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George Washington was accused of being an aristocrat, but his name is revered to day because he was not a demagogue. It 13 a bad standard of statesmanship that leads a lawmaker to think It his duty to establish a graft or get a grab for hU particular locality. "First In war, first In peace and first In the hearts of his countrymen" is a declara tion which can be Improved by adding "forever In the hearts of the American peo ple." The appropriations of the Legislature of 1S0D being unusually large because of sev eral specific demands for buildings it will not be pinching if the appropriations of HOI are smaller. Those Americans and Europeans who, lor .gain, have encouraged the Filipinos to continue' their opposition to the govern ment should be as summarily, dealt with as the laws will permit. , Of the three bills which, It Is charged, were passed in the Senate by a combina tion, the Muncle Normal School is the worst. The school Is unnecessary, and the cost to the State would go on forever. The proposition of Representative Cab cock to put the products of the great steel combination upon a revenue tariff on the ground that It can make the prices of the world Is receiving much favorable comment In Republican circles. The nation which made freedom possible to- the Cubans by fighting their battles has a right to ask for some consideration in its Constitution. If Cuban leaders refuse it and Insist upon setting up a second San Domingo, the United States should inter vene. Members of Congress who are stating rvlth an air of authority "that there will be no special session of Congress should remember that under the Constitution that matter rests exclusively with the President, and If he votes aye it carries against any number of noes. 4 The killing of negroes in South Carolina Is not so unusual, but It la a surprise to learn that they can be imprisoned by a Justice of the peace under the terms of a labor contract and made to work in a stockade with convicts. Has slavery really been abolished? " . There are those who claim that the put ting of the products of the great steel com bination on the free list is Just what will please the combination, since it will so seriously affect the smaller competitors that they will be forced out of business. This may or may not be true. A statement of the dividends declared by tne cotton mills of Massachusetts for th3 first quarter of the current year shows that thirty-six mills, with an aggregate capital of S3.210.0C4, paid dividends at th rate of 1.C5 for the quarter, or 6.6 per cent, for. the year. This Is not too much for the money and brains invested. The Iloosier, in the Legislature or other wise, who assails Indianapolis, is much In the position of a man who denounces his own kindred. A large part of -the promi nent men and families In this city came from counties scattered all over the State. It is not very much of a family In number and connection which has not a member living in the capital city. It is believed in diplomatic circles that Great' Britain and Germany arc acting In complete harmony In China, and that the Waldersee expedition is the beginning of a. movement which alms at the dismember ment of the Kmpire. Perhaps King Ed ward and Emperor William found time during their recent meeting to discuss something else besides family affairs. Very sensibly, the House killed the bill forbidding women to wear their bonnets in church and rlaces of amusement. Let the churchs and the theaters make their own regulations and enforce them. Such legisla tion would be as ridiculous ns would be a law compelling men attending such places to wear Prince Albert coats, or forbidding them to go out of a theater between the acts. It Is evident that the Indorsement of con gressmen will not secure commissions in the new regular regiments. The President has ordered the colonels of the regiments as they return from the Philippines to name twelve men. who may le privates. roncomml??lor.el officers or commissioned ofilcers, who. in their judgment, have made the most soldierly record. Tlwe men will, If they wish, appear before a board in ses c!cn ,ct Can -Francisco for examination. ',tZ-l r3vea hundred candidates will be r V cn tta .volunteer army la tha Philippines and a similar number from men who were in the Spanish war. This seems proper recognition of merit regardless of influence. AS TO LHfSISLATIVU POWCH. The pending proposition to appropriate f.OOO for the erection or purchase of a Governor's residence raises a question as to the right of the Legislature to make an appropriation for that purpose. It is an established rule that public money may only be appropriated for necessary and legitimate purposes of . government, or, as the Constitution of the United States pro vides, "to promote the general welfare." It has been held repeatedly that City Coun cils may not make appropriations for ob jects outside of the sphere of municipal government. No person would maintain that the City Council cf Indianapolis could appropriate money for the erection or pur chase of a residence for the Mayor. The Constitution Is so sacred and binding that it la always worth while to keep as far as possible from violating either its letter cr spirit. It does not contain any expre3 grant of pewer to the Legislature to pro vide a house for the Governor; does it contain any Implied grant to that effect? It says: "The legislative authority of the State shall be vested in the General Assem bly." Legislative authority is power to make laws. Including those for raising revenue and disbursing money. These raun be for legitimate purposes of government. The Constitution provides for the election of a Governor and for paying him a salary to be fixed by the Legislature. It evidently contemplated that his salary, as fixed by the Legislature, should constitute his entire compensation. It is significant that, while the Constitution confers no express or im plied power on the Legislature to provide a residence for the Governor, it makes pro vision for the deaf and dumb and the blind obligatory. It says: "It shall be the duty cf the General Assembly to provide, by law, for the support of institutions for the education of the deaf and dumb, and of the blind; and also for the treatment of the insane." It may be that the, State should provide for the Governor a residence In addition to his salary, because he Is re quired to reside at the capital; yet the same section of the Constitution that re quires tho Governor to reside at the cap ital also requires tho secretary, auditor and treasurer of State to do so. Every argument in favor of providing a residence for the Governor applies equally to the ether ctate officers. There is no constitu tional authority for such action in any case, unless It be an implied authority for the Legislature to do what it pleases. The spirit of the Constitution is against creating privileged classes of individuals. It eayj: "The General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms, shall noi equally belong to all citizens." The Gov ernor of Indiana is a citizen before his election and none the less so afterward. To give him a costly residence in addition to hi3 "stated salary fixed by law" Is equiv alent to granting a privilege which can only belong to one citizen at a time, and to less than a dozen in the course of a generation. The mere fact that the people honor a citizen by electing him Governor uoes not entitle him to any privilege or immunity outside of those which the Con stitution attaches to the office. This in cludes a salary, but not a residence. Wheth er this point is well taken or not, there is enough In It to suggest that the best way for the Legislature to make more liberal provision for the Governor 13 by a straight Increase of salary, such as the Constitution I rovldes for. A FEW YEARS AGO AXD NOW. Those who have been familiar with the management of state Institutions for years must remember tho reforms that have taken place during the last six years. For instance, the Legislature of 1S93 investi gated some charges against the then South ern Prison. It was admitted by the war den that ho certified to the delivery of a large quantity of brick which had been contracted for several months before there was a brick on the grounds; he made this certificate in order that the contractor might get his pay. It appeared in the tes timony that prison labor in one or two instances was not given to the highest bidder, despite the ability of the bidders to pay, and that parties were allowed to employ prison labor month after month who did not make payment. He admitted that, while having a pass to Indianapolis, he charged the State with railroad fares. Nevertheless this superintendent was per mitted to continue In office. In 1S93, when Republican officials came to control the prisons, the appropriations of the next year were cut into by the payment of bills of the current year. The same was true of several other Institutions, so that when the late State Auditor Daily refused to allow the practice continued there was quite a rebellion In the boards, and the then secretary of the Board of Charities was in sympathy with those engaged in the un lawful methods. Six or eight years ago some of the institutions r did not advertise for the lowest bidders for supplies. The bills of 1S0O, 1SS1 and later years show that considerably more than the market price was paid in many Instances. The trustees of all the insane asylums employed coun sel, three of whom were paid $000 a year and one $1,200. In short, laxity and lavish ness prevailed. In the meantime all this has been changed. To-day Democrats would iiowl themselves hoarse if the warden of a state prison or the superintendent of any Institu tion should certify the receipt of several thousand dollars worth of goods that had not been delivered. How the halls of the Statehouse would ring with philippics if a superintendent had let labor to other than the highest responsible bidder! Now, an ticipating an appropriation is cause f r vehement denunciation, but If It had been eight years ago a third of the wardens and superintendents would now be under Investigation. To-day every Institution ad vertises for supplies and materials, and the utmost care Is exercised that the recent laws requiring strict accounting are ob served. No sinecure Is attached to any Institution as counsel, or under any other name. These facts are not mentioned In extenu ation of any possible ehortcomer, but to show the great work which has been ac complished In six years by Republican legislation and administration. The law establishing the Indiana Insti tute for the Education of the Blind was tasscd in 1S47, and named at trubtecs Cal vin Fletcher, Dr. George Mears and James M. Itay. After due consideration the board purchased OutloU 5 and C6. "adjoining tha tcwa cf Indianapolis, on the donation la the count j- of Marlon, in the State of In Har.a, each containing four acrs." The purchase price for the entire eight was f3,roo. They constitute the prosnt Institu tion grounds and St. Clair Park. The orig inal law required the Institution to be lo cated "hi or near Indianapolis." and the tiustces complied with this requirement by locating the institution just outside of the Ucn city limits, with an implied promise that it should remain there. The incre ment in the value of the ground is, of course, wholly due to the city, and the re moval of the Institution would bo an act of bad faith which the original trustees would have been shocked to contemplate. All of the deeds for the transfer of the Deaf and Dumb Institute land3 to the State contain the recital: "To hold the above described premises with all the ap purtenances to the same belonging to the said State of Indiana and her assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of the trustees of the Indiana Institute for Educating the Deaf and Dumb, their suc cessors and assigns forever." It 13 a ques tion of law whether this recital does not constitute a dedication of the land to a specific purpose which bars its sale. The bill which Is in the mill of the Legislature providing for boiler inspectors excepts farmers who use them with thresh ers. In this connection t may be said that all of the explosions of boilers in this State have been those furnishing power for threshers and for small sawmills, which are not insured. No insurance company will take risks in a large factory whose boilers are not either Insured or Inspected by competent men. For years there has been no explosion In a large factory or building with steam heat and elevators. Now, as has been the case for a dozen years, a bill is being pushed to create boiler inspectors who shall have power to stop a factory whenever they assume that a boiler needs Inspection and compel the owner, whose boiler has been Inspected by the experts of insurance companies, to pay for the inspector's services. The bill Is simply a scheme to compel those who have the mean3 to support a few men as boiler Inspectors. A recent statement shows that the total number of government employes employed in Washington, including those from the grade of Cabinet officers to clerks, messen gers and spittoon cleaners, is 19,446. This does not Include senators and representa tives, the employes of Congress nor officers of the army and navy, though it includes the civilians employed in the Army and Navy Departments. The aggregate com pensation of this army of civilian officials and employes amounts to $1,635,708 a month, and as all salaries are paid seml-monthly there is never any scarcity of local circula tion in Washington. The final compliance of the Chinese gov ernment with the demands of the powers shows there is no foundation for the fre quent assertion regarding the weakness of the government. There is scarcely a civil ized government in the world strong enough to guarantee the execution of three of its most popular generals, the enforced suicide of three others and the degradation and exile of four more. If these demands were made of a civilized government their brutality would shock the world, but the Chinese are heathens. Chicago sportsmen are Indignant over the bill passed by our Senate, making It lawful for any person to hunt in swamps and uncultivated land, regardless of the wishes of the owners or lessees of the land. It Is claimed that the bill is direct ed especially at Chicago's shooting clubs, of which there are a large number that lease extensive tracts of swamp and marsh land in northern Indiana as shooting pre serves. If they have legal control of the lands It is doubtful if the State can de prive them of it. The Agnew canal bill is one of those measures that perplex tho legislator who is not familiar with the conditions. The 2i ajority would like to do tho right thing if it can ascertain what it is. It seems a great hardship to-several railroad lines to be compelled to construct expensive bridges over a canal when they have the right of way. At best it seems that the ex pense of the bridge? might be divided be tween the roads and those behind tho canal scheme If It Is a bona fide proposition. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal says: "Capt.-Frank Chadwick, who was not In the battle of Santiago, and who ought to be cashiered from the navy for conduct un becoming an officer and a gentleman, is to be advanced five numbers, while Admiral Schley, who was In the battle from start to finish, occupying the point of danger, is only to be advanced three numbers." There is no Capt. Frank Chadwick in the navy, but in commenting on the fact that Capt. French E. Chadwick is to bo'advanced five numbers, the Commercial-Appeal forgets two things: That Schley, who was but a commodore when the battle of Santiago was fought, was made a rear admiral soon after; and that while there are forty-five captains in the navy, there are seven rear admirals, so that Admiral Schley's advance of three numbers is equivalent to an ad vance of nineteen numbers for a captain. FBOM HITHER AND YOli; The Key to the Situation. The Smart Set. First Detective How did you manage to dis cover the scandal In their family closet? Second Detective Well, you see, I had a skele ton key. In Old Kentucky. Chicago News. The parson earn out and remonstrated with the major for being too hasty with hi gun. "After he satd that," said the parson, "you shouM have forjrtve hlra." "And didn't IT' spoke up the major. "Why, parson, I was one of his pallbearers." i A Ilond of Sympathy. Chicago Tribune. Literary Celebrity Ah. yes, my ealllny Is an exacting on- but it has its corru'er.satlcns. There 1 a Joy in the work itself, when the fervor of composition Is on. and you feel that the destinies of the children of your brain. o to say, are in your own hands for weal cr woe. Sweet Young Thln I know Just what that is. Mr. Squlbob! I have fell the same way some times when I have been compounding a salad. II reed I nB. Chicago Journal. "You doubtless need patlenc in your busi ness T' I sug-gested, purposely, for X desired to test him. The masseur did not rely. "Oh, yos, for one has often to wait long be fore cne gets any patients to knead!" On the contrary he ald. sinu-ly: "Well. I should hasten to cackle!" Undeniably good breeding, this. President Arthur T. JIadlcy, of Yale, !s coming West. He will visit St, Louis, Chl tfxaara and Other Cities. JOSS BILL PASSED HOUSE INDORSES THE RAILROAD MEASURE HV VOTE OF 70) TO 20. Speaker Art man I Aecnied of Tt tiling; Arbitrarily by Representa tive .eal. THE SENATE HAS A LIGHT DAY AFTER A LEXGTIIY DERATE THE WOOD MEDICAL DILL IS PASSED. Bonham DIU Against Women Wearing: Hats In Church Killed Legis lative NevT and Gossip. The lower branch of the Legislature spent an hour or more yesterday discussing women's hats. The House took up millinery as a topic for discussion when the judiciary committee brought in a report on Repre sentative Bonham's "hat bill." Before the matter was disposed of the members fell into a flippant and Jocular vein. The bill was killed, however, in spite of the protest of the author. Representative Roberts, one of the younger members of the Legislature, has the honor o' having done away with the bill. Among other measures disposed of by the House was the Joss railroad consolida tion bill, which was called up late in the afternoon and passed. Mr. Neal, of Ham ilton county, made "the principal speech against It. Mr. Scott's temperance bill was advanced to engrossment in the morning, although a fight was made against it. Just before the noon adjournment an at tempt was made by Mr. Stutesman to bring the Muncle Normal question to an Issue, but his motion was defeated. Mr. Stutesman wanted the committee on edu cation instructed to report the bill so that the House could take It up for considera tion. Mr. Stutesman is known to be un friendly to the bill. In the Senate, in the afternoon. Senator Wood's bill defining the practice of medi cine, was passed after a debate that be gan In the morning. At the morning session Senator Goodwine's bill, amending the com pulsory education law, was passed. Sena tor Gard's gas-meter bill was also passed. ' IS THE SEX ATE. The Sessions Not as Interesting? as They Isnnlly Are. Senator Wood's medical bill, defining the practice of medicine and prescribing who shall practice medicine, was passed by the Senate yesterday afternoon after a debate which lasted the greater part of the morn ing and was continued in the afternoon by a vote of S3 to 8. ' The bill is said to be aimed at the Chris tian Scientists, In that It provides that any one who opens an office or announces to the public a readiness to practice medicine, or to prescribe for or to heal, cure or relieve those suffering from Injury, or who an nounces to the public in any manner a readiness or ability to heal, shall be re garded as engaging in the practice of med icine. The above section makes it neces sary for any one coming "under its pro Visions to pass an examination before the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination. Senator Lambert, who was opposed to the passage of the bill In its original form, moved to amend it by adding a provision to exclude osteopaths and opticians. The friends of the bill maintained that there was no reason for the amendment, because the osteopaths themselves had announced that they were perfectly satisfied with the bill in its present form. Senator Johnston maintained that he had been told that the osteopaths were not satisfied with the bill, and moved the adoption of Senator Lam bert's motion. A demand for the yeas and nays was made, and the motion was lost by a vote of 20 to 27. Senator Dausman then offered a motion to except from, the provisions of the bill all Itinerant opticians and those engaged in the practice of optometry, which was accepted by the author of .the bill and adopted by the Senate without discussion. After some further discussion a motion was made by Senator Johnston to amend the till by permitting all osteopaths that had graduated from a reputable college at the time of the passage of the bill to prac tice without passing an examination, and as this amendment was also acceptable to the friends of the bill It was adopted with out debate. The bill was then passed by a vote of 33 to 8. Those voting for the pass age of the measure were: Ball, Barlow. Brooks, Charles, Cregor, Crumbaker, Crum packer, Dausman, Fleming, Gard, Gochen our, Goodwine, Guthrie, Gwin. Heller, Johnson, Johnston, Keeney, Kell, Keyes, I Rimbert, Layman, . Legeman, Matson, Miller, Ogborn, Osborne, Parks, Purcell, Thompson, Wampler, - Whitcomb, Wolcott and Wood-33. Those voting against the bill were: Corr, Darby, Fortune, Harrison, Kittlnger, Law ler, Lindley and Stlllwell. The remainder of tha afternoon was de voted to Senate bills on third reading, the most of which were passed without dis cussion. Representative Whitcomb's bill regulating the manufacture and sale of flaxseed and Unseed oil was substituted for Senate bill 120 and passed. The Joint reso lution introduced by Senator Crumbaker (No. 4), amending the Constitution with reference to the number of judges in the Supreme Court, was. adopted unanimously. Senator Ball's substitute fish bill was called up for its last reading, but with the consent of its author it was postponed and made a special order of business for 2 p. m. Feb. 25. At the opening of the morning session the discussion on Senator Goodwine's bill amending the compulsory education law was resumed, and after several amend ments had been adopted it was passed by a vote of 27 to 14. Among the more im portant amendments adopted were those offered by Senator Crumbaker, cutting out Section 10 of the bill, which provides that townships must furnish free transportation to pupils living more than two miles from a schoolhouse, and the one offered by Sen ator Brooks, providing that boards of school commissioners in towns shall be al lowed to appoint truant officers for their town, instead of being compelled to allow township trustees to appoint them. The Senate then took up and passed Sen ator Gard's bill providing that gas com panies that maintain meters must, have the meters so constructed that they may be read. Senator Legeman's bill, which pro vides that legal advertising may be printed in weekly papers as well as in daily papers in cities of over 3,000 and less than 100,000, was opposed by Senator Brooks, but was passed notwithstanding. Before adjournment the Senate concurred in, the House amendments to Senator Thompson's bonding and surety bill. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. The Joss Rnilrond II III Is Tassed Other Important Matter. The session of the House, yesterday morning, opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Anderson, of the Fourth Christian Church. Early In the session Mr. Burrier presented a motion that tho committee on elections bring in a report on his bill relating to subsidy elections, by 10 o'clock this morn ing. The motion prevailed. The bill providing for a sinking fund for the city of Indianapolis was passed under a suspension of rules. Mr. Oster- meyer introduced the bill by unanimous consent, and Mr. Whitcomb made a motion to suspend the rules and pass the measure. A similar bill was introduced in the Sen ate, but It came under the lieutenant gov ernor's ruling last week that revenue producing measures must originate in the House. The temperance bill introduced by Mr. Scott, providing that rrhcre areraonstranco against an applicant to sell liquor is suc cessful, no license can be applied for in that township or ward for six months, was taken up on second reading. Mr. Louttit made an attempt to kill the bill by offering a motion to strike out the enacting clause. Mr. Scott defended the bill, while Mr. Scifers, of the minority, talked against it. Mr. Weeding was not in favor of the bill, but Mr. Neal was, and he made an argument in its favor. Mr. Bell said he woujd probably favor the bill If he believed it constitutional. Others spoke on the measure and then a vote was taken on the motion to strike out the en acting clause. It was lost by a vote of 42 to 43, as follows: Ayes Bell, Burkhart. Ca tley. Clarke, Co ble, Cotner, Cox, Cooper, Cully, Dilley, Dirkson. Dudley. Haines, Hopping, Hors fleld. James. Johnson. Lawrence. Lopp, Louttit. Madden. Matthews, Maxam. Mln turn, 'Morgan, Muller, Murphy, Myler, Os termeyer. Parks. Passage. Pritchard. Rea gan. Reser, Roberts of Dearborn. Schreed- er, Scifers. Thomas, Trout, Wtsllng, Whit comb, Zbllman. Noes Adamson, Allen, Beckman, Bishop, Bonham, Burrier, Carmlchael, Cravens, Cruson, Davis of Greene, Davis of Wayne, Erdlitz, Gauntt. Gerber. Gillett. Jack. Jak- ways, John, Kelley, Kirkman, Larr, Mc Carty. Marshall of Fountain. Marshall of Tippecanoe, Miller of Ohio, Morton. Mum mert, Neal, Owen. Parker, Roberts of Jef ferson, Scott, Short, Spark3, Stookey, Stout. Stutesman. Tucker. Van Fleet. Ves tal, Waugh, Artman. BONHAM'S HAT BILL. The House fell Into a state of more or less confusion when the judiciary commit tee made two reports on Representative Bonham's hat bill. This Is the bill which, if enacted Into a law, would require women to remove their hats in public gatherings, including church meetings. A majority of the committee recommended the passage of the bill, but Mr. Roberts, of Jefferson, brought In a minority report and on the floor of the House most eloquently appealed to the members to concur in his report, which postponed the bill. Mr. Bonham. the author of the bill, re plied to Mr. Roberts and made a strong plea in favor of the measure, declaring that there was no reason why the minority report should be adopted and that there was every reason why the majority report should be concurred in. Mr. Jakwavs was Tosed to the bill and said so. ile de J:ved that "we who pay for all this hand some millinery should have an opportunity of looking at it." Mr. Stookey said the bill was an insult to every woman in the State. Mr. Whitcomb finally moved the previous question and a vote was taken on the ques tion of concurring in the minority report. Several of the members felt called on to explain their positions In voting for the bill. Mr. Johnson, representing Vermillion and Vigo counties, voted against the minor ity report, saying he had talked with a number of women about the bill since it was introduced and they favored the meas ure. Mr. Vestal in explaining his vote said he had no choice in the matter, as his wife had already instructed him how to vote. The minority report, which killed the bill, was adopted by a vote of 65 to 24. Mr. Roberts, who brought In this report and who made so eloquent an appeal to the House to kill the measure, is an eligible and handsome bachelor of about twenty six. He is an attorney and lives at Madi son. A favorable report was had from the committee on education on Senator Good wine's bill (No. 16) which authorizes school trustees in cities and incorporated towns to sell bonds of school cities and towns to procure-means with which to complete un finished school buildings, etc., and the measure was passed under a suspension of rules. MR. STUTESMAN'S MOTION. Mr. Stutesman stirred up a lively row by offering a motion that affected the Muncie normal bill now pending In the House. The motion was to the effect that the bill be reported by the committee on education and that the measure be made a special order of business for next Mon day at 3 p. m. Mr. Stutesman Is known as one of the avowed enemies of the bill, and the motion brought his seatmate, Repre sentative Hopping, to his feet. Mr. Hop ping comes from Delaware county, and is naturally interested in the success of this bill. He protested against the motion, de claring that it was an attempt to Injure the chances of a meritorious measure. He in sisted that the matter should not be forced to an issue in this way. Representative Carmlchael. the author of the bill, support ed Mr. Hopping in his contention. Mr. Car mlchael is a member of the committee on education, and he announced that at a meeting of that committee held on Wednes day afternoon it was decided that consid eration of the bill be postponed until next Tuesday afternoon. He said a resolution prevailed to this effect, and he asked that the House be bound by that resolution. Mr. Stutesman, in defending his motion, said he had no desire to curtail the rights ot any citizen or Indiana to be heard on a proposition, no matter how nefarious and pernicious the scheme he desired to pro mote. Mr. Stutesman's remarks were de livered between the talks made by Mr. Hopping and Mr. Carmlchael. His motion failed to carry, however, and was laid on tho table. IN THE AFTERNOON. After the House reconvened in the after noon the Bonham bill equalizing the sal aries of state officers was taken up on the report from the committee on fees and sal aries. There were two reports, the minority recommending the passage of the bill. Mr. Bonham explained Its merits, and stated that under his bill , the whole amount of salaries paid out to state officers would be $1,000 less than is paid now. Mr. Van Fleet and Mr. Stutesman spoke for the minority reDort. Mr. Stutesman nnlntlne- .mt Viq here would be an opportunity of increasing iiic uuvcMiorn eamry iron) --,UUU to O.VOU without taking anything additional from the state treasury. Mr. Seifr- rf tho mi nority, was against the bill. Mr. Mummert. oi r.iKnan counxy, spoKe ror it. The mi nority report, recommending the passage of the bill, was at length concurred In by a vote of 55 to 30. The members voted as follows: Ayes Adamson, Allen, Beckman, Bell, Bishop. Bonham, Carmlchael, Clem, Cot ner. Cox. Cravens, Cully, Davis of Greene, Davis of Wayne, Dilley, Dirkson, EIrdlitz, Gauntt. Gerber, Gillett, Haines, Harris, Hopping, Horsfield, Jack. Jackman, Jak ways, John, Johnson, Kelley, King, Larr, Lopp, Matthews, Mlnturn, Morgan, Muller, Mummert, Neal, Ostermeyer, Barker, Fer ren, Reagan, Roberts of Jefferson, Roberts of Dearborn, Scott, Short, Sparks, Stutes man. Trout, Tucker, Van Fleet, Vestal. WesIIng, Whitcomb. Noes Burrier, Burkhart, Catley, Clarke. Cooper, Cruson, Dudley, Lawrence, Louttit McCarty, Madden, Marshall, Marshall of Tippecanoe, Maxam, Metsker, Miller of Kosciusko, Miller of Ohio, Morton, Owen Parks, Passage, Reser, Robertson. Slack' Small, Stookey, Stout, Thomas, Waugh, Zollman. The judiciary committee brousjht in two reports on Senator Joss's municipal pawn shop bill. The minority was against the bii' and the measure was killed by a vote o 3S to 33. The .majority report, as amended by the minority report, was adopted. Sev eral of the members discussed the meas ure. Mr. Metsker, of the minority side of the House, said it was a pernicious bill, and Mr. Morgan, of the majority, opposed It. Mr. Whitcomb spoke in favor of the measure. The committee on cities and towns brought in a report indefinitely postponing Mr. Burkharfs bill repealing the metro politan police laws, and the House con curred in. the committee's report. JOSS RAILROAD BILL. At 4 o'clock Mr. Whitcomb called up Sen ate bill No. 270 on third reading and thereby precipitated h row. This is Senator Joss's bill, and its title says it is "an act author izing the sale, purchase or lease of rail roads, etc., and declaring an emergency." Some of the Democrats conceived the Idea that there were probabilities of the forma tion of a great railroad trust under the provisions of this bill, and they prepared to fight it. The Republicans heard thers were arrangements for a caucus on the bill, and they decided to call up the meas ure at once. Mr. Davis, of Greene, moved that Mr. Whitcomb's motion "be laid on the table, but the Whitcomb motion pre vailed. Mr. Davis then sought to have Section 4 of the bill stricken out, but failed In this. This is the section that validates past acts of railroads for a certain period. Mr. Davis wanted the bill referred to the committee on corporations, with instruc tions to eliminate this section. On motion of Mr Roberts this motion was tabled. Mr Davis, however, had more to say, and a little later the speaker remarked that the gentleman from Greene could not dictate) vhat the chair should do, from the floor. Mr. Davis then sougnt to have the bill made a. special order of buslnos for nx; wtek, but this motion was voted down. ;,ir. Neal. of Hamilton county, was the only one of the Republicans who made an ex tended speech against the bill. "I am opposed." he d.ciflred, "to this measure going through in this method." He said he would vote against the bill under th-3 circumstances, but might net voto against it if ho had until next Monday to confide? it Mr. Neal read the letter of Frank B. Burke, warning legislators against the bill, and commented on Mr. Burke's remarks. "No man." he said, "has attempted to show me thnt I am wrong In believing Mr. Burke was right." ALLEGED ARBITRARY RULING. Mr. Neal, after' he had spoken for some time, was Interrupted by the speaker and sat down. As the vote was about being taken he arose and said: "I wish to have It entered on the books that the speaker has made a most arbitrary ruling. I want to enter a protest against the way In which this bill has been put through by a rail road lobby." As the vote was being taken some of the members explained their votes. Mr. Scifers, Democrat, said he was not clear on certain parts of the bill and would vote "no." Mr. Slack, who voted for the bill, denied that a railroad lobby was back of the bill. He said there was no railroad lobby strong enough to influence him. He said he had discussed this bill with men of tairness and intelligence, who had told him there was no "nigger In the woodpile in this measure. Speaker Artman. voted for the bill and explained his vote. He said he had received one of the Burke let ters and found that Mr. Burke's proposi tions were wrong when compared with the provisions of the bill. Representative Cat ley, a Democrat, voted for the measure, saying he thought it a ' "good bill." The measure was passed by a vote of 70 ayes to 20 noes, as follows: Ayes Adamson, Allen, Beckman. Bell, Bishop, Bonham, Burrier. Burkhart, Car mlchael, Catley, Clarke, Clem, Cox, Cooper, Cravens, Cruson, Culley. Davis of Wayne. Dilley, Dirkson, Dudley. Erdlitz." Gauntt, Gillett, Harris, Hopping, Jack, Jackways, James, John. Johnson, Keeley, King. Kirk man. Larr, Iawrence, Louttit. Marshall of Fountain, Marshall of Tippecanoe, Mat thews, Maxam. Metsker. Miller of Kosci usko, Miller of Ohio. Minturn, Morgan, Mummert, Murphy, Ostermeyer, Owen, Parker, Terrett, Pritchard. Reagan. Reeves, Roberts of Jefferson. Sehreeder, Scott, Slack, Small, Sparks, Stookey, Stout, Stutesman, Thomas, Trout, Tucker, Vestal, Waugh, Wesling. Whitcomb, Artman. Noes Coble, Cotner. Davis of Greene. Gerber, Haines, Horsfield, Jackman, Lopp, McCarty. Madden, Neal, Parks, Passage, Reser. Roberts of Dearborn. Robertson, Scifers, Short, Van Fleet, Zollman. On the announcement of the vote Mr. Marshall, of Tippecanoe, moved that the vote be reconsidered, and that this motion be laid on the table. Mr. Neal asked that the motion be made a special order of busi ness, but the chair held that this could not be done. The House then adjourned. SENATE JUDICIARY. ConloRiie Advertising Dill Will lie Favorably Reported Other Reports. The Senate Judiciary committee, at its meeting yesterday, voted to make a unani mous report favoring the Conlogue print ing bill, which provides that legal adver tising shall be given to the newspapers representing the two principal political parties in cities of certain population. This bill was framed by the editors of the Senate, and does not affect the larger cities. The committee will unanimously favor the Auburn impeachment bill, which pro vides for the impeachment of circuit judg es and prosecuting attorneys before the Supreme Court, changing the present meth od, that of impeaching them before the Legislature. The Gochenour bill, providing for the election of one Justice Of the peace in each township, and placing him on a salary of $200 a year or more, according to the pop ulation of the township, was indefinitely postponed. The garnishment and attachment bill. which was presented by the Retail Grocers' Association, will be reported to the Sen ate, the majority against the bill and the minority favoring it. The bill repealing the law of 18DS. which authorizes a Superior Court for Michigan City, was taken up, but action was de ferred until to-day, when the committee expects to take final action. For County Treasurers. A bill introduced In the House by Mr. Reagan, of Marlon county, provides that the county treasurer, as treasurer of the school board, shall have an additional sal ary of $2.000 a year. Another bill to be introduced provides that the 25 cent charge made with every demand for delinquent taxes shall belong to the county treasurer. This bill will tvpply to every county in the State, it was reported by Treasurer Koehne, of this county. Cnncns Was Not Held. Eighteen members of the House minority signed a petition yesterday afternoon and presented it to Representative Murphy, their caucus chairman, requesting that a caucus be held at 5 o'clock yesterday even ing to consider the Joss railroad consoli dation bill. The action of the Republicans of the House in calling up the bill at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and getting it through by a safe vote made the minority caucus unnecessary, and none was held. Building- and Loan Dill. The Senate building and loan committee met yesterday evening and considered House bill No. 85, introduced by Mr. Gauntt. The author of the bill was before the committee and explained the merits of the bill. The committee afterward held an executive session, and it was said last night that it was decided to Indefinitely postpone the bill. Hill Made a Caucus Measure. The Republicans of the House held a cau cus yesterday evening after the House ses sion adjourned and considered Senator Guthrie's bill abolishing the Live Stock Sanitary Commission and appointing a state veterinarian. It was decided to make the bill a caucus measure, and it Is believed that most of the Republicans will sup port It. Will Hold the DIU. Dr. G. R. Green, of Muncie, is chairman of the committee from the Indiana Medical Association appointed to prepare and pre sent a bill before the present Legislature for an inebriate hospital for the State, but the committee has become alarmed at the record being made on public Institutions, and will hold the bill for the next Legisla ture. The Ulli Indorsed. The State Optical Association met at the Denison Hotel last night and decided to indorse Senator Wood's bill relating to the practice of medicine, which passed the Senate yesterday evening. The optical as sociation is satisfied with the bill as amend ed. LeRlHlntlve Notes. A number of the pupils from the Insti tute for the Blind vl&ited the Stale Legis lature yesterday afternoon. A part of this afternoon will be devoted by the House to the entertainment of vet eran of the Mexican war, who are hold ing their reunion In . this city. The vet erans wIlLyisit the House between 3 and 4 o'clock. At the cloe of the afternoon session In the House, yesterday, the members wero csked to keep their sats while a flash light picture of the interior of the cham ber was taken. Governor Durbin came up to the chamber Just before adjourn ment, and was photographed with the mem bers. LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. Senate Dills on Second Reading In Senate. No. TS (Llndley)-Prohlbitlng desecration of soldiers' and sailors' monument. Senate DHIs on Third Heading In Senate. House bill No. 174 (Whitcomb) Regulat ing the manufacture and sale of linseed and flaxseed oil. Substituted for Senate bill No. 120 and passed. Senate bill No. 4 (Ball) Regulating the taking of fish in the waters of the State. Postponed and made special order of busi ness for Feb. 23. at 2 p. m. Senate Joint resolution No. 4 (Crum baker) Amending the State Constitution with reference to the number of Judges In the Supreme Court. Adopted. Senate bill No. 1S3 (Joss) Giving the sur veyor of Marion county a salary of $2.&.w. House bill No. 316 substituted and ad vanced. Senate bill No. 2C2 (Mlllcr)-Concernlr.g th release of mortgages, l'assed. Senate bill No. l&i (Parks) To enable the owners of lands to drain and reclaim them. 1 Cenato bill No. CS7 (Fortune) For the In- corporation of the town of Vernon, Jen nings county. Paired. Senate Mil No. 1150 (Fortune Lc-galizln? certain bords of the town cf Port Fulton. Ppssed. Senate bill No. S4 (Wood) Admitting criminals to bond ptmllr.g appeals to the Supreme Court. Failed of j aage-n to Z. Senate bill No. 12 (Wclcott Amending the existing road laws of the State. Passed 2tJ to 14. Senate bill No. 139 (Fortune) Authoriz ing private citizens to bring quo warranto proceedings. Passed-26 to I). House Dills on Second Heading la Senate. No. 201 (Manifold) Concerning the ofEce of county surveyor. Enacting clausa stricken from the bill. No. LI'S (Horsfield) Legalizing proceed ings of Board of Commlsiioners of Owen county. Advanced. No. 138 (Murphy) Legalizing election of officers of incorporated towns. Advanced. No. 62 (Harris) Deilnir.g Thtrty-pecond Judicial circuit and defining Sixteenth judi cial circuit. Advanced. No. Ii9 (Burrier) For the sanitation of food-producing e? tabllp hmtnts. Advanced. Xo. Vj2 (Ntan-IMabllshing State Board of Forestry. Advanced. . No. l,t (Bell) For release of mortgages of record. Advanced. No. 3J7 (Ueser) In relation to endow ment fund of Purdue University. 1'assed under suspension of rules. House Committee Reports, Judiciary. Senate bill No. 10 (Burns), concerning public offenses. Indefinite postponement House bill No. 479 (Neai), providing for a revision of the statutes. Majority for passage. Minority for indefinite postpone ment. Action deferred. House bill No. 4:7 (Neal), relating to ap peals to the Appellate and Supreme courts. For passage. House bill No. 4."9 (Bonham), providing for school libraries and for u state levy to support them. For passage. House bill No. 4SI (Keagiin), concerning proceedings in criminal cases, indefinite postponement. House bill No. 4S7 (Louttit), regulating sales of personal property, indefinite post ponement. House bill No. 450 (Kelley), for the relief of A. O. Castleman and H. C. Rogers, of Starke county. For passage. Senate bill No. IGo (Joss), fixing time for terms of county ofheers to begin. For passage. House bill No. 411 (Bonham), concerning county boards of charities and correction and the power and duties of such boards. For passage. House bill No. 403 (Clarke), prohibiting the killing and slaughtering of poultry in cules of over 1(M). For passage. House bill No. 4SG (Morion), abolishing the Howard Superior Court. For passage. Senate bill No. 20J (Stillwell), concerning procedure In the trials of felonies. For passage. House bill No. 419 (Marshall of Fountain), fixing the time and manner of giving in structions of trial Judge to Juries in civil nnd criminal cases. Indefinite postpone ment. House bill No. 413 (Bell), concerning dece dents' estates. For passage. House bill No. 452 (Harris), concerning bonds of executors. Indefinite postpone ment. Senate bill No. 227 (BInkley). concerning descents and the apportionment of estates, tor passage. Senate bill No. 30 (Wood), providing for city courts in cities of 6.0OJ or more. For passage with amendment making bill ap ply to cities of from lS.OuO to 20.W0. House bill No. 2Jl (Trout), concerning an peals from Judgments of justices of the peace. For passage. House Joint resolution No. 2 (Cruson), amending Constitution in regard to dis tricts for representatives and tenatois. In definite postponement. House bill No. 403 (Dudley), providing for a page in courts of counties of 50,(J) or more. Indefinite postponement. Senate bill No. 125 (Stlllwell), regulating the running at large of animals. For passage. Senate bill No. 173 (Thompson), concern ing transient merchants. For passage. House bill No. 253 (Reagan), concerning divorces in Marion county. Indefinite post ponement. House bill No. 417 (Scott), concerning real property and the alienation thereof. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 4 JO (Whitcomb), concern ing the organization of boards of trade, etc. Indetlnite postponement. House bill No. &6 (Pritchard). providing for witness fees for peace officers In crimi nal cases. For passagt. Senate bill No. ü (Gard), providing for written contracts for payment of commis sions for real estate aerents. For passage. 1 Innen Kill V n J -M flIrL-n..,! - incorporation of church i-oclctles. For pas sage. House bill No. 519 (McCarty), creating of fice of public administration. Indefinite postponement. Senate bill No. 19 (Gwin). providing for the sale of lands to highest bidder for ruth in certain cases where such lands are de linquent for taxes. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. i'J (Harris), authorizing the incorporation of any diocese of the Protestant Kplscopal Church. For pas sage. House bill No. 425 (Murphy), to compen sate certain judges for expenses Incurred outside of their respective districts. Indea nite postponement. House bill No. 202 (Jakways), prohibiting the collection of usurious Interest on chat tel mortgages. Indefinite postponement. Report not concurred in. Bill advanced to tecond reading. House bill No. 472 (Louttit), prcvidlng for humane inspectors In cities of 23,0uü or more. For passage. House bill No. 2S1 (Stookey), concerning taxation. For passage. House joint resolution No. 1 (Neal), to amend the Constitution to provide for 'woman's suffrage. For adoption. House bill No. 3-r (Bonham). requiring women to remove their hats In all public gatherings. Majority for passage. Minority for indefinite postponement. Minority re port concurred in. Senate bill No. 10 (Burns), authorizing employes of corporations to act as no taries public. Majority for Indefinite post ponement. Minority for passage. Minority report concurred In. Education. House bill No. 467 (Davis of Wayne), re lating to the government of Indiana Uni versity. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 474 (John), providing for school directors who shall select school teachers. Indefinite postponement. Senate bill No. 101 (Minor), forbidding county superintendents conducting or as sisting in the conducting of a private or. county normal school. For passage. House bill No. G12 (Muller), providing for day schools for denf mutes in cities of from 50.000 to 100.000. Referred to committee on ways and means. Senate bill No. 237 (Ogborn), concerning the loaning of school funds. For passage. Senate bill No. IS (Goodwine). authorizing boards of school trustees in eitle and in corporated towns to sell bonds ot school cities and towns. For passage. Passed un der suspension of rules. Fees and Salaries. House bill No. 511 (Zollman). fixing tho salaries of trustees in townships of 10.000 to 11,000. Indefinite postponement. House bill No. 4T (Bonham). equalizing salaries of state officers. Majority report recommendel Indefinite postponement. Mi nority report for passage. Minority report concurred in. House bill No. 438 (Matthews), regulating compensation of county assessors. Majority report with amendments concurred in. Rights and Privileges. Senate Bill No. 120 'Thompson), concern ing taxation. For parsuge. Corporations. House bill No. Ml (Whitcomb). requiring loan and safe deposit companies doing busl ines under act of Mirth 4. to report their guarantee and surety obligations, etc. For passage. House bill No. Ztt (Cox), concerning deeds executed upon illegal or invalid tax sales, etc. For passage. Affairs City of Indianapolis. Senate bill No. 116 (Joss), providing for a municipal pawnshop. Majority for pessatre. Minority for indefinite postponement. Ma jority report as amended by minority con curred in. Senate bill No. 422 (Reagan). legalizing .cts of certain departments and bourds of the city of Indianapolis. For passage. Senate bill No. ÜV) (Morgan), legalizing the acts of the Marlon County Hoard of Commissioners In establishing the Julittta Insane Hospital. For passage. Manufactures and Commerce. House bill No. &29 (Minturn). for the pro tection of the public from lire. For pass age. House bill No. &13 (Muller). for the pro tection of grocers. Indefinite postponement. Cities and Towns. House bill No. (Cruson). concerning the term of certain town ofiicers. For passage; Senate bill No. 2T-1 (Johnson), defining the rights and powers of certain cltits. For parage. House bill No. C1J (Cm-ton), Incorjx;rat!n? the to-Mi of Vernon. Jvnnings coui'.ijr. For Jr ST 0 House b!li No. i:: (Marsh'tll of Foun tain). tc l value tho incorporation of the town of Kingman. For p is.uu House bill No. 7 (Matthews), permitting