Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1903 — Page 2

THE !NPLN.POLT9 .TOUT? NAT. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1003.

During the previous speech he had been r stiff, hoping Tor a chance to rc; in a word. Senator HallV motion to Indefinitely postpone consideration of the. Mil was carried, and that will bo the lat ever heard of the measure In all probability. Senator Barlow toJc up the cudgels In defense of enntor ard's bill providing for the transfer of vicious boys from the l'laintleld Reformatory to the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonvllfe. Senator Fortune attacked the measiare. holding that these toy could L sreli taken care of at rialntlild and that ihe bill wan unnecessary. That moved Senator Harlow to declare that he knew of several bnya at n Inflcld wh are so vicious that they corrupt othT boys that might be reformed ami led to better lives. Senator Uarcus favored referring the Mil back to the committee on reformatories for amendment, and the motion carried. HARD ROAD A 1 1 HAD. There seems to be a hard road ahead for Senator Rail's bill establishing a. state lKard of examination for barbers. Every time It has come up for consideration there lias been an attempt to kill or cripple It. Yesterday morning Senator Rail grew restive and called up the measure for third reading. Discussion was about to begin and the senator from Muncle had primed himfclf for a speech when somebody discovered that the bill had not been reprinted with tho amendments and changes and placed on the senators desks. The lieutenant governor at once declared that the measure should not be considered until returned by the printer In proper form. There has been so much opposition to tho till from the colored barbers that the belief la that it will Lc killed when It comes to a vote. The Senate did so much talking yesterday that It hed no time to pawn bills. A number of measures were read a second time and advanced to engrossment. Senator Wolcott'a bill providing for the appointment of a state high school Inspector by the State Board of Education was ordered engrossed with no voice raised In opposition. A bill by Senator Wood amending the act to regulate the descent of personal property In certain cases was ordered engrossed. Senator Hendee's bill relating to the Incorporation of Insurance companies was advanced In the same manner. Senator Thompson, on the roll call for bills on second reading, introduced his substitute for the bill to establish a Juvenile court in Indianapolis. With the original the substitute was referred to the committee on Judiciary No. 1. The substitute differs from the old bill In that it provides for the election by the people of a special Judge to have Jurisdiction In cases where children are parties. The substitute was prepared after suggestions by citizens interested In charity work. The following bills were favorably reported by committees: Senator Gochenour's bill making the punishment for burglary confinement In the State Prison for not lets than ten years nor more than twenty years; Senator Gibson's bill to permit the transfer of public property for the use of schools; Senator Ogborn's amendment to the act providing for the loaning of the common school fund; Senator Hendee's bill separating the school corporation of Alexandria from the civil corporations to allow the building of more sehoolhouses, and Senator Thompson's bill to permit real-estate, rental and insurance agents who incorporate under the voluntary association act to lend money. RE f CRTS OF COMMITTEES. The following House bills were favorably reported: Representative Muir's bill grading the punishment for embezzlement; Representative Watson's bill authorizing the State superintendent of public instruction to adopt and schedule the items entering into teachers success grades, and Representative Owen's bill amending the act concerning taxation. Recommendations were made that Senate btll No. 177, by Senator Johnson, concerning: the recording of mortgages, be indefinitely postponed; also Senate bill No. 167, by Senator Newhouse. providing for the establishment of city courts" in cities of more than G.0O0 population. The most important of the fourteen new bills Introduced was a measure by SenatorGoodwlne to separate the Women's Prison

WEATHER FORECASTS Fair und Much Colder Throughout Indlnnn To-I)a Fair ToOIorrotv. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2D.-Forecast for Friday and Saturday: For Indiana Fair and much colder on Friday; Saturday fair; fresh northwest winds, becoming variable. For Illinois Fair and colder on Friday; Saturday fair; fresh to . brisk northwest winds, diminishing. For Ohio Fair and much colder on Friday; Saturday fair; brisk northwest winds. Local Observations 01 Thursday. I Jar. Tlw?r. R.H. Wind. W'ther. Pre. 7 a. m..2y.5, 54 IS South. Cloudy. T 1 p.m. .20.63 40 8J West. Cloudy. 0 Maximum temperature, G2; minimum temperature. 40. Comparative statement öf the mean temperature and total precipitation on Jan. Temp. Pre. Normal 30 .11 Mean 51 T Departure 21 n Departure since Jan. 1 i3 .38 rius. W. T. BLYTHE. Section Director. Yesterday's Temperatures. Stations. 7 a. m. Max. 7 p. m. Abilene. Tex '6 6 42 Amarillo, Tex .) 40 30 Atlanta. Ga 54 JC 76 Bismarck. N. D 1S 2 Buffalo. N. Y 42 R2 B2 Cairo. Ill 0) to 41 Calgary, Alberta 4 22 14 Chattanooga. Tenn 54 go 70 Chejenne, Wyo 12 22 16 Chicago. Ill SS 46 ) Cincinnati, O GO C6 52 Cleveland. 0 42 ft) 3$ Columbus. 0 4 2 5 Concordia, Kan 20 3) Davenport. la 2$ 40 22 Denver, Col 2S 26 Dodge City. Kan 26 40 32 Dubuque. la 36 36 IS Duluth. Minn 20 30 8 Kl Paso. Tex 44 wt fio Galveston. Tex 62 70 66 Grand Junction. Col 22 36 3o Grand Haven. Mich 40 4i 34 Havre. Mont 10 2S 26 Helena. Mont 10 2$ 2$ Huron. S. D 0 10 6 Jacksonville, Fla ZU 7H 74 Kansas City, Mo 30 50 30 lender. Wyo .. 2$ 20 Little Rock. Ark 50 74 48 Louisville, Ky 54 62 50 Marquette. Mich 34 IS Memphis, Tenn 62 74 5 Modena. Utah 16 32 28 Montgomery. Ala 62 76 6S Nashville. Tenn 60 74 70 New Orleans. Ijk 62 7g 70 New York, N. Y 40 4s 41 Norfolk. Va 4S m ts North Platte. Neb IS 24 2S Oklahoma. O. T 40 44 3$ Omaha. Neb 14 26 22 Palestine, Tex 62 so 5$ Parkersburg. W. Va.... 4 74 66 Philadelphia. Pa 2 50 46 Pittsburg. Pa 46 64 62 Pueblo. Col 2S 3S 28 Qu' Appells, N. W. T...-21 -10 IS Rapid City. S. D 6 34 26 8t. Louis, Mo T6 62 34 St. rul. Minn 20 20 4 Salt Lake City. Utah 28 2t Santa Fe. N. M 32 3 2S Shreveport. ln 62 so 6S Springrteld. Ill v 46 50 30 Springfield. Mo M M 2S Valentine. Neb 6 ; 22 VlrJfsburc. Miss 62 76 - 70 Washington. D. C 40 IA 54 Wichita, Kan 2 3S 31 MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. HVERPOOU Jan. 20.-Arrived: Corlnth!n. from St. John. N. R.. and Halifax; Merom. from Boston; Michigan, from Boston; Manxman, from Portland: Noordland from Philadelphia. Sailed: Call fornix n. for Portland; Canadian, for New York; Mongolian, from GIagow, for Halifax and St. John. QCEENSTOWN, Jan. 23.-8al!ed: Oceanir, for New York; Haverford, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Arrived: Philadelphia, from Liverpool. Sailed: Celtic, for JJverpool. PALERMO. Jan. 29.-Arrived: Perugia, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. NAPLES. Jan. 2D.-Salled: Commonwealth, for Boston. GLASGOW. Jan. .-Salled: Uvonlan, for Philadelphia. HAVRE. Jan. 23. Arrived: La Savoie, from New York. LONDON, Jan, .-Salled: Mcsaba, tor Xew Ycrk.

and Industrial School for Girls. The bill was referred to the committee on reformatories. The bill provides that not less than eighty acres of land shall be purchase! by a commission of four members acting with the t.overnor outside but within ten miles of Indianapolis for the n hool, which shall be built on the cottage plan. For buildings and grounds and expenses of the commission JlaO.floo Is appropriated. The present building' shall be used as a woman's prison. The Industrial School for Girls shall be under the control of the same board of managers as the Women's Prison, but there shall be a special woman superintendent, who shall select and appoint all ofllcers, who shall b removable at her pleasure. A bill by Senator Thompson created some Interest. It makes Saturday afternoon a legal holiday for banks and trust companies.The bill giving cities and towns of less than 33.0U0 a special charter, prepared by Mayor Knotts. of Hammond, was introduce I by Senator Jochenour. Senator Fleming introduced a bill providing a method of legal separation for those. whose religion prohibits them from going into the divorce courts. In case Senator Matson Is able to be present the voting machine bill will l conFidered to-day as a special order of business. The Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.

iiAsmjAM, 11 1 c;oi:s Tiutoiciii. House Holds Lively Afternoon Session, With Statesman In the Chair. There were several Interesting features of the session of the House yesterday afternoon. Booth Tarklngton Introduced his first bill. Representative Stutesman wielded the gavel for the first time, the bill permitting the playing of baseball on Sunday in this city was passed, and there were parliamentary tilts on two or three questions that made the proceedings seem more like the real article than anything that has occurred during the session. Contrary to expectations, and the hopes of many of tho members and spectators who wanted to hear Tarklngton again, the baseball bill was passed without discussion. It was handed down about the middle of the afternoon and placed at once on Its passage. During the roll call the interest of the friends of the bill was at a fever heat, because about twenty of the members declined to vote ono way or the other and there were more noes than had been expected. However, the total showed sixty votes for the bill to twenty-one against it, and It was safely passed. Mr. Mutr, of Marion county, immediately offered a motion that the vote be reconsidered and that that motion be laid upon the table the parliamentary form to prevent any future reconsideration of the vote by which tho bill was passed and his motion prevailed. The House can take no further action on the measure and it is now up to the Senate. V. H. Watklns and Charles Ruschaupt, the owners of the Indianapolis club of the American Association, were perhaps the most interested spectators during these proceedings and the smiles that illuminated their facti when It was known that the bill had passed were worth going miles to see. Some little opposition to the bill had developed among the ministers of the city, but as It was indorsed by the press, the Central Labor Union and the business men of Indianapolis the opposition had little effect. Mr. Branch, of Morgan, availed himself of the opportunity to take a dig at the Marion county delegation and Marion county in general by explaining his vote and declaring that he supported the measure because it affects only this city and he had come to the conclusion that tht sole purpose of the General Assembly was to give Marlon county everything It wanted. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Reports of committees was the first order of business, and the following bills were advanced to second reading on favorable recommendations: House bills, N03. 81, providing a sliding scale for the minimum wages for school teachers; 142. authorizing the establishment of a manual training school in Evansvllle; 211, concerning the construction of free gravel and macadamized roads; 177. regulating the time for filing reports by foreign Insurance companies; 170, requiring safety appliances on steam boilers, and 10, providing for Increase lr. the State school tax levy from 11 to 16 cents; and Senate bills Nos. 9. providing pensions for disabled or retired policemen in Evansvllle; 52. amending the Fort Wayne charter In regard to sidewalk and alley improvements; 54, legalizing certain acts of the mayor and Common Council of Jeffersonville, and 6, exempting certain funds of fraternal and beneliciary associations and orders from taxation. The following bills were killed on unfavorable reports: House bills Nos. 113, regulating the minimum wages of school teachers; 1S2, providing for deaf and dumb school In Evansvllle to be supported in part by the State; 219. requiring county auditors to advertise the amount of school funds not loaned; 75, providing for the making of annual reports to circuit Judges by. county officers, and 220, authorizing the owners of traction and road engines to run tame on the public highways. House bills Nos. lw, concerning pleading and proof In action against common carriers for loss of personal property; 159, authorizing cities of less than 34.0UO to grant to sewer companies the right to construct sewers, and SH. legalizing the proceedings of the town of Warren, Huntington county, were handed down on third reading and passed without opposition. STUTESMAN WIELDS GAVEL. At this stage In the proceedings Speaker Marshall called Mr. Stutesman to the chair. As the gentleman from Miami grasped the gavel that two years ago he coveted he was greeted with a spontaneous burst of applause from all parts of the hall. He smiled genially at the opening ripple, but .as It was prolonged and renewed and prolonged again, a rosy blush spread over his face, and over and around to the back of his neck. He recovered Irom his temporary embarrassment, however, and turned the situation neatly as quiet was restored. "The demonstration is entirely in order," he said. Mr. Stutesman handed down House bill No. 7, providing for the restriction of dangerous, communicable diseases, on its third reading, and in an effort to amend or recommit it the House tied itself In a parliamentary knot that required an arbitrary ruling by the chair to untangle. Mr. Branch wanted to amend the bill so that measles would not be declared a dangerous disease, and he offered a motion that the bill be recommitted to the committee on rights and privileges, which Mr. Stutesman held out of order on the ground that Instructions as to the amendment must accompany recommitment on third reading. Mr. Sayre read from the rules to show that the chair was In error In his ruling, but the chair stood by his guns. Mr. Branch then came to the front again with a motion for recommitment to the committee on health, with instructions to strike out the word measles. A general squabble arose over this, as Mr. Sayre sought to amend the motion by having the bill referred to the committee on rights and privileges. In the end. by general consent, the till was sent back to the committee on health without instructions. This flurry had not fairly subsided when 'another arose over Mr. Wright's voting machine bill, which came up on recond reading. Mr. LJranch offered an amendment mäkln the adoption of voting machines compulsory In every county in the State and providing that the State should pay for the machines. On motion by Mr. Kirkman this amendment was tabled by an overwhelming vote. Mr. rttanth had another amendment ready In caso the first failed, which provided that the adoption of machines should be compulsory In every county, but that the counties should pay for them, and he offered It, only to have it tabled. FUN WITH THE SPEAKER. Then the fun began and the temporary speaker was given the run of his life. Mr. Stookey offered a minor amendment that was tabled. Mr. Wright moved that the bill be advanced to engrossment, but on motion of Mr. Stookey this motion was also tabled, when Mr. Slack added to the general confusion with a motion that the House adjourn. The motion was se-ondcd and It looked like it would carry, but Mr. Stutesman artfully foiled the move. "All in favor of the motion to adjourn say 'Ay,' " he announced, and the word "aye" came from his Hps In almost a whisper. A goodly volume of "ayes" responded. "All In favor of not adjourning say 'No he then called out, and the "no" came with a shout at the top of his voice. The "noes" that responded were few in number but mighty In lung power, and before any one could call for a division Mr. Stutesman declared that the motion to adjourn had failed. Mr. Wright's bill was again taken up, and ccveral motions were made to make tha

further consideration of the bill a special order, tut they failed, and finally the bill was advanced to engrossment on motion by Mr. Branch. Mr. Stutesman was weary, and he gladly relinquished the gavel to the speaker. Mr. Fpaiks's dentists' bill was handed down 011 third reading, but further consideration of it was postponed until Monday at 2 o'clock. Just before adjournment the House had a little fun with Speaker Marshall. Mr. Decker obtained unanimous consent to offer a resolution which, on being read, proved to be the congratulations of the House to the sneaker In recognition of the fact that yesterday was his thirty-eighth birthday. The speaker blushed and said that he would hold the motion out of order. Mr. Stutesman then moved to amend the resolution by inserting the ligures fortyeight for thirty-eight, but the speaker declared that the amendment was worse than the original resolution and that he would not entertain it undei any circumstances. Mr. Adelr, before the laugh subsided, sent up a motion to the effect that, as a mark of the House's respect for the speaker, it stand adjourned, and this motion was eventually carrier! with a ?hout. The peakT announced that ho would have to be out of the city to-day, and leave of absence was granted him. lie designated Mr. Sayre to wield the gavel in hid absence.

3I0RM.G M:SSIO. OF IIOISE. Reformatory II 1 1 1 I'nssed In Spite of Filibustering; by Democrats. The forenoon session of the House yesterday was uneventful save for one feature the amended bill In reference to the Indiana Reformatory was passed by a vote of C2 to 32. The Democrats, led by Messrs. Slack and Boyd, again attempted to filibuster against the passage of the bill, but they were helpless in the face of an overwhelming and united Republican majority. Immediately after the bill had been read a third time Mr. Cantwell moved that It be placed upon Its passage, and upon that he demanded the previous question. Slack and Boyd demanded the ayes and noes on the question of whether the House seconded the demand for the previous question, and in this they were successful in forcing a slight delay, but that was all they could accomplish. On a strict party division the House seconded the demand by a vote of 61 to 23 and then passed the bill by a vote of C2 to 22. Mr. Adair, "the gentleman from Jay, took a shot at the majority side In explaining his vote. He said that he was at a loss to understand why the Republicans were passing the bill, as he had been unable to find a single member of the majority who was satisfied with Its provisions. Under the circumstances, he said, he could not vote to force a measure on the Republicans which did not please them, and he registered on emphatic "no." SLACK'S SOUR SPEECH. It was necessary to amend the title to the bill, and Mr. Iewls, of Fountain, offered the motion. At this stage Mr. Slack, the minority floor leader, tried hard to work off the speech that has been souring on his stomach for the past week. He secured recognition to speak on the motion to amend the title and pretended to understand that the motion was to strike the enacting clause from the bill. He started to berate the bill, but had not proceeded many sentences before he was called to order by the speaker. With a laugh the member from Johnson gave up the struggle and did not interfere with tho further progress of tho bill. The committee on engrossed bills made a report on the measure in a few minutes and It was transmitted to the Senate for that body to concur In the amendments. , M , One other bill was passed during the session', the one providing for changes in the Forty-second. Sixteenth. Sixth. Eighth and Thirty-seventh Judicial circuits so as to make a Republican circuit of one of them by placing Rush and Fayette counties together. Before It was passed, however, an amendment offered by the minority was accepted by Mr. Sparks, the sponsor for the bill. This amendment was a compromise in order to keep the minority from fighting the bill. It provides that Fix circuits shall be made of the five in Question, Shelby county to constitute a circuit in Itself and Rush and Fayette to comprise the Republican circuit desired by Mr. Sparks. Five of the six circuits will be Democratic. The bill came up on second reading, and it was necessary to suspend the rules Ip order to P House bills Nos. CI, 53. 201. 200 and 168 and Senate bills Nos. 4, 33. 5 and 43 were read a second time and advanced to engrossment without amendment. Senate bills Nos. 80. 14 10 and 116 were read a first time and referred to the proper committees. At the opening of the session, on resolution by Mr. Smith, of Cass. Isaac W. Brown, the "bird and bee man." was given an opportunity to address the House for five minutes. He spoke In advocacy of a law that will give the dove the same protection as that now given the quail, and cited the fact that the dove Is the prey of the hunter now during the very time when It should be protected. Ills address was short but vigorous, and was well received by the House. ...... A prettv feature and a significant one or yesterday's sessions was that every member and every employe wore a pink carnation an a tribute to the memory of the lite President McKinley. Yesterday was the anniversary of tno Pinn 01 civuey. THIRTY NEW BILLS IN HOUSE. Booth Tarkluntoii Introduces Ills First Measure Antl-Clffitrett Bill. Thirty new bills and two Joint resolutions were introduced in the House yesterday afternoon, the harvest of a single roll call. Of the bills several were of more than ordinary Importance, among others one by Mr. Kimball, of Marlon, abolishing convict contract labor at the expiration of the present contracts. The bill provides for a commission, to consist of the Governor and two disinterested citizens, one a wageearner and the other a manufacturer, whom he shall name before July 1, 1003, which shall investigate the proposition to employ the convicts in making paving brick, macadam and other road materials. The commission is authorized to employ a secretary and $2.000 is appropriated, to pay the secretary $3 and the members of the commission $10 for each day's service. The commission shall report to the next Central Assembly. Mr. Minnick introduced a sweeping anticigarette bill, similar to the one offered by Senator Barks in the Senate. By a peculiar coincidence Mr. Minnick hails from Grant county, which Is also the home of former Senator O. A. Baker, who Is the representative of the American Tobacco Company, and is here to tight tho antlclgarette bills. Mr. Tarklr.gtbVs bill, which Is his first, authorizes street-railway or lnterurban companies to issue preferred stock that Is preferred in the division of assets as well as dividends. Mr. Schrccder offered a bill providing for a pension of $00 per month for life for Mrs. Uliza Terrell, the widow of William H. H. Terrell, who was adjutant general of Indiana during the civil war. Mrs. Terrell Is In straitened circumstances, and has an invalid daughter to supiort. The State is asked to pension her on the grounds that her husband rendered signal and valuable services to the State and Nation during the war and she Is unable to get a iension from Congress because he was not in the government service. Mr. Corn offered the first Joint resolution, which is the initial step toward an amendment to the State Constitution whereby the terms of all county officers shall be four years and they shall be ineligible to reelection. Mr. Bamberger introduced the second, which is al preliminary to a constitutional amendment, one that will empower the Legislature to fix tho qualifications of xractitloners of law. sk;m:d nv the ;(vi:hnor. Reformatory Bill, nn Amended. Tasse the House, the Senate Concurring. The compromise bill concerning the management of the Indiana Reformatory Is now a law. It was passed by the House early in the session yesterdc. forenoon, the Senate concurred In tho Hcjse amendment Just bffore adjournment at noon, and Governor Durbin affixed his signature to the enrolled act at 5 o'clock last evening. The bill was hurried through in the least possible time. .After its passage by the House it was necessary to have a report from the committee on engrossed bills hefore It could be transmitted to the Senate, but this report was had In record-breaking time. When the bill reached the Senate a motion was offered by Senator Uoodwine, the author of the original bill that ousted the prehent board of managers of the Reformator-, to the effect that the Senate

concur In the House amendment. This motion prevailed with but a few dissenting votes from the minority side. It was then neceysary to have the bill enrolled before submission to the tJovernor for his approval, and In the ordinary course of events. If It had waited its turn with other measures, it would not have reach d the Governor until to-day or to-morrow. but It was pushed along and was in his hands before the middle of the afternoon. It Is now possible for the Governor to remove tho present board of managers by giving them a written statement of hi? Intention and according them a hearing, If demanded. It has been predicted that charges would be filed against the board at an early date, but Senator Goodwine ?all laft night that such predictions were absurd, because it was not necessary that charges be filed.

I1LAXK ET II EMO.XSTHAME. Attorneys Appear Before Committee nml There Is it "Wnrm Helmte. The Houpo committee on public morals gave a hearing last evening to representatives of both Fides of the fight on the bill repealing the blanket remonstrance proVision of the Nicholson law, and the session proved one of the warmest that any committee has held. The bill, which was Introduced by Representative Luhrlng, of Kvansvllle. Is known as the brewers' bill, and attorneys were there last evening to present the brewers' side of the argument. They were Evans Woollen, Edward Daniels and Thlllp Rappaport. Col. KU F. Illttc-r appeared for the temperance forces. Representative Iuhrlng opened the meet ing with a statement as to why he Intro- f ,4 . . n .1 till , . - 11 At . V. . . - r. uuv.ru um Ulli. lie FaiU Ulill uv: nan i the author, but believed the bill to be right and would support It. Lengthy speeches followed from the attorneys. The session lasted two hours and at the conclusion the committee decided to defer Its final action on the bill until another meeting can bo held. It is understood that a majority of the committee will recommend the bill for passage, although there may be a minority report for indefinite postponement. The committees on cities and towns from both houses held a Joint meeting yesterday afternoon to consider the bill repealing the Artman and Barrett improvement laws and substituting a new measure. Representatives of the Municipal League and the State Board of Commerce appeared before the committees. SCHOOL. BILL SIGNED. It Beeomea a Lnvr by Virtue of the Governor's Signature. Governor Durbin has signed House bill No. 32, the Indianapolis school bill, and the measuro is now a law. Charles E. Wilson, the Governor's private secretary, announced last evening that the bill had been signed. The bill is one that was prepared by the Indianapolis School Board and a committee from the Commercial Club. It provides for an Increase of 6 cents In the school tax levy and authorizes the Issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $450.000. the proceeds to be used for school purposes. This is one of the measures In which the city was most deeply Interested, and every effort has been made to push It through at an early date. Representative Morgan introduced the bill. Legislative Sidelights. Senator Klttlnger Is a doughty Individual when moved to occasional wrath. His anger explodes In short, sharp phrases such as no other human being but "Kit" could originate. The senator from Anderson whose ears and bald head are a source of fiendish delight to the cartoonlstris not a profane man, but his expletives are fearfully and wonderfully got up. The other day a member of the body, who Is a most estimable statesman, but who Jars a bit upon Kittinger's nerves, led a fight against a bill that "Kit" was particularly interested in. Somebody remarked that the senator leading the opposing forces dy not seem Inclined to vote for many bills. "He?" said "Kit" in tones of withering contempt. "He wouldn't vote for a bill to paint rat whiskers red!" A little later on when the fight led by the gentlemen who would not vote to change the hue of rat whiskers was successful, "Kit" was asked for a private opinion of the aforesaid gentleman. The reply is worthy of preservation in volume entitled, "Some witticisms I have met." "He's a cocoanut-headed Portuguese," declared "Kit" emphatically. Again moved to deep anger, not speechless by any means, when a brother Republican found it necessary to his conscience's peace to oppose a bill raising policemen's salaries in certain cities. Kit alluded to him laconically as a "peanut-headed politician." However a few minutes later he was hobnobbing chummily with the senator whom he called goober-topped and all was quiet along the Potomac. XXX The Sigma Chi fraternity ruled the Senate for a half-hour yesterday morning while President Gilbert fled from the eloquence of Senator Mllburn and resigned the seat to Senator Goodwine. The senator from Williamsport was assisted In his ruling by Miss Coats, of Winchester, daughter of Senator Coats. Conspicuously in her collar ribbon Miss Coats wore a Sig pin and she gave the grip with unction to the father of the ripper. Senator Goodwine is a Sig of the llrst water with enthusiasm not cooled by long absence from college halls. His big pin is one of the handsomest bits of Jewelry worn by a senator. XXX Fraternity men are plentiful in the tJpper House. Senator Eban H. Wolcott is a Phi Gamma Delta. Senator "Cy" Davis has not yet forgotten the love for the blue and gold and he Is a. good Sigma Chi above everything else. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert Is a member of the Phi Kappa Tsl fraternity and the other Phi Psls in the Senate are Senator Hendec and Senator Thompson. There are other frats that are -epresented with credit to both the organizations and the men. xxx Harry C. Adams, with the "busy little rock" that adorns his immaculate shirt front, was a visitor In the Senate chamber yesterday. While seated at the press table, where his positive genius as a raconteur makes him doubly welcome, his eye fell upon a copy of the Journal. The proceedings of the body at that moment happening to be excessively dull, Mr. Adams began to read the paper. He read calmly enough for a few minutes. Then he began to turn the paper over and over, and to work himself Into a sort of mental stew. Finally he was observed to cast the sheet violently to the floor. Somebody who was curious to know what the Journal contained that made the genial Mr. Adams so peevish picked up the discarded sheet and examined. It. It was last Monday's paper. xxx "That is Senator Barlow," said Senator Wolcott yesterday to a young woman who was listening Intently to an eloquent speech by the gentleman from Plainfield. "Oh, is It Indeed," she replied, beaming upon the statesman from Pad Boy Town. "I knew there was something familiar about that name. He Is the man that Barlow knives were named for, isn't he, senator?" "Oh, yes." replied the debonair Eban. "He invented that useful article. The gentleman is held in such respect by the Senate that we intend to pass a bill making the use of Barlow knives compulsory in cities of not le3 than 11 people nor more than 100,113." "Now I know what you mean by 'senatorial courtesy " answered the girl wisely. "It means doing by others as you would be done by, doesn't It?" The gentleman who has his letters addressed "Wolcott, of Wolcott." was about to reply In the affirmative when their ears were assailed by raucous words of Senator Klttlnger denouncing one statesman as a "cocoanut-headed Portugue." and another as a "peanut-headed politician." Wolcott blushed for shame and blushed for "Kit" at the same time. The girls eyes twinkled with fun. "There." she said, "Is a man that knows his mind and speaks lt. I like that sort. I think 1 prefer it to the 'senatorial courtesy' kind." XXX Isaac Brown, the "bird and bee" man, pleaded with the legislators yesterday to give further protection to th dove, the quail and other Insectivorous and songbirds of the State. He was given permission to speak In the Senate, and his words moved one or two of the Impressionable senators, like Crumbaker and Fleming, to the verge of tears. However, his speech made a very favorable Impression, because the senator!

look with favor upon all reasonable methods of preventing the slaughter of the feathered innocents. XXX The pages of the House had the time of their lives Wednesday evening in enacting a burlesque of the proceedings Incident to the action taken by the House Wednesday afternoon In adopting the compromise on the Goodwine Reformatory bill. One of the boys took the speaker's desk and played the role of Mr. Marshall, another assumed the role of Mr. Slack, the minority floor leader, and the others took the parts of various prominent members. They went through the whol? show, including the procession of the Republicans as they came from caucus in the speaker's room and the hopeless fight In which Slack sought to get to speak on the bill or the amendment. All orts of motions and counter motions were made and pandemonium rigned. The boys were not altogether parliamentary in their proceedings, however, and when it came to the point of gagging Slack they did not resort to the expedient of moving the previous question. Instead one of them yelled. "1 move that Slack be kicked in the face." and the session adjourned Informally to carry out the motjon when the "speaker" declared It had prevailed. Itooth Tarklngton was one of the Interested Spectators of the burlesque, and he pronounced it just a shade the best comedy he had ever seen. Warren Sayre went to a show the other night the theater shall be nameless, but It is one much frequented by the dignified statesman and the next day he was complaining of "such a headache" and a bad cold. "Yon see, I went to the show last night." he was overheard explaining to one of his colleagues, "and tho chorus girls were so thinly clad that 1 caught cold and It settled in my head. But say." he added, "you don't want to miss it even if It gives you pneumonia." xxx It is amusing to note during the session of either house when the members get deeply Interested in the proceedings how invariably one of the lawyers makes a slip and addresses the speaker or the Lieutenant Governor as "Your Honor" or "If the court pleases." "It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks," Is the explanation given for such a lapse by one of the legal lights of the House. xxx The Senate adjourned at ip:10 yesterday and at 12:11 "Steve" Fleming was down on the first floor of the State-house starting toward the Union Station on a run In an effort to catch a train for Fort Wayne that left at 12:20. "I guess Steve's about the busiest man In Indiana," was Senator Milburn's comment as he watched his fellow-Democrat sprinting in his old-time college form. XXX Yesterday was Speaker Marshall's birthday, and he was the recipient of congratulations from all sides. Incidentally Mrs. Marshall reminded him of the occasion by sending a great bunch of beautiful roses to adorn his .desk and by presenting him with a diamond ring that will replace the ono ho lost a few weeks ago. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.

.New Senate Dills. No. 216 Ball To take Into the corporation of Crawfordsvllle one of the suburbs of that city. Cities and Towns. No. 217 Gard Giving county commissioners certain powers in making gravel roads. Roads. No. 21S Gard To require the corporation of the town of Flora to pay $3,000 on a township school. Education. No. 219 Goodwine Providing for the purchase of land for the Industrial School for Girls. Reformatory. No. 220 Gochenour Giving cities and towns having less than 35,000 inhabitants a special charter. This bill was prepared by A. F. Knotts, mayor of Hammond. Cities and Towns. No. 221 Hendee Providing a way of closing up corporations and paying all debts. Corporations. No. 222 Johnston Allowing bidders on gravel road work to file bonds to the amount of their bids, and not doublo the amount, as now. Roads. - No. 223 Klttlnger Increasing, the pay of the police department of Anderson. Fees and Salaries. No. 224 Thompson Makes Saturday afternoon legal holiday for banks and trust companies. Judiciary, No. 1. Nos. 225, 226, 227. 228 Ulrey All provide for the placing of Justices of the peace In Allen county on salary, said salary to be $1.000 a year. Township Business. No. 229 Fleming Giving statutory grounds for divorce, giving the court authority to grant alimony, taking care of dependent children, etc. The bill gives those whose religion prohibits divorces a legal separation without going through a divorce court. Public Morals. New House Dills. No. 241. Cantwell Amending public library laws. Libraries. No. 212. Hastings Legalizing acts of notaries public who are stockholders in building and loan associations. Judiciary. No. 243. Luhrlng Authorizing school trustees of incorporated towns to levy tax for tuition fund. Cities and Tow.ns. No. 244. Minnick Prohibiting sale or giving away of cigarettes. Rights and Privileges. No. 243. Kimball Abolishing contract convict labor and creating commission. State Prison. No. 246. Stults Providing for assessments of benefits against owners of gas and oil wells for drains. Health. No. 247. Robertson Amending drainage laws. Drains and Dykes. No. 248. Robertson Providing that burglary shall be capital crime. Judiciary. No. 249. Wilson Amending law for Investment of funds of Indiana University. Education. No. 250. Wilson Concerning collection of moneys loaned by State University. Education. No. 251. Slack Legalizing allowances by Circuit and Superior Courts to clerks and sheriffs for per diem in attendance on such courts. Judiciary. Not 252. Stookey Prohibits judges and justices of the peace from practicing law. Judiciary. No. 253. Stookey Amending laws regulating drainage. Judiciary. No. 251. Morgan Increasing allowance for clothing for discharged patients of insane hospitals from $20 to $30. Benevolent Institutions. No. 255. Mulr Enabling the organization and perpetuity of mercantile reporting and collection companies. Corporations. No. 256. Tarklngton Authorizing street railway or lnterurban street railway companies to Issue preferred stock that is preferred In the division of assets as well as dividends. Corporations. No. 257. Stutesman Providing for creation of library boards In certain towns. Libraries. No. 25S. Stutesman Providing for enforcement and payment of final Judgments against Incorporated cities. Judiciary. No. 251. Branch Amending law regulating loaning of books from State Library. Libraries. No. 260. Allen Legalizing Incorporation of town of West Baden. Judiciary. Joint Resolution No. 1. Corn Providing for amendments to State constitution whereby county officers shall be ineligible to re-election. County acd Township Business. No. 261. Boyd Amending law defining persons of unsound mind. Judiciary. No. 2G2. Bell Enabling towns to borrow money for school purposes. Cities and Towns. No. 263. Curry Equalizing taxes of certain classes of real estate. Judiciary. No. 264. Decker Authorizing deaf and dumb school in Evansvllle. Benevolent Institutions. No. 265. Schrccder Granting pension of $50 per month to Mrs. Eliza Terrell, widow of W. II. H. Terrell, adjutant general of Indiana during civil war. Ways and Means. No. 266. Watson Providing salary of $5 per day for members of State board of embalmers. Health. No. 267. Watson Making It duty of county councils and township advisory boards to levy tax for library purposes upon petition. County and Township Business. No. 268. Hall Concerning highways and supervisors thereof. Roads. No. 260. Warner Providing for plugging of abandoned gas and oil wells. Natural Resources. Joint Resolution No. 2. Ramberger Providing for amendment to State Constitution whereby Legislature may determine qualifications of practitioners of law. Judiciary. ' mils on Third Readlnic In House. H. B. No. 50. Van Fleet-Concerning pleading and proof In action against common carriers for damages for loss of personal properly. Passed $9-0. II. B. No. 159. Denbo Enabling cities of less than 31,000 to grant to sewer companies the right to build sewers. Passed 79-0. 11. B. No. n-Mlnor-Authorlzlng play-

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InR of baseball Ir. Indianapolis on Sunday. Passed 00-21. II. B. No. 94. Stults Legalizing Incorporation of town of Warren, Huntington county. Passed 82-0. Ii. Ii. No. 123. Owen-lAmending law concerning taxation. Passed 83-2. S. li. No. Goodwine Concerning management of Indiana Reformatory. Passeü-G2-32. GRADE CROSSING PLANS aiAV CO.WEIIT POGIE'S nt. INTO A .MAMMOTH SBWEIl. Engineer's Plans Believed to Soffgeit This nn Step for Street Depression Commission's Session. City Engineer Nelson was not ready yesterday to submit his plans and suggestions for the grade-crossing commission, which met in the private office of the Board of Public Works yesterday afternoon. Mr. Nelson is having profiles made of all the gTade crossings where elevation and depression will be necessary to provide for undergrade crossings. This work has been In progress for two weeks, and the entire force of the engineer's office is engaged on it. The levels will be taken to-day In reference to the effect of depression on Pogue's run, and there Is a belief that the engineer's plans will call for the elimination of Pogue's run as an open stream and Its transformation Into a mammoth sewer. This may bo only a tentative Incidental plan of the engineer's, but, If depres- ! slon on any large scale is to be resorted to east of the Union Station it is felt that Pogue's run ls'a factor that can only be dealt with by removal. If any large plans in reference to depressing Meridian or Delaware streets or Virginia avenue, and considerable depth should be evolved from the commission's work, the closing of Pogue's run would be absolutely necessary. City Engineer Nelson told the commission yesterday that on streets where lnterurban lines passed the head room under the elevated tracks must be fourteen feet six Inches, and on other streets twelve feet. If this height was followed at the three streets named above a depression of from six to eight and one-half feet would be necessary, and such a depth would require the abolition of Pogue's run as an open stream. The turning of the run Into a sewer has long been urged because of tho overflows of the ttreets In periods of great rain. The cost of this work has heretofore prevented its undertaking, though several administrations have made plans for such a conversion. The stream serves no purpose now, except the carrying of surface water, but offers distinct advantages for sewer' construction and utility. RAILROADS TO CO-OPERATE. The commission yesterday read letters from the presidents of the roads who were asked If they would aid the commission In Its work. The answers were: President McCrea, Union Railway Company: "Will be glad to cordially co-operate with your commisrion in considering the problem which is before it and extend aid or Information asked for." He referred them to A. A. Zion and M. W. Mansfield, superintendent and engineer, respectively, of the Union Company, as he is to be away for a month. As to the Pennsylvania Company, Mr. McCrea sent the same response, but referred future communications to J. J. Turner, third vice president of the road. He inclosed a copy of the last Ohio law on track elevation. President Ingalls. Big Four: "Shall be glad to aid commission In any way possible." President McDoe!, Monon: "We will give the commission any assistance possible, with pleasure." t Receiver V. T. Malott, Vandalia: "You will not only have my cordial co-operation in your work, but I will be pleased to have our operating officers, and officers of the engineering department, appear before you at any time you need their services." The Lake Erie and C, If. & D. officials have not yet responded to their communications. The commission discussed the letters and felt that the replies had indicated all that could be expected at this stage of the proceedings. It was agreed that all Interests were now ready to co-operate with the commission and that its work must advance before additional information as to th attitude of the roads should be sought The Ohio law on track elevation was rrad by Chairman Bennett. It provides that municipal authorities may decide when elevation is necessary and so notify the railroads. If the railroads do not answer the duty thus imposed the Circuit Court shall determine tho questions of necessity and reasonableness in connection with the work Planned and its cost. If the court determines that the elevation ordered I necessary and reasonable then it Hhall be done, the entire expense being divided between the municipality and the railroads affected. Where two roads are affected for the same work the court determines how much rach shall pay. All viaducts under this law must be twenty-one feet above the grade of the tracks. This law was supported by both the railroads and the city officials of Cincinnati and Cleveland and the elevation now In progress in Cleveland Is under this law. rhe commission did not discuss the Ohio law. MR. NELSON'S INVESTIGATION. City Engineer Nelson told the commission briefly of his visit to Chicago this week. He described the joint elevation work of the C. & A., the Illinois Central and the Santa Fe and the independent work of the C, R. I. & P. The last work, he said, was not the kind that Indianapolis would be satisfied with because the Rock Island trains In going over it made a tremendous noise. Another thing which he regarded as a disadvantage in Chicago was the Imperfect drainage of the tracks. "I was there at a time to appreciate fully the disadvantages of many of these crossings." said Mr. Nelson, "for the snow was mftlting rapidly. A person could hardly pass under these crossings without being drenched. 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