Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 23, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1903 — Page 2

THE JKDTAIFOUS JOUHNAL. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1903.

dirty linen." said Senator Fleming last evening, "and we shall not Interfere one wav or the othrr. At least such was our policv in the Senate. I cannot speak ror the Hours minority." kmSenator Fleming, however, doubtless voiced the sentiment of the Democrats in the House as wil as those of the minority In the Senate. The Democrats have decided that they do not believe It political wisdom to take a hand in the result. They want the Republicans to be put on record ono war or the other and want 11 the responsibility for whatever action Is taken to rest cn the majority. If the Democrats divide their vote and the claims of the supporters of the bill are reliable, it will be passed by a vote of about f5 to ZTk This Rives the opposition eighteen Republican votes and seventeen Democratic. To pass the bill It will only be necessary for the administration to hold thirtyfour of the Republican votes, provided the Democrats split even, or in event that the Democrats only give the bill twelve votes, TPhlch are paid to be pledged to it, the administration will have to control thirty-nine of the votes on the majority side. HISY DAY IX TIIC SCX ATE.

State' Lalmratorr Hill Ined and mil to Increase Judges Salnrles. The Senate devoted the most of its time yesterday morning to discussion of the bill introduced by Senator Ogborn. providing lor the establishment of a State laboratory of hygiene at Indianapolis. The bill met with considerable opposition, which, however, manifested Itself more In one or two fiery speeches than it did when it came to a vote. The bill was passed finally by a vote of 40 to 6, five Republican members Crumbaker. Gibson, Smith, Whltcomb and rarks, and one Democratic senator Lawler voting against it. Senator Lawler took occasion as soon as tho bill was called up to speak at length against It. lie declared that should the bill pass the Senate would be giving the State Board of Health the right to make its own laws, a prerogative which should belong exclusively to the General Assembly. He waxed Ironical in criticising the bill and declared it was simply another "graft" on the public treasury. "What do you think of that senators?" he asked, with a finder leveled in the direc tion of Senator Ogborn. "What do you think of legislation that takes the law making rower out of your own hands?" Senator Parks, who made the most desrerate attack unon the bill of any of the Republicans, and whose attitude was some what of a surprise to his colleagues on tne right side of the House, said: "I believe this is the best bill to kill that has been introduced in the Senate so far." From the left side of the House came a rhot from Senator Fleming, "That is from your own point of view, senator. Senator Tarka was a little flurried, but the interruption only served to increase the force of his opposition. He declare! tne sectlrn too arbitrary, which provided that a penalty be attached to a violation of a rule or the Board of Health. It was neither rljht nor Just, he raid. ULREY AND MICROBES. After Senator Card had warmly defended the bill. Senator Ulrey, of Ft. Wayne, made a brief speech in defense of the bill. In which he said: "I am in favor of a law permitting the worthy sons of Aesculapius to fight the deadly microbe wherever they can find him, but I am against the microbe which makes men itch to get their fingers Into the public treasury Senator Wolcott made a dignified speech favoring the bill in which he declared that unless Indiana's pure food law is bettered and Improved by the? establishment of such a laboratory, the State will become even tually the dumping ground for all kinds of adulterated foods manufactured in other States. The senator said he had investigated the matter at some length and was convinced that the Senate will have. to con rider few questions of such importance. Senator Wood, of Lafayette, offered an amendment which was adopted, that cor rected the feature of the bill strenuously objected to by Senator Lawler and Sena tor Parks. The amendment struck out that part of Section 5 which provided that anyone violating any of the rules of the Board Ct Health shall be guilty, of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars. Another part of the amendment eliminated a part of Section 6 which referred to practically the same thing. Senator Wood's motion for the adoption of the amendment was fought by Senator Lawler, who attempted to table it, but the FAIE WEATHER TO'DAY. Ddott or Rain Probable Throughout Indiana on Saturday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Forecast for Friday and Saturday: For Indiana and Illinois Fair on Friday; baturday snow or rain; fresh north to northeast winds. For Ohio Fair and colder on Friday; Saturday snow or rain, with rising -tern peraturo; fresh north to northwest winds, becoming southeast. Local Observations on Thursday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a. m.. 30.04 40 75 S.E. Clear. .00 7 p. m..Z).fM S3 71 S. Cloudy. .00 Maximum temperature, 40; minimum tem perature. 13. Comparative statement of the mean tem perature and total precipitation on Jan. 22: Normal 20 .03 Mean 29 .00 Departure from normal l .09 Departure since Jan. 1 102 .04 W. T. BLTTHE, Section Director. Yesterday Temperatures. Stations. Mln. Max. 7 p. m. Abilene. Tex 38 64 EG Amarillo. Tex 2 58 50 Antonio, Tex 34- 61 60 Atlanta. Ga 34 4J 42 Bismarck. N. D 8 10 10 Buffalo. N. Y 26 23 2S Cairo, 111 28 43 44 Calgary, Alberta 4 40 30 Chattanooga. Tenn 22 - 45 42 Cheyenne, Wyo 2tf 34 30 Chicago, 111 16 22 28 Cincinnati. 0 24 40 36 Cleveland, t) Iru .? vr Columbus, 0 26 38 31 Concordia. Kan 32 , 34 20 Davenport, la 15 . . 34 30 Denver. Col 24 40 34 Dodge City, Kan CG 4S 38 Dubuque, la 16 28 24 Dulutn. Minn re .16 10 El Paso. Tex 26 66 58 Galveston, 'lex 42 60 66 Grand Junction. Ool 26 35 Grand Haven, Mich.... 20 32 24 Havre, 3Jonl 8 22 13 Helena. Mont ; 02 40 34 Huron. S. D 32 2 Jacksonville, F!a "So 53 53 Kansas City, Mo II 34 32 Lander. Wyo IS 2S 32 Little Rock. Ark SO 56 52 Louisville, Ky 26 4 40 Marquette. Mich 12 1$ 12 Memphis. Tenn 42 64 4S Modena, Utah 32 52 44 Montgomery. Ala 34 so 46 Nashville, Tnn 32 4i 44 New Orleans, La 40 5-8 50 New York. N. Y 36 40 26 Norfolk. Va 4) 50 46 North Platte, Neb 28 30 26 Oklahoma. O. T 32 56 46 Omaha. Neb 20 38 22 Palestine, Tex 34 6) 54 Parkersburg, W. Va 34 3S 34 Philadelphia. Ta 36 42 38 Pittsburg. Pa 32 36 34 Pueblo, Col 12 46 41 Qu Appelle, Assin IS 6 4 Kapid City, 8. D 22 26 22 St. Louis. Mo 26 48 38 St. Paul. Minn 14 11 8 Salt Lake City. Utah 36 44 36 Banta Fe. N. M 22 42 36 Shreveport, La 32 5S 52 Springfield. Ill 12 40 34 Springfield. Mo 18 46 42 Valentine. Neb is 20 IS Vlcksburg. Miss 22 54 52 Washington. D. C 34 46 38 "Wichita, Kan 46 40 H0VE1TEHTS OF STEAMERS. KINGSTON. Jan. 22. Arrived: Moltke. from New Xork, via St. Thomas, on a crule. CHERBOURO. Jan. Victoria, for New York LIVERPOOL. Jan. manic, from New York. 2. Sailed: Auguste 21 Arrived: GerQUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22.-Salled: Eelgenland. for Philadelphia. LEGHORN. Jan. 22. Arrived: Perugia, from New York. NEW YORK. Jan. n'-fcalled: La Savole, tit Havre

CAP OLIV AS MINUTE in the HOUSE motion was lost. Senator Llndley. declared that the bill should pass because the full evils of adulterated foods fall upon the poor people. It is they who are unable to purchase more expensive foods and must take what is commonly sold in all places, he said. The bill should be passed for their protection, he said. Senator Gochenour favored the bill. It affects every man, woman and child in tho commonwealth, he declared, and If tho State Board of Health had been given more power In previous years, hygenic conditions would be far better to-day, and there would have been many less deaths. FLEMING FAVORED IT. Senator Fleming, of Fort Wayne, repre sented the views of the minority when he declared that a state laboratory at Indianapolis would benefit every community in Indiana. Fort Wayne, he said, has establlshed such a laboratory at a cost of X).0C0 to Its own citizens, and the results have been of inenstlmable benefit to the city and community. In a recent talk with Dr. Mac beth, of the laboratory of Fort Wayn, Senator Fleming declared, he had become convinced of the utility of such a laboratory. As an evidence of practical good which can be accomplished by such an in stitution. Dr. Macbeth told him he had re cently discovered that a consignment or oysters received at Fort Wayne had been preserved by the use of formaldehyde. The cysters were more than a month old. Senator Fleming urged the senators to vote for the bill. Senator De Haven thought that Section 2 of the bill, which provided that the labora tory should have headquarters In room no. 10 at the Statehouse, and also such other rooms in the same building as might be de manded from the custodian, should bo amended. His amendment limiting the quarters of the laboratory to Room 10 was adopted. Some of the senators opposed to the bill argued that Purdue University should solve these problems of pure food for the people of the State and that It would be a useless expense to establish sucn a laDoratory. Senator Thompson, of Indianapolis, aeclared that Purdue University should not be brought into the matter at all, for tne reason tnat criticism onerea upon iuim supplies would probably bring the enmity of manufacturers upon the school. After two more speeches, one by benaior Lawler, in which he declared that the bill would lead to indefensible extravagance. and one by Senator Ogborn, in which no recited the conditions justifying the creation of a board, it was passed 40 to 6. SALARIES OF JUDGES. Another Important bill passed by the Sen ate yesterday afternoon was the bill Introduced by Senator Wood, of Lafayette, providing that the salaries of Supreme Court judges should be increased to 17.500 and of the Appellate Court judges to $6,500 and the reporter of the Supreme Court to $3,000. The bill was not carried through without vigorou3 opposition on the part of a num ber of the senators. The vote on passage was twenty-seven for and twenty-one against. During the course of the voting a number of the senators cnangea ineir mind and also their votes from yes to no. This action followed a speech by Senator Parks and Senator Layman, who declared that while they might favor Increasing the salaries 25 or even 50 per cent., yet they thoucht it unreasonable to raise them to per cent. Senator Gochenour also changed hl3 vote and expressed the same Idea. An ef fort was made to get senator jviuinger to vote against the bill, but the gentleman from Anderson stuck to his guns and refused to change hl3 vote. Other senators who shifted from a favorable attitude to an unfavorable one were Senators Conlogue and Coats. Most of the Democrats voted for the bill. Seven bills were passed by the Senate. Senator Matson's bill creating a state board of audit and giving the State the right to bid on the Vandalla Railroaa in case it is offered for sale was passed. The bill gives the board the right to issue bonds to cover the cost of the road in case a successrui bid is made. The bill Is intended to secure the collection of the million-dollar judgment recently secured by the State in the Su preme Court against the Vandalla. OTHER BILLS PASSED. Among the other bills passed was one by Senator Harrison, a substitute measure amending the act of 1S20 concerning county business; a bill by Senator Klttlnger, au thorizing and empowering judges of the Circuit and Superior courts to take minor children from parents in divorce cases and to place them in orphans homes; a bill by Senator Fleming amending the Ft. Wayne charter so that street and alley improvements may be made under the Bar rett law. and a bill by Senator Parks pro viding for the cleaning and repair of dredzed ditches. Senator Johnston called up his bill fixing the penalty for criminal assault at irom two years to life in the State s prison. The bill, and it was made a special order ox business for to-day at 11 o clock. Senate committees reported in favor of the passage of the following bills: Providing that the advertisement for county printing shall be by separate items and not by groups, Wampler; increasing from 25 cent to 30 cents the amount each county shall nav for the support of orphans. Parks; nrovldine that in case of non-resident morteaeees. the property, in certain cases. shall be listed for taxation in the name of the mortgagor, Gochenour; giving corpora tions oreanized under the mining and man ufacturins act the right to Increase their canital stock at otner tnan regular meet incs. Matson: transferring unruly boys nvr eiKhteen years of age from the Plain field Reform School to the Jeffersonville Reformatory. Gard: requiring floodgates in streams -where -water from ditches floods adloinlne lands. Gray; giving public servevine of Vigo county to tho county sur vevor and flxine his salary at $1.000 a year: exempting fraternal organizations from tax ation and attachment unner trustee, gar nishee or -other process. Burns; providing for an annual Arbor day, l'arKs; nxlng pay of county commissioners of Crawford count v. Gibson. Reports recommending that the following bills be lndenniteiy postponed were made: Providing that each township trustee shall within four -weeks after filing his annual report, publish In the newspapers his item ized report, iiendee; requiring tne same proofs of inability to secure a fair trial In civil cases that apply In criminal cases, Mllburn; fixing the compensation of county auditors for making out duplicates for townshln assessors. Johnston. The Senate adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. nOCSE RILES IWCHAXGED. Loirer Draurh Must 3Ieet at O o'clock A Flood of Bills. An effort was made toward the close of yesterday's session of the Houso to amend the rules so that In the future that body will meet at 10 o'clock Instead of 9 o'clock. but the amendment failed by one vote. A two-thirds vote is required to change tho rules and only flft-nine members voted for the amendment, while thirty voted agaln3t it. Under the rules the House must meet at 9 o'clock each day unless otherwise provided by resolution of the preceding ses sion. The urcsent Houso does not take

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favorably to these early sessions and only one has been tried. Mr. Kirkpatrick offered the usual resolution that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day and Mr. Sayre promptly offered an amendment to that, resolution by which the regular hour for the convening of the House should hereafter be 10 o'clock. The amendment to the resolution was adopted on a viva voce vote, but the resolution was defeated on an aye and no vote. Not to be thwarted and forced Into an early session to-day Mr. Kirkpatrick then offered his original resolution, which was adopted. Yesterday's session of the House was characterized by a flood of new bills, sev eral of them of more than usual importance. Mr. Stechhan. of Marlon county. offered two of these; one provided for the reducing of the mileage allowance or the members of the Legislature from 20 cents per mile to 5 cents, and the other Increasing the number of deputies of the state factory inspector to seven, an addiHUH Ol IWU, HI1U UJU inncuscu oaiawca of the deputies and chief inspector $200 per year and allowed JTiUu per year ror cierK hire. The mileage bill will undoubtedly cue a lingering aeatn in committee, ior, as one member expressed It, the bill stands about as much show of passing as a cat without claws stands of getting out of the Infernal regions. The factory inspectors bill is one that was prepared by the State Fed eration of Labor and will be actively sup ported by that organization, represented by President E. A. Perkins. TWO-CENT-A-MILE BILL. Representative Denbo added to his al ready long list of bills by offering one that fixes the maximum fare to be charged by raiKroads at 2 cents per mile and requires railroad companies to sell 500-mile mileage books for $10. This bill is similar to one offered two years ago by Representative E. E. Neal. of Nobles vllle. The widely advertised bill for the relief II, , " ' '""f1"6 , 1 eaiaiics 1.1 Ulli flW IU AYclS IllirUUUCtru by Representative Sparks, of Rush. This diu is backed by the state organization of prosecutors, and already some effective lobbying has been done for it. Mr. Sparks also introduced a bill increasing the salary of the state statistician to $3.000. Mr. Beckman. of Lake, offered a bill abol ishing the office of truant officer and Dlacing his duties on the township trustee. Mr. Branch, of Martinsville. Introduced one of the bills which the State Board of Education is supporting. It provides, first, that the qualifications of county superintendents shall be raised from a three-year teacner s license to five years; second, that the terms of county superintendents shall begin on the 1st day of January instead of ten days after their election; third, that county superintendents shall be allowed from $230 to $500 for expenses in visiting the schools of their counties, and fourth, that tne period for holding examinations for license shall be changed from the first eight montns or tne school year to the first six months. Under this bill the terms of the present superintendents will be extended live months, as they now go out of office in June. s Mr. Hume, of Hendricks. Introduced a bill providing that veterinary surgeons shall be examined and licensed the same as physicians. Twenty-four bills were reDcrted from committee, the ones of chief interest being Mr. Poer's bill repealing the Barlow antilynching law, which was killed, and Mr. Harley'a bill providing for the continuance of the present system of providing labor ior ine convicts or the State Prison, which was recommended for passage. The full re port of the committee recommendations will be found in the legislative routine in anotner column. DISPOSITION OF BILLS. Houso bills Nos. 102 and 20 were handed down on second reading and advanced to engrossment. Nos. 27 and 130 were made a special order for Tuesday at 10 o'clock and Friday at 11 o'clock, respectively. No. 27 Is Mr. Wright's bill providing for the com pulsory adoption of voting machines in Marion county. It was amended so as to provide for the rotation of the names of tho candidates for school commissioner of the cny ot inuianapons. senate Dills Nos. 108. li, 43 and 9 were handed down on first reading and referred to the proper committees. No. 108 is the famous Reformatory bill, and In referring it Speaker Marshall an nounced first that the bill would be referred to tho committee on the affairs of the State Prison. He caught himself, however, and made the correction, giving It to tho com mute on the affairs of the Indiana Re rormatory. Four House bills were handed down on third reading and passed. They were: No. 57 Bell requiring Insurance companies to make all papers referred to in their policies a part of the policies, vote 84-1; No. 45 Van Fleet empowering cities to levy a tax for the creation of a fund with which to purchase water works, vote 70-1; No. 20 Mulr grading the crime of embezzlement as the crime of larceny is graded, vote S3-0; and No. 74 Mulr enabling the trustees of the police pension fund of Indianapolis to fix the allowances of pen Mr. Branch. Martinsville, endeavored in secure the reconsideration of the vote bv which the House concurred in the report of the committee killing House bill No. 121 providing that all the civil enrineerlnsr wnric of a county shall be done by the county sur veyor, dui ne was unsuccessiui because the .memDer on wnom ne renea to offer the motion absented himself from the hall at the critical time and he could not offer the mo tion of a member who was not present. Yes terday was tne only day on which this vote could be recor.sldered, so the bill is dead beyond resuscitation. The session, which lasted until 12:15 o'clock, was opened with prayer by Renresenunite v uuuiiis. ui xienry county. WOOD GARMSUEE BILL, Discussion In Senate Judiciary Com mlttee Warn Lively. There was hot discussion yesterday aft ernoon by the committee on Judiciary No. 1 on the "Wood garnishee bill, introduced by Senator W ood, of Lafayette. After spending an hour and a half listening to speeches for and against the measure the committee adjourned without taking any other action than agreeing to meet this morning at 9 o'clock to continue the discussion and, if possible, to prepare a report to be presented to the Senate this morning. The Indiana Merchants' Association and the Indianapolis Grocers' Association had representatives before the committee to advocate favorable consideration of the bilL Former Judg L. C. Walker did the talking for the members of the association and declared that the bill should pass with a few amendments. On the other hand, laboring men were represented by Edgar A. Perkins, president of the State Federation of Labor, who asked the committee to strangle the measure in committee room. It was pernicious, he said, and would work injury to the toller who receives comparatively small pay. The sentiment among members of the committee is against the bill in its present form. Senator De Haven, to whom the bill was handed by Chairman Parks for examination, reported to the committee that it should be killed. His report was not concurred In and the question was left open to discussion. . Senator De Haven said last night that the bill is dangerous as now drawn and that It might give unscrupulous merchants a chance to be very unjust to

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MOW IN H SMISOUNAVlffltUSTlt TO 15 OfiEAl The W0 Ron J debtors. Senator De Haven said he is willing to favor any bill that will make a deadbeat come ta time, but he does not think this bill Is drawn to protect those who, through misfortune, may run behind. Senator Klttlnger's division of the judiciary committee will report this morning on several bills. Senator Barlow's bill, providing that process may be served by the secretary of state upon, foreign corporations doing business in this State, but which have no State offices or agencies or officers resident in this 3tate, will be reported by a divided committee. The ma jority report is against the bill. Senator Crumbaker's bill will be reported favorably by a majority of the committee, but there win be a minority reDort asrainst it. The bill concerns the manner of taking appeals to tne supreme and Appellate courts. Senator Wolcott's bill, establishing a negotiaDie instrument law uniform with the laws of other States, will be reported for passago by a majority and against by a minority. Senator Fortune's bill, relatlntr to Judgment by a court on special findings of iaci inconsistent with the g-eneral verdict, will be reported for Indefinite postponement by the majority. A minority report will be returned favoring the bill. The committee spent some time considering Senator Matson's bill providing for tho appointment of a commission to codify and revise the laws of the State relating to corporations. No action was reached on the measure. 3in. WATSOX IX TOWX. He In Inclined to Think Quay Will Defeat Mr. DeverlilRe. Representative James E. Watson, of the Sixth district, arrived in the city last evening to Join the forces of the third hose. However, his efforts as a lobbyist will be confined to the support of an innocent measure providing for a change In the judicial circuit of which his home county of Rush is a part. Representative Sparks, of Rushvllle, has a bill which changes this circuit so that it will Include Rush and Fayette counties, instead of Rush and Shelby.' Representative Watson, is interested in the bill, and he broke away from his work in Washington for forty-eight hours to see if he could be of assistance to Representative Sparks in securing the favorable consideration of his measure. Representative Watson gave a little dinner party at the Columbia Club last evening, at which he had as his guests the Republican members of the Legislature from the Sixth district. He will return to Washington to-night. "Congress is busy on the old grind of appropriation bills," said Representative Watson last evening, "and little legislation beyond these measures will be affected this session. I believe that the House will pass an anti-trust bill, and possibly the Fowler currency bill, if it is materially amended. The Senate is having such a fight over the statehood bill that I doubt if it does much else, aside from disposing of that and the appropriation bills after they come from the House. "Senator Beveridge Is making a hard fight on his statehood bU, but I'm rather inclined to fear that Senator Quay will defeat him. The test vote this morning indicated that. Senator Beveridge is right in his fight, and he should win. The best element of the citizens of the Terrltorlp that Quay is fighting for does not want. statehood at tnis time." Representative Watson was asked about the numerous gubernatorial rumors that come from Washington, and he laughed and replied: "Judging from the newspaper stories one would be warranted in concluding that the Indiana delegation in Congress does little else than discuss the question of who will be the next Governor of Indiana, or. ui ifAt, vuu in uo me uuiiuiuaies. as a matter or tact, the matter Is not beinsr taixea aDoui Dy our representatives, except to the extent that when one Indianlan meets another nowadays he greets him with Uieno, Lrovernorr " CONTEST FOR A SEAT. House Committee Henrn the Claims of W. J. Hamilton. The House committee on elections yester day afternoon took up tho contest of W. J. Hamilton, who claims the seat of Peter Schloot, Democrat, representative from Greene county. The committee went into all the evidence, but did not reach a deci sion and another meeting will be held next Tuesday afternoon for final action. Mr. Ilonftlton, the contestor, appeared before the committee in person, and his In terests were looked after by former Senator I P..Newby, of Knlghtstown. and by At torney u. Henderson, or Bloomfield, while Mr. Schloot was represented by Senator Cyrus E. Davis and Attorney W. V. .Monett, or uioomneid. The contest turns on the vote in "one pre cinct, ine tally sheet In this precinct snowed a total or eighty votes for Schloot. but only seventy-five tallies. If Schloot received the five votes In question he was elected by four votes. If he did not receive them Hamilton was elected by one vote. The duplicate tally sheet that was sealed In the bag showed the same total of eighty votes and the same seventy-five tallies. The greater part of the evidence presented to the committee was in documentary form, but a half dozen witnesses, three ior eacn siue, were examined. Work of House Committees. Tho following House committees met yesterday afternoon and passed on the bills in dicated: L.uucauon oenaie Dili r0. t Hell en abling towns in Lake county to purchase school lands and levy a special tax for school purposes for passage: Senate bill No. 33 Parks regulating the transfer of dependent children in orphans' homes for passage; House bill No. 133 Kimball changing compulsory education age limit to exempt graduates of common schools for passage: House bill No. 233 Branch Stat a Board of Education bill affecting office of county superintendent for passage. County and Township Business House bill No. 104 Boyd concerning the construc tion of gravel roads for passage; House bill ro. jJir-Mcuoweii making county commissioners liable for damages for accidents resulting from defective bridges for indefinite postponement: House bill No. 302 schermerhorn providing ,that county councils snaii consist or nve members instead of seven for. indefinite postponement: House bill No. 8G- Harley concerning the establishment of new school districts for passage. Cities and Towns House bill No. 113 Morton authorizing county commissioners to construct market houses for indefinite postponement: House bill No. 94 Stults legalizing the proceedings of the town of Warren. Huntington county for passage: House bill No. 67 Van Fleet concerning the construction and repair of sidewalks in cities for Indefinite postponement: House bill No. 88 Sherman prohibiting usury of persons or tirms loaning money on chat telsfor indefinite postponement. LeKlalatlve Sidelights. . Senator Ulrey, of Fort Wayne, Is patterned after at) Ironside of Cromwell's day and his serious face, long, black hair and severely cut coat are so Puritanical, so Nonconformist and altogether not of the

world of frivolous things that on first sight he is taken mafty times for a minister of the gospel. His colleague from the Allen county metropolis, "Steve" Fleming, tells a story on the "dominie." as Ulrey is coming to be called, that has caused a lot of fun In the chamber. Fleming says that on one occasion, before the last election. Ulrey was invited to address a political gathering at Huntertown. not far from Fort Wayne. He was not known to many people In the vicinity and. his place was first on the programme. After the chairman of the meeting had made the customary introduction. In which, however, he so mouthed Ulrey's name that nobody coulc tell just what he said, Ulrey stepped forward to speak. He dropped his head for a surreptitious glance at his notes and when he again looked at his audience he found that almost everybody in the hall was kneeling reverently in the attitude of prayer. Ulrey was stumped for a moment but he was quick to make the best of the situation, and without the slightest bit of irreverence he hastily invoked Divine guidance and then proceeded as if nothing had happened to make a speech roasting the Republicans. Preceded as it was by an invocation of Divine favor, his arraignment of Kepublican policies went all the better with the

crowd. Senator Fleming declares that nothing could have convinced those people that Ulrey was not a preacher of the old circuit rider type. XXX The pictures of Senator Conlogue used In a Journal cartoon, "Among the Legisla tors," made such a hit with his Ligonier constituents that some of them sent him a funny postal card yesterday. The only address the card bore was, "To This State Senator." However, pasted underneath these words was a clipping from the Jour nal cartoon, with the caption, "A Bunch of Conlogue." On the back of the card was written: "Senator Conlogue. Indianapolls. Ind.: "All Noble county citizens say It's a true picture. Come. Joe. don t look so serious. Jolly up. Get in the came. Irrigate. Where did you get that hat? "YOUR CONSTITUENTS. The Journal artist happened to catch Sen ator Conlotruo when he was in the dumps the senator, that is and the expression that the constituents saw on the pictured face of their representative was a very lugubrious one. The senator, however. freely admitted that the pictures made as big a hit with him as they did with his home people, and It is said that he posed industriously with a happy smile whenever the Journal artist got around In the neighborhood of his desk. Senator Milburn was euchred out of a bill the other day because, through weariness, he nodded at his desk and went sound asleep. History has been changed more than once because somebody "went to sleep at the switch," and Mr. Milburn now real lzes how true the statement Is. He had a Iet measure which did not meet the ap proval of some of his Republican brethren. They did not like to oppose him flatly, but they racked their brains to find a way to kill the bill. Mr. Milburn called It up. there was some aelay and in the Interim he lost consciousness. Somebody saw that he watf dead to the things that were and quickly put In a crlppllnj? motion. It was carried. Another motion struck out the enacting clause and the bill was dead. Senator Mil burn awoke, found what had been done and concluded to laugh rather than get angry. xxx My little committee." said Senator Klt tlnger. in a characteristic allusion to the second division of the judiciary committee, "Is to have a treat in the near future. Sen ator Barcus has made a motion to the ef feet that Senator Will Wood, chairman of the committee on public morals, be invited to appear before the committee and make an address. The senator did not explain the reason for the Invitation and the senators are wondering why Senator' W ood, as the ex ponent of stern morality, should oe cauea upon to speak to the members of "the little committee." it is said tne speecn win dq made in .secret. XXX Senator Dausman was given an opportu nity to preside over the Senate yesterday for a few minutes while President Gilbert was called away and he acquitted himself admirably. He made only one blunder. which, however, was a slight one. Alter the nassaire of a bill the senator forgot to put the customary question,- "Shall the title or ine diu remain as me iiuc ui mc Roll Clerk Cutler whispered over his shoulder and the day was saved for the senator from Goshen. XXX "He's devilish clever, is Steve," said a member of the chamber in which the young man from Fort Wayne has a seat, the other day, and the brisk characterization is ac ccpted as hitting Senator Fleming off as well as anything else. The member from Allen and Adams counties usually votes about as he likes without regard to what the rest of the Democrats think, but that does not seem to impair his influence with them. Every Democrat hates to vote for a measure of Republican initiation and there are . times of pain and travail among the minority members once In a while when absolute fairness to their constituents demands that they support a Republican bill. Then diplomatic Mr. Fleming gets in his work. Easily, smilingly, soitly, insidiously, but firmly and determinedly Fleming but tonholes his colleagues and tells them where to get on and off. Usually they ascend and descend about where he indicates, but now and then there arises a recalcitrant of the old school whom even Fleming, with his "devilish cleverness, cannot move. Rampantly against the laboratory bill was Senator Lawler yesterday. So fiercely did he cry out against "Republican extrav aeance" that the blood flew to his face which flamed under the stress of his extreme emotion.- Fleming waited until the outburst had spent itself and until all dan ger of apoplexy had disappeared and then he perched himself upon the arm of the senator's desk and went to work with the face of an angel and the tongue of the ser pent In Eden. It was a comedy. Fleming would argue with his mouth near the ear of the venerable senator from Washington and Jackson, but he would be met by grim shakes of the head in the negative. Fleming persevered until he saw that it was hopeless, but characteristically as ever, he left Senator Lawler laughing heartily at same facetious remark and there was no soreness. Senator Lawler was the only Democratic senator that voted against the bill. XXX Lieutenant Governor Gilbert is an ideal presiding officer. Even the gentlemen who are lucky enough to occupy seats on the left side of the chamber admit that. Despite the fact that the Lieutenant Governor finds It necessary now and then to check ram pant oratory and to put his foot down Reed-fashion on filibustering tactics, they agree that he is absolutely fair and that he is not inclined to give Democrats the worst of it because they are Democrats. Mr. Gilbert has thfck faculty of getting things done. There is a tendency to loaf now and then and to waste time over things that are not essential, but the Lieutenant Governor, with a few short, brisk words. sets things moving with a hum. His voice has a peculiar sure quality about It; the same never-to-be-mistaken quality that rings in the command of an army officer: the voice of a. man who has found himself; who knows now to commana. To be president of the Senate is a trying thing once in a wnne. senators will oc casionally set in to nag, to gnaw at the vitals of patience a little like a termagant will try the temper of a henpecked husband. Motions will be made for no other purpose than to confuse and to block progress. To clear this rubbish out of the wav. and to do it pleasantly, so as to attain the object desired and yet leave no sore snots. Is a task that requires something of the patience of Chesterfield and a little of the iron-Jawed will of Cromwell. In meeting these little aimcumes tne ueutenant Gov ernor has gained the admiration and respect of Republicans and Democrats alike. Once In a while, too, something will come up In the Senate that provokes rancorous discussion. Senators will raucously rage on tne one siae or tne oiner, and no mat ter what may be tne private opinion of the president or tne senate, or how eaeerlv he may wish to espouse one view or the other, he must preserve an attitude of strictneutrality ana ruie justly and dispassionately. In positions of this character Mr. Gilbert has earned many encomiums. LEGISLATIVE EOUTDIE. New House Bills.. No. 1SS Wells Concerning suits against receivers appointed by courts or this State. Judiciary. No. ISO-Sherman-Providing for payment in money of 11 road tax assessed against real estate. Roads. , No. 187-Huli-For protection of traveling nubile Railroads. No. 1SS Carmlchael Amending the law

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. in regard to ditches and drains. Drains and jjyKes. No. 1S$ Balrd Amending act concerning highways and supervisors thereof. Roads. No. 190 Van Fleet Regulating the em ployment of female labor. Labor. No. 191 van Fleet Amending law con cerning cruelty to animals. Public Morals. No. 192 Rock Regarding the sprinkling of streets in cities and incorporated towns. Cities and Towns. No. 193 Lopp Concerning county busi ness. County and Township Business. No. 194 Hume Regulating practice of veterinary surgery', creating State Board of Examiners to conduct examinations for license. No. 193 Cravens Enabling infant mar ried women to hold and transfer property. Judiciary. No. 196 Kline Amending the fish law. Rights and Privileges. No. 1S Beckman Abolishing the office of truant officer and Investing duties in township trustee. Education. No. 198 Bamberger Providing for fire escapes and exits on public buildings. In surance. No. 199 Stechhan Reducing mllease al lowance of members of the Legislature from twenty cents to five cents per mile. Mileage and Accounts. No. 200 Stechhan Providing for two new deputies for State factory inspector and Increasing salaries of the Inspectors $200. jaoor. No. 201 Stutesman Establishing a Su perior Court in the counties of Miami, Wabash and Huntington. Organization of Courts. No. 202 Schermerhorn Amendine county reform law and giving county councils Ave Instead of seven members, to be appointed by Circuit Court Instead of elected. County ana uownsnip business. No. 203 Branch Making terms of county superintendents tegin on Jan. 1; raising qualification of county superintendents to nve-years license: giving county superintendents $250 to $300 for expenses. Education. No. 204 Sparks Increasing salaries of prosecuting attorneys from $500 to $1.000. i?ees ana salaries. No. 205 Sparks Increasing salarv of State statistician to $3.000. Fees and Sal aries. No. 206 McDowell Makinsr countv com missioners liable for damages for failure to keep bridges in repair. County and Town ship Business. - No. 20 Denbo Fixing 2 cents ner mile as maximum fare to be chartred bv rail roads and requiring them to sell 500-mile mileage nooks ror $10. Railroads. No. 208 Mulr Appropriatine monev to pay State's share of cost of East Michigan street sewer. Claims. Bills on Third Readinff In House. II. B. No. 57 Bell Reoulrinir Insiiranr companies to make all papers referred to in tne policy a part or the policy. Passedju to 1. H. B. No. 46 Van Fleet Enabllnc towns and cities to levy tax to create a fund for the purchase of water works. Passed 73 to 1. H. B. No. 30 Mulr Gradinsr crime of em bezzlement as that of larceny is graded. Passed S3 to 0. H. B. No. 74 Mulr Reeulatlne dlsnoslHnn of Indianapolis police Dension fund. Pns -68 to 13. Reports of House Committees. Judiciary. No. 78 Stansbury Concerning In criminal cases. For passage. po. yo v an b leet Concernlne nleadint? and proof in action against a common ear ner ror damages ror the loss, destruction and failure to deliver personal Dronertv. For passage. No. 122 Bell Amendlnar act concerningdecedents. For passage. NO. 83 v ells To protect manufacturers and vendors of mineral water, etc., for loss of bottles by theft. For passage. no. 152-Kirkpatrlck Legalizing the in corporation of the town of Linden. Mont gomery county. For passage. no. lit Bcnioot Providing that if hall be unlawful for treasurers or other persons intrusted with money of labor unions to use same. For indefinite postDonement. No. 133 Cantwell Amending law regulat ing procedure In civil cases. For passage. xoi riiiiiieiBer concerning tne ownership and alienation of real estate by aliens. For passage. No. 6-Denbo An act in relation to county auditors and legalizing certain acts thereof. For indefinite postponement. NO. 163 liume legalizing the Incorpora tion of the town of North Salem, Hendricks county. r or passage. S. B. No. 4 Barlow Legalizing incorpo ration of town of Shirley, Hancock county. For nassaere. No. 76 Poer Repealing the Barlow antilynchlng law. For Indefinite postponement. State Prison. No. 132 Harley Providing for . extension of present system of emolovment nf mn. victs at State Prison. For passage. Rights and Privileges. No. 101-Klrkpatrkk To prevent destruc tion of crops by chickens and other fowls. For Indefinite postponement. No. 140 Mummert Requiring; signal lights to be displayed on all watercraft. For passage. No. LI Schreeder Making it a felony to have or to hold burglar's tools. For Indefinite postponement. No. SS-Holman-Provldlng that hunters must take out license. For passape. jno. l-'.i i.opp rruviainir ior Detter proletuuii ui quail.- ui yupsuge. County and Township Business. No. 22 Robertson Exempting state rmm ty and municipal bonds, also mortgages ana omer eviufiitcs oi lnaeoteaness bear Ing 4 per cent. Interest and less from taxa tion. For indefinite postponement. Cities and Towns. No. 159 Denbo Authorizing cities of less than 34,000 to grant sewer companies the ripht to construct sewers. For passage. No. 95 Wilson Authorizing cities of from 3,410 to 3,500 to own and operate their own water works system. For passage. No. Yi Muir MaKing it possible for Woodruff Place to pay her share of cost of East Micnigan-street sewer. For passage. Insurance. No. 91 Denbo Prohibiting infant Insur ance. For indefinite postponement. No. 116 Robertson Regulating the ad Justment of losses by fire, lightning, and tornado insurance companies. M. T. II. S. Class Dar Exercises. Members of the January, 1303, class of the Manual Training High School are decidedly busy these days getting ready for the semi annual class day exercises, which will be held In the assembly hall of the school next Wednesday afternon at 2 o'clock. The pres ent seniors who leave the M. T. H. S. at this time have been exceedingly prominent in Bchol life, and the January, 03, clasa done much to cause Its name not to be' soon forgotten. There Is much speculation among the pupils as to That sort of exercises the seniors will have next Vednerf.iv. but the members of the class will not say

much about the programme. It is said that the programme, as given out, is not all that will take place at the graduation exercises, and the topic of conversation In the halls is what surprise the naughty threes have in store. Following is the programme: Music Irving Reuter. President's Greeting Charles Jennings. . Class History Nellie Blair. Song Mrs. Vhallon. Class Poem Harvey Emmerich. Witches' Dance Fifteen members of tht class. Song Paul Edwards. Class Prophecy George TYIldhack. Class Song Robert Fessler. MITCHELL BEFORE IT. "1 ; T (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) dental expenses was made. In emergencies, such as the necessity for a relief fund, additional assessments were made. If such prohibitive fees as mentioned were charged Mr. Mitchell said it was probably because of the principles of organization, and th miners were organized for a purpose and that purpose was to receive good pay for their wages and to protect their Interests. Mr. Mitchell said there were 11,000 miners) organized In Indiana, and he thought all of them had been employed during the year and had worked according to union regulations In turning coal out of the mines. He explained that the operators who owned mines not now being worked might open them if they found a market for their coal, but the implication of tho agreements between the soft coal men of Indiana and the miners was that the operators would treat the miners fairly and only mine coal with union workmen. If farmers or any one else were employed at mines the union would not Interfere with them, and If such men wanted to work and become unkm men they could apply for a union charter from national headquarters and secure It for 515. The Individual initiation fees would be fixed by themselves and the national organization would do no more than support them in their work and govern their actions according to the constltu KNOWS OF NO COLLUSION. In reply to a question from Senator Hendee Mr. Mitchell said he knew of no col lusion or connivance between the operators and the coal-carrying railroads. .. He said that while he had no personal knowledge of it nor could not positively say there was none, there might be without his knowledge, but he did not believe it likely that the railroads and operators had combined to withhold the supply In order to raise prices. He said the shortage of coal cars and the means of locomotion was apparent in the anthracite district as well as In the 'soft coal fields. He said the anthracite fields are now turning out as much coal as ever before, but It is not being cir culated as fast as mined. During the examination the various members of the commission and Attorney General Miller frequently interrupted Mr. Mitchell with questions calculated to bring out needed information and all were satisfactorily explained by Mr. Mitchell. When he had concluded his statement the members of the commission thanked him, and after bidding them good-bye he left the Governor's office. Before leaving Governor Durbln invited Mr. Mitchell to call on him If he found time during his stay, and in turn Mr. Mitchell suggested to the Governor that he "would be glad to see hlra at any time during the convention. The members of the commission have about agreed that their Investigation cannot bring out any additional facts, and It It thought that a report will be made soon. Yesterday Charles R. Williams, editor of the News, and Harry S. New, of the Journal, appeared before the commission. Both Mr. New and Mr. Williams were questioned as to their knowledge of the coal situation. The questioning elicited little information, as the editors merely knew In a general way that there was a shortage of coal, but knew nothing definite of the cause, Mr. Williams was asked If he knew anything of the sources of information used by the writers for his .paper In alleging collusion and connivance between the operators and coal-carrying railroads, and htreplied that he knew little of It. Left n Ten-Dollar mil. City Sanitarian Buehler has turned over to Judge Stubbs, in Police Court, an envelope containing $10 which was left at his office by Mrs. George Bernhardt, who keeps a dairy on South Meridian street, near the Belt road. The milk inspector recently filed an affidavit against Mrs. Bernhardt charging violation of the milk ordinance and the case is now before Judge Stubbs. Dr. Buehler says he thinks the money was intended to cause a cessation of the prosecution. He says he will not prosecute Mrs. Bernhardt, because he believes she did It through ignorance. . Body Shipped to Former Home. The body of William Wren, the coachman employed by Frank M. Murphy, vho killed himself yesterday morning, was sent to his relatives In Normal. 111., by Coroner Tutewller yesterday. The Bertlllon meafurements and pictures taken of the dead man have been sent to the marshals at BloomIngton and Noimal. 111., to see If Wren hai led the life of a footpad, m told by Margaret Watkin5.on, with whom he was In love. CLEVER BOY Took the Teacher Food Careful observation on the part of parents and school authorities si to proper food to use to bring up children will lead to a healthy generation. A pupil In a Philadelphia, Fa., school says: "I' had a severe attack of typhoid fever, after which I was so very weak and delicate that I could not attend school regular. "One day our teacher, who is a great student and able teacher, gave a lesson In physiology. In which proper food was discussed. She recommended Grape-Nuts to the class, as she had used the food a long while and watched results. "I thought that If Grape-Nuts had enabled her to teach a class of boys as she taught us the food would do me' good In ray weak state and I commenced eating It. MI have used Grape-Nuts steadily for over a year, am a little past fifteen years old, and now measure five feet eight inches, weigh 137 pounds and am strong and well, having entirely recovered from my weak and delicate condition. I am very fond of athletics and Join actively in all the sports in our vicinity. I can truthfully say that Grape-Nuts Is just the food for me and has built me up into a strong, active boy." Name clvea by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, MJch.