Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 58, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1901.

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In past yean there has been a great deal of filibustering fcgainst Cuba; now -wo shall see If there will be filibustering against the Cuban amendment to the army bill. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert' very proper ruling that bills for raising revenue must originate In the House has made the Senate a fatal place for new grafts providing for taxation. Embezzler Neely's friends, if he his any, will not be able to complain that he was unjustly convicted under Spanish law. lie is promised a fal trial under English law forms without any star-chamber proceedings. England and the United States are both experiencing the difficulty of running down and capturing a fugitive rebel who knows the country. De Wet In the Transvaal and Aguinaldo in the Philippines have made great records as "sprinters." Rumor says that General Fltzhugh Lee will return to Cuba as the head or a huse land company, which has secured options on lands for the purpose of lay Ing out a model American town and de veloplng the adjacent country. It is by such processes as this that Cuba will grad ually become Americanized. The Journal has reason to believe that Editor Morss, of the Sentinel, has gone to Mexico for very different reasons than to escape a premature Democratic nomina ticn for President. Meanwhile, the enthus iastlc friends who are hunting after him are advised to wait. He will be back before the nominating convention meets. Most of the features in the Inaugura tion, pageant at Washington will be com paratively familiar, having been seen on many previous occasions of the kind, but the appearance of a battalion of native Porto Rlcan troops with native officers nill be unique and significant. What he rces they will be, and what stories .they will have to tell when they return! The school library Job would cost the taxpayers of Marion county 513,500; Bar tholomew county, $6,762; Carroll, $5,500; Cass. JS.CO; Clinton, J7.S00; Delaware, 510,300; Hamilton, $7,450; Madison, $14,430; Montgomery. $3,S00; Shelby, $3,500, and so on, the first year, and one-fifth as much the years following. Not one taxpayer In a hundred vant3 such a tax for such a Job. Five nice Jobs which President McKinley will soon have to dispense are the places cn the Cuban war claims commission, which, will have the adjudication of all claims arising out cf the Spanish war, In o far as they are due to residents of Cuba. Each" member of the commission will draw 53,000 a year, and if the commission, doesn't overwork itself It may last some time. The South Is now experiencing the value of railroad in developing a country somewhat as the North and West did rnany years ago. Formerly the legislatures of Southern States used to treat railroads In a hostile spirit, but in recent years they have encouraged them, and with most satisfactory results. Relatively the South la now developing faster than any other portion of the country, and the fact Is largely duct to the extension of railroads. THE CENT-PEIt-CENT. VIEW. The abandonment of the scheme to build a Governor's mansion In St. Clair Park leaves the proposition for the sale of the grounds and the removal of the Blind Institute to the country still in abeyance and liable to be galvanized into life. It Is really the more Indefensible proposition of the two, for while one argued reckless extravagance the other springs from a sort of mercenary greed that should find no place among the motives of a great State. It Is a view of things that would reduce all ideas of public duty to the measurement of dollars and cents. As fr.r as known it hf s never obtained in fvny Stale of the Unlcn. No Slate has ever so'd out a public tducatScnal or benevolent institution eligibly located at the capital and removed It to the country for the purpose of making or saving money. Such a removal might be justlned on sanitary, moral or educational grounds, but when the cent-por-crnt. argument Is the only one adduced or that can be adduced the proposition carries its own condemnation. The ?ame argument app'led at ;he national capital would Justify the rale vf every public park in Washington, of the Smithsonian Institution grounds, of the botanical gardens and of the superfluous acref attached to the. White House end ' Washington monurmnt, and the lnvcrtmrnt of the proceed, in cheap lands in rZ1-try. It that would reak tha United

States a laughing stock in the eyes of the civilized world so would the propo.Md action

by Indiana as far und s widely as it be came known. There Is not a government In Europe that would not as soon think of selling the bones of its deceased rulers for the manufacture of watch charms as of selling cut a public park and removing a state Institution to the country for the money that might be in it. The cent-per cent, argument ought not to be considered for a moment. Tin; lynching at teure halte. The lynching of a colored man at Terrc Haute, yesterday, was done under circumstances that make the crime peculiarly In defensible. The fact that the man had himself committed a cowardly and atrocious murder and that there was no doubt of his guilt, he having. Indeed, made a con fession, furnishes no mitigation for the crime of the mob that murdered him. lie had been arrested and was in safe keeping. The courts of Vigo county are open, and there was no reasonable doubt of his trial, conviction and punishment in the regular course of law. At least there should have been no reasonable doubt, although, the death of his victim, the only witness of his crime, without having made an ante-mortem statement, might have left a loophole of escape by a claim that hi3 confession was made under duress. It does not take much money to hire a criminal lawyer to press such technicalities in favor of a person who5e guilt is beyond any reasonable doubt. But mobs do not reason, and probably this one, as is usual In such cases, was actuated by blind passion and revenge. Another circumstance tending to make the lynching peculiarly indefensible Is the fact that the man was discharged from an insane hospital only a few months ago, and his recent conduct raises a suspicion of insanity. Even an unreasoning mob should be shocked at the idea of having lynched an Insane man. It would have been far better for Vigo county and for the State to have let the law take its course. This case, following so soon after the murderous assault on a young woman near this city a few days ago, will tend to increase the growing feeling against that class of miscreants. The feeling cannot be too strong, provided it is restrained within legal bounds, but, unfortunately, there is a disposition to assume that vlegal punishments are Inadequate to such crimes. Any penalty affixed by law should be deemed adequate by law-abiding people, and a punishment is not necessarily more adequate because it is administered in a barbarous way. These events show that crimes of this clas3 and the resultant lynchings are not confined to any section of the country. They should increase the efforts of the police and of law-abiding citizens to see that crime Is punished in a legal way. It is but fair to say that while the perpetrators of both of the crimes above referred to were colored men the mass of colored citizens are as much stirred up over the matter as are the whites. ' TIlC LIBRARY BILL JOD AGAIN. Prominent members of the House were surprised to learn yesterday that House bill No. AZ9. which has been quietly pushed almost to enactment, takes from the taxpayers 5C6S.500 In 1901 and 5133,700 in 1902?S02,200 in two years. If any one is disposed to doubt this statement he can make tha figures for himself. The total taxables of the State are 51.337,000,000; a levy of 5 cents on 'each 5100 of these taxables gives 6CS,500, and a levy of 1 cent $133,700. To pass this bill would increase the State levy of last year for all purposes from 29. 2-3 cents to 34 2-3 cents for the year 1901. It is the same amount that was raised the past two years for the benevolent institutions. The oxpenses of the State tho courts, tho executive and administrative, the legislative and the penal and reformatory institutions cost, the last two year, 9 cent3 on each $100 of taxables. Here it 13 proposed to put more than half as much Into school libraries. The Journal Is so charitable that it assumes that those proposing. thi3 remarkable raid upon the treasury did not estimate the amount of money it involves. Only the suspicion that the scheme Is being sneaked through the Legislature leads to ä fear that those re sponsible for it dare not have It exposed to the bright light of publicity. If the truth were known it would appear that this bill has been inspired by enterprising pub lishers cf reference books, encyclopedias, etc., outside the State. The township trustee being no longer in a position to purchase reference books, etc., of the agents of publishing houses, which has been the cause of endless scandal, pub lishers now propose to fasten their enter prise upon the taxpayers of Indiana, so that school libraries shall cost in one year as much as the benevolent Institutions. Of course, this bill creates a state library board composed of two citizens belonging to two parties who will serve without pay. Doubtless the public-spirited bookmakers. who are behind this scheme to appropriate to themselves $0tS,5J0, will see that the two citizens do not go without food. Of course. too, there is an emergency clause. Such are the facts. Every senator and representative who votes for this bill here after because It has a taking title does it with his ej-es open. With the information at hand It is difficult to say whether the sheriff of Vigo county did his full duty In the matter of yesterday's lynching or not. No Jail can be kept under heavy guard all of. the time, and even if the sheriff had reason to anticipate trouble he probably had not sufficient time to adopt measures of effective defense. He could not get the help of the military without calling the Governor, and that would necessarily take a little time. The Governor seems to have acte! very promptly, ordering out n local military company by telegraph, but it was too late. If there was anything to criticise in the sheriffs action it was not utilizing the hour that intervened between the first and second attacks of the mob to organize a more effective resistance, but he seems not to have fully appreciated the seriousness of tho situation. The school library scheme, House Bill -43), is an old proposition In a new garb. Two years ago the company of library makers bthind this measure tried to get In under another scheme, but the system of traveling libraries was substituted. In other States the company which furnishes books, shelves and library furniture generally has obtained somo advantage, but nothing like the wholesale grab proposed In this bill. Those who stand as sponsors for it can save themselves by dclarlng that they were deceived and withdrawing it, -

BILL IS WITHDRAWS

mincih normal school . pcoplc give up tiii: fight. Representative Cnrmlrhnel, "Who Introduced the 13111 lu the House, Withdrawn the .Mrntmre. THE HOUSE PASSES THE DILL WITHOUT DISSENTING VOTE. Cooper Anti-Trust Dill Substituted for Agneiv Bill In the Senate Legislative News and Gossip. To many the most Interesting development In yesterday's session of the state Legislature took place In the House late in the afternoon when Representative Carmlchael withdrew the Muncie normal bill. The House passed a number of bills during the day and in the afternoon received a large number of committee reports. One of the measures passed in the morning was' the bill providing a punishment of from ten years to life imprisonment for the crime of kidniping. In the afternoon an important action of the House was the passage of the bill which provides for the abolishment of tho board of managers of the Industrial School for 'Girls and Woman's Prison and for the appointment of a board of trustees. Another measure passed In the afternoon prohibits the slaughtering of chickens Inside this city. A few new bills were Introduced in the House during the day. The Agnew anti-trust bill came up as a special order on third reading in the Senate yesterday afternoon and was immediately killed by the adoption of Senator Gochenour's motion to withdraw the Coop er anti-trust bill, which has been passed by the House, from the committee and substitute it for the Agnew bill. The motion was adopted without debate, the previous question having been moved, and the Cooper bill was advanced to its third reading. In the morning the Senate devoted itself to bills on second reading, a total of fifty bills being advanced to engrossment before the noon adjournment. IN THE IPl'KU CIIAMI1EH. Cooper Antl-Trnat Rill Substituted for Affnevr Bill Other Measures. Senator Agnew's anti-trust measure, which was the first bill to be Introduced in the Senate, was given a knock-out blow yesterday by the Senate, the Cooper antitrust bill, which has been passed by the House, being' withdrawn from the committee and advanced as its substitute. The bill 'came up as a special order of business Immediately after dinner and Senator Gochenour at once offered the motion to" withdraw the Cooper anti-trust bill from committee, substitute it for the Agnew bill and advance it to third reading. All debate ön the question was cut off by the carrying of the previous question, which was moved by Senator Ogborn. The Democrats made several desperate efforts to have the bill amended, but Governor Gilbert declared all such motions out of order, holding that they came within the motion on the previous question. The ayes and noe3 were then demanded by a half dozen of the minority members at once and the motion of Senator. Gochenour was carried by a vote of CO to IS. Those voting for the substitution of the Cooper bill were Barlow, Brooks, Burns, Charles, ' Conlogue, Crumbaker, Crumpacker, Darby, Dausman, Gard, Cochenour, Goodwine, Guthrie, Johnson, Joss, Keyes, Klttlnger, Lambert, Layman, Legeman, Llndley, Matson, Miller, Ogborn, Parks, Thompson, Whltcomb, Wolcott and Wood 30. Those who opposed It were Agnew, Ball. Corr. Cregor, Fleming. Fortune, Harrison, Heller, lnman, Johnston, Keeney, Kell, Lawler, Minor, Purcell, Stilwell, Wampler and Whitcomb IS. Senator lnman again offered an amendment, insisting that, according to the rules of the Senate, it was his right, but he was again declared out of order by President Gilbert. He then appealed from the decision of the chair, and was defeated by a partisan vote of 31 to 17. Senator Stilwell then offered a motion to reconsider the veto on the original question, but was declared out of order by the chair, because ho hid not voted for the motion when It carried. TWO REPORTS MADE. Two reports were returned on House Bill 220, introduced by Representative Marshall, which provides for the regulation of blasting at.d firing of mining shots in coal mines. The majority report was for the indefinite postponement of the bill, but after a long debate the minority report recommending its passage was adopted by a vote of 41 to 4. The bill has the support of the State Federation of Labor and provides that an expert blaster shall be employed and that all blasting in mines shall be done after regular working hours. The measure is for the purpose of eliminating accidents, many of which occur In mines through the process of blasting. Aside from the discussion of this bill the entire morning session was spent in advancing Senate bills. Fifty bills were advanced and the slate was cleaned of all bills on second reading. Among the more Important bills advanced were the one removing the city of Ter:e Haute from the provisions of the charter applying to the city of Fort Wayne, the Indianapolis kindergarten bill, the two Evansvllle charter bills, the bill of Senator Matson providing for a pinking fund for the city of Indianapolis, and others. The greater part of the afternoon session was taken up in the discussion of a divided report on Senate Bill 310, which seeks to amend the present garnishment law so that 20 per cent, of a person's wages shall not ! be exempt from garnishment proceedings. The majority report was for tho passage of the bill, and, after a spirited discussion, it was adopted by a vote of 23 to 17. The opponents of the bill maintained that it was a measure designed against the laboring man and that if it was passed it would result in hardship to the families of every laboring man so unfortunate as to get into debt. PROTECTION FOR DEALER. Senator Wood, who introduced the measure, was the first to speak in it3 support. "The bill." he Faid, "provides a protection for tho retail dealer who is willing to give credit to the purchaser if he hs some guarantee that he will receive h!3 pay. It occurs to me that If any bill aeserves the approbation of this body, it is this one. There Is nothing in its provisions that an honest man can object to. It is the intention of this bill to protect honest men and en able those who are dishonest to become more honest. Senator Stllwell was against the adnntion of the report favoring the passage of the bill. 'YA hen he signed the minority re port, which was for the indefinite postpone ment of the bill, he believed that he was signing the death knell to a till which sought to destroy the homes of the poor. In conclusion he characterized the bill as being of a most vicious nature and said that he sincerely hoped the minority report would be adopted. Senator Brooks maintained that the bill was not calculated to injure the laboring man. It waj a protection, ne said, against dishonesty and those who tried to escape the payment of their debts. It would not harm the man, he said, "down whose cheeks there coursed the hone.it sweat." Senator Klttlnger was against the bill. because It would cost more than a man's wages to collect It. "The sheriff and ins. tlces of the peace." he said, "would gobble up the dough," and no one would receive any benefit. He maintained that the p res-

ent garnishment law' was good enough for hhn and he could see no good reason for changing it. Senator Wood, in closing the debate, urged the Senate to adopt the majority report in order to have the bill rrinted, and this was done. HOI'S B PROCEEDINGS.

Kfdnnpin? Hill Panned ami Brooks's Express II1I1 Advanced. The House opened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, with prayer by Representative Alrhart. The greater part of the morning was taken up with the consideration of bills on third reading. Representative BishoD's bill. nrovlrHner n. nunishment of from ,cn year., to nt. Imp onment for kidnaping, was taken up and passed, mere were no negative votes. A bill by Mr. Boni am, proving mat u snau nonce vi toreciosure oi laivi'1""liens, was passed. Mr. Erdlitz's tax-alien bill was also passed. House bill No. '263, by Mr. Dudley, was called for third reading, but the author requested that the measure be not voted on at this time, as there is a Senate bill pending which practically covers the same subject matter. Both bills relate to the organization of the state militia. Senator Ogborn is the author of the Senate bill. Among the measures passed was House i m a Ä 111 - 4 A I bill No. 312. introduced by .Mr. Glllett, amending the township reform laws. It gives township trustees the right to issue five-year bonds, with the approval of the advisory board, at any time It Is necessary to raise funds on an emergency. On motion of Mr. Whitcomb the House reconsidered the vote bv which House bill No. 277 was defeated. Mr. Whitcomb is the author of the bill. The vote being reconsidered, the author explained the merits of the bill nnd It was again placed on its passage. This time the measure was successful. As shown by its title, the bill is "to legalize the incorporation of-certain manufacturing and mining companies." It provides that, where prior to its passage companies have bten organized under the manufacturing and mining act for the purpose of dr.iling and operating natural gas and oil wells and supplying the produce thereof for consumption, and also carry on a manufacturing business, such organizations are legalized. The act does not affect pending litigation. House bill No. 43, by Mr. Ostermeyer, "an act to regulate the sale of merchandise bulk." was passed by a vote of 53 to 32. Under this act a merchant who owes money for goods purchased cannot dispose of his stock until he has given his creditors at least Ave days' notice of his intention to sell. BROOKS'S EXPRESS BILL. Senate bill No. 213, by Mr. Brooks, came up on second reading and was opposed by Mr. Whitcomb. This is the bill that is designed to settle the trouble between the Southern Indiana Express Company and the other express companies that transact business in this State. Representative Murphy spoke for the bill and replied to Mr. Whitcomb. He declared that Senator Piatt, of New York, who is said to control the large express companies, was trying to use his influence among Republican politicians in Indiana to kill this bill. Mr. Whitcomb moved that the bill be postponed till March 15, and then amended his motion by making it March 9. 1903. The chair held the motion to bo out of order and the Dill was passed to third reading. IN THE AFTERNOON. In the afteroon the members of the House listened to some vocal music by Mrs. Azalia Hackman, a colored singer, by way of dlverson and enjoyed the music very much. Among the measures passed in the afternoon was a bill introduced by Repre- I sentatlve James, in the interests of the State Tax Hoard.' The measure gives the board the right to meet in special session at the call of the Governor and transact any business not specially required to be done at a regular session. Representative Mummert called up Mr. James's bill abolishing the present board of managers of the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison and creating a board of trustees. The bill passed with out a dissenting vote. As -amended the me.iRiir nrnvidea for the aDnolntment of a board of trustees to take the place of the, nresent board of managers, all of the trustees to be women. The bin also gives the trustees the right to appoint the teachers and officers of the institutions. Under the nresent law the superintendent appoints tho ten eh er and subordinate Ollicers. ftep- I resentative Minturm whose wife Is a mem ber of the present board, said he aesirea to bo excused from voting wnen nis name was called. Mr. Muller. of vanderburg county. called un Senate bill No. 121, which pro vides for the collection of delinquent taxes and applies only to the city of Evansvllle. The bill was read a third time and passed. Representative Matthews s bill, No. 4J3, fixing tho salaries of township assessors, wa3 about to be placed on Its passage wnen some one made the assertion that the bill would probably repeal the law providing for the election or these asses sors. '.nie bill will not be definitely dls posed of until this point Is settled. SLAUGHTER OF CHICKENS. A bill introduced by Representative Clark prohibiting the slaughtering of chickens within the corporate limits of this city was passed by a vote of 51 to 15. House bill No. 332, by Mr. Jakways, was discussed and the enacting clause was finally stricken out The bill provided that the holder of a chat tel mortgage must give the owner of the goods notice before selling the property to satisfy the mortgage. The rules were suspended and Mr. Whit comb's bill (No. 579) concerning taxation was passed. This gives the Marion county treasurer authority to send out men to col lect delinquent taxes, for which service they are to receive CO cents for, each col lection. Tho bill was so amended that it applies only to Marion county A number of committee reports were received, among them, being: a report from the committee on temperance. One of the bills reported was by Mr. tal, and it provided that no person who has r.ot a license to sell liquor can have on iiai.d more than five gallons of Intoxicating liquor at one time. The measure was particularly designed to catch druggists and grocers who are In clined to evade the law. There was a ma jority report recommending the indefinite postponement of the bill. There was no minority report. Mr. Neal said he had intended bringing in a minority report in favor of the bill. The House did not adjourn until after 5 o'clock. A resolution was adopted during the afternoon session to the effect that the Houso shall convene at 1:30 In the afternoon hereafter Instead of 2 o'clock AGAINST CALUMET BILL. It Will Come Up To-Day in the House and Will Be Fought. The Calumet ship canal bill, which has been passed by the Senate and reported favorably in the House, and which is ex pected to come up for Its second reading to-day, will likely be the subject of a pro longed and spirited debate. The railroads have made a persistent lobby against the bill ever since it passed the Senate, and .'n addition many of the owners of real prop ercy within the limits subject to assass ment as set forth in the bill, have pre pared resolutions In a printed form in which they most strf-r.uously object to the passage of the bill They are asking thnt the measure be de feated because the "construction of the canal Is to further private Interests and not for the general welfare." They also allege that under the provisions of the bill "the little home of the poor man must be taxed to enrich the wealthy land companies," and further maintain that if the bill becomes a law it will practically ruin the small lard owners in the northern part of the State, as they will be taxed beyond their power to pay and still hold property. Arguing from a legal standpoint tho;e who are opposing the bill insist that the Legislature ha3 not the right to enact such a law for the reason that the purpose for wim-n it i3 ui9.,iu Uni fuuuc purpose within the rule authorizing taxation or assessments for public works. MUNCIE BILL WITHDRAWN. Representative Cnrmlcbael Recalls It from the House. Yesterday afternoon was the time set apart by the committee on education to hear those who desired to be heard on the proposition of the State takln j control cf

the Muncie Normal property. The measure has been known as the "Muncie Normal bill." The committee was spared the trouble of conducting a hearing, however, for the till was withdrawn Just before the House adjourned yesterday evening. A number of

tne members of the House had htard 01 this contemplated action and were not surprised when the announcement was made by Representative Carmlchael. of Delaware county, that he desired to withdraw House till No. 402. Mr. Carmlchael. after stating that the measure would be withdrawn, addressed the House briefly as follows: "The proposi tion to locate a Normal School at Muncie was made in good faith by the citizens of Muncie. It has met with much unfair and unjust criticism. While we believe the measure has fair chances of being passed by the House of Representatives, yet the session is now so far advanced It reems it .''L'S.'iX MToZT by our people, I am authorized to withdraw the bill from further consideration." Mr. Carmichael feels that the newsnaDers have been especially unkind in their treatmeni or the matter, STATE INSTITUTIONS. Ways and Means and Finance Com mittees Fix Appropriations. The ways and means committee of the House and the finance committee of the Senate met again last night and completed the work of fixing the appropriations asked for bv State officers. The.flerures fixed b the commlttce are of course sub. " ject to change. To-morrow night the com mittee will begin fixing the appropriations for the different State institutions. The appropriation for the Central Hospital for tne insane win De tne nrst one considered. In fixing these appropriations the com mittee will be largely guided by the recom mendations made ty the legislative committee which visited all of the institutions some time ago. With a few minor changes, perhaps, these recommendations will be adopted. For Purchase of Waterworks. Senator Joss introduced a bill in the Sen ate yesterday which, if it passes, will en able the city of Indianapolis to purchase. lease and construct water works plants and to purchase stock in water works companies already organized. It provides for a department of water works and a board of water works commissioners consisting of three men, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party. The salary of the commissioners is limited to $1,000. Heretofore the debt limit has inter fered with the city purchasing the water works plant, and this bill is designed to surmount the obstacle by permitting the lease by the city or the purchase at a nomi nal sum, the sellers to cover the purchase by heavy mortgages. The bill was prepared by the Commercial Club. six Senate Dills Signed. Governor Durbin yesterday signed six Senate bills. They were: Bill No. 36, directing county auditors to issue warrants under certain circumstances for the payment of expenses of teachers Institutes. Bill No. 299, legalizing the acts of the board of trustees of the town of Van Buren, Grant county. Bill No. L4, legalizing the Incorporation of the town of Keystone, Wells county. Bill No. 174, fixing the time for holding court In the Second judicial circuit. Bill No. 24. legalizing the acts of the board of trustees and other officials of the town of Alamo, Montgomery county. Hill No. 88. reimbursing officers and sol diers of certain Indiana regiments and bat teries in the Spanish-American war. Agree on Favorable Reports. The House judiciary committee met last night and agreed to report favorably on the bills introduced last week by Rep resentatives Kirkman and McCarty. Both Dins relate to tne crime or criminal assault, and fix the punishment at life imprisonment or death. The committee will recommend that the bill be amended by allowlnr juries In their discretion to make tho punishment lighter. The Usual Dill. Representative Whitcomb will probably introduce a bill to-day making it a felony for any telegraph company or messenger company or any corporation employing messengers to divulge the contents of any message while the same is in course of transportation or willfully giving out the contents of private messages intrusted to meir taje. Logansport 3Ien Here. . As a result of a mass meeting held at Logansport Monday night . Frederick Landis headed a delegation of citizens who called on Governor Durbin yesterday and urged him to veto tho Joss railroad consolidation bill. Track Elevation Dill. It 13 announced that the track elevation bill Introduced in the House and Senate will be recommended for indefinite tot ponemeni oy tne committee to which the bill was referred. A Lejy islative Smoker. A smoker for Republican members of the Legislature will be given at the Columbia Club to-night. Denounced the Jomr Bill. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Feb. 26. The local Trades Assembly, at its regular meeting toright, adopted resolutions denouncing the Joss railroad bill as being vicious, and sent the following message to Governor Durbin: "Five hundred union men emphatically declare against the Joss bill as an injustice." The message is signed by the Trades Coun cil. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. Sew Senate Bills. No. 4iC. Senator Purcell Authorizing cer tain cities to provide themselves with sew erage systems. Cities and towns. No. 44. Senator Joss Authorizing the city of Indianapolis to purchase water works and creating for that city a board of water works commissioners. City of In dianapolls. No. 44S. Senator Thompson Authorizing guardians to borrow money with which to pay the indebtedness of their wards. JudI clary. No. 449. Senator Thompson Concerning: tne settlement or aeceaents estate. Judi clary. N'evr House Bills. ' New House bills have been introduced In tho House as follows: No. 59C. Mr. Jackman Concerning sal aries of County Commissioners. Fees and salaries. , No. 697. Mr. Bonham Exempting from taxation real estate to amount of $1,000 belonging to ex-Union soldiers and sailors. Judiciary. No. 59.x. Mr. Stutesman Authorizing ar rest of Judgment in civil cases. Judiciary. No. 5v9. Mr. Gerber Authorizing the trustee of Albion township. Noble county, to transfer all tuition funds to the special schocl funds. Education. Senate Dills on Second Heading: In Senate. No. 434 (Guthrie) Concerning war rec ords. Advanced. No. 235 (Layman) Authorizing burglary Insurance companies. Advanced. No. 310 (StillwelD Regulating Insanity in quests. Advanced. No. 579 (Still well) For tne continuance of gravel roads. Advanced. No. 210 (Thompson) Concerning life in surance companies. Advanced. No. 242 (Ball) Concerning funds belong ing to minors and other wards. Advanced. No. 206 (Heller) Authorizing the Incor poration of farmers' voluntary insurance companies. Advanced. No. 404 (Johnson) Concerning the incor poration of telephone companies. Advanced. No. 219 (Layman) Kindergarten school tax bill. House bill No. 295 substituted and a J ra need. apolis Board of Trade. Advanced No. 315 (Legman)-Evansvlll charter charter bill. Advanced No. 316 (Legeman) Evansvllle bill. Advanced. No. 119 (Layman) Concerning nuisance. Advanced.

No. 2J4 (Thompson, by request) Concerning taxation. Advanced. No. 170 (Matson) Indianapolis sinking fund bill. House bill No. 572 substituted and advanced. No. 293 (Ogborn) Concerning methods of removing public officers. Advanced. No. ZU. (-tmwfclU-RtqulriES porxenr

trains to stop at county seats which have a population of 5,0r0 or more. AdvancedNo. 5vS9 (Minor) Concerning township business. Advanced. No. 273 (Wolcott) Concerning landlords and tenants. Advanced. No. 309 (Stillwell) Concerning proceedings in criminal cases. Advanced. No. 2S2 (Crumbaker) Legalizing the town of Howell, Vanderburg count-. Advanced. No. 127 (Thompson) Concerning insurance. Advanced. No. 232 (Johnston) Concerning search warrants. Advanced. No. 1S4 (Joss) Concerning county business. Advanced. No. 422 (Thompson) Concerning incurable insane paupers. Advanced. No. 426 (Wood) For the reimbursement of Royal E. Purcell for school funds lost in bank. Advanced. No. 321 (Wood) Relative to attorneys' fees. Advanced. No. 275 (Fleming) Concerning voluntary associations. Advanced: No. 3S5 (Fleming) Concerning the incorporation of insurance companies. Advanced. No. 415 (Guthrie) Concerning foreign bonding and surety companies. Advanced. No. 329 (Ball) Exempting wages of certain persons from garnishment.' Advanced. No. 323 (Lambert) Concerning dependent children. Advanced. No. 334 (Thompson) Giving park boArds charge of the planting of trees. Advanced. No. 99 (LIndley) Concerning public offenses and their punishmenL Advanced. No. 139 (Darby) For the protection of fur-bearing animals. Enacting clause

stricken out. No. 293 (Thompson) To pay the claim of Henry T. Noltlng. Advanced. No. SIS (Binkiey) concerning boards or electric light commissioners. Advanced. Senate joint resolution No. 3 (Lindley) Concerning crimes and their punishment. dvanced. No. 322 (Wood) Concerning sewers and drains. Advanced. No. 365 (Lindley) Fixing the Twentyfourth Judicial circuit. Advanced. No. 443 (Klttlnger) Fixing the Fiftieth Judicial circuit. Advanced. of prison matron. Advanced. No. 355 (WhitcomD) Amending tneierre Haute charter. Advanced, suspension of the rules 40 to 1. No. 3S7 (WInfield) Concerning the cancel lation of ditch assessments. Advanced. No. 2G6 (Wolcott) Concerning delinquent ditch assessments. Advanced. No. 52 (Wolcott) Exempting SpanishAmerican war veterans from road work. House Bill "17 substituted and advanced. No. 376 (Matson) Authorizing County Commissioners to pay for returning fugitives from justice. Advanced. No. 80 (Wampler) Concerning county business. Advanced. No. 95 (Johnston) Prohibiting beer par ties on lands without owner's consent. Ad vanced. No. 407 (Binkiey) Concerning the duties of towns in the matter of requiring railroads to maintain electric lights at railroad crossings. 'Advanced. Senate Bills on Second Reading: In House. No. 213 (Brooks) Regulating express com panies. Passed to third reading. No. 86 (Goodwine) An act authorizing County Commissioners to construct gravel roads. Advanced to third reading and passed 71 to 3. Senate Dills on Third House. Rendlnflr In No. 121 (Legeman) Providing for the col lection of delinquent taxes by foreclosure of tax liens. Passed 61 to 6. House Bills on Third Reading in House. No. 51 (Bishop) Providing for life Imprisonment as extreme penalty for kidnaping. Passed 73 to 0. No. 435 (Alrhart) Legalizing allowances made by county commissioners to county surveyors for services performed by deputies. Passed 71 to 0. No. 336 (Bonhaml Concerning the collec tion of assessments for street improvements. Passed 9 to 0. No. 376 (Davis of Greene) Concerning the office of county assessors and the appointment of their deputies. Passed SO to 0. No. 117 (Pritchard) Providing that the state oil inspector shall be appointed by the Governor instead of the state geologist. Passed 62 to 24. No. 377 (Davis of Greene) Providing for the payment of county or township warrants or claims after the funds have reverted under the county reform law. Passed -73 to 0. - . No. 391 (Owen) Providing for annual meeting of county assessors. Passed 60 to 9. . No. 410 (Dickson) Providing for the release of certain school fund mortgages. Passed 8 to 1. No. 11 (Rogers) Concerning the furnishing of text-books for use in common schools, and authorizing trustees to sell such books to merchants and dealers. Passed 70 to 5. No. 80 (Rogers) Legalizing the acts of notaries public whose commissions have expired. Passed 72 to 1. No. 312 (Gillette) Authorizing township trustees to call special meetings of aavisory boards to make extra appropriations for rebuilding schoolhouses that have been destroyed by fire. Passed 73 to 0. No. 170 (Erdlitz) Concerning the foreclosure of tax liens. Passed 56 to 20. No. 277 (Whitcomb) Legalizing the incorporation of certain manufacturing and mining companies. Passed 74 to 5. No. 110 (Whitcomb) Concerning the conveyance of lands by husband and wife, where either Is insane. Passed 0 to 11. No. 43 (Ostermeyer) Regulating the sale of merchandise in bulk. Passed 53 to 32. No. 3S7 (ITitchard)-Authorizing county commissioners to pay necessary expenses of pursuing and returning fugitives from Justice to this State, when the Governor has issued requisition for such fugitives. Passed 64 to 9. No. 369 (Cotner) Authorizing county commissioners to compromise ditch taxes and assessments that have been delinquent for three years, and the question of prior liens is raised. Passed 76 to 0. No. 451 (Harris) Authorizing county commissioners to lease real estate owned but not occupied by the county. Passed 78 to 0. No. 254 (Murphj-) For the relief of Nicholas Scherrer, of Pulaski county. Passed 74 to 1. No. 353 (Murphy) For the relief of Moses A. Dilts. of Pulaskl county. Pasped 74 to 0. No. 450 (Kelley) For the relief of A. O. Castelman and H. C. Rogers, of Starke county. Passed 75 to 0. No. 458 (Murphy) Concerning drainage. Passed 68 to u. No. 204 (Morgan) Relating to negotiable instruments. Failed to pass . for want of constitutional majority. No. 175 (Metsker) To amend an act concerning county business. Failed to pass for want of constitutional majority. No. 499 (Clarke) Prohibiting the slaughtering of poultry in cities having over luO,000 population. Passed 51 to 18. No. 532 (Reagan) An act legalizing certain acts of the several departments and boards and officers of . the city of Indianapolis. Passed 7 to 0. No. 332 (Jakways) Providing against the collection of usurious interest. Enacting clause stricken out. Senate Committee Reports. Building and Loan. House bill No. 85 (Gauntt). providing that all moneys paid to a building and loan association shall be applied on the loan. Indefinite postponement. City of Indianapolis. House bill. No. 278 (Whitcomb), defining the powers of boards of public works. For passage. Senate bill No. 447 (Joss), authorizing city of Indianapolis to purchase water works. For passage. Education. House bill No. 131 (Whitcomb). providing for the transfer of school children from one district to another. For passage. County and Township Business. Senate bill No. 216 (Johnston), providing for suitable offices for county assessors. For passage. Fees and Salaries. House bill No. 373 (Carmlchael), concern ing liens. Majority report for Indefinite postponement. Minority report for pass age. Minority report adopted. Claims and Expenditures. Senate bill No. 190 (Matson), appropriat ing money to pay for street improvements In front of property owned by the täte. Indefinite postponement. Smate bill No.. 336 (Legeman), appropriat Ing money for the payment of a claim. For ansage. Senate bill No. 145 (Joss), appropriating $4,006.73 for the payment of the claim of the Western Paving and supply company. Majority report for passage. Minority report for Indefinite postponement. Majority report concurred in. Senate bill No. 230 (Joss), appropriating 52,136.54 for the payment of the claim of George W. McCray. Divided reporL Majority report adopted. -Military Affairs. House bill No. 261 (James), concerning the management of benevolent, ienal and reformatory Institutions. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 442 (Neal). concerning Ufa Insurance and prohibiting dlacrlmlna-

tion and rebates. Minority report to lnccnnltely postione concurred in. House bill No. is Morton, aboiishlnj tho Howard Superior Court. For passage. Senate bill No. $-3 (Keyes). abolishing the office of mine inspector. For paaKe. House bill No. 375 (Burrier), abolishing the office of mine inspector. For passSe'nate till No, 402 (Lindley). providing for the care end maintenance of the Stata foMiers and sailors' monument. Minority report to postpone concurred in. Hous bil! No. 437 (Neal). defining the TwentyVourth Judicial circuit. For passage. Constitutional, rules were suspended, till placed on its passage 13 to 3. Senate bill No. C19 (Wood), concerning proceedings In civil cases. Majority report for passage after amendment." Minority report for indefinite postponement Majority report concurred in. Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. Hi (Conlogue). an act impowerlng the trustee of Albion township. Noble county, to transfer tuition fund. Recommended for passage. Senate bill No. 413 (Barlow), en act to protect the public from fire. Indefinitely postponed. House bill No. 96 (Murphy), an act for the relief of James H. Taylor, of Pulaski county. Recommended for passage. House bill No. 279 (Dilley), an act concerning the payment of checks. Recommended for passage. House Committee Reports. t Judiciary. Senate bill No. 115 (Johnston), conern Ing notaries public and legalizing certain acts thereof. For passage. House bill No. 571 (John), for the relief of Jacob S. Brandenburg, of Jackson township. Spencer county. For passage. House bill No. 524 (Stutesman). providing for the appointment of bailiffs in Criminal. Circuit and Superior Courts. For passage. House bill No. 40$ (Larr). concerning taxation. Bill ordered printed. Benevolent and Scientific Institutions. House bill No. 507 (Gauntt), for the establishment of a colony of insane crimlnala. Referred to ways and means committee. Education. Senate bill No. 201 (Goodwine), concerning the education of children. Amended and recommended for passage. House bill No. 550 Neal), concerning taxation. For passage. House bill No. 57$ (Reser), concerning gifts to common school corporations. For passage. Rules suspended and bill passed. 77 to 0. Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 212 (Carr). authorizing the sale of certain lands owned by Indiana University. Advanced to second reading. House bill No. 573 (Whircomb), concerning taxation. Amended and recommended for passage. Rules suspended and bill passed, 71 to 3. . House bill No. 512 (Muller), providing for establishing of day schools for the deaf. Indefinitely postponed. House bill No. 505 (John), appropriating $15,000 to be expended by the Nancy. Hanks Lincoln Memorial Association. Amended to read $20,C00. instead of $15,000 and recommended for passage, Claim?. House bill No. 254 (Reagan), appropriating money for payment of claim of Fred Goepper. Recommended that $03.54 be allowed. House resolution No. 51 (Morgan), claim of John R. Harwell for lU.ö'H). Two members of committee recommended $354. Two recommended $G,0O0, and two recommended allowance of $1,000. Three reports referred to ways and means committee. Affairs, of Indiana Reformatory. House bill No. 571 (Davis, of Greene), concerning compensation of the general superintendent, officers and employes of th Indiana Reformatory. Fees and Salaries. House bill No. 557 (Miller, of Kosciusko), . relating to salaries of clerks and sheriffs. For passage. Railroads. r House bill No. 20 (Gauntt), to establish a uniform rate of street-railway fares from

city or Marion. Majority for passage. Min ority for indefinite postponement. Majority report concurred in. Temperance. House bill No. 595 (Vestal), regulating the quantity of intoxicating liquors to be held by persons not having license to sell liquor. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 361 (Louttlt). regulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors. Indefinit postponement. County and Township Business. House bill No. ES2 (Cruson), providing . for appointment of county attorneys. In definite postponement. J louse bill No. 443 (Vestal), fixing time for sessions of county commissioners. Indefinite postponement. House b!ll No. 515 (Cable), regulating th taxing of dogs, indefinite postponement. House bill No. 5S9 (Miller, of Ohio), con cerning the election and terms of township advisory boards. Indefinite postponement. Cities and Towns! Senate bill No. 47 (Ryan), concerning the Incorporation of cities. For passage. Senate bill No. 125 (Charles), an act con cerning improvements In incorporated towns. Amended and recommended for passage. House bill No. 343 (Cruson). nn act em- . powering mayors of towns of 2.500 inhabitants and fixing their duties. Indcnnite postponement. House bill No. 553 (Jack), an act providing separate -government for townships, towns and cities. Indefinite postponement. House bill ?so. 407 (Larr). an act enabling any city to provide itself with a sewerage, system. Indefinite postponement. Senate bill No. 124 (Ogborn). providing ror the construction and maintenance of sewers. Amended and recommended for passage. Insurance. House bill No. 412 (Ncal), an act concern Ing life insurance. Amended and recommended for passage. ' Drains and Dykes. House bill No. 207 (Metsker) an act pro viding for the disposition of funds derived, from the sale of meandered lands, in definite postponement. House bill No. 56S (Johnson), enabling nonresidents of a county to serve as direc tors of dykes and levee associations. Recommended for passage. House bill No. 59J (Pritchard), to amend an act concerning drainage. Recommended for passage. Senate bill No. 156 (Parks), an act to enable owners of lands to drain and reclaim them. 'Amended and recommended for passage. . Affairs of City of Indianapolis. Senate bill No. 240 (Thompson), to regulate the granting of divorces. Amended and recommended for passage. House bill No. 5S4 (Reagan), providing for the selection of special talesmen for Juries. For passage. Senate bill No. E3 (Thompson), an act authorizing board of park commissioners' to construct public paths and wheelways. Amended and recommended for passagt. STATEHOUSE GOSSIP. Stories Picked Up In the Corridor of the Capitol. ' James E. Caskey, postmaster at Greensburg; James H. Crozier, secretary of the. Firemen's and Mechanics' Insurance Com(COTTn1!EDON PAGE 6. CÖL. 2.) No one whose life is insured In the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Comrany has ever questioned the safety of his contributions to the common fund. That is a record of which any company may well ieel proud. Col. Greene, the President oi the company, has been a freqjent oUecf for criticism by rivals because of his ultra conservation. But in these days, when si many companies are using life Insurance as a cloak for speculative schemes for theli own profit, at the expense of the insured, the conservatism of the manager of thU staid old company is a subject for commendation rather than condemnation. "Keep expenses down, refuse ;o ,ay niort for new business than It cotrim to carry it. make assurance to .members positively safe, reduce the cost of insurance by annual dividends to the lowest point of safe ty, and take no speculative chances on any man' lire." is the port of conservatism that has characterized the company undei Col. Greene's guidance. For him the speculative schemes that have sprung into betraj in the last twenty years have had no charms. He ald they would not stand ths test of time. Several of these have now matured. Promises made have failed of realization by something like 2vk) per cent, in some cases. The footlcssnet of tho.s schemes having beeri expo.ed. others have taken their pla But these again have no charm for the quiet man who guides the destinies of the Connecticut Mutual Life. Ho has found that a derinite premium, an annual dividend to the xremium payer, and conservative management on lines that are certain, bring the beat results to the Insured. So ha holds out for sound business management instead of insurance hocus-pocus. How well lit plan works if shown by the statement of the company published elsewhere, whioh in Col. Greene's words, shows "results thnt I&ve r.ot bn equaled by any other America compiny. Results are the. best tel. afu all. i:lda them theories are valutUr.