The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-20
The Democratic plurality now is 2, $50
Thirteenth District.

Elkhart ISL ...-.
- Totals 83s 3,IO7
PLURALITY -------- Z,Z69
The Democratic plurality is now 2.178
The bill is wholly political measure. 1t was
prepared, it is said under the supervision of the
Democratic State committee and Democratic
| politicians.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.
| Among the bills which were introduced yes
terday was one presented by Senator Foulke,
| which passed demurely through the formality of
first reading without attracting any marked
| attention, although of most extraordinary
| nature, and disappeared into the obscurity of a
| reference to a committee that does not exist
probably never again to come to the surface
in the proceedings Of the General Assembly
The bill provided that all persons Of twenty one
| years OF age, without distinction of sex, shall
have the right to vote for presidential electors
"a bill OF extraordinary Importance to the advo-
Gates of woman's suffrage. 1t was referred by
| request, to 1.-THE committee on the claims of
women, when appointed"
Another bill was introduced by Senator Foulke
which provides that ''all married women shall
have all the capacities and powers in law, and be
subject to the same obligations as unmarried
women. 1t was referred in the usual course of
proceedings, after the first reading. bit more
| MAJ be heard from it during the session.
THE REGULATION OF RAILROAD RATES.
| Senator Fowler introduced bill yesterday
which proposes to regulate almost everything in
| railroad business from the running of hand-cars
| up to the complication of tariffs and pools. 1t
| provides for the appointment of a railroad COM
| missioner whose duties are clerical, admins
trative, executive and judicial. His salary is
fixed at s. 600 year. and he is allowed clerk
at salary of 81 200 year. The railroad com
in to
| submit full report of everything
| in relation to their business annually
| The commissioner is given the power to change
| schedules as often as he may think necessary
! he may restrain the use of roads and bridges
| whenever he believes they are in an unsafe con-
| dition. He shall examine into all cases where
| damages are alleged, and shall make awards for
! whatever he thinks just.
| The passenger rate on all roads in the State
| is limited to three cents mile; for persons un-
der twelve years, one-half that amount, and
| children under five years shall be given free
| transportation. Each passenger is entitled to
| 100 pounds of baggage without additional
| charge.
| The following rules of computation for charges
| on different classes of freights are prescribed
/ Class A-wheat, fax seed, millet seed, BEANS ap-
| pies, potatoes, agricultural implements and -four
| eight mills per 1900 miles, and $S additional
| per ear whether e, 600 pounds over. Class
| B-rye, barley, horses, mules-seven mills per
mile FOR z, 600 pounds and 81 additional per car
load. Glass Corn, oats, mill stuff, meal, cat
tie. hogs, sheep. fencewre nails, salt, lime, ee-
MILE and Sc additional per car.
/ Glass D--lumber, shingles 1ath, wood,
hay-fve mills per mile for 1000 pounds,
and So additional per carload. Glass E-coal.
brick, stone, sand, ores, ice in winter-four mills
per 1900 pounds per mile, and 81 additional per
| carload.
The bill also provides that it shall be unlawful
and subject to a penalty for any company to
make any discrimination in freight or passenger
| charges. 1t further prohibits any contract by
| which the earnings of any road doing carrying
are to be shared by road not doing carrying.
| THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
The caucus of the Republican members of
the General Assembly on the nomination for
United States senator was held last evening in
the United States Court room. There were
! forty eight members present. Senator Huston
was elected chairman of the meeting, and Rep
ressntative Copeland was chosen secretary. The
| names proposed for the complimentary vote of
| the Republicans for United States senator
| were Governor Porter, Hon. Will Cumback, Gen.
| Tom Browne, and Hon. John NJ Butler. On
the first ballot the vote stood: Porter 26, Cum
| back TO- Browne 8, Butler 2, Calkns /, and r.
| 8. Taylor l. The nomination of Governor Porter
was then made unanimous. There was no con-
/ test for the nomination. The voting on the
| first ballot was intended as complimentary to
| the gentlemen named.
| The name of Governor Porter will be presented
as the Republican candidate for United States
senator by Senator Winter, of this county, in
behalf of the Republicans, and his nomination
| will be seconded by Senators Huston, Drake and
probably others. In the House the nominating
speech will be made by Representative Copeland,
seconded by Representatives Adams and Sears.
| The election will be held this morning.
THE CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic caucus, which was held last
| night in the legislative hall, was an important
occasion for the ''forty-eight majority" The
special order of the meeting was the nomina
ton of Daniel W. Voorhees, to succeed
himself AS United States senator, an6
| there was frantic effort made by several of the
members to distinguish themselves by proposing
his name. Representative Gooding was the
chairman of the meeting, with Senator Maget
and Representative Debs as secretaries. Speaker
Jewett was given recognition, and he proposed
the name of Senator Voorhees,, which was re
| ceived with applause. The nomination was
! enthusiastically made unanimous.
The following resolution, offered by Senator
| Magee was adopted:
The Democratic members of the General Assembly
of Indiana unanimously represent to Presidentelec
Cleveland that the national esteem in which Hon
| Joseph f. Mcdonald is held-an esteem founded upoT
character ability and political services indicate hin
proper and safe counsellor to the Chief Executive
of the nation; and they the Presdentelect thai
the election of Mr.. Mcdonald of his constitu
tional advisers would be exceedingly gratifying MOI
only to the Democracy of Indiana but to the people
the State generally
A telegram was sent to Senator Voorhees,, in
forming him of his nomination. His name viii