Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 22, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1903 — Page 2

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son was a good one. and he Intimate! that It might be offered In the House and adopted by the following he represent. The attitude of. the Democrats la still resarded as enigmatical, and it is not believed that their action in the Senate yesterday Is a true indication, of their real position. On no two tests yesterday did they vote exactly the same and on the final faKsage ivn of them voted against it. lowever. this 13 thought to have been a mere bllnl and that they did not vote for the bill bcause they knew that it would be passed w.thout their votes and that by splitting their support they could mystify both side.- In the House, if it comes to a critical point, it Is generally predicted that they will vote with the supporters of the bill. Booth Tarklngton, in his work against the bill, has secured the assurance of Representative Hears?, the chairman of the House committee on the Reformatory, that the bill will not be reported from the committee until after full and free consideration and the present hoard of managers has been given a hearing. The bill will probably be handed down in the House on Jlrst reading to-day and will he referred to Mr. Bearer's committee. Then the real troubles of the representatives, many of whom had hoped against hope that the bill would be killed In the Senate and they would not have to go on record for or against it, will commence. . - HOW THE BILL WEXT THROUGH.

Step br Step the lief orratory Sleaanre Wan Opposed in Senate. Portents as ominous and significant in their way as -those .which hinted of the murder of Caesar preceded the call for the Reformatory bill In the Senate yesterday morning. There was a determined look on the faces of the known promoters of the measure that was grim and unrelenting. It save no" hope to those senators who for various reasons felt obliged to acquiesce in passing the bill while feeling perhaps that It should not go through. There was a general atmosphere of uneasiness. Preliminary business was rushed through. In one way or another discussion on other matters was abbreviated or guillotined. The friends of the bill made it plain that the Issue was to be presented squarely and senators would have to go on record one way or another. . Finally the roll call on bills on third reading was reached. With half an ear the senators listened to action on a bill or two of minor Importance and voted for o. against with hardly a thought as to the words they were saying. Then Senator Goodwine, of Williamsport, the man who Introduced the Reformatory bill and the acknowledged representative of the Governor all through, arose and called up Senate bill No. 108 and the first shot of the battlo had been fired. VISITORS ON THE ALERT. The excitement communicated itself to the visitors.' The Senate chamber was crowded. The House took a recess, ostensibly to kill time until the calling of the Joint session for the canvassing of the vote for United States senator, in reality because the interest felt by the representatives in the fate of the bill was so intense and personal that they were drawn irresistibly as if magnetized. Dozens of members of the lower house came into the Senate chamber and found seats where they could. '.As usual, in times of Interest, there were many women visiting the chamber. Whether they fully understood tne purport of the events is not known, but they listened to the sharp debate without removing their eyes from senators speaking under stress of great emotion. A number of the state officers and a. few judges of the Supreme and Appellate courts were in the crowd of 'Visitors. No sooner had the bill been read by the clerk than Senator Barcus, of Terre Haute, was on his feet offering an amendment for the purpose of eliminating from the Re formatory hill all features that had been found objectionable. - His amendment pro vided that the government of the Indiana Reformatory should consist of a board of managers to be composed of four mem bers. Instead of three members, as the bill provided, to be appointed by the Governor, one to serve one year, one two years, one three years and one four years. Then fol lowed the nub of the amendment, the ker nel which was so obnoxious to Senator Goodwine and his following that it caused the defeat of the amendment. It provided that the board cannot be removed without the appointment of a commission to invesPAIE AND WAHMER TO-DAY. Fair anil Colder To-Morrovr, Followed by Lower Temperature. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Forecast for Thursday and Friday: For Indiana Fair and warmer on Thürs day; Friday rain or snow and colder; fresh southwest winds, becoming northwest. For Illinois Fair and warmer on Thürs day; Friday rain or snow and colder; fresh southwest winds, becoming northwest. For Ohio Fair on Thursday; Friday rain cr snow; fresh west to southwest winds. Local Observations on Wednesday. Bar. Tern. R.H. Wind. Weather. Prec. 7 a. m..29 M W N'west. Cloudy. Trace T p.m. .10.02 ZS 77 West. Cloudy. 0.02 Maximum temperature, 32; minimum temperature. 23. Comparative ttatement cf the mean tempera ture ana toiai precipiiauon on jan. zi: Tern. Prec. formal 2a 0.09 Mean 30 0.0: Ueparture 0 0.07 Departure since Jan. 1 101 0.05 rius. W. T. BI.YTHE. Section Director. Yesterday's Temperatures. Stations. Abtlen. Tex .AmmrtUo, Tex MIn. 2S IS 42 30 8 22 32 6 30 13 It 21 30 3D 14 C 23 14 2 6 24 44 Max. 74 7 p.m. A

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commission of the members accused of misconduct In office. The section of the amend ment follows: BARCUS AMENDMENT. The Governor may, at any time, in his discretion, appoint a commission, consisting of three members, to investigate the management and conduct of said board of managers, and that, either after the finding by such commission, or without the appointment of any such commission, the Governor may remove any of the managers for misconduct or neglect of duty, after an opportunity to be heard upon written charges; each of the members of such com mission shall be a freeholder and resident of the State of Indiana, and none of whom shall hold, at the tlrne of appointment or during the time of such investigation, any lucrative office, and not more than two of whom shall be appointed from any one political party." With the idea of getting his Idea before the senators so that they would have am ple time to let it "soak in," Senator Barcus then moved that consideration of the bill be made a special order of business for Thursday morning, Jan. 22, at 11 o'clock. Senator Goodwins sprang to his feet and fired a motion at the president to lay that motion on the table. Senator Ogborn seconded th motion to lay Senator Barcus's motion on the table and after a little spar ring In which the senator from New Castle sought to confuse the senator from Terre Taute a breathing spell came, which Senator Barcus took advantage of to make a speech in defense of his attitude. Technically the speech was on the question of making consideration of the diu a special order of business, but the, sen ator took occasion to review the whole oituation and to show why, in his opinion, such action as was proposed in re gard to overthrowing the government or the Jeffersonville Reformatory would be predjudlclal to the best Interests of the State. Before he had Droceeded far he was in terrupted by Senator Goodwine, who declared that Mr. Barcus had come to him several days ago and had requested that the bill not be called up for a day or two. Senator Goodwine's inference was that Mr. Barcus's request had been granted. Senator Barcus then arose to a question of personal privilege. He took flat exception to the Inference of the senator from Willlamsport and declared that the only rea son the administration forces had not called up the bill was .that there had been no opportunity to do so. No direct an swer had been given to him by Senator uooawme, he said. GOODWINE OUT OF ORDER. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert held Senator Goodwine out of order for Indulging in per sonalities. Senator Goodwine took excep tion to the ruling and said he had Indulged in no personalities. The Lieutenant Governor showed that under the rules of the Senate the nature of the interruption had been a personal remark. Senator Goodwine rather tartly responded that' if the bill should have been held over until next week there would still have been more calls for delay. The bill has been thoroughly explained to the senators, he said. More than that the object of the amendment offered by Senator Barcus Is altogether contrary to the object of the bill, he claimed. It would not bring about the results contemplated was the significant remark, grimly uttered. The Investigations made, declared Senator Goodwine, have had no immediate results. "Every senator here," he went on, "knows that there Is suspicion surrounding a certain Institution which should be removed." lie moved to lay Senator Barcus's motion on the table. That was the first test of the strength of the opposing forces. Senator Goodwine's motion prevailed. The vote was: To lay on the table Ball. Barlow, Bell, Burns, Conlogue, Crumbaker, Crumpacker, Darby, Dausman. Davis. Fleming. Fortune, Gard, Gibson, Gochenour, Goodwine. Gray, Hendee, Johnston. Klttlnger, Lawler, Lindlet, Lyons, Matson, Newhouse, Ogborn, Parks, Powell. Purviance, Roche. Singer, Smith, Starr. Strickler, Wolcott, Wood 35. Noes Askren. Barcus. Coats, De Haven, Harrison, Layman, Matthews, Mllburn, Thompson, Thralls, Ulrey, Wampler, Whltcomb 13. Then It was known beyond the shadow of a doubt that the bill would be railroaded through and that the best the "rebels" could do would be to have it amended. Mr. Barcus's Speech. Senator Barcus was given the floor to speak on the adoption of the amendment offered by himself. His speech was a notable effort and was so regarded not only by those who stood with him on the proposition, but by the friends of the bill. Senator Barcus said in part: "I regret exceedingly that more time cannot be had to investigate this question. We are dealing with an exceedingly Important piece of legislation. In 1886 Benjamin Harrison stated that he would If necessary speak in every county of Indiana propagating nonpartisan control of our penal, charitable and reformatory institutions. Since that time the war has been waged, not with uniform success, but on the whole such progress has been made that to-day the State of Indiana is the envy of all the other States in respect to these eleemosynary institutions. On the 27th day of October, 1202, the Indianapolis Journal printed a sort of history of the Southern Prison and the Indiana Reformatory, and in that the statement is made, 'Reform rather than punishment is the central idea under the new regime. After going on at some length and outlining the conditions that did prevail when two prisoners were kept In a single cell and cots scattered thickly all through the corridors, where they were packed together in such condition as to breed tuberculosis and all kinds of lung trouble, after pointing out the fact that ths Indiana State Prison South was second to none in its filth and In Its condition to breed disease It then said: 'A change for the better has taken place in the official force. Formerly many men lield subordinate places because they had a pull and could have defied the warden. Now every man holds his position because he has proven his efficiency. Every man is expected to do his best, and he does It or is discharged. The result of this system Is officlency all along the line. The bipartisan board of control, with the selection of able and experienced men of affairs, has brought business methods to the entire management. EMINENT AUTHORITIES. "Added to this testimony I wish to point out what Mr. Brockway, who for fifty years was the warden of the New York State Reformatory at Elmlra, has said. He visited the State of Indiana in 1901 and spent two days at the Indiana Reformatory. He says: I could scarcely recognize the place as being the same I have seen at a previous visit before the changes were made. The new block of cells is the best I have ever seen. I have never seen a reformatory where the parole system Is administered so admirably. It Is thorough and complete. "Gentlemen, I am reading from the best authority on the reformatory in the United States if not, indeed, in the world. He says: It is thorough and complete. Including the supervision of the men on parole. The men in the Reformatory are apparently well nourished. The officers are middle-aged men and are efficient. They work with a snlrlt and energy that do not characterize officials generally. The plans of economy of Superintendent Hert as explained to me and approved by the Board of Charities are certainly progressive and look forward to the true ideal of a reformatory for the adult male. " Then Senator Barcus quoted from other eminent authorities on prison management, all of . which called attention to the remarkable progress made in Indiana. Continuing, he said: "While these successive steps that have been enumerated measure the advancement that has been taken in a physical way, they also represent steps of progress In the spirit and in the proper work of these Institutions. The value of an institution depends upon the results accomplished. FAIRNESS TO THE BOARD. "And now as to the amendement offered. The law as It stands to-day gives the Governor the power to remove the board if he sees fit to state his reasons why, in writing, and give the members a chance to be heard. Personally, I do not know of my own information, and I am loath to believe that the Governor wants any more power than this. That is fair, but I propose by this amendment that the Legislature shall even enlarge that power and make it possible to oust that board if the 'stage-whispered' charges about this body are true; but for heaven's sake let us make these charges under the light of day and give the gentlemen a chance to be heard in the controversy according to our bill of rights. If the gentlemen constituting the board of prison managers for the Indiana Reformatory are guilty of neglect, malfeasance or misfeasance in office, I will vote for an investigation. I have no personal Interest in this matter, have not been approached by

a single member of the board. I only know one of them when I see him casually, but they are Indiana citizens, men of integrity. I am informed, and they deserve to be confronted by their accusers when they are acfcused. And, gentlemen of the Senate, they are accused. If you take from under Senate bill No. 10$ the fact, as !t Is represented by those who favor it, that those gentlemen down there have done something wrong, you take the only reason for the passasce of the measure away from it. If they have done something wrong, 'tire them. And if the law Is not lar?e enough now, it will be when we enact this amendment. "Gentlemen. I cannot believe that both houses of this Assembly will put such a blight upon the State of Indiana and her fair name as to pass the measure for which this measure is a substitute. Let fairness prevail. Let the Governor make his Investigation before he makes any charges, and if he find them true, then

make his charges as it is nis duty to do. That reflects nothing upon them by doing it, and we ought to have such a law. Therefore, this amendment will accomplish everything that is asked by the opposition, except the question of removal of one superintendent and putting in another. That. I submit, might be very desirable. While the applicant for that position, for aught that I know, may be a good friend of mine, we are paying too dearly for the opportunity to serve a friend in politics when we purchase that opportunity at the cost of our benevolent and charitable institutions. I have had occasion to travel out of Indiana, to be outside of the State almost as much as I have been in the State since the day of my birth. I recall the time some years ago when the people of the East would throw their slangs and insinuations at the Hoosler, indifferent as to whether a Hoosier stood around or not. I have listened to that, I have almost at times grown Indignant enough to enter in a personal controversy because of such insinuations, but I went on until little by little, instead of insinuations of our Ignorance, of our Indifference and progress. I began to hear comments favorable upon our splendid literary lights and upon our splendid system of State Institutions, and this is Justly so, and finally upon our reform in penal, our charitable and benevolent institutions. I have heard these things in later years. MUST NOT GO BACK. "I do not want this OFeneral Assembly to send any man who may have occasion to travel beyond the borders of this State with the message that we have taken a backward step of ten years in thl3 question of reform. I take it that these institutions are In politics or not in politics according as the board can be removed with or without cause. I do not believe any senator here can successfully combat that statement. If those managers are to be put out without cause they are in politics, I care not what tribunal expels them, whether it be the Governor or this Assembly. If the Governor could not remove them without cause for fear of low ering the standard of those institutions, then why should we remove them without cause? And that is the kernel of the whole situation. If you remove this board of managers without giving them a hearing, what is to hinder the next General Assembly from removing other boards, and the next Assembly from removing others. You are treading upon dangerous grounds, my brethren. There Is Just one safe ground to stand upon with pride. Keep the parties, these boards intact if they are wise, intelligent and economical. If they are not, then remove them. The fair goddess of our State has moved all through this warfare from the time the tocsin was sounded in 1SS6 by that distinguished son of Indiana. Benjamin Harrison. "The goddess of our fair State, imitating the example of her sister States, both older and younger, had innocently sinned, but awakened by public conscience, she stood erect, Jerked the scarlet letter from her breast, and for the future resolved that by the help of her God. she would reform and lead an upright life. Forward she moved with the political sleuths tugging at her skirts and trying to pull her back to political corruption. "But In her reform of charitable and penal institutions she is regenerated, standing before the world again a virtuous queen and damn the man who again proffers the intoxicating cup of politics to the lips of the goddess of our grand state." Senator Will Wood followed Mr. Barcus with a speech defending the purpose of the bill. For the administration forces he made the most extended speech. y DEFENSE BY WOOD. "I will observe the injunction not to speak against time," he remarked with a sarcastic smile in the direction of the senator from Terre Haute. "I apprehend that even if this amendment is defeated there will be others introduced for the same purpose. The bill Is not for the purpose of throwing Indiana back many years in the system of managing its State institutions. It was introduced for no other purposo than to correct glaring evils. The board was not nonpartisan in spirit whatever it is in letter. It was a partisan board. This criticism of the Governor is unwarranted. The Governor is big enough and broad enough to be backed by the General Assembly. No man has given the State so good a government as he. We are not here to take up personal quarrels unless there is some good reason for it. That board went without the pale of the State in order to get a superintendent for the Reformatory. Their action was a slap in the face to every Hoosier. As partisan as I am, I would have appointed a Democrat before I would have gone out of the State for a superintendent. They made a mistake and we are going to correct it right here. If I had no other reason for voting for the bill I would do so because I know the committee of which the senator from Warren (Goodwine) is the chairman realized there should be a change when If made its visit to the institution. It gathered facts in plenty, but it has not been allowed to proclaim these facts from the housetops." The vote was then taken, which resulted In the defeat of the Barcus amendment. The supporters of the bill gained three votes on the second test of strength. The only senators making a change were Dausman, who voted for the amendment; De Haven, who voted against the amendment; Layman, who voted against the amendment: Lawler, who voted against the amendment, and Thompson, who voted against the amendment. Senator Thompson then offered another amendment, which provided that the present system of the management of the Reformatory shall remain unchanged, but that the Governor should have power to appoint a new board of managers, and that the superintendent and other employes should not be removed except for due cause and after a hearing by the board of managers upon written charges preferred against them. The effect of this amendment was that it would have enabled the Governor to remove the present board and appoint one thoroughly in harmony with him, while no reflection would have been cast upon the retiring board, other than that the members had not been in accord with the chief executive. The provision against the summary removal of the superintendent eliminated the objectionable feature of the original bill that it might be Intended largely as a means to the end of securing a good Job for a Republican politician. At this point discussion had to be suspended in order to give the Senate an opportunity to meet in Joint session with the House to canvass the vote for United States senator. THE LAST STAND. Speaking of his amendment. Senator Thompson said: "As the bill stands now I am unalterably opposed to it. I believe this situation is an unfortunate cne, but we cannot afford to shirk the responsibility of recognizing things as they are. No man could have more respect for Governor Durbln than myself. It would be unfortunate, 1 realize, to continue in office a board of managers that is so out of harmony with the Governor. Two years more of this state of affairs, with the Governor and the board at cross purposes, would be most unfortu nate. It is better from all points of view that the Governor should be empowered to aDDOint a new board and to remove a board that Is hostile to him. We should give him the power to allow hlra to get a board that is in sympathy with him. for after all is said and done it is to the Governor that the people look for success or failure in the management or tne Mate institutions. This amendment restores to the bill the feature of nonpartisan management. I be lleve It is wise that this nonpartisan man agement should be continued. But I am opposed to Injecting politics into the con trol of thli institution. The last part of mv amendment provides that there shall be no removals of the superintendents or other officials without fair hearings after written charges preferred with the board of managers. Unless the amendment is adoDt ed or unless these objections are corrected in other ways I shall vote no on the bill. Senator Thompson made good his declaration and voted against ths bill, thus going on record a. ainst tne administration. How ever, he had first shown that his sympa

thies were with trie Governor In his conflict with the present board of managers, and that he would do all In his power, within reason, to enable the Governor to get a new board of managers that would be In harmony with executive policy. Senator Barcus consistently opposed the Thompson amendment because it provided that the present board should be ousted without a hearing. Several Republican senators who later voted for the bill voted for Senator Thompson's amendment, however. Among these were Senators Ogborn and Hendee, who are regarded as standing especially close to the administration. " On the vote the amendment was defeated and then Senator Fortune; of Jeffersonville, offered a third amendment, which was adopted without discussion on a viva voce vote. The amendment provided that the new board of control should consist of four members. Instead of three. In effect continuing the present bi-partisan or nonpartisan system. The adoption of the Fortune Amendment, coming as it did from the minority, lent color to the charge that this was the price paid by the administration forces for the support of the Democrats. This support was not really shown in. the vote on the final passag-e of the bill in the Senate, but It Is understood that It will be clearlymanifested at the crucial moment on the floor of the House. On the final passage of the bill the senators voted as follows: Ayes Ball, Barlow, Bell. Burns, Coats, Conlogue, Crumbaker, Crumpacker, Darby, Dausman. Davis. De Haven, Fleming Fortune Gard, Gibson. ' Gochenour. Goodwine, Gray, Hendee, Johnston, Klttlnger, Lawler, Layman, Llndley. Lyons. Matson. Milburn. Newhouse. Ogborn, Parks, Powell, Purviance. Roche. Smith, Starr, Strickler, Wolcott, Wood-33. Noes Askren, Barcus, Harrison, Matthews, Singer. Thompson, Thralls, Ulrey, Wampler, Whltcomb 10.

SENATOR OGnOHVS STATEMENT. Reasons Given by Him for Onstlnt? the Reformatory llonrd. Senator Ogborn last night gave out a statement In regard to the testimony secured by the legislative committee on visiting State institutions that, in the opinion of the committee and the supporters of the Goodwine bllh was sufficient evidence to Justify the removal of the present board of managers of the Reformatory. Senator Ogborn said: "I wish merely to point out a few Instances of what I prefer to term mismanagement on the part of the Reformatory board. I had expected yesterday, during the debate on the bill In the Senate, to present this matter, but the occasion did not present itself. "In the first place, the board has built a new ceiihouse for the Reformatory wnicn was originally to cost J-u),000, completed and ready for occupancy. It has already cost the State over $2T0,0u0, and there Is at present a suit pending against the State in which the contractor seeks to recover some $00,000 to $70,000 additional. Before the last payment of between 120.000 and $30.000 was made by the board to the contractor It was known that the latter would sue for the additional amount. ' The Governor, the at torney general and the auditor of state protested against the board's making the last payment unless the contractor gave a receipt in full, but the board went ahead and made the payment over this protest. In this the board gave the contractor the money with which to fight the State for his extra claim. Now, if that ceiihouse had been constructed for a private corpo ration it would have cost just what the original contract and estimates called for. If the board had been in tho employ of a private corporation and had managed the business of constructing that ceiihouse in the manner it did, making that last payment as It did, the board would have been discharged peremptorily for incompetency and poor business management. That Is Just why the peresent board should be ousted, if for no other reason. We will not discuss the peculiar aspects of the affair in connection with the question why a 9200,000 building should cost considerably over $300,000. AWARD OF CONTRACTS. "In the second place, the system of awarding contracts followed by the board is open to criticism. The board has per mitted John S. McDonald, of New Albany, to make all the contracts, and it merely ratifies his action. The law provides that the board shall advertise for bids for all supplies. Instead of doing this Mr. Mc Donald sends out notices to such individ uals or firms as he thinks should bid. The clothing for the discharged prisoners, which amounts to a considerable item. Is pur chased from the store of Newton Myers, the Jeffersonville postmaster, without any bids. It has been charged that Mr. Hert, the former superintendent, was interested in this store. This is denied by both Mr. Myers and Mr. Hert, but why has there been no competition in the awarding of this contract? "In the third place, that which I con slder the worst feature of the management of the Institution is In the contracts under which the prisoners are employed. These contracts as originally made provided that tne state should receive 50 cents per day for the labor of each prisoner, but left it to the superintendent and the company to decide what should constitute a day's task. This was on the basis of a ten-hour day. Later it was decided that eijrht hours should constitute a day, and that the State should receive but 40 cents for a day's work by eacn convict. The wages were thus reduced 20 per cent., but the task was re duced only 10 per cent. "Who got the benefit of that extra 10 per cent.? Then it has been arranged that for the first thirty days a convict works he is supposed to be learning the trade and the State receives nothing for his services. Under this plan. by a little Judicious shifting from one de partment to another, the contractor can get ninety days' work from each prisoner for nothing. There are many other features of the contract, system that are bad. The present board, while it did not originate the system, has indorsed and continued it. That, I believe. Is further evidence of mis management management that would not be tolerated for a day by a private corporation. The State's business should be con ducted Just as Judiciously as that of any private nrm. " CAUCUS 31 AY BE HELD. Reformatory Bill to Re Explained to Republican Representatives. It was reported last night that arrange ments were being quietly perfected for an informal caucus of the Republican mem bers of the House, for to-night or to-mor row night, to discuss the Reformatory bill. This caucus, it was said, would be Eolely for the object of presenting to the members some of the reasons urged by the sup porters of the bill for its passage reasons that are not being publicly declared. No attempt will be made to make the bill a caucus measure, as such an effort wculd fall of success almost before it was started. but through tho general informal discus sion of the measure and the situation in regard to the Reformatory it is hoped by the administration forces that some of the wavering members may be strengthened in their feeling that they ought to mote for tho bill. LITTLE BUSINESS IN SENATE. Senator Askrens Rill Equalising Terms of County Officers Passed. On account of the time consumed in discussing the Reformatory bill, the Senate transacted little business. Two new bills were introduced and three bills were passed. Several committee reports were received. Senator Akren's bill, providing that the terms of all county officers shall begin the first day of January after their election, was passed. The bill so equalizes the terms of these officials that it is believed complexities and annoyances in the transaction of county business will be avoided. The bill applies to the judges as well as to other officers. Senator Crumpacker's biil, providing that trustees shall have the right to order ditches cleaned at the expense of the owner if the owner fail to heed a notification to clean them himself, was passed with only one vote in the negative. The third bill passed related to the reorganization of the Jeffersonville Reformatory. Senator Thompson, of Indianapolis, introduced a bill to permit the building of a coliseum !n -Indianapolis. There Is no method by which amusement companies can be incorporated conveniently under the present laws. The bill was referred to the committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis, of which Senator Layman is chairman. Senator Crumpacker introduced a bill Increasing the pay of matrons of county Jails and placing them under the Jurisdiction of county commissioners. Senator Fleming Introduced as a memo rial a resolution passed by the Indiana State Bankers Association favoring an ex-

hibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition In keeping with the dignity of the State.

The Senate adjourned until 10 o clock this morning. COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE. Committee on Education Not Ready to Report on the (irny Dill. Senate committees are ready to report to day on a number of bills. The committee on county and township business, of which Senator Gochenour is chairman, will fa vorably report Senator Wampler's bill, which provides that county printing shall be advertised in separate items, instead of in groups. A favorable report will be made on Sen ator Parks's bill, which provides that coun ties shall pay 30 cents a day, instead of 23 cents, to private orphans' homes for each orphan cared for. The committee will report for passage also Senator Gochenour's bill which pro vides that mortgages held by nonresidents of the State shall be listed for taxation against the person in whom the title to the real estate lies, the sum paid by the mortgagor to be an offset in any action on the mortcaee. but providing for a release from taxation if the nonresident can show that the property is listed for taxation in his home State. A bill introduced by Senator Hendee will be reported for Indefinite postponement. The measure provides that each township trustee shall within iour weeks arter riling his annual report publish in the leading newspaper of each of the two leading political parties of the county his itemized report, with the provision that the law be not applicable to townsnips or. 20,000 or more population. The committee on judiciary No. 1. of which Senator Parks is chairman, consid ered several measures without taking definite action. One bill, however, will likely be reported for indennite postponement. It is Senate bill No. 30, by Mr. Mllburn, pro viding a change of venue in civil cases. The committee on judiciary No. 2. Mr. Klttlnger, chairman, received a delegation of Indianapolis attorneys, including Nathan Morris and John R. Wilson, who argued in favor of the passage of Senator Matson's bill providing for the appointment of a commission by the Governor to codify and revise the statutes relating to corporations. No action was taken on the bill. Senator Wolcott's committee on educa tion discussed several measures, among them Senator Gray's free text-book bill. This is a measure to which the committee desires to give plenty of time, and the report on it will be deferred for several days. The committee on roads and on fees and salaries met without taking important action. NOW SAFELY ELECTED. The Vote for United States Senator Canvassed in Joint Session. Senator Fairbanks is now safely re-elect ed to succeed himself in the United States Senate. At noon yesterday both branches of the General Assembly met in Joint session in the hall of representatives and canvassed the vote cast in each house on Tuesday. The canvass showed that a total of 143 votes were cast and that of this number Senator Fairbanks received 101 to 44 cast for Mr. Shively. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, who presided at the joint session, thereupon declared Senator Fairbanks elected. On resolution offered by Senator Matson a committee was named to notify Senator Fairbanks of his election. This committee sent the senator the following telegram: "The undersigned committee, appointed by the Joint legislative convention, hereby notify you of your re-election as United States senator from Indiana, and cordially invite you to appear at your convenience before a Joint session of the General Assembly. We also extend to you our hearty congratulations. "NEWTON W. GILBERT. "FREDERICK E. MATSON. "JAMES W. FORTUNE. "HENRY W. MARSHALL, "JOSEPH R. MORGAN, "ISHAM TAYLOR." The joint session was a brief one, consist ing merely in the calling of the rolj and the reading of the journal of each house on the proceedings of the day before. Deluxe of Congratulations. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Senator Fair banks was busy at his desk to-night an 8werlng telegrams congratulating him over his re-election to the United States Senate. Messages have been arriving all afternoon. and toward evening they became almost a deluge. They all breathed a spirit of earn estness and sincerity that the senator greatly appreciated. They came from his friends all over the country. 1 i REMNANT SALE IN THE HOUSE. Bill by Mr. Con array, of Dearborn, May Stir Up Discussion. The House held a short session yesterday morning, but the hearts of the members were not in the work they wanted to get over into the Senate to hear the speeches on the Reformatory bill. One by one the representatives slipped out and went over to the other side of the Statehouse, and finally the remnant voted to take a recess until the time for the joint session, and then they all went over the way. The Rev. Sol C. Dickey, of , this city, opened the session with prayer. The first thing taken up was the unfinished business of the day before, and, as the House had adjourned on Tuesday in the midst of the roll call for new bills, the call was resumed. Several new measures were lntrodueed, among others one by Mr. Mummert providing for the creation of the office of State fire marshal and one by Mr. Conaway, Democrat, repealing the "blanket remonstrance" provision of the Nicholson law. Mr. Mummert's bill Is aimed to put Into effect the recommendation contained in Governor Durbin's message that the State should have a fire marshal. Mr. Cona way's bill is backed by 'the liquor interests and it will probably precipitate a lively fight between that element and the Prohibition party workers and the Anti-saloon League. House bill No. 61 Stansbury Providing for appeals from justices of the peace and city magistrates in misdemeanor cases, came up on third reading as a special order. It was recommitted with instructions to incorporate some technical amendments. ' A few committee reports were received and a resolution of sympathy for Representative Slack, whose little girl died Tuesday, was adopted. Then the House took a recess. After the Joint session a few more committee reports 'were received, the lmDortant one being that of the committee on the affairs of the city of Indianapolis, which recommended Mr. Wright's voting machine bill for passage. The House ad journed until 10 o'clock" to-day. Lincoln Leagne Convention. At a meeting last night of the committee on arrangements for the annual convention cf the Lincoln League is was announced that Senator Beveridgp would be in the city on that occasion and that he might be induced to deliver an address before tho convention. Henry Miller, of Fairmount, president of the league, is in the city, working on the plans for the convention. The full programme for the two days of the session will be announced this week. Leslslntlve Sidelights. Booth Tarklngton is fast learning all the arts of the lobbyist. He Is not confining his efforts In opposition to the Indiana Reformatory, bill to argument and reiteration of arguments, but, proceeding on the truth of the old maxim that the way to a man's heart Is through his stomach, he has been giving little dinner parties over at the Columbia Club every evening for the past week. Now, it is not every mortal that Is fo fortunate as to get to dine with "The Gentleman from Indiana," and a dinner at the Columbia Club well, everybody knows, or wants to know, what that means. The combination is said to be Irresistible. Tarklngton's reputation as a host is proverbial. aii his dinner parties have proved so successful that It has been charged that some members of the House have loudly ex pressed their belief that the Reformatory bill should pass in order that they might be subjected to his particularly delightful manner or lobbying. xxx Several good stories are told in connection with these dinners. The other nlht

one of the affairs proved especially interesting, and it was prolonged into the wee small hours of the morning. One of tho guests was a member who had been regarded as a strong administration man who would unquestionably vote for the bill, and the dinner, under the host's tactful manip

ulation, was directed to convert the guest. Everything proceeded auspiciously, and finally the guest In question decided that It was time for him to declare himself. He arose and steadied himself with studied dig nity and announced: , "Gentlemen, there was time when I was for the Reformatory bill, but to-night I have seen my error. The bill is wrong 11, ail wrong, and. gentlemen, I shall vnte ntrntnat it o n,1 I Voll tfcrht it " I - diu. r " i Then he launched Into a recital of the reasons that had led him to support the bill. Wm tnlrl nf thai mannoc In orti1rh tho nrcs- I ent board of managers had treated the Governor, and he waxed extremely eloquent in declaring tne board s attitude an outrage. In fact, he grew so eloquent and so convinclng In his arguments for the bill that he lost sigm oi nis opening statement i In which he professed a change of heart and convinced himself anew that the bill u-f) a ritrht. nnd he wound uti with a shout that. by heaven, the bill was Just, and I knnM anrt ha wmilil flUnnnrt It hpstrt I 7. rv t.t i I and sow: rneenect on lariuiiKiun ana the rest or the guests may Detter oe imag ined than described. Tney nau oiscoverea that this man'i alimentary canal led to his head, as well as to his stomach and heart. The public morals committee or tne House, which has been complaining because it has been given nothing to do, will be amply satisfied within the next few weeks. Representative Conaway, Democrat, yester day introduced a bill providing for the re peal of the blanket remonstrance provision of the Nicholson law, and the bill was re ferred to this committee. The bill Is backed by the liquor Interests, and will be sup ported Just as actively as the lToniDition party leaders and the Antl-saloon jueague forces will fight it. The result will be in teresting times for the public morals com mittee, and some of the members may rue the day they protested against idleness. There is nothing that precipitates as bitter a fight as any sort of temperance legisla tion, and this bill will not be an exception to that rule. xxs A lively fight is expected from Representative Mummert's bill creating the office of State fire marshal, which he Introduced yesterday. The committee on insurance, to which the bill was referred, will bring in two reports, the majority for passage and the minority for indefinite postponement. There is a decided sentiment against the creation of any new offices, and this sentiment may be sufficient to counteract the force of Governor Durbin's recommendation that the State should have a fire marshal. Under the bill the Governor shall appoint the fire marshal, who will receive a salary of $2,000. XXX If it were not for Senator Parks's whis kers the cartoonists might be fyard put to It for material occaslonallj', but the hirsute appendages of the dignified senator provide a temptation that Is difficult to resist. The other day a cartoonist had the whiskers decorating the youthful chin of Senator Matson, ' Just to see how it would look. They have been pictured doing all sorts of things, and if the senator were not so good-natured and forgiving, cause might 1 V. M M T nave urru nau lur anger. nowevrr, nc takes it all as a part of the fun and usually has ready a sharp bit of repartee whenever his colleagues attempt to crack a Joke at the expense of himself or the whiskers. xxx "Art," said Booth Tarklngton yesterday afternoon, "would have gained a priceless contribution if the faces of some of the senators that voted for the Reformatory bill could have been molded In clay and then placed in imperishable marble. It was almost pitiful to see the expressions of anguish on many a manly face as he faltered the word 'Aye " xxx A State senator is a very great Individual indeed in most rural communities and occasionally a constituent comes to town whose awestruck manner proves the state ment. The other day a tall, thin man, with straggling whiskers, wandered into the Senate chamber and was stopped by the doorkeeper. The Senate was not In session, but the man was stopped Just the same. He was asked whom he wished to see. "Senator Parks," he replied. . "Is he here?" The doorkeeper pointed to where the gen tleman from Plymouth was working at his desk. The constituent removed his hat, took a long look at greatness and then said: "I wonder when the senator holds his audiences. Is there any way I can get in on one? The doorkeeper explained that all that was necessary was to send a card to the senator or else ask a page to have the senator step out in the corridor. The explana tion was received with manifest disap proval by the visitor, who was suffering the acute pains of a smashed Ideal. xxx Senator Klttlnger took a fellow-senator to one side yesterday and said confiden tially: "Did you see that cartoon of me in the Journal this morning? I'm going to sue that paper for libel. I can stand for al most anything in the way of a cartoon. but when they represent me as wearing buttons as large as pie-pans on my coat tall I draw the line. It s an outrage con demned outrage. I say!" In 'fact, the senator from Madison said it was several kinds of outrage, but his descriptions were too fervent and fiery for reproduction on anything save asbestos paper. XXX Yesterday was Warren Sayre's day for a joke. In truth, it has come to pass that. (with humblest apologies to the unknown author and the Innocent reader), the member from Wabash "Counts that day lost whose low descendin? sun Views from his lips no hoary jokelet sprung." To come back to yesterday's offense. It was at the close of the session at 12:30 o'clock, when the members were too hun gry to appreciate anything except a motion to adjourn, that Mr. sayre arose to a Question of personal privilege. With a preamble as long as his arm he stated that his seatmate, Mr. bherman, of De catur, had been greatly discommoded by the large vase of flowers that stood on the corner of the speaker s desk in such a po sition as to obstruct his view of the pre siding officer. Therefore Mr. sayre moved that relief be afforded his friend and that on alternate days the bouquet be placed on the opposite corner of the de?k. so as to obstruct the view of some r the mem bers of the minority. "It is not often that I want to throw bouquets at a Democrat," added Mr. Sayre, "except at nis iunerai. xxx Senator "Cy" Davis, the minority's forensic cyclone, and Senator Wolcott were walking across the hall to the joint session together yesterday, when Davis observed apropos of Senator O'Brien's absence on the occasion of the election of a United States senator: "I'm awful sorry O'Brien couldn't be here, but he had to attend a funeral." "It strikes me." rejoined Wolcott. "that O'Brien was not the only Democrat who attended a funeral yesterday. There were about fourteen others in the Senate and a few more in 'the House." xxx Representative Kimball was out In the lobby when the roll was called for the joint session yesterday and he returned to the floor of the House Just asthe call was completed. A member arose and suggested that Kimball's name be called again, as he was then present, and the clerk shouted: "Kimball!" "Fairbanks!" came the reply from the member from Grant, who was not aware that he was merely expected to answer present. "I see that the member from Grant is very much present." said Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, "and he will be so recorded." LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. Jfew Senate Dills. No. 153 Thompson To permit the building of a coliseum In Indianapolis. Affairs of Indianapolis. No. 160 Crumpacker Increasing the pay of all matrons and placing them under the Jurisdiction of county commissioners. County and township business. Dllla on Tfclrd Xleadln In Senate. B. B. No. 4 Fixing the terms of county ofacers to that they all begin the samt) time the 1st day of Januar)' succeeding their election. Tha bill was amended to as

Annua! Report of the Condition OF THE German Fire Insurance Company of Indiana

The undersigned, constituting a majority of the boara or. airccior i inFire Insurance Company of Indiana, pur--uant to the laws or tne oiaie ui uuiiu. hta Its Annual report. innAtra . . . - m . i The amount of capuai siock u ic v.upany is one hundred tnousanu uuuai viw,...u ti nn said company has lssuea aunng me last calendar year policies, aggregating: the sum of J19. 455.4. u.M. me nuiuuri ViJ; ciea outstanding on the Slst day of Iecember. 1W2. being 30.UÖU ana me muuuni in-surt-d thereby aggreganns 213.51S.4t. , said company takes risks or tne nature L-int tdtren hv insurance companies enpaired in the transaction of a general lneiranA hnclnec . i .t.tn A I n VTltnTfl This company nas Busiamcu Via last vfi n follows! 1. Losses sustained prior to .ntMrt 1, 1W2, and since paid t sa auatflinrd since Jan. 1, 1302. and paid HIH 1 Losses adjusted, not due r'i? 4. Losses unadjusted &,ÄJ.J ASSETS. 1. Cash in treasury and banks JH.330.2l 2. Real estate (a) Company's building KA.000.00 (b) Taken for mort- mM iraee indebtedness.... 26.425.30 6.425.30 1 Trust company's certificates of deposits, bearing interest 4. Loans on bonds, mortgages and real estate 5. Debts due for premiums in ine hands of agents s,. G. Interest due and accrued on mortgages f27. Rents du 8. Market value or reai estate, mmtMmm over book value v... Total assets .-...$421.459.11 LIABILITIES. 1. Losses adjusted, not due 5,022.O 2. Losses unadjusted 3. Amount necessary to reinsure . . . C AAtIV outstanding risks 4. All other claims against me company x.,&-a Total liabilities J193.2S4.79 The greatest amount insured under any one risk. $7.500. " .... The greatest amount allowed to be insured under any one risk, $10.000. The condition of the guarantee xuna is as follows: - .,w.ww First mortgages upon real estate $2C,300 We. the undersigned. Wilhelm Kohlstaedt. William' F. Kuhn, Ferdinand A. Mueller, Theodore Reyer. Lorenz Schmidt. Frederick Schräder and Theodore Stein, constituting a maioritv of the board of directors of the German Fire Insurance Company of Indiana, do hereby make oath that the matters and facts set forth in the foregoing report to Dec. 31. 1X)2, inclusive, are true. mil i'rni) l- CTIMM 1 IlUUL'UIVCl WILHELM KOHLSTAEDT. FEUD A. MUELLER. WILLIAM F. KUHN. LORENZ SCHMIDT. .! FRED SCHRÄDER. fl THEO. REYER. ) Attested: Seal. LORENZ SCHMIDT. secretary. . State of Indiana. Marion county, ss. Personally appeared before me, ths un dersigned, a notary public in and for said county and State, this day of 1903. Theodore Stein. William F. Kuhn. Ferdinand A. Mueller. Theoaore ueyer. Lorenz Schmidt. Frederick Schräder ana Wilhelm Kohlstaedt, and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing report. ISeal.1 IDA WANGE LIN, Notary Public My commission expires oepi. 11, to make it Impossible for an officer to resign and then be reappointed and hold the office four years. Passed by a vote of 48 to 0. 8. B. No. lb-Relating to the ditch law. Passed. 42 to 1. S. B. No. 103 Reorganizing Jeflerscnvlllo Reformatory. Passed, 33 to 10. tt House Hills. No. 166 Edwards Providing for the col lection of attorneys fees. Judiciary. No. 167 Wright Concerning the assess ment of public school property for street improvements. Judiciary. No. its steennan rronibiting tne em ployment of women In tobacco ractorles or in other places where the work Is lnJuriou3 to their health. Labor. No. 169 Bader Fixing the minimum sal aries of Circuit and Superior Court Judges at $3,000 and $3.500, when ths circuit in cludes more than one county. t ees and Salaries. No. 170 Jakways Providing for safety ap pliances on steam boilers. Labor. No. 171 Schreeder Making it a felony to have or to hold burglar tools. Rights and Privileges. No. 172 Dickson Authorizing payment by State of rewards for capture of horsa thieves. Judiciary. No. 173 Mummert Establishing the offica of State fire marshal in accordance with the recommendation from Governor Durbin. Insurance. No. 174 Mummert Providing1 that no person shall act as agent for a foreign insurance company until he has received a license from the state auditor. Insurance. No. 175-Muir Making it possible for Woodruff Place to pay her share of the cost of the East Michigan-street sewer. Cities and Towns. No. 176 Kirkpatrick Empowering loan and trust companies to make and certify abstracts of title and insure them. Banks. No. 177 Bell Regulating time for filing reports of foreign insurance companies. Insurance. No. 178 Lewis, of Clay Creating separata Judicial circuits of Clay and Putnam counties. Organization of Courts. No. 179 Cantwell Providing for interlocking switches at all crossings of steam and electric railroads. Railroads. No. 180 Cantwell Providing for publication of allowances of cities and towns of 5.000 or less. Cities and Towns. No. 181 Harley Providing for payment to townships for school property annexed by cities and towns. Cities and Towns. No. 1S2 Decker Providing for deaf and dumb school In Evansvllle. Education. No. 183 Wilson Providing that wrfere offers for two consecutive years for land on which delinquent taxes are due are not equal to the tax and penalties, county treasurers shall in 1904 sell the same to the highest bidder. Judiciary. No. 184 Conoway Doing away with the blanket remonstrance provision of the Nicholson law. Public Morals. Reports of House Committees. Mines and Mining. No. 20 Reeve ueguiatlng the blasting and nring or snois in an coai mines, tor passage. County and Township Business. No. 129 Owen Concerning taxation. For passage. No. 130 Owen Changing time for township assessors beginning work from April 1 to March 1. For passage. -Health.No. Sparks Regulating the practice of dentistry. For passage. No. 100 Baird Creating board for distribution of bodies for directing purposes. For passage. Judiciary. No. 117 Warner-Legalizing Incorporation of town of Summittville. For pa?ge. No. 112 Edwards Legalizing the Incorporation of the town of Arcadia. rr PNoaE&7 Boulden-Fixing time for holding court in the Forty-fifth Judicial district. For passage. . a rr CHIPS ana a uwnn. v0 i4S-Mltchell Legalizing Incorporation "of town of Atlanta. For passage. No 102 Owen Legalizing incorporation of invn of Diamond. Parke county. Jr'or nutssirp. Xo. 116 Lapp Concerning the qualifications' of elective or appointive officers of cities and towns. For indennite postponement. .... City of Indianapolis. Xo. 27 Wright Voting machine bill. For passage. j United States Marshal Eason on Wednesday took charge of the Fleage & Sons' bank at Jacksonville. Fla., which has suipended payment. He states that the cash assets found consist of ten cents. There was no negotiable paper Uft in the safe. A number of notes which have been sent here for collection ars alleged by the men whoc names appear thereon to be forgeries. TO CrnC A COLD l!f OXC DAY Take Laxative Bromo Qulnlns Tablets. AH druggists refund ths money if it falls to cur, u. V. Crow! ttzraturt U oa sac tcx.