Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 61, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 March 1901 — Page 4

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The use of revenue stamps will soon be cut of fashion. One of the most active Topulist leaders In Texas Is evidently Insane; he imagines that very person whom he meets 13 William J. Bryan, which is ample cause for insanity. All the gold and silver mined throughout the world in the last year would not pay the balance of trade in favor of the United States, and we have lent millions to foreign governments besides. "The absolute dictator of the Philippines" Is the stereotyped remark of the Democraticpress. But McKinley has not so much authority over the Philippines as had Mr. Jefferson in Louisiana while he was President. The national bank statements now coming into the Treasury Department under the ' last call uniformly show a highly prosperous condition and an enormous aggregate increase of assets and deposits over any former report. x " Even admitting that the sale of St. Clair Park would be right on the principle that the State should realize on all available assets, Its sale at present would be a business mistake. The ground will be worth vastly more twenty years hence than it is now. There is but one way to meet the growing spirit of lawlessness, whether it takes the form of destroying property or, lynching criminals. It must be met with a more and more -vigorous enforcement of law, even to the extent of using all the power of the State. Some of the best men in the Senate voted to sell St. Clair Park, but the fight upon Indianapolis and the venom In tha debate came from senators whose schemes were carried by a combination of all the Democrats and a minority of the Republicans and defeated in the House by overwhelming votes. Mr. William Waldorf Astor, who Is trying to prove himself a loyal Britisher by showing his contempt for his native country, has published a volume of short stories, concerning which he stipulated with the publisher in advance that the book should rot be- placed on sale or advertised in the United States. Mr: Astor finds a good many ways of making a fool of himself. The public hears a good deal about Christian science nowadays, but the first step towards inculcating the science of prayer has been- taken by a college In Illinois which has established a chair and provided for a two years' course In the nature, purposes and conditions of effectiveness of prayer, treating it from an historical and scientific standpoint, in order to enable Christian workers and others to better understand Its true nature and scope. Hon. Tom I. Johnson, as candidate for mayor in Cleveland, has the hatred of the present Democratic mayor and the hostility of the leading Democratic paper, but, with a platform demanding a 3-cent railroad fare and an unlimited barrel filled by long franchises and 5-cent fares, Mr. Johnson may be able to overcome such obstacles. It Is announced that Mr. Johnson Is starting for the Democratic . nomination for President in 1304 upon single tax and like Issues. A Chicago lawyer has given $3,000 to the Northern Oratorical League as a permanent endowment for prizes in oratorical contests. The declared object of the gift is to "stimulate public speaking in the West," and the institutions which will benefit by the endowment are the; universities of Chicago, Michigan. Iowa, Northwestern. Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oberlin College. This leaves Indiana out, but there is not much danger that spellbinding will become obsolete in this State. It is necessary that some action should be taken by the Legislature in regard to the future management of the soldiers' monument when it shall be completed. Two plans have been considered, one of which Is to luss an act continuing the regents two years more, and the other is to continue the- regents until Nov. 1, when a, superintendent shall be put in charge, under th' supervision of the Governor, auditor and seen tary of state. As the bfcils tire drawn these plans do not differ so much, but one or the other should be given the form of law. Under the regents the management has been efficient and economical. ' The charge made in the House yesterday that Indianapolis is not in favor of any mearvire that is for the benefit of the State and aira'.nit t.V ir:t:rc?ts of the city is probably true. Mankind Is built that way. Even thw gentleman who made the charge ?;nit an exception. Fortunately, any treasures that will benefit the rest of the

State will benefit Indianapolis. Unfortunately, there are men who often forget that Indianapolis is a representative city, made up mainly of men ami women who were "raised" In every e.unty in the State. When the Journal assailed Senator Wood's reference-lil rnry bill, taking $ i'V.0 out of the taxpayers' pooktts, and which was subsquently transferred to the House, because of the lieuterant governor's ruling in regard to tax levies, it spoke for every taxpayer. aSSMSHMSSMSBSMSSSSSMHBBaSSSMSSMBMBWMSVWWSB SMALLER APPROPRIATION HILL. It is cause for satisfaction that the appropriations which the present Legislature will vote will be less than those of the Legislature of IV a The appropriations wer unusually large two years ago because large sums of money were needed for the construction of buildings at the Reformatory and elsewhere. The tendency of State governments is to greater and greater expenditure. Old and "new States alike have greatly Increased their expenditures in every direction during the past ten or fifteen years. New York has increased more than 50 per cent, in ten years. The Increase in Illinois has been very great. Kven in some of the New England States new institutions and new boards have uoublcd the exp?nres in thirty years. 'Legislatures have been carried away with the fads of specialists and have made boards and commissions until they have become a burden to the people. There are States which have two or three asy)um3 for Insane where one large one centrally located, would bo better; three or four weak normal schools, where one strong cne would better servo the educational interests and cost less. The same States are burdened with corr missions and boards, the ex pens a of which has outgrown whatever usefulness they may have had. In New York Governor Odell has picked out a considerable number of boards r.nd commissions for the executioner, but killing i3 a more difficult task than preserving. Indiana has thus far resisted these costly tendencies, for which great credit is duo 1o past Legislatures. This Legislature, particularly the House, has set Its face against the creation of new institution, new boards, and generally new schemes for the speedy elevation of the people, and particularly for the providing of salaries for several persons who are weary of f elf-3upport. Because of this resistance chiefly on the part of the House, the appropriations of this Legislature promise to be $400,000 less than those of the lar-t, unless Senate and House shall feel at liberty to increase the amounts recommended, by the finance and ways and means committees. The estimates of these committees are based upon the judgments of the legislative committees which visited all the State institutions and the representations of official.?. Such being the case, it is fair to assume that the recommendations of the committees are dictated by lntelligenc3 and a spirit of conservative liberality. difficulties or tiii: preside vr. During the last Congress several excellent editors were confident that the President was not using his influence as he should to Induce Congress to enact soundmoney legislation, and one of tUem declared that it was the duty of the President, as the head of the ruling party, to

make himself felt in the shaping of legislation. In that event he would be the leader of his party. The editor went so far as to accuse the President of weakness for allowing his party to drift and for not keeping the party pledges. In time the legislation demanded came along. It was not all that many men desired, but it met the quite general approval of the country. How far the President impressed himself upon the Republican leaders in Congress will never be known, but there is no doubt that he was in consultation with them. Now one of these same editors is denouncing the President for his efforts to induce Congress to do thv things which he desires to have done. The House, we are told by the editor's AV.ishington correspondent, simply registers the will of the President when he expresses it, while he and his friends buy up senators right and left. It was the threat of an extra session which caused the Democrats in" "the Senate to permit the adoption of the Philippine and Cuban amendments to an appropriation bill. The Missouri senators were made acquiescent by the promise of the donation of $0,000,000 for the St. Louis exposition, and other Southern senators were silenced by the generosity of the river and harbor appropriation bill. Upon the assumption that these statements contain the element of truthfulness, those editors denounce the President for usurping the functions of the Senate and the House. There Is no doubt that the President told Congress that unless there. should be some legislation regarding Cuba1' and the Philippines he would be obliged to call an extra session. As he did not make the river and harbor appropriation and had no power over the St. Louis appropriation, most people will fail to see how the President could have used these measures to Influence or, to use the word of the critic, "debauch" Democratic senators. The point Is that the President, whoever he may be, cannot escape censure. If he does not seem to impress his views upon Congress he is weak; if he does he has assumed the role of dictator, and pub Jc attention is called to visions of an obedient Congress and of advancing despotism. Still, few people seem alarmed, and most are glad there will not be an extra session. thi: isle or ji.M-:s. The Cuban response to the demands of the United States practically concedes all the points except two, which are conspicuously ignored. These are Paragraphs 6 and 7, as follows: VI. That the Islo of lines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment oy treaty. VII. Th.tt to enable the United States to maintain the Iruiept ndence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for Its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain rpeeiiied points, to be agreed upon- with the President of the United States. The question of naval stations is one of considerable importance, but will not be considered in this article. The silence of the Cuban convention regarding the Isle of Tines seems to indicate unwillingness to make any concession on that point. It will be noticed this government does not assert its title to the Isle of Pines, but asks that for the present it bo omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba and left cpen for future adjustment. Tho languago of the treaty of Paris Is vague tnough to furnish tho basis of a dispute as to the ownership of the Isle of rises. This Uland, which Ilea fifty miles

south of Cuba. Is sixty miles long by fifty to fifty-live milt s wide. Although separated from Cuba by fifty miles of water it w;i, under Spanish rule, treated as part of the Island. The treaty of Paris makes no parate mention of It. The treaty say?: "Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba." The relinquishment of sovereignty over Cuba carried with it the relinquishment of sovereignty over the Isle of Pines, but did not fix the future status of the Island. The article relative to Purto Rico says: "Spain cedes to the United States the Island of Porto Rico and other Islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies." A fair construction of this would make It Include all other Islands owned by Spain In the West Indies, except Cuba, which she relinquished without ceding. Article S of the treaty says: "Spln relinquishes in Cuba and cedes in Porto Rico and other islands in the West Indies, all buildings, wharves, barracks, forts, structures," etc. Again it may be risked what is meant by the term "other Islands?" The United States has no claim to Cuba, but under the treaty it may fairly claim all other islands in the West Indies formerly owned by Spain, except Cuba. Geographically the Isle of Pines Is no more a part of Cuba than are the Bahama islands or Martinique, which lie only a little farther east of Cuba than the Isle of lines does south. It is of little account to Cuba, but it can be made a valuablo possession by the United States. As we are r.ot demanding any war indemr nity from Cuba for driving the Spanish out she ought to bo willing to quitclaim the Isle of lines to us without eiuestion. The State ought not to tie up so much money in real estate, said Senator Agnew yesterday. In his speech favoring the sale of St. Clair Park. The State must be in a bad way financially then, for the amount of money it paid for the park ground and the Blind Institute site was exactly $5.0o0. Whatever value above that of a cow pasture the park site has gained since has been given to it by the enterprise of Indianapolis people who have built a city around and beyond it. It may be remarked that men who present bills to give rich criminals freedom and to take I'itJO.O") in a single year from the taxpayers for reference books for schools are naturally angry when their designs are laid Jarc, but they unnecessarily expose themselves when they attack newspapers who are so considerate of them as not to couple the ir names with their vicious bills.

When members of the Legislature are complaining that they have been called scurrilous names by Indianapolis papers because they represent less populous places, they should except the Journal. It recognizes the fact that much of the good sense and saving conservatis-m of our legislative bodies como very largely from the less populous and largely agricultural counties. A Washington correspondent says that the Democrats in Congress are entirely at sea as to a line of .opposition to the President's Philippine policy, many of them being more in sympathy with the plan than with any line of hostility to it. Now that it 13 certain that the situation in the faraway Islands Is Improving rapidly. It is prudent to await the outcome. The chatter about no honest men in the Legislature is more disgusting than usual this year, because there is more of it. Indiana legislatures may make mistakes, but they have never been corrupt bodies. In fact, for years the corrupt men in Indiana legislatures have been so few that their rarity has made them conspicuous. Members of the Grant family, who have associations in several States, have been holding their annual reunion. Their dinner menu cartl in New York contained the various theories concerning the origin of the family. The Rev. Arthur H. Grant believes that it is of Scotch origin, the Rev. Roland D. Grant that it is of Gallic or Norman blood', but the Rt. Rev. Phclim O'Toole, In his famous work on the "Round Towers of Ireland," asserted that the Grants were a family antedating the birth of the first Irish kings. That discussion may be well enough for Grants in general, but the particular Grant who made the name famous was not concerned about the antiquity of his family. TO FIGHT "RIPPER" BILL. PlttMburc'N Mayor nml Controller Will Appeal to IligliOMt Courtis. riTTSBURG, March 1. The Tittsburg "ripper" bill, which passed the Legislature yesterday, will be fought vigorously by the present city officers of Pittsburg and Alleghany, who, under the provisituis of the new act, are legislated out of ofilce. In a signeel statement Mayor Wm. J. Diehl, of this city, says he will retain his position as mayor of Pittsburg until the highest courts declare otherwise. Without the seal of Pittsburg no municipal acts are legal, and he asserts that he will keep the seal until the Supreme Court of the United States decides that he has no right to use it. The battleground, he says, will be in the courts and not in the City Hall, as a seat in his office will not vest the new recorder with the right to be the city's executive. When the new charter will become effective is a tjuestion. The opponents of the bill figure not until August or September, even though the .act should be declared constitutional, while its advocates expect to take control as soon as the Governor appoints the recorder, or not later than the 1st of next month. This afternoon Controller Lewis announced that after Governor Stone signs the ripper bill and that measure has become a law he will refuse to recognize cither Mayor Diehl or the new recorder, or sign their warrants, until the courts decide who is the chief executive of the city. This would result in the stoppage of all city work and make It impossible to pay the olfielals or employes pending the settlement of the litigation. BREWERS' TRUST IN STRAITS. Marylnml Company Pcfanlt Interent on ?.,rHt,0M ltoml. BALTIMORE, Md., March 1. The interest on the $5,50n,0oo G per cent, bonds Issued by the Maryland Brewing Company, due te-day, was not paid, and the probability is that the concern will shortly pass into the hands of a receiver for the purpose of foreclosing the mortgage and reorganizing the company. The Maryland Brewing Company was organized about two years ago by the consolidation of seventeen of the twenty-one breweries then In operation in thU city. It was capitalized at $.5jo.i. and the bonds upon which default was made to-day were floated at 10.;, Since that time all classes of the company's securities have steadily declined until the bonds have hold as low as 4J. A receivership v.-as finally decided upon by the management. The firm of Sprty, Jones & Co.. the original promoters of the scheme, offered to advance the money to pay the interest, but the offer was not accepted. Sprey, Jones He Co. will oppose the receivership. Armament was heard In the Circuit Court to-day and the matter went over for future discus aioa.

THE PRIMARY BILL

IT PASSES Tili: SENATE II V STKIL'ThY PAIITV VOTE. A The Senate Refuse in Exclude St. Clair Park from Ulli ProvidiiiK for Sale of State Land, SPEAKER ARTMAN SERIOUS HE DEXOrxCES 1IOCSE MEM HE HS FOR HEIXCc DILATOR V. Several Men uro rnssed In IIotH IIouxcm Senator MntRort Talks X'ew nnd GoIpi The Senate while operating on Senate bills on third reading yesterday afternoon suspended the regular order of business and passed the substitute primary election bill by a strictly party vote. The Democrats, realizing that it would be a hopeless task, offered no other opposition to the bill than tbeir votes. The morning session of the Senate was entirely devoted to a discussion of Senator Goodwine's bill providing for the sale of the state land and the relocation of the state institutions located in the city of Indianapolis. An amendment was adopted after a spirited debate which excludes the property of the Institute for the Blind from the provisions of the bill, but all efforts to save St. Clair Park from being sold were unavailing, an amendment being adopted providing for its disposal. No definite action was taken on the bill, however, the further consideration of the matter having been postponed until this morning, and it is thought an effort to have the vote reconsidered on the amendment with reference to St. Clair Park may prove successful. In the House Speaker Artman had hard work keeping a quorum present,; and at one time informed the members that some of their ac tions were a disgrace to the State. However, the House disposed of a considerable amount of routine business. A great many committee reports were received in tho afternoon. The committee- on medicine, health ami vital statistics mado two reports on the Wood medical bilL and these reports will be discussed Monda afternoon at 2 o'clock as a special order of business. A majority report of the judiciary committer favoring the Barlow anti-lyinching bill was concurred in. Among the bills passed by the House was the Senate treasure increasing the salary of the superintendent of public instruction. Another :blll passed by the House was the "pluckrme store" measure introduced by Representative Davis, of Greene county. The bill is specially designed to benefit mining localities. t SEX ATE HAS A IIUSV IAY. I St. Clnlr Park to Re Soldi-Primary Ulli Im raMseri. Senator Goodwine's bill, whlcdi provides for the sale of the land belonging to the Institution for the Deaf and Dupnb, including land north and south of the-institution buildings, the property of the I-ndiana Industrial School and Woman's Prison and the Institution for the Blind, was the subject of a half day's discussion injthe Senate yesterday, but after amending jthe bill so that its provisions apply only tA that part of the property belonging to theilnstitutlon for the Blind, known as St. Claij- Park, the further discussion of the billt orj motion of Senator Binkley, was postponed! and' made a special order of business for 10 o'clock this morning. j The bill came up as a special order of business early yesterday morning and Senator Matson immediately offered jan amendment to exclude from the sale ptovlded for in the bill the land on which theilnstitutlon for the Blind is situated, St. (flair Park, belonging to the Institution forithe Blind, and the ground' on which the buildings of the Deaf and Dumb Institute sjand. Senator Matson said he did not oppctse the sale of a part of the land, but he wjas against the removal of the Institution foj the Blind and the institution for the Deaf St. Clair Park, he said, should be retained in order that the Institution f or ' the B'ind might have room to extend its building. A substitute amendment was -offered by Senator Goodwine excluding from the sale the land on which the bulldingsjof the Institution for the Blind are locatwd, but not including St. Clair Park. President Gilbert expressed the opinion that thje motions should be separated and required jthe Senate to vote on the sale of each piece of institutional property separately. j SENATOR WOOD SPHAkS. The first to speak on the matter was Senator Wood. He said that he believed the people of the State were in favor of the sale of the lands in question. "Their value is of such magnitude," said he, "that four times as much property could bepurchased for the institutions which now occupy them, giving the Inmates comforts and advantages that they do not now enjoy at a cost much less than at present. The Blind Asylum, especially, demands the) attention of the people of the State. Thejre is need of a new assembly hall and many other things that can never be furnished there. We must all know that the conditions are not what they should be at this institution in fact, it is not a fit place for the care of these unfortunates. The interests of tho State can be better subserved by the sale of this property and by locating the asylum for the blind on a less expensive site. There is no longer need ;fcr delay. The necessity of the hour is patent before us." Senator Agnew thought that the measure ought to go through as originally drafted. As .a matter of economj', he said, the State ought not to tie up so much money in real estate, and he could see no grjod reason why the blind asylum property Should not be sold. ' Senator Wolcott said he did not believe it right to vote for a proposition of suca vast importance without giving it every consideration. It was his idea that econnmv should not be the only requisite in the care of the State's unfortunates. He believed it would be a great wrong: to change the location of the blind asylum because it would eliminate many of the' pleasures which help to make the lives, of these poor children endurable. SENATOR JOSS HEARD. Senator Joss then obtained recognition and made a legical and convincing argument In favor of retaining the Asylum for the Blind on its present site. Thjere should be no prejudice shown in the matter on either side, as it was simply j a matter ot properly caring for the State's unfortunates. Within a radius of a rpile of the present institution, he ?aid. there were churches of every denomination, halls where concerts rright be heard rnl enjoyed ant srhools wher lecture-? on every subject mil-lit be listened to by jhese chllcren. To isolate them, he saht at some point remote from the city would be wording a cruel hardship. i Senator Proe.ks spoke agalnsl the s.ile of the property. H snld t'iat h h:d first thought that lie v.oild vn'.t to idispoc of tnis particular property, but he was now firmly cynvit.'.ed thnt such actio? would be unbusinesslike. , Tue vote was then taken on th3 question whether the Institution for t;he Blind fho"ld be exclud-d from tho provisions of he bill, and it was excluded bv.a vote of 31 to 1J. ; Thore who voted to exclude 1 1 from the provision cf toe bill were; BarJo.v, Pink ley. VSrcoks. 'Jharlei;, ""!.: n log uK Crnmlaker. '.Trumpacksr, Darby, !Dausn:!n, Fleminr. Gard. .loehtnour, rJoodwIrie, Gwiu. Ka"lnn, Intnan, J j. Knes. Imbert, Lawler, Layman. Lgem?.n. Line. Icy, Matson. Miller. M'ncr, CgH.rne; Orcorne, Parks, Thonpson, Whitcomb, Wjndeld and Wolcott 34 j Thnsfi wh onnoert the motion lwfr: Ar-. new. Ball, Burns, Crcgor, Fortune, Iledler,

Johnston, Keeney, Kell, Kitt!ng?r Purcell, and Wood 12. FURTHER DEBATE. There was considerable debate on the second half of the proposition, that of selling St. Clair Park. Senator Osborne thought as a business proposition the State ought to sell the portion of the property contiguous to the Blind Asylum. Senator Breaks was against the sale of the park, as well as the property of the Blind Asylum. He contended that if the park waa sold it would only be a few years until those who antagonized the present location would use the argument that the space was too crowded and that the institution would have to be removed to a suburb. Senators Wolcott. Ball and Binkley all made spe-eches favoring the disposal of the park property. Senator tioolwlne said the citizens of Indianapolis favored the retention of St. Clair Park for selfish reasons, and some of them, he declared, had been honest enough to admit it. Senator Joss closed the debate, repeating: his argument In favor of keeping the park for the purpose of furnishing additional ground if the State should decide to enlarge the Institution for the Blind. The vote was then taken and the motion to exclude St. Clair Park from the provisions of the bill was lost by a vote of .1 to LS. Those voting to exclude the park from the contemplated sale were: Barlow, Brooks. Conlogue, Crumpacker. Darby, Dausman, Gard. Guthrie Inman. Johnson. Lawler. Lavman, Legeman, Llndley, Matson. Miller. Minor, Ogborn, Parks, Thompson and Whitcomb 21. Those who opposed the motion were: Agnew, Ball, Binkley. Burns, Charles, Cregor, Crumbaker. Fleming. Fortune, Goehenour, Goodwine, Gwin, Harrison, Heller, Johnston, Joss, Keeney, Kell, Keyes, Kittinger, Lambert, Osborn. Purcell. Winfield. Wolcott end Wood 2C. Senator Joss changed his vote from "aye" to "no" in order that he might move a reconsideration. The matter was carried over until the afternoon session, when Senator Wood, in order to clinch the vote favoring the sale of the park, moved a reconsideration. Senator Felming moved that the motion be tabled, but before the motion was put tho chair recognized Senator Binkley, who moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until 10 o'clock this morning. The motion was carried. PRIMARY BILL PASSED. The afternoon session was taken up with bills on third reading. A suspension of business was obtained, however, in order to pass the substitute primary election bill. The measure was called up by Senator Brooks, and, all debate being shut off by the adoption of a motion calling for the previous question, the bill was passed by a strictly party vote of 2D to 11. A number of the senators of both parties were not in the chamber when the vote on the bill was taken. There was quite a spirited debate over the bill introduced by Senator Burns authorizing manufacturing and mining corporations to purchase and hole! shares of capital stock of other corporations. Senator Inman characterized the bill as one of the most vicious measures that had been Introduced in the Senate. -He said it was not an anti-trust bill, but a pro-trust measure, and would enable corporations to form trusts without any restrictions whatever. A number of the other senators, including Corr, Brooks and Agnew, spoke against the measure, and it was finally defeated by a vote of 39 to 4. Representative Pritchard's oil-Inspector bill was, under a suspension of the rules, advanced to engrossment. Just before adjournment Senator Guthrie's bill establishing a state laboratory in Indianapolis was called up for its last reading and was passed without debate by a vote of SO to 12. Senator Wood, who was opposed to the measure, changed his vote from "no" to "aye" in order to move a reconsideration. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Some Important Meanures Considered During; the Day. Speaker Artman "jumped" on the House again yesterday afternoon and told the members they were acting in a way that vas disgraceful to the State. He referred to those who were not inclined to remain in their seats and attend to business. He said it was apparent that many of the members were leaving for home and ordered a roll call. A number of members were found to be absent. It was announced that but two of the absent members had been excused ' by the House1 Representatives Manifold and Gillett. Mr. Manifold was excused some time ago on account of the illness of his wife in Texas. Speaker Artman ordered the doorkeepers to search for missing members who had not been excused and bring them In. and suggested that the Union Station might be a good place to look for the absentees. The consideration of committee reporta was taken up yesterday afternoon as soon as the House convened at 1:30. The committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis brought in two reports on Mr. Reagan's bill authorizing the Indianapolis School Beard to pay the Marion county treasurer a salary for taking care of school funds. The bill provides that the salary shall not be more than $1,500 a year and that the amount may be fixed by the board. The majority report, recommending the passage of the bill, was concurred in. Senator Burns's bill relating to the South Bend charter was reported by the committee on cities and towns. The majority report recommending passage was adopted and the bill was passed to second reading. WOOD MEDICAL BILL. Representative Short asked that the committee on medicine, health and vital statistics make a report on the Wood bill definingand regulating the practice of medicine. Mr. Short intimated that Chairman Van Fleet, of the committee, had been delaying the report on the bill. This brought Mr. Van Fleet to his feet in his own defense. He denied most emphatically that he had been "holding the bill up." He asked for fifteen minutes in which to make out a report, declaring it would be submitted. Two reports were shortly forthcoming. The majority report recommended passage. The minority report, signed by Van Fleet and Louttlt, recommended passage with the elimination of Section 3. This is the section that the advocates of Christian science have objected to. Mr. Louttlt moved that tho matter be made a special order of business for Monday, at 2 p. m. The motion carried. The commltte-e on judiciary made a report on Representative McCarty's bill fixing punishment for rape or attempted raie. The committee amended the bill and recommended it for passage. The amendment reduces the punishment. The judiciary committee also made two reports on Senator Barlow's antl-lynching bill, the majority report, recommending passage, being adopted. The Senate bill increasing the salary of the state superintendent of public instruction was taken up on third read'ng and passed by a vote of 65 to 8. Representative Kirkman's bill. No. 431. requiring railroad companies to maintain lights on streets and crossings in towns, was passed by a vote of- 67 to 4, under a suspension of rules. Representative Davis, of Greene county, called up his "pluek-me"-store bill on third reading, and it was successful by a vote of C5 to 4. Representative Mummert's firemarshal bill was defeated for lack of a constitutional majority. A bill by Representative Stookey, designed to prevent the writing of "graveyard insurance," was passed, the vote being 64 to 7. BONHAM SALARY BILL. At 9 o'clock the morning session of the House opened with prayer by Rev. D. R. Lucas. The roll call developed that the constitutional quorum was not present. The consideration of bills on second reading was the first order of business. One of these was Mr. Bonham's bill equalizing the salaries of state officers. An amendment by Mr. Van Fleet changed the bill materially, but was accepted by the author. It affects only the Supreme and Appellate judges, increasing the salaries. The Supreme judges will receive $5,0 and the Appellate judges $4.5o0. if the bill becomes a law it will take effect Jan. 1, 1003. The bill was advanced to engrossment. Douse bill No. 40. by Mr. Matthews, fixing the salaries of county assessors, was killed, the enacting clause being stricken out on the motion of Mr. Kelley. The motion carried by a vote of 42 to 2U. Senator Layman's game bill was amended on second reading and passed to third reading. The amendment provides that the commissioner of fish and game shall onlv receive a fee for prosecuting violators of the law where he assists personally in prosecuting the case and securing the conviction. The amendment was offered by Mr. Slack. Representative Bonham's bill giving telephone companies the right to locate their poles in streets, public highways and wherever they choose, so long as the poles do not obstruct public traffic, was advanced to engrossment in an amended form. Mr. James amended it so that it will not affect cities of more than 15.OU0 population. An amendment by Mr. Reil provides that the bill shall not Interfere with the rights

of common councils and boards of trustees in their control of streets. In accordance with an amendment by Mr. Whitcomb poles cannot be erected along a property line without the consent of the property owner. PASSAGE OF HILLS. Senate bill No. 2t, by Mr. Joss, relating to the Incorporation of street railways, was passed by a vote of C3 to y. The bill includes suburban railways In the present laws regulating the operating of street railroad lines. Senate bill No. 212, by Mr. Corr. was also passed. It allows the State University to sell certain lands acquired by mortgages at private sale. Senator Ogborn's bill No. 237 which relates to the loaning of school funds, was passed by a vote of 73 to 2. Another bill by Senator Joss was passed. It proxides that the attorney general. clerk of the Supreme and Appellate courts, state geologist and chief of the bureau of statistics, elected at the general election in 1V02. shall begin their terms of office on Jan. 1, K'tf. Another Senate bill which was successful was the one prepared by Senator Goodwine relating to the different state Institutions. It requires that the heads of the institutions shall file financial statements with the state auditor at the close of each fiscal year showing receipts, disbursements, etc.. and. in fact, requires them before drawing any money at any time to make certain showings of their financial condition. A similar bill was introduced in the House by Representative James. LACKED A MAJORITY. Senate bill No. 253, by Mr. Johnston, relating to the taxation levied by cities, failed to pass for lack of a constitutional majority. When, the measure was read Speaker Artman said he doubted the constitutionality of the measure, because of the fact that ic rrovided for the raising of revenue, and he thought it should have originated ia-the House. Senator Brooks's bill, amending the present laws touching the writing and revocation of wills, also failed for want of a constitutional majority, the vote being 46 to 2y. Senate bill No. "lol was passed by a vote of 65 to 10. This is Senator Minor's bill which forbids county superintendents lrom conducting or assisting in the conducting of a private or county normal school. Just before noon Representative Marshall again stirred up Mr. Louttlt and othci members of the minority. Earlier in the day Louttit had sent up a motion asking that the vote by vhich Senate bill No. 112. one of the Fort Wayne charter bills, which was advanced to third reading, be reconsidered. Mr. Louttit's motion was read, but the gentleman did not push the matter and other business was taken up. This proved to be a shrewd move on the pari of Mr. Louttit, but it failed to win. Mr. Marshall heard a rumor that the Democrats were intending to caucus on the Fort Wayne bill at noon, and he proceeded to spoil the scheme. He did this by calling up the motion Mr. Louttit had made earlier in the morning, and this was followed by a motion to table the Louttit motion. The latter move was successful and the motion to reconsider cannot again be brought up. SALE OF ST. CLAIIt PARK.

Senator Matron's Logical Hen sonn for Opposing; Such Action. Senator Frederick E. Matson, of this city, has some pronounced views on the subject of the sale of St. Clair Park which he stated, last night, with clearness and logic. "My view of the matter," he said, "is that it would be an extremely short-sighted policy, from the standpoint of every citizen of the State, to sell St. Clair Park. While termed a park, it is only so because the city of Indianapolis, seeing it lying vacant, spent its money on the ground and beautified it in order that the public might get the benefit of it. "If the Blind Asylum is to remain where it is there Is every reason why St. Clair Park, which is really a part of the Blind Asylum grounds, should also remain unsold, because, sooner or later, the asylum will have to be enlargeel and modernized, probably being rebuilt on the cottage plan, and in that event every foot of St. Clair Park will be needed. "Another thing to be considered is that, when the present boiler and engine department in connection with the asylum, was built, the Common Council of Indianapolis vacated Walnut street, between Pennsylvania and Meridian and donate! it to those grounds, thus filling the gap between what is known as St. Clair Park and the grounds immediately occupied by the asylum. Then the boiler and engine department were built on the location of Walnut street for the express purpose of having them situated near the center of the entire grounds, with the view of having them in the proper location when the institution should be enlarged and modernized. From every moral and equitable point of view, if St. Clair Park should be sold. Indianapolis would have the right to reopen Walnut street. "1 can see no possible reason for the sale of this park. The only plea that is made for it is that the money represented by its alued should be turned into the stat. treasury for other purposes. If the State were In a bad way financially this argument might have some weight, but. as everybody knows, the State is in a better condition financially than ever before, and within four years will be almost entirely out of debt. Furthermore, even if It is Intended at s"me time in the future to sell these grounds just for the sake of the money they would bring, it would be economical to retain them for the present, because the increase In value will be greater than any increase upon the proceeds would be, even if the money should be placed at compound Interest. "In line with what I have already suggested, that St. Clair Park will be needed in the future for the increased needs of the Blind Asylum, is the consideration that the State could not find land anywhere else lor the institution as cheap as St. Clair Tark. When the State acquired this land it got it at a very low price something like four or five thousand dollars. There are many uses to which the park could be put in the future if it is retained. "I believe if St. Clair Park is sold the people of the State will soon find it to be a grievous mistake, and one which canned possibly be remedied. On the other hand, if no good use appears in future for the land, it can then be sold, and the constant increase in value will more than pay for the delay." Governor Sign Hills. Governor Durbin yesterday signed the following bills: House bill No. S3, an act concerning traveling and hauling over turnpikes during certain seasons of the year. House bill No. 110, ?.n act for the establishment and maintenance of Joint district schools. House bill No. 234. an act concerning town officers and authorizing and empowering town clerks to exercise the legal functions of justice of the peace. House bill No. 33, an act concerning the purchase of toil roads by boards of county commissioners. House bill No. Id. an act concerning county business and legalizing certain orders and warrants issued by county auditors. House bill No. 555, an act fixing tho time of holding court in the Twenty-fifth judicial circuit. House bill No. 177. an act amending an act providing for the rele-ase of mortgages. The Telephone Bill. Mr. S. P. Sheerin was asked last evening what interest his telephone companies had in House bill No. 4SS, which stirred up such a lively rumpus in the House yesterday. "Absolutely none," was the reply, "nor has any other independent company in the State. We can get franchises and rights of way wherever we want them. The present laws are all sufficient for us. I did not know until a newspaper man called my attention to it yesterday that this bill provided for the occupation of town and city streets without the consent of town boards er city councils. 1 am surprised to find that it has ever been seriously considered by the Legislature." Favorable Report on Two RHU. The House committee on military affairs met yesterday evening and agreed to report favorably on two bills which the committee had under consideration. One Is a bill appropriating $250 with which to pay some one for going over the records containing the names of Indiana soldiers who served in the civil war. These eiocuments are kept at the Statehouse. but they are said to be In a bad state of confusion. It is proponed to have them indexed and put in proper condition to be preserved. The other bill provides for the printing of additional copies of the report of the Indiana Chickamauga Commission, which locateii the Indiana monuments on this battlefield. 3 Status of Appropriation Ulli. Chairman King, of the ways and means committee of the House, said last night that the appropriation bill would be in

troduced In the House some time thl morning. It Is expected to advance the? bill to engrossment on Monday and or. Tuesday It will probiMy be up for third leading and pa-sage. It will then be referred to the Senate. It was estimated l.tst night that the full amount of she Mp-pro;-ri.it!on.H will be In the n; lRhTKjrho-l of $.t.to k?s than the appropriations t0) years ago. The saving U made In the specific allowances. The LIU Withdrawn. The bill introduced by Senator Thompson on Thursday at the request of Governor Durbin. and which wa made a special order In the Senate for yesterday morning, was withdrawn yesterday afternoon. The bill was prepared by Governor Durbin and Attorney General TV.ylor and t-oupht to give future legislatures the right to repeal, suslend or amend laws which would otherwise grant vested rights to voluntary associations. The bill met with some v piK.ltion and Governor Durbin therefore ordered its withdrawal.

Addressed by n Woman. Mrs. W. P. White, of Philadelphia, addressed tho members of the House yesterday afternoon In the Interests of an antipolygamy amendment which she hopes may be added to the Constitution of the United States. Mrs. White wants the Indiana Legislature to use its influence with Congress in getting this sort of an amendment through. Mrs. Whit formerly lived In Utah. A committee of three will be appointed to take action on her suggestions. A Democratic Caucus. The Democrats of the House held a caucus at noon yesterday. It seems that the minority had heard that another railroad consolidation bill was about to bo Introduced, and they desired to take steps toward thwarting such a measure. The Fort Wayne charter bills were also referred to, but It was decided that the Republicans have the "upper hand" on this matter. ' It was the sense of the caucus, however, that the minority should light these measures the best it can. Mr. Lnrr'd Xr Hill. House bill No. 40J, by Representative Larr, was advanced to engrossment in the House yesterday. This is the bill that authorizes the attorney general to have placed on the tax duplicate property that has, for any reason, been omitted from the duplicate. As explained by the author, the bill does not interfere with the powers of tho local tax officers, but if, for any reason, they fail to get property on the duplicate, then tho attorney general is authorized to act. Committee Aüralnst the Hill. The Senate committee on cities and towns yesterday recommended that House bill No. 2C1, providing for a sreclal tax levy for a pension fund for the police and fire departments at Evansville. be indefinitely postponed. The bill passed the House under a suspension of the rules and was introduced by Mr. Müller by request. . . LEGISLATIVE, ROITIXE. Xew Senate Rills. No. 452. Thompson Reserving the right of the General Assembly to amend, alter suspend or repeal any and all general laws for the incorporation of voluntary associations. 2S"o. 453. Keyes Concerning the incorporation of loan, trust and safe deposit companies. Corporations. , . No. 454. Matson Concerning drainage. Swamplands and drains. No. 455. Stillwell Amending the pharmacy law so as to require druggists to keep a record of all poisons sold. Publla health. Senate Hills on Third Itemling la Senate. No. 23S (Purcell) Authorizing companies to purchase, lease and operate theaters and opera houses. Passed 3:i to 0. No. wr. (Stillwell) Relating to proceedings in criminal cases. Passed 35 to 2. House Bill 17. substituted for Senate Bill 52 Relieving Spanish war veterans from working on the roads. Passed 3 to 9. Xo. 422 (Thompson) Concerning incurable insane paupers. Passed to 3. No. 313 (Burns; Authorizing manufacturing corporations to purchase stock in other corporations. No. 37 (Winfield) Providing for the cancellation of ditch assessments. Passed 38 to o. No. i:3 (Wolcott) Providing for the reimbursement of school townships, where school property belonging thereto has been annexed to any city or incorporated town. Passed 32- to 0. No. 322 (Wood) Concerning the construction of sewers. Passed".:) to 2. No. 127 (Thompson) Regulating, foreign insurance companies doing business in this State. Passed 37 to 2. No. 436 (Johnson) Authorizing manufacturing and mining companies to issue shares of preferred stock. Passed 35 to 7. No. ICS (Kittinger) Concerning street railroads constructing interurban and suburban railroads. Passed L to 0. No. 273 (Wolcott) Concerning landlord and tenant, l'assed with amendment 31 to 4. House Bill 16, substituted for Senate Bill 4 Regulating the taking of fish. Passed with amendments 35 to 6. House Bill 171 Pritchard's oil inspection bill, advanced under suspension of the rules. House Bill 2T-5. substituted for Senate Bill 211 Providing for free kindergarten schools in all cities over 6,000. l'assed with amendments. No. 210 (Stlllwell) Regulating insanity inquests. Passed 36 to 0. No. 353 (PurcelD-r-Te)Uchlng the marriage relation. Passed to 3. House Bill 387 (Pritchard), substituted for Senate Bill 37G Allowing county commissioners to make appropriations to pay expenses of bringing fugitives back to this State. Advanced to third reading. No. 141 (Guthrie) Establishing a state laboratory. Passed 30 to 12. House Hills on Second Rending in House. No. 4Vi (Bonham) Equalizing the salaries of State officers. Amended to apply oniy to judges of the Supreme and Appelates Courts and raising their salaries to $5.003 and $4.500, respectively. Advanced to engrossment. No. 4Ss (Bonham) Providing that telephone companies may erect their poiej anywhere they please In public streets and highways, providing such poles do not Interfere with public traffic. Advanced with amendments. No. 551 (NeaO Concerning street-railroad companies. Advanced. No. 40s (Matthews) Fixing and regulating the compensation of county assessors. Enacting clause stricken out. No. 55C (Cruson) Concerning the incorporation of cities. Advanced. No. 513 (Davis of Greene) Concerning th issuance of checks, tickets, tokens or other devices, payable in merchandise r anything other than lawful money by merchants In payment for the assignment or transfer of wages of employes in coal mines. Advanced to engrossment. Rules suspended and b!!I passed 05 to 4. No. 4o7 (Larr) To enable any city or incorporated town to provide itself with sewerage system. Advanced to engrossment. No. 4"6 (Larr) Concerning taxation. Advanced to engrossment. No. 4SI (Kirkmani Requiring railroad companies to keep lights in streets and raiN road crossings. Rules suspended and biU passed 71 to 1. House Hills on Third ReadlnR is. House. No. 553 (Morgan) Legalizing the Jullett Asylum. Passed 70 to 0. No. 54 (Mumm rt) Ertabllshlng office of state tire marshal. Failed 21 to 15. No. 415 tStookey) Prohibiting the writing of "graveyard insurance." Passed 64 to 7. Senate Bills on Third Heading la House. No. (Miller), concerning the Incorporation of all cities, fixing the terms of citj oll'.cers at two years instead ef four. Passed, f 1 to 6. No. 2;9 (Joss), concerning the Incorporation of street railroad companies. Passed, 63 to 9. No. 212 (Corr). concerning the sale of cer tain lands belonging to the State, affecting Indiana University. Passed. 76 to 1. No. 237 (Otfborni. concerning the loaning of school funds. Passed, 75 to 2. No. 1C7 (Joss), fixing time when terms o State officers shull begin. Pasxd. 7ti to 2. No. 27'J (Goodwine), providing for sworn statement from the heads of th. State Institutions. Passed. 73 to 0. No. 122 (Legeman), providing for a sinking fund for Evansville. l'assed. 73 to 0. No. 253 (Johnsen), defining' the rights, duties and powers of certain cities, pro vidlns a special tax to pay off judgments