Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1891 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATJ3 SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25. '1891 TWKLVJS 1'AUES.

ayes to 20 noes. Mr. Vauikner raised the point of no quorum aaf a recess was taken till 2 o'clock.

Upon reassembling in th afternoon the Glesaner bill was ordered grossed .'u.riu ipnu oil ameti ing the water works act was nbo or.lt rcli'rurro.-sp!. Mr. Moon's bill, which tfovides for the taxation of mor'pii'es rnd. the stamping by the owners notsfor taxation, was engrossed. I the coiree of his remarks in support of his bill. Mr. Moon sai 1 the common people, tie fanners and mechanic?, had bvn pang more fhan their tdiare of the taxes. It wan abort time for money lend-rs to contrute thtr jut hare to the support of gvermvent. If the bill were enacted tie none lender would have to list their lotea f taxation, thus raiding an enormoua reveille to the state, county and townshp. ?he bill was not for the purpose of indug out the indebtedness of any one, but to find out the creditors. He was eat:.eed that his bill was constitutional. f Mr. Mops also supported te bill. This vote disclosed a qijrum present and the speaker switehedthe house on bills on third reading, wlw'h resulted in the passage of the following bills: By Mr. Ihieres To mae it unlawful to counterfeit trademarks, abels, brands, wrappers, etamps, etc. jnalty, SoO to $-00. i By Mr. Mack To authcize the school board of the city of Indiarpolis to lew a tax of 4 cents on the $100 r the support of the free public library in connection with the public schools. ; By Mr. Ma k To authoizo the school board of the city of Indiaripo'is to issue bonds to the amount of $i '0,000 for the erection of a free public library in connection with the cotnmor schools. Bv Mr. Zrcher To eiaihtirse Prrrr county S2,3S7 the amoat expended by said county to advertise or gale lands belonging to the state. A bill by Mr. Zoercherwaa also passed providing that hereafter he state shall pay thecostof adverti-ingr fa Bale real estatn reverting to the state afte seven years of uon-pavment of taxes. By Mr. Claypool Am-nding the act concerning voluntary assertions. By Mr. McCuliough 'roviding for a nev charter for the uty of Indianapolis. This bill was prepared by the citizens' committee, and it parsed the house with the amendments recommended by the committee on the affairs of the city f Indianapolis. The vote stood ayei, 0-3; roes, 13. All the negative votes were cast y republicans. Messrs. Tarkerof Hendrick, Stone, Sleeper and Hazard voted with the democrats for the bill. ry Mr. Moss That all cal rnicd in this state, under eontract for payment by the ton rr other quantity, shall ! weighed before beinr. ecretQed, and the (nil weight thereof shall be credited to the miner of nuch coa", and eighty pounds of such coal as mined aball eonstitnte a buhel, end two thousand pounds of coal as mined shall constitute a ton: Provided. TLat nothing in this act shall he bo eonatrued as to compel payment for sulfhur, rock, state, blaek jack or oihr impurities, iucludin; dirt which mnj be loa fed wi:h or amongst the coal. Srr. 2. The owner, atrent or operator of each coal iu:n in thi state at which the miners are pni J by weight, shall provide suitable and seen rate scales of standard msnnfao tnre, for the writhing of coal which i ha 1 be mined in each mine. It shall be the duty of eTery such owner, agent or operator of a coal reins to provide, an ) keepcoaet&ntlj ft each mine, suitable and accurtte tesi weight; neh ut are recei'ssry to ascertain the accuracy of the scales usd in weighing coal in such mine. Sec. 3. Any person damaged by reason of eoal roine1 not having been weighed and credited to tvin in accordance with the proTisiors of this act. may rtcover damages, in any conrt of competent jurisdiction, aminst the employer, but such action must be leeiia witinn sixty days after the right thereto accrued. fc.ee. 4. Any owner. agent, or operator, wtichmiin, cneck weighman, or any other person who shall violate any of the provision of this net. shall, upon conviction thereof, be lined not thao fiv! nor more twenty dollars for each day such violation shall exist. By Mr. Curtis, by request To require Ftreot rulway companies to pave between the tracks and two fet on the outside of each rail of the tracks. 1 y Mr. Hench To make it unlawful to ases for taxation any land in the state included within a craut to any mei:bcr of the Miami tribe of indians provided the owner thereof is not a citizen of the United States. Whenever land so owned has been assessed or placed upon any tax duplicate for taxation, suits may be entered to clear the land of such lienp. By Mr Work To define what ia a law ful fence as follows: A lawful fnce shall be a straizht board, or a straight wire, or a straight board and wire, and a picket or a hede tence shall be four feet in height, a straiif ht rail fence four and one-balf feet high, a wotm ra;l fence five feet hiirh, and all fences ot every structure to be suliicieut v t.jht to hold bot'S, sheep, cattle, moles and horse. Partition fences dividing lands occupied on both sides, excrpt wa-te land and unincloed woodland shall be rca niaine J throughout the year equally by the owners or occupants of snid laud, provided a special agreement may be made between said adjoiuing owners or occupants to divide such partition fence, each party to build, rebuild, repair and maintain the portion assigned to him or her by Fuch agreement. If either party fails to maintain his or her portion of such fence as provided for in the preceding: section, or if any agreement be entered into as provided in said section, or if either party fails to perform the eonditiou of his or her yart to h oerformed. then the other arty ma; cive the owner or occunant of said and of the rarty complained of three days' no tice that he w.Il call upon the township trustee of the townhip in which such fence is situated, or if loca'ed on a township line, upon the township trusteeof the township in which the land of th party so notified isaituated. said trustee to be named in said notice to examine said fence, and if said trustee declare said fence to be insufficient, it shall be his doty to causa to be furnished a sufficient amount of material, and employ a suitable person or persons to build, rebuild or repair the same; and the cost thereof, to.'eilier wih a reasonable fee for the services of said township trustee, shall be a lien on ssi 1 lanJ, to be inforced as other liens are inforced. Xnthine in this act shall apply to lands subject to overflow. By Mr. Tatton To compel every vendor of imitation dairy product to brand, stamp or label the Eame under its true name. A f-ennte bill by Mr. Hudson Reorjranizin? the ftate boar J of health; providin that the trustees tdiall be appointed by the governor, secretary, auditor and treasurer of state. RELIiF FOR SUPREME COURT. Appellnta Conrt Ittll fttssea With Amend m-ium A lao Hoard of Arr trntlnn Hill. The supporters of the appellate court bill have won a victory. That measure passed the senate Monday by a very comfortahle majority. Ir. Mujree, in accordance with the notice that he gave on Thursday, moved a reconsideration uf the vote by which the bill was indefinitely postponed, almost immediately after the afternoon session had be-n called to order. Mr. Foley insisted that his bill for the creation of a board of arbitration and. mediation had been a ppecial order for that hour (2 p. m.) Therefore th question arose as to wh.ch matter should receive the consideration of the body. The presidinc officer finally decided tiiat Mr. Matree s motion was in order, and Mr. Foley appealed from his decision, but 6ub5equenily withdrew the appeal. Mr. Mapee spoke earnestly in favor ol the bill, savins: that he had heard that the farmers were opposed to it, but tboujrbt that their opposition was simply due to the fact that they did not thoroughly understand its provisions. There was au absolute necessity for such a court. It was in the interest of the poor man and against monopolies. The eupreme court was over

bunened with work and should be jriven relis"'. Tie vote by which the bill was indetiiitely postponed was reconsidered by thefollowing vote, the names of republicm members bein in italics: yes Meters. JIfil, Burke, Byrd, CVm, CUmnnt, Edison, Ewing, Foley, Fancis, Fulk, flUman, Griffith.' Grimes, Jltnley, Harlan, llavden, llau, Holcomh, Holland, Howard, II ubrl, Hudson, Jackaon, Jones, Kerth, IAtlawi, McIIuph, Mtgee,. Thompson (Marion), Thompson, (Htntinjrton) 31. a8 Messrs. Akin, Chandler, French, frior, Iofmn, Kopoike, Lynn, Moore, Jumf, shanks. Sweeny, Thompson, (l'ulaslu), Wiirjrs, Yaryan 14. Tae followinp amendments to the bill wer offered: Uy Mr. Morgan, that the term of existence of the court shall not extend beyond a period of fix years, be(rinr.injr March 1, 1801, at the end of wbi-h period the supreme cmirt shall take up and dispose of all ca.es that may bo upon the docket of the appellate court; by Mr. Fulk, that the salaries of the five members of the appellate court be fixed at 511,50') instead of $t,(X)0 per annum ; by Mr. Haya, that the appellate court be governed by the decisions of the supreme court and f hall not reverse or in any way modify the fame. All of the amendments were adopted by viva voce vote. There was some objection to Mr. Fulk's ameudraent reducin? the salaries of the judges. The gentleman from Monroe in epeukinx in behalf of it said that there were scores of j?ood lawyers in the Btate who would serve as judges of the proposed court at SoOO. The bill as amended was ordered engrossed, read a third time and passed by

the following vote, the only republicans voting in the negative beine Mcesrs. Grose, Ilobson and Mount. The votewas as follows: Ayes Messrs. Burke, Fyrd, Boyd, Carver, Cleraan., Ellison, Ewinjr, Foiey, Francis, Fulk, Oilman, Griffith, Grimep, Ilanley, Hayden, Hays, Holcomb, Holland, Howard, Hubbell, Hudson, Jackson, Jones, Kerth, Kopeike, Loveland, McHugh, Macee, Morgan, Moore, hoekney, Thotapson (Marion), Wiggs, Yaryan, 34. "ays Akin, Chandler, French, Grose, Hobson, Lynn, Mount, Shanks. Smith, tweeny, " Thompson (Huntington), Thompson (Pulaski) 12. The greater portion ot the afternoon was spent in the discission oi the bill for a court of arbitration. Mr. Foley said that the labor organizations throughout the state with one or two excep'inni were demanding the passage of this bill. It was only through such an organization that the differaices arisins between employer and employe could be satisfactorily adjusted. Mr. Burke spoke at length in opposition to the bill, saying that it would injure the clasi which it was intended to benelit. The idea of good govern rticnt was irovernment for everybody. This was legislation which sought to elevate one cias to the detriment of another. It d -legated entirely too much authority to three meu. There was danger of the court hecominar a powerful enKine in the hands of centralized capital. It virtually denii-d the right of workiugmen to striko. Mr. Hudson declared that the measure was in the interest of the laboring people. and he warned those of his colleagues who were opposing it that by doing so they were digging their political graves. He said that all legislation in the intere.-t of the working class seemed to meet with opposition in the S3nate. Any measure for the benefit of suueranuatcd lawyers (referring to appellate court bill) went through with little or no opposition. There were a n imber of laboring men in the chamber and they would watch the vote upon this bib very closely. In closing Ins fptcch Mr. Hudson read a memorial siirned by th building trades council indorsing the bill. Mr. Mount thought that while there were defects in the bill it was a step in the right direction. He was of the opinion that it was only through legislation of this character that the labor differences that were constantly arising could be amicably fettled. Mr. Yaryan referred to the bill as a very silly piece oi legislation, saying that there was no necessity for it at this time, for the ri aMin that labor and capital were on good terms. Mr. Boyd thought that there was no nect-ssity for legislation of this character because the existing laws regarding arbi tration were entirely satisfactory. Mr. Magee said that on general principles he was opposed to legislation brought forward in a spirit of demagonism. He had been a working man himcelf and always labored in the interest of thisclass. While he felt that there was danger of dimensions arising between empioyer and employe through the enactment of this law, he wa:: willing to vote for it if there was the slightest possibility of its benefiting the wag-vworker in any way. The previous fjuestion was finally ordered and the bill passed by a bare const, tutional majority, several members of the conimi'tee on education who favored it having left the chamber for the purpose of visiting the deaf and dumb asytum. The vote was as follows, the names of republicans being in italics: Ayes Messrs. Ellison, Foley, Francis, French, Fulk, Gi'mnn, Grimes, Hayden, Holcomb, Howard, HuhMl, Hudson, Kennedy, Kopeike, McIIugh, Magee, Morgan, Moore, Jotin?, thanks, mitb, Sweeny, Thompson (Marion), Thompson (Huntington), Thompson (Pulaski), "Wiegs Nays Messrs. BoyJ, Burke, Clemam, Ewing, tirosc, llarJe;, Hay, Holland, Jackson, Jones, Loveland, Lynn, Shockney, Yaryan 14. Among the memorials presented during tho dnv, was one bv Mr. lirimes. from the Morton Tost G. A.' IL, Terre Haute, asking the body to act favorably on the bill for an appropriation for tho erection of additional buildings at the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Knightatown; by Mr. Magee from the F. M. B. A., of Casa county, asking the enactment of pending legislation in the interest of the farmer. The following bills were passed by tho senate Monday under a suspension of the rules: By Mr. Ewing Authorizing the incorporation of live stock insurance companies and requiring such corporations to have a paid up capital 6tock of &X,000. Bv Mr. Morgan Exempting all Indiana lands originally granted to the Miami tribe of Indians by the U. 8. government from taxation. When the house convened Tuesday morning at i o'clock no quorum was present. A largo number of members who voted to change the hour of meeting from 10 to 9 were absent. However, as the call of the house was omitted the, question of a quorum was not raised, and tbe speaker laid before the house the following bit's with committee reports recommending indefinite postponement: By Mr. Guthrie Ilegulating fees and salaries. By Mr. Patton Providing that county commissioners ehall fix the salaries of county officers. By Mr. 'A'tight Limiting the county superintendent to 1"0 days' work. By Mr. Fippin Placing the county coroners on fixed salaries. . By Mr. Osborn Regulating fees and salaries. By Mr. Zoercher Defining the powers and duties of county coroners.

By Mr. Faulkner Providing for a live stock sanitary commission. By 31 r. Baker Providing for j bank inspector. Ah tho above bii's were indeSnitoly postponed. Mr. Bowman's bill, providing that trustees shall give notice to insolvent debtors, was engrossed; also Mr. Glessner's bill, concerning prosecutions betore justices of the peace. The Glessner bill to fix the compensation of the county commissioners was ordered printed and made a special order for Friday at U p. in. Tho report of the committee was against the bnl, but Mr. (ilessner managed to reverse the action of the committee. It fixes the compensation of tho commissioners according to population. In counties having 5,IXX) population the commissioners ahal I be paid a salary of $100. In counties having over f,000 population S100 for the tirt 5,00) and $10 lor each additional thousand. This would give the commissioners of Marion county 51,311 each per annum. By a ppeeial act of 18K!, tho commissioners of Marion county were placed upon calaries of $1,800. When the bill comes up again Mr. Curtis will propose an amendment leaving the Marion county commissioners upon the present salarv. Mr. Hench will also propose an amendment placing the co-nmissiom-rs of Allen county in thesame classification with those of Marion county for the reason that with twenty townships numerous Ftrean and a large number of ditches the board of counnishioners of Allen county have more work to perform than tbe hoard of any other county. The bill also provides that the commissioners shall meet once a month. senator M.iore's gravel road bill was read a second time and indefinitely postponed. The repolution which Mr. Cullop introduced several days ago to investigate the accounts of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis railroad company, was reported back from the judi iary committee by retaining the preamble and substituting another resolution as follows: Resolved, By the house of representatives, the senate cnrurrine, that a aelect oinniittee ot eight members, five from the house and three from the senate, he appointed to carefully investigate the matter and thines settoria with power, if necessary, to send for persons and pspers and make such report of facts and conclusion in relatiou thereto as will eoable the general assembly to take such steps as may be found necessary to secure and preserve to the state fie rights to which it is entitled under the terms of said chsrter, and to make such recommendations as such committee may deem just and proper, and report their pro ccedings in t lie premises to the general assem

bly ou or before the 1M day ot .March, lrl'l. No action was taken on the resolution. By this time a quorum was present and Mr. Cullop's bill authorizing building and loan associations to increase their capital stock to $25,000,000 and also authorizing two association to consolidate came up on second reading. The ways and means committee which reported it made no recommendation. Mr. Cullop explained that the biil changed the prest-nt law ouly in two respects the maximum of capital stock was increased t :?25.000,000, and two companies were allowed to consolidate. Mr. Glessner opposed the bill as a dangerous piece of lejjisd.stion. Mr. Curtis then obtained the floor and denounced the bill as an incubator for a gigantic trust to rob the people of th sta e. The object of the bill was to font upon the building and loan associations of Indiana the infamous system known as the "uational building and loan association." The same proposition had been defea'ed in the eennto last Monday. The hundreds of building and loan associations of Indianapolis were proteiting against this bill. This proposition had benn before three committees in succession, but not one of them had been brave enough to recommend ita passage. It had lirst been referred to the committee on judiciary, then to the committee, on corporations aud finally to the committee on ways and mans, and the 1 ;tter committee did not have the nerve to make any recommendation, but had thrown the reaponsibility upon the house. The biil was in the interest of the Minneapolis concern, which was a "icra isjd robber." Tho people did not want building and loan associations to be merg.nl into great corporations. The Minneapolis company, which was dom a land-odice business in this state, had hold out a arming in lacaments to secure subscriptions, and after obtaining them nctilied the stockholders that they could not be paid. "I am a stockholder in that infamous concern," slid he. "I am paying my money into it but I never expect to get a dollar back." The stockholders were scattered and tho officers manipulate.1 the company a they pleased. Kecently they ha I raised their own salaries at a meeting whore 54,0 )0 stockholders were not represented. The Minnanolis company ha 1 amended its articles of incorporation so as to perpetuate tho present officers. These so-called national associationsjwere gigantic schemes of robbery. lie was loudly applauded when he took his seat. Mr. Cullop in reply said that Mr. Curtis hnd not pointed out the objections to the people. He had simply made charges without proving them. There was something behind this opposition that did not appear on the surface. Mr. Curtis "What is behind your bill?" Mr. Cullop "Oh, it's all balderdashmere subterfuge. There is no dirlerenco between the law now and the proposed law, except that the capital stock can be increased from $l,000,OJ0 to $,000,000." Mr. Curtis "Will you allow yourself to be corrected in your wild ktatemen.? Don't you know" Mr. Cullop "Oh, I am not on the witness 6tand. I cannot answer an impertinent question." Mr. Cul op continued, saying that the opposition to the bill was not baed upon reason. Because one national building and loan association was a ewindle that did not go to prove that all national associations were crooked. Reasoning from the same standpoint the banks could be made out robbing institutions, because occasionally a cashier goes over the line to Canada. The same reasoning would make all coucty treasurers rascalu, because a number have defaulted. This bill would freeze out foreign institutions and protect home institutions. It was in the interest of tho poor man. Mr. Kelley had listened attentively to Mr. Cullop's speech, but had failed to find one reason why this law on the subject of building and loan associations e hould be changed ; $23,000,000 capital stock was enough to cure the bill. He remembered that in the good o'd days, forty years ago, that good man, Wright," one of the greatest men that tho great state of Indiana ever produced, had said: "Keep all the power you can in the school district, keep a!l the power you can in the township, keep all the power you can in the county, keep all the power you can in the state. Delegate as litth power as possible and keep your power as close to the people as possible." "When you increase the capital stock," saidj Mr. Kelley, "you remove tho power from the people." Mr. Fippen said that lie did not know much about the bill, but it would keep capital within the siate. It was plain as the noondav sun that the bill could strengthen the local building and loan associations. The stockholders of local building and loan associations demanded the law. Mr. Ader "Didn't you preface your remarks by saving that vou did not know anything about the bill?" Mr. Fippen "I did, but it was because you were on the other side."

Mr. Ader said that he had letters from stockholders in building and loan associations protesting against the passage of the bill. Mr. Kelleher offered to submit telegrams from three building and loan associations against the till. At this juncture the usual noon recess was taken. When the house met again the motion to engross the Cullop buildinir loan bill was defeated ayes, 22 ; noes, -Hi. Mr. Fowler then introduced a bill requiring railroad and other companies to file somi-annual statements of their earnings with the auditor of state. Mr. Oppenheim introduced a bill authorizing cities and towns to purchase necessary tire depaitment apparatus. Mr. Leyden introduced a bill to legalize the acts of the board of trustees of Greenville, Floyd county. The constitutional rules were suspended and the bill pushed. Mr. Carroll's gravel road bill was then pased. It provides that when the original assessment is insufficient to conip'ete a gravel road the auditor is empowered to make another assessment provided in the oriirinai assessment The senite concurrent resolution authorizing the appointment of a joint subcommittee from tho regular standing committee on benevolent institutions to investigate the Eastern hospital for the insane was concurred in without a dissenting vote. Mr. Fippen's bill to authorize cities to own and operate water works, natural and artificial gas plants and electric light plants was ren i a third time. Mr. McCullough olTvred an amendment which wai adopted by consent, excepting from the provisions of the bill cities of more than 100.0JO population. Indianapolis. Mr. Glessner opposed the bill on the ground that it smacked too much of Henry Georgeisra. He said the biil provided that land should bear all tho expenses of constructing and maintaining the improvements proposed. ,Vo tax was to be levied on personal property. Mr. Guthrie favored the bill. Mr. Fippen said it waj a democratic measure as it gave the majority ot the people the riht to determine for themselves whether they should avail themselves of the law or cot. The biil c nail v passed by a vote of GO to 10. Mr. Work'offered a concurrent resolution, which was adopted without debate, instructing the senators and requesting the representatives irom Indiana to vote for the Butterworth anti-margin or option bill.

The special order of the day, tho Sher-rran-Porter memorials, suspended business for twenty minutes. The special committee, composed of Messrs. Hench. Stone and Hess, appointed to draft resolutions on the tho death of Gen. Sherman and Admiral Porter, reported as follows: The special committee upon whom was conferred the duty of reporting to the house of representatives for its action resolutions of condolence because of the loss to the peop'e of t'ie United States in the death of Gen. William Tecum'-eh Sherman, who died at New Y'rk on the 14th inst, and also in the death of .Admiral Dixon Farter, who died on the same d ;v at the city of Washington, report as follows : 1. The bouse of representatives of the state of Indiana has heard with grief and sorrow of the death of these two distinguished and useful men who were patriots in public and private life. They were conspicuously successful during the late civil war between the states one upon the field of battle, the other as an admiral of the navy. 2. That we tender to the families and relatives of the deceased general ami admiral, on behalf of the people of this ett, our hincere condolence in their irreparable loss. 3. That this report be spread upon the journal of the house. 4. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the families of the deceased soldier and peaman by the clerk of the houe. Messrs. Hench and Hess delivered eulogies and Mr. Guthrie read the address prepared by Mr. Stone, who was absent on account of the illness of bis brother. Mr. McCulIough's bill authorizing the erection and maintenance of natural gas plants in the city of Indianapolis passed without an dissenting vot. This bill was prepared by the Commercial club and introduced by Mr. McCullougu ly request. Mr. Peters called up his resolution introduced Monday requesting the chairman of the committee on te . perance to call a meeting of that committee or resitrn the chairmanship. He said that the chairman Gent wai present and this would give him an opportunity to explain why he delayed calling the committoo together. Mr. Gent was ready to give an account of himself. He taid that tho people were not clamoring for temperance legislation. The resolution was one step in tho direction of throttling the liberties of tho people. The same sp:rit that prompted its ottering was what was called Christian char.ty. It was the same epirit of persecution which had caused so much bloodshed in dark ages, that spirit which tends to enslave the minds of men. lie believed the temperance question should regulate itself. As chairman of the commtttea on temperance he would decide for himself when to call a meeting. When the majority of the committee demanded a meeting he would obey the majority. Mr. Guthtio said that ttiere was no more important legislation than the temperance question. Mr. Gent had always treated him gentlemanly, but complaints had been made on the other side that he would not call a meeting till Feb. L'O. Upon motion of Mr. Pickhardt, Mr. reters' resolution was laid ou the table without provision. Mr. Leyden'a bill authorizing the organization and incorporation of loan, trust, fafe deposit and guarantee companies, was read a third time and passed. Mr. Faulkner moved to Buspend the constitutional rules and put upon its passage Senator Holland's bill to legalize the incorporation of the town of Ocood, Hipley count'. The motion prevailed and the bill passed. Mr. Bigler's bill amending the act concerning the endowment ot cobegca and universities was read and pussed. Mr. Hinch exp'amed that the bill had been introduced by request of the managers of the Taylor mcthodist university of Fort Wayne. That it amended the exUting law so as to prevent the principal of endowment funds from being used for current expenses. Also if the fund lapses the principal reverts back to the original donor. Senator Harlan's bill to prevent the burning of natural gas in ftamheaus'or jumboes also passed. 31 r. JserneUiv s tun to autnonze to companies to lay oil pipes : w&a ordered engrossed. Mr. Faulkner offered a resolution delegating Mr. Glessner to hear Mrs. Ciouger lt-cture on temperance and woman sullrago Thursday night in the hall of representa tives. I he name oi Olesener was etritken out and the name of "Faulkner" was substituted, and in that shape it was adopted. The house then adjourned. ; DOINGS OF THE SENATE. A Great Many Inipurtaot Measures Engross d In tt TJppr Itortj. There were probably not over a dozen members present wheu Jieat.-Governor Chase called the senate to order Tuesday morning. Immediately after the reading of

the journal bad been dispensed with, Mr. Howard present d tbe vpllowing resolution, which was unanimous ' a iopted:

Whereas, The state ot Indiana h" ornamented the city of Iudianapolis with on of the luost beautiful and ma; oificeut state house1 i America; therefore be it Resolved by tbe senate, the boose of ! representatives oncurriug, that the city of I Iudianapolis be requested by purchase, eonI tieinnetioa or otherwise, to obtain possesion of the two quarter squares on each side of llarketi st. fronting on the east side ot tbe slate bouse and convert the sstne Into a park in order to i give a fair approach to tbe grounda and buildj dcs and at the same lime beautify the city. .Immediately after disposing of the resolution the regular order was suspended and the senate took up bil's on second reading. Mr. Kopelke's bill amending an act concerning public oMeus 'S so as to make all spectators of a prize light, inclmiinir reporters, li.ible to a line of not less than $o nor more thMn$50 was the cause of a very heated debate. Mr. Burke moved to amend the biil by striking out that portion referring to newspaper reporter, and in doing so jokingly remarked that he had been informed oy the senator front Cass that there was no reporter in Indiana who could pay the fines prescribed. Mr. Kopeike said that the newspaper reports of prize lights had a very dctnoralizintr e fleet upon the youth of the country. Mr. Mount indorsed the views of the gentleman from Lake, and said that brutal exhibitions of the kind were ttiven entirely too much prominence in the press of the country. Mr. J'.urke eaid that bo very rourh disliked demagogy, and whenever the opportunity oilered gra.-ped hypocrisy by the neck. "It is singular to me," said he, "why thee demagogues do cot attempt to enact such legislation that will affect th proprietor of the newspaper. Why not 1:h a law prohibiting newspapers from publishing the reports of priz3 fights? You want to place tho humble servant of newspaper proprietors in jeopardy, but vou are afraid to attack the fountainheads. It is a proposition to let tho big fish go and make the email fry suffer. Newspaper reporters do not attend prize rlehts of their own free will. They go to such exhibitions under the orders of their chief ; refusal to obey such orderi means their discharge. Mr. Burke's amendment exempting reporters was adopted by the following close vote, and tho bill as amended was encrossed. The names of republicans are in italics: Ayes T.oyl, Burke, Byrd, Ct'emattx, Ewing, Franeiv, Fu k, tirillith, Harlan, Hayd.'U, Holcomb, ihilM, ,Ion?s, Kerth, Macee, Moore, Shanks, Sweeny, Thompson (Marion). Thompson (Huntington) 10. Nays Messrs. Carrnr, Ellison, Foley, fllhnan, Hinfc;,', Hayden, Hair, 7A)iHolland, Howard. Hudson, Jackson, Ken, nedy, Kopeike, Lvnn, .Vim Shocking, Suii'th, Thompson (Pulaski) 19. Mr. Francis presented a memorial from the trades union of Laporte county csking the careful consideration of all legislation in the interest of the laborine man. Tho memorial also fivored free text books in the public schools. Mr. Magee's bill providing for the appointment of employes of the various benevolent institutions on the basis of civil service met with some opposition from Mr. Burke, who held that the members of the state board of charities were not as competent to appoint subordinate employes a tho superintendent of the inutitution in question. The bill, however, was fina ly engrossed. Among the measures which were ordered to engrossment during the day were the following-: By Mr. Sweeny Requiring railroad corporations to establish waiting rooms in towns of 5CK) inhabitants. By Mr. Kopeike Providing for the acknowledgment of legal instruments recorded in foreign countries. By Mr. Burke Making it mandatory upon courts to imprison persons selling liquor without a license. H. It. L'tiO Placing the appointment of inspector of oili in the bands of the state geologist. By Mr. Ellison Making it a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of from iro to $30 for lmntir.g on inclosed land without permission fo:m the owner thereof. By .Mr. Harden Prohibiting the killinj of qu-iil for a period of two years. Ly Mr. Jones Placing the management of water works in towns of 5,000 in the hands of the council. By Mr. Haydt n Providing for the licensing of pawnbrokers. By .Mr. Magee Providing for the removal of harmless incurable patients from insane asylums in order to make room for new cases. Tho special order for 3 o'clock was the report of the committeo appointed to draft suitable? resolutions on the death of Admiral Porter and Gvn. Sherman. At this hour Mr. (iroe, chairman of the committee, hubmitted the following: Mk. I'bksipknt The committee upon whom was conerred the duty to report to the senate for its action suitable resolutions of condolence because of the nation's lots in the death of (ten. Wiltiurn T. iSheriuan and that of Admiral David Porter, direct us to report the following: 1. Itosolved by the state senate of Indians, that it is with (treat grief and sorrow that we lenrn of the death of these two patriots and heroes. 2. That we tender on behalf of the people of the state to the families and relatives thereof our sincero oondolence in this their irreparable loss. 3. That this report be recorded on the journal of the senate. Wii.mam Gross, Taomas Boyp, Timothy E. Howabd. Mr. Grose in submitting the report spoke at length upon the bravery of both Admiral Porter and Gen. Sherman, saying that they had been life-long students in military science, and that the people of the government for which they had foiurht were proud oi them. Mr. Boyd eulocized Gen. Sherman for bis devotion to his country, saying that he had reached the topmost round of the ladder through his own perseverance and industry. Mr. Howard referred to Gen. Sherman in the most affectionate manner, saying that his conquests were greater than those of Napoleon. Mr. Mount said that the people of this country would ever honor trie memory of tien. Sherman. He had been us kind and gentle in civil life as he had been brave in war. Mr. Gilman spoke briefly of the military record of the deceased, referring to him as one of the greatest general of the age. Lieut.-Governor Chase delivered a. few remarks, dwelling particularly upon tbe record that Geu. Sherman had made as a soldier, and the senate, after adopting the resolutions of the special committee by a rising vote, adjourned. The "elocutionists" of the house did not indulge in voice di ills Wednesday. Consequently considerable business was transacted without reference to the "great state of Indiana" or to "constitutional questions." Mr. Trimble otTered the usual 9 o'clock prayer. He had no more than reached his seat after praying long and earnestly when his bill on fees and salaries was hauled out by the speaker and indefinitely postponed. The slaughter of bills thus continued, Mr. Voigt' bill to legalize the sa es of sheriffs and administrators in certain cases was reached. It was ordered engrossed. Mr. Kel'.ey entered a motion to reconsider t the vote on the Fippen bill, authorizing citiea andtownato erect and main tain wUr

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works, natural- and artificial gas and electric lijrht plants. Mr Kelleher's "poor man's" bill allowing cows to run at large was indefinitely postponed, notwithstanding the objection of its author. Mr. Fulton's bill, to create a new judicial circuit for llutington, met the same, fate. Mr. Lindemuth's bill to amend the law relating to the lilingof articlesof incorporation and Mr. Carroll's bill rcgulntiinr the heatinp of railway cars were ordered engropfed. An adverse report was made on Mr. Watson's bill, which provides that in suits in which jndgmcnts are obtained acainst corporation, said judgments shall also include reasonable attorneys' fees. There was a minority report recommending the passage of the bill, which Mr. Cullop supported in his usual vieorous style. Under the existing law poor litigents were denied justice, because the corporations delayed action on cases against them. The law proposed by the bill has been tried in other states" with good results. Mr. Hench opposed the bill because it included municipal corporations. Mr. Hess said it was not constitutional, which made Mr. Glessner reply that whenever a bill came up effecting corporations the o!d, old song was rehearsed ''Unconstitutional ! Unconstitutional !" Tbe supreme court of Illinois bad recently decided that such a law was constitutional. Mr. Linlemuth took the Fame view of the question. Ti e bill was clearly constitutional and it would teed to make corporation compromise with poor litigants. Mr. Brown of Steuben thought such a law would bean unjust discrimination. The legislature had no moral ripht to interfere with legal contracts between individuals and corporations. The minority report was substituted and the bill ordered engrossed by eueh a decisive vote that Mr. Cullop moved to suspend tho rule? and put it ujo:i its pasa;e, but it failed for want of sixtv-seven votes. Kceentl v Senator Griffiths bill for the re location of county Beats passed the se nate with but three dissenting votes. It would have passed the house w.ih very little opposition bad not half of the population cf Crown 1'oint flocked to Indianapolis to Appeal for the defeat of the bill. Crown Point is the seat of Lake county but it is in an obscure part of the country, only one railroad running through, the town which has lost population during the Inst ten year. Of I.lto years Chicago has been spreading over tho Indiana line and II jmmond in the northwest part of Lake has sprung up with large Tutors. Tbe township in which Hammond is situated cast the greatest number of votes at tho last election. If left to a vote of the county Crown Point would loose the county seat, and the people of that town put in some hard work yesterday in the house to defeat the senate bill. Mr. Lbert made a strong speech in favor of thc people. It was bis maiden speech, but interruptions did not confuse bim. Mr. Fowler. fearinz that Michigan City might Borne day take advantage of the" law proposed and take the courthouse away from his own town of L iporte, denounced the bill as an outrage. Mr. McCullough oflered an amendment exempting from the provisions of the bill county scats having court-bounes worth $7.",lXK or built within twelve years. The amendment, upon motion of Mr. Fbert, was laid on the table by a vote of iX to '-3. . In the next inning Mr. Fowler scored. His motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was adopted by a vote of 4'. to 32. Mr. Fowler was not fully patistied with this result, but moved to reconsider the vote and al.no moved to lay it on the table. It prevailed. A senate bill by Mr. Francis authorizing cities and towns to lay out parks was advanced to a third reading. Mr. Kern's bill prohibiting the working of roads after Aug. 1 was indefinitely iostponed : The following bills were ordered engrossed. By Mr.IIageard To authorize the trustees of Furduc university to lay out a lly Mr. Teal Kegulating the building of drains in cities. By Mr. Lindemuth Regulating the power and duties of park commissioners. By M r. Fippen To prevent tho waste of natural gas. Bv Mr. Fowler To authorize the location of suburbau public parks. By Mr. Leyden Empowering cities to tax a vehicle license. By Mr. Kyle To regulate the sale of poison. By Mr. McDowell A mending the drainage act. By Mr. Short Appropriating money for a btiildine at the reform school. By Mr. Matthews Authorizing tbe state board of agriculture to purchase, hold and sell real estate. By Mr. Fbert Providing for the holding of court at Hammond. This completed the tDornlng session. Tho afternoon was chiefly devoted to bnla on the third reading. A senate bill by Mr. Harlan to prevent the piping of natural gas outside of the state was advanced to a third reading after some discussion. Mr. Zoercher opposed the

bi'l on the ground that commerce knows, no state line. Mr. Kelleher eaid a farmer bd the same right to sell bis gas to Chicago as ho bad to sell his wheat. Messrs. Far'ow, Fippen and Branstetter favored the bill. Mr. Fulton ssid it wai in the intiest of the people. He would favor any legislation possible to kevp natural gas for tho peop!o of Indiana. Mr. Inman said no tariff reformer could support the bilL Mr. Fowler wea for the bill. A senate bill by Mr. Hubbell providing fira police judge in cities of 5.(O0 where city court exists was passed. The common council may authorize the election of such judge, who ehall hold his office four years. Mr. Carroll's bill providing for the heating of rai!way csrs by "steam, hot water or hot air" or other safe and suitable epplitnres was passed. Also Mr. llench'fl bill amending the criminal cole; also a senate bill by Mr. Holland repealing the act of 18S9 w hich provides that the estate of persons confined in the state insana hospitals fchall pay for the maintaeanco of said patients. Mr. Glessner's bill creating the office of natural gas supervisor to be appointed by the state geologist was passed with very little opposition. A t ill by Mr. Fippen to reduce from twenty-one to ten days the time to notify hfirs of estates by administrators when raid heirs nil live in the same county wai then pasfcd. A senate, bill bv Mr. Macee nnprorriat-

ing $11,500 to wipe out an old debt against j the northern hospital went through the house and now awaits the governors signature to become a law. Mr. Ieyden's bid to authorize Finking fund commissioners to negotiate for the i sale of bonds also passed without opposi tion. Also a bill by Mr. Fowler to authorize the board of the Madisoa eounty agricultural society to Fed real estate. Mr. Hench'a bill for the better protection of game was ordered engrossed. Mr. Fensley's bill to amend the Fchool book law was passed by a vote of 7S to 2, Messrs. Cullup and Timmons casting the negative votes. Mr. Troy preFented a memorial from tho Dunbar G. A. U. pout of Greenfield asking the legislature to appropriate money for the support of the 6oldiers' orphans home. Mr. B"aley, from the speeisl committer on fees and salaries, reported the revised fee nn 1 salary bill. A largo number of senate bills were read for the first time and referred to committees and the house then adjourned. LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE. Two Blerahera of ttt Mlnnrlfy Xoek Hornf Temporary Ln Authorized. No great degree of regularity governed the transaction of business in the senate Wednesday. Just preceding the noon adjournment the proceedings were enlivened by a row between Messrs. Hubbell and Hays, whih for a time bid fair to result in something more than hard words. Mr. Bovd, the other day, pava notice that on Wednesday at 11 a. m.. bo would move a reconsideration o( the vote by which Mr. Hubbell's building and loan association bill wm referred to him ftlubbell) for such amendment as would exempt local associations from operating under the national plan. In accordance with this notice be made tbe nvvdon, but not until Eome time after the hour announced. Mr. Hays was on his feet in an instant with a motion to table Mr. Boyd's motion. Mr. Hays declared that Mr. Hubbell had not, and etill refused, to make the amendments as instructed by the senate. "I heard him say when the bill ws referred back to him that he would not make th amendments.' said Mr. Hays, "and I" "Whatever tbe senator from Ivkhart may have said," interrupted Mr. Borke, "was not said in his senatorial capacity, and the senator from Putnam has no right to repeat this alleged statement in this bodv." ' Mr. Hays having taken his seat Mr. Hubbe'l secured the floor. The member from Tutnara inp'isted on his motion to table being put, but Mr. Hnbbed claimed that he had been recognized before the motion was seconded. Mr. Hays and several other members disputed this proposition, but the lieutenant governor refused to sus'a'n them. Mr. llubhell paid that he had been subjected to more abuse from the gentleman irom Putnam than he intended to submit to, and that the statement that he had declared that he would not make th amendments was falseSubjected to frequent interruptions from the senator from Putnam, Mr. Hubbed'! temper a'readv sore y tried arose to the highest pitch and Mashing an angry glance at Mr. llays he threatened to call up th doorkeeper and have him placed in his Eeat. "Oh, I reckon not," said Mr. TIays in a sneering ton, while he smiled coldly upon his euraged colleague. "Oh, weL I reckon I will," retorted Mr. Hubbell, ahaking his linger at Mr. Hays. Mr. Burke caused a temporary suspension of hostilities by moving an adjournment, the motion carrying unanimously. The discussion of the matter was reCoutlnued tu sum rg.