment of taxes on mortgages, with recommendation that they pass. The committee on roads recommended tho passage of the bill 8. 250 for the establishment of branch highways; II. R. 39, to amend the act to authorize counties to construct free turnpikes, and II. R. 167, to amend Sections 5107 and 5114 of Rs. of 1891. The committee on benevolent institutions presented a majority report recommending the passage of the bill U. K. Ill for the administrations of the additional hospitals for the insane, and a minority report that the bin 8. 88 be substituted therefor. It also presented a majority report that the bill S. 378J to improve the civil service of Indiana be indefinitely postponed, and minority report mat tne Din pass. Tne com mittee also reported n iavor or the passage or changing the name of the ?on to the Indiana Reform the bill fU. B. 240 Indiana Woman's Ir fechool for Girls and Prison for Women, and tho rassaxe of the bill II. R. 188J to establish aboard of btate chaTilies. The Judiciary committee reported favorably on the following described bills: 8. 354, to authorize guardians to execute mortgages in certain cases; 8. 377, to secure manufacturers and owners of railroad equipment stock in making sales conditional and in certain contracts; 8. 338, to authorize towns and cities to enforce certain ordinances; 8. 335, for the relief of John Elliott, and II. R. 273, concerning the appointment of sheriff of the Supreme Court. The committee on cities and towns rccemmended the passage of the bins: 8. 370. to empower cities to construct and regulate sewers, drains and cisterns; and H. 1L 478, to create sinkingfund commissioners. The committee on prisons reported favorably on the bill 8. 1G7 to pay $20,000 old debts and $15,000 for improvements at tho southern prison. The committee on labor statistics recommended the passage of the biU II. R. 43 to regulate the tho liability of employers for negligence of servants and co-servants. The following bills were passed to the third reading: II. it. 03, to legalize the organization of the town of Ellettsville, in Monroe county; II. R. 415, to make Hancock county the Eighteenth Judicial circuit and Henry county the Fiftythird; S. 218, concerning deputy marshals and constatbles, with an amendment by Senator Francis to prohibit bringing into this State any person or bodies of armed men to act as peace officers; S. 207, to amend Section 520G, R. 8., so as to make debts due to employes to the amount of $50 preferred debts; 8. 10, concerning the repair of free turnpike roads; 8. 291, to authorize the formation of co-operative associations by mechanics, laboring men, farmers, etc; and 8. 221, concerning drainago in streets oi towns and citiec The bill (S. 254 to prescribe the powers and duties of the Indiana State Board of Publio Instruction and increase the board by adding ; thereto three cornty superintendents, and a secretary. Engrossed. On motion by Senator Hubbell, S. 326 to provide for the crossings of railroads and to amend Section 3005 of K. 8. was passed. Senator Hudson calling up his bill S. 50 supplemental to an act creating a bureau of statistics and geology moved to substitute the bill II. 11. 85 therefor. The latter bin passed to the - third reading. Tho following bills wero ordered engrossed: 8. 307, for the protection of hotel-keepers; 8. 178, to establish kindergartens for children between the ages of four and six la connection with the common schools: 8. 319, to amend section 5911 of K. 8. in relation to the bond of county treasurers, increasing it to double the amount of money that may come into his hands, the bond to be acknowledged before any one authorized to take acknowledgment; 8. 140, concerning warrantees in contracts for lif e Insurance; 8. 28, to pay a claim of Simon 1 Thompson for $1,000; 8.270, to prescribe tho term of court at which certain actions 6hall stand for trial: 8. 350, to repeal the act with reference to liquidating the indebtedness of townships in certain eases: 8. 207, to regulate, the practice of medicine and to amend the act of 1885; 8. 98, to amend Sections 9 and 17 of the highway act of 1885, so as to exempt ex-soldiers and sailors from work on the highways; S. 343, to authorize the sale of certain landr belonging to the State of Indiana, on the corner of Tennessee and Washington streets. On motion of Senator Urmston, the bill was pressed to the llnal vote and passed. S. 274, for the appointment of a custodian of publio property and buildings by the General Assembly special order for Friday at 9 o'clock: and 8. 331, to regulate the transportation of property by railroads and other common carriers.The following bills were passed: H. R. 230. . declaratory of the meaningof the word "mining'' as embracing petroleum and natural pas; II. II. 71, to authorize boards of commissioners to negotiate and sell bonds to complete court-houses in certain cases, etc.; 8. 209, to pay to eight extrustees of Clay county for moneys lost by failure of a bank In which they deposited publio funds, and 8. 328, concerning orphans' homes and homes for destitute children. House of Representatives. In the House, yesterday, the following bills were passed: II. R. 422 To organize an interstate fair. H. R. 271 To appropriate $GO,000 to Indiana University. H. R. 1 GO To provide for the election of Justices of the peace. - . H. K. 153 Concerning the duties of Supremo Court Reporter. H. II. 249 To provide for the election of trustees for tho State hospitals. H. R. 195 To pay claim of Cornelius Loy, 8. 306 For the relief iof Edgar Hibbard. II. R. 172 For relir&ojrf. C. Rugy. H. R. 72 To encqprgOj,.the construction of levies. oh-v)"' H. R. 348 Concerning taxation. II. R. 542 Relating to railroads building branch lines. H. R. 421 To appropriate lands for railroad purposes. H. R. 84 To fix salaries of certain township officers. H. R. 151 To authorize the purchase or condemnation for publio use ot the shares of bridge companies. . Death of iJnlPt'.McRain. , News was received yesterday announcing the sudden death of tho Hon. Daniel Mc13aint at Lake Superior, where ho had gone on a business trip, to look after interests lie has in several mines in that region. Mr. McBain had many warm friends in this city, and was well known in newspaper circles, from having been connected with the Toledo Plade for a period of nearly twenty years. He was the intimate and life-long friend )f tho lato Chief-justice Waite. A large circle of tho young married people of this city will remember Miss Kate McBain, who was the only daughter of the deceased. Sho visited Indianapolis in 1S76, immediately after graduating from Vassar College with tho highest honors which have ever been conferred upon a graduate. She was the regular New 'ork correponuent of tho Journal for a timo, and evinced marked ability in newspaper work, which sho inherited from her father. Although Mr. McBain had passed his three score years and ten, his mind was as clear, his reasoning as profound, his business qualifications as reliable as in former years. Chicago has been his homo since 1872, and his' activities have all been centered in that. city. His remains rest at Toledo, his old home, where his wifo and daughter were buried. A Broken Slain. A break in the.main of the Consumers' Trust Company, about ono mile this side of Noblesville, yesterday morning, occasioned considerable inconvenience to consumers in this city. The break was discovered by trainmen, early in the day, but some dilHculty was experienced in notifying the officers of tho company, and it was several hours before thev.were apprised of the exact situation. The break was of such a serious character that some apprehensions were entertained for the safety of passing trains, and orders were issued that all trains be stopped before reaching the vicinity of the break, and that conductors, before attempting to proceed, satisfy themselves that there was no danger of causing an explosion of the escaping gas, by its coming m contact with the furnace fires of the locomotives. 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TELEPHONE 564. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. The Direct-Tax Bill Again Sent to the House Sundry Civil Appropriations. Washington, Feb. 19. The credentials of Senators Berry and Harris for their new term -were presented, read and placed on file. Mr. Hoar, from thecommitte on privileges and elections, to which were referred resolutions offered by Senators Chandler and Gibson for an investigation of the re cent elections in Lousiana and other States, and memorials as to political assassinations, reported them all back, to bo laid on the table, and also reported an original resolution instructing the committee on privileges and elections to inquire whether, in any State, the free and lawful expression of the will of the people in the election of members of the Fifty-first Congress, and ascertaining the result thereof, has been prevented hy violence, intimidation, fraud or other crime. Also, to inquire into the recent election in Louisiana in April. 18S8, and whether that State has a republican form of government, the committee to report at the session to bo held in December, 1889. Mr. Saulsbury, on behalf of the Democratic members of the committee on privileges aud elections, expressed utter dissent from the resolution reported, on the ground that the Senate had no jurisdiction over the question. The resolution was, on objection by Mr. Gorman, laid over until to-morrow. Mr. Hale offered a resolution, which went over till to-morrow, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate whether the sugar division in tho appraiser's office of the New York custom-house is now in charge of John S. McElwee; whether Charges have lately been made against McElwee affecting his personal character and conduct; whether such charges have been investigated by Special Agent Tichenor, if 60, to furnish a copy of the testimony taken and of the report made. Also, to inform the Senate whether McElwee has been previously dismissed on charges made affecting his personal character. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of Mr. Vest's motion to reconsfder the vote by which the conference report on the direct-tax bill was agreed to last Saturday. After Mr. Vest andMr. Blair had spoken in opposition to the measure, and Messrs. Sherman, Harris and Morgan in its favor, the motion to reconsider was rejectedyeas, 8; nays, 48. The Senators voting yea were Messrs. Berry, Blair, Call, Jones of Arkansas, Pugh, Keagan, Saulsbnry and Vest. The conference report now goes to the House for its action. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation Among the amendments reported by the committee on appropriations and agreed to by the Senate were the following: 1 or completion of postoffice building at Fort Scott, Kan., $8,000; making; apprppriations for light-houses, beacons aud signals as follows: Point Isabel, Tex., $8,000; Point Betsy, Mich., 35,000; Point Peninsula, Mich., 2,000: supply department for tho Ninth light-house district, $50,000; steam tender for the great lakes, $85,000; Columbia river, Oregon, $00,000; San Pedro, CaL, $. 000. Inserting the following items: Fih hatcheries in Lake county, Colorado, $000: and ou Lake Erie, $20,000; $2,000 forrepairof the ruin of Casa Grande, A T and directing the site to be reserved from sale or settlement; $35,000 for a viaduct at Kock Island, la., one-half to be reimbursed by city of Rock Island; $2,000 for expenses of a board of three engineer officers of the army to examine the Northwest coast for a deep-water harbor. Mr. Harris interrupted tho reading of tho bill to call attention to the large number of unconfirmed nominations. He held it to be as ranch the duty of the President to make nominations to fill official vacancies as to perform any other official duty, and as much the duty of the Senate to consider, and confirm or reject, such nominations as to perform any other senatorial duty. He recalled the iacts that President Arthur had, after the presidential election of 1S&, sent to the Senate 612 nominations, all of which wero confirmed except twenty-three, and that President Hayes, after the presidential election of 1880. sent to the Senate 680 nominations, nearly of which were confirmed. In view of these facts, he moved that the Seuate do now proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was rejected by a partv vote yeas 24, nays 26. Mr. Harris I shall give the Senate an opportunity to vote ou this motion every day until the end of the session. Mr. Edmunds (ironically) That is right. Mr. Blair Anal give notice that, at the conclusion of this bill, I will move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, importation, transportation and sale of alcobolie liquors. The reading of the bill was resumed. The Senate amendment to pay to Mrs. Waito $8,745. the balance of one vear's salary of the late Chief-justice Waite, en countered considerable opposition, but was finally agreed to yeas, 2; nays, 16. The Senators voting in the negative were Bate,

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is printed is made by this company. , - Fuee Ambulance. Berry, Blodgett, Brown, Cockrcll,: Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, George, Gorman, Harris, Morgan, Plumb, Keagan, Vest and' Walthall. The amendment appropriating $4O.000each for statues of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan" and Gen. John A. Logan, in Washington, was agreed to, and Mr. Daniel gave notice - that after all the committee amendments wero disposed of, he would offer a similaramendment for a 6tatue to Gen. Winfiold Scott Hancock. Mr. Plumb gave notice of an amendment making honorably discharged soldiers and sailors and their widows and children eligible for appointment, transfer, and promotion, subject only to such examination-as may be prescribed by heads of departments and without competitive examination. - Without completing tho bill, tho Senate adjourned. Filibustering on the Direct-Tax Bill. "Washington, Feb. 19. An hour was accorded the committee on printing, during which resolutions were passed, providing for the printing of various documents. ; mm ThcIIouse then went into committee of the whole Mr. Turner, of Georgia, in the chair on the postoffice appropriation bilL The pending motion, ottered by Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, to strike out the paragraph relating to salaries of assistant postmasters, was lost. Mr. Adams, of Illinois, offered an amendment fixing the salary of the assistant postmaster at Chicago, at $3,200. Hejected. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, moved to reduce the minimum salary of stenographers to postmasters from $1,200 to S00. He thought that the latter sum was sufficient to be paid to persons just entering the service. , Mr. Cummings, of New York, said if tho House must begin to reduce the expense of the government let it begin at the top of the heap, with the $."0,00O-a-year man, and wind "up with the stenographer and the mail carrier. Laughter. At this point the committee rose for the purpose of considering the conference report on the bill to repay the direct tax, which was presented bv Mr. Caswell, wha stated that Mr. Oates, oi Alabama, had re fused to sign the report, Mr. Oates was not present when Mr. Cas well submitted the report, and this fact was called to his attention, but that gentleman said, in view of the necessity for early action on the conference report, he must demand the previous question. .Then the famous dead-lock of last session was recalled. Mr. Crisp raised the question of con sideration, and Mr. Pogers of Arkansas, Air. Breckinridge of Kentucky, and Mr. McMillin of Tennessee, in nuick succession, interjected motions to auiourn, to take a recess and to adjourn until Thursday.At this moment Mr. Oates entered the chamber, and Mr. Caswell called attention to this fact, but the only response from the Democratic side was a loud demand for tho regular order. The motion to adjourn till Thursday having been voted down, Mr. Morse, or Massachusetts entered the ranks of the lilibusters with a motion to adjourn until Friday next. No quorum voted on Mr. Morse's motion, and a call of the House was ordered. Then, finding that it would be impossible to secure a vote on th conference report to-day, Mr. Caswell withdrew the matter from the consideration of the House, announcing that ho would call it up to-morrow. The House then resumed, inmmittee ol the whole, the consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill. The pending amendment, reducing to 00 a year tho minimum salaries of stenographers to postmasters was defeated. No further progress was made on the bill, and tho committee rose and the House took a recess, the evening session to be for the consideration of business reported by the committee on military a Hairs. The session of th J louse to-night was a perfect parody on legislation. It was called lor the consideration of business reported from tho committee on military affairs. The tir8t bill called up was one appropriating $100,000 for the erection of a monument at Fort Greene, Urooklyn. to the memory of the victims of the prison ships. Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, raised tho point of no quorum against this measure, and it was withdrawn, but although tho bone of contention was thus removed, tho contention still remained, and Mr. Felix Campbell, of New York, irritated at the defeat by one man, of a measure in which ho was specially interested, determined that no measure called up should receive favorable consideration. Consequently, as each measure was called to the attention of the Houe, Mr. Campbell raided the point of no quorum agaiut it, and it was withdrawn. Appeals and entreaties were of no avail, Mr. Campbell was unrelenting, and would permit no legislation to bo enacted. The parody continued until 10 o'clock, when the tessiou expired by limitation. mm MMOT V WMW MM Carriage Freight Association. CniCAGO, Feb. 19. Reprctentatives from ninety firms of carriage, wagon and buggy manufacturers in tho Fast aud West met here to-day, and organized The Carriage Freight Association' the purpose of which .organization is the advancement of trade interests by securing the best freight classification possible for trade products. A. A. Abbott, of Chicago, was elected presdent of tho association, and C. 1L Pope, oi St. Louis, secretary