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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-01
Legislative Notes.

Senator Mcdonald has a bill in prepara-
ton which he will introduce early next
week providing for the election of judges
at separate elections. The purpose of the
bill is to divorce, as far as possible, the
judiciary from politics.
Senator Sellers bill introduced yesterday
to amend the act concerning public offenses
proposes to fix the majority of boys at
eighteen years SO far as it relates to or is
affected by any of the laws regulating the
use or sale of intoxicating liquors.
Senator Holler's BILL introduced yesterday,
to create a kankakee river commission. is
designed as a substitute for the bill re-
lating to the same subject introduced a
week ago by Senator Crumpacker. The only
difference in the two bills is that Senator
Holer's bill provides that members of the
commission may be appointed from among
men who are interested in the drainage
of the kankakee region.
The Senate committee on prisons and the
House committee on the Prison South left
for Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon to
make the same sort of an inspection of the
penitentiary located there that they made
at Michigan City. They will look over the
books, examine the contracts and will make
a general, but by no means, an exhaustive
examination. The committee expects to re-
turn to indianapolis Saturday evening.
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Senator had one, and one Senator had eight.
mere was nearly wheeiharrow load OF
them All portrayed the evils Of the flow
ing poWl and the use of narcotics. 1t was
asked that the deleterious effects of liquor
and OF the drugs that are in common use
from scientific standpoint in the public
schools Senator Newly thought these me-
MORALS should be referred to the commit
tee on education, but they were sent to the
committee on temperance.
The matter of chief interest in the Senate
LaFollette to save his bill to strike from
promfssory notes, and make unlawful the
clause providing the attorneys fees. A
judiciary recommended the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, while minority re-
port recommended its passage. In ad-
vocating the adoption of the minority re-
port Senator LaFollette said the attorneys
zee clause was made the source of great
hardship to borrowers who were not able,
sometimes, to meet their obligations when
they became due. 1t had come to be the
practice, he said, for attorneys who sued
for the collection of a note to divide their
Iees with their clients, the money Lenders,
who who thus became directly interested 10
meeting their obligations. This sort of
practice it was stated also extended in
some case to the banks. Senator I4aFol-
lette denounced this method of grinding
the debtor as disgrace to the legal pro-
fession, and one of the objects OF the Dill
was to drive this sort of sharks out of the
law.
1t was argued ON the other hand that the
immaculate erect OF the Dill would De 10
raise the rate of interest. AS rule, the
lawyers of the Senate were against the
bill, while nearly everybody else was for
it. The motion of Senator LaFollette to
substitute the minority for the majority
report was defeated, and the majority re-
port was adopted. Senator Packard stated,
after the Senate adjourned that he had in
preparation bill that provided for the
disbarment of any attorney who was con-
victed of dividing with his client fees paid
in cases of this description, and also pro-
viding that the persons from whom the
fees were collected shall have the right
to recover from the plaintiff twice the
amount of the fees so paid.
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and means. senate bill u, relating to the
vacation of abandoned highways, went to
Mr.. Merrifts bin for the publication at
States expense. Of the Investigations of
the Indiana Academy Of Science was
moved to recommit and amend the bill 50
as to limit the expense to 500 instead of
the oo a. and Opposed the motion. ~ He said
that the Indiana Academy of Science is
known for its accomplishments even in
Europe and that its members work unseIf-
ishly for the advancement of science. Mr..
Bohannon. of the committee on education,
Tended fsTH oppo the 81 900 item Mr.. stakebake
against the bill. He said that if a copy
unread. a statement that brought quiet
smile to the faces of the advanced minds
of the House. Mr.. Statesman spoke in
favor of a specific appropriation. Mr.. Van
Arsdel moved to amend Mr.. Pettit's amend
ment so to make the amount $1,000.
Mr. Holloway and the main question was
ordered Mr. Van Arsdel's amendment was
and he then moved to strike out the en-
acting clause. His speech trailed in the
lines of Mr. Stakebake's argument and
Mr. Merritt was at last worked up to a
high degree of earnestness in support of
the bill. He deplored that when bill for
the advancement of science and encourage
ment of unselfsh public work comes up,
some one is always ready to play the econ
oInic role. but, when question of voting
without a whimper Mr.. Robinson moved
to amend the motion to strike out the en-
acting clause by recommittig to the conf
mittee education With instr ~ oG r to
other motion was defeated and Mr. Robin
sons motion prevailed. The bill had mar
| row escape all due to the loose and in
| definite phraseology. The bill really COW
| cred three years at s2000 each.
Bills came up on second reading. the first
| being Mr.. Holloway's bill. providing for
| licensing engineers. Mr.. Stakebake filed an
| amendment TO make the terms of the bill
| apply to all engineers. Mr. Moore. was
| given permission to point out defects of
| language regulating the fee and the bill
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Notes OF the stnge.
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The motormen who went from this city to
Brooklyn TO take strikers places have re-
tui ned saying they went under a misunder-
standing and would not work after hearing
the strikers story.
The second quarterly meeting of the Y
M Z: A. State executive committee is to
pe held this evening. Supper is to be served
at the building at p. m, business occupy
Ing the rest of the evening
a concert was given last evening in the
guild rooms OF Christ Church. The parti-
cipants were members of the choir and the
Bald Headed Glee Club. The programmes
was arranged with sacred and secular num-
bers.
The new orders of the postoffice depart
ment. which go into effect to-day were
posted yesterday In the Indianapolis post
office. The bank carrier is to make five de-
lveries and six collections each day He
must report at $50 a. and he leaves
upon his last trip at 4:45 p. m The other
carriers will report for roll call at A. m
Failure to report means suspension. A num-
Der OF wagon collections after 6 p. IN. have
been added to the list.
There might have been dangerous fire at
No. 1S2 East Washington street yesterday
afternoon about O'clock, bur for the pres
ence of mind of colored man whose name
could not be learned. Fire was discovered
In a closet which IL situated under stair
way on the second floor of the building.
Some one ran 20 police headouariers and
sent In a still alarm, but before the depart
ment arrived, colored man had dashed
several buckets OF water on the fire. ex-
tinguishing It.
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FOR puBLIsHERs OF .curs.,.
Copyright Law TO BE Amended for
Benefit of Newspapers.


Benefit of Newspapers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L-Representative
Covert to-day reported to the House. with
amendment, the bill providing that the
total sum to be recovered in any action
brought under Section 1866, Revised Statutes.
relating to copyrights, shall not for anv
one infringement, issue or edition. ex-
coed double the value of the paint,
ing, drawing, article. object or thing
infringed on, copied, issued or edited in
violation thereof. Accompanying this bill is
an interesting report in which the commit
tee says the provisions sought to be
amended affect most injuriously the news
paper press Under existing conditions a
newspaper reproducing and publishing any
of such copy and 81 for every copy of the
paper containing the photograph in its pos
session. Thus the whole circulation is EN-
braced IN the penalty. It has been held
says the report. that penalties may be ex-
acted for copying copyrighted picture
even when the fact of its being under COPY
right does not appear the original from
which the copy is made These conditions
make il extremely hazardous for a news
paper to use Illustrations In connection with
the publication of news articles relating to to
current events. One OF the great metropolis
tan journals. through an oversight on the
picture of pleasure yacht from copy
righted photograph. the regular price Of
which. with the license to print, was ST.
of the paper to recover ss17 900. this being
the total number of the papers in which the
picture appeared.
AS originally presented the report SAYS
the bill. provided solely for the relief Of
the newspaper publishers The majority of
the committee thought it only Just and
equitable that it should be broader in SCOPE
and, therefore, agreed TO amend IT. No
substantial change In existing law is made.
except 10 moderate the rigor of the penal
ties established.
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CARS MUST HAVE vEsTIBuLEs.
The House Passes the Bill Without a
Dissenting Vote.

The bill to require street railway COM
panies to provide vestihules for their cars
was called Immediately after dinner Mr..
Van Arsdel and others spoke in Its favor.
The vote was rs for the bill and none against
it, Mr.. Hunter called attention to the
omission of the penalty provided in the
title and this was amended and the title
Of the bill declared in proper form.
messenger from the Senate announced
the passage of several bills. Speaker Adams
called up Senate bill 14i which gives the
Criminal Court Judge of Marion county a
salary of $4,000 a year 1t was read and
referred to the committee on affairs of
Indianapolis. Senate bill 81, providing for a
$500 debtor's exemption was referred to
exempting cemetery associations from tax
alton. Was sent to tha committee o. waas
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Gencrnl Notes.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--A marriage IL
cense was issued to-day to James w. Meth
ers of Nethers, Madison county. Indiana,
and Adelina E. Harris of Peola Mills, Va
Senator-elect Thurston. or Nebraska, was
on the floor of the Senate to-day. and was
introduced by Mr. Henderson, whom he
succeeds.
The subcommittee of the House COMMITTEES
on commerce, which has Jurisdiction over
the Nicaraguan canal project. to-day de-
cided to recommend shat the House bill be
substituted for the Senate measure.
In the Senate. to-day Senator Teller gave
notice OF a proposed amendment to the
act repeating the one-tenth diffeTential duty
on sugars by the adoption OF a resolution
imposing a tax of 81 per barrel on beer,
porter, ale, etc.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has
received a report from a special agent who
has been investigating the conditions OF the
Navajo Indians in Arizona. The agent says:
II do not believe there So. or will be, 4
single Indian family on the reservation
starving.
senator Carey to-day introduced al a
mission of Arizona, a bill for an enabling act.
The bill reported from the committee on
Territories Is a direct admission bill on the
Constitution airea ~ adopted
Fhe second offisial reception OF the win
ter at the White House took place tonight,
the President being at home to members OF
Congress. The crowd was as large as usual
the diplomatic corp being among those pres
emit. The rooms were decorated with now
ers from the Conservatives. and the Marine
Band was in 9kxCndanco.
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LAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
Bill to Create III Still In the Hands OF
the judiciary Committee.

the Judiciary Committee.
The House judiciary committee had an
other round last night with the gentlemen
who are interested in the bill which is to
establish a Superior Court which shall sit
in the cities of Valparaiso, Hammond and
Michigan City. Emmett H. Scott, of La
Porte spoke in opposition to the bill. and
H. B. futile. of Michigan City, talked in
its favor. Representatives Hunt and Gull
bert both asked the committee to make a
favorable report. Mr.. Dinwiddie the Rep
resentative from Lake, one of the counties
affected, said that he was opposed to the
BILL The committee decided to postpone fl
nal action until the meeting tomorrow
night.
less than 800 containing provision for at
torneys fees, and notes for amounts In ex-
cess of 500 that TX an attorneys rec 10 eX,
be returned to the House with the recon-
mendatio that the bill be indefinitely post
poned. Like recommendations will be made
on Mr.. ,Howe's resolution calling for con-
sttutional amendment fixing the terms OF
Office of the State and county officials at
four years, and Mr.. CARROTS bill provid-
ing that county commissioners be elected
by their respective districts. Favorable re-
Mr.. Willis. providing that incorporated
towns may license shows, peddlerg, and al. all
provides that banlable paper falling due on
Mondays that are legal holidays shall be-
come due on the SATURDAYS before. VIII pc
reported back with the recommendation
that it be amended so that the paper will
fall due the Tuesday following a legal hol-
day that falls on Monday. 1t also makes
Memorial Day, Labor Day and certain other
DAYS holidays for banking purposes and in
regard to the sale of liquor. The commit
tee reached a conclusion on the county
seat trouble in Jackson county but refused
to announce it's decision last night. -,
The proposition in Mr.. Merritts bill to
change the time of the election of county
superintendent from. June, to August viii
be reported back unfavorably. The end to
be accomplished, the committee believes. is
to make possible the election of Hepuolican
sl1perintendents instead of Democratic and
this, they say, can best be accomplished in
another way. The committee will ask leave
to print Cardwills TorranS land system BILL
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PENNSYLVANIA LINE
FLORIDA
Ard the South

Leave indianapolis 3:45 a. m, $40 a. m.
and 3:25 p. M, landing passengers In the
Union Passenger Station at Louisville,
where connections are made for the South.
Through sleeping cars Louisville to Jack
sonviile, Tampa, Fla, and intermediate
points.
Tourist tickets on sale: good returning
until May 81, 1896.
Call on agents, No. 4S West Washington
street, No. As Jackson place and Union Sta
ton. GEORGE E. ROCKWELL,
District Passenger Agent.
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ROBBED BY FIVE MEN
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN HELD UP
NEAR WILCOX, A. r.,
Mantle and Over $4,000 i'm
Money Taken.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 31.-The Southern
Pacific west-bound train No! 20 was held up
six miles from Wilcox, A T., last night, at
six dynamite cartridges under the safe and
blew it open. 1t contained $4,000 in Mex
lean silver, which was stolen.
Two of the bandits boarded the train at
Wilcox, and when two miles west of the
town suddenly appeared in the cab of the
engine with drawn pistols compelling the
engineer to stop the train. While one of the
robbers kept him covered the other made
the fireman and brakeman cut the express
and mail cars loose from the remainder of
the train. The engineer was then made to
pull the two detached cars on for about two
miles to culvert where two of the bandits
were found holding horses for the entire
party 1t was here that the safe was blown
brought the explosives. Six explosions were
effected by the robbers before they felt sat-
isfied with their work The top and sides
of the express car were thoroughly shat
blown to pieces. Besides the $4,000 in Mex
lean money there was good deal of coin
on the train which had been sent to pay
the railroad employees along the line, and
this was also carried off by the robbers,
who rode away in a southerly direction
Grant Wheeler, wel-known Arizona des-
perado, who is believed to be the fifth mem
Der of the party. purchased quantity of
giant powder in Wilcox on the day proceed
ing the robbery. The Southern Pacific COM
pany and Wells-Fargo Express Company
robbers. Four posses, including the sheriff,
the Wells-Fargo and Southern Pacific de-
tectives, are in pursuit of the bandits, who
are believed to be Joseph George who came
ago; Jim Yates, Grant Wheeler, a man
named Taylor and John Woods.
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DANVILLE, Va, Jan. 31.-Thomas- n
williams a special agent of the United
states Internal Revenue Department and a
half dozen deputies reached here this after
noon from an extensive raid among moon
sinners in the mountains of Grayson, Car
roll Pulaski and Smith countless Virginia,
and Allegheny, Surry and Ashe counties.
North Carolina. They were out six days
and destroyed seven large illicit distilleries
and many gallons of liquor and made
twelve arrests. They came near having a
fight with North Carolina moonshiners. but
the officers being heavily armed, the men
backed out and retreatei.
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To Punish Train wrecking.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--Representative
Pattison has reported to the House the bill
agreed on by the interstate and foreign
commerce committee to punish train wreck
ing. The object of the bill, says the ac-
companying report, is to secure more eff
fectively the punishment OF train wrecking
for the purpose of robbery. The COMMITTEES
terfere with the jurisdiction of the States
courts in cases of crimes distributed there
in because they are punishable at common
law. To pass the bill will give increased
security to life and property, ard will
greatly contribute to the suppression of the
offenses complained of.
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ATTORNEYS, FEE BILL DEFEATED.
PrcmfssOry Notes May still Provide
for Fees for Collection.

for Fees for Collection.
1t was difficult for the Senate to muster
a quorum yesterday, and when it finally got
one it was difficult to hold it. One or two
committees were away looking after State
Institutions. and number of Senators had
been excused to look after business of a
personal character that was more pressing
than that of the State. Lieutenant Cover
nor Nye sent the docrkeepers ski.rnishing
through the corridors in search of the abb
sentees. and the procession was fnally,
started. The huge grist of temr ,erance me-
MORALS that We're handed up to Reading
Clerk Hatcher yesterday morning indicated
a preconcerted move on the part OF the
temperance people all along toe line. Every
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-01
To Defeat the Fee Grabber.

Senator Parker's bill, introduced yester-
day, amending the school-tax law. provides
for local levies for the raising of "a supple
mental tuition fund 1t is provided that
this fund shall not be used until the funds
derived from the general fund of the State
have been exhausted, and unexpended bal
ances of the supplemental tuition fund.-
shall not be paid into the State treasury.
The effect of this bill, If it becomes law,
will be to evade the law passed two years
ago. which required the payment OF all un-
expended school balances In excess of 500
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vANDALIA LINE.
:. fDaily except sunday.

York; Prof. Nathaniel s. Shaler, Cambridge.
Mass; Hon. Isaac NJ. Weston, Grand Rap
ids, Mich; Prof. Edgar F. Smith, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania; Prof. Charles #.
Monroe, Columbian University; Robert Bar
nett, San Francisco; William J. Pucket,
Denver, Col; J. Howard Wainwright, New
York; Cabel Whitehead, Washington; r. X.
Jamison and William G. Bullet. Philadel-
phia; Hon. r. D. Francis st. Louis; Samuel
Brancroft, Wilmington, Del; Lamar Quin-
delphia The commission will meet at the
mint at Philadelphia on the 18th proximo.
a 10 o'clock a. m
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Grand Rapid. Lawyer stricken.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--Isaac M. Turn
err, a well-known lawyer of Grand Rapids.
Mich. who was taken suddenly i'll ON the
street here last night, is in a serious condi-
ton. After his removal to the Providence
Hospital last night he recovered rapidly.
and passed a very comfortable day, the
physician expressing the expectation that
he would be out i'm day or two. At 1890
o clock tonight Mr.. Turner had an attack
which the hospital attendants diagnosed as
a form of epilepsy. An hour later he was
said to be better. and hopes were enter
tanned that the attack was only temporary.
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s. c. Hemrcx, wanted here for embezzling
Machine Company of Chicago was brought
to this city from Richmond Wednesday
night by Harvey Huston, constable at
Squire w. s. Lockmans court. Heinrich
was given hearing yesterday morning and
Squire Lockman held him In 5000 bond
uatU next Wednesday.
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day fixing legal rates for advertising. The
rate proposed is so cents per square q. .
ems for the first insertion, and p cents a.
square for each succeeding insertion. 1t i
provided that the advertising matter sha
be set solid, and that there shall be no -
per8uous trimmings in the way of heads ex-
tended far down the columns.
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over $4,000 stolen.

DEMING. N. NJ. Jan. 31-The Wilcox
train robbery was conducted with the ut
most holiness. After compelling the engi-
neer to uncopule the engine, baggage and
express cars from the remainder of the train
and run five miles further up the road to
a desolate spot, the robbers forced the en-
gineer and fireman to. leave the train and
take to the plains on peril of their lives.
similar experience near Maricopa, a few
months ago, made his escape with all the
money in the local safe and saved several
thousand dollars. The robbers spent over
two hours in blowing open the large safe,
which is closed before leaving Ell Paso and
is not opened until San Francisco Is reached.
The robbers left several bags of gold and
silver in and about the car, not caring to
take it on account of its weight. All are
thought to have escaped to Mexico. The
passengers on the train were greatly terri
fed for several hours. The loss Is said to
be between $4,000 and $4,000.
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Extra job for voorhees,.

WASHINGTON, jan 31.-The following
named gentlemen have been designated by
the President as commissioners to test and
examine the weight and fineness OF the
coins reserved at the several minis during
1894: Senator Voorhees,, chairman finance
committee; DR.. James b. Kimball, New
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Four.h-CIass Postmasters.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.--Indiana fourth
class postmasters have been appointed as
follows: Hendricksville. Greene county, O.
s. McHaley. vice NJ. A. Edwards, resigned:
Jolietville, Hamilton county, Robert Luns-
ford, vice w. T. Shelburne, resigned; lay
A. N. Clark, resigned Newport, VermilioR
county, William Gibbons, vice r. III. MuE-
son, resigned.
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the Wholesale Grocers Association. adj
dressed the committee yesterday afternoon
and members of the association submitted
their opinions as to what the bill should