Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1901 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901.

THE DAILY JOURNAL THURSDAY, MARCH 7, Wl.

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Decline, northwest corner of Third and Jefferson streets, and Loulsvliio L'ook Co., 2'ji Fourth uvenue. BT. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot WASHINGTON. D. C rtigs House, Ebbitt House and Willard's Hotel. No reason can tc assigned to Justify the Legislature In raising the pay of the firemen in this city that wilt not apply to a dozen other cities throughout the State. Perhaps It was typical of his strenuous life that the Vice .President's first day of presiding oyer tho Senate should have been almost a stormy one over the rules. The. report which comes from Montana to the effect that the Republicans and a portion of the fuslonists may unite to reelect ex-Senator Carter is too good to be true. If the Legislature did not intend to let the city of Indianapolis regulate the pay of its firemen why was that power given to tho Council and the Hoard of Safety in the city charter? How would the representatives from other cities in Indiana like to have the Legislature do as it is proposed to do in this city increase the pay of the firemen without consulting the people? Now is a good time for Congress to adopt a policy of refusing to vote aid to local expositions. If it does not, every State will be having a world's fair at the expense of the general government. One of the strongest counts in the indictments against Tammany was the continual meddling with the government of New York city by the Legislature. Are Tammany methods to prevail in Indiana? The bill presented In the House yesterday for the supervision of the soldiers' monument, while in the nature of a compromise, must be generally satisfactory, as it keeps the structure under nonpartisan control. The powers that are preparing to demand Impossible Indemnities from China should remember the fable of the goose that laid the golden eggs. They should leave China a little something to continue business on. The . Legislature having deliberately rejected a fee and salary bill constructed upon a logical basis a salary and a percentage of the fee? it should not listen to appeals to Increase salaries here and there. It has been decided in Chicago to establish a department of construction, under wVj"so supervision all public work will be done on the day-labor plan, the contract system being abolished. It is claimed the change will result In better service at less cost. Those unhappy Americans who have been charging that Uncle Sam pays an excessive price for armor plate may be surpriied to learn, on the authority of the finance committee of the Reichstag, that the German government pays $S0 a ton more than the United States. The nomination of Carter H. Harrison a third time for mayor of Chicago shows that hi has a good grip cn the Democratic party in that city and likewise an effective machine, lie will run on a platform of opposition to franchise grabbers and municipal ownership of public utilities. The election takes place April 2. It is said that Senator Jones, of Arkansas, who has denounced the Prcsllc.it for murdering Filipinos, was the first man to reach the White House after the passage ot Xhe Philippine resolutions, seeking a place for an Arkansas Democrat in' the government of Manila. So great is the amiability of the President that It I raid he wculd give Pettigrew an office should he apply for it. Those patriots in rewspaper offices who are welshed down with the fer that th Cubans will be deprived of independence should try to see that they will h ivo more freedom than do the States of the Union, which seems to be enough to satisfy the Bane portion of TS.io.iMj human beings Nevertheless, it seems strange to hear Americans bewailing the fate of people to whom the United States has given all the liberty and security thv ever knew. The provisions- of the new fish law c:p well resigned to afford rea.-riab!e protection to without interf.-ripg with the taking of th :n by legitimate methods. Dynamiting in any of the waters of the Ftat is mad.- a penitentiary rrer.se. and seining, exc pt for minnows, is prohibited, while hook-nr.d-llne fisl.lr.tr Is permitted in cny month cf the year. Th se changes will be approved by fih;rn.en. but the provision Cfialnst seining v.-ill 1 hard t nf.irc , arrwjr f.:r;n rs. The r-rdli:g of two or thre dynamiters to the pnlt r Ury t-houkl effectually Ho; t',..t b irlun u practice. The Piringfu-M Republican quotes the following sentence from Reprejritatlve McCall'n speech in Congress ugainst the. Cuban amendment: "Suppose the Cubans re

fuse to necept the congressional ultimatum. Kither an extra session must be called to modify it or we in ty be at war." Then it rays: "And what si p!riou. war it would be! Of course, we all should be required to stand by the government against the Cuban rebels And .Mr. M 'aM. the Republican and s-ome other.- v;o'.;M bv branded as responsible for the conflict. " The Republican med nt worry. Sim e it got s low In that political clai..-; r ferr-d to by th' late Mr. Lvarts ha "mar-suj-ials" It hasn't retained enough of it Fomolirno im'uence to be blamed for anything. It rank.- as a common scold annoying, but innocuous.

SI'.XATOU PLAIT'S IMtOl'OMTIO.V. Thousands of people who have witnessed the growing abuse of the right of unlimited debate in the Senate will bo gratified to note that Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, has made a move to obtain rules which will limit the period that shall be devoted to consideration of any nie isure. The right cf unlimited debate, is correct in theory, but when debate is not to elucidate or convince, but frimply to waste time In the expectation of preventing a vote, the practice is not only pernicious, but destructive of the rights cf majorities. When two or three or thirty senators enter igte. a confriracy to prevent the passage of a bill by wasting days and days In talking against time, the theory of the right of the majority in a legislative body to legislate is destroyed, and, so far as one branch of Congress is concerned, popular government is obstructed if not suspended. In the course of the debate on Senator Piatt's proposition Senator Racon denied that tho freedom of debate had been ued to prevent the passage of any important or necessary measure. That may be true so far as what Mr. Racon regards as important or necessary. The majority shouid be in a position to declare what legislation is necessary and important, not the minority. Then, if the majority makes mistakes, it is responsible. Time and again the minority of the Senate has notified the majority that it would not be permitted to pass this or that measure, not because It could muster tho votes to defeat It, but because It would prevent It by talking c gainst time. The Republicans were glv.n notice that they could not legislate upon the financial question in the Fifty-fifth Congress They were prevented from passing tho Spooner bill for the government of the Philippines during tho first session of the rifty-slxth Congress. Toward the close of the first tess;or of the last Congress Mr. Pettlgrew held up the Senate by giving nctice that no legislation should bo had until his Indefensible proposition should b granted. Here one senator had the power to surpend legislative action in the Senate. A few days ago Senator Tillman declared at a banquet and in tho Senate that h would hold tip the most important legislation of the session if his bill to donate $250,000 to a Charleston fair was not passed. It has teen asserted and not denied that Southern senators permitted tho passage of the Important measures relating to tho Philippines and Cuba upon the assurance that the river and harbor appropriation bill should be passed. Nevertheless, the Republicans had about twenty majority in the Senate, and, if a limit could have been put upon debate, could have passed the measures referred to without attempting to pacify the pitchfork senator or giving pledges regarding the passage of an indefensible expropriation bill. Matters on this line having been going from bad to worse at a rapid gait of late, practical people earnestly hope that the majority in the Senate wall make rules which will enable tho majority to legislate. TUB HUSH FICHT IX TIIH HOUSB or COMMONS. The conduct of the Irish members in the Höuso of Commons, Tuesday night, was disgraceful to themselves and without justification or possibility of accomplishing any good result. It was simply one of those senseless Irish protests against British rule which pass with a certain cla?s for patriotism. It is an open question whether the Irish people, if they had complete independence, could establish and maintain stable government. It is pretty certain they could not establish and maintain as good government as that they now have. They are not distinguished as a self-governing race of people. Rul this phase of the question is hardly worth considering while the Rrltish government exists. The location of Ireland with reference to the rest of the United Kingdom makes its Incorporation with the other islands a pollt'cal necessity of the highest order, and which, having been once nccomplishrel, will never be undone while the Rrltish government endures. Therefore, in as far as the Irish home-rule movement aims at the separation and independence of Ireland, it is visionary and renseless to the last degree. As far as representation in Ireland is concerned Ireland has nothing to complain of under the present syrtem. The House of Commons consists of 670 members IC5 for England, 53 for Wales, 72 for Scotland and 103 for Ireland. Ireland's proportion of members Is really larger than her voters would entitle her to, for in 1SDS Knglaml and Wales had P.H4.222 voters, Scotland Col and Ireland 720.312. With only .rC.217 more voters than Scotland Ireland has SI more representatives In the House of Commons. As far as representation is concerned the Scotch have more reason to protest than the Irish, but the latter are traditional kickers, while the former are not. However, to the credit ef tho Irish members, it must be said they are not all disunlonists or violent home-rulers. Out of tho total Irish members-Lip there arc only eleven I'arnellltr r, -and they are probably the ones who created the disturbance Tuesday night. What a dozen members in a body numbering 70 could hope to accomplish by refusing to obey an ordinary parliamentary ruling and resisting to an extent that required the scrgeant-at-armr and his assistants and a score of policemen to put them out of the Chamber pending a division, using their tlsts and feet and t'.Khting like so many Paddys at a Po:m brook fair, is be1 yond the power tf any reasonable person to ' comprehend. If they expected to accomplish .anything for the cause ef Irish local home rule they made a dreadful mistake. In fact, since the concessions and reforms of two , years ago there is no longer any reasonable pretext for an Irish home-rule party. What the Irish members did do by their defiance of parliamentary law and by precipitating a free fight on the fioor of the Iloure of Commons was to advertise their unfitness for self-government and their greater suitableness for the city rlums of Dublin, Limerick .and Cork. There are a great many fine, cultured people tn Ireland, but they are cot represented in Parliament by such

men as those who ralr-ed the disturbance Tuesday niht.

i'iioi i:cTi(r i i:(;i,wn. It is stated on the authority of a prominent member of the Rrltish Parliament that the chancellor of the exchequer will probably Introduce a duty on sugar In the forthcoming revenue bill, and perhaps will also add a countervailing duty. The latter is the term applied to the extra duty lmpos'd on sugar Imported from countries that pay a bounty cn exported sugar. The announce ment has reveral interesting aspects. First. It shows England's urgent need of increased revenue. This Is made necessary by tho enormous and still continuing expense of the war Ins South Africa, together with tho great cost of the operations in China. The cost of the Transvaal war has far exceeded all expectations, and that of the war in China was totally unexpected. These heavy drafts hive got to be supplied from new sources of revenue and new taxes. Tha rentiment in favor of protection has been growing In England for some time past, and a duty on sugar, the first of the kind imposed by Great Rritain for a long time, will be a recognition of it. England produces surrar in some of the colonies, and her sugar refining Industry has been large, though in recent years it has been seriously injured by foreign importations. A member of the British Ministry is quoted ns faying that the movement in favor of a dutj on sugar "is due, first, to the almost utter decay of England's refining industry; second, to the careful sdudy of the success of American sugar under the present system, and, third, to the dire necessity for tho government to raise funds by other means than increasing the already enormous direct taxation." It will bo observed this statement puts the protection and restoration of a decaying Industry first among the reasons for resorting to protection. A duty on sugar will yield considerable revenue, but a tariff lor revenue only is not new in England. The significant feature of tho proposed sugar tax is that it will not bo for revenue merely, but for protection to the Rrltish sugar refining industry. The effect of a countervailing duty would be to practically exclude, bounty-fed sugar, thus perhaps bringing about tho abolition of the bounty system. At present nearly all the governments of Europe Russia. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Eelgium and France pay bounties on exportetl sugar, thus enabling them to Invade the markets of other countries while reserving their homo market for their own producers It is to meet this policy that England proposes to impose a protective duty on all foreign sugar and a countervailing duty on bounty-feel sugar. This will be a practical acknowledgment of the wisdom of our tariff policy. Mr. West, of the Washington To3t, in an article in the Forum on "Tho Growing Powers of the President," alludes to the resignation of Senator Conkllng In 1SS1 as the result of the encroachment of the President upon the prerogatives of senators. As a matter of fact, Mr. Conkllng resigned because he was not permitted to dictate the appointment of the collector of the port of New York. Senator Barlow's antl-lynchlng bill, which was passed by the House yesterday. Is a timely measure In that it makes sheriffs responsible for any failure to do their duty in the case of lynching or attempts thereat. Lynching Is a menace to law and order and a disgrace to a State; consequently, the laws should make the evil as nearly impossible as can be. The result of the first direct vote of Republicans In St. Louis for a candidate for mayor is the nomination of one of the best men in the city by a very large majority,, indicating that Republican voters can be safely trusted to nominate a candidate for mayor. FROH HITHEll AND YON. Two Difference. What-To-Eat. 'The difference between the cow and the milkman," said the gentleman with a rare memory for Jests, "Is that the cow gives pure milk." "There ia another difference, retorted the milkman. "The cow doesn't give credit." Natural Imintry. Harper's Dazar. Hewitt If you want to succeed you must have confidence in yourself. Jowett But how can a man have confidence in himself It he gets only eight dollars a week? Ills Ilearton. Philadelphia Tress. illss llomanz Which do you like best, Mr. Hardhead, lotw? poems or short onea? Mr. Hardhead The long ones. Miss Komanz Really? Mr. Hardhead Yes. They don't run so much chance of belnp published. A Lokn. Yorkers Statesman. Church Did your friend drop his h's while he was la London? (Jjtham Ho Cid worse than that lost an eye. "Really?" Yes, before hft went over there his name was Smith; since hi return it has been Smyth." Woman uml Woman. Detroit Journal. In a moment the injured Klrl opened her eyes. "Where am I?" she gasped. I was about to answer with the treet nnd number, when my wife silenced me with a look. "Herd" whispered my wife, Lending over the couch. But why am I here?" "Because!" A look of sweet contentment came over the girl's fate now, and pcsently she fell ardeep. KISE OF AN OFFICE BOY. G. AV. rcrklnr .Now Junior Partner of J. 1. Mn.-gnn A. Co. nnd Otln-r Flrmn.

NEW YORK, March 6. J. p. Morgan & Co., Drexel & Co., of Philadelphia, and Morgan-Harjes & Co., of Paris, announce that George W. Perkins, scend vice pre-si-dent of the1 New. York Life Insurance Company, has been admitted to partnership In their firms in New Yeirk. Philadelphia arid Paris. He will be directly connected with tho New York Imu.-w The tu v. partner in these thre-i international hanking houses was born In Chicago in P'i2. His father was a general agent of the New Yuri: Elie Insurance Company tor many years and when Mr. Perkins was fifteen years old he entered the company's service and has been continuously in it up to the- present time, rising from ofhee boy to his present position. He Is a member of the board of trustees and was recently made chairman of the finance committee. He retains both of these positions. Cufttoiiin Service mniinl. NEW YORK. March C.-The Evening Post says: "Daniel E. Dowllng. the deputy surveyor of customs service, whos resignation was asked for the first of the- month, has resigned. The shake-up which startet last week vtth the dismissal of the thirtyone Inspectors on the surveyor's staff and the request for the resignation of the two eleputy purveyors. 'it was said to-day, will be followed by other dismissals at an early data." i

THE MEDICAL BILL

IT AGAIN AGITATES THE IIOISE FOIt A LEGTHV Sl'ELL. After a Lone ninl Lively Debate tbe Houmc Pawned the South He-nd Charter Hill. FIREMEN'S BILL IN SENATE IT IS RECONSIDERED AND AGAIN PASSED II V THAT IIODV. Roth Hörnten Were In Session Long: Hours Legislative Nevr and Gossip The House had the Wood medical bill up for consideration yeFterday, and a good rart of the afternoon was tpent In trying to pass the bill to third reading. It came up on second reading and two or threo amendments were added. The enemies of Section 3 made another attempt to carry their point, but were unable to do so. Mr. Reser made an attempt to change the wording of Section C in a way that tho friends of the bill said would practically 1:111 It, but his amendment failed. Had the amendment prevailed regular practitioners and surgeons woulel have really been the only people affected by Section 3. The House passed the South Rend charter bill after a long debate, the Democrats opposing the measure. Senator Barlow's antl-lynehing bill was also passed. Among tho other measures passed by the House v. as the general appropriation bill. In the Senate a number of House bills were up on third reading. The vote on the measure relating to the Indianapolis lire department was reconsidered and an attempt was made to amend the bill, but it tailed. The measure was then repassed House bill No. ;s, which was killcei on Tuesday in the Senate, was brought out again yesterday and passed. The bill provides for the establishment of boards of children's guardians in different counties. Jt was introduceel by Mr. Mlnturn. Among the new bills Introduced was one In th House which abolishes the board of monument resents and creates a board of control. The bill was introeluced by Representative Scott, and passed under a suspension of rules. THE SENATE'S SESSION'S. Firemen's Hill Reconsidered nnd Avrnln Paused Other Menmire. The attempt of certain senators yesterday afternoon to reconsider the vote by which the Indianapolis firemen's bill was passed on Tuesday, and then to amend the bill by phicing the power to regulate the salaries of the firemen in the hands of the Common Council, was only successful in so far as the reconsideration was concerned, the amendment being voted down and the bill passed for the second time by the vote of 37 to '4. ' The motion to reconsider was made by Senator Layman, who in a brief speech, said that he did not believe it the province of the Legislature to attempt to regulate the salaries of the city's employes. The firemen were paid out of the city's exchequer, he said, and the city should have the right to say how much they should be paid. Senator Inman and several other senators maintained that there were several precedents, even in the present General Assembly, where home rule had been voted away from other cities and they could not see why Indianapolis should be made tho exception. In order to shut off any further debate the previous epuestion was moved and carried and the vote to reconsider was taken nnd carried by a vote of LH to 14. Senator Layman then offered his amendment, which, after fixing the minimum salary that could be paid to the various officers, placeel the power to Increase salaries in the hands of the Common Council. The vote on the adoption of the amendment was at first thought to be a tie, but before it was announced a number of tho absentees put In an appearance and voted against the amendment, causing its defeat by a vote of 24 to 22. The motion to amend was then withdrawn by Senator Layman and the bill was afterward passed in Its original form by a vote of G7 to 4. Those who voted against the passage of the bill were: Blnkley, Corr, Dausman and Parks. HOARD OF CHILDREN'S GUARDIANS. House bill No. 3JS, providing for the establishment of boards of children's guardians in counties having more than 50,000 population, which, as the result of a fight made against It by Senator Wampler, on Tuesday, was killed by having its enacting clause stricken out, was yesterday brought to life on the motion of Senator Wampler to reconsider the vote of Tuesday, and after being further amended by the same fcenator was passed by a vote of 21 to 4. In speaking of his great interest In the bill Senator Wampler said that when he first received Senate bill No. 2ud and House bill No. ess, the two being Identical, he knew that the bills were born of necessity which only a few of those most concerned knew to exist which was the fact that boards of children's guardians had been established in Indianapolls, Fort Wavne and Terre Haute, under a law enacted in and amended in 1S01 and 103, which was manifestly unconstitutional, and about to be so declared; that the two hitter be.ards never had any legal exlsteiKC and the validity of the board at Indianapolis was in very grave doubt. The bills, innocent looking within themselves, which were Introduced In both the House .and Senate, would not only create more illegal boards, but would give a scond birtli to the boards supposed to be living, active Institutions, but which. In reality, were dead. He said ho had been investigating the mode of procedure of the board In the city of Indianapolis and was bitterly opposed to that part of the law by which the board was enabled to take the custody of children ar.d remove them by force from the home and care of parents without first having a trial to determine whether the parents were fit persons to maintain the custody of their children. He denounced this mode of procedure aw legal kidnaping of the children of poor people. He said he believed that good work could be done by a board constituted under the bill, after it had been properly amended. It was with this Idea In mind that he offered the four amendments striking out all of the objectionable features of the bill which Were adopted by the Senate on Tuesday. A HASTY CONFERENCE. When the enacting clause of the bill was stricken out Senator Wampler said he realized that the boards which operate In the three cities named were left without opportunity of relief. He hastily called a conference, at which ?evernl members of the Indianapolis board were present, and it was thereupon agreed to ask for a reconsideration of the bill. Senator Wampler said he was very loath to legalize the former adjudications ot the boards, but agreed to that an-.t raiment because without it the b gality of the adaption ot -very child who had been aileipied and placed in families through the acts of the boards would be void and much distress would b caused to thf children so placed. The bill as it :.ew stands safeguards the Interest of the parent and at the same time places the boards in this city and elsewhere under the fame- restraints as those which may be organized under the provisions of the bill. Among the more important of the House bills passed by the Senate yesterelay afternoon w.is No. 3Ti which was Introduced by Mr. Reser. The bill repeals the section of the Rarrett law as to the manner of assessments for street improvements in all titles not operating under a special charter. The bill provides thut assessments for s-tre-et Improve merits shall bo made on a baids of the actual beneilts derived and not by the front foot as provided for unde-r the present law. A LIVELY FIGHT. In the morning a fight occurreel over Representative Ostermeyer's bill prohibiting tho tale of a stock of merchandise by iu

owner unlers the owner had previously given an Inventory of his stock and five days' notice to his creditors of his Intention of selling out. When the roll was called on the passage of the bill there were not a sufficient number of votes to pass It, but after considerable delay the absentees were brought in by the doorkeepers and the bill was finally passed by a vote of 27 to 20. Four bills Introduced by Representative Whitcomb, relating to street improvements and sewer and alley Improvements, and allowing appeals on assessments to be taken from the Hoard of Tubllc Works to a commission appointee! by the Circuit Court, were passed in each instance without opposition. The bill relating to sewer assessments was amended by Senator Matson so as to give the Superior Court the right to appoint a commission. Rurkhart's bill, making eight hours a day's labor, was killed on a motion to Indefinitely postpone it. Representative Neal's bill, regulating the minimum wages of teachers in the commnn schools of the State, was passed by a vote Of 26 to 16.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Antl-LynehlnK mil Is Successful Important Matters Consldereil. The House indulged in quite a debate yesterday afternoon over Senator Barlow'i. antl-lynchlng bill, which was passed. Representative Sclfers, of the minority side of the House, was the first to speak against the measure and was followed by Mr. Roberts, of Dearborn, who did not take the same view as his colleague. Mr Roberts favored the measure, and incidentally remarked that it would not take much of a lawyer to determine that the gentleman who had Just spoken was not a good lawyer. Representative Marshall, of Fountain, spoke for the bill, and a0 Representative Kelley. Representatives Metsker and Airhart opposed the measure Representative Slack, a member of the House committee which considered the bill, said he signed the report favoring the passage of the bill believing there would bo an opportunity of amending It before it came up for final passage. It had now reacheel a stage where there was no chance to amend the bill and he will vote "no." The bill was successful by a vote of 51 to 37. Following Is the way the members voted: Ayes Allen, Reil, Bishop, Bonham, Burner, Carmichael, Clarke, Clem, Cooper, Cravens, Davis of Wayne, Dilley. Dudley, Gauntt. Horsfield. Jack, James, John, Johnson, Kelley, King. Kirkman. Manifold, Marshall of Fountain, Marshall or Tippecanoe, Matthews, Miller of Kosciusko, Mmturn, Morgan, Mummert, Neal, Owen, Parker, Perret t, Prttchard. Reeves. Reser, Roberts of JerTcrson. Roberts of Dearborn. Scott, Short, Small, Sparks, Stookey, Stout, fc'tutesman. Thomas, Van Fleet, Vestal, Whitcomb. Artman 51. Noes Adamson. Airhart. Catlev, Coble, Cotncr, Cox, Cruson. Cully, Davis of Greene. Dirkson. Erdlitz. Gerber. Haine. Hopping. Jackman, Jakways, Larr. Lawrence, Lapp, McCarty, Madden. Maxam, Metsker. Miller of Ohio. Murphy, Myler, Parks, Passage, Reagan, Robertson. Slack, Trout, Tucker, Waugh, Wesllng. Zollman CI. MEDICAL RILL AGAIN. A considerable part of the afternoon was again taken up with the "Wood medical bill which was reported by the committee Tuesday. The bill came up on second reading. There were numerous attempts to amend it, and some were successful. An amendment by Representative Cox was adopted. It provides that osteopaths shall be granted licenses by presenting a diploma from any regular school of osteopathy. An amendment by Representative James provides that Section 3. about which so much has been said, shall not apply to trained nurses. An amendment by Mr. Mlnturn provides that the medical board may grant limited certificates which shall authorize the proper clerk to Issue a license to practice electricpathy. hydropathy and massage in addition to osteopathy. The hot fight of the afternoon was over an amendment offered by Mr. Van Fleet providing that Christian Science treatment may be administered to persons over twenty-one years old. except in contagious or infectious diseases. This resolution was strongly opposed. Mr. Stutesman declared that the ofier of this amendment was simply an adroit move on the part of those who sought to have Section 3 stricken from the bill on Tuesday when the reports . of the committee were being considered. The amendment failed, however, being tabled by a vote of 47 to 42. as follows: Ayes Airhart, Allen. Bishop, Carmichael. Catlcy, Clem, Cox, Cravens. Cruson. Cully. Davis of Greene, Dilley, Erdlltz, Gauntt. Haines, Hopping, John, Kelley, King. Kirkman. Lopp, McCarty, Marshall of Tippecanoe. Matthews, Miller of Kosciusko, Myler, Neal, Parks, Passage, Perrett, Prltchard, Reagan, Reeves. Robertson, Schreeder, Short, Slack. Small. Sparks, Stutesman, Trout, Tucker, Vestal, Waugh, Whitcomb. Zedlman. Noes Adamson, Reil, Bonham, Rurrlcr. Burkhart. Clark, Coble, Cooper, Dirkson, Dudley, Gerber, Harris, Horsfield. Jack. Jackman. Jakways. James, Johnson, Louttit, Madden, Manifold. Marshall of Fountain. Maxam. May. Metsker, Miller of Ohio, Mlnturn, Morgan. Morton. Mummert. Owen, Parker. Reser, Roberts of Jefferson, Roberts of Dearborn, Sclfers, Stockey, Stout, Thomas, Van Fleet, Wesllng, Speaker Artman. It was after 5 o'clock before the bill was passed to third reading. IN THE MORNING. The morning session of the House opened at 9 o'clock with prayer by Rev. E. W. Murray, of the People's Congregational Church. Two bills were passed under a suspension of rules. One was Senator Wolcott's bill increasing tho salary of Jasper county's recorder to $1,700. Senator Crumpaeker's bill increasing the salaries of Starke county's clerk and recorder was passed. The general appropriation bill was passed by a vote of M to II. Those who voted against the bill were Democrats. The South Rend charter bill was passed by a vote of 57 to 35, being divided by party lines. There was a lively elebate over the bill. Mr. Davis, of Greene county, declared that it was time "peanut politics on the part of the majority should cease." Representative Whitcomb pointed out that the bill had been prepared by u commission of South Rend e-iti?.ens composed of Democrats and Republicans, and declared that if there was any peanut politics about the bill it was brought in by the representative from Greene. Representative Harris, of Seuth Rend, spoke In defense ef the bill and declared that an overwhelming majority of South Bend citizens want it. Numerous other speeches were made on the question. Representative Ronham, Republican membe r of the House, became very much' in earnest, and. shaking his fist at the minority side, exclaimed: "Your party has disfranchised the negroes of the South and you have a fine record to begin talking about self-government and disfranchising." AN INCIDENT. One of the incidents of the morning that provoked another debate was a move on the part of the Democrats to have the vote by which the House concurred In the report of the Indiana Reformatory Investigating committee reconsidered. This motion was made by Representative Louttlt. The chair at first held that the motion could not be made by the gentleman from Allen, as he had voted in the negative on the question. The official tally sheet showed Louttlt's vote to be in the negative, but that gentleman insisted that he had voted in the affirmative. Representative Davis, of Greene, also insisted that Louttlt voted in the affirmative, admitting that it was arranged between Louttlt and himself that the former should vote that way. Speaker Artman then held that if Louttlt voted in the affirmative on the question of concurring In the report he could make his motion. The motion was road and Representative Davis, who took an active interest In the Reformatory investigation and who submitted a number of propositions to be answered by Superintendent Hert. then took the lloor and denounced the report of the committee. He contended that it had been shown that Su'Krlnte ndent Hert used the State's money In 'keeping up his own establishment, ami he wanted to know why the committee did not recommend that a suit be brought by the State to recover this money. "There are facts," he said, "to give the State a cause of action for J3.eW or 4.ix4 on this man's bond." Davis made the statement that a Republican of the House had asked him where the minority report of the committee was, saying he would like to vote for It. CO M M I TT E E DE FE N DED. Representative Whitcomb, a member off tho Investigating committee, replied to Mr. Davis and defeneled the action of the committee. He declared that it 111 became a member of the General Assembly to seek to fight out a family quarrel In the House that originated in a little Oreene county

town. Mr. Whitcomb said the investigation or the committee had been thorough and the committee was honest in its action. Mr. Whitcomb was interrupted several times by Representative Davis, who d--sired to put questions to him. Finally Speaker Artman rebuked Davis for his attempts to put these questions without ebtcinlng recognition from the chair. The Greene county representative declared that If he had been guilty of discourtesy of this kind it was entirely an oversight. The 1 outtit motion to reconsider the vote ws.6 finally laid on the tible. Representative Mlnturn asked that th Senate amendment to House bill No. 40 be taken up for consideration. House bill No. 4v was originally the primary election bid introduced by Mlnturn. but the Senate struck out all after the enacting clause and substituted another measure. In referring to the bill yesterday Mr. Mlnturn spoke of the original measure having been prepared by a commission, but sal.d he was a sort of foster-father to it. In speaking of the measure as it came back from the Senate he declared that "my child is so disfigured that I am not able to recognize one lineament of its beautiful face." Mr. Mlnturn asked that the Senate amendment be not concurred in and suggested that a conference committee be appointed. There was some objection to taking up the bill at once. Representative Van Fleet said he was not In favor of concurring in the amendment until he knew what It contained. Speaker Artman confessed that he old not know what the amendment was Representative Morgan made a motion to the effect that the bill be printed and laid on the elesks of members this morning. Mr. Mlnturn, who wanted the matter taken up at once, moved to table this motion, bu; the House voted his motion down. The bill was then made a special order of business for this afternoon at 2 o'clock. SENATE RILLS CONSIDERED. The House took up Senate bills on third reading. Among those passed was Senator Rail's bill. No. 211,, requiring every foreign corporation doing business in this State to have a public office or place a; which to transact its business. Senate bill No. 235, by Layman, was also passed. This bill provides for the licensing of inkurar.ee companies to Insure against loss or damage resulting from burglary or robbery, etc. Senate bill No. 1GS, by Mr. Kittinger. giving street railways the right to condemn rights of way through private property, was also passed. This bill is elesigned more particularly to benefit interuiban electric railroads. Senate bill No. JH. by Mr. Thompson, amending an act for ihi incorporation of life insurance companies, etc., was successful. GOVERNOR'S Ill'SY DAY.

Durlnjr the liny He Signed Twenty New Measures. Governor Durbin yesterday signed the following bills: Senate bill No. 126. an act amending an act concerning taxation. Senate bill No. 2i6. an act amending an act concerning the Incorporation of cities. Senate bill No. 221, an act fixing the salary of the state superintendent f public Instruction. ' Senate bill No. 51, an act providing for written contracts for the payment of commissions and real-estate transactions. Senate bill No. 23, an act concerning the printing and distribution of acts of the General Assembly. Senate bill No. 03, an act concerning the construction of telegraph, telephone, electric light and other wires over the tracks of steam railways. Senate bill No. 1C7, an act fixing the term of office of certain state officers. Senate bill No. 155, an act elividing the State of Indiana Into congressional districts. Senate bill No. 159, an act authorizing boards of park commissioners to construct and maintain public paths or wheelways. Senate bill No. 57, an act providing that it shall be unlawful for any person to make a false written statement of their property valuation for the purpose of obtaining credit. Senate bill No. 2S3, an act amending an act concerning the Incorporation of streetrailroad companies. House blll'No. 258, an act supplemental to an act concerning taxation. House bill No. 41, an act concerning the delivery of express matter by express companies. Senate bill No. 18. an act establishing the office of state veterinarian, prescribing his duties, etc. Senate, bill No. 227, an act amending an act concerning descents and the apportionment of estates. Senate bill No. 13, an act -concerning the furnishing of gas by meter measurement. Senate bill No. 122, an act providing for a sinking fund in certain cities. Senate bill No. 212, an act amending an act authorizing the sale - and conveyance of certain lands of the State of Indiana. Senate bill No. 426. an act providing for the reimbursement of Royal E. Purccll. former treasurer of the School Board of the city of Vincennes. Senate bill No. 101, an act forbidding county superintendents from conducting county normal schools. PREPARING THE REPORT. Probable Results of Girls Industrial School Investigation. The Senate committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison will probably make its report to the Senate somo time to-day. A meeting was held yesterday at noon for the purpose of discussing the testimony that has been submitted, and Senator Agnew was instructed to prepare a report which, it is understood, will be signed by the whole committee. When seen last night Senator Agnew said he had not completed his report, but hoped to have it ready so thlt it could be presented to the committee to-day. He declined to say what It would contain, but it is known there is a feeling among the members of the committee that certain methods pursued at the institution should be changed. The whippings that are administered to tho older girls, some of the committeemen think, should be succeeded by some other means of punishment that will bring about the same result. It is felt also that the business part of the Institution is conducted in a way that could be very materially improved upon. The committee Is unanimous In believing there should be a separation of the two institutions, as under the present conditions it is impossible to grade the girls according to their moral status. It Is probable that tne committee will also make some suggestions to the Governor, In addition to its report to the Senate, relative to a few changes among the oincers at the institution. NEW HOARD OF REGENTS. Mr. Scott's Hill Authorises It General Kr.cfler'si Appointment. Representative Scott introduced a bill In the House yesterday abolishing the Board of Regents of the soldiers and sailors monument and providing for the appointment of a board of control, to be composed of three members. The bill was passed under a suspension of the rules. Under this bill the new board must be composed of men who served in the Mexican war, the civil war or the Spanish-American war. The board appoints a superintendent of the monument, who is to receive a salary of 11,200 a year and who must give a bond ot SJ.0OQ. The superintendent appoints the employes of the monument with the approval of the boarel. The superintendent must turn over to the state treasurer the receipts of the monument each month. Mr. Scott explained to the House that the present beard of rege-nts would be dissolved within a few months, and it was' important that another board be appointed to have charge of the monument. The members of the new board must serve without pa j'. It is understood that Gen. Fred Knefler will be appointed to the position of superintendent of the monument, a position he may hold as long as he lives if he fco desire s. 0 FORTY-TWO IIOISE RILLS. That Number Passed by the Senate Agninst Suspension of Rules. The Senate, for the first time, yesterday morning began its session at 9:30 o'clock, and it was near'y 6 In the evening before an adjournment was had. The whole day was spent in the consideration of House bills on third reading, a total of forty-twn 11113 being passed during the day. Just before adjournment an effort was made by several of the senators to obtain a ruspension of the rules in order to advance a number of bills on necoml reading. TJ10 majority of the senators were opposed To the suspension, however, and loudly voiced their objections. For a while nearly every senator in the room was standing on his feet shouting for recognition from the chair, but finally Senator Wood, who was

wbdd'ig the gavel, recognized Senator Ball, who .natie a motion to adjourn, and, th. motion being put. it was declared canted by the chair, although those who opposed the medion made quite as much noise as those who favored it. The senators objecting to a suspension of the rules were afraid that some pernicious measures might be hurried through without the Senate's know ledge. Lobbyists In the Senate. There has been much complaint from senators lately of being bothered by lobbyists, and yesterday Senator Dausman made a motion to exclude all visitors from the Senate chamber. In ruling the motion out of order President Gilbert said that, while he would, on the motion of any f-en-ator, exclude any lobbyist from the chamber who was proving an annoyance, yet he believed the citizens of the S'ate had a right to come to the Serate and talk to their Individual representatives about any matter in whlca e-oey felt an Interest.

Honse Passes Senat? nills. One of the bills passed by the House yesterday was a Senate measure by Mr. Guthrie appropriating $5,000 for the payment of officers and enlisted men of Capt. John W. Mullen's company of the Ninth Regiment. Indiana Legion, for services from the 1st day of July. 1S2. to Oct. 1. US2. Another Senate bill passed by the House was the measure providing for tho reorganization of the state-militia. This li Senator Ogborn'a bill. House Against Joss nill. Republicans of the House held a caucus at noon yesterday to discuss the Joss primary election bill, which comes to the House as a Senate amendment to House bill No. 40. The latter measure is known as the Mlnturn bill. The caucus ileclded to vote against concurring in the Senate amendment and to ask the speaker to appoint a conference committee to consider the amendment with a like committee rrom the Senate. Aetlon on Oil Inspection Rill. The House yesterday concurred in the Senate amendment to Representative Pritchard's bill affecting the office of fctato super. isor of oil. The amendment provides that the provisions t)f the act shall not affevt the present incumbent of the office until Jan. 1. 1XI. The bill gives the Governor the right to appoint the supervisor of oil. and he is to receive a salary lnste-ad of fees. . In Mr. J 11 iucs's Interest. It is announced that Representative James is to be appointed a member of th State Tax Board, to fill the place that will be left vacant by the expiration of Parka M. Martin's term. A petition is being circulated among Republican members of the Legislature requesting Governor Durbin to make this appointment. Mr. James Is a democratic member of the House. Bonhnm Rill Passed. Representative Bonham's "telephone bill passed the House yesterday afternoon. Under the provisions ef this bill Independent telephone companies may place their poles along streets and highways after they have preoureel the consent of property owners. City Councils and Hoards of County Commissioners as to wnere these poles phall be located. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. New Rouse Hills. No. C16. Mr. Scott Abolishing the Hoard of Monument Regents and creating a board of control. Passed under suspension of the rules SI to 0. House Dills on Third Reading la Senate. No. 47 (Stutesman) Concerning the drifting of trees. Passed 41 to 0. No. 391 (Owen i Providing for the annual meeting of county assessors. Passed 37 to 2. No. 433 (Kirkman) An act to change the name of Fayettcville to Orange. Passed 36 to 0. No. 292 (Bonham) Relating to the dissolution of towns. Passed 3 to 1. No. 241 (Stout) Defining and regulating peddling. Passed after amendment 26 to 8. No. 2uo (Reeve) Preventing the sale of opium. Passed 30 to 4. No. 233 (Haines) Amending the act Incorporating the New Harmony Workingmen's Institute for Manual Instruction. Passed 40 to 1. No. 27 (Whltcomb Amending the Rarrett law with reference to the improvement of streets, alleys, etc., In the city of Indianapolis. Passed 38 to 0. No. 250 (Van Fleet) Providing for signal lights on trains and switches. Passed 4) to 0. No. 342 (Kirkman) Authorizing street railway companies to Increase their capital stock. Passed 38 to 0. No. 4t5 (Ronham) Regulating the Falarlos of tho Supreme and Appellate Judges. Passed 33 to 1. , No. 224 (Small)-Regulatlng Insanity inquests. Passed 2S to 6. No. 115 (James) Providing for the settlement of decedents estates. Passed 41 to 0. No. 2G0 (James) Concerning the inheritance of illegitmate children in certain cases. Passed 30 to 11. No. 466 (Dudley) Regulating the sale of convict-made goods. Passed 3J to 0. No. 2R (Bonham) Fixing the terms of offices of the attorney general and other State officers. Passed 41 to 0. No. 57s (Reser) Concerning gifts. Passed 35) to 0. No. 23 (Whitcomb) Concerning the amendment of the Rarrett law In city of Ineliannpolls. Passed d to 0. No. :6 (Murphy) For the relief of James H. Taylor, of Pulaski county. Passed 3 to 0. No. 576 (Jakways) Concerning the collection of delinquent taxes. Passed 37 to 0. No. 460 (Bonham) Requiring the plugging of abandoned natural gas wells. Parsed 31 to U. No. 129 (Catley)-Establishlng a minimum wage rate on the public work of State, county and towns. Passed 27 to 10. No. 273 (Mummert) Regulating the holding of coroners' inquests. Bill failed to pass lor a constitutional majority. No. 532 (Reagan) Ixgaliz'ing and validating certain acts of the several departments, boards and officers of the city of Indianapolis. Passed 3D to 0. No. 131 (Whitcomb) Concerning tuition for children for common school privileges. Passe-d 27 to 0. No. 211 (Kirkman) Providing for the incorporation of street-railway companies. Passed 42 to 2. No. 354 (Murphy) Providing for the relief of Nicholas Scherer, Pulaski county. Passed 3S to 1. No. V.C (Morton) To regulate the trial and Judgment in an appeal from a survey. Passed 3S to 0. No Cl.l (Marshall) Defining the Twentyfirst and Thirtieth judicial circuits. Pissed 3 to 0. No. 100 (Adameon) Concerning the publication of the legislative and state manual for Indiana. Passe-d 32 to 2. No. 2LK (Reeves) Fixing the time when the terms of treasurers of school boards hi incorporated towns hall begin the first Monday in August after the election. Failed IS to 1C. No. 2S7 (Bell) Concerning sewer Improvements in cities of lens than 35,000 population. P.assed-33 to 2. No. z (Harris) Legalizing certain acts In the Protestant Episcopal Church. Passed 36 to 0. No. 523 (King) Authorizing navigation companies to have olfices In the State and providing for their taxation. Passed 34 to 0. No. 263 (Cotner) Authorizing county commissioners to compromise ditch taxes. Failed 22 to 13. No. i Burkhart) Making e ight hours a day's labor on public work. Amended 0 as not to apply to contracts for public printing and binding. Indefinitely postponed. No. 527 (Matthews Authorizing the city of Elwood to levy and cedlect a tsx of 35 cnts on the $h0 to guarantee a water supply and an electric light plant. Passed 2 to 0. No. 'j2 (Whitcomb) Amending the charter of Indianapolis. Passed 34 to 0. No. 571 (John, by request) For the relief of John S. Rrandenberger, of Spencer county. Passed-36 to 0 'Reser) Concerning the manner of making street and allev improvements. lmsed 31 to 1. No. 276 (Neal) Regulating the minimum wnees of teachers In the ptiblte schools. Pnssed-L'. to lt. No. 41 (0termeyer) Regulating tho Alt of merchandise In bulk. Passed 2S to IS. Sonnte Hill tin First Rending I Honse. No. 421 (Wolcott) Increasing the salary of the recorder of Jasper county. Passed under suspenMem of rules. No. 4G1 (Crumpacker) Increasing th salaries of tho clerk and recorder ot