Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1901 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1901 1

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With a deaf and dumb asylum that can accommodate many more than are in it. the proposition to establish another seems to have no point unless It be to pay three trustees $1,000 each, as the bill provides. It Is unfortunate that some of the professors of Stanford University should take themselves so seriously that they feel they must resign. If they will look about they will find that few people give much heed to their theories. Mr. Bryan's fondness for the dramatic and spectacular made him try to Invest the first Issue of his new paper with a halo of that sort, he donning a working apron to feed the press, etc. It will not be his fault If he does not keep himself before the pub lic 1 It Is gratifying to observe that in all the ! United States Ihere has not been a dlsI cordant note in the universal expression of sympathy and regret elicited by the death of Queen Victoria, Congress, the state Vgislatures, press and people have been of one mind, and the Anglophobist has not been heard. The national anthem of Great Britain, 'God Save the- Queen," will now have to be changed in phraseology to "God Save the King," though the air will not be changed. Both the words and tho music date back to the eighteenth century, having been composed in honor of a birthday of George II and first performed In public in 1740. The argument made in favor of the pro posed municipal pawnbrokers' bill that It will enable employes of the city govern ment to discount orders on their advance salaries at low Interest rates is not alto gether a good one. The salaries of nil mu nicipal employes are fairly liberal and the city should not be placed In the position of having Its credit discounted in any money lender's office. Gen. Jchn P. C. Shanks, who died yes terday his home In Portland, Ind., was a man of marked character and of rather notable career, though of late years he was not in public life. Self-educated In the strictest sense and working his way under irreat difficulties he became a successful lawyer, a member of the State Legislature, a useful member of Congress and a briga dier general in the Union army. He was one of the earliest Republicans in the State, of whom there are not many survivors. The Prince of Wales, now Edward VII, Is a man of good sense, excellent Judgment and fair attainments. He commands the respect and confidence of the British people, and by age and experience is qualified to rule. But how about the succession? The new King is fifty-nine years old andcan hardly be expected to live more than twelve or ruieen years, ms oldest son, the Duke of York, now thirty-five years eld. is not, particularly bright nor popular. The devotion which the British people have long felt for Victoria will be largely trans ferred to her son, but will It pass !n turn tc his son? The life of Albert Edward, for sixty years heir apparent to the throne of England and new King, has undergone a great change. As Prince of Wales he could eo many things and visit many places from which he will bo debarred now. In that capacity as a representative of the royal family many of his social functions were pleasant, and he varied them with amusements v.hlch sometimes subjected him tc criticism. All this is ended now. As King of England h? is hedged about with a wall of excluslvcness beyond which the proprieties of hU position will not allow him to pass He can never again go to the theater, the races or any of t'hs places he t:ied to frequent. He inay not reli?h this, but he cannot escape ihe edict which will regulate the rest of his lifo. Governor Durbln was compelled to devote the larger part of the two first days of the week to the hearing of a contest over a policy coromis !Ionershlp. Delegations appeared, two hundred letters were received, und fifty telegrams testified to the urgency of the case. All this stir has been made over a matter which sterns to be one of minor importance the selection of one man Tiho will have a voice In the selection of a number of policemen and In the general direction of police affairs. Yet the impression one gets from thfse contestants is that few Issues now before the world are : i L-nportisce ts taa ccnttntica

between the friends of Brown and Smith over a police commlssionershlp. The trouble seems to be that factions of excellent citizens are certain that all that is bad will take place if cne of these men or one of a half dozen others is not selected to fill this position. Are not these citizens taking themselves altogether too seriously about this mat;er? Is it not possible that a desire to defeat and humiliate the opposite side has something to do with the Intensity of thlä really trivial affair? It Is not worth three days of the Governor's time. And this leads to the remark that It would be better to let all the cities con-. trol their police. A CHEERFUL REPORT. The report of President Mitchell, of the Mino Workers' convention. Is a cheerful document compared with those which have been made from time to time by his predecessors. For years the most important Industry of coal-mining, so far as the miners were concerned, had few hopeful features. Wages were low, employment intermittent, and disagreements and strikes were frequent. But an improvement be

gan in 1W7, and it has continued ever sin?. The annual increase of wages secured by miners for the year which will end March 21, will be $12,000,000 over the amount received during the preceding year by the miners of bituminous coal, and $5,000,000 by anthracite miners an aggregate of $17,000,000. - Tho Increase to bituminous miners has been $70 per capita. That may not appear a large Increase, but, considering the number of men employed and the average wages, it becomes a very. large Increase in percentage. . Ten years ago, when coal miners were the most inadequately paid workers In the country, and strikes and lockouts were frequent, the Journal Faid that the impor tance of the coal-producing industry the basis ' of the country's "industries should be put upon a basis which would enable those who worked In coal mines to obtain decent wages. It was then suggested that such conditions could be brought about by wise action on the part of employers and employes. The cause of the starvation wages being the sharp competition Inci dent to an over-supply of coal, it was sug gested that mine operators agree upon a paying price and maintain it. It has since been said that such an agreement wculd be a . trust or combination to ad vance prices, and consequently indefensl ble from any. point of view. How far the mine operators have combined cannot be told; but this much is certain: The price of coal has advanced so that mine operators can pay much better wages. It is understood that the belter wages is the result of organization. That organ! zation has done much to bring about the improvement, no one can deny who has ac quainted hlmeslf with the facts. Still, the Improved conditions of the country, in cident to the election of Mr. McKinley in 1S06 have made organization possible. If the demand for coal had continued the same in 1S93, l:90 and 1P00 as it was in 1S, the powerful coal miners' organization cculd not have been built up as it has been tho past two years. Under those unfavor able conditions of the market for coal it vculd have been almost impossible to have obtained an advance of wages. But the general Increased demand for coal made conditions favorable, these favorablo conditions were recognized by mino ope rators, and such sagacious leaders as Mitchell were able to press their ad vantage. Instead of strikes here and there. cool-headed and Intelligent delegates have met the mine operators as they did in this city a year ago, discussed the subject and reached an agreement beneficial to both sides. The whole gain for the miners, however, has Its foundation in the result of the election of 1SDC. STREET 13IPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS. If the street improvement bill, prepared by the Commercial Club, and considered by the House committee on aCalrs of the city of Indlanapolls.was Intended to benefit property owners, the intention has been very Inadequately carried out. In reality, it would leave property owners In a worse situation than they are now, and that is bad enough. For some years past street Improvements in this city have been ordered on the principle of confiscation, or, "If you don't like it, you can turn in your mixers;" in other words, your property. In many Instances, the assessments on property have been more than the property was worth, and the owners would willingly have gjven a quitclaim deed for the assessment. As far as known the authorities have never expressed any regret for this operation of the law or shown any disposition to aid property owners in avoiding It. The Constitution of the United States provides that no person shall be deprived of property I without due process of law, and the Su rrcme Court of the United States has held that this requires a Judicial Inquiry as to values and benefits, and that the owner of the property be compensated to its full value over and above benefits. The amendatory act of 1SD3 relative to Improvements In the city of Indianapolis provided that "No improvement of any street shall be made or ordered which, when completed, is to cost more that 25 per cent, of the aggregate appraised value of the property abutting on each street." The Board of Public Works has construed this as applying only to the ratio between the aggregate cost of the Improvement and the aggregate value of all the property abutting thereon, thereby In many instances depriving Individual property owners of the protection which It is believed the law of 1SÄ) Intended to afford. What is needed is a provision that In no case shall the assessment against any particular piece of property exceed 23 per cent, of Its appraised value. The pending bill should be amended In ether respects. The Board of Public Work. should not have the final decision on th question of values and benefits. The property owner should have an appeal to tho Circuit or Superior Court, and a hearing under "due process of law." Furthermore, In cases where the cost of improvements exceeds. Fay, 10 per cent, of the value of property, the owner should have personal notice of t'e proposed Improvement and a3 fcessment. The present provision In regard to notice to property owners seems to have been framed In the Interest of the confiscation policy, and the practice has been accordingly. As far as many property owners are concerned, amending the present law In these respects will come too late, but It Is never too late to establish justice. It is

time that the practice of taking private

property for street and sewer improvements without due process of law and treating property owners as if they had no rights which a public works board was bound to respect should cease. FISH COMMISSIONER'S RErORT. The report of Z. T. Sweeney, commis sioner of fisheries and game for Indiana, for the years 1S90 and 1900 shows substan tial progress in the direction of protecting the fish and gime of the State and de veloping a public sentiment in favor of judicious legislation on the subject. It has not been many years since a law for the protection of fish and game was consldk ered in this State as a meddlesome inter ference with personal rights; now all reasonable people regard It as necessary for the conservation of one of nature's gifts which no person has a right wantonly to squander or destroy. Such legislation Is clearly In the Interest of the resident poor man or person of moderate means, as the preservation of fish and game at home makes it possible for them to enjoy pleas ures which the rich can easily find by travel. ' Tho commissioner's report shows that while the present law !3 not what it should be it is a decided advance on any previous legislation, and while it has not been possible to prevent Its open violation in some localities many arrests and convictions have been made. In most instances tho traveling deputies have been assisted In the enforcement of the law by the local deputies. This shows the steady growth of a sentiment in favor of fish and game protection. During the last two years there were . 420 convictions for violations of the law, and the fines resulting therefrom amounted to $2,400. The commissioner recommends some amendments to the present law which are entitled to weight because, of his experience and careful study of the subject. He recommends more stringent legislation in regard to the pollution of streams; a lighter penalty for dynamiting because Juries will not convict under the present law; the repeal of the prohibitory clause against hook-and-llne fishing In May and June; a modification of the anti-seinlng provision, and the imposing of a license fee on nonresident sportsmen who come into Indiana to hunt. Tho Journal believes all of these recommendations are good. It also favors an appropriation of $10,000 a year for the enforcement of the fish and game laws and for the propagation of fish and birds. Ohio appropriates for this purpose $21,500 a year; Michigan. $27.500; Minnesota, $25.000; Missouri. $13,000; Illinois. $10,000; Iowa. $13.000; Indiana, $l,$00. Indiana should not be content to occupy this position in a matter of so much practical importance. INDIANA STONE FOR THE FEDERAL BUILDING. The supervising architect of the treasury has added $500,000 to the additional appropriation asked for the Indianapolis postofflce In order that granite or marble may be used In its construction. He Is quoted as saying that he docs not consider Indiana limestone as well suited as either of the other materials for the working out of the plan adopted. Inasmuch as the plans submitted, including the one accepted, arc said all to have been based on the understanding that limestone would be used, and as the supervising architect admits that limestone "can" be used, the demand for a more costly material seems entirely unnecessary. The qualities and merits of tho Bedford limestone need not be discussed here. The subject was considered from every side before the Statehouse was built, and when the soldiers' monument was being planned. Those structures show what the stone is, and no regrets over Its use have ever been heard. Its hardness, its durability, its orkable qualities have been tested thousands of times and with satisfaction to all who have chosen it in place of other materials. It has been used in public buildings Statehouses, courthouses, postofflces, libraries, churches, etc., and in private business blocks In all the large cities of the country and in nearly every State of the Union. With such a satisfactory and suitable stone at our very doors, why should we go to Vermont or Maine for material far more costly, but not proportionately better or more attractive in appearance? It is a federal building, but it is a building In which Indiana has the chief concern and in regard to whose construction Indiana people should have a voice. Undoubtedly, if only as a matter of State pride, the popular expression would be in favor of the Bedford stone, but there would be also the thought that to pass it by would be an injustice to a great and important home Industry. Let the new postoffice be built from the Indiana quarries. A statement has been going the rounds to the effect that from 5 to 20 per cent, of the food eaten by what the author Is pleased to call the laboring class is adulterated, and, consequently, unfit for use. No attempt Is made to specify the foods in common use which are adulterated. It has been done frequently, but usually by some person who saw at the end of a vista a pure-food commisslonershlp and a bureau. Vegetables cannot be adulterated; breadstuffs and meats cannot be very much adulterated; cheap sugars may be, but the sugars which come from the refineries are regarded as pure; lard is mixed with cotton-seed oil, but the adulteration Is not harmful; cheap grades of prepared coffee probably contain ingredients which are not coffee, but which at the same time are not harmful; spices are probably adulterated in some cases, but they cannot be classed as articles of food. It Is asserted that articles of food are prepared in Ohio which, under the pure-food laws of that State, cannot be sold there, but are sold here because we have no pure-food commissioner. Who vouches for this statement? If It is true, has not the Board of Health authority to at least warn the people against such brands of goods? There Is altogether too much assumption in regard to this whole subject by those who are Interested In a large state expenditure to fight adulterated foods. The bill proposing to abolish the poll tax is one of doubtful expediency, in that it will absolve a large number of men from raying a pittance for the support of gov ernment, which in this State means the security of person, the advantages of high ways and streets and of public schools. The poll tax is confined to men In the prime of life and ceases at the age of fifty. It is taaed upon the, theory that the able-bodied

man owes to all that government means something toward Its support. At the same time that this bill Is pending, another measure is pending which proposes to compel the taxpayers on property to purchase text-books for a.i scholars in public schools. The tendency Is to place every kind of burden upon the owners of real property. It is unjust. FROH HITHER AND YON.

The Destroyer. Smart Sot. "I'm afraid poor old Hithard is done for. His locomotor ataxia Is too much for him at last." "What make of automobile Is that?" The Lost Resort. Brooklyn Life. Superintendent These goods won't sell at eleven cents a yard. Dry Goods Man Mark them up to fourteen and put them on the bargain counter. The Effect of OH. Tonkers Statesman. Crimsonbeak Did you see Dauber" painting of the ocean? Teast Yes. , Crimsonbeak What did you think of it? Teast Oh, I thought th water looked too calm. Crimsonbeak Well, you know, it's the oil on it that does that. Perplexity. Detroit Journal. Breathless, phe paused In her mad flight. Oh, how terribly still It was, here in the forest primeval. "I will lave me face- in yon brook!" she cried. The audience looked perplexedly one at another. For the heroine's face was manifestly of such a nature that this remark of hers might be either straight melodrama or Irish dialect. Trials, of n, Career. . t . Baltimore American. ' in the denunciation 'scene you must raise your hand to high heaven," said the Stage Manager. "But, if I do," protested the Leading Lady, "tho calcium lights will not strike my diamond rings." Ah, we petty reople who merely pay admis sion and applaud at the proper intervals, have no Idea of the trials of a stage career. SITUATION MORE ACUTE MARAUDING CREEKS CONTINUE AGAINST SETTLERS. CRUSADE Fnll-RIood Jndlnn Killed for Not JoinIns Them General Lee Given Authority to Send Troop. MUSKOGEE. Jan. 23. The Creek trouble continues the same as yesterday. The fullbloods are still In arms, harassing the whites and are posting notices threatening lives. Two full-blood members of. the Snake party were arrested this afternoon at Checotah and brought to Muskogee. They were Eastman Polk and Frank Holtuka. They were going through the country posting notices. The Snake party sent word to Marshal Bennett that if the men arrested were not released in twenty-four hours they would burn Checotah. The town fears an attack to-night and the citizens are armed. Alex Evans and Eugene Newton were captured to-day and taken away by the Snake band. It is feared that

if relief does not come from federal troops Kev. Mr. Carmlchael, of the House of Repbloodshed will follow quickly. Marshal resentatlves. The reading of the Journal

-- w iv wa m,m tillV4 v till I deputies against the Snake party if troops are not sent soon. . News was brought in to-day of the killing of Dick King, a full-blooded Creek, because of his refusal to Join the marauders. A runner from the scene of the uprising. who reached Checotah to-day, says tho members of the band are Increasing In numbers, and that the five tribes are well represented, there being members of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Seminole tribes with the Creek band. Three more Indians were whipped yesterday, and those fullbloods who attempt to leave their homes and not take part In the uprising are regarded as traitors to the Snake band and are forced to return. The friendly Indians are in a quandary. They claim that the protection which their own laws afforded them was taken away by the Curtis bill, which abolished the tribal courts and court officers, and that of the United States marshal is helpless to protect them with the small force at his comand. One of the worst features of the uprising Is found In the destruction of allotment cer tificates which have been Issued to the fullbioods by the Dawes commission. Every fullblood known to have taken out allotment papers is visited by the light horsemen and whipped, or his certificate defctroyed. Little or no harm has been done to the whites, the enmity of the band being directed principally against the bands who follow and are in sympathy with the policy of the United States government. - Choctaw Arc on n Itampnge. SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., Jan. 23. About two hundred full-blooded Choctaw Indians camped ten miles north of here, held a meeting yesterday and passed resolutions deposing Governor Dukes and then elected a full-blooded Indian named Daniel Bell, Governor. They also elected new officers for Gaines county and deposed the eld ones. They have sent a special message to Governor Dukes that they have taken the government of the Choctaw nation out of his hands. Members of the band are said to be well armed and very ugly. Troops are needed badly. REFERRED TO GENERAL LEE. He Una Authority to Send Troops If They Arc Needed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The commissioner of Indian affairs has received a dispatch from Indian Agent Shoenfelt, of Muskogee, I. T., advising him of the serious. trouble among the Creeks and urging immediate assistance to quell the outbreak. The agent says that the disappointed Creek Indians known as the Snake band have established a government and elected officers. Three light horsemen have murdered one man, whipped and intimidated others, and have Isued warrants for arrests of other Creek Indians who have selected allotments. The Indians are heavily armed and his police force is Insufficient to cope with them. He says that unless vigorous action is taken at once, compelling the Indians to disband, many innocent people will be murdered. He requests that a troop of cavalry be sent from Fort Reno to Henrietta. The telegram has been forwarded to the secretary of war with the request that troops be dispatched to the scene of trouble. The War Department telegraphed General Fltzhugh Lee, commander of the Department of Missouri, at Omaha, authorizing him to act in his own discretion in the matter of sending troops. Cnrnlry Troop Ordered Ont. OMAHA, Jan. 23. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. commanding the Department of the Missouri, to-day sent telegraphic orders to Lieutenant Dixon, commanding Troop A, of the Eighth Cavalry, at Fort Reno, O. T.. to proceed at once to the scene of the Indian trouble at Muskogee, I. T. General Le said that, beyond the press dispatches, he had no information as to the extent of the trouble. Neely Will Sail on Saturday. NEW YORK. Jan. 23. Charles F. W. Neely, who Is charged with embezzling the funds of the Cuban postofilce, will sail for Havana on Saturday on the steamship Mexico, to stand trial for h's alleged crime. The warrant for Neely's extradition was received to-day from tne secretary of state,

BOTH BOUSES BUSY

the INDIANA LEGISLATORS ARE NOW HARD AT WORK. Prompt Action Is Being Taken Thy the Committees of the House and Senate. ANOTHER IX00D OF BILLS BOTH BRANCHES OF TOE LEGISLATURE DELUGED WITH TIIE3I. Resolutions Adopted on the Death of the Queen Committee Reports and Routine. Both Senate and House held half-day sessions yesterday. Considerable business was dispatched In both bodies. In the House a number of bills were Introduced , . . . -4- T.-oT-a Vionr! and many committee reports were heard, There were two reports from the committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolls. Mr. Morgan making the minority report. The matter will come up for discussion a week from to-day. Farty lines were drawn in the House again yesterday, when Representative Jackman Introduced a measure affecting the number of wards and their boundaries in the town of Waterloo. The Republicans became suspicious of the measure, and when Mr. Jackman asked to have the bill passed at once, the measure was voted dewn. Mr. Jackman Insists that there is r.o politics behind the measure. The fact that the Senate judiciary committee did not report yesterday on Mr. Bcnham's House bill increasing the number of employes of the House of Representatives cave rise to the belief that it had reconsidered Its expressed Intention of reporting unfavorably on the mil. ana mis belief obtained among the members of the House all day, but at a meeting of the committee, held yesterday evening, it was definitely decided to stick by the former decision, and an unfavorable report will be made on the bill this morning. The decision of the Judiciary committee places Speaker Artman in a rather embarrassing position, as the House will either nave to get along without the desired help or provide for it by a mere resolution, the introduction of which Mr. Artman has declared he will hold out of order. The Senate committee on fees and salaries voted to indefinitely postpone the bill prepared by the State Fee and Salary Commission giving County Councils power to specify the number of days In the year that assessors and surveyors shall work, which effectually kills it. The special committee appointed to look Into the Vincennes University claim made Its report, but no action was taken thereon, except to order 500 copies of the report printed. f IN THE SENATE. Queen Victoria's DentH Deplored The New Federal Dnildlnfr. The session of the Senate was again opened yesterday morning with prayer by wa rllsnonsed with and Senator Barlow, I " - X" " ing resolution relative to tho death of Queen Victoria: "Resolved, That the death of her Royal and Imperial Majesty Victoria, of noble virtues and great renown, is sincerely deplored by the Senate of Indiana." The resolution was adopted. The next order of business was bills on second reading. Senate bill No. CO, which seeks to legal-" ize the incorporation of the town of Huron, Lawrence county, was called up by Senator Brooks and advanced to its third reading. The bill of Senator Parks (No. 43) raising the bonds of county recorders from $2.000 to $1,000 and the bill of Senator Wood (No. S7) making it a felony for one to give a fraudulent return of property valuation in order to obtain credit were also advanced to third reading. Under the head of remonstrances and petitions Senator Harrison presented a remonstrance signed by the veterans of the Grand Army of Shelbyvllle protesting against the resolution favoring the removal of the battle flags of Indiana regiments that fought under General Grant to the tomb ot Grant at Riverside, New York. The resolution was referred to the committee on military affairs. The committee on agriculture, of which Senator Barlow is chairman, made a report favoring the passage of the bill introduced by Senator Guthrie, which provides for the abolishment of the Indiana live stock sanitary commission and places the appointment of the state veterinarian in the hands of the Governor, who, with the auditor and treasurer of state as a board, shall fix his compensation, which Is limited to not more than $1,200 per year. The committee on fees and salaries reported favorably on the bill providing that circuit Judges whose districts comprise more than one county shall receive reimbursement for their expenses Incurred while they arc holding court In other than their home counties, but the bill was amended to include superior Judges. The committee was divided in its report on the bill, but the majority report was adopted without discussion. The bill which provides that county councils shall have the power to declare the number of days county assessors and county surveyors shall serve was reported unfavorably. Senator Gochenour, chairman of the committee on mileage, recommended that the mileage of Senator Garriott, who died before the session, amounting to lSO miles, be allowed to hl widow and that Senator Fleming be allowed 2C2 miles. A resolution offered by Senator Brooks asking that the Legislature request the Indiana representatives In Congress to vote against any additional appropriation for the federal building to be constructed In this city was on motion made a special order for discussion for 11 o'clock to-morrow forenoon. The resolution was as follows : "Whereas, Such building can be conrtructed without any additional appropriation If the material therefor shall be se lected from the extensive and Justly celebrated granite of this great State, whose products are of ornament and durability in all parts of the country, and of which this magnificent capltol building is one, and "Whereas, It would be an unusual and unfair discrimination against the products of the State to go to others for such material or labor to be used In such building." The Indiana representatives at Washington were therefore asked to vote against the bill. A number of bills were Introduced and the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. LOWER HOUSE'S SESSION. New Rills Introduced nnd Reports of Committees. A considerable part of yesterday's session of the House was devoted to the reading of reports from committees. The sharpest aVgument of the forenoon was over tho report of the committee on county and township business. This committee among other matters had taken up Mr. Dlrkson's v.nt r.vniirimr the listing of promissory notes for taxation, making them noncollectlble unless listed. There were two reports on the bill, the majority reporting against It. The minority was for it. The majority report was adopted by a vote of forty-six to forty-two. The Democrats

stood solidly for the minority report and j v

speaker Artman voted with them. Among the other committees reporting was the one on rights and privileges. It recommended that Mr. Reagan's bill giving blind persons the right to peddle without a license, be indefinitely postponed. The House concurred in the report. Among the first of the bills to be introduced yesterday morning was one by Mr. Louttit, of Allen county, relating to the fares to be charged by railroad companies. The bill provides for a fare of two cents a mile on all roads whose annual earnings amount to $4,000 a mile, or more. On railroads where the earnings are less than $4.000 a mile, a fare of two and a half cents a mile may be charged. A UNIQUE FEATURE. Representatives Trout Introduced a bill that has a rather unique feature. It is designed to benefit those litigants who are too poor to appeal from lower courts. Under this bill where a poor man Is defeated In a civil suit and has not the funds with which to file an appeal bond or to take his case higher, he may lie In Jail and his caso will be taken up the same as If he was provided with funds. Another of Mr. Trout's bills is for the benefit of those who furnish material for ditches and for those who perform the labor. The bill gives the laborer and the one who furnishes material to the contractor the right to take a iCIon the land wnre the work is done and if the contractor does not pay his Pdf d.ne laul-owner will be liable. Along this line Representative Horsfleld Introduced a bill. Its purpose Is to protect firms supplying materials for public improvements, SO that thev mnv rollert their hill. The measure provides that municipalities Z . ""wues in a i municipalities having contract work done must see that all the material and labor is paid for before L?CÄ? ?rP2A falarIes of janitors at tne gtate house at $50 a month. Mr. Horsfleld has discovered enai me present law provides that they shall not receive more than $50 a month but does not prevent their being paid less. Mr. Horsfleld Is of opinion that none of the Janitors now employed at regular work in the building are receiving as much as $50 a month. Representative Jackman attempted to get a measure through the House providing for changes in the ward boundaries of the town of Waterloo. It was sought to get the bill passed but the Renublicans became suspicious of a trap and voted against it. Mr. Jackman was considerably disappointed and says he will attempt to get the measure through again. He declares there Is no politics about it, and that the Republicans of the town are in favor of the change. FELONIES DEFINED. Mr. Roberts, of Dearborn county. Introduced a bill defining certain felonies. The purpose' of the bill is to prevent crimes against the ballot box. It provides that any person who- attempts to bribe or is successful in bribing another person to vote for a certain candidate, shall be deemed guilty of felony and on conviction shall be disfranchised for not less than ten years nor more than twenty years, shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 and put in prison for not less than two years nor more than ten years for each offense. The person who Is bribed or on whom the attempt was made may ba compelled to testify against the accused, but his testimony shall not thereafter be used against him in any action. Ihe measure makes it the duty of the prosecutor to make special Inquiry regarding persons supposed to have been guilty of violating this law. Jir. turner lnirouucea iwo Dins in wnicn the State Federation of Labor is taking an active Interest. One is to Improve the sani tary condition of bakeries and the other amends the law regulating the office of the State factory inspector. Representative Neal introduced a bill providing for the establishment of a State board of forestry. Mr. Robertson sent up a bill which. If it becomes a law, will put an end to the pranks of many a local satirist. Under its provisions any one who takes a horse away from where It Is hitched to a rack, and after driving it about, turns It loose o- returns it, may be arrested and fined and Imprisoned. Another anti-trust bill was Introduced, this one coming from Mr. Slack, of the minority side of the House. The author of the bill says it combines the best feat I . m - mwm laws, affecting trusts. Mr. Slack points cut that the anti-trust laws in these two States have been held constitutional and suits under these laws have been Instituted In both of these States and have been successful. USE OF NARCOTICS. A bill lntroducd by Representative Reeves is Intended for the benefit of those who have become victims of the use of narcotics. The bill prevents druggists from selling morphine, opium, etc., unless the person making the purchase exhibits a prescription from a licensed physician. Mr. Burrier withdrew House bill No. 21. The bill affects the county and township reform laws and Mr. Burrier recognizes the Importance of Interfering with these laws as little as possible. A bill is to be introduced by Mr. Mansfield covering the points In Mr. Burrier's bill, and at tne same time not disturbing the reform laws. The secretary of the Senate appeared in the House and announced that Senate bill No. 24 had passed. This bill was to legalize the acts of the officers of the town of Alamo, Montgomery county. It was handed down by the speaker for first reading In the House. Representative Louttit Introduced a resolution providing for the House to draft a memorial on account of the death of Representative Charles L. Drummond, of Allen county. A resolution was Introduced by Mr. Madden inviting the members of the mine-workers' conference to visit the House. This resolution and the one introduced by Mr. Louttit were concurred in. The House adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock this morning. The House will begin holding all-day sessions to-day. RILLS IN THE SENATE. Drlef Synopsis Given of the Various Nevr Measures. A bill was Introduced by Senator Gochenour yesterday amending the act to establish a State Library Board, etc. The bill transfers the purchasing power of the state librarian to the State Library Board and Increases the salary of the state librarian from $1,500 to $1.800. The bill also makes provision for the employment of two deputies, at a salary of $000 each. xxx Senator Joss introduced a bill which provides that the term of office of the attorney general, clerk of the Supreme and Appellate courts, state geologist and chief of the bureau of statistics, to be elected at the general election of 1902. shall begin on the 1st day of January, 1503. Another Mil Introduced by Senator Joss, fixing tho terms of county officers, provides that the term of county auditor, clerk, sheriff and recorder in each county of the State shall begin on the 1st day of January following the terms of the present incumbents of the various offices. XXX A bill Introduced by Senator Heller provides that . railroads, express companies and other carriers which shall demand or receive for the carriage or conveyance of any article compensation for a larger number of pounds than has been actually transported shall be liable to the person or firm against who such overweight charges are made In ten times the amount of such overcharge, together with reasonable attorney fees for the collection thereof. xxx Senator Charles's bill provides for the establishment of a village for epileptics. The bill Is practically the same as the one introduced last week by Senator Lambert, with the exception that It provides for the appointment by the Governor of a nonpartisan board of commissioners, which shall decide upon the location of the village. The bill introduced by Senator Urn bert requires the village to be established v.lthln six miles of the city of Columbus. XXX A bill Introduced by Senator Lambert amends the present law protecting the libcrty. safety ana neaitn oi laborers, it J provides for the creation of a department of inspection and the. appointment by the Governor of a chief Inspector for a term of four years at a salary or $l.bOU per year. The bill also provides for an appropriation of $10,000 for the expenses of the department. XXX Senatcr Burns introduced a bill prepared by State Factory Inspector McAbce pro-

idlng for the inspection of boilers and for

certain safety appliances to be used on all tollers. XXX The bill prepared by the Commercial Club concerning primary election?, a full synopsis of which has been published heretofore, was introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator Matson. XXX A bill introduced by Senator Thompson rrovlding for the taxing, regulating and licensing of transient merchants will require all transient merchants wishing to do business In a certain county to secure a license of the county auditor thereof. The license fee Is fixed by the bill at $23 per day for the fim ten days and $10 a day for each day thereafter. The fees go to the common-school fund of tho county. The object of the bill Is to prevent the fake fire sales, etc. x x " x Senator Wampler's bill provides for the appointment of attorneys to defend poor and Juvenile prisoners arrested by the police or who are placed on trial In municipal courts In cities having a population of 20.000 or more. The attorneys are to be appointed by the board of county commissioners on tha consent of the trial Judge, and their compensation will be fixed by the board. XXX Senator Matson also introduced the bill providing for a sinking fund for the city of Indianapolis, with which to pay off the city's bonded Indebtedness. The bill was prepared by Merrill Moores, assistant attorney general, at the ?uggcstelon of Senator Matson and others. Mr. Moores conferred with Controller Johnson about th bill yesterday and the latter, who was preparing a similar bill, liked the provisions of the one Introduced by Senator Matson yesterday so well that he decided to allow its substltion in place of his own. SENATE C03I3IITTEES MEET. Committee on Cities and Towns Has n. Busy Session. Hie Senate committee on cities anl towns, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, decided to favorably recommend the, bill introduced by Senator Legeman (No. 121), which provides for tho collection of delinquent taxes by foreclosure of tax levies on real estates in cities having a population of more than G0.OO0 and to cmpower such cities to purchaso the property under foreclosure and sale. The committee will also report favorably on the following bills: Bill No. 133, introduced by Senator Charles, concerning the improvement of streets in Incorporated towns and cities less than 23,000 population, and regulating the powers of city councils. v Bill No. 123, Introduced by Senator Legeman, providing for a sinking fund In cities having more than 50.000 and less than 100,000, and for the appointment of sinking fund commissioners. Bill No. 117. Introduced by Senator Keeney, to authorize cities of 3,500 population and not more than 4.000 to accept the custody and control of established libraries, and to levy a tax for the maintenance of frame. The Senate committee on roads rne yesterday afternoon and appointed Senators Wood nnd Fortune as a subcommittee to codify all laws on the subject of gravel roads. The committee also decided to report favorably on Senator Wolcott's bill, exempting Spanish-American war veterans from working out their road tax. The committee on fees and Falaries hell a short sefsion. but decided to postpone the further consideration of the fee and salary bills prepared by the State commission, until this afternoon. The elections committee met for the purpose of distributing the bills which have been referred to it, but did nothing further. The committee on judiciary which met late in the afternoon yesterday decided to stick to Its former decision and make an unfavorable report on the House bill providing for extra employes In the House. The committee also decided to report favorably on the bill Introduced by Senator Brooks (No. SI), which provides that In case of a contest of a will all parties Interested in the estate shall become parties to the suit. The bill of Senator Agnew (No. 2). providing for the construction of a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the .Calumet river will also be favorably reported. Senator Johnston's bill to legalize the acts of notaries, etc., will recleve the same treatment. HOUSE RAILROAD COMMITTEE. Some of the Hills to De Indefinitely Postponed. The House committee on railroads held a meeting yesterday and considered a number of bills. Among them were House bills Nos. 14 and 15, both of which were indefinitely postponed. One was to require railway corporations to have one director in the State from whom legal service could always be had. The othr related to service, on receivers. House bill No. 104, providing for the inspection of locomotive boilers and fixing a limit to the number of pounds of steam pressure to be carried, was considered and ction was deferred. The same action was taken concerning the bill requiring & pilot on the rear of engines running backward nnd lights at night. The bill providing for a uniform street-railway fare In towns of less than lüö.f'H), was considered and action deferred. The committee also deferred action on the bill requiring railroads to fence their right of way with wire fence. House bills Nos. 3 and 76 were referred to special committees. SPECIAL CO.M3IITTEE'S REPORT. Vlncenncs University Has No Legal Claim Asralnst the State. The special committee composed of Senators Agnew, Miller and Inman, appointed by Governor Mount to Investigate the claim of Vlncenncs University against the State, made its report to the Senate yesterday. The report gives a complete history of the litigation and the legislation arising out of the claims of the university against the State and concludes that, upon the statement of facts in the case, there is no legal claim which the university can prefer against the State. The committee leaves the question of a moral obligation on the part of the State to the universly to the judgment of the Senate. Lambert's Free School Rook DHL Senator Lambert held a conference with a number of superintendents yesterday In the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jones with reference to his bill providing free sehoolbooks to the school children of tho State. The bill provides that the books thall be purchas?d by the township trustees and shall be furnished to the school children gratuitously, the ownership remaining in the township. The superintendents prest-nt at the meeting yesterday expressed their tntlrc Fitisfactlon with the bill, but suggested to Senator Lambert that It would be even more satisfactory If the children were actually given the books instead of tho use of them. This view of the matter was indorsed by Scnatcr Lambert and he will .meet with the Senate committee on education, to which the bill has been referred, to-day and have the amendment suggested Incorporated In the bill. Mode n Special Order. Tho minority report of the committee on affairs of Indianapolis was made In the House yesterday by Representative Morgan. In his report, Mr. Morgan asked that measures reported on be so amended at to give proierty-owncrs the right to appeal to the courts from th decision of the Board of Public Works. Members of tht minority say that If this amendment was made and the bills passed in that form, one dissatisfied proptrty-owner would be able to tie up street Improvement work Indefinitely by appealing from the decision of the works lard. . Both minority und majority reports will be made a sptclal orOcr of business for nxt week. a An Insurance Hill. The House committee on insurance yesterday prepared to submit majority ar-d minority reports on tho providing that when there la a total loss 'insurance companies must pay the full amount named in the policy. Representatives liobcrta.cf