The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-04
sI>irmish Between the state and Nom
state Schools Won by
the Latter.
MUCH WORK ACCOMPLISHED
THE PARK BILL PASSED WITH BUT
ONE VOTE AGAINST 1T.
Senate DisDOses of Routine Work in
Short SessiOn-COmmittee
Work Last Night.

After the furry of the first fifteen minutes
of the morning session yesterday the House
settled down to work and ground out bust
ness at an unparalleled rate. Just before the
adjournment in the afternoon Speaker Lit
Teton complimented the members on the
days work and said it had been cleaned up
The only extended contest for the day was
over the beet bill, by Mr.. Furness, which
provided for a bounty for four years to
raisers of the sugar beet
The bill came up shortly before the noon
adjournment, and Mr.. Willoughby was in
the chair, having been called there a short
time previously by Speaker Littleton. Mr.
Bonham moved to recommit the BILL with
instructions that an amendment be made to
provide that the bounty should not exceed
$1,000 in any one year. Mr. Eichhorn want
ed maximum price fixed at which the
sugar could be sold, as we'll as a minimum
price to be paid for the labor. Mr.. Noel
said that those who work in beet-sugar
factories must be experts and receive high
wages. He claimed that to pass this bill
and have these factories established would
more than return to the State in taxation
the money spent in bounties. He declared
that he was tired of the 'rot heard in the
House from those who assume to be and
pose as friends of the farmers"
Mr.. Huff gave it as his opinion that the
bill was a fraud on its face and designed
solely to improve the value Of land in the
Kankakee valley. He was against a subsidy
for anything. Mr.. Baker, of Whitley, moved
the previous question, and Mr.. Furness
arose to speak. Points of order were raised
in an effort to entangle the acting speaker
and it was claimed that the author of the
bill could not speak, but Mr.. Wlloughby
suddenly developed few of the qualities
which have distinguished Thomas B. Reed,
and Mr.. Furness spoke. He said the bin
is not introduced in the interests of corpora
tons, but in good faith. He said the in
creased taxation will more than repay the
bounty paid, and at $751; coo year it will not
cost cents on 81 900 worth Of property to
pay it. He said that Indiana pays SS,OO0,OOO
a year for sugar, and some of that sum
should be kept in the State.
A BOUNTY ON CORN,
The motion to recommt was lost, and Mr.
Williams favored the bill Before any vote
was reached the House adjourned for noon
and as soon as it was called to order in
the afternoon Mr.. Murphy, of White, Of
fered an amendment to pay one-sixth of a
cent bounty on each pound of corn raised.
1t was declared out of order. Mr. Left then
opposed the bill. He said that it would
take two years to get the tools and to get
in practical operation. Under the terms of
the bill that would leave but two years in
which to enjoy its benefits, when the farm
ers would have to compete with the world in
it, He would favor the bill if the bounty
should be paid indefinitely, but not for the
limited period named. Mr. Glossbrenner
said he for the bill, for not to be would
stamp one as a 'mossback." He said it
had been demonstrated that sugar beets can
be raised in sixty-three counties of the
State, and that the effects of the establish
ing of such an industry would be felt all
over the State. Mr.. Artman said he did
not believe in a paternalism that begins
with English sparrows and ends with beets.
He said he was Il telephone farmer and
raised black-horned cattle, which is an in
dustry in its infancy. He could see no rea-
son why he should not be paid a subsidy.
Mr.. Roots made brief speech which called
forth much applause He said he favored
the bill because it helped the farmers and
it was business proposition. He referred
to the increase of taxation and devoted
some time to the desire of other States to
have this industry established
Mr.. Marshall moved the previous question,
and Mr.. E'urneSS closed the debate. He
SAID tndC II the business SnOulu prove 10 De
profitable the farmers would continue to
raise the beets. If it was not profitable they
would Sop, and the loss would fall on those
who invested their money in the factories
He declared that the Bill was not in the
interest of any land owner in particular,
and he thought that claims to anything in
that line were purely imaginative. The bill
was then defeated by 50 nays TO SO yeas.
The vote follows: Baker of Martin,
Barlow, Beardsley, Bonham, Canada, Cara
way Clark, Compton, Fuller, Furness,
Glossbrenner, Hall, Hayes, Holcomb, Ker
wood King, Knots, Louttit, Manifold,
Marshall, Murphy of Marion, Noel, Osborn,
Owen Reece, ReifenburS, Roose, Roots,
Shideler, Stevens, Strong, Schaal, Whitcomb
of Vigo, Whitcomb of Marion, Williams and
ittleton.
Nays-Aiken, Artman, Baker of Whitley,
Blankenship, Brown, Burkhart, Clements,
Cravens of Monroe, Cunningham, Guilty,
Dilley, Durham, Downey, Eichhorn, Giants,
cock, Herod James, Kirkpatrlck, Kriek,
Carly. Madden, Marsh, May, Morrison,
non, Powers, Patterson, Roberts, Schrader
Scott of Montgomery, Scott OF Lawrence,
Somers, Shirley, Sullivan, Titus, Vogel,
The indiana polls park bill was called up
and passed without a word OF dlscusslon
against it. Mr.. Morrison's bill amending the
factory inspectors law was passed with but
one negative vote. Mr.. HUFF s bill to re-
quire county auditors to post notices of the
condition of the school fund.- was among
those passed. Mr.. Resers bill to provide for
nonpartsan fire departments IN cities of
from 1900 to $500 population was passed
with five votes against 1t. Mr.. Hayes's bill
to require an inspection of steam boilers,
and Mr. Clementss bill, TO require street
cars to be heated from November TO March
of each year were passed
MR. SWEENEY ATTACKED.
Senator Lambert's bill to provide for the
appointment of a commissioner of fisheries
and games caused a slight breeze on its
second reading Mr. Caraway favored the
bill and Mr. Blankenshp replied by an at
tack on Commissioner Sweeney. The COM
mittee recommended cutting the appropria-
ton for expenses from 1920 to $500 and it
was on this that Mr.. Blankenshp made his
remarks. Mr.. Shideler urged that the COM
| mittee report be defeated and this was done.
| The section giving to the commissioner or
| his deputies police powers, was so amended
! that he could only make arrests when the
! offense should be committed in his actual
! presence. Mr.. Somers endeavored TO have
| this section stricken out entirely and made
| an attack Mr.. Sweeney. charging that
! he travelled at reduced rates by reason of
! being a minister and then secured his ex-
/ penses from the State. The bill was finally
! passed to third reading.
The bill by Senator Culbert regarding the
| employment of cOnvictS in the state prison
! was set as a special order for this morning.
| A strong protest was made by the Demo-
/ Gratis against Senator Osborn's bill amending
| the election law so that If person offer
ing 10 vote shall make affidavit that there
i Is no person Of his political party residing
/ In the precinct who has been freehoder
| or a resident householder the affidavit Of
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