Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1897 — Page 4

I i THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897,

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Ail communications intended for publication In this paper must. In order to receive attention, be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. THE IXDIAXAPOLIS JOURNAL fan be found ai the following places: NEW YORK Windsor Hotel and Astor House. CHICAGO Palmer House and r. O. News Co.. 21" Dearborn street. CINCINNATI J. R. Hawley & Co.. 134 Vine tre-t. LOUISVILLE C. T. Deerin. northwest corner vf Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Book Co., '&6 Fourth avenue. BT. LOUIS Union News Company. Union Depot. WASHINGTON. D. C RlKKS Houw. Ebbitt House. WHIard's Hotel and the Washington News Exchange. Fourteenth street, between Penn. avenue and F street. It might be well to Incite an Indian hostility that Senators Morgan and Turpie may have an opportunity to get into a fight. ' . . The hostility of the silver senators to the Wolcott bill providing for an international conference proves that they are not in favor of bimetallism. If Congress would shjw less disposition to regulate .foreign affaire and more to legislate for American interests the country would be the gainer. If any one of. the thirty-five legislatures now in session has not a half dozen antitrust bills and as many anti-cigarette bills before it, it Is not up to date. At this distance there seems no pressing need of a law in Kansas to prohibit mindreading, yet &"statesman has presented a bill for that purpose in the House. The unique prize-fighting law passed in JCevada provides that physicians shall certify to the physical fitness of the lighters. There is no requirement as to their moral condition. t As ex-Governor Altgeld has become a political Ishmaellte and common scold, his wild charges in regard to frauds In the recent election are not entitled to any consideration. The creation of a few more circuit courts In neighboring counties would enable those under indictment In Marion county to have t, greater number from which to select in cases of changes of venue. The fate of Senator Dubois should warn silver Republicans that they can expect nothing on a combination with Popocrats and. Pop.ulLsts. Dubois was rejected beCAuse he had been a Republican. If there Is anything more monotonous than the unavailing efforts of the School Board to lift itself out of debt by Its bootstraps it is the -monotony with which it falls back into the clutches of the same old ring. ' "While It may not be deemed wise to keep up the cor.troversy over the currency by the national committee, It will always be in order for Republican papers to expose the heresies of those who advocate a depreciated currency. Any person who is inclined to love Secretary of Agriculture Morton for the enemies be has made will have no trouble finding them among Democratic members of Congress. All the same, Mr. Morton is sound on the money question. President Cleveland's family physician had a strong enough pull to induce him to go to New York and deliver an address last night at tho semi-centennial celebration of the New York Academy of Medicine. The tuldress was strictly orthodox from a tncdical point of view. . 0 n Word cornea from North Carolina that Senator Pritchard was re-elected by the legislature partly through the influence of Tom Watson. Populist candidate for Vice President, in order to get even with Senator Butler, who Ignored him In the campaign. If this is true, score one for Wateon. Tho National Board of Trade practically Indorses the Indianapolis plan for the reform of the currency a gold basis and the gradual retirement of all United States notes so as not to disturb business, a national bank currency to take their place. Among business men there Is little difference of opinion on this question. M Ml M V M MVMHW WS MM MI It Is a good lesson in good citizenship when a man like Rev. Z. T. Sweeney, who, besides other Important functions, has been United States consul general to Turkey, consents to servo tho State as fish commissioner. Thero is nothing In the office for Mr. Sweeney, and his sole purpose in accepting it Is to render a public service. The expenditures of the government are $100,000,000 a year more than they were ten years ago. For the JSO.OOO.OOJ added to the pensior; expenditures the Republicans are responsible, while for the increase for internal improvements the Democrats are mainly responsible. This Is strange when it is remembered that Madison and Monroe vetoed small appropriations for such purposes. A bill In the Populist Legislature of Kansas to reduce railroad freight rates has encountered an unexpected obstacle In tho active opposition of railroad employes, who declare that such a law would mean a reduction of their wages. As about 40,000 railroad employes are protesting against the passage of tho bill the Populists are discovering that besides themselves there are others. When the time comes for renewal of the contract with the eicctrlc lighting company the city should get a much better contract than it now has. The moonlight schedule should 'bo abolished entirely. It Is a relic of primitive times, and not in harmony with municipal progress. Tho city should be well lighted without reference to weather or the stage of the moon. In Terre Haute the city gets electric street

lights of 2,000 candle- power, which burn all night every night In the year, for 5S4 a year. That city, by the way, has a much better electric service than this. In addition to Its all night the year round and cheaper street lights it has a plant for the distribution of electric power and heat. Public buildings are heated as well as lighted by electricity, and some private houses are wired for cooking. The company supplies a movable electric night lamp, a small heater which takes the place of a bedroom stove, another which takes the place of a hot water bottle, and other features of public and private convenience. If the Board of Public Works can get time it should run over to Terr Haute and get some new ideas In regard to the distribution of electric light, heat and power. A JUDICIOUS appointjient. Washington dispatches state that the politicians there look upon the appointment of Lyman J. Gage as secretary of the treasury in the light of an experiment. In a sense it is, and a very wise one. too. In the history of the government it ha3 rarely happened that a person was selected for this position with special reference to his financial ability and training, and with scarcely any reference at all to politics. Prior to the war the office of secretary of the treasury was comparatively unimportant. Government financing was on a small scale and did not require any particular financial experience or skill. Even Salmon I. Chase, secretary of .the treasury during the war period, was appointed for political reasons, though he developed great ability as a financier. Hugh McCulloch, who became secretary of the treasury in lSKi, after serving as controller of the currency and organizing the national bank system, was appointed solely as a financier. He made an able secretary and managed the government finance's with signal ability and success. By the way, McCulIoch was a Democrat before the war, always a free trader, and never as much in harmony with the Republican party as Mr. Gage is. After McCulIoch came in succession Boutwell, Richardson, Bristow, Morrill, John Sherman, Windom, Folger, Gresham, Daniel Manning, Fairchild, Windom again, Foster and Carlisle. All these were politicians except Manning. Some of them had made a study of government finances, as Sherman, Windom, Morrill, but were not practical financiers. Daniel Manning, Mr. Cleveland's first secretary, was the only one In the list who had not been in politics, and who was appointed solely on his financial record. lie was an able man, and if his life had been spared would probably have made his mark. There has been no really great secretary of the treasury since Salmon P. Chase. There have been some able ones, some fairly successful and some negative quantities. Such men as Boutwell, Richardson, Bristow, Folger, Fairchild and that class were never fit to be in charge of tho government finances. They could hold the reins, dispense patronage and attend to details, but they knew practically nothing about finance. The appointment of Gresham as secretary of the treasury was a burlesque, though he only occupied the position a few months. Mr. Carlisle is an able man. and, as politicians go, a good deal of a statesman, but he has not developed any originality or ability, as a financier nor shown any familiarity with financial methods. No secretary of the treasury has been as well known in the financial world as Mr. Gage. Ho is far better known than Mr. McCulIoch was when he became controller of the currency, or than Mr. Manning was when he became secretary. Probably there is not a man in the United States who is' moro widely and favorably known In financial and business circles than Mr. Gage. His appointment is an experiment in the sense that it discards political traditions, but It Is a very wise one In that It places a man of approved financial ability, skill and experience In charge of the government finances at a time when these qualities are greatly needed. There can be no doubt that the appointment will contribute materially to the restoration of conlidence, not only among those who control capital and business enterprises, but among the people generally. Mr. McKInlcy has dono a very shrewd and a very wise thing, and has gained a very valuable Cabinet adviser.

TIIK BAD LUCK OF JOXES. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, who is chairman of the Popocratic national committee, seems to be having the bad luck which followed him during the campaign. Senator Jones's management of the Bryan campaign was only less remarkable than the Popocratic candidate and his performances. Since the disaster to Bryanlsm In November Chairman Jones has devoted himself to efforts to induce the Popocrats, Populists and others in legislatures to elect the favorites of the silver ring to the United States Senate. His first effort was to bring about the election of a senator in North Carolina hostile to the McKlnley administration. The Republicans in the Legislature were twenty odd short of a majority on joint ballot. It was a fine field for political manipulation, but, even with the aid of Senator Butler, Chairman Jones failed. But his greatest effort was put forth in Idaho to re-elect Mr. Dubois, a Republican renegade who had plotted for the nomination of Senator Teller by the Chicago convention before both of them had publicly shed tears in the Republican national convention. Chairman Jones telegraphed and wrote appeals and orders to the Democrats In the Idaho Legislature to vote for Dubois. "These failing, he sent Mr. Walsh, secretary of the Popocratic national committee, to represent not only the desires of the committee but of the silver Democratic senators. In vain elid Jones in Washington and Walsh in Boise City conjure the Democrats in Idaho in the name of Bryan to support Dubois. -They sullenly refused, and when tho choice came between Dubois and a rather inferior Populist the Democrats in the Idaho Legislature broke in a body to the support of the Populist and elected him. One more defeat was reserved" for Jones of Arkansas, senator and chairman. Tho President had nominated Mr. Forman. the sound-money Democratic candidate for Governor in Illinois, for commissioner of internal revenue. Jones and his associates in the Senate gave out that they would defeat the confirmation of Mr. Forman. For weeks they fought off the nomination, but on Thursday it was called up. Chairman Jones opposed confirmation with all his ability, as did several of his clan. Republicans and sound-money Democrats advocated It. When the vote was taken Chairman Jcnes was beaten by nearly three to one. Not half of the silver senators and Southern Democrats rallied to his support. Outside of the two Republican senators who .fori some unknown cause voted against confirmation, only thirteen of his Popocratio frlefcls stood by him.

This, all things considered, was the most important defeat that Chairman Jones personally has achieved. CAIH.NCT JIAKIXG.

It is evident that the President-elect is making his own Cabinet, and making it with a puriose to give the country an administration which, at the outset, will command the confidence of its business and industrial Interests. It would be impossible to form a Cabinet which would meet the approval of any considerable portion of those who did not vote for Major McKlnley, but It is not impossible for him to so select his constitutional advisers as to bring to the cordial support of his administration the different elements which gave him his large majorities In all the more important States of the Union where there were fair elections. Few of the men who voted for Major McKlnley can seriously object to Senator Sherman for secretary of state. He has had large experience in public affairs and is by nature a conservative. The selection of Mr. Gage for secretary of the treasury will meet the very general approval of the conservative and business elements of the country, even If the veterans In Washington shake their heads or express the opinion that putting a successful and broad-minded business man into the Cabinet is an experiment. In recent years there have been several such experiments which have been very successful. Hugh McCulIoch, twice secretary of the treasury; Mr. Manning, Mr. Cleveland's first secretary of the treasury; Mr. Wanamaker. General Harrison's postmaster general, and Secretary of State OIney are .'instances of the unquestioned success of business men in Cabinets. It is reported-that Major McKlnley has three hundred applicants for positions in his Cabinet. The friends of some of these applicants have been taking a considerable portion of the time of the President-elect. All of them express to the reporters that their conferences have been "very satisfactory," which means that Major McKlnley has listened patiently to what the Cabinet promoters have had to say. Doubtless the Texans who had with them that most remarkable orator whose address has been turned to ridicule by so many newspapers imagine that they have thrust a man into the Cabinet. Twenty years ago it was not a rare occurrence for a man to claim a place in the Cabinet and back it with politicians as he would an application for a postoffice. With three hundred applicants, or men who have been presented by delegations, It Is probable that all men have not yet learned that Cabinets are not made of those who are applicants or even of those who are presented by delegations. Judging from the selections which the President-elect has already made for his Cabinet, personal applicatiobs and delegations do not count for much. In other words, Major McKlnley is selecting the men who will constitute his Cabinet with reference to their special fitness for the positions after careful consideration and conference with those In whom ho has confidence. This is the only course that a prudent man can pursue. If many of those who have been to the expense of going to Canton to urge the appointment of their friends to the Cabinet could have realized this fact, they would not have gone. A royal commission appointed two years ago to Investigate the financial relations, between England and Ireland, and especially . whether Ireland is unfairly and onerously taxed," has recently made a report embracing the following findings: 1. That Great Britain and Ireland must for the purpose of this inquiry be considered as separate entities. 2. That the act of union imposed upon Ireland a burden which, as events showed, she was unable to bear. 3. That the Increase of taxation laid upon Ireland between 1S53 and 1SC3 was not justified by the then existing circumstances. 4. The identity of rates of taxation does not necessarily involve equality of burden. 5. That whilst the actual tax revenue of Ireland is about one-eleventh of that of Great Britain, the relative taxable capacity of Ireland is very much smaller and is not estimated by any of us as exceeding onetwentieth. Of the fifteen members of the commission only four were Irish home rulers. The report seems to establish that in proportion to its resources and ability to pay, Ireland is required to pay largely more than her just share of Imperial taxation. The report is likely to form the basis of an interesting discussion in Parliament. The action of the manufacturers convention, held this week in Philadelphia, will doubtless surprise those who cannot manufacture without prohibitory duties. The manufacturers are not in favor of high dutiesat least they have so declared in convention. They want reasonable duties and duties which will produce revenues sufficient to meet the demands of the government. During the past three years there appears to have been a decided change of sentiment on this subject, so that the man in the convention who said that 10 per cent, of the people want high duties and 10 per cent, want no duties, while SO per cent, favor reasonable duties, very nearly expressed public sentiment on the tariff question. Several papers which have advocated free trade for years tlo not appreciate this fact, but that makes no difference. The fact that the President-elect has called a man who is regarded as a moderate protectionist to his Cabinet is a significant indication of the trend of sentiment on the tariff question. General Alger, to whom the Presidentelect his tendered the position of secretary of war, is a man of affairs who made a good record as a Union soldier. The selection will not please Governor-Mayor Pingree. As for Senator Sherman and General Alger, they will forget the past If they have not done so already. The selection of Gen. Alger will please a large body of the veterans of the late war. 1 HIRHLES IX THll AIR. Ditto. Deninnded. Watts What was the longest prizefight on record? Potts Vocal or manual? Kind Comment. "Chollio seems to have something on his mind." said the dear girl. "Yes." said the other dear girl. "Chollie's mind seems to be completely hidden." The Cheerful Idiot. "Gas." said the scientific boarder, meaning fuel gas. of course, "is now classed among the minerals." "I supposed it was a vegetable." said the Cheerful Idiot. "It never comes up until warm weather." Patriotism. "Yes, sir." said the gentleman who had Immigrated several years ago; "yes, sir, I am proud of my native land and love It dearly." "Is that the reason you did It the favor of leaving?" asked the common, homegrown American. There will bo a mass meeting at Roberts Park Church at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon to protest against the passage of the Sunday baseball bill now before the Sena.t-

TRYEC'TOIILL TIME

DILATOItY TACTICS OF TIIK POPOCRATIC MINORITY IX TIIK HOUSE. Filibustering Motion- Mnde mid Roll CnllM Demanded Upon Almost Every PropoMltion Presented. THE DOGS OF BROWN COUNTY ACCORDING TO MR. EAST THE HILLS ARE OVERRUN WITH TIIE3I. Batch of -Mortgage Exemption Hill Killed Orgauiiutiun of Court The Street-Hnllroad Measure. The obstructive tactics of the heavy Popocratic minority, in the House developed very plainly yesterday. They are led by John R. East, who 13 in evidence on the floor upon every proposition that comes up. To every resolution offered Mr. East yesterday offered an amendment, then a motion to refer1 and then called for the ayes and noes upon. everything. If it was a bill on second reading he offered an amendment, then another, then a motion to recommit and called for ayes anc noes upon everything;. It soon became apparent that these tactics are to be followed in the hope of obstructing legislation and compelling the Legislature to adjourn at the end of its limited time without having accomplished anything. Fortunately the rules adopted by the House give the speaker not a little power in meeting this system of guerrilla warfare, and if it is kept up the majority is likely to retaliate by killing all bills or any kind introduced, by minority members. Heretofore their bills, have received just as favorable consideration as those introduced by members of the majority. Both houses of the Legislature were occupied yesterday with committee reports and second readings!", The Senate, upon committee reports, khled the proposition to establish a new Circuit Court in Rush county and favored a general shuflle of judicial arrangements in Elkhart, Lagrange, Noble and Whitley counties involving a new circuit. -The House indulged in sundry long discussions about dog taxes and marriage laws, but did nothing of importance in regard to-either. Late in the afternoon,, however, .the House took important action in concurring ;n committee reports. The ways and means committee sent in a report killing all the mortgage exemption bids betore it, and the Hou0e concurred without discussion. It also killed the Nicholson divorce bill, prohibiting second divorces, except upon Scriptural grounds. Upon this order of business also uied the bill prohibiting Judges upon the bench from accepting railroad passes. WORK OF THE HOUSE. Doss and 3arrlairre. Hincunsed Death of Mortgage- Exemption 11111. The House spent a great deal of its time yesterday considering the subjects of dogs and marriages. The dog business came up when a bill by Mr. Remington overhauling the whole dog-tax question so as to make it somewhat more binding was handed down on second reading. The point of interest that developed in the discussion was the revelation that there are Just oodles of dogs in Brown county:11 "-BfoWn county has 'no railroads, no agriculturalland to speak of and no cities, and if its" representative, Mr. East, is to be believed, it has nothing much but dogs. Mr. East offered an amendment to tho bill striking out the clause requiring that the dog license bo advertised. He said this usele-ss provision cost the county of .Brown $400 a year. As the advertisement costs but 3 cent under the law, this meant that there was' eight thousand dogs in Brown county more dogs than people. The sheep farmers in the House are much interested in dog legislation, as they claim that it is of more .importance to the wool Industry than all the tariff legislation that was ever thought of.1 Mr. Babcock is a large and successful sheep farmer, and he tried to explain to tho Houso that any kind of a dog running through the field in which he keeps his sheep would, on account of the extreme nervousness of the ewes, damage him at least $50, and he wanted an amendment requiring all owners of dogs to keep them inclosed or chained from 0 o'clock at niglit until daybreak. During certain seasons of tho . year he stays in Ids sheep fold all night -to jwatch for dogs. After very general discussion the bill was recommitted. The most trouble that came to the surface arose over Mr. 'James's bill, adding mayors of cities to the list of people authorized to solemnize marriages. East was at It again with an amendment to add notaries public to the Hat, and. after a long and tiresome discussion in which it was suggested that they edd constables, boarding-house keepers and everybody else, his amendment was voted elown and the bill engrossed as originally amended. Mr. Smith, of Tippecanoe, made a motion that when the House adjourn it be to 9:20 o'clock Monday morning ami explained that this week would'ee the last of the junketing trips. Mr." Nicholson raised the Ioint that this motion would cut off the afternoon session, and the speaker took occasion to say that If there was not a quorum in the afternoon the doors would be locked and the absentees hunted up. Nicholson's point was held good and the question went over to the afterneon. The Popocrats did a little filibustering on a resolution providing for payment of the mileage and per diem1 of Representative Cockrum, seated Instead of Hart, of Gibson. Mr. East was in ' evidence demanding a roll call on every point and raising points of order. Thus it took about half an hour to pass the resolution. NEARLY SLIPPED THROUGH. Mr. Hall's bill, permitting boards of trustees of incorporated towns to levy a tax of 50 cents on $100 for the purpose of purchasing water works, was handed down on second reading and engrossed without discussion. On motion of the author, it was taken up for passage under suspension of the rules, again without discussion. It seemed a bit strango that a bill of such general importance should go through to this stage without discussion when so much time had been spent upon a dog bill. Mr. Smith gave a note of warning and Mr. Harris opposed the bill. The bill had been framed for the benefit of Fowler, but it, of course, applied, to every town of the State. Mr. Smith moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the rules were susI ndeel and this was earned by consent, and the bill was engrossed. Among the bias on second reading ordered engrossed was the brief amendment to the lilel law offeied by Mr. B:ankenship. as febows: "Tout the rule requiring that an answer of justiiication. in cases of libed and slander, shall be proven beyond reajoruible doubt, be and the same is hereby, abrogated, and after the taking effect of this act the proof of such answer shall be controlled by the rule now applying to proof of issues in other civil eases." Mr. Goddard's bill, requiring a Joint meeting of County Commissioners for the construction of a bridge upon county lines, was passed to engrossment despite the fact that the Democrats for some unknown reason tried to have it amended or recommitted. Representative Roose. at the beginning of tho afternoon session, caused a breeze by offering a resolution requiring that all committee clerks be stenographers and typewriters. It was held out of order. A little politics came up when the bill of Mr. Llnck. for a nonpartisan commission to revise the city, county and township government laws, was handed down upon second reading. Mr. Hedgecock offered an amendment so framed as to require that one of the three commissioners should have to be a silver Democrat. The Republicans doubted whether this would not make it impossible to find an Intelligent man for th third member of the commission. They argued against tying the hands of the Govrnar and voted down th& xatuvlzuni. Xk

bill was engrossed. A discussion arose over Mr. Canada's bill, amending the law concerning the platting of city lots, requiring owners to submit their plats to city authorities before selling lots. An amendment was offered repealing the clause in the existing law. permitting the reservation of unplatted farms within city and town limits, and. after some arjrum-n. It was adopted and the bill was engrossed. Mr. Smith rone-wed his motion of the morning, that when the House adjourn it adjourn until Monday morning, and It wad carried. Tho speaker announced that this would be the last day of junketing and tho last adjournment. Tho speaker was applauded. Among the other bills engrossed were the following: Providing that the publication of township trustees' reports shall be let to the lowest bidder: to tax "bankrupt sales;" providing for putting omitted property upon the duplicate; to prohibit the playing of football; concerning practice in Justice of the peace courts. The Thornton resolution for a constitutional amendment, making the terms of aJl county officers four years, was tabled because other amendments are pending. A number of Senate bills were read the first time and referred to committees. Among them were the Shlvely cigarette bill, the McCord K'-per-cent. insurance bill and tho excess railroad-fare bill. - EXEMPTION BILLS DIE. At this point the House went into committee reports and transacted more business in half an hour than it had all the rest of the day. Upon these reports a number of measures, some of them of considerable importance, died without a struggle. The ways and means committee reported upon three bills for the exemption of mortgage property from taxation, one by Lambert, another by Butler and another by Reynolds. All the reports were adverse and the House concurred in them. This cleans up the docket for mortgage exemption bills. When the judiciary committee reported a death warrant for Mr. Nicholson's divorce bill he raised objection and there was some oratory. The bill prohibited second divorces except upon the ground laid down in the divine law. In defending his bill Mr. Nicholson cited the fact that many courts had the same people almost year after year obtaining divorces and trying new matrimonial experience. Mr. Spooner and Mr. Llnck both spoke against the bill, declaring that it would be cruelty to compel a woman to live with a brutal husband or a drunkard because she hael for the second time In her life made a grave mistake. Mr. Reynolds spoke in defense of tho bill, but the report was concurred in and the measure died. The Judiciary committee also killed a bill by Mr. Goddard, another by Mr. Sutton and another by Mr. Henlgecock, all amending the practice in civil cases. It reported a number of measures favorably, the most important of which was House Bill No. 41. by Mr. Wair. repealing the special verdict law. The committee on rights and privileges reported upon fifteen bills. Among these it k'lled the following: By Mr. Rhodes, licensing pedlers; by Mr. Littleton, to prohibit the docking of horses' tails; by Mr. Fornshell, to prevent the sending of flowers to prisoners, and three or four other minor bills. It reported adversely upon Mr. Nicholson's 7 per cent, usury bill, but at the request of the author this was made a special order for next Wednesday. .The commltte.' on railroads put in a batch of reports, most of them favorable, though suggesting amendments. Mr. East's bill requiring railroad companies to permit connecting switches by any road of a mile or more in length was amended so as to make it fifty miles. jir. Sutton's bill reeiuirlng companies to give notice at all stations as to whether or not trains are on time was amended so as not to apply to freight or mixed trains nor to stations where operators are not upon continuous duty. Mr. Littleton's bill requiring companies to put In Interlocking switches was reported favorably, as was the bill by the same author designed to prevent people from walking on railroad tracks. Mr. Thomas's bill to prevent the smashing of baggage was favorably recommended after being amended so that the truck might be a foot and a half below the car door and so that the bill would not apply to towns of less than 103,000 inhabitants. The committee killed the following measures: No. 71, by Mr. Butler, making It unlawful for judges to accept railroad passes; No. 148, by Mr. Miller, requiring companies to construct footwalks on their bridges and trestles, and No. 222. by Mr. Sence. to prevent others than employes from boarding freight trains. The county and township business committee sent up a whole bundle of reports and as soon as the House caught sight of them it adjourned. RILLS THAT WERE VETOED.

Measures. Transmitted to the Anemlily by the? Secretary of State. There has come down to this Legisalture frcm that of two years ago several bills that the Governor did not veto before the Legislature adjourned sine die. but which he transmit teei to the secretary of state with his written objections. Yesterday the secretary of state returned six enrolled Senate bills. They were handed down by the lieutenant governor, who asked what disposition should be made of them. They were placed in the hand3 of the Judiciary committee and will be called up Monday morning. The most important of these bills is that which would have changed the system of choosing police commissioners in cities of not less than 3.000 nor more than 33.003 inhabitants. It will be remembered that there was a bitter fight over this bill. Under the present law in cities of less than 35,0X) inhabitants the police board is appointed by the Governor. By the law which ex-Governor Matthews refused to sign and which took this appointing power from him tho commissioners were to be eiected. One provision of the act prohibited any political party from nominating and placing on its ticket more than two candidates for police commissioner. This was a provision to make the boards bipartisan. A number of amendments to other features of the law affecting cities of that size were embodied In his letter to the secretary of state exGovernor Matthews said that he regarded as vicious the provision which provided the city might levy assessments on suburban property to a distance of 300 feet outside the corporate limits of such cities. Terre Haute was the only city that would have been in any wise affected by the bill. In his letters of disapproval ex-Governor Matthews said that a number of inlluential citizens of Terre Haute hail called on nim and others had written protesting against the measure. It will be remembered that there were loud demands for a special charter for Terre Haute, the law-and-order people declaring that they were tired of being overridden by the liquor element and the wldeopen policy of the police board appointed by exGovernor Matthews, who refused to afford relief by appointing a different class of commissioners. Another bill that failed because of tho Governor's failuro to approve it was a bill providing for the appointment of a commission consisting of the Governor, auditor and treasurer of state to sell a strip of land lying adjacent to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb to the C. H. & I. Railroad. It provided for a board of three appraisers, one to be chosen by each of the three commissioners, who were to assess the vaiuo of the property. Upon the appraisement being made there was a provision that the commissioners should proceed to transfer the property to the railroad. Tho act was so worded that a deed might be made by a majority of the commissioners. The objections stated as the refusal to sign the bill was that there was no appeal from the report of the appraisers and that it did not provide for competition, but named the party to whom the land should " bo sold. While the bili provided that the commissioners should not sell the land for less than the value fixed by the appraisers he did not believe there was any way to compel the appraisers to do their duty. The other four bills were of minor importance. The secretary of state also transmitted to the House two bills originating in that body, vetoed by Governor Matthews after adjournment. They were the Moore bill, providing for alumnal representation uon the boardsof the state educational institutions, and the Mcintosh bill, concerning decedents e-states. Both were referred to the judiciary commmittee. QIESTIOX OF XEW COURTS. Senate Ha n IUc DIncumkIoii on the Subject. In the Senate yesterday morning the first subject discussed was Senator Hawkins's resolution permitting the city of Indianapolis to take possession and use for park purposes land of the State lying north of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, on East Washington street. A majority report favored the Indefinite postponement of the resolution. To overcome any possible objections to the resolution a minority report recommended that the resolution be so amended as to allow the State to take possession within thirty days. Tho resolution Itself provides the title should remain in the State. Senator Hogate said that he was not interested in Indianapolis any more than any other citizen, but he said there ro taosou wivyr a&one should object

to the city of Indianapolis beautifying the grounds of the State, and he therefore favored the resolution. Senator Ellison said that while the city could not claim title bv adverse possession there might be dange; of its setting up a claim in equity on account of the improvements made to beautify the grounds. Senator Hugg saw no reason. to object to turning tho grounds over to the Park Commissioners, as the State could take possession again at any time by giving thirty days' notice. Senator Hawkins answered the objections raised against the resolution. His motion to substitute the minority for the majority report was lost, and the resolution was indefinitely postponed. A number of other bills wcr? favorably reported, among them one for the erection of a monument in memory of the heroes massacred at Pigeon Roost. The committee on organization of courts reported on thr?e of the bills changing judicial circuits. It recommended that Mills's bill separating Rush and Decatur counties be Indefinitely postponed. The report of the committee was concurred in without discussion. A favorab'.e report was submitted on Senator HubbeM's bill defining the Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Sixty-second districts, making separate circuits of Whitley and Elkhart counties and placing Lagrange and Noble counties In one circuit. At present Whitley and Noble are in one district and Elkhart and Lagrange In another. The report was concurred in without discussion. The Second Judicial circuit as now constituted embraces the counties of Warren. Spencer and Perry. Harrison and Crawford constitute the Third circuit. There were two reports on Senator White's bill taking Perry from the Second and placing it in the Third. After a long discussion the minority report was adopted and the bill indefinitely postponed. Those who favored the bill said the Second circuit was overburdened with work. It was admitted that this might be true by opponents of the bill, but the argument was advanced that to make the change would simply shift the burden to the judge of the Third circuit. Senator Sweeney said the bill seemed to be in the Interest of one man, the judge of the Second district. A favorable report on Senator Gilbert's bill concerning drainage (No. 192) was concurred in. A motion by Senator Mull to make the hearing of the report special order for next Tuesday was voted down. Senator Mull said the bill was one of the greatest importance. It virtually amends the entire dralnage laws of the State. It was ordered engrossed. In the afternoon there was no quorum. The order of bills on second reading was resumed. A slight discussion occurred when Senator New called up his bill repealing the legislative apportionment law of 1SS"). Senator Shea (Dem.) said that the act of 1SS5 was the only law In existence, and it ought not to be repealed until another had been introduced. He wanted to know the purpose of the bill. Senator Newinformed him that another apportionment bill would be introduced. Senator Shea insisted he could see no necessity fir a special repealing act. as all laws passed had a repealing clause in them. Further discussion was cut off, the chair holding that the bill was up for amendment, recommitment or engrossment. It was ordered engrossed. As there was no quorum present. Senator Nusbaum moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday at 10 o'clock. He said that the committee on education was away and that the committee on benevolent institutions would leave this morning, so that there would not be enough present to transact any business. The motion prevailed. SWEEXEY'S PICTURE.

It Causes Mach Amusement In the Senate Chamber. Thursday evening Senator Sweeney left a large crayon portrait of himself in the cloakroom of the Senate chamber. He had it there to exhibit to admiring friends. When he returned yesterday morning it was missing. In wild haste the goodnatured Democrat from Dubois and Perry began searching for it. No one had seen it and no one could tell what had become of it. . The truth was that Doorkeeper D. L. Medsker returned to the Senate chamber to lock up late Thursday night. To the sleepy Janitors who were waiting his return Mr. Medsker said that he had been to prayer meeting. They expressed some surprise at this assertion. It is known, however, that Mr. Medsker has been a good Baptist for a emarter of a century, and his friends say the suspicions of the Janitors were groundless. Be that as it may, he decided on a practical Joke at Senator Sweeney's expense. He placed the picture in the niche to the right of the president's stand. That picture was the first thing most of the senators saw .when they entered the chamber, but it did not catch Senator Sweeney's eyes, although he hunted all over the Statehouse. He was telling his troubles to his bosom friend just before the Senate was called to order. "Why. there It is." said Senator Ellison. Senator Sweeney's face brightened. Just before the Senate adjourned Senator Nowby. introduced a humorous resolution directing the doorkeeper to drape with black and turn to the wall all pictures hanging in the Senate chamber. Everybody voted aye excepting Senator Hawkins and Senator Sweeney. The chair declared that the noes had it. It was turned to the wall during the noon hour. "It's a shame,'' said Senator Sweeney. "They ought to be proud to have the face of a good free-silver man beaming down on them'" XEWTOX COUNTY SEAT. Judiciary Committee Hears Both Side off the Question. The judiciary committee of the House last evening gave a hearing on the Newtcn county seat question, in considering Mr. Archibald's bill providing for the removal of the county seat upon the vote of a majority of the voters of the county. The bill is In tho interest of Morocco and the citizens of this town are making a strong pull for it. Kentland, the county scat, is situated In the southern part of the county, which has been the only part with much population until the drainage of the last few years reduced the level of tho marshes and brought an Increase of population in the central townships. There has been a long-standing fight aga'nst Kentland. Goodland was formerly it a chief agitator for a change, but her citizens are not participating in this fight, as it is based largely upon geographical arguments, and Goodland is as far south as Kentland. The opposition to Kentland has never been powerful enough to change the county seat, but It has been strong enough to prevent the election of a !oard of county commissioners that would ere-ct a new courthouse at "Kent," and as a consequence the county business is carried on in a couple of antiquated frame buildings. Last night Kentlanej was represented by Patrick Ke-efe and Smiley N. Chambers, who showed that "the population Is largely centered in the southern part of the county and charged that the future of Morocco was largely speculative, while a present was not much to s;eak of, situa- ) ted between the sandhills and the swamps. Speeches in behalf ef tho bill were made by Representative Archibald. L. H. Recher. J. B. Lyons and J. B. Chizum. They showeei that the population of the central part of the county was increasing, while that of the southern part was at a standstill. STREET-KAILUOAD HILL, Senate Committee Will Report Favorably iTlth Amendment. The Senate committee on the affairs of Indianapolis has agreed upon its report on the New street-railroad bill. It will report the measure favorably, with certain amendments, meeting in some measure the objections raised by the attorneys for the Citizens' Street-railroad Company in the hearings granted. As amended the bill will apply only to cities of IiX),j0 and over. The method of appraisement Is changed so that it shall be made by a jury of tho Circuit Court, from whose deeisior. there shall be no appeal, o that the matter cannot bo tied for an Indefinite period by whichever side happens to Lo dissatisfied. The machinery for making the change Is set in motion six months before the expiration of the franchise, so as to avoid the hiatus upon which General Harrison Inii much stress in his opinion rendered to the company and read before the commit u-o. This amendment will avoid any interruption of tralfic conse-quent upon a change. Will it Increase the Fund. The ways and means committee held a rather slenderly attended meeting last night. Some cf the members had gone on junkets with other committees and others were detained by the excitement incident to- scurrying their belongings out of the Denison House during the fire. The question of appropriations for the State institutions was discussed in a general way. It seems certain from the tenor of the talk in tho committee room that there will te no restoration of the maintenance funds back to the figures that prevailed previous to the session of ls05. Against the Ball Bill. Each member of the Legislature found upon his desk yesterday a printed communication from the committee of the Ministers' Association protesting against

the Taseball bin. containing the following arguments: That it 1 class legislation; that it would be revolutionary in the matter of Sunday observance: that Sunday ball is demoralizing in its tendencies, and that It would destroy the laboring man's day of rest. Wants the K nn villc Any Iain. Special to the Indianapolis Juurn.il. NOBLES VI LLE. Ind.. Jan. ro.-Since th eity of Evansvillle wants the Legislature to appropriate $2f0.OG for yewerape purposes for the Insane Asylum at that place the propie of this city would like to ask for it removal from that out-of-the-way place, where It seems that proper drainage cannot be secured, i-or much less monev th.tn U asked for this sewer tho ity of NobIesvil!o would guarantee its removal to this place, furnish natural gas. water and as good a, site as can l furnished in the State. R-p-rese-ntative Harris is reported in favor cf such a movement.

He Pauvr I'nvor Football. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENCASTLE. Ind., Jan. The students of De Pauw held a mass meeting this afternoon after chaiH for the purpose of denouncing the proposed nntlfootball bill before the Legislature. IM Davis, a prominent player, presided. A unanimous resolution condemning the Mil was missed and Messrs. Sandy. Shlnman and Roller, were appointed a committee to draft a petition and to secure the names of students. QUINN CASE IS DROPPED SAFETY HOARD CALMLY 1UXOKK9 THE GRAVE CHARGES IXVOLVEIl. v Police Stand Aecaeel Without DefenseWorks Hoard Prepares to Let a. Queer Contract. At a meeting of the Board of Safety yesterday morning there was action in regard to the last letter from Capt. Eli Hitter, and this action negatively declares that the end of the Qulnn saloon case has come, so far as the loard Is concerned. The matter was simply dropped. It was mentioned, but no action on the request of Captain Rittcr that he be allowed to appear before the board and have witnesses summoned was taken. This Is probably the end of tho matter unless some other channel than tho Board of Safety is selected to bring the matter before the public. The board decided to make an effort to secure a lighting plant in Tomlinson Hall that will furnish light to all th downtown city offices and buildings. The city now pays about J5.W0 a year for this purpose. AX X EX ATI OX TALK Came Before the Mayor's Cabinet Yesterday Morning:. At the meeting of 'the mayor's cabinet yesterday the principal topic of discussion was the annexation of the many small suburbs. Recently there has been a growing sentiment among some of the citizens of tho siiuurbs for annexation, and it Is also well known that an election for city officers Is due next year and tae addition of all the suburbs except Irvington. which is not included, will give more Dcjnocratio than Republican votes. Controller Johnson urged that action for annexation be completed before April 1. so the assessment for taxes for this year could Include the annexed property. When North Indianapolis was annexed the proceedings were not completed until the middle of April, which made It two years before the city could receive any benefit In the way of taxes, while it had to immediately assume police and lire protection. The debts of the suburbs are just about offset by the property owned. West Indianapolis has good schoolhouses and a fire department, Brightwood has waterworks, for which Its bonds were issued, and Haughvllle has two good schoolhouses and a fire department. Mount Jackson has neither, debt nor public property. The following statement shows the condition of the four suburbs: Tax Debt. Pop. Dup. West Indianapolis . $75,000 t.m $3,2j0.2.;:i Haugnvfjle 24.ixX 2) i.4r.:,ir, Brightwood 1S.000 2,00 77.013Mount Jackson 000 233.4'j3 It is probable that a special meeting of the cabinet will be called to consider tho annexation plan after It has been worked out by city officials. JUST OXE WEEK ALLOWED. A Peculiar Contract Which WorLn Board Propone to Let. Yesterday the Board of Works adopted specifications and ordered advertisement for bids for equipping the City Hospital with sufficient pipes, hose and pumps for fire protection. The specifications call for a thorough system of iron pipes throughout the building, with connecting valves at several points on each rioor, to which from, 1'JO to ir0 feet of hose is to be attached. There will also be a Dean or Worthlngton steam pump, with a six-inch water cylinder. The pump ' is to be on the grounds, ready to be put in place within a week after the contract Is awarded. Whether intentionally or not, this feature of the specifications will reduce the number of bidders to a comparatively small number, probably not more than two or three at the most, for few people can agree to put in such a pump and have it on the ground within a week after the contract is let. There is probabiy not more than one local bidder who can do so. The Charter Amendment. County Treasurer Schmidt, City Controller Johnson and Will Hughes, head ef the city bureau of assessment, met last night with Senator R. O. Hawkins for a discussion of the bills which are being prepared for changes in the city charter. The bills relate to tho collection of Barrett law bonds and minor matter, the substance of which has already be-en printed. The bill will probably not le ready to be submitted to the Legislature before Monday or Tuesday. Garbage Con tract Amended. The city garbage contract was amended yesterday by striking out the clause that relates to the collection in suburbs that may !e annexed. Andrew Hermanny Ac Co.. the contractors, told the board that they had not bid with the expectation that there would be a larxe amount of territory annexed, and they objected to this part of tlu contract as drawn up. It was cnatiged an l will be signed -Monday and presented to the Council Monday niglit. Minor Municipal Routine. The Board of Works yesterday allowed a final estimate and approved the assessment roll for the , Improvement of Raymond street, from Shelby streft to the Bluff road. The Indiana Asphalt Paving Company did the work. A resolution was adopted for the vacation of the first alley west of Alabama street, from Pratt street to the first alley south. Another Station Site Offered. James Mcintosh, who owns the property at the southwest corner of Maryland and ! Alabama streets, has asked the city otTicials to consider the possibility of purchasing it in connection ith the talk of a new police station. The lot is ll'ixll') feet. He has named no price. Prof. De Motte' Lecture. Profefsor John B. De Motte, of Bryn Mawr. Penn.. will lecture at English's Opera House next Monday evening. Professor De Motte lectured In Indianapolis last season on the "Harp of the Senses" In a way that resulted In his being immediately booked for the present season. The lecture he will give next wevk 1 in the same line of thought as hU former lecture and Is entitled "Python Eggs and the American Boy." The lecture presents In an interesting way the latest research s In brain building and llustrutea delicauly and scientifically the reasons for thr powerful efforts for good or evil upon the adult of thousht and conduct during youth. The lecture will be illustrated with platform apparatus and original projections and experiments Auditor's Office to Be Closrd. The office of the auditor of stato will be closed to-day out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Mary A. Dally, mother of Auditor Daily, who died at Lebanon Thursday nlsnt. The funeral will be held to-day at Icbanon and a number of the State cfllcera wut attend.