Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1899 — Page 2
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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1890.
Idm»tvv* ttMir *Uu*Uv)». You h«v« »om*. •-hing I w«Bt, and t haw* •»m<>thing yoo want. Wa *«v«* «a ou a o»rtato baaia That. w« taka ft. U tha situation bara Thig streat ear company, with It* HnmattM plant, i* taara to Uu kaalna—■ ft ia wti'lna to mak* an andt&C of tha praaent vaxatioua and unplaaaaat •ttuation and to tewada all that it oaa. What w» daofio to do is to *4«ar up th* whole situation and arrive at a Hrtng basts upon which the city can get substantial baneltt*. and gat them, not ton years hence, but at once, and by which the long drawn-out litigation ©an he ended, turmoil stopped and the street car system of Indianapolis becomes groat and friendly interest, work-
ing for the city’s beneftt.
. WU1 Maks an Offer to the CUy. "We can not say to-day just what proposition we shall make. The details have not yet been perfected. But a> soon as they are, you anal! know them. We have nothtng to conceal from anybody. We shall make In the bee; faith a plain, blunt, •traightfjrward offer. If It is accepted, we shall proceed at the earliest possible moment to put the plant in first-class condition and to expend large suras of money In extensions and Improvements. We shall ask tt» good fatth that our propositions be considered in a spirit of frankness and kindness. We no-an to do the very best that we possibly cah for the city. We ask the ctty to do the best It can by ua. If our proposition should be rejected, we shall simply bide our time end fee! certain that when the people know us better they will be glad to treat with Uf. It assies to me that Indianapolis ha* waited and warred and thrashed this situation through long enough, and ttt'-t it knows what it wUl be wJJiing to do to end it ail and immediately come into Us share of the benefits. And I will say that its share wifi be very large. The situation will be transformed from bfic In which the city is getting nothing, to one tn which it will begin at once to have large and munificent returns. If 1 am to believe what your representative business men have told me, such a proposition as we shall make will be met fairly’, decided promptly, and the matter closed without delay, if the .erms are mutually agreeable It' U only on this basis that we come here, or that we
shall approach the people at ail.
W e are not sparring far position, or wmklng to get anything to exploit or
Vc hope to mak; some money, out of our investment in InbRt we do hot expect to mnlu
_ . ,«* all for several years. We ark here tu engage in the street-car busies, just as other concerns are engaged in other business. But as we do business directly with the city. We must have the esty's concurrence. I can not say .anything ftiore at this time except that I am 'very hopeful. I shall be exceedingly gratified if d can succeed In unraveling .i tangle wilch' has stirred up so much bad blood In ttfa past, and which seemed, even very recently r to be almost hopeless. I feel sure thht the steps we have taken will he approved by the public, and that when we are ready to submit a proposition, which will be very soon. It will be
favorably received."
Mr McGowsn says no changes tn the force employed by the street railroad company Would be made, except where absolutely necessary for the good of the service. "All the old employes." he said "whose records are good will be abeolutsly sure of their positions. I think there will be occasion for very few. if any, changes In the force." A Local Man for President. The new organisation ha* not completed Its list of officers wet, but these -will be announced next hmek. The di-
grsduully been* enlarged by that syndlrote. umil now he is In charge of all their buslnsiH west of the Mississippi i*|yer. Ip the Jsst two years he has been prominent In organ slug large syndicates, particularly In gma and water, and his abtllty to "untangle" ugly, complicated sltuati«>ns has become a matter of imputation Mr. McGowan !» prominent In L>emoo.atk- politics and was the Missouri mem bsr of the £>eq}octatlc national committee In His rise has been rapid, and with hi* rise In pos'tlcn te has accumulated a
•A.se ft»tune.
Mr McGowan ha* large personal Interests. It is r nroimced, In the deal for the *t eel rahways h«r*. and will become an officer of the coin; i ny. and have an active interest It: U,- management. He wlii not live here, however. Mr McGowan is married and has fopr children. ELECTRIC ROAD GRANTS. Headricks County Commissioners Visit this County. William Lewis, A. T. Dooley and J, W. Whyte, Hendrick* county commissioners, went into informal Joint session with the Marion county commissioners this morning to disc tree the inter-urban electric line franchises. Two petitions are before the Hendricks county board—one | from D- P. _Erwln and others and the J second from William A. Pickens and I other*. Before acting on them they de- ! aided to consult with th© Marion county ! commissioners, who already have had j some experience with such promoters, j "We thought," said Commissioner ■ Whyte, "that we might got some potntI ers. I think that our board Is not in i favor of fifty year franchises, not so much that it mean* a big thing to the companies, but on the principle that it is not a wise thing to tie up the generations to come. The present generation seem* to be duly thankful that our ancestors put so few binding obligations on us and to regret that any were made. "We should let our descendants profit by our experience*. Fifty years is a long time and while it may look to us that there Is Hkeiy to he little change in the conditions In rural districts In that time, yet remarkable things are occurring In our own time*, and there are likely to be more wonderful things in the future. We are abv attains; givmlg away away the public roads to these companies. This does not apply to the National road, which is very wide, but our ottwr roads are onlyforty feet. I am k. favor of allowing these cofnpanics entry Into the county, but let them buy what they want and pay for It. Our action will depend a good deal, however, on what o.tr people say. The citizens of the county wUl be asked to help us decide the question." Commissioner Whyte said that the D. P. Erwin petition was based on the condition that hin
rectory will include s*v men, amoftg whom, It
Henry Jameson and 8amuei-K. N will be. A local man will be ctipsen
reraOLtidl SamueF-K
ianapolls ed. Dr.
Morss
for
president. The nOpr company will probably not retain the name of the old corporation. It will be Incorporated, probably, with a capital stock of *2,000,000. The arrangements ns to the present cap.Ualtratlon and bonded Indebtedness arc
not announced.
No onp pretends to say yet what kind of a proposal will be made to the city. It is understood, however, that the company will offer some valuable inducements. and will accept obligations as to ta« kind of service, speed and quantity of cars paving hktWeen tracks and other concessions not before enjoyed. Nothing is announced ao to the provisions as to fares. ... It is given out that legislation authorising the city to make & new contract will Pe asked, and that the bill will be introduced in both chambers of the Legisla-
ture next week.
WHAT THE MAYOR HAY*. In Favor of a Fair Solution of Street
Car Muestioa.
Mayor Taggart was asked what he could say of the deal and Its probable relations wit.* the city admlnkitnttion. He
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"I have known of the nature of this deal for some time. I have several times expressed myself as being, in favor of a decent and fair solution of the street-car question. This was not possible while the city and the com pan lee were litigating their rights In the courts—that is, ft was not possible for the city to suggest It, All I know is that the Citizens’ company has acquired all the street railway interests of the city. In general, and that it proposes to ask the city for a new franchise. surrendering its old long-defended
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riabts. Mv notion Is that I should not
talk of thti
I understar.u u wm oe suuuuvicu »w... *, of course, have Ideas as to What the city
companv should build Its own bridges, while the Pickens petition asked use of the county bridges. The board, he said, would not look with favor on the use of
the county’s bridges by the companies. P. H. Fitzgerald, Sterling R. Holt, J. G. Tarkington and Joseph T. Elliott, Jr,
sented a petition to the Marion county commissioners this morning asking for a franchise In the county roads to MartinsviHe, by way of Maywood, Valley Mills, West Newton, Friendswood. MooreeviHe and other places. The petitioners did not ask the use of the county’s bridges. They asked a fifty-year franchise. Charles L. Henry, of Anderson, filed a petition ‘with the county commissioners to-day nsking for a franchise for an electric line over the Pendleton pike. In Marion county. The road is to extend from Indianapolis to Anderson by way of FortvlUe and Ingalls. The petition asked for no special favors, and did not specify the term of years the franchise is to run.
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IN POLICE COURT.
Maggie Laird In Again—Prisoner Who Spoke of Smallpox.
In Police Court, this morning. Robert Handbtk. charged with assault and batterv with Intent to kill his wife, on February 6, was sent to the grand Jury. Frank Simkins was fined 125 and costs for wife desertion. August Gabiln was fined *15 and sent to the work-house for ten days, on the charge of stealing pool balls from the saloon at West and Ray street*. In the eame saJoon Harry KokendUer was found drunk. He fought the police, with ths usual result of being worsted. He went to the work-house in default of payment of *11, which he was fined. - Harry Fisher was fined *15 for assault and battery on Frank Blaine. Both are employes of the Grand Hotel livery stable. Maggie Laird, an old offender, who ha* spent most of her time for several years tn the work-house, was returned to that place this morning. She was released yesterday afternoon after serving a term which began last summer, and was supplied with dotiilng by the Charity Organization. A little money for a night's lodging wa* given her, and with this she proceeded to get drunk, and when arrested by the police, gratified her fighting humor. Her sentence is for thirty-five days. , _ w Lucinda Barber, colored, who boasts of the number of policemen she has whipped, was arrested for being drunk last night and frightened every one about the police station by saying that her baby was suffering from the smallpox, which proved to be untrue. Bhs could not nay her, fine of *15 and went to the work-nbuse.
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PEACH PROSPECTS.
ought to receive. I
would not deem It Hjublic before the
prudent to make them public before the proposal has come from the other side. "I am impressed with the business man- « sr^T aWsa VutflE may soon havo an opportunity to eettle the street-car question for a definite period, with many advantages not now enjoyed. HISTORY OF NEGOTIATIONS. ’ Something About the Man Who Pro-
moted the Deal.
The negotiations for the street railway property of Indianapolis have been in progress for two months, or, since the .Supreme Court decided the three-sided litigation In the State courts In favor of th*
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City company Early tn January a deal wa* on looking to a union of the two compares. or the absorption of the Ctty comjAoy by the damns’ company. These negotiations were declared ended by the majority interest In the CttLaeni company During their pendancy, Hugh McGowan came to this city, reprcaestlng holders td bonda of the Citizens’ company. Mr. McGowan represented several large financial among noted Individual president of the Penr- , ay. and James McC’rea, of I. After he becair; fully advised tuation, i>« set oat to organize a that could purchase the property Of the Citizens’ company t of asking a fair new lease tha city. In four week* fn i in accomplishing all this. is forty-two years old aiwl hi* mature years in Kansas i a young man he was a depot later he became a deputy marshal and was elected wiaty, a lucrative ofhls term a* marshal agent of the Barber and his territory has
Cnal Scare Ahoat the \V hat ts Said of It.
Crop-
Fears are being expressed that the peach crop throughout the State U destroyed by the extremely cold weather, but experienced leraona say that It Is too early In the season to obtain any definite knowledge a* to the effect on the coming crop. John B. Conner, of the Indiana Farmer, «avs that very few reports are coming in. and tn Ids opinion only a part of the crop In the State will lie killed. When the thermometer hits the aft-degrees-below-xero notch, says Mr. Conner, It is probable that the peach crop will be killed for the year, but the danger is usually during the thaws and freeze* of the spring. Other fruits we hardier, and will stand th* cold without danger at this time of the year. Th* wheat, in parts of the State covered by snow, should be in the most flourishm* condition, end lit localities that are not covered there may be some, but not a great, decrease in the yield. It U too early in the season to nolle* tha effect. A fruit commission man said that during his twenty-five years’ experience, he ha* never heard of anything but a complete failure for the peach crop at this time of th* year, but H ha* uaually proved that only parts of th* State suffered. He said that Intense cold would not only kill th* fruit, but also the trees, which wa* the case In reveral counties hi the southern part of the State about ten years ago. Th* danger to peaches and other tender fruit, he added, come* at a later season, when a freeze follows a thaw. No Reflection on Fesler. Charles A. Book waller said this morning: “Mr. Fesler seemed to think last night that there wa* a reflection on him in an illustration of method of keeping books In county offices which I gave In an Interview. I wish The News would say for me that such a thing was furthest possible from my intention. For the purposes of th* illustration,! might hav* used the name of any t»f the ex-count} clerks, or, In fact, have used no' name So far. in every case of the IT.0UU we have checked uo. where Mr. Fesler collected the fees, we have found his most careful accounting for the same. Nobody in Marion county who know* Fesler will charge him with dishonesty.” Valeatlne’s Day Near. 8t, Valentine's Day is near, and tn many of ths drug and book stores the small boy ia spending his leisure minutes selecting an assortment of "comic" and grotesque figures, with which he expect* to "get even” with his teacher# and all of his enemies. Girls are interested tn the valentines, but their thoughts run to the pretty cards with expressions of affection primed on them. The usual duuday* are seen in windows. Two Fires la Homes. A two-story frame house at Twentyfifth and Bright wood street*, occupied by Fred Alien bach and W. Emmons, was damaged *600 by fire yesterday afternoon. About * o’clock thla morning a detective flue cauaed a fire in the house of Joseph Allerdic*, 12U Park avemi*, which damaged the property and furniture to the extent of H.0W. Water caused about half the lose.
LEGISLATURE'S WEAK POINT
LA UK OF CONCERTED ACTION MAJORITY IN BOTH HOI ZES.
Danger of the Reform mils—Only i Short Time Left and Little Important Work Completed—Caucus Action.
The General Assembly has only nineteen working days in which to dispose of the business pending. Up to this time it has taken final addon on only a few noteworthy subjects. The experienced members now understand that if the important subjects pending are all to be considered, the body will be preesed for time, it Is now pretty clear that more than half the bills pending will not receive final consideration; and a good many of the member* take the view that this wfil be the best thing that could happen. It was suggested to-day by Senators anti Representatives who did not runaway from the city as soon as adjournment was taken yesterday, that the Republicans In the two branches should agree early next week to dispose of a few Important subjects that are pending before pawing to the further consideration of the many unimportant bills pending >n each House. The weakness of this General Assembly is now recognized to be the lack of any general policy. Persons who have watched the proceedings from day tc day say it seemed strange to them that the Republicans, with a majority in each branch, did not formulate a policy and adhere to it Up to this time there has not been any concerted action between the majority In the House and the majority in the Senate, and the Republicans in each branch have not been inclined to stand together on any Important question. It wa* being urged to-day by representatives of the Republican party that If the party hopes to come out of the session with a creditable record, the majority members ought to "get together" without delay and agree to do & few thing* and do them promptly. Fate of Reform Biila. The probability Is that there will be a caucus of Republican Senators and Representatives early next week to consider the situation. The action of the House in killing the bill for a uniform system of bookkeeping in counties and providing for inspections by the Auditor of State, has brought the majority members to a realization of th* situation with the session rapidly drawing to an end. It I* pretty clear now that without a caucus the Republicans can not pass one of the bills for reform in county and township government; and it is not dear that the passage of the bills can be forced through caucus action The leaders of the Republican party are greatly worried over the situa-
tion.
Some of them are pointl the majority fails to keep
the insane at Columbus. Tha Board of State Charities had not recommended such action, and the men who are in closest touch with th® management of the hospitals for the Insane havo not favored the establishment of such an Institution. An effort to defeat the bill will be made In the House. If it should became a law, (he ways and means committee will have to make a good many changes In the appropriation bill as now- agreed on. It has been the plan of the committee of ways a 5 , i.. mf ‘ ana to Provide for the building of additions to the hospitals for the insane at Evansville, Richmond and Logansport and for a hospital for the sick insane at
the •"entral Hospital.
the ways and means committee expects to report the general and specific appropriation bill to the House one week Cl 0 ? 1 •' ©dnesday. In view of the fact that the bill will contain an unusual number of specific appropriation* 1t Is anticipated that the House will spend several days in its consideration. Seven working days only will be before ,
?'n ,?r," e A 6 ?,r±r ! i™«i' “i, ^ LSpASTiiJS" I e«-»“ wlc it, dti*
ures say it will hurry the two branches to finish work on the bill before ad-
LEGISLATIVE RECORD. BILLft riLBD WITH THK UOVRR^OB. Following Is a list of all the btU* which have passed both Houses since the opening of the session, and been filed with
the Governor;
House bill No. l—For an act appropriating 1105,000 to defray the expenses of the Sixty-first General .Assembly. Signed. House bill No. 48—To amend an act to provide for a commission to visit the penal, reformatory, benevolent and educational institutions. Signed. House bill No. 144—For an act to amend an act relating to proceedings in criminal
cases. Signed.
House bin No. 178—For an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of New
Richmond. Signed.
House bill No. An act to appropriate the sum of *400 to provide for the preservation of Spanlsh-Amerlcan war trophies.
Signed.
the
journment.
Primary Elections and Machine*. Two subjects of general interest have received little attention—primary elections and machine voting. The House has reported Mr. GHossbrennerV bill for a primary election law favorably, and It Is nowready to be called up for amendments. The Indications are that it will be received with favor in the House, and there has not been any indication that the Senate will not take kindly to It. It has been suggested that in view of the fact that both political parties declared for It In their State conventions. It Is one of the measures that ought to be selected out of the mass and pushed. A bill for machine voting has been reported favorably in each House, and the indications are that in the regular course of business one of them will become a law. Both parties appear to be in favor of the introduction of the
new method.
< HAIRMAN HAS HOPE.
€. R. Hernly Believes That the Re-
form Bills Y4T1I Bass.
(Special to The Indianapolis News.) Newcastle, Ind., February 11.—Chainnan
Hernly, in .speaking of the reform bills, said that the one buried yesterday was probably killed. "In my judgment,”, continued Mr. Hernly, "the other reform bills will be passed, as 1 believe the legislators will see things in their proper light, although there ts a strong lobby against the bills. 1 am In favor of these reforms. The party Is pledged to them, and should carry out Its pledge.” Mr. Hernly said, in response to the question, "Will you carry out your threat to resign, if the reform bills are not passed?” that he had never made such a statement, and that that would be no way to act in the midst of a
fight.
BOOKKEEPING BILL BURIED. This County and Township Reform Measure Defeated Beyond Recall. Reform in county and township government, so far as it might have been accomp.lshed by Senator New’s bill for a uniform system of county and township bookkeeping and for examinations of county officers, under the direction of the
ng out that if 8tat€ Auditor ' The House killed
. ^ the pledge of ' the WI1 Thursday, but yesterday It was the party and defeats these bills, it will buried beyond all hope of resurrection, by
be im mssible for the party to carry the on tbe pledge* on which he had conducted the last State campaign, he would resign as chairman of the Bute committee, and his hu® i* surprised if he makes h's deciaratlon good in case the bills are killed. The men who compose the State organization of the party will be here the first of next week, and if they can have their way. a caucus will be called and be passed 116111 entered lnto that the bll, s
M»y Refuse to Obey Canons. The prospect is that with a few of the
Republican members of the House the influence of the County Officers’ Association will be stronger than that of a party caucus. Four or five Republican Representatives have stated.that they will not enter a caucus for the considerat'Ion of the bills, and will not be bound by any action the caucus may uke. Many of the members who went home yesterday stated that they were going for the par pose of consulting with constituents with reference to the bills, and would be guided by the advice received while at home. Special friends of the bills say the unfortunate thing Is that members who go home for consultation. In many instances, see only the local Doiltlcians, who are opposed to any change in tbe existing system of lo-
cal government.
Of the three bills in which the SUte commission and the people are especially interested, the bill for a uniform system of bookkeeping passed the Senate by fh V h«. ° f ™ t0 J£ ? nd was kllled the House. Ttoe bills for county councils and for township councils have been adV ‘^ C H t0 thlr „ d in the Senate and will be passed by that body within the next two or three days, it is believed. The enemies of the county and township bills
ready to kill them as soon as
they reach the House. Unless the sltua
are making ready to
I reach the Horn „ JB|
tlon changes, the committee on county and
rrM-s si
keeping bill, and the opponents of the wills will seek to secure the adoption of the minority reports, indefinitely postponing While the two branches did a great deal of work the last week, not much progress wa* made with the subjects of general Interest. An antl-lynchlng law is not In sight, although there Is still prospect of some sort of a law on the subject. Progress has not been made with the bill authorizing tne State to bring injunction suits without bond, but the indications stiil are that the second bill, prepared by the Attorney-General, -will be passed when it is reached In the regular course
of business.
Educational Controversy. The prospect Is that the long-standing controversy over the reorganization of the State Board of Education will be settled by th* passage of th* Goodwins bill, which provides for the retention of the president* of the State collage* on the board, and provides that the Governor •hall appoint three additional members. Thl* bill has passed the Senate, and the House has indicated it* choice by accepting the report from the committee on education. favoring the passage of this bill. In the regular course of business it ought to go to the Governor for hi* signature oefore the end of another week. It is a victory for the State colleges. While the two branches show a disposition to support the State colleges, there is-a demand that they shall be held to closer account by the State. and the indications are that the bill will pass to require them to submit regularly, itemized statements to the Auditor of State, showing how the money they get by direct taxation ia expended. Under the bill every item of more than *5 must be Included in the reports. It seems possible, too, that the law repealing th* act under which graduates of the Bute Norma! School receive life licenses will be repealed The House has refused to advance a bill reducing the rate of taxation for the support of the State col-
leges.
Nothing ou Trasta or Temperance. The outlook for any anti-trust legislation that will b* effective Is not favorable. The bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Johnson, regarded a* the most drastic bill offered, has been indefinitely postponed The proposed amendment to the Ltnck law of two years ago, offered in the House by Mr. Hedgecock, has not been advanced, and the prospect is that tt will not be pushed. The outlook is, too, that there will not be any temperance legisla-
tion.
After holding the bill for a reduction in railroad fare to 2 cents a mile, the House committee on railroads baa decided to report adversely on It. The friends of the bill will make a fight for It on the floor of the House, but It does not seem probable that they can win. It is pretty well understood that the Senate would not pase the bill, even If the House should act favorably on It. State last! tut I obis. The important question* relating to the State penal, reformatory and benevolent institutions are all to be acted on yet. The bill separating the Reform School for Girls and Women’s prison has been signed by the Governor, and Is now a law. The provision for a new woman's prison remains to be made. After having passed th* separating bill, the Legislature is bound to provtd* for the new prison, and It intends to do tt. Many persons were surprised over the Senate’s action In passing a MH for an additional hospital for
the tabling of a motion to reconsider the! vote by which the minority report against
the bill had been adopted.
Mr. Caraway had Thursday voted for the minority report in order that he might be able to move a reconsideration. Late yesterday afternoon he placed his motion on file. Mr. Reser at once moved to table the motion. Realizing that to hav© the motion to reconsider lost at that time would prove disastrous, and knowing that their forces were not yet in shape, the supporters of the bill endeavored to get the motion to table out of the way. Mr. Roo«e contended that the motion to reconsider was not before the House, having been merely placed on file. But the Speaker decided that a motion to table was always in order, as tending to call the bill before the House. Mr. Huff then raised the point that the House was on the order of second reading of bills, and that a bill could not be called up on a motion to reconsider except by unanimous consent. Speaker Littleton held the point not well taken, and there was nothing left but to vote. The vote was taken, and the motion to table prevailed by a
vote of 46 to 24.
The Vote.
Those shown by the official record as voting for the motion to table, and
against the bill, were:
Alkin, Brown, Clark. Catley, Clements. Cravens of Washington. Cravens of Monroe, Cotner, Cunningham, Dilley, Downey, Elchhorn, Gelsel, Graham. Green. Hall, Huering, Holcomb. Hedgecock, Herod. James, Kerwood, Knotts. Krick. Leif, Marshall. Mesaick, Miller, McCarty, Madden. May; Morrison. Mull. Murphy of White, Myler. Osborn, Reser, Roberta, Roots, Schrader. Strong, Schaal, Shlrlev,
Sullivan and Wise.
Those shown as voting against the motion to table, and for the bill, were: Artman, Barlow, Blankenship. Bonham. Burkhart. Canada, Caraway, Compton, Hayes, Hays, Huff, King. Kirkpatrick, Lawrence. Manifold. Neal, Roose. Scott of Montgomery, Scott of Lawrence, Shideler, Somers, Steven*. Whitcomb of
Marion and Littleton.
Absent—Baker of Whiticy, Baker of Martin, Beardaiey, Burrier, Claycomb, Durham. Fuller, Furness, Feist, Gants, Glossbrenner. Herrold, Larr, Louttit, McGary, Murphy of Marion, Marsh, Noel, Owen, O'Bamion. Powers, Patterson, Reece. Rifenburg, Ross, Titus. Vogel, Whitcomb of Vigo, Williams and WUMr. iloots provoked many expressions of disgust by his explanation of his vote. He said he had voted for the bill the day before, but the sentiment then had proved so overwhelmingly against It that he felt he ought to vote against it now. He therefore voted for the motion to taole. The bill can not again be brought up for
reconsideration.
Of those who voted tor the motion to table, the following seventeen were Republicans: Aikin (Bartholomew». Clark (Clinton), Dilley (Hmuir.gton), Hall (Benton and Newton), Hearing (Spencer). Holcomb (Decaturt, Kerwood (Delaware), Knotts (Jaspct and Lake), Marshall (Tippecanoe and Warren). Messlck (Vanderburg), Miller (Kosciusko). Osborn (Marion), Reser (Tippecanoe), Roberts (Jefferson), Roots (Favette and Wayne). Schrader (Ripley), Strong (Ma-
rion.)
School Question Again. The State and non-State school question bobbed up again yesterday afternoon, ind for a time threatened to provoke a discussion of the whole ground. Mr. Canada's bill, requiring the State schools to file with the State Auditor Itemized reports of their receipts and expenditures, came up on second reading. Mr. Wise offered an amendment decreasing the tax levied for the support of th* State colleges from one-sixth to oneeighth of one mill on every dollar of taxable property in the State. Mr. Herrold and Mr. Scott, of Montgomery, supported the amendment. Mr. Canada said he wo* placed in a peculiar position. He had introduced the bill In good faith, and had not sought to decrease the appropriation personally, he said, he had no objection to the amendment, but he was opposed to It a* not being in line with the purpose of hi* Mil. If the idea wa* to reduce the appropriation, he thought a separate bill should be offered. But he hoped both good points would not be lost by tacking the appropriation amendment on to his WU. On motion of Mr. Marshall, the amendment was tabled oy ,a vote of 58 to 14. Mr. Larr attempted to take the floor on a question of personal privilege, but the Speaker ruled mat no one's motive* had been questioned, and there wa* no question of personal privilege. What Mr. Larr desired to say wa* that the amendment was not offered at the instigation of the non-State school*, but wa* purely spontaneous. Speaker Littleton had fought valiantly all morniffg to keep the House from adjourning over till Monday, as many members wished to do in order that they might attend the Republican meeting at Ft. Wayne, but in the afternoon the tide became too strong for him. and there wa* nothing for him to do but to ‘Vl*mis* school. Mr. Willoughby's motion that when the House adjourn it do so until 11 o’clock Monday ua* carried unanimously, and at 4:30 adjournment was taken. The Speaker made a llttla talk like a teacher to his pupils, hoping th* Representatives would all be back In their seats Monday, refreshed from their vacation and ready for work. —- o ■ — Postmaster at Monon. Washington. D. C., February 1L—The President has appointed 8. 8. Tull postmaster at Monon, Ind.
(referring to Bedford). Filed wtth|
Secretary of State. Unsigned.
Senate bill No. 201—For an act to provide the mode and manner of making sidewalk improvements in certain cities (referring to Braxll). Filed with the Secre-
tary of State, Unsigned.
Senate bill No. 182—For an act fixing time of holding court in the Forty-first
Judicial clrcut. Signed.
Senate blii No. 218—For an act to change the name of Washington, Wayne
county, to Greenstone.
Senate bill No. 290—For an act concerning the powers of the,custodian of publL
buildings. Signed.
Senate bill No. 138—To limit the Issue of bond* for the construction of free gravel
roads Signed.
Senate btll No. 186—To provide means to enable the State Board of School-book Commissioners to advertise for bids for text-books. Signed. Senate bill No. 44—Extending the life of the Appellate Court. Signed. Senate bill No. 35—To authorize the State to acquire jurisdiction to certain land? ceded to the State of Indiana by the Congress of the United States. Signed. Senate bill No. 32—Concerning the allowances of attorneys' fees In the prosecution and defense of criminal actions.
Signed.
House bill No. 250-To legalize the incorporation of the town of St. Joe, DeKalb county. Signed. House bill No. 74—To prevent the location or coastruction of railroads on real estate used or occupied by cemeteries.
Signed.
House MU No. 64—In relation to the conveyance of land by wives of persons of unsound mind, habitual drunkards and minors under certain circumstances.
Signed.
House bill No. 108-Providing for the discharge of persons from the State Reformatory and the State prison. Signed. House btll No. 7—In relation to the jurisdiction of courts in suits against corpora-
tions. Signed.
House bill No. 272—To legaliz* the acta of the Common Council of the town of
Montpelier. Signed.
House bill No. 58—Authorizing county
and district agricultural societies to sell
and convey real estate. Signed. House bill No. 439—Separating the Re-
form School for Girls and woman's prison,
signed.
House bill No. 140-To amend certain section* of the law under which the State Board of Health is established.
Signed.
House bill No. 8—Concerning the employment of convicts in the State prison.
Signed.
House bill No. 440—Appropriating *685 for the placing of exhaust fans In the hall of the House of Representative*. Deposited with the Secretary of State. Unsigned. Senate bill No. 38—For the incorporation of life Insurance companies on either the stock or mutual plan. Signed.
HOUSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Bills on Seeond Reading. House bill 296 (Strong), amending an act concerning the government of cities of more than 100,000 population.' Advance! to engrossment. House bill 112 (Reser), to amend an act concerning elections. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 315 (Carawayi. concerning the binding and labeling of the State official documents and journals. Amended by Mr. Elchhorn so as not to include the documentary journals. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 472 (Canada), amending an act so as to require the trustees of the Indiana University. Purdue University and the State Normal School to file with the State Auditor itemized reports of their recipts and expenditure;- Advanced to engrossment. House bill 350 (Knotts), to provide for the formation of drainage districts for agricultural purposes and for reclaiming swamp and overflowed lands tn one or more counties, giving the county commissioner* Jurisdiction thereof. In the interest of straightening the Kankakee river and draining the Kankakee swamp. Amended. Made special order for Monday at 2:30 o’clock. House bill 167 (Hedgecock). to regulate the sale of poisonous irediclne or combination of drugs, requiring a record to be kept of all poisonous drugs or medicines sold, such record to be open for the Inspection of any person. Enacting clause stricken out. House bill 457 (Schaal),authorizing riparian owners to maintain and occupy whaives. docks and harbors upon the navigable waters of this State. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 337 (Clark), to amend an act to authorize owners of tracts of land separated by right-of-way of a railroad company to construct wagon and driveways over such right-of-way. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 22 (Brown), regulating the repair and construction of nubile drain*. Recommitted, with amendments, to a special committee. HouSe bill 374 (Artman), requiring treasurers of cities not governed by special charters to furnish statements each month tq the city clferk. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 175 (Kirkpatrick), to provide for the appointment of bailiffs in any Criminal, Circuit or Superior Court, fixing their compeenation at *2 a day. The Mil was amended in committee so that it would not apply to counties where there are both Criminal and Superior courts. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 407 (Whitcomb, of Marion), requiring all Insurance companies organized by special act of the Legislature to file annual reports with the State Auditor. Advanced to engrossment. House bill 349 (Neal), amending an act to enable owners to drain lands. Referred to the author for correction.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP. Representatives Marshall and Reser. of Lafayette, are the leaders of the Republican revolt against the reform bills. It has been observed ever since the session began that any suggestion relating to new methods of doing county business stirred these two members to activity in opposition. Daniel T. Storms, of Lafayette, has had much to do with the directing of the fight against the bills. He is th* man who sent out a letter Just before the Legislature met, calling on county officers and county attorneys to organise to defeat the bills. County officers are coming and going from the city every day. The only representative of their organization who has been conspicuous about the two House* is Joseph Wcrkman, of Spencer. Henry L. Smith, of this city, representing some of the Marion county officers, has been about the House regularly, lobbying against the bills. It is related that much. money has been raised by the county and township officer* to be used in defeating tbe bills. Representative Blankenship, who was formerly a deputy officer in Morgan county, says that a few years ago when the county officers had a bill before the Legislature, his chief was called on to pay *5u to a fund. An assessment of *50 a county officer would bring in a fund of about *25,06®, and if the county attorneys, county commissioners and township trustees contributed, the fund could be easily increased to *40,000 or |5o,uu<j. Joseph Workman, the active head of the officers, is not now In office, and his friend* say could have no interest except as the paid lobbyist of the gwociatton. The Governor ha* announced that he will not consider applicant* for places on th* State Board of Pharmacy until after the Legislature adjourns. The State Pharmaceutical Association has prepared a U»t of twelve names for the consideration of the Governor. It is probable that when the board ts appointed the Governor will go outside of this list. It has been suggested that a good way to stop the promotion of certain kinds of legislation is to refuse to make up boards of the promoters. Although the House is burdened with buslneaa. and has been sine* the first week of the session, love of fun sometime# gets the better of the spirit of In-
dustry and lhe members indulge In considerable "monkey busine*#.’’ This tendency to relaxation was illustrated by the sham battle over “Uncle Joe" Powers's bill to preserve the right of trial by Jury. Several ridiculous amendments to really meritorious bills have also been offered, and Representative Quincy Adam* Blankenship wa* allowed to occupy the time of the Houss with • useless speech on woman’s rights. These diversions are not often willingly permitted by Speaker Littleton, who is disposed to transact business and nothing but business as rapidly as possible. Now, however, more fun is expectsd over a bill to be introduced by Mr. Artman, placing Hendrick* and Morgan counties In the same judicial circuit. Mr. Barlow (Hendrick* county) has a bill placing Boone (Mr. Artraan’s county) and Hendricks counties in the same circuit. This bill was rendered meaningless whet: it was advanced to engrossment by the adoption of an amendment striking out Boone county. In the discussion Mr. Blankenship (Morgan county) supported the bill. Mr Artman showed that his county (Boone) alone had more cases than Hendricks and Morgan combined, and argued that there was no good reason for combining Boone and Hendrick* unless Boone received three-fourth* of the time. Mr. Blankenship still supported the bill. One of the members of the House ts authority for the statement that Mr. Artman, merely for the purpose of plaguing Mr. Blankenship, ana. incidentally, tantalizing Mr. Bartow, will Introduce the bill combining Hendricks and Morgan in one judicial circuit, and will argue for Its passage. Not all the Representatives are thoroughly imbued with a feeling of the dignity of their positions as law-makers, and some peculiar actions are observed among them. Yesterday a number of the members had their luncheon sent to them at the State House. The restaurant was slow in filling the order, and some of the hungry legislators had not finished their meal when Speaker Uttleton rapped for order at 2 o’clock. In the opening moments of the session, while the House was deep In the discussion of ditching and drainage, Mr. Rifenburg, the elderly member from Lake, sat In his seat on the front row directly under the Speaker’s eye blissfully unconscious of business Bl the enjoyment of a huge wedge of apple
pie.
Mr. Holcomb, th* gentleman from Decatur, Is one of the youngest members of thfe House, and, like other men he has his peculiarities. He is not accustomed wtsHlis" king, HIT 11 ^ j *.«-». t ^ ‘esumlng seat is to lean over and “spit.” He does not use tobacco, and Ms oolleagues say a cuspidor is not needed at his desk except u> enable him, by expectorating, to conceal his embarrassment. The biennial "Indiana law-book steal" has begun, and the volumes placed on the desks of the members of the General Assembly are already being spirited away. Yesterday a member of the House was seen loading an armful of law-books Into his locker in ths cloak-room. "What are you going to do with them?" was asked hi "Oh, nothing," said he, trying to look unconcerned and succeeding only In looking sheepish. "My desk is so full I thought I'd get these out of the way for a while." He did not say how long the “a while” was to be. Hous* bill 76. by Representative King, has a story behind It. Its title reads, "Authorizing county commissioners to condemn real estate for public purposes." It has passed the House, and has been reported favorably by the Senate judiciary committee. It concerns the city of Wabash. About forty years ago A. Haas, of Wabash, established a little notion store tn the main part of the town. He has continued to occupy this store-room ever since. Not long ago a memorial hall, a stone structure, was erected near the little store. The county made an offer of what was considered th* value of Mr. Haaa’s property, which is 25 by 60 feet, but Mr. Haas refused to take the offer. The result was that the bill wa* introduced in the House, with the purpose of authorizing the board of county commissioners to condemn the property and remove the little building. The friends of tht bill have large photographs of the store and the new buildings, which they showed to the judiciary committee. Schuyler Haa* also appeared before the committee and objected to the removal of the store-room and the condemnation of the property. Senator Goar has been called to his home In Tipton by the alarming illness of his father. Will C. Converse, the principal secretary of the Senate, who has been absent from his duties for the last week on account of sickness, expects to resume bis work Monday. The joint House and Senate committee, which has the claim of Mrs. Sarah May under consideration, is awaiting certified papers from Michigan city before taking action on the claim. Mrs. May asks for $5,000, which sum represents, it is alleged, the payment for Mr. May's work a* architect of the Indiana State prison. The work was done about the year 1860. Mr. May died about twenty years ago. The committees which have had the long-pend-ing claim In hand have been at a lose bow to handle the case. The last committee has requested the warden of the State
KEENAN AND FOLTZ NAMED
THEY ARE PRESIDENT AND VICEPRESIDENT OF THE L. A. W.
Herbert W. Foltz, of iHdiaoopoliz, Vtee-PresMeot of tbe Nottoool Or*a*lsatloa—Tbe L*a*ae Holds Oa ta Ractag.
prison to make a copy of all papers relating to the contract between the State and Mr. May, and of any payments that have been made to him, and forward them alter he baa certified to them to the committee. The committee will then at-
tempt to unravel the claim.
Senator Goodwine discovered an error lu the engrossment of hi* bill (No. 73), which, if allowed to pass unnoticed, would have vitally affected the import of the bill. The bill is the one which provides that the school trustees shall take charge of the educational affairs of each township in the State, and shall employ teachers, establish and locate the number of schools, furnish them and have complete supervision over them. The main provision of the bill Is that which provides that "such school trustees shall also establish and maintain In their respective corporation* at least one sepaiate graded high school." When this hill came up on second reading for amendment and engrossment. Senator Horner offered an amendment, changing the word "shall” to “may if they *o desire.” The amendment, after some discussion, was adopted. Senator Goodwine, seeing that thl* would defeat the purpoee of his bill, moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the amend-
ment was adopted, and moved also that
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the bill was about to be •ncrbssM, th* clerks failed to note the fact that tbe motion by which the amendment had been passed had been reconsidered, and included the amendment in the MIL The
mistake was discovered and corrected. COURT OF INQUIRY.
Preparing for tbe Session—Analysis
of tbe Beef.
Washington, D. €., February U.—Preparation* for the cotm of inquiry Into General Miles's charges concerning the character of the array beef are being pushed at the War Department with the greatest expedition. It is stated at army headquarters that all the information Gen. Miles had obtained from officers’ reports, and other sources, on the character of the meat, had been transmitted to the war investigating committee before that body adjourned. From the commission it was returned to the War Department, and thence will be transmitted to the court of
inquiry.
CoL George Davis, th* judge-advo-cate of the court, was at the War Department to-day, making preparations for the session of the court, and later in the day went to the Agricultural Department, where the analysis of the army meat was made, to look into that end of the proceeding with a view to determining how far the experts of th* department might aid the court in thoroughly probing the matter under consideration. Gen. George W. Davis, who is a member of the court, telegraphed from Havana to-day that he would start for Washington at once. O' Daagerows Fire at Gonveraeur. Gouverneur, N. Y.. February 11.—Fire has been burning in the Aldrich mill lumber yard* for three days, which a force of 100 men. working In relays, has been unable to extinguish. The whole property, valued at *500.000, is threatened. The cold hinders the work of tbe fireman.
Providence. R. L. February II.—The national assembly of the L. A. W. completed Us labors yesterday afternoon and adjourned to meet In Jacksonville. Fla. next winter. The most important business yesterday was the racing question. The delegates decided that the league should remain in control of racing, and the proposition for tt to give up the sport was overwhelmingly defeated. As a concession to the racing men, it was decided to give them a representation on the racing board and also a delegate in the assembly. There was Mule discussion over the racing question, as the matter had been gone ] over time and again, and alt of the dele-
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gates had made up their minds as to how they would vote. Sterling Elliott, who led the fight against league control o. racing, refused to make the vote In favor of racing unanimous. There wa* little friction in the assembly, and none of the filibustering tactics which characterised the meeting at St. Louis a year ago. In the election of officer# there was tio opposition to the Keenan slate, a* arranged by Wallace Sherwood, of Indiana. The secretary was instructed to cast the vote of the assembly for Thomas J. Keenan, of Pennsylvania, for president: Herbert W. Folti, of Indiana, for first vice-president; R. W. Kingsbury, of New Hampshire, for second vice-president, and J. W. Tattersall. of New Jersey, for treasurer. The auditing committee consist* of Howard L. Perkins and Clarence W. Small, of Maine, and Thomaa M. Sktles, i of Maryland. The election of Keenan and Folti brings to an end a fight that has been on for over a year, and will do much to bring about harmony in L. A. W. circles. Kingsbury
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GLEE CLUB ASSAULTED.
Several of the Members Severely InJared by Stones and Bottle*,
HERBERT W. FOLTZ, FIRST VICEPRESIDENT.
was the candidate 3f the Potter faction, while Sterling Elliott, the Massachusetts leader, supported Tattersall for treasurer. Keenan and Foltz were the candidates of all of the factions. Their strength couW not be broken and it was known a month ago that they would be elected. There was a big falling off in membership last year, but the finances of the league were found to be In excellent shape. President Keenan will not announce his committees and membership of the racing board for several days.
Heavy Death Rate at Crasrfordsvllle. (Special to The Indianapolis Nswt.) Crawfordsvill*. Ind., February 11—The mortality record in this ctty and vicinity, has been very heavy since the bitter cold weather began. The deaths have averaged one a day since about the middle of January, and on some day* there have been four. The grip has been the principal cause; and to make mtttter* worse, there is now a coal famine in the city, and the dealers are unable to get fuel. Wood has gone up in price to *4 and *5 a cord, and farmers are met two miles out In the country and paid their own price for fusl. The natural gas has uttefly failed, and there ts great suffering among tbe poorer classes.
(Special to The Indianapolis Neva! Franklin, Ind.. February Iky-Th* Franklin College Glee Club gave a egucert at Morgantown last night, and at die cori* elusion the members of the club, were brutally assaulted by a crowd qf local toughs. The boys wrtre leaving the haU by twos and threes, and each party was greeted with a shower of beer bottle*, clubs, stones and other missiles. The college boys were Surprised by the gttack. and were unable to recognise their as*aUants. Arthur Tipton was rendered unconscious by a blow on the head, and he did not regain his senses for nearly half an hour. Roy Stott, son of President Stott, received a bad cut over the eye from a billy, and Emerson Challle. of Indianapolis, iutd his check laid open by a similar wqapqp. Other members of tbe dub were severely injured. and the organization |ook«4 much move like a football team than a glee club when tt climbed off th* train thl* morn ing. . - The only known cause for the attacx is jealousy. Dr. Griffith and Mias Griffltn gave a reception to the,club at the close of the concert, and very few of the Morgantown boys were invited. This angered them, There Is also an old grudge between Morgantown and the college, growing out of a baseball game in 1>(86. and this may have had something to do with Instigating the assault. The reception went off as planned and wa* successful. The students here are up in arm*, and a large delegation will accompany the glee club when tt fill# a return engagement at Morgantown. Tne assault was severely condemned by the Uezt citizens of Morgantown, and their sympathy U with the collegian*. Some of the attacking party are known., and they will probably be prosecuted for the assault. Little Suffering at Martinsville. [Special to The Indiantipolls News.] Martinsville, ind. February U.-thls city seems to have been extremely fortunate during the recent severe cold weather. Not a single case of real destitution or suffering has bsen reported. Tok-nship Trustee W. E. Robinson said last night that the demands on him for aaeistance had been very light, and although he had been helping all coiners, he had distributed but very few loads of wood. Squire J. M. Baldwin, distributing agent for the City Charity Organization, conducted under the direction of representatives of all the ehurchee, said he had had practically no csJls for relief. Only two rooms of the public schools were dismissed, and but one school boy wa* frost-bitten. The thermometer stood at sero this morning.
Fine Farm Home la Ashes. (Bpeeiai to Ths Indisnepoii* News ]
Goshen, Ind., February 11,-The hpme of Mrs. Joseph Zollinger, one mile south of Benton, burned this morning, with Its contents. The fire originated while thawing a pump in a rear shed. Mrs, Alonxa Bate* was lying In the house very ill, ani iffio was carried out and given shelter by a neighbor. The loss Is heavy. There is
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Dead In Its Cradle. (Special to The Indianapolis New».( Tipton, lnd„ February 11.—Th# thtee-months-old child of Noel Montgomery was found dead in Its cradle this morning.
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the work is very exacting and the drain on the system extensive. From leaning over my books and marking up papers for five or six hoof* at a timel get a headache and my entire system gets shattered, but i KipansTabole always straightens me up, and next morning I am ready for the task over again, feeding as fresh as ever from tbe effects of the magic Tabule taken oa the previotif night It is certainly a wonderful remedy for nrrvniamms and invigorating a wanted system, and in this I voice the w nt hmoatn of all the teachers m my section, every one of
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