Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901.

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"Bleeding Kansas" is maintaining Its reputation as a breeding ground of trouble and bloodshed. The singing of doxclogies by mobs and of sacred songs by lawbreakers in jail does not change the character of lawless acts. Count Von Walderseo evidently realizes hi3 responsibility. Not having reached China while , the trouble was going on, hn seems determined to create a new one. A ruling sa clearly based on a plain povislon of tho Constitution as that of Lieu tenant Governor Gilbert relative to the tax ation clause of the Muncie normal-school bill doe not need any defense. The Constitution defends Itself. Yesterday the Journal based a criticism upon the alleged action of the ways and means committee in recommending an appropriation of money for the Indiana Agri cultural Society. The statement was in correct. The ways and means committer has made no such recommendation, and It Is not probable it will do so. Would it not be better if the House had fixed the limit of the compensation for tho fire department and left the actual salaries to be fixed by the Board of Safety? Would the representatives who voted to make the salaries be willing that the Legis lature should increase the salaries of their police from 15 to 20 per cent? The action of the House will increase the salaries of the fire department $21,000 a year. BBBSSBBMSBBSSSBSBBSiÄBSSSÄBBSBBBBBSBBSSSSSB It Is a misfortune for any community to be dominated by an individual to the ex tent of allowing the individual to take tha law into hla or her own hands and to confiscate or destroy property without due process of law. That is what Mrs. Nation has been doing in Kansas. The Kan sas law prohibits the sale of spirituous and intoxicating' liquors, but it does not prowon tne owning or mem nor autnorize a private citizen to confiscate or destroy them when found in the possession of anomer person. Airs, xsation snouia spend a little time reading law. The very sharp commercial Issue that has been raised between the United States and Russia concerning tariff duties on the respective products of the two countries should suggest to Congress the propriety of reconsidering that provision of the Dinsley tariff law framed for the alleged pro tection of the American beet sugar indus try. The enforcement of that provision la v. hat has led to the retaliatory action of Russia against American manufactures. There ought to be a careful Inquiry as to whether the American beet sugar industry Is worth protecting at the cost of serious injury to several other important indus tries. At last Mrs., Carrie Nation has. to u.o a street phrase, "run up against the law." From the beginning of her anti-saloon cru sade all of her acts In the destruction of property have been as lawless as any otlwr demonstrations of mob law, but by appealing to' a sort of higher law sentiment she has been able to defy the constituted authoritles in Karras. Her example has been tad. and the entire country is to be congratulated that she has at last been brought to the bar of real justice and real law. Ther U a right way to reform and a wrong way, and Mrs. nation s way is so clearly the wrong way that she should bo legally punished for her Illegal acts. . The fact that she is a woman should not give her immunity for the violation of law.. An officer of 4he Y. M. C. A. is reported ts saying that "If every saloon in Indianapolis is not closed up tight It should be "smashed. " If this man mean3 licensed saloons which observe the pro-vL-lons of the law by closlrg at the hours specified therein, such smashing would be as lawless as it would be to smash a gro cery store. If the saloons are open in violation of law the same number of people who would smash them could make complaints according to law and bankrupt them with fines by three or four complaints. There is no limit to the excesses of lawlessness. If one class of people raid saloons when inside the law, others may raid a mislion church because they do not believe in missions. The law may not be what pome of us would have it, but the law honestly enforced Is better than mob violence. Marlon Crawford, who was bcrn in Rome, hxs spent the moft of his life there and has further Identified himself with the ancU nt city by writing history, may be considered romc thing of an authority on Italian affair. In an article In the Independent on existing conditions in Rome, he says the question of restoring tho terarr.il power of the Tope "is such & difficult :"3 to Iral with that good Catholics and - r r-i-'-ta may alike bs pardoned for

thinking, as so many in Italy do to-day, that the prcsen amiable misunderstanding

of Vatican and Quirinal may long prevail. There la no doubt, he says, that the Pope desires a return to temporal power, but, so far as may be judged, his Holiness does not suffer personally by its loss. II13 movements are restricted, but Mr. Crawford considers that in the present state of the country, with its tendency to breed Anarchists, this would be the case under an circumstances. "There is little doubt," he. goes on calmly, "that if he went about freely the Pope would be assassinated.' If this is the general belief of the faithful it is no wonder they are satisfied to let natters rest as they are. with his Holiness ccnlined within limited Urritorj. Although o fragile a person physically, he showa indications of possessing a firm and active will, and were his movements unhampered his advisers might not be able to prevent him from putting himself into danger. In addition to being a resident of Rome Mr. Crawford is a devout Catholic, and is there fore doubly qualified to speak on this subi ject. SENATE HILL 84. The objections to Senate bill No. Si are so obvious that its defeat should not be a matter of any doubt whatever. This is the bill which provides that a person who has been indicted, tried, convicted in a lower court and sentenced under a criminal charge may be released on ball, pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. The bill seems to be based on the false and mawk ish theory that it is better that ninetynine criminals should go unpunished than that one innocent man should suffer. That theory has already been pushed to an extreme that Is bringing the, adminis tration of criminal law Into disrepute and weakening some of the most Important muniments of society. When cases of mob law and lynchlngs are increasing and when the popular distrust of courts and of legal procedures is growing is a very inopportune time to propose to add another to the already too numerous chances for crim inals to escape justice. In a lecture deliv ered before the students of Yale College, on Monday night. Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, said: It has seemed to me that in some cases legislation was conceived for obstructing the punishment of criminals. Courts and executives have been tender-hearted. It is not wonderful, therefore, that communities have punished when they feared that the law would interpose delays. Hut when legislators become aroused by the moral sense of the communities they will enact such legislation that justice will be facilitated. Then lynchings will be forgotten and be a matter of historyBefore enacting a law In tho interest of criminals the Legislature should consider whether it is willing to furnish a new argument for popular contempt of courts and for the application of lynch law. Senate bill No. 84 is not only In the Inter est of convicted criminals, as against society, but it Is in the interest of rich crimi nals, as against poor ones. By its provi sions any convicted criminal who can put up money or pay a good lawyer's fee can escape the sentence of a lower court. After having been convicted by a jury the con victed criminal only needs to pay his lawyer enough to Justify the latter In going on his bond to escape punishment. This gives the rich criminal a distinct advantage over the poor one. It might happen that of two persons convicted of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to the penitentiary, one might be able to give a bail bond and the other not. This would bo an odious discrimination. The practical operation of such a law has been demonstrated in Missouri, where it has prevailed for a few years. Its ef fect has been to free many convicted criminals because, after ball bond is accepted, their able lawyers fail to pay filing fees in the appeal, which results in the appeal not being acted on and gives the criminal lib erty as long as the bond Is acceptable. The Missouri law has worked so badly that It Is about to be repealed. No doubt criminals and criminal lawyers would like to have more avenues of escape for criminals, but other people would rather have the pres ent number diminished. Senate bill No. 84 should be killed. THE XEW CRISIS IX CHINA. Recent dispatches from China indicate the approach of a crisis that may involve grave results for the allied powers or for such of them as may continue to act together under the new conditions now arising. It begins to look as If the motives avowed by the powers at the beginning of the allied movement against Chira have been lost bight of by all the powers except the United States, and as if Germany were determined to Inaugurate a new anti-Chinese crusade on rev; lines. The ministers, legationers 8nd missionaries whose lives were threat ned have all teen rescued, the Boxers practically suppressed, the Cblnese srovern ment has conceded the main features of the demands of the powers and everything seemed to be tending, though slowly, to wards peace when suddenly it is arnnunend that Count Von Waldrscc, the German commander of tho allied forceF, has ordered a. formidable movement against tho new capital of China. A dispatch of the 17th tnld tho generals of the different forces had been orderedto have all their available troops ready in two weeks. A late dispatch says the expedition will probably start next Saturday. In his letter to General Chaffee Count Von Waldersee said: "Owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the negotiations for ieacs and also to circumstances rendering such a course desirable it will probably be necessary to resume military operations on a large scale, especially towards the west." The expedition will bo costly, difficult and dangerous. Si-Ngan-Fu. the new capital, is a long distance west of Peking and can only be approached by almost impassable roads through difficult mountain passes. For all that Count Von "Waldersee knows the Chinese may have been collecting and arming a large force in the interior. There is a possibility that they may fall upon the allies in such numbers as to crush them. Even If successful the expedition will exasperate the Chinese and perhaps break up the peace negotiations. It Is, in fact, the beginning of a new war in which the allies will be clearly tho aggressors without any good cause of war. In these circumstances the United States thould Immediately consider the advisability of withdrawing its troops from China. All the main objects for which they were tent there have been accomplished. Nothing remains except to agree on the amount of indemnity, and that can be left to future negotiation. The United States certainly will not join or in any way approve of the x ew movement, and we might as well wash cur hands of the whole business and withdraw from China aa to keep our troops there tJt creat exrtasa, Iiis cpecUtoraCll

n movement which this government does not and cannot approve. The action of the German commander pending peace negotiations appears rash, to say the least, and can hardly fall to introduce grave complications Into a, situation already difficult enough. It is sure to precipitate a new crisis In the relations of all Ihz powers with Chira, and one which the United Statc3 should consider very promptly with a view of maintaining its consistency and avoiding new and entangling alliance?. Senator Fairbanks, in a talk with the Journal's Washington correspondent, printed in another column of this paper, expresses himself in favor of the strictest economy on the part of the Legislature in its appropriations of public money. The senator is right, as ho usually is, and his advice will have the very general approval of the people. True, he has not singled out any particular measure and his advice is general, but it applies with equal force to every scheme that has for its purpose the

establishment of superfluous, unnecessary and expensive institutions, and It may well be regarded by the members of the General Assembly. Everybody should welcome public discus sion of the primary election bill. It proposes a change in our political methods so radical as to merit careful consideration. The evils of the present system of primary and nominating conventions have become so pronounced as to call for reform, and the question is how best to accomplish It. It should be understood, of course, that any legislation on the subject is tentative. If it does not work well it can be repealed. and if it develops defects they can be icmedied. The thing to do is to make an honest effort to remedy existing evils. It will bo time enough for amusement caterers to decry the alleged lack of appreciation by music lovers in Indianapolis when they stbp applying the term "grand opera to a mutilated selection oi ariaa given without reference to dramatic effect and without chorus or scenery. FROM HITHER AND YOU. Dilatory Discovery. The Smart Set. De Sapple I hadn't been talking with him five minutes before he called me an ass. She Why the delay? One Hundred to the Dollar. Baltimore American. Mrs. Meddergrass I see by the papers where some teller says that wealth is notam but a disease. sir. aieckiergrass Yep. Dr. DIcedem says there's germs on money. ensealled. Philadelphia Tress. "Even her friends have beun calling Mrs Nation out of her name." "That's queer." "They say she's a 'corker, when. If anything at all that way, ehe must be a kind of uncorker." Fan Sterling. Detroit Journal. He was an Anglican humorist, to be sure; but I did not at once forget that I was a gentleman. "The pun Is the main thing with you, seemlrgly," I observed, affecting an air of easy indifference. "I look after the shilling and the pun looks after itself!" quoth he. amiably. Of course I was furiously angry; and still I deemed it well to dissemble. SITUATION IN VENEZUELA COUNTRY WHERE RIGHTS OF FOIlEIGXEIIS AHE JNOT RESPECTED. Americans Guarding Pitch Lake with an Armed Force o Attention Paid to Minister Loomls. Correspondence of the Associated Press. FORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Feb. 15. A correspondent of the Associated Press has just returned from a ten days' stay in Caracas, Venezuela, where he went to Investigate the Venezuelan situation. The outlook, as one sees it at the Venezuelan capital, is not good. There Is a feeling of apprehension in the air. The Castro government becomes more unpopular and hostility to it is talked rather freely and the substantial and solvent people of the community condemn the government's attitude toward the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company. The New York and Bermudez Company, the correspondent is informed, is quietly gathering a strong force of well-armed and well-drilled men at the pitch like. These men are in command of Major Itafferty, formerly of the Seventy-first New York Regiment, a brave and eificlent officer. They will resist all encroachment, whether made by government or revolutionary troops. The United States gunboat Scorpion has been ordered to the pitch lake with orders not to allow the company to be dispossessed prior to the conclusion of the judicial Investigation of the case now being made in "Washington. The Venezuelan government is endeavoring in every possible way to persuade' the New York and Bermudez Company to resort to the tribunals. The refusal of the company to adopt that course is based on the knowledge that In Venezuela the president or dictator changes the Judges in a night or imprisons them if they do not give the judgment they are bidden to give. The correspondent talked with rive diplomats in Caracas. They all asserted that the United Statts government had acted with great prudence and with a degree of forbearance that almost ceased to be a virtue. They spoke highly of the skill and tact with whicli Minister Loomls had met a delicate and difficult situation. The diplo matic side of thU business is most important and interesting. The United States after receiving all of the legal records and facts In the controversy between the Venezuelan government decided to make a thorough investigation and sent for a complete set of laws of Venezuela, some sixteen volumes. Pending the outcome of this investigation they asked the Venezuelan government, as a matter or courtesy between friendly nations, to kindly suspend tho operation of the decree dispossessing tha New York-Bermudez Company till an Investigation could be made. This the Venezulean government declined to do. The request was repeated and again refused. It was then made a third time In an emphatic manner by Mr. Francis B. Loomls; in fact, it was put as a sort of vigorous demand the third time, but the result was the same. Then a protest was made and that wan ignored by the Castro government though it had ample power and authority to meet any or all of these demands, if it saw fit. Ihe trouble over the asphalt Is only one. of a large number of incidents In which the' Venezuelan government has recently been guilty of grave offense to tho government of the United States. Three months ago the consular agent of the United States at Barcelona was thrust Into prison without cause. The United States government demanded an apology, but has not yet received It. A year earlier the same consul was arrested and threatened with torture if he did not pay a large sum of money to lecal officials. A few months ago a German merchant at Barcelona was tortured by officials there for the purpose of extorting money from him. The German government sent a cruiser there at once and got satisfaction and kept the vessel four months In Venezuelan waters. The Italians have had men-of-war In Venezuelan waters most of th9 time for a year. Last year the American consul at Lyguayra was attacked and bis life threaU-ued. Tho United States goveniTnent has never received satisfactory .reparation fcr that.

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HOUSE ADOPTS REPORT RECOM 3IEDIG rOSTPONB3IENT. The Mensnre Appropriating Money for a Governor's Slnnslon Is Considered. THE SALE OP STATE PROPERTY A LIVELY D ED ATE OX THE PROPOSI TION IX THE SENATE. A Hot Flslit Over the Dill for n State Veterinarian Legislative Xewi and Gossip. One of the first things the House did yesterday was to pass Representative Cooper's anti-trust bill. Three Democrats voted agair st the bill. The House was in its usual economic mood, anu concurred In the report of the ways and means committee, indefinitely postponing the bill relating to the Vincennes University claim. When tue House adjourned yesterday evening an effort was being made to kill the bill a proprlating money with which to build a Governor's residence. Tho House spent some time In the afternoon trying to dispose of some temperanca legislation. This came up in the way of two reports from the temperance commit -ta? en Mr. Scott's bill. The minority report was adopted. The majority wanted to kill tho measure. If the bilf passes as It now stands no one can apply for a liquor licinse in a township or ward within six month, after a remonstrance has been successful. Perhaps the hottest fight of the day in the House waa over the report f the committee on agriculture on Senator Guthrle'3 bih establishing a state veterinarian to take the place of the live stock commission. The friends of the bill were finally successful over its enemies and the mearure will come up again. After a live.'y debate the Sonate in the afternoon adopted tha majority report uf the committee recommending the passage of Senator Goodwine's bill, which proviues for the sale cf all property owned by the State lying with'n me corporate limits of the city of Indianapolis. A number of senators supported the majority report favoring the passage of the bin in order to have the bill printed and of giving the Senate an opportunity of debating its provisions. The morning se?sion was taken up with the discussion of Senator Wood's bill mak ing it a felony to allow a child or dependent person to die without having meoical attention. Tho minority of the committee recommended the rassage of the bill, and aier a lengthy debate the report of the minority was concurred in. Late in the afternoon session a flood of new bills poured In. BUSY DAY IX THE SENATE. Proposed Snle of State Land Debated Anti-Christian Science Bill. A divided committee report on -Senator Goodwine's bill, which provides for the sale and relocation of certain of the state Institutions located in the city of Indianapolis was made the subject of a spirited debate in the Senate yesterday afternoon, which finally resulted in the adoption of the majority report favoring the passage of the bill. ' Those favoring the passage of the bill argued that the removal of the instltu tioi.s to new sites outside tho city limits would not only bo a good business proposi tion but would bo of inestlmablo benefit to the unfortunate inmates of the various Institutions. They maintained that the present buildings were old and poorly equipped and that If sold new sites could be purchased and modern buildings erected with less than half of the purchase money. Senator Layman, who signed the minor! ty report recommending that the bill be indefinitely postponed, said that he favored the sale of a part of the land owned by the State, but was opposed to the removal of the Institute for the Blind or the sale of St. Clair Park, which immediately adjoins that institution. The park, he declared. was one of the most beautiful spots in the city and the State could well afford to keep It. Senator Wood said he could see no good reason why the State should maintain a nark for the sole benefit of Indianapolis. and urged that the bill be passed in order that it could be sold. "We should be Just to our constituents," he said, in conclusion. "before being overly generous to the citi zens of Indianapolis. AMOUNT OF INTEREST Senator Ball said he was in favor of the majority report because the sale of the property would be a good business proposition for the State. If the property belong ing to the State and located In tho city of Indianapolis were sold, he said, the interest on the purchase money would yield the State about $C'3,000 per annum. He said the State owed a little over $1,000,000. and it was only proper that the State property should be sold and the money applied to the Stato debt. "The State," he said. In conclu sion, "has too long beautified the parks of the city of Indianapolis and it is time a halt was being called. If the city wants these parks let it buy them. The State has no right to beautify one city at the expense Senator Joss said he was in favor of s!! ing a part of the State property situated in the city, tut was very much opposed to the saie oi some ot 11. lie &aia tnere was a grave question as to whether, if the Instl tute for the Blind was sold, the money would not go to the St?te Unlversltv. but that he would discuss that proposition at some future time. Ho thought the Deaf anu jjumu institute snouia oe sold and a new site selected, and In order that the bill could be so amended as to provide for the selling of a part of the property he said he would vote for. the adoption of the majority report of the committee recom mending the passage of the bill. senator still wen was in favor of tha adoption of the minority report. He said the State had a right to own parks and ihe right to locate them wherever she plea-d. It was particularly fitting, he said, that the paries snouia be located in the canital cliv. lie oid not eeneve that the state of Indiana had grown so poor thtt Jt could not maintain a park in Indianapolis if U wanted to. Senator Stlllwell also made the point that the property of the State located in Indianapolis had grown valuable through the thrift and enterprise of the citizens of Indianapolis and. therefore, they were entitled to some of the benefits. A vote on the minority report resulted In Its defeat S to 45. Senators ThomDson. Miller and Layman were the only senators voting for its adoption. The majority report was then concurred in. After the vote had been taken on the Goodwine bill the Senate devoted a short time to committee reports and. the introduction of new bills and then adjourned early in order to allow the committees some opportunity of catch ing up wim tneir woric ANTI-CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST BILL. The bill of Senator wood relative to Christian Scientists and faith healers of every kind, making it a felony to deny medical aid to dependent persons, came up as a special order yesterday morning. The bill, after conideration In committee, re sulted in a divided report, the majority fa voring Indefinite postponement and the minority recommending Its passage. There were a number of speeches and much In terest was shown In the debate. Senator Wood was the first speaker. He said he understood that there were some members of the body who were of the belief that he had not introduced the bill In good faith. and was, therefore, not in earnest about advocating its passage. He denied that euch was the case, and said that he was thoroughly in earnest for the reason that he oelleved such a measure was absolutely necessary in Indiana to protect ignorant and dependent paopla against tho ravages

of the so-called faith healers. "I know that this bill has been objected to," said Senator Wood, "because its provisions are deemed too drastic, but I think every fairminded member of this body will admit

that if it can be positively shown that, through the failure or refusal of a Chris tian Scientist to allow medical aid to be administered to a child or other dependent person, the death of such person results, it Is time for the law to interfere. The pen alty is not inflicted except in such cases as this. It should be our duty to protect the Infant especially against the awful superstlMons that have already resulted in the deaths of thousands of their number. There are some who contend that this bill will restrict the DeoDle in their religious practices; that they will not be allowed to enjoy that liberty that they should ba granted. I am a firm believer in religious llbertv. but I am not bound by any creed. Therefore, I believe that every roan should be allowed to worship as he sees nt, ana the law proposed does not place any restrictions upon those who are capable of judging for themselves. PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN. "It gives the needed protection, to the children and the dependents of whatever class. I want to call your attention to the so-called Christian Scientists. The doctrines of this particular sect are a sham on the Christian religion and their pract'ees show them to be a secrilegious people. The literature of the Christian Scientists contains but two books, the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's work. They claim that the latter is equally Inspired with the former; that it is a divine revelation. If that is not sacrilege what is it? The Christian Scientists are not advocates of prayer any more than any other reVglous sect. The principle that is uppermost in their belief is that all disease is evil and that goodness should predominate. Negative the fact of existing evil, affirm the goodness and you dispel the physical disease. They do net deny the divinity of Christ, but they do claim that believers in their faith may have the same divine attributes that Christ had. They tell you that, like Christ, they have the power to lay their hands upon the blind and they shall see again." senator Wood, in conclusion, said there was an immediate necessity for a law that win cause Christian Scientists and other classes of faith healers to confine thelt work to persons wha shall of their own volition receive their treatment. Senator Wolcott took a similar stand. advocating the adoption of the minority re port, which favors the passage of the bill. He made reference to the many and varied ianaticai religious waves that have swept various parts of the world In ages past, but contended that the fanatics of those days sought only the salvation of souls. Here in the twentieth century," said he, we have a new fanatical religious wave. and those who are following in its wake are seeking to heal the sick through the agency of prayer. Prayer, to be effective, must certainly be understood. The babe ravaged by disease and without volition of its own is placed in the care of Christian Scientists to be healed by nraver or through mental process of some sort. What conception has the babe of all this? Such methods are not only against the laws of nature, but are In conflict with the divine law.". Senator Wolcott thought the bill a good one in every respect, and said that it would give the desired protection to chilarcn. SENATOR AGNEW'S VIEW. Senator Agnew took an opposite view. He thought there were two sides to the ques tion. According to his Judgment, there is as much ' contention among the different schools of medicine as exists between the medical profession as a whole and the Christian Scientists. He said it was a wellknown fact that physicians of different schools differed radically as to the proper remedies and methods of treatment In the most common diseases. He did not believe that the people of the State should be forced to employ a physician if they did not wish to do so. Senator Thompson said there was noth ing in the doctrine of Christian Scientists that would prevent them from administering to a child, even though they were being treated by materia medica. Under the pro visions of the bill, he said, there could be no prosecution for felony unless it was a case of a dependent person whose life was lost by the withholding of medical aid, In which case the cause of death would have to be proven. At the close of Senator Thompson's remarks Senator Fortune moved the previous question, in order to shut off any further debate, and the minority report was then concurred in by a vote or 26 to :u Ti:e congressional reapportionment bill, on motion or Senator Osborn. was ad vanced to engrossment without debate. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Vincennes Claim -Indefinitely Post ponedNicholson L.UTT Amendment. Bills on third reading were the first item of business taken up in the House yesterday morning, and later committee reports were heard. One of these reports was from the committee on ways and means, reccmmendlng the indefinite postponement of the bill providing for the payment of the claim of the Vicennes Universitj. The House concurred in the resolution killing the bill. Representative Cooper's antl-Jrust bill was taken up on third reading and passed by a vote of 82 to Those who voted against the bill were Democrats. Tliey were Messrs. Catley, Haines and Tucker. Several of the members were absent when the bill was voted on. Senator Osborne's bill providing for a metropolitan police system for cities of a certain sizo was also passed. House ' bill No. 511, Introduced by Mr. Reser, abolishing district3 lor the Insane hospitals of the State, was passed under a suspension of the rules. The bill provides that patients shall be as signed to the hospitals which the State Board of Charities deems best, without regard to districts. It is thou&ht this plan will relieve the crowded hospitals. STATE BOARD BILL KILLED. Among the committee reports was one from the committee on agriculture making a favorable report on Mr. Bonham'a bill appropriating $40,200 to purchase land for the State Board of Agriculture. On motion of Mr. King the House declined to concur in the report. The bill was indefinitely postponed. Just before noon the House had quite a fight over the report of the committee on agriculture, on Senator Guthrie's bill, abolishing' the State Live Stock Commission and establishing the office of State veterinarian. There were two reports, the majority of the committee recommending passage and the minority Indeiinite post ponement. Representative Roberts, of Jefterson. made a strong appeal to the House in the interests of the bill. Mr. Whitcomb also spoke for the bill. All sorts of motions were made and In the midst of the excite ment some one tried to adjourn the House. This failed to carry and on motion of Mr. Marshall, of Tippecanoe, the bill was Indefinitely postponed by a vote of 43 to 23. The Democrats voted against the bill. In the. afternoon, however, the bill was resuscitated, the House voting to recon sider its action. The motion to reconsider was made directly after the House con vened at 2 o clock. Mr. Neal made the principal speech In favor of the motion. lie said that since the House adjourned at noon he had received Information that led him to believe the bill should pass. He said the committee on claims had since 1 o'clock considered the claim of John P. Hartzell. of Fort Wayne, who aays the State owes him 112,600. Mr. Neal said the evidence showed that the sanitary board or live tock commission visited Mr. Hartzell's dairy farm at Fort Wayne and examined his cows for tuberculosis. Five of the ani mals were ordered killed. The commission then came into Fort Wayne and told a newspaper reporter that they had ordered five of Iiartzeu s cows aniecu me state ment of the board was printed in a news paper and Hartzell's business was ruined. Mr. Neal's information was that the ex ominatlon of the cows was made by placing th ear at their sides and listening for evi dence of tuberculosis. Mr. Neal's theory was that a board or tnis Kna should be abolished. The motion to reconsider the bill was successful by a vote of 43 to 38. THE NICHOLSON LAW. The House spent some time considering the report of the committee on temperance on Mr. Scott's bill amending the Nicholson law. The bin provides mat where a remonstrance has been successful against an applicant to sell liquor In a township or ward, no one else may apply for a license in this township or ward within two years. There were two reports on the bill. the majority being in favor of indefinitely postponing It: The minority report was made by Mr. Adamson, who recommended I that tha bill ba amended by nakins; a re

monstrance effective six months Instead 1 of two years. Mr. Muller, of Vanderburg county, moved to lay the minority report on the table. The motion was lost. The , minority report was concurred in by a vote of 43 to 31. Before this vote was taken Mr. Louttlt wanted to refer the bill to 1 the judiciary committee, but Mr. Bonham J said tr at committee had enough burdens I to bear. He could see no reason why the question fhould not be decided at once. Two or three of the members spoke on the Treasure before the vote to concur In the minority report was put. Mr. Adamson made an appeal for the bill, saying he. proposed to speak for It although it might oc political suicide Jle spoke rather sarcastically of the majority of the tempere.nce committee. He said they all posed as temperance men, but "they didn't seem to be working at it now." Mr. Scott and Mr. Parker also made speeches in support of the minority report, but Mr. Woesllnj fpoke for the majority and against the bill. The members voted as follows on the motion to adopt the minority report: Ayes Adamson, Allen, Beckman, Bishop, Bonham, Burrier. Carmichael, Cravens. Cruson. Davis ot Greene. Davis of Wayne, Gauntt, Gerber, Glllett, Haines, Horsneld, Jack, Jackways, James, John. Johnson, Kelley, King, Kirkman, Marshall. Mccarty of Fountain. Matthews. Metsker, Miller of Kosciusko, Miller of Ohio, Minturn, Morton, Mummert, Neal, Parker, Scott. Short, Sparkfc, Stookey, Stout. Stutesman, Van Fleet, Vestal, Waugh. Speaker Artman 43. Noes Bell, Burkhart, Catley, Clarke. Clem, Coble. Cox. Cooper, Dilley, Dlrkson. Dudley, Haines, Jackman, Lawrence, Lopp. Louttlt, Maxam. Morgan', Muller, Ostermeyer. Parks. Passage. Pritchard. Reagan, Reser, Roberts of Dearborn, Robertson, Schreeder. Sclfers, Thomas, Trout, Wesllng, Whitcomb, Zollman 34. LOCAL FIRE DEPARf MENT. The committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis made two reports on the bill regulating and increasing the salaries of the members of the Indianapolis fire department. The majority report recommended the bill for passage. The minority a'so recommended it for passage, with an amendment to the effect that the City Council should raise the salaries of the firemen If it was deemed advisable, and making the present rates of wages the minimum rate. The majority report was Eigned by Representatives Clarke, Reagan, Pritchard, Morgan, Owen and Murphy. Messrs. Ostermeyer. Minturn and Whitcomb signed the minority report. The majority report was concurred in. and Mr. Clarke sought to have the rules suspended .and the bill placed on its passage, but failed in this attempt. Representative Schreeder's bill changing the term of office of the mayor of Evansville from two to four years was passed under a suspension cf rules. The Judiciary committee's report on Mr. Pritchard's bill giving the Governor authority to appoint the state supervisor of oil was considered. There were two reports on the bill, the majority report recommending passage. The minority report, signed by Messrs. Slack. Louttlt and Davis of Greene, was for indefinite postponement. It was tabled on motion of Mr. Marshall, of Tippecanoe. Mr. Davis, of Greene county, sought to kill the bill providing for a Governor's residence. In order to get the matter before the House he moved 'that his motion to strike out the enacting clause of the bill be taken from the table, where it was placed on Monday. The motion carried by a vote of 54 to 22. The question Was then whether or not the enacting clause should be stricken from the bill. Mr. Davis aid he opposed the measure because he believed the money which would be required to build a governor's residence could be better applied to relieving the unfortunates of the State. He spoke of the act of the House in killing the epileptic village bill, and thought if the State could not afford to spend its money for' Institutions of this

kind it could not build a mansion for the Governor. Mr. Stutesman supported Mr. Davis in his contention. While the House was in the midst of this discussion an ad journment was taken. AGNEW SHIP CANAL BILL. llonse committee Decides to Slake a Favorable Report. The House committee on cities and towns held a meeting last night and arranged to make a report on Senator Agnew's ship canal bill. All but two of the members nave agreed to report favorably on the bill. Representative Erdlltz, who is opposed to the measure, did not vote last night,, out of deference, he said, to Senator Agnew. It was at Mr. Erdlitz's suggestion that tho bill was referred to the committee on cities and towns, and since he had advised Mr. Agnew that this was the proper committee to consider the bill he did not like to go on record as voting against it. At the time the bill was referred to tho committee üir. Erdlltz had not decided what he would do about the matter. Rep resentatlve Johnson, another member of the committee, did not vote last night and will probably bring in a minority report. opposing the bill. Mr. Erdlltz will speak against the bill on the floor of the House. Messrs. Louttlt and Slack, of the commit tee, who went to visit the proposed route of the canal as the jcuests of the land com panies, were very enthusiastic over the bill at the meeting last night. Mr. Johnson, in explaining his position last night to the other members of the committee, said: "I am prejudiced against this bill and have become thoroughly tllsgusted with it. Since it has passed the Senate, members of that body who voted for it have come to me and asked me to do all I could to defeat it. saying that they were disgusted with their action and declaring that they voted for it under a misapprehension." . e JAMES BILL FAVORED. It Provides for Abolishment of the Present Board of Managers. The House committee on reformatory in stitutions is prepared to make a report on the James bill, abolishing the present board of managers of the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison. At a meeting held by the committee yesterday even ing it was decided to report the bill favorably with amendments. As the bill will be reported to the House it will provide for the abolisnment 01 the present Doara or managers and the appointment of a board of trustees within thirty days after the taking effect of the act. The James bill pro vided that this new board should include one man. The committee amends the bill so that the board will be composed of three women. The Governor may reappoint the three women who compose the present board of managers if he desires. The bill gives the Governor nower to remove the trustees for cause. It ftxes their salary at ?C00 a year Instead of $500, the amount which is now being drawn by the members of the present board. This is done to make the salaries of the new board conform with those paid the trustees of most of the other state institutions. It was announced at the committee meeting yesterday that Superintendent Kecley's term of office will expire in March or April of this year, and it was said that she does not desire to retain the position longer. SENATORS HOLD A CAUCUS. Republicans Trylnar to Get Together on a Primary DIU. The Republican members of the Senate met in caucus shortly after tho adjournment of the afternoon session 'yesterday for the .purpose of discussing and making a caucus meisure, If possible, of one of the two primary election bill that are now being considered by the Senate committee on elections. . . The provisions of both bills were thoroughly debated, some of the penators expressing a predilection for the Minturn bill and others favoring xthe Joss bill. There were also a number cf senators present who were opposed to the passage of either bill and after being in session for more than an hour the caucus was compelled to adjourn without arriving at any decision in the matter. Several of those who attended the meeting expressed themselves afterwards to the effect that It would be impossible to make a caucus measure cf cither the Jops or the Minturn bill as the senators were too widely divided in their opinions to ever get together in the matter. Senator Agnew's anti-trust bill was not discussed. e . MANY ARE HEARD. The Last Meetlnsr to Consider Re quest for Appropriations. At the Joint meeting of the ways and mean committee of the House and the finance committee of the Senate, held last n'ght, a number of "hearings" were had Reprebentatlves of several state instltu tions and organizations were present to state their llnancial needs. The State Beard of Charities, the Etats Horticultural

Society, the State Dairy Association. Stats Live Stock Sanitary Commifsion, Indian Academy of Science and the Indiana Reformatory were nil represented. Superintendent Hert spoke for the latter !i-tltu-tion. R. A. Brown, clerk of the Sr.prm Court, warf present to nsk for .in irnnv

rrlation of JI.Kk) with which to take car of the records of his office, and the stalsupervisor of natural pas made an appeal for funds with which to nav cvrfica expenses. The committee will hold its next meeting in 4icnaay nieht of r.pxt week to becii work on the appropriation bill. Two Xeir Senate Measures. The bill introduced by Senator Ogborn, yesterday, provides that the rudiments of vocal music. Including singing by note, shall be taught in all the public schools of the State, and that, beginning with Jan. 1. 1W2. all teachers shall be required to pass examinations on their ability to teach this subject. Power is given school trustees to employ a special teacher where they so de sire, Dut tney must be examined by the State Board of Education and paid out of the special school fund. XXX A hüll introduced by Senator Wood re quires the Governor to appoint an inspector of the Metropolitan police forces of the various cities of the State. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. Xcvr Senate Bills. No. 411. Senator Agnew Fixing the du ties and salaries of state officers. Fees and salaries. No. 412. Senator Agnew Fixing the fees of county clerks. Fees and salaries. No. 413. Senator Barlow Providing for fire protection. Public health. No. 414. Senator Gochenour Concerning the incorporation of cities of less than 23.000 inhabitants. Cities and towns. No. 415. Senator Guthrie Regulating foreign corporations. Corporations. No. 416. Senator Guthrie Requiring sure ty and loan companies to report their guarantee assets. Corporations. No. 417. Senator Layman Providing for municipal assessments against real estate. Judiciary. . No. 418. Senator Legcman Regulating the taxing of dogs. County and township brsliuss. No. 419. Senator Matron Concerning the jurisdiction of courts in civil cases. Jucilclary. No. 420. Senator Ofcborn Providing for the teaching of music in the public schools. Education. No. 421. Senator Thompson Providing for salaries for presidents and officers of State University. Fees and salaries. No. 422. Senator Thompson Concerning incurable insane paupers in Indianapolis. City of Indianapolis. No. 423. Senate r Wolcott Referring to decedents' estate. Judiciary. No. 424. Senator Wolcott To Increase the salary of the recorder of Jasper county. Fees and salaries. 4 No. 423. Senator Wood. Providing for creating a state police inspector. Citle and towns. Senate Bills on Third House. Reading In No. 75 (Osborn) Providing metropolitan police system for cities of from 10,000 to 35,000. not operating under special charter. Passed-06 to 30. No. 154 (Osbom) Legalizing the Incorporation of the town of Kej-stonc, Wells county. Passed 74 to 0. No. 3tJ (Osbom) For tho encourgement of county institutes. Passed 71 to 9. No. 24 (Johnston) LcKa'.izing the incorporation of the town of Alamo, Montgomery county. Tassed 79 to 0. Xcyt House Bills. The following new bills wfre introduced in the House yesterday: No. 527. Mr. Matthews Allowing the city of Elwood to levy a tax for certain purposes. Cities and towns. No. E2S. Mr. Minturn Increasing the salary of Marlon county's assessor from $1.800 to $2,500. County and township business. No. 529. Mr. Minturn For an act requiring hotels three stories In height and over to provide fire escapes. Manufactures and commerce. No. 530. Mr. Dudley Concerning the practice of dentistry. Medicine, health and vital statistics. No. 521. Mr. Pritchard. Prohibiting the use of formaldehyde in foodstuffs. Medicine, health and vital statistics. No. 532. Mr. Reagan An act legalizing and validating certain acts of the neveral departments, boards and officers of the city of Indianapolis. Affairs of the city of Indianapolis. House Bills on ' Third Itendlng la Hoasc. No. 415 (Cooper) Anti-trust till. Passed, Z2 to 3. No. 375 (Burrier) Providing for a Stat mine Inspector at i,SU0 per year and two assistants at $1.200 each per year. Passed, 76 to 0. No. 278 (Whitcomb) Amending the sewer assessment provisions of the IndianapolU cnarter. Passed, 74 to 0. Senate. Committee Reports. . Education. House bill No. 141 (Dlrkson), defining the duties of certain officers. For passage. Senate bill No. 3.1 (Johnson), proviaing for a United States nag for each schoolbuilding within the State. Indefinite post ponement. House bin o. iäj ttiumeri. providing ror certain schoolhouses. For passages. House bill No. 140 (Dlrkson), for the) a0 a Vk1t?V Art4 ani vi 4lntAronin r 1 IaIm district schools. For passage. Corporations. Senate bill No. 404 (Johnson), establishing certain rights cf companies organized for the purpose of constructing telephone lines. For passage. itoacs. House bill No. 54 (Owfn), providing for the repair of free turnpike roads. Indeflnlte postponement. Senate Mil No. 37S (Stlllwell). fixing "Jie compensation of superintendents of the ' construction of free gravel roads, maennite postponement. Senate bill No. 1S1 (Uocnenour). concerning highways and supervisors. For passage. House bill No. 221 (Newton), to permit tns construction of free gravel and macadamized roads. For passage. Senate bill No. Z?J (Stlllwell). providing for the construction of gravel roads. For passage. Benevolent Institutions. Senate bill No. (KJttmger), concerning the preaching of the gospel. Indeünlt postponement. Senate bill No. 1C2 (Charles.;, authorizing the establishment of the Indiana village of epileptics. Indefinite postponement. Senate bill No. 223 (Lambert), to authorizs the better cure and control of orpaant. For passage. Senate bill(o. 223 (Fkmlnfi. to authorize the better ctV and control of orphans. Indefinite postponement. Swamp Lands and Drains. Senate bill No. SS7 (Winfleld), providing for the cancellation of ditch assessments. For passage. Senate bill No. 401 (Legeman). prohibiting the obstruction of ditencs. Indefinite posttenement. Senate bill No. 276 (Lambert), providing; for the better cleaning of dl.ches. lrvieiinite postponement. Claims and Expenditures. Senat till No. 20G (Gochenour), ceding Jurisdiction of this State over certain lands owned by the United States. For passage. FcOeral Relations Senate VII No. 232 (Johnson), authorizing the issuance cf search warrants. For passage. County and Township Business. House bill No 321 (Owen), providing for the taxation of pipelines. For passage after amendment. House bill No. 116 (James), providing that county officers may execute bonds by giving surety. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 237 (Owens), concerning taxation. For passage. House bill No. 431 (James), providlnj for a courthouse at Greencastle. For passage. " Insurance. Senate bill No. ZjZ (Heller), authorizing the incorporation of farmers' and citizens' voluntary associations lor the purpose of Insuring farm property. For p3J.-;.ijre. Senate bill No. 2C4 (Barlow), f(,r the organization of mutual lire and lightning insurance companies. Indefinite postponement. Railroads. Senate Mil No. 364 (Burns), to authority ttreet and electric railroad .companies to make contracts with similar companies. For patt-apr. Senate bill No. 243 (Fleming), authorizing Interurban railroads to us county roa.is. Majority report fr ind rinit-i postponement. Minority report lor parage. Majority report adopted. Mines. Mining and Manufacturing. Senate bill No. 55 (Fleming). rtqulHr.g the plugging of abandoned natural n wells. Kor ji:iiaEsuatö bill No. Zl (liurr.s), fcr t.K.s rr