Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18,-1801.

THE DAILY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1G, 1001.

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The first session will be held in the hotel parlors on the evening of the 24th, when a reception and banquet will be held. The business session will be held on the next day. All members are requested to meet at the hotel parlors at 5:30 p. m. Editors and publishers of Republican news papers are solicited to attend and present their names for membership. M. W. PERSHING, Secretary. It would seem to be about time for Mr. John Wanamaker to quit playing at polltics In Pennsylvania. None of Mr. Wanamaker's bargain counters seems to include commissions for United States senators. Advice to members of the Legislature who contemplate an attack on the county and township reform laws "Don't." Men about the Statehouse who would know If there were .any movement of the kind, declare that they can discover no Indications of the presence of a county officers' lobby. Enough bills were presented In both branches of the Legislature yesterday, good, bad. indifferent and peculiar, to make a crazy-quilt statute book. Fortunately, few of them will become laws. Mr. Stutesman seems to have begun his battle on the little Jobs where he left off in 1SD3. It was a little thing, but the pur chase of a lot of statutes to be lost at the end of the session is wrong in principle. "With five architects competing, four from as many large cities, and the supervising architect of Washington, the judges ought to be able to get a satisfactory plan for the new government building in this city. Senator Teller, of Colorado, once a use ful member of the Senate, seems to have , degenerated Into a political crank and common scold. It Is a pity that men In public life who have outlived their use fulness cannot recognize the fact. When Agulnaldo's supporters catch those who will not go with them they bury them to the neck In the earth and leave them to starve; yet we are told In the Senate dally that the men who do this sort of thing are as good men or better than those who fought under George Washington. Once more Matthew S. Quay has triumphed over all opposition in Pennsylvania p.nd has been elected to the Senate. With potential and wealthy men against him he has beaten them in a hand-to-hand bat tle. The man wno is anie to ao mat in a State like Pennsylvania Is a man of posi tive power. Persons, who propose to dispose of real estate by lottery ought to know that the use of the United States mails is strictly barred against circulars or advertisements of any lottery scheme. Perhaps it Is possible for such a scheme to bo conducted without violating State laws, but under no ciriuuisuun-rs uu mey ue promoteu through the malls. Indiana men come to the front quite often nowadays In the politics of further Western State. Senators Patterson, of Colorado, and Burton, of Kansas, being the latest additions to the list. The former is a free silver Democrat, while the latter represents what Is called "the young crowd' In Kan sas Republican politics. He is said to be a fine orator as well as a political hustler. The Journal would repeat to the Council and others that permanent popularity can not be attained by embarrassing the running of interbur'uan electric lines Inside the city, as they are sure to be of great value to the business of the city. Nor will sensible people regard those persons as martyrs who board these cars and get themselves put off because they will not pay a full five-cent fare. If any member of the Legislature contemplates attacking the county and township reform laws, he had better be prepared to demonstrate that they are inimical to the public interests. As Governor Durbln said In his inaugural address, "Each taxpayer is a stockholder In State Covernnvnt." and they are all interested In administrative reform. It is always well to remember that taxpaers outnumber officeholders. Two years ago the Democratic Legislature of Missouri took charge of the police and the conduct of elections In St. Louis. The result of a year and a half of such control I the doubling of the cost of thts 7 :"!: f;rc and a degree of corruption In

the management of elections and the management of the police force fo alarming that twelve grand Jurors, representing Hiebest men In the city, have declared that It Is impossible to set forth the demoralization adequately. It remains to be Feen If the Missouri Legislature now in session will retrieve the blunder of Its predecessor or

ratify it. "WILLIAM I. FISIII1ACIC. The death of William Pinckney Fishback removes an Interesting and some time conspicuous personality from the community. Coming here In the early nitles, when the city had less than twenty thousand population, and bringing with h:m a mental and professional equipment such as few young lawyers of the time possessed, he soon became prominent in professional and political circles. He possessed In a hlch deeree some-of the prJme quamle9 of a lawyer.an exceptlonn,, i. - itt romarimhlp analytical power, fine legal acumen anu ouicam oi vu.. - I Alr-llnnl V p 1 1 tr et rotnntlva fl nn TPsponslve memory, and-unusual felicity of . , , diction. These qualities brought him rapid succesg at tfce fcar anJ also popularlty as a political speaker. Ills qualifications as a lawyer did not include tne judicial temperament, and while he was calculated to shine as a trial lawyer and advocate he would have been grievously out of place on the bench. Nature never Intended him for a Judge.. It Is probable that if he had been called to serve in that capacity his judicial opinions would have consisted largely of obiter dicta, which, Interesting as they might have been, would have Incumbered a judicial record. Mr. Fishback's Intellect overshadowed his affections. Ills mind, which worked as smoothly as a watch movement, so far outclassed his body that In his best days people wondered how so slight a man physically could do so much work. He had the toughness that belongs to finely tempered steel. Outside of his purely Intellectual qualities his dominant characteristic was hlscensoriousness or disposition to criticise. This often took the form of scathing sarcasm or bitter satire. In the exercise of this quality he spared neither friend nor foe. Yet, with him, It seemed to be more an intellectual habit than a matter of malice. He was not vindictive and could laugh lightly at wounds he had Inflicted as if It were rather a joke. In argument or controversy he was so intent on making his point that he was merciless In exposing the weakness of his adversary, and almost anybody was liable to be considered an adversary. Nothing excited his wrath more than cant, dishonesty or injustice, though he was some times unjust In his own criticisms. His power of vituperation was so great that its exercise seemed to be a sort of intellectual pastime, and he would go out of his way to find obtcts or subjects for it In matters that did not concern him. But this trait of his character was super ficial, and his deeper nature was kindly, genial and lovable. He was a charming writer, and the columns of the Journal have contained many brilliant contributions from his pen, once active und mili tant in every good cause, but now silent forever. TUB DECISION IX THE IV E ELY CASE. The decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Neely case illustrates, as they have often been illustrated before, the immovable equity of that great tribunal and Its infallible quality of getting at the heart of justice in spite of intervening obstacles. Everybody knew that Neely had committed an outrageous crime and ought to be pun lhed; yet, on the strength of our anomaIOUS relations to Cuba. rls lawyers sueceeded In raising so many legal and International doubts that many persona predicted he would escape punishment or even prosecution. The Supreme Court brushes these doubts and quibbles aside, lifts the case out of the fog of technicalities and puts It on the broad and solid ground of Justice. The essential point of the decision is that an American citizen who commits a crime in a foreign country must submit to such mode of trial and punishment as the laws of that country may prescribe, unless a different mode be provided for by treaty stipulations between that country and the United States. In reaching this conclusion the court effectually disposed of some political contentions such as that the Independence of Cuba" was recognized by the United States at the beginning of the war with Spain; that the temporary occupancy and military control of, the island by the United States is unconstitutional; that courts established in the island under orders issued by the military governor are invalid; that the act of Congress of June 6, 1D00, extending the extradition act to Cuba was unconstitutional because Cuba was not a foreign country, etc. By deciding adversely to all of these contentions the court has cleared the ground of all international complications between the United States and Cuba and defined the respective positions cfthe two" countries so clearly and exact v that there Is no room for further discussion of the subject. Mr. Neely will be sent back to Cuba to get his deserts, and Democratic politicians will have to turn their batteries from the administration against tho Supreme Court. THE SENATORIAL IIOLD-IT. Senator Bcveridge is reported as saying to a reporter that he took the days In which a few men are filibustering over the bill to reorganize the army to run home and attend tno inauguration of GoVrnor Durbln and look after a few private matters. If the junior senator did not say that, he could have done so with the utmost propriety. A few senators like Teller, Pettigrew, Allen, Butler and Tillman are preventing the majority from coming to a vote on the bill by wasting the time In idle chatter and Irrelevant speech. They cannot change a vote. Even what they say is not listened to by senators and will be read by the comparatively insignificant number of the American people who receive the Congressional Record free and have no better use for their time than to read it. Senator Bcveridge. under the circumstances, docs well to come home and mingle with constituents, since, if he should remain in Washington, all that he could do would be to await the pleasure or the physical exhaustion of the four or five filibusters. Many will ask why seventy or eighty senators, who are ready to dispose of that Important bill permit this insignificant number of misfits in the Senate to hold it up for ten days or two weeks, or as long as they may choose. This Is the question ' which practical people all over the country

have been asking ever since the majority of the Senate has been 'dominated by an insignificant minority whenever the latter has pleased to assert itself. There has been no answer but the long-time precedent of senatorial courtesy and that the Senate Is a deliberative body which holds to free and unlimited discussion. It is no answer, since there is no courtesy in sixty or eighty senators being kept from legislating by a half dozen members who show no courtesy for anybody. Simply to waste valuable time and to put in Jeopardy the interests of the country is not debate, but a hold-up. The passage of the bill for the reorganization of the army Is, a measure of the utmost importance yeM, urgency. Delay is harmful a fact that the filibusters well understand. Why should the American Senate longer tolerate this Increasing practice of filibustering? Why should a majority of the ablest and most dignified legislative body in the world be uriven as a last resort to sit out and wear out a half dozen filibus

ters? It is not a dignified proceeding. As to precedent, where Is the precedent for filibustering? Why should it not be extir pated as hostile to the legislative responsibility of the majority? It seems to a large portion of the American people who do not visit Washington that it Is time the precedent which encourages the tyranny of a small minority should be Ignored. Sen atorial reform would seem to be a subject to which senators like Mr. Beveridge might devote some time, to the great benefit of the Senate and the country. Governor Durbln declared himself "thor oughly in accord with the Impressive max im first uttered by the late distinguished Jurist, Judge Cooley,- that a public office is a public trust.' " The principle Is so Just and obvious that It must have occurred to statesmen of earlier times than ours. Matthew Henry, the celebrated eftmmenta tor on the Scriptures, wrote: "It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be intrusted with." This implies the merit system. Thomas Jefferson said in 1S07, "When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself as public prop erty." In a speech delivered by John C. Calhoun in 1833, the South Carolina states man said: "The very essence of free gov ernment consists In considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country and not for the benefit of an In dividual or a party." Charles Sumner said In 1S72: "The phrase 'public office Is a pub lic trust has of late become common prop erty." Dorman B. Eaton, president of the Civil-service Commission wrote In 1SS1, "The nubile offices are public trusts." and ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, said in 1SS3, "Public office is a public trust.' PresidenHayes put the same idea In good form in his inaugural address in 1S77, when he said: "He serves his party best who serves his country best." It matters little. however, where the idea originated. The important 'point is its growing prevalence and force In Indiana. In August last President McKinley" asked the Philippine commission for a statement of the condition of affairs in the Islands. The. statement was published Sept. 19. After setting forth many facts, the commission expressed a confident belief that "if the general election in the United States con firms the present policy the remnant of the Insurrection will disappear within sixty days. It has been a little more tnan sixty days since the election, and the remnant of the insurrection is disappearing very fast. " Long ago, when Sydney Smith contemptuously asked, "who reads an American book?" Englishmen used to laugh at Yankee smartness and ingenuity as factors not worth considering. Now, when American manufacturers are capturing their markets in all parts of the world, they talk very differently. Perhaps, after a generation or two of young Britons have been educated in American schools and shops, England may recover her commercial supremacy, but It will take a long time. Governor Durbln cited some interesting evidences of progress in Indiana, but his declaration of views regarding public of fice and the merit system was the most significant evidence of any. Twenty-five years ago a Governor declaring in favor of the merit system and nonpartisan man agement of state Institutions as strongly as Governor Durbin did would have been deemed. politically daft by his party frknds. But times have changed, and greatly for the better. The interests of the State of Indiana are more Important than those of any party. and the Republican party Is bigger than any man. Ambitious members of the Leg islature will do well to ponder this state ment. . - FROM HITHER AND YON. Hardly. "Life is rca'.! Life is earliest!" Faith the Rood old poet. Fudge! Is it any more so, think you. Than is either Puck or Judge? Chicago TiJbune. Deaperntc Remedies. P.altlmore American. "Unless you pay us the ransom demanded, we will cut off your boy's hair,"' wrote the fierce kidnapers. "Do your worst," wrote the father ;n reply. "I have been trying to pet that Fauntljroy .'dea cut of my wife's heaI for ten years." Tit for Tat. rhila1elrhli Press. Slopay I want you to make another suit for me. Tailor (reluctantly) Yes? Sluitay Yes. No-, let me see som;hlng in the way of a check. Tailor All right, but surpose you Co he same for me. Where the Shoe Pinched. Puck. Tho Trlma Ponna (after he first act) i won't po on asain unlea that bcx party r.vtkes less nolfe! I nearly hal hysterics! The Manager (In frurrrlse) I dllnt I tar any noise. The Prima Donna You didn't Why, they en cored that upstart of a contralto fuur times! One Co mi n k. Waihtngton I'cst. Could you tell me the meaning of the worll cataclysm? " he arked of the street car paterger who was folding up his newsjapr. "Are you going to ride two or three. bkks farther?" wa queried in reply. "Yes. sir." Then you'll fee one. The conductor las car ried that sharp-n'-sed woman two streets pibt where she wanted to get off already and l c'Il wake up hoon and start a cataclysm that'll proL-

all jump the car right off the trackl"

FLOOD OF BILLS.

dren to attend . school between the ages of seven and sixteen, but where children between the ages of fourteen and six teen have to work for the support of parents they cannot be compelled to attend school more than twelve consecutive weeks each year. Mr. Mummert introduced a bill regulating the sale of personal property, providing for the recording of instruments pertaining to thrt same with the county recorder. and making a violation of the act a misdemeanor. The House adjourned about noon until 2 o'clock. At that hour the roll call of coun ties for the introduction of bills was ontlnued. This work was finished about 3 o'clock. The House will convene again at 9 o'clock this morning. BUSINESS IX THE SENATE, Flfty-ElKht mils Introduced and Re ferred to Committees. The Senate began to do business in earn est yesterday, there being a total of fiftyeight bills presented and referred to various committees at the morning session. The morning session, which began at 10 o'clock, was opened' with prayer by the Rev. William A. Quayle, pastor of the Meridian-street Church, of this city. A motion to dispense with the reading of the journal, by Senator Cregor, was opposed by Senators Wood and Ball, who both in sisted that the Journal should show that both houses were present when the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor was canvassed yesterday. The motion was lost, and the clerk proceded with the reading of the Journal for several minutes, when Senator Osborne arose and made a motion that. only such part of the journal as re lated to the joint canvass of the vote on the day before should be read, the motion carrying unanimously. A message was received from the House notifying the Senate that the House had passed the appropriation bill which provides 5103,000 for the expenses of the General Assembly. The motion of Senator Ball to suspend the rules and allow each senator to Introduce as many bills at yesterday's session as he desired was adopted. Next In order of business was the intro duction of resolutions. Senator Joss sub mitted a resolution asking that the Senate committee on elections take up the Ryant lemlng contest, in Allen county, at once and make report on the case as soon as possible, which was adopted. The motion or Senator Lambert to istruct the secretary of the State Printing Board to have 2,000 additional copies of the pamphlet con taining Governor Mount s message and Governor Durbin's address was lost. Senator Lambert explained that he had made the motion under a misapprehension of the number that had already been ordered printed. A HISTORIC GAVEL. The regular routine of the Senate waa interrupted at this point by the presenta tion by Senator Agnew of a gavel made from wood brought from Porto Rico by Walter A. Evans, of Valparaiso, who Is in the quartermaster's ' department on the island. The wood was taken from the gat ing of an old window in "the old fortress of El Morro, which has guarded the entrance tc San Juan harbor for more than 300 years. The handle was made from a piece of wood taken by Col. Russell B. Harrison from the military barracks at Ponce, the principal city on the south side of the island. The gavel was -carried by a page up to President Gilbert, who responded briefly to tne token. Two Joint resolutions were next Intro duced, one of which seeks to amend the State Constitution so as to allow the use of voting machines, and the other amend ing the Constitution so .as to extend th term of all county officers to four years and making any pcj'j'on' 'ineligible for reelection who has held' a county office for eight years. The order of business next taken up was the introduction of bills, and when the roll call had been concluded the record showed that a total of fifty-eight bills had been presented and referred to the various committees. .'A synopsis of the more important of these, bills is given elsewhere in the paper. Following the presentation of bills the Senate, on motion of Senator Ball, adjourned for the forenoon. IN THE AFTERNOON. The afternoon session convened promptly at 2 o'clock. . President Gilbert announced that resolutions would be In order, where upon Senator Ball submitted a motion to send House bill No. 1, appropriating $105,000 for the expenses of the present General Assembly, back to the House. He ex plained that the House had passed the appropriation bill at its morning session and had then sent the-original bill to tho Senate, instead of an engrossed bill, as required by the rules. The motion carried and the bill was returned to the House. Senator Joss offered a resolution reaulring the secretary of the Senate to prepaio a calendar every Monday morning showing the status for the week of the various bills of the Senate and to place the. same on the desks of the senators in order that they may more conveniently acquaint them selves with the business transacted by the Senate. The resolution was adopted. president uiioert called the attention of the senators to the fact that there was now plenty of work for the committees to do, and requested them to announce any committee meetings that might have been arranged for last night. A half hour's re cess was taken to allow the committees to get together, during which time the committee on rules, of which President Gilbert is chairman, met in the office of the Lieu tenant Governor and Informally discussed a number of proposed revisions in last year's rules. President Gilbert said afterward that nothing was done at the meeting, and that in all probability there would be but few changes, mostly of a minor character, in the present rules under which the Senate is working. At the expiration of the recess the Senate met, and on motion of Senator Parks ad journed until 10 o'clock this morning. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. Nerr Senate Bill. The following bills were introduced in the Senate yesterday: S. R. No. 1 Senator Agnew. Provldlne penalties against organizing combinations in trade. Referred to committee on Judiciary. . . . S. B. No. 2 Senator Agnew. .Concerning fire insurance policy and the collection of insurance losses. Insurance. S. B. No. 3 Senator Agnew. Providing for the organization of waterway district corporations. Judiciary. S. B. No. 4 Senator Ball. Concerning the amendments of the fish law. Rights and privileges. S. B. No. -senator Ball. Requiring cor porations to file notice of their dissolution with the secretary of Mate. Corporations. S. B. No. &-Senator Ball. Providing for the filling of annual statements by corporations with the secretary of State. Corporations. S. B. No. Senator Barlow, rrovldlng for protection against mob violence. Judi ciary. S. B. No. 8 Senator Burns. To prohibit the sale or giving away of cigarettes. Public health. S. B. No. 9 Senator Burns. Concerning the incorporation of fraternal beneficiary organizations. Insurance. S. B. No. 10 Senator Burns. Concerning public offenses and their, punishments. Judiciary. S. B. No. 11 Senator Crum packer. To repeal sections of. the drainage law. Swamp lands and drains. S. B. No. 12 Senator Dausman. To amend the law fixing the salaries of circuit Judges. Fees and salaries. S. B. No. 13 Senator Gard. To amend the turnpike road law. Roads. . S. B. No. II Senator Gard. Concerning the appointment and salary of baliffs. Judiciary. S. B. No. lS-Senator Gard. Concerning the furnishing of gas by meter measurement. Natural gas. S. B. No. 16 Senator Goodwine. Concerning the sale of school bonds. Education. . S. B. No. 17 Senator Guthrie. Providing for the appointment of township advisory boards and county councils by circuit Judges. County and township business. S. B. No. IS Senator Guthrie. Concerning the duties of the 8tate veterinarian. Agriculture. ö. B. No. 13 Senator Gwin, Concerninj

sale of lands on which there are delinquent taxes. Judiciary. S. B. No. 20 Senator Harrlscn. Providing for the Infliction of the death penalty by electricity. JudiciaryS. B. No. 21 Senator Harrison. To promote purity in elections. Elections. S. D. No. 22 Senator Heller. Fixing the rate of interest on school fund loan3. Judiciary. S. B. No.. 23 Senator Johnson, of Jay. For the printing and binding' of the acts of the General Assembly. Public Printing. S. B. No. 24 Senator Johnson, of Montgomery. Legalizing the incorporation of the town of Alamo. Cities and towns. S. B. No. 23. Senator Johnson, of Montgomery. Restricting the running at large of animals. Roads. S. IJ. No. 26 Senator Keeney. Authorizing the leasing of railroads in certain cases. Judiciary. S. B. No. 27 Senator Kell. Concerning school trustees in cities of between 45,000 and 50,000 Inhabitants. Education. S. B. No. 2S Senator Keyes. For medical attendance to the poor. Public health. S. B. No. 23 Senator Keyes. Concerning the election of county superintendents. Education. S. B. No. 30 Senator Lambert. Providing for the establishment of "The Indian Village for Epileptics," near v-olumbus. Benevolent institutions. S. B. No. 31 Senator Lambert. Creating a board of commissioners to furnish free school text-books. Education. ' S. B. No. 32 Senator Layman. Regulating the taking ot fish and the polluting of streams. Rights and privileges. S. B. No. 33 Senator Ogborn. Prohibiting the sale of cigarettes without license. Public health. S. B. No. i Senator Osborne. The fee and salary bill relating to county and township officers. Fees and salaries. S. B. No. 35 Senator Osborne. The fee and salary bill fixing salaries of Justices of the peace. Fees and salaries. S. B. No. 3G Senator Osborne Concerning county and township business. Fees and .salaries. S. B. No. 37 Senator Osborne. Allowing school boards to build city libraries. Public buildings and libraries. S. B. No. 33 Senator Osborne. Providing for the payment ot the expenses of Judges while they are serving in other than their home districts. Fees and salaries. S. B. No. CO Senator Parks.. Concerning county business. County and township business. S. B. No. 40 Senator Parks. To amend the election law. Elections. S. B. No. 41 Senator Parks. Freeing county agricultural societies from taxation. Agriculture. S. B. No. 42 Senator Parks. To provide a record of persons receiving public aid. County and township business. S. B. No. 43 Senator Parks. Concerning the acts of recorders. County and township business. S. B. No. 44 Senator Parks. Amending Section 198 of the law concerning public offenses. Rights and privileges. S. B. No. 45 Senator Parks. Prohibiting the pollution of itreams. Rights and privi

leges. S. B. No. 46 Senator Purcell. Concerning the loan of common school funds. County and township business. S. B. No. 47 Senator Ryan. Concerning the charter and government of the City of tt. Wayne. Cities and towns. S. B. No. 4S Senator Thompson. Concern ing the law of taxation. Corporations. b. B. No. 43 Senator Thompson. Concern ing bonding and surety companies. Insurance. S. B. No. 50 Senator Thompson. Concern ing a private Claim for cprinkhng of tne street in front of the Institution for the Blind. Claims or .expenditures. S. B. No. 51 Senator Whitcomb. Reauiring coroners to be physicians. County and townsnip business. . S. B. No. 52-Senator Wolcott. Excepting Spanisn war veterans from working roads. itoaas. S. B. No. 53 Senator Wolcott. Concern ing turnpike directors and their duties. Roads. S. B. No. 54 Senator Wood. Concerning the infliction of che death penalty. Judici ary. S. B. No. 55 Senator Woou. Providing that the total amount of fire insurance policy, when there is only one party, hall be paid, insurance. S. B. No. 50 Senator Wood. Providing for recording liens by instalment houses. Judiciary. S. R. No. 57 Senator Wood. Providing a penalty against persons making false val uation of property. Judiciary. S. li. No. 5H Senator Wood. Amending Section 37 of the law regulating township business. Judiciary.. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. No. 1 Senator Purcell. To amend the Constitution of the State so as to provide ror tne election or county treasurers, sher iffs, coroners, surveyors and assessors for a term of four years and making them inellgiu.e for re-election in any period of eight years. Revision of Constitution. No. 2 Senator Harrison. To amend the Constitution so as to allow the use of voting machines and providing that elections in either House of the Creneral AsFembly shall be by viva voce vote. Revision of constitution. Now Honnc Dills. The following bills were introduced in the House yesterday: H. B. No. 2-Providing for the listing of all promissory notes by the township assessors. Dlrkson. Referred to committee on county and township business. II. B. No. a Requiring all passenger trains to stop at all county seats. Cox. Railroads. II. B. No. 4 Providing for the employment of an assistant postmaster, one additional page, and a stenographer for the speaker and members. Bonham. Judiciary. II. B. No. 5 To require attachment and execution plaintiff to execute to any officer having made a levy on personal property by virtue of a writ of attachment or execution, when suit in replevin is brought on notice and demand, to execute an indemnifying bond. Airhart. Judiciary. H. B. No. 6 Anti-trust bill. McCarty. Judiciary. H. B. No. 7 Anti-cigarette bill. McCarty. Judiciary. H. B. No. S Legalizing and validating the proceedings of boards of County Commissioners touching the construction of free gravel, stone or other macadamized roads and also validating bonds Issued in such proceedings to raise money to pay for such roads. Cotner. Passed under suspension of rules. H. B. No. 9 To amend educational laws regarding compulsory education of children. Trout. Education. H. B. No. 10 To amend the county reform law. Trout. County and townsnip business. H. B. No. 11 To amend school book law and prohibit change of text-books oftener than once in five years. Rogers. Education. H. B. No. 12 To elect county superintendents by direct vote of people. Rogers. Education. H. B. No. 13 To regulate sale of personal property and provide or recording such sales. Mummert. Judiciary. H. B. No. 14. Providing that all railroads or corporations doing business In Indiana shall keep at least one man on their board of directors who is a resident of Indiana. Roberts, Dearborn. Railroads. H. B. No. 15 Providing for service of processes on receivers. Roberts, Dearborn. Railroads. H. B. No. 16-Repealing fish seining law. Klrkman. Rights and privileges. H. B. No. 17 To exempt Spanish war veterans from road work. Klrkman. Roads. II. B. No. IS Appropriating 12,500 to be paid George H. Pennington for injuries received as an officer of Indiana National Guard. Catley. Claims. H. B. No. 19 Providing for State Board of Architecture. Marshall, Fountain. Rights and privileges. II. B. No. 20 Providing for the prosecution of felonies and fixing compensation of prosecutors for such work. Marshall, Fountain.Judiciary. H. B. No. 21 To amend county reform law. Burrier. County and township business. II. B. No. 22 Empowering prosecuting attorneys to administer oaths. Burrier. Judiciary. H. B. No. 23 To amend school laws. Davis. Green. Education. H . B. No. 24 Concerning the payment ot wages by employers each week. Davi.4, Greene. Labor. H. B. No. 2S Providing for a revision of the statutes. Neal. Judiciary. H. B. No. 26 Requiring railroads to keep mileage books on sale containing 600 miles of transportation for $10. Neal. Railroads. H. B. No. 27 To amend Improvement laws. Whitcomb. Affairs of city of Indianapolis. H. B. No. 2S To amend Improvement laws. Whitcomb. Affairs of Indianapolis. H. B. No. 23 Providing for the inspection and the appointment of receivers for private banks. Gauntt. Committee on bank.-?. H. B. No. 30 Providing for Btreet-car transfers. Gauntt. Jtaiiroads. H. B. No. 31 To amend mortgage tax laws. Morton. County and township business. II. B. No. 32 Providing for the purchase of land for parks in cities or 5.000 and upward. DUley. Cities and towns. II. B. No. 33 Amending law providing

for the purchase of toll roads. Roberts, of Jefferson. Judiciary. H. B. No. 34 Providing for the collection of delinquent taxes. Cruson. County and township affairs. II. B. No. 3 Concerning the rights of way of railroads. Adamson. Railroads.

H. B. No. 3 To prevent the purchase and sale of votes. Slack. Elections. H. B. No. 37 To amend an act concerning proceedings In civil cases. Slack. Judici ary. H. B. No. 3S To regulate the making of abstracts and to better protect the record of the several counties of the State. Stookey. County and township business. H. B. No. 33 To repeal certain laws regulating drainage. Kelley. County and township business. H. B. No. 40 An act concerning primary elections. Mlnturn. Elections. H. B. No. 41 An act compelling express companies to deliver packages within corporate limits. Clarke. Corporations. H. B. No. 42 An act for the relief of Gansberg & Roney. Morgan. Claims. H. B. No. 43 Regulating the sale of merchandise by bulk to protect creditors. Ostermeyer. Manufacturing and Commerce. H. B. No. 44 Providing for the organization of surety companies In this State. Morgan. Corporations. H. B. No. 45 Prohibiting the use of trading stamps. Metsker. Rights and Privileges. H. B. No. 46 Providing a remedy for consumers of natural gas where unsatisfactory service is given for money paid in advance. Passage. Corporations. H. B. No. 4S Providing for liens to be taken against animals for horsesholng that is not paid for. Stutesman. Judiciary. H. B. No. 43 Regulating the transfer of school children from one school corporation to another. Scott. Education. H. B. No. 50 Providing for the election of county superintendents and providing for a board of examiners to examine teachers for licenses. Scott. Education. H. B. No. 51 Making the crime of kidnaping punishable by death or life ira; prisonment. Bishop. Judiciary. . H. B. No. 52 To amend election laws and providlnlg for voting machines. Gerber. Elections. II. B. No. 53 Providing changes In the fish and game laws. Stout. Rights and irivileges. H. B. No. 54 Relating to free turnpikes and providing for a board of turnpike directors. Owen. Roads. H. B. No. 55 To amend an act authorzlng of loan and trust and safe-deposit companies. Owen. Corporations. H. B. No. 56 An act securing creditors payment of bills contracted for. the necessaries of life. Murphy. Judiciary. H. B. No. 57 Concerning the construction of gravel roads. James. Roads. HB. No. 5S-Fixing the time of holding court in the Twenty-fifth Judicial circuit. Bell. Courts. H. B. No. 53 Authorizing cities and towns to plat unplatted small tracts within corporate limits. Bell. Cities and towns. H. B. No. GO Providing for the election of road supervisors. May. Roads. H. B. No. 61 To amend an act relating to the cutting of thistles, etc. May. Agriculture. H. B. No. 62 Relating to the Thirtysecond judicial circuit and fixing the time ol holding court, etc. Harris. Courts. H. B. No. 63 Fixing the salaries of township trustees and assessors. Jakways. Fees and salaries. H. B. No. 64 Empowering school corporations to raise school funds and providing for the sale of bonds. Larr. Education. H. B. No. 65 To establish a deaf and dumb institute near Evansvllle. Muller. II. B. No. 65-Legalizing the official acts of the officers of the town of Linville. Madden. Cities and towns. H. B. No. 67 Relating to fees and salaries. Manifold. Fees and salaries. H. B. No. 6S To fix the compensation of circuit judges. Matthews. Judiciary. II. B. No. CD Fixing the salaries of Justices of the peace and constables. Matthews. Judiciary. H. B. No. 70 To amend county and township reform law. Matthews. County and township business. NEW SENATE MEASURES. Mr. Bnrlow'a Anti-Lyncblng Bill Aflralnat Clgravettea. Among the more important bills introduced in the Senate yesterday was an antilynching bill by Senator Barlow. The bill provides that if any person shall be t&ken from the hands of a sheriff having such person in custody and shall be lynched, it shall be conclusive evidence of the sheriffs failure to do his duty and his office shall thereby be vacated. The bill has awakened the interest of lawyers throughout the State and its provisions have been pretty thoroughly discussed. It is said by a number of lawyers that the bill in its present form will probably fall to pass, or If it does it will become Inoperative because of the attempt of the framer to make a violation of an act of the Legislature conclusive evidence of guilt which practically usurps the power of the Judiciary. W. V. Rooker, a prominent, attorney of this city, who represented the prosecution in the famous Scottsburg lynching case, in speaking of the bill last night said that in his opinion the bill in its present form was clearly unconstitutional. Numerous attempts have been made, said Mr. Rooker, "in various States 3f the Union to have Just such a law enacted, and the courts have in each instance declared it to be unconstitutional. The word 'conclusive should be substituted by 'prima faciae' In order to make the bill effective." Senator Lambert's Mil providing for an Indiana village for epileptics' was drated by the State Board of Charities and Correction, and provides for the purchase of 1.000 acres of land and an appropriation of $10,000. If the bill passes in its present form the village will be located within six miles of Columbus. Two bills providing a means of capital punishment were introduced, one of which must Inevitably be defeated as they rach provide a different mode of execution. Sen ator Harrison's bill (No. 20) provides that the death penalty shall be inflicted at the Indiana State Prison by electricity instead of by hanging, and the bill introduced by Senator vood (No. 54) provides that tne death penalty shall be inflicted by hanging. A bill introduced by Senator Harrison (No. 21) on the purity of elections makes it a felony, punishable by fine and Imprisonment, to buy votes or to use carbon paper in elections. An anti-cigarette bill introduced by Senator Burns prohibits the sale of cigarettes in the State and adds a penalty for the violation of the law of a tine from $25 to 200 for each offense. A bill prohibiting seining, introduced by Senator Ball, amends the present fish law so as to allow hook and line fishing at any time during the year and prohibit seining at all times. Senator Osborne's fee and latery bill is one of the four bills prepared by the State Fee and Salary Commission, all of which were published in full a short time ago. Senator Wolcott's bill provides that county commissioners shall act as a board of county turnpike directors. A bill introduced by Senator Dausman (No. 12) increases the pay of certain circuit Judges to $3,500 a year and applies particularly to tho circuit Judges of .Clkhart and Marion counties. HOISE COMMITTEES AT WORK. They Meet Immediately After llie Adjournment of that R-ody. Several of the House committees met yesterday afternoon immediately- on the adjournment of the House and got down to business at once. One of the most important of the meetings was that of the committee on elections, of which J. II. Minturn Is chairman. This committee has a contest to decide. Abraham Skidmore's seat in the House Is being contested by Arthur L. Cooper. The case comes from Clinton courfty. Skldmore is a Democrat, and his election is being contested on the grounds of illegal voting. The committee yesterday opened the documents in the case and looked them over. There are a number of depositions to be examined, and some oral evidence will probably have to be taken. The chairman of the committee was instructed to correspond with the attorneys on both sides as to when it will suit them to appear with their witnesses. The committee took up the primary election bill and dlFCUFsed it at some length. It was decided to have copies of the bill printed so that each member of the commfttee may examine the measure and thoroughly acquaint himself with its details. The committee has another bill to investigate bearing on elections. This is a bill relating to the buying and selling of votes. It was introduced by Mr. Slack. Democratic representative from Morgan county. A committee of one was appointed to examine the bill and ascertain whether or not it will conflict with any other statute. The elections committee is cora-

posed of four Republicans and four Democrats. The advisory committee met yesterday afternoon and discussed the bill offered by Representative Bonham providing for the employment of a special stenographer and typewriter for the speaker and House and for nn assistant posimaster and a certain number of pages. The committee declJed that it would be too much of a task for cne stenographer to do the work for the tpeaker and members of the House. The committee will recommend that two stenographers be employed, one for the majority and one for the minority. The committee will report favorably on the other features of Mr. Bonham's measure. The committee on the affairs of the city of Indianapolis held a meeting, but as two of the members were absent on other committee business nothing was accomplished. This committee Includes the members of the Marion county delegation in the House. The committee will meet again Friday-afternoon.

LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP. Senator Gvrin Sayn Some Constituents llnve (Ineer Idea. "It is astonishing what ridiculous Ideaj many people have about legislation," remarked Senator Josiah Gwin, of New Albany, as he sat in his seat in the Senate chamber j-esterday afternoon x-eading the newspapers after adjournment of the session. "Before I came up to Indianapolis the other day one of. my feminine constituents said: 'Mr. Gwin, I do wish you would get a law passed rroviding that there shall be one woman on every school board In this State I told the woman that that was a matter that could best be disposed of by the city councils, which have Jurisdiction over it. 'Anyway,' I said. 'I belong to the minority and I don't suppose I will cut much of a figure in the Legislature.' People beset me on all hands, telling me that such and such a thing is in their opinion an outrage and that they hoped I would have It corrected. A legislator has a hard row to hoe, I tell you." XXX Senator Gwin, although belonging, as he frankly admits, to the minority, is one of the most popular men In the Senate. One Republican associate said of him recently, "Senator Gwin is good enough to be a Republican." Mr. Gwin resides in New Albany in the fashionable residence district known as the Knobs, and his home, which is very pretty and comfortable to the point of luxury, is two hundred feet above the sea level. "I moved into that house more than forty years ago," said Senator Gwin. "practically a dead man. I went there to get health or die. To-day you couldn't kill me with a club I am so strong and healthy." xxx Senator Gwin is full of Interesting reminiscences of the days in Indiana's history when Madison, Evansvllle and Lawrenceburg were much larger cities than Indianapolis. In those days the river was the great route along which passenger, freight and mall traffic of all kinds passed from North to South and back again. Madison was the largest rity In the State, with Evansvllle next and Lawrenceburg third. "I remember of making a trip to Michigan City at that time," said the senator, "and I had to pass through Indianapolis on the way. The city was then nothing but a mere village strung out along Washington street." xxx v John Spangler, a member of the law firm of Spangler & Spangler, of Winamac, is in the city in the interest of a bill to join Pulaski couuty to the counties of Newton and Jasper in a new Judicial circuit. Senator Wolcott is sending out letters to attorneys in the counties of Newton and Jasper in an effort to learn their sentiment In regard to the matter. The circuit composed of Newton and Jasper couptles viewed politically gives a Joint Republican majority of fcuo. Pulaski county Is Democratic by about 300 or 400. Tvro Important Ilonae Hills. The bill introduced yesterday' afternoon by Representative Muller, of Vanderburg county, provides for the erection of an Institution for the deaf and dumb near the city of Evansvllle. The bill would appropriate $25,000 for the erection of the building and $15,000 a year for current expenses. It is proposed to vest the management in three trustees to be appointed by the Governor. The bill provides that each trustee Is to receive $1,000 a year salary and his traveling exinse. It is said that citizens of Evansvllle will pay the State a bonus to have the institution erected there. One of the measures that will be of Interest to many is the one Introduced yesterday by Mr. Klrkman, Joint Representative from Fayette and Wayne counties. It is a bill to regulate the taking of fish from the waters of the State. It forbids, among other things, the use of spear, seine, pond net, gill net. dip net. etc, except in lakes, private ponds and the Ohio river. One section regulates the number of black basi to be taken or possessed, and another limits trot lines to fifty hooks. The sale of game fish caught in the waters of the State Is forbidden. The bill revokes licenses to own or possess seines, issued under the law of 1K3. and provides for the return of license fees on the return of seines. Flemlnan nn Conteat To-Day. The Senate committee on contests will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Room S4 of the Statehouse to take up the FlemingRyan contest for a seat In. the Indiana Senate. Mr. Ryan was elected in 1S3S on the Democratic ticket to succeed Senator Bobllya In the district then composed of the counties of Allen and Whitley. Senator Bobllya resigned. Mr. Fleming was nominated this year on the theory that Ryan had been elected only to serve out th tinexpired term of Senator Bobllya. Ryan claims the seat as a holdover senator, in" spite of the fact that the Legislature of 1S37 changed the district so as to be composed of Allen and Adams counties. An interesting constitutional question Is Involved in the case. The Constitution provides that twenty-five senators hall be elected every two years, so that tnere snail always re twenty-five holdovers. If Ryan wins the contest. thre will be twenty-six holdovers in the Senate hereafter. Very little testimony will be adduced, but the time of the committee will be mainly consumed In listening to arguments of attorneys for Jlyan and Fleming. Frederick E. Matson is chairman of tho committee. Practice of Architecture. A bill introduced into the lloure yesterdayvby Mr. Marshal, of Fountain county, has for its purpose the regulation of th practice of architecture, xrovidlng for the appointment of a board of examiners of architects and providing a Hcn-e fe. The measure contains a section authorizing tht Issuance of a license to those now practicing architecture. The oxpen.es of the board of examiners are to be paid from the fees of applicants and not from the State treasury. Sleeting of Township Trustees. A number of township trustees held t meeting at the Oneida Hotel yesterday ani discussed a number of matters which are likely to be affted by legislation during the present session of the legislature, and in which they are deeply lntere?ted. Miners Committees Meeting. The credentials committee and the auditing committee of the United Mine Workers are now at work at the United Mine Workers' headquarters preparing for the convention which meets Monday. Th? executive board will be in session to-morrow to canvass the general situation in the mining fields Hnd discuss questions that will be lmiortant to the convention. Recommendations may be made to the convention. Some of the members of tht board are expected to-day. Mr. J. 11. Ross ill. Mrs. James R. Ross, widow of the late Colonel James R. Ross, ha been seriously 111 at her home for a week. It is said he has approached a critical condition. Yesterday she was resting easier than she had been for a day or so, but there waa no ü terlal change for the Letter.