Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1895 — Page 3

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

The Senate, March 4, adopted Senator O’Brien's joint resolution for an amend* merit to the constitution by which the Supreme Court wil] be reorganized and tho number 6T7 judges increased. The number of judges must be sevcii. Jen, thirteen or sixteen. The BbordTufffoFthn regulation of building as-ociations came up ns a special order. The amendment of Mr. Newby providing that all paid-up and prepaid stock which does not participate tn the earnings shall be taxed was adopted. Senator Boyd moved the indefinite postponement of the bill. Senators Parker and Newby opposed the motion. Senator McCutcheon favored postponement. Motion to postpone was defeated. Discussion of the bill continued. Senator Baker wanted paid-up and prepaid stock only in excess of SSOO taxed. The amendment, was defeated. An amendment by Senator Newby was adopted providing that the expenses shall in no case exceed 5 per cent, of the dues. This, in addition to the, provision in the bill abolishing the expense fund. Another amendment offered by Senator Vail was defeated, and Senator McCord moved a suspension of the rules. The motion failed, however, and the bill was ordered printed as amended and made a special order for Tuesday, at 10 o’clock. Senator Kern introduced a resolution that tJ i eNicholsoiLbill kejnAdjLa spe c.iaLprder for Tuesday at 3 o'clock, and that the committee on temp,erance be instructed to report the bill with or without recommendations. Adopted—2o to 10. The caucus congressional apportionment bill was received and was made a special order for Tuesday at 10:30. Caucus bill for government, of benevolent institutions was rnmJcTT’SpecraF order for U-btelock, Tuesday. 'On the call for bills on third read in g, llrousejoint resol u t ion No. 1 was called up and passed. It provides for an amendment teXhe: co nit Un t ion.- mak in g a ffyO-year residence in,’tile United States a qualification of voters, in the State. Senate biil 288, giving landlords liens on crops for rents, was passed. Also House bill 128. which creates a superior court for the. counties of Lake, Porter and Xiapbrte. The House, March 4, passed a largo number of bills, the most important being: Slii veiey's, to prevent pnrhHng trf Sfthool re 111 rns; Sei b Ts', allow:ng ten yc ars txr [ ury road assessments; Stotsenberg’s, eliminating expense, fund in building associations. .At the night session the bill introduced as n result, of the Indianapolis School Board investigation providing that the school commissioners shall he appointed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Marion county, was passed. Bill amending Indianapolis city charter was passed to second reading. In the Senate, March 5, the building association bill was taken up on special order. Debate was postponed Inorder that Stotsenberg’s bill might bo substi tuted for the Senate bill. Senator Leyden asked that committee on temperance be giyen until 16 o'clock on Wednesday to report Nicholson bill. Continuance was granted—3s to 10. The Indianapolis street paving biil was made a special order for 4 o'clock. Senator Gostlin moved to reconsider: the motion prevailed. Senator Wray asked that the bid be made special order for 4:30 p. m., Wedndsday. Lost. Senator McHugh said: "That settles the paving bill.” Consideration of the Congressional apportionment bill was begun. Senator Haggard moved the previous question. The bill was passed—27 to 20. Senator Boyd reported on the investigation of the. School for Feeble-Minded Youth. The report exonerates-Alexander Johnson of all the charges against him. except that he has a sharp temper and talked roughly to the matron. The report was signed by the entire committee. It recommends an appropriation of $30,000 for the School for Feeble-Minded. Expense of the investigation was $135.95. The Republican caucus measure for the reorganization of the benevolent institutions was passed by a party vote—29 to 19. In the House. March 5, the regular order was bills on third reading. Several House and Senate bills were advnaced to third reading. Shlveley’s metropolitan police bill, providing that police commissioners shall be appointed l>y the mayor, •was passed— 67 to 13. 11. B. 505 to amend election law so that on failure to secure a freeholder or householder to sit on election board any legal voter may sit, was passed —7l to 15. Thomas's bill amending election law. providing that Republican ticket shall bo first bn the ballot, Democratic, second and Prohibition third; that four voters may be in the voting room at ho same Cline; that name of a candidates shall not a ppear on a ballot more than once; pi rmlts a watcher for each party during the count of the ballots, ami provides that all mutilated, disputed ami uncounted ballots shall bo preserved, wiis passed—yeas, 72; nays. 13. The Jackson county scat bill was called. The bill failed to pass, Monday, for lack of constitutional majority. Members explained their votes. Vote was verified. Rep. Mourn maintained that. Rep. Smith had not voted, although the record showed that he had voted for the biil. _Jiep. Moore demanded a second verification, which, the Speaker refused to grant. Voto avas then .announced —yeas._ 51; nays. 41 —just enough to pass the, bill. A message was received from the Governor announcing a veto of the repealing act of-theTegßlativanpporttonmehU. Repealing act was then passed over the veto. The dra-.age bill was then called up. Senath bill was substituted and the enacting cl'Hifce was stricken out. Bill for pro tectian of fish failed for luck of constitutional majority. At the night session tlte ludiatippoiis charter amendment bill was passed. Bill amen ling Evansville charter was passed. Bill givfng dealers in drain tile a Hen on the property improved was passed to a third reading. Mr. Hunter’s bill amending the school law by apportioning the revenues was passed. The only change from the present lies in the fact that $309 is retained instead of eitX). In the Senate, March 6, after several committee reports . had been made, the Senate building association bill was considered. Senator Parker arraigned the lobby as being against the interests of tho people. Mr. Seller said ho would oppose the bill. Mr, Stuart defended the lobby and said that, insinuations that attempts had been mado to corruptly inlluenee legislation were a disgarce to the Senator making the statement. Mr. Ellison favored the bill. The bill failed to pass—23 to 23. Committee on fees ami salaries reeomiiiomicd passage of the fee and salary bill after a number of amendments find hetm made. Til's bill has already passed the House as a caucus measure. The report of the committee was adopted ami t lie amendment; were passed seriatim. Tito bill as amended was then passed and wid go to a conference committee of the two Houses. When tho fee and salary me:isure bad been passed, the friends of the Nicholson bill thought that they could get It considered. Again there was an uproar, and in vain the. President called for order. No attention was paid to him. Hh suspended the roll call on t|te bill for a tax for the •State University, the State Normal. School and Purdue University. lie rapped continuously for order and at last said that as the dOorki'oper scorned to bn unable to piyform h|s;dtity. the Chair would ►end for a sqnnd'of poilcp to seat tho Senators iui I keep the people out of the aisles. '1 his throat had the desired effect. and for a few mhitit.es nence reigned. Then the Semite passed the bill ordering a special State hwy Tor the State University, tlio State Normal School and Purdue Uinver sity. The bill provides one-fifth of a mill for the Statd University and onetwentlcth of a mill for each oL tho other schools. As the Chair handed down a ntimbor of House hills, Senator Nowbv said: . "Mr. President. I want to know If thoeo-ealh'd Nicholson bill was hot made a special order for 10 o'clock? ’ "Yes, I

believe it was. but here are some matters thftvtake precedence. I will give you the rule jttesently.” At, this moment tho Presidetar banded down the House bi(l - abolishing the Monument Commission and establishing a Board of Regents, w hich the House passed oyer the Governor’a veto. Then the Nicholson bill was lost sight of again. Senator Newby .offeredLa_resolutioil that the regency hilt bo placed on its passage. and on this he demanded tho previous question. The previous question was ordered and all itebate was shut off. Senator Alexander tried to secure an adjournment. but the President refused to entertain the motion. The bill was passed over the Governor’s veto. At 2:30' the Nicholson bill was called up. Jhe committee report recommended that Sec. 2 be amended by striking out the word "wholly;” also "and part” in line 8; also add “And, provided, further, that if such applicant for license desires to Carry on any other or different business he shall state the same in his application for license, and the same may be, granted or refused by the Board of Commissioners hearing such application, ami such permission shall be granted in the license, if Also, that Sec. 3 be amended by adding afte’ the word "himself” in line nineteen the words "and family;” A number of amendments were made to secs. 4 ami 8 and sec. 9 was strickenout of the bill. Senator Shively said there was not a Senator present who understood thg report, and moved tJtat tho rejMirt-be concurred in and the bill and amendment bo printed and made a special oreer for Thursday morning. Motion was carried and the Nicholson bill was again postponed. In tho House, March 6, at the opening of business, Rep. Moore, announced that he wished to: offer _a..res_olntioiT to' correctthe jou rna 1. There was objec tion and the preyioiis question was demanded on a motion to dispense with the reading of the journal. Carried—so to 41. Rep. Moore renewed his attempt’tointrod tree the resolution. There was a demand tot the "regular order.” Speaker held that tho resolution could not bo hitrodneed if there was objection. Rep. Moore moved to suspend regular order. Laid on the table. Rep. Moore pretested that the House had acted unfairly. The House then passed to consideration of bills on third reading. Repl Duncan offereda written protest against action of House in feet journal. Tho protest states thatthe journal shows that S. B. 119—the Jackson county seat' bill—was passed by the vote,of Rep. Smith of Tipton who w-as not in the House wlien tho vote was taken. The protest was entered upon j the journal., fl. B. 515, amending damage law was then passed— 76. to 3. A quorum was secured with difficulty and the Speaker ordered the doors locked. A large number of bills were then passed under the "regular order.” The salary bill, with amendments, came back from the Senate a few minutes before 3 o’clock. Many members expressed indignation at the action of the Senate. Rep: Leedy said there was only one thing to do, and that was to refuse to concur in thearaendments at once. Other members agreed with him. Member after member denounced the action of the Senate. Rep. Holloway in the closing speech declared that the-blll had been agreed upon in caucus after five hours’ wrangling, and that itr was dishonorable for the Senate not to stind by the caucus action. lie declared that the County Officers’ Association had got in its work, and the House, he said,, would have to suffer with the Senate. The House by' an overwhelming majority moved to take up the bill immediately. The amendments were read. .The House rejected all the Senate salary law amendments. There were 76 votes against concurring in tho amendments and 12 in favor. Every Republican voted against the amendments. At the night session the “anti-compact” insurance bill was killed—32 to 49. Mr. Mcßeth made an exhaustive speech against the bill. The result of the vote was a great surprise to the friends of tlio bill. t An immense crowd of visitors occupied the lobby and galleries of the Senate, March 7, in anticipation of tiie coming Struggle over the. Nicholson bill. Before the Nicholson bill was cailed up committee on judiciary-made several reports. A resolution to give clerks additional pay for work after session closes and to add $1 a day to pay of colored employes was adopted. 11. B. appropriating $16,000 lor statues of Oliver I’. Morton and William Henry Harrison for National statuary hall was called. Bill provoked bit ter discussion which became personal. "Senator Newby moved the previous question. Adapted—24 to2o. Bill was then ordered to .third reading. At 11 o’clock President Nye refused to entertain any' mo-” motions and called tho "regular ordei”—the Nicholson biil. dGreat"niip lane.] —Nieholson bill was' produced by the nlo clerk and the reading of the amendments was begun. The part of the, committee’s report striking out ■''wholly” was adopted by a vote of 34 to 15. The an ti-resiauraiit clause was <d iminated_ from tho bill—President Nye giving the casting vote in favor of this section of the commit e 'sieport, the v de of the Senate, stan...ng 21 to 24. Aim n Imcnt allowing u saloonkeeper's family to enter thq saloon in prohibited hours Was adopted--31 to 17. Committee's amendment to Sec. 4 referring to number of times a saloonkeeper r u ’ eonv c nd before his 11cemecui .7: ».oked x. as. dqited. After the rea ling o, alio amendment to bo added to Sec. 8, Senator McDonald tried to get an adjournment. The Chair refused to entertain - his motion, and there was considerable confusion. At the afternoon ; s ion the local option section, known as Slw. 9. came up. A protracted debate endued until 4 o'clock, when a vote was reached on a motion to strike out Sec. 9 yeas, 26; nays, 28. Senator Baker moved to suspend the rules' and put the bill on its passage. Lost —31 to 18. Amended Nicholson bill was then made a special order for 9 o'clock Friday morning. Senator Newby called up Mr. Vail's motion to reconsider tho vote on the Moore temperance bill. Motion to rec insider was then rnadd a special order for Friday, at 2 p. in. Motion to suspend rules and put bill appropriating for monuments on Chmkainangti battlefield on passage failed. Bill was made special order for Friday at 10 a. m. Bill providing for return of convicts to Counties where they were tried passed. At the night session Newby’s bill relating to appointment of justices of the peace, aud one for the relief of R T Overman, were passed. In the House,March 7, Rep. Newhouse called up S B. 238. providing for changes of venue from justices to attorneys and it was passed—6s to 15, Bill providing for apt olntmentof police matrons was passed. Bill requ r ug railroad companies to put in interlocking switches passsd. Bill requiring township trusteces to print statement of receipts and expenditures was passed. Ron Robinson called up hi: anil-pass bill, which malcesjit unlawful for any judge or public officer to accept a pass from' any railroad. Mr. Robinson spoke briefly, urging the passage of tho bill. The bill passed—ayes. 65; nays. 9. Bill providing that" the State Board of Charities sh'tll act as-a clvilgjervlee commission for all State in*»Htntions was pawed—s 2to 27. A large number of bills were passed at the afternoon session,, the most important being; To amend tho Barrett law, Putting State, Library in hands of State Board of Education: Rebasing foreign building associations from depositing $100,6 )0 with State auditor. Tim nlaht session wps one of great disorder. What Is known r.s "political legislation" Was completed. IL B. 13? providing for rcmovaßof Custodian Griffin, previously, passed by the House, was received from the Senate with an amendment exempting Engineer Cain from the provisions of the bill. Mr. Robinson took the floor and denounced the Sonata for violating the uclioh of the caucus. “Here you have a mtn excepted from tho provisions of thia

bill who/hM openly censured by thl» house,’Lhe shouted. * The upper hoqsa has broken faith and acted in a manner thatshoukl «»xempt it ftom all consideration by this house. I apjwal to you to stand by the dignity of this body and refnso to allow such‘traitors to dictate a to what you shall do.” Other members spoke in the same vein. When a vote was reached on the bill as amended by the Sena eit passed 63 to 21. Tho conference Committee bn the~lee and salary bill reported an agreement to the House, The agremrmt was the Tee and salary bill as Itjpnssed the House, with the exceptions that salaries of supremo judges are raised from $4,003 to ?4.500 and salaries of judges of appellate court are raised from $3,500 to $3,750. Tho-fees allowed the Secretary of State were also mado additional to/-the regular corporation fee. In the House the report was received with some surprise and much gratification. It was a clear victory for the House. The bill was put through the n-nal parliamentary rbtiMhe.zTtz^wasmUo:o"m>^/wtenjicrksu came running into the hall with the completed enrolled bill. Speaker Adams hastily affixed his signature. Clerk Brown, having a carriage in readiness, rushed to the Grand Hotel and obtained the signature of Lieiit.-Goy, Nye, and returned to the State Hopso and reached the - ernor’s room with tho bil£ at 11 • r r. m.,just five minutes BeTnr''"* T ' t'me after, which the Governor cou'd refuse to receive bills. T 7/" LEGISLATIVE NOTEST”” Mr. Leedy again offered his resolution allowing Indianapolis to use for park purposes tho fifteen acres north of tho deaf and dumb institute. It passed the House. There is a bitter feeling developing on the part of tho House toward the Senate for its early adjournments and failure to hold night sessions in view of the restrict-, ed time. Mr. Pettit. Monday, intro-duced-.v-rosalntion, which passed, to the effect that no Senate bills be considered at the night session. The Senate. Wednesday night, passed the Moore temperance bill, which confers upon common councils powers to regulate the liquor traffic. The gist of the bill is in Item 13 of Sec. 2, which authorizes councfls'"tbTfcCiiKe,~regntatxraTrcFrestra+nall shops, InnsTtayerns or other ’places where intoxicating liquors are kept for sale, to boused in and upon the premises, and in regulating, restraining and licensing such inns, taverns, shops or places aforesaid, they shall have the power to designate the room, building or structure where, such liquor may be sold, and may excludo such sales from the . suburban or ’ residence: portion of . such city.

;ind confine the ulaces where such sales may be made to the business portion of such city, and may direc tiie arrangement and construction of th§ doors, windows and openings of the particular room in such buildings where such sales may be had or such intoxicating liquors be drunk, and may direct the location, arrangement and construction of tho bar kept therein, and the interior arrangement and construction of such room and may direct what games may be carried on therein and may forbid the keeping or use of wine rooms: to regulate and restrain all tables, alleys, mixchines, devices, or places of any kind for sports or games, kept, for hire or pay, or to prohibit the use of the same.” 5 Gov. Matthews sent to tho Senate, Thursday, a message vetoing the bill in troduced by Senator Watson, which legislates out of office the present prison boardsand Wardens, and places the appointment of new boards in the hands of the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, and the Attorney General. Tho bill I 'abolishes the office of Prison Director for the Northern and Southern Prisonsand creates a Board of Prison Directors for.each ..institution. Tlio Governor’s message was read and ordered spread on the records, and the bill was promptl}' passed over the Governor’s veto by 'a party vote. Tho veto was read in the House nt the night session. Thursday. and tho bill was passed over the Governor’s veto. It is now a law.

NEW TRIAL FOR THE COFFINS.

Tho United States Supreme Court has reversed the decision of the United States District Court of Indianapolis, Judge Baker, presiding, in thecase of Francis A. and Percival B. Coffin, convicted of collusion with President Hairghoy in wrecking the Indianapolis National Batjk, and the case is remandecLJor a new trial. The case camo up on a writ of error, Tho chief point on which tho decision of Judge Baker was overruled was on his instructions to the jury and his refusal to instruct the jury that tlio defendants were to be presumed innocent until prdVcn guilty. The Coffins have been out pn bail for nearly all the time since their conviction. .F A. Colllu Is at present in Portchcster, N. Y. He is the manager of th'' Portchcster Gns Company, a position which he secured through his brother, William E. Coffin, of the firm of Collin & Stanton. Percival B. Coffin is in Snnbi F«‘. New Alexico. in the oCloo of the Water Company there.

THE MARKETS.

Mar 9,1331 GRAIN AND HAV. Wheat— s3e: corn. 41'j'c: naw, 33jje; rye, 45c; hay, choice timothy, S9.OX LIVE stock. 1 Cattle Shippers, $3.03 <D4.75: Stoebers. $3.0!) rt>3.so: heifers, $2.2.5 <«4.1X);.-cows, ♦ 1 .’>o <03.75; bulls, $2.0003.75; giiikers,sld.;M 04D.00. 7 H0g5— 13.0004.35. SHEEP—s2.o(k<y4.2s. roiit.Titv and omr.”. i , ::od’*ck. • Prices Paid by Shippers.• Poultry — Hens, 7c (>cr U>; chickens, 7c; cocks, 3c; turiniys. loan. ’4c; ileus, 7c per lb; ducks. 6c per 1b; geese, s!.;♦>« s.■>. I t per doz. for choice, Eggs— Shippers paying 15c. J iuTTEtt—Choice, 16(<J 13c. 11 on to —l.Bc Fka ritEtts—Prime geese, 30/§32e per It; mixed duck. 20c per 11». Beeswax —kOc for yellow; 15 c for dark. Wool— .Xl•*<!iiiih unwaslusl, 13c; Cottewold and coarse combing, Jt><ol?e; tubwnslied. 16018 c; burry and umuerehautable. 5c less. Hides— No. 1 G. S. hides, sc; No. 2’ G, S. hides, 4j<c. Ohio* bo. Wheat— s2ljT; corn, 43c; oats, 29Jic; pork. 41(f5?;-j; lard, $6.57X- >•<»»• l'<»r .. Wheat— s9,Vc; corn, 4'3'Xc; oats, liultlmor a. Wheat— s6'Xc; corn. 47c; oats, 30c. St. Louis. Wheat— corn, 4ljfc; oats, 39; fc, I'ullatlolplilo. Wheat— BOe; corn, 47'4c; oats,- 3C?;c. .HlnneapolU. Wheat— No. 1 hard. , Detroit. Wheat— corn, 43%c; oats, 33*/e. Eait Liberty*. 11008—[email protected]; cattle, M.3O@X3&

FIFTY - THIRD CONGRESS.

In the Senate, March 1, the Bering Sda difference between "England and the United States provoked an animated debate. Mr. Cockrell hadoffered.an amendment tq the pending deficiency bill, appropriatingtso,ooo for the expenses of anothercommission of arbitration to adjust claims of Canadian seaeers .seized byothO United States. It was in the line with the suggestions of a letter just received by Secretary Gresham, Mr. Sherman opposed this second arbitration, saying it was dishonorable and unwise; that the United States had not paid these claims through the .compromise of J 425.000 heretofore urged by the President. Mr.. Sherman prophelied much trouble as a result of reopening this subject. Mr. Morgan declared that this plan to pay Great Britain a lumpsum for the Canadian seizures was in violation »f the honor OLthe United States and to the administration. The contest was so effective that Mr. Cockrell withdrew the proposition for another commission. The deficiency bill was kept steadily before the Senate throughout the day, and was passed after a struggle of three hours. The claims of California. Oregon and Nevada against the government aggregating about $5,000,000 were passed without the formality of a yea and nay vote. The appropriation of $1,800,000 to the Southern Pacific railroad and another of about $1,030,000 for French spoliation claims and war claims were also passed. Eulogies were pronounced on the late Representative Lysle of Kentucky. Wright 9f Pennsylvania, Post Of IJRuois, and Houk of Ohio. In the House, March 1, the entire day was devoted to consideration of bills on motions to pass them under suspension of the rules. Five recognitions for this pnrpose were made by tho Speaker, of which three passed and two failed to secure the 1 necessary Those passed were: A substitute for Mr. Dingley’s bill to authorize the President to arrange for a joint commission’ to consist of three representatives of this Government, Great Britain, Russia and Japan, to investigate the condition of the fur seals and the regulations necessary to their preservation, and pending the report of the commission to negotiate fora modus vivendi to protect the seals during the approachIng seuson. and -ia ease Auch a mmliis vi- . vend! cannot be negotiated, to give the Secretary of the Treasury authority to I kill seals found on the Pribyloff islands; the Senate anti-lottery bill and the bill to pay the State of West Virginia its share t)f the direct tax the act of 1891. Tho attempt to pass the Senate bill to impose penalties oh corporations and railroad companies for violation of the inter-state commerce law exposed an alleged scheme to secure action on the pooling bill in the Senate, it being claimed that the Senate would attach the pooling tilt as a: rider. So effective was the alleged exposure that, although the bill Itself was given nothing but commendation on the floor, it was defeated. Mr. j Hatch made a.motion to pass his bill to j publish the dairy tests made at the Col- I ambian Exposition, but, it being claimed that the publication was in the interest of »f a particular breed of cattle, it. too, was lefeated. The sundry civil, legislative i tnd deficiency appropriation bills were lent to conference without debate.

The, Senate March 3 considered the Baval appropriation bill. Mr. Morgan •poke of tho needs of a strong American navy. W.e could not, Le said, have a great commerce with the world unless we took care of it by a navy worthy of the name. Mr. Hill spoke from carefully prepared manuscripts on the needs of ah American navy. He differed, he said, from the distinguished naval authority, Mahan, that no nation could become treat without a great sea-going navy. Different items brought outspeeches from iifferent Senators until 5:45, when the Senate took a recess until 8 o’clock. Conlideration of the naval bill was then returned. Mr. Squire resumed his speech an the Puget Sound naval station and. after speaking an hour. Mr Gorman contented that the item remain at $275,000. I'he Senate conferees on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill reported it this point that they were unable to igree on the appropriation of $500,000 for beeinning the Hawaiian cable. Mr. Blackburn said the most strenuous effort tad been made for many days to retain this appropriation. He said the struggle '.onld be continued no longer. If the bill vas to be engrossed and sent to the executive, it must be passed tonight. Rather than clog the wheels of our foreign service, stop tho salaries of our ambassadors ind ministers, Mr. Blackburn said ho vould move "to recede from the cable imendrtient. Mr. Pettigrew urged that the Senate recede. This $506,000 was only the first step toward a vast outlay. Let England build tho cable. There was po ear of England. Let her enter upon! a •ontest with the United States. Tlie United States would sweep her commerce ,'rom the seas and overrun and capture 'anada. Senate adjourned till 2 p. m., Sunday, without disposing of the naval iporoprlation bill. The chaplain, in tho House, March 2, nvoked the divine blessing on the work »f thedying Congress. A bout twenty-five Senate billsand resolutions were laid bc’ore the House and most of them favorably acted upon. Among them was the Senate bill to grant to tho State of Kanias the Fort Hayes military reservation comprising 6.009 acres) for tho establishnent of a Western branch of tho State Agricultural College. Pension bills were sassed at the rate of one every half minite. Tho general deficiency bill was sent ;o conference. Messrs. Breckinridge, Sayers and Gannon were appointed con'erees on the part of tho House. Mr. Hatch presented the, conference rebort on the agricultural bill showing i full agreement on all disputed joints. The report was agreed to. Mr. Holman presented tho conference re>ort on tho Indian appropriation bill, showing a partial agreement. The report vas agreed to and the bill sent to further inference. At 6 o’clock the House took i recess until 8 o’clock. At 8 o'clock, vhen the House reconvened, tho galleries cere crowded with visitors, and the scene »n the floor was an animated one. Mr. layers presented the conference report on .he sundry civil appropration bill. Jnexjlanation of the report Mr. Sayers said he Senate hod added $9,972,00) to the bill ts it passed the House- Of litis the Senate had receded from $1,061,391, and the House had agreed to $2,453,000. leaving I bout 15.800,0f® still in dispute. When tho Vico President called the Innate to order at 2 p. in., Sunday March I, it was still Saturday according to iogisativo fiction and the records will merely ihow a continuous session. Mr. German :alled up tho pending naval appropriation •ill. Mr. llansborongh of North Dakota irguod that the United States had notJing to fear from foreign nations. Englund vonltl never make war on a country that laid her such uro venue. Ills argument was igainst an liicreTased naval appropriation. A resolution looking to participation of ,'ongress in dedication ceremonies at /hiekamauga was concurred in. Mr. Hunton spoke in favor pf a liberal appro>Hation for the navy. Mr. Call presented • third conference report on the Indian appropriation bill. A general debate then msiied an tho naval appropriation bill. At this point Mr. Cockrell of Missouri •resented the report on the undry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Frye repressed regret at the action of the coneronco relative to tho retirement of fhA evenne marine officers, being a distinct liscrimlnatlon against and an injustice to •hose officers. Mr. Cockrell remarked that ‘it was that or Mr. Stewart 4 Nevada uttered a warning against the •rejected monetary conference, holding, that It was a deviftc of theenemv to defer tie day when silver should b-) rohabilitac d. Mr. Wolcott ot Colorado defended the monetary conference amendment as it raa reported, holding that the House

amendment relative to the appolntmen of tho House members of the conference by the next Congress should be- concern in. At 10 o’clock the vote was taken oi the amendment firing the numbej of battleships at two instead of three, and it was agreed to —33 to 29. From this time on all manner of busin< «i appears to have been before the Senate until 1:50 a. m., Monday, when the Senate |n executive session 1 selected Senators Teller, Jones and Danielas its representatives in the international conference. The regular session was resumed and at 2;J5 a. m. all the Items in the appropriationhills had been agreed to and the bills passed. They reached the President Monday forenoon,' • In the House, March 3, the same legal fiction prevailed, ihe session beifig regarded as continuous from Saturday. The appropriation bills were considered item by item and the debate continued until 3:15 a. m . Monday morning, when, on motion of Mr. Talbott, the rules were suspended and the Senate amend men ts te the appropriation bills were agreed to, A bill to pension Gen. John A. McClernan 1 was passed l under suspension of the rules, Gen. Sickles made a telling speech in McClernand’s behalf.

When tho Vice-President rapped for order at 9 o’clock, M outlay mpnjLngZAfter'a recess of less than five hours, only three Senators were at their desks. By 9:15 a sufficient number of Senators had appeared and business was resumed. At 9:45 the Vice-President announced his signature to the deficiency bill. Business was confined to conference agreements. At 10:15 Air. Voorhees offered the usual resolution to inform the President that Congress had completed its business anti was ready to adjourn. Resolution was adopted. A resolution thanking the Vice-President—wiio left the chair temporariiy—for his impartial discharge o' his duties as a presiding officer wa4unaijimotisly and enthusiastically adopted. At 16:30 Mr. Call came to the front with his -Jottory-investigation and veliemenily aG tacked Mr. Gorman for his course in suppressing an •investigation demanded by the religious element Of the country. A final vote eould not be reached. At twelve minutes to twelve the last enrolled bill received the Vice-President's signature. but it was impossible to secure the: President’s signature, that official re--maiu-huf-at-Uu>--Wh it»-lliiiise T .juu.--tir 1 ing t n his previously-announced At tills moment,, Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Sherman, the Senate committee to wait on the President, appeared at the door. “The committee lias waited on the President.” said Air. Voorhees, “and has notified him that the worlt of Congress was a t an end. The President states that he has no further communication to make, and he tenders his congratulations to Congress on -the -conclusion—iff- its labors.” . The Vicc-Presitlent announced Senators Cockrell. Davis, Daniel. Gordon, Quay and Sherman as the senatorial members of the committee to take part in the dedication of tlio Chicamauga National Park. Tiie Vice-President, who had now taken the chair, rose as the . clock pointed to 11:38 fora parting word to the Senate. He said: "Senators, the hour has arrived, fixed by law. for tho termination of this Congress. For the. courtesy uniformly extended to me, and tho resolutions just adopted, my gratitude cannot be meas- ■ ured by words. I would do violence to my feelings if I failed to express my thanks to the officers of this body for the fidelity with which they have discharged their important duties and for their assistance aasl courtesy to tiie presiding officer. It urJy remains to make official announcement that the Senate stands adjourned wlv'uout day.” As the last words were uttered by the Vice-President he brought hie gavel down sharply and declared the session at an ehd. The House reconvened at Bo’clock, Monday. The Speaker was at his post. Bill to pay Margaret Kennedy’s war claim of $4,100 was passed. At 9 o'clock Chairman Sayers, of tho appropriation committee, entered tiie hall from his committee room. Although he had been almost constantly at work for forty-eight hours, he was buoyant and light of step, overjoyed that the last appropriation bill had passed. Mr. Grosvenor (Republican) of Ohio, created the first flurry, by a brief, but sharp speech, contending that the Republicans were the true friends of bimetallism. The repeal of the Sherman act two years ago, he said, had accomplished more than any other influence to bring about tiie hopeful condition of silver wo now observe tho world over, He predicted great results from the proposed monetary c/>nference. Other members joined in adobate on the silver question. Wahger (Republican) of Pennsylvania, aud Simpson (Populist) of Kansas crowded in a few words before tho, debate was ent off. ami at 10o’clock Mr. Dockery moved a recess until 11 o’clock. Mr. Simpson of Kansas made tho point of nd quorum. Finally Mr. Simpson surrendered, and the recess was taKen until 11 o’clock. At 11 o’clock when tho House reconvened, the noise in the galleries and tiie confusion on the floor ceased, The usual committee, consisting of "Messrs. Catchings of Mississippi, Onthwaiie of Ohio and Reed of Maine, was appointed to join a similar committee from the Senate and inform tlio President that Congress was ready to adjourn. TiieSpeaker appointed Messrs. Rusk of Maryland, Meredith of Virginia and Coffin of Maryland outlie committee on accounts, to serve during the recess. Under the concurrent resolution providing for tlio participation of Congress in the dedication of the Chickamauga Military Park, the Speaker appointed ropresen tativos of other armies, as well as of those encaged in the battle, to participate in ihe exercises. Mr. Cannon (Republican) of Illinois th« n obtained recognition, and in a graceful speech offered a resolution of thanks to tho Speaker. Such a resolution usually comes from one of the leaders of the majority. The resolution was as follows: “Resolved. That the thanks of the momlxirs of the House bo extended to the Speaker of the House for the able, impartial and dignified manner in which ho has presided over tho deliberations of til's House and performed the arduous duties of the chair.”

A great burst of applause greeted the presentation of Air. Cannon’s resolution, and as soon as order was restored. Air. . Hatch, of Missouri, who was in tlio chair, ' recognized Chairman Wilson, of tiie ways and means, committee. “Responding, on the spnr of the moment," said he. "1 desire to say that we. on this side, are duly i appreciative of tho graceful and courteous ' m-lionof the gentleman from Illinois.” Air. Simpson also testified to the kiiidiicss ami ■ fairness of tiie Speaker: A moment inter I Speaker Crisp ascended tiie rostrum and i bowed his acknowledgements and delivered bls valedictory. Thon the ini came. Tho hands of rhe clock pointed to ? twelve. "I now declare th'-' third'session of the Fifty-third Con.-ress.” said the Speaker, “adjourned wiihJiit <iav.” 'lhe silver mace was lifted from its malachite pedestal, the flag above tinHouse was lowered, and. amid cheers and i cat eajls from the galleries, a rush was made for the doors. From the press gal--1 lory Camo the sound of music. The nov. s- | r>:»per correspondents were singing il>o Doxology. “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.” . /

ANOTHER VETO.

Gov. Matthews, Tuesday, vetoed the hill for the creation of a board of regents “for the control of_! he Soldiers’ Monument. The Governor states that tlm“Efn~lwcreases the expenses of the monument maintainance; doesnot, fix time when the board of regents shall be appointed; impairs validity of existing contracts, and that there Is no public demand for such a change in the management of the monument. The House immediately passed the bill over the Governor’s veto.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Carbon will have electric lights. o Navigation on the Wabash is now open to Terre Haute. The Baptists at Bluffton are preparing to erect a $20,006 church. A five-hundred barrel oil well has been struck on the Ware farm, near Portland. Thp outlook for mhple sugar and molasses in the neighborhood of Bedford it excellent. James Ciiiver, ncar Spetijibr, claims to be the oldest man in the State. He is 1(M years old. Frankfort will pave the streets about the public square; with brick as soon as spring open r ‘ William Schoenmann, a guard at the Pr ison North. wb ije cleaning his firearms, accidentally shot and killed himself. The Miles Medical Company and other manufacturing establishments of Elkhart celebrated the adjournment of Congress by running out flags. (•ardiner Haines, a Christian Scientist of Indianapolis, pastor of a Science church at Greenfield, was prosecuted in that town for practicing medicine without a license. , , Abad wreck occurred on the’l. & V„ near Sandborn, March 6. The Indianapopolis express struck a broken rail. The ladies’ coach and the smoker were overturned and took fire. The woman’s coach was destroyed. Five passengers were seriously hurt. Rev. Dr. Tucker, pastor of the CmwfordsvilleMrE. Church, has preached a sermon in denunciation of Du Maurier’s famous book, “Trilby.” He insists that the work is totally unfit to lie read in the family circle—much less to be talked about and made the subject for “teas,” “pictures” aud home theatricals. At Warsaw, George A: Miller, proprietor of the elevator at Burket, Kosciusko -county, was sentenced to three years ip the )>eni tentlary-anff—fi ned $3,060 for the theft of 10.GX) bushels of wheat. Miller received for store the entire crop of wheat of the farmers in his vicinity in 1893, shipped it out as fast aS it came in, and then decamped, but was captured. A tramp, who, with four companions, was in a cattle car going west on the Lake Shore, the other day, was terribly beaten between South Bond and New Carlisle because he would not join his companions in breaking into a freight car and steal some, goods. He had to'jump from the car to escape worse Injury, and was badly hurt. Laporte raised money to buy him a ticket to Chicago. - Wirt Hurst, an Anderson motorman was injuro.il by a bowhleruffiich some one threw at him as lie guided his car. He was struck in the stomach.. He managed to stop his car, and then sank down in‘a semi-conscious condition. He finally made his way into the car and laid himself out on the seat.a As his car did not show up, another was sent out after it, and he was found in great pain. His condition isserious.

A pathetic scene was witnessed in tho court room at Bloomfield when WL H. Cook, of Salisbury, one of tire oldest and best known citizens of Greeirecounty, was sentenced to prison for one year for embezzling money belonging to tne Brewer heirs, for whom he was guardian. Mr_ Cook is over seventy years old. He was prominent in Masonic circles, and Uris, coupled with his previous good character and high standing, makes his downfall most deplorable. _ Indiana patents were granted, Tuesday as follows: J. Herrin. Ft. Wayne, eavestrough hanger; E. Goff. Franklin county, door or window screen; I'. S. Hunting, Ft. Wayne, transformer; L. Johnson, New Albany, electric light support and cut-off; M. R. Moore, Indianapolis, steam boiler: J. h. Olds, Ft. Wayne, wood pulley; F. W- Robinson. Richmond, strawstacker; W. S. Rowell, Muncie, measnrinff and drawing instrument; L. 11. Williams, Indianapolis, valve. Within a few days over one hundred (logs have been killed in Terre Hunte. Some of them were valuable animals. One person who was bitten used the loadstone, and when applied it adhered several hours, drawing virus. Tho Humane Society officer does not think there is hydrophobia in the city, hut that the dogs act queerly because they have been "poisoned. Tlio drug stores have sold a great deal of poison for that jnirpose, and. Monday eight dead dogs were reported in one square. While “Horse” Lahey was in a saloon at T< rre Haute in a wcarv stare of intoxication, a few nights age. I enny Shngrne, In his anxiety to play a telling jqkc, poured liquor on tiie drunken man’s hand and applied a lighted match. "The'cxcruciating pain awakened the sleeper, and bis contortions furnished fun for Shnegrue and his companions. Since then the injury to Lahey has developed most seriously. The flesh has dn.pped from his hand, and his arm has swollen to the shoulder. It is doiibtful if he ever regains the use of either the hand or the arm.

The Terre Haute Literary Club has been startled by a paper from Rev. Dr. Hickman, pastor of the First Methodist church, which presented a long array of arguments in favor of solving tbc negro problem in the South by amalgamation of the two races, the abrogation of laws prohibiting miscegenation, an I the intermarriage of the two races. Dr. Hickman said that lie presented the argument for what it was worth. B.irn a Virginian, and himself a slaveholder at the breaking out of tli" war, the idea was naturally repulsive to him. tnt he expressed tho conviction t hat do-into our prejudices the proldpm Is de<tine I to b • solved in jti«t this way. and conten<le I that mixed races have in the past produced tho Strongest people. Sam Spith r. rhe -.Burlington,, Carroll county, saloon man. w h'.se throat was ent in a row Friday night, cannot live. The Burlington people are opposed- to saloons, and they look on the fate of the proprietor as a just judgment. The saloon hns been blown up with dynamite six times in the past four years. At the last annihilation, six months ago, tho structure was rebuilt in the. form of a fort, without doors or windows, the only opening being a 'mall aperture in the rear to admit eustonurs. The structure is dynamite proof, or it would have beetfl destroyed again. Spitler, at tho time of lift*. falaFTow, had sold the place to a Frankfort man, bnt had not yet given possession. A short time ago a mob took possession of tho saloon, making the bartender strip, sing and dance on the bar and act the clown generally.