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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
PASSAGE OF THE TOWNSHIP BILL.

The bill to provide for more responsible
Management in townships. known as the
township trustees BILL was passed in the
Senate by vote of 80 to b. Four senators
We're unavoidably absent. two Of whom
would have voted for the bill. As it is the
Senate has passed the bill by a vote of more
than two TO one. Considered politically, "A
Republicans, 8 Democrats and / Populist
voted for the bill, while IL Democrats and 2
Republicans voted against it, AS the vote
stood the Republicans lacked two votes Of
a constitutional majority. These and more
were furnished by Democrats and Senator
GILL; PopuIist. Happily, the votes for the
bin prevent it's being called a party meas
ure in the Senate. As the names of the
Democrats voting for the bill may not be
given in the vote so as they may be
known, they are given here as follows:
Campbell, Corr, Cregor Drummond, Kell,
Nusbaum Shea and Stroup. The Republic
ans voting for it We're: Agnew, Ball. Blink
ley, Brooks, Charles Early, Gilbert, Goche-
nour, Goodwine. Guthrie, Hawkins, Hogate,
Hubbell, Hugg, Johnson of Madison, Joss,
Reyes, Lambert LEIGH Miller, New, Newly,
Osborn and Wood.
1t should be added that the bin was fairly
considered in the Senate, being taking up
section by section and discussed and slightly
amended. In that debate, for it was debate,
there were none of the assaults upon in
dividuals and motives which characterized
the opposition to the reform measures in
the House. 1t was a discussion of the
merits and dement's of the measure, with
the dignity and candor which BELTS a de-
Lucrative body considering important
matter. If the House shall be able to con-
slider these, the most important measures of
the session, in the same spirit, and upon
their merits, that body will pass the bills
in spite of the predictions to the contrary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

interfered with. When bill was pending
in the last Legislature to require township
trustees to publish their expenditures in
county papers one of these indianapolis
people fear publicity and honest methods
Any decent man can be proud of their de-
nunciation. Their slandering of the Gov
ernor is better than their praise. Greensburg
has a county ring which lost the Republic
an party a part of the ticket last fall 1t
is probably the organ of the ring that per-
mits itself to be used to assail citizens of
Indiana and the Governor to help tax
eaters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
How They VIII Report on Some of the
Bills in Their Hands.


The committee on rights and privileges
last evening decided to report Mr. Owens's
bill giving lien on grain for the benefit
of owners of threshing machines with the
recommendation that it be indefinitely post
poned Mr. Tituss bill to vest the title to
abandoned church property was also in
definitely postponed Mr.. Glossbrenners
bill to provide that a certain portion of
wages or salary shall be subject to execution
for the payment of food and raiment. met
with like fate. DIR. Spurgeon, of Muncie, APP
peared before the committee to advocate
the passage of Mr.. Kerwoods bill to pro-
hibit county commissioners from issuing Ii
censes to any one to carry on retail liquor
hibit county commissioners from issuing
licenses to any one to carry on
retail liquor business unless
the applicant shall have been en-
gagged in the business for a year previous
to the time the application was made. The
bill will be recommtted to the judiciary
committee Mr. Glossbrenner,s 1ill TO pre-
vent the DETACHMENT of the United states
flag will be reported for passage with the
minimum fine reduced to $40 and the word
'degrades'' stricken out.
The ways and means committee last even
ing heard Superintendent Hert and the
architect who drew the plans for the new
dollhouse at the Reformatory explain the
plans in detail.
The committee on organization of courts
heard H. Montgomery, of Seymour; Judge
Aspaugh, of Salem; William Throop. OF
Paola; S. A. Barnes. of Seymour and Rep
resentative Marsh who advocated the bill
by Mr. Baker of Martin to reorganze the
judicial circuits in the southern part of the
State No action was taken and the COM
mittee will have a further hearing on
Wednesday night.
Mr. Roberts and Mr.. Clements who were
named by the committee on education TO
draw up new bill on the truancy officer
question, have completed their work and the
hill is ready to he submitted to the fllll COM
mittee. 1t provides that there shall be one
truant officer for each county and II there
be a town of ten thousand population with
in the county the town shall be entitled to
one in addition to the county officer. A
city Of twenty thousand shall be entitled to
two truant officers, of thirty thousand TO
three and of forty thousand or more 10
four. The compulsory school age is fixed
at from six 10 fourteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

depot or any grounds Of a railroad does not
ripen into the right to use it. ETC.; engross-
ment ordered.
No 4O5. BY Mr.. Glossbrenner: Affecting
the rights and privileges of those negotiating
loans; engrossment ordered
No 1896 BY Mr. SOmers: Concerning APP
preparations 10 certain institutions. engross-
nent ordered.
No i78 By Mr.. caraway: Prohibiting
combinations among those buying and SELL
ing live stock engrossment ordered
No; 21e. BY Mr.. Marsh: Providing for the
purchase. condemnation, etc, OF road-mak-
ing materials; engrossment ordered.
No. 259. BY Mr.. Fuller: To amend the
act concerning mechanics liens; engross-
ment ordered.
No 9sl. BY Mr.. Strong; To pay the claim
OF Henry T. Noting; referred 10 ways and
No 342. BY Mr. Noel. To pay the claim
OF Rogers and Dunlap: referred 10 ways and
means committee.
No. $3.50. BY Mr.. Strong: To pay the claim
OF Henry T. Noting; referred 10 ways and
No 264. BY Mr.. Null: To make an appro-
Priation to aid in the purchase of the
Carthage turnpike: engTossment ordered
No. 4I0. BY Mr.. Glossbrenner: To provide
for the purity of primary elections; set for
to-day at 10 a. m. as special order.
No. 1866 By Mr. Stevens To provide for
a general system OF common schools; en-
grOssment ordered
No. 246. BY Mr. Akin: To amend the act
concerning building ana loan associations;
engroSSment ordered.
No. 1S6. BY Mr. Whitcomb of Marion: To
pay the CldlH u iile WESTERN 1dNlnS anu
Supply Company; referred to ways and
means committee.
No 149 BY Mr.. Noel TO pay the claim of
NJ. M. Detrees; referred to the ways and
means committee.
No. Ar. BY Mr.. Reece: To provide for
the bringing of suits by persons interested in
estates; engrossment ordered.
No. 462. BY Mr.. Noel: To amend the act
for the Incorporation of insurance COM
panies, engrossment ordered.
No. $40. BY Mr.. Stevens: To regulate hunt
ing and shooting on enclosed lands; engross-
ment ordered.
Bills Passed
No. 474 BY Mr.. Knots: To authorize
Hammond TO construct a sharbor; 6S ayes,
noes.
No. 563. To legalize Wakalusa. Elkhart
county; 20 ayes under a suspension of the
No. S15. BY Mr.. Caraway: Concerning the
binding and labelling of State official docu-
ments and Journals: reconsiGered and
passed in the original form by 60 ayes.
Defeated
No. sos. BY MIR. Eichhorn: To amend
certain sections of the election law; en-
acting clause stricken out.
Resolutions Adopted
c. S. r. No. 3. BY Mr.. Nusbaum: Pray
ing for a change in the revenue laws;
adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Dealer and other papers have permitted
themselves TO be duped by the desperate
gang which is sending out circulars and ap-
peals to defeat bin which closes the ave-
nues to official jobbery and peculation. How
fatal the bill will be to those whose voca-
ton is taxeating their desperate lying is
evidence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

To a senator well-known taxpayer in
Shelby county wrote yesterday to the effect
that if he had attended the farmers meet
ing held on Saturday and had heard the ex-
.pressions of those present he would not vote
against the township and county bills. And
he did NOT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Doubtful Scheme.

Yes, I had a box of poisoned candy sent
to myself, and tried it on my wife's pug
and
"And now she is divided between joy at
my escape and suspicion that it was job
put up on the dog"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

The township trustee bill provides that all
lished within the township or county in
which the trustee advertising resides. This
is as it should be. Too much advertising
is done where the people interested will not
sea II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

The report of the auditor of state the past
year shows that $15,44O was paid to special
judges as compensation and expenses. 1t is
estimated that a large part of this amount
is paid to judges who exchange benches and
thus draw two salaries. This practice is
not common, but the extent to which it is
carried in few counties suggests thrift
The bin of Representative Artman, which
has passed the House, is designed to rem
edy whatever evil there is in this matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

There are many people who do not believe
that county commissioners should have the
power to grant fifty-year franchises over the
public highways to street-railway COM
panies. They were not elected for that pur-
pose, and if. under existing laws. they have
that power, the fact is the best possible rea-
son for the creation of a legislative branch
In county government. A fifty years fran
ehise covers too much time in this age of
invention, and any lease granted should be
void if those to whom it is granted do not
construct the road within five years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

General Miller has done at Iloilo the work
cut out for him, and done it clearly and
we'll The work of pacifying the turbulent
residents of the Philippines is progressing
as rapidly as could be expected, but the
news will not excite emotions of joy in the
breasts of Senator Mason and Andrew Car
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

During the month of January our exports
of breadstuffs, provisions, cotton and min
eral oils were valued at $74,OOOOO0, which is
larger than any previous expectation in
that month
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

The Chicago Tribune tells the Illinois Leg
islature the State has too many boards. 1t
opposes the druggists, BARRIERS and en-
gineers' boards which are proposed on the
ground that they are not needed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

A leading supply dealer in this city, who
is quoted as favoring the township and
county bills before the Legislature, has tele-
graphed to dealer in Evansville to hasten
here To helm defeat them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

There is reason to believe that some of
the typewriter unsigned circulars declar-
ing that indianapolis interests alone are
urging the township and county bills are in
spired by supply dealers in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Am Instance.

isn't it peculiar how some men can feel
proud of their msfortunes?"
Yes. 1 know one man who went around
Dragging until he became positive nuisance
just because his wife had presented him with
twins"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the Following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGo-Palmer House, p o. News Co., 217
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
cINcINNATI-J. P. Hawley & Co. 154 Vine
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LOUIS-Uuion News Company, Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Historical Item.

Tommy-Paw. who was it said the voice
of the people is the voice of God?
Mr. Figg-Ive forgotten now. but I'll bet
he didn't say it just after getting defeated
at the polls
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

When judge goes to another circuit than
his own to hold court ne should not receive
another salary. He should have no addi-
tional compensation than his travelling ex-
penses,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Representative Reser tells reporters what
the Democrats will or will not do with as
much assurance as if Mr.. Eichhorn had alb
Dictated in his favor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

When Senator Mason, of Illinois, COM
pared General Otis with Weyler. he gave
further evidence of his unfitness for the po-
sition he occupies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

The portion of the report of the Presi-
dents commission to investigate the conduct
of the war which related to General Miles
and his charges of "embalmed beef has
made some of the newspapers that became
the accusers of the War Department, last
August. very furious. They call the COM
mission names and accuse it of whitewash-
ing all of which is evidence that they can
not overthrow the views of the body which
they berate. 1t is another case of cursing
the court. The truth is General Miles and
Surgeon Daily are the best witnesses against
the general. He made no complaint ~ the
War Department about "embalmed beef"
until he gave his testimony in October If
the beef had been as unfit for food IN July
as he represented it to be toward the last
of October, General Miles alone is RESPONSE
BILE, because he did not report the fact to
the War Department. He does not claim
and the record does not show that he COM
planned that the refrigerator beef was not
At to be used AS for the statement of
Surgeon DAILY, there is nothing in it. He did
not himself report that the meat was bad
until a late period. Fortunately. the whole
matter is going to a board of army officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Money to Burn.

Boston Transcript.
Dan Lamont has ordered a $4,000 picture
Of Grover Cleveland. That is more than
most men are worth in the original.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
BareIV Escnned.

"Oh. yes.' said Eve, in recounting to the
neighbor the Garden of Eden fire. 1--WE only
escaped with the clothes we had on"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

The ISLANDERS which several papers in the
State are publishing against Indianapolis
and indianapolis citizens are so nearly the
same that 1t is fair to assume that they are
written or inspired by the same person.
The article printed in the Greensburg
standard goes a little further than some Of
the others and assails Governor Mount be-
cause he is IN favor of legislation that VIII
insure economical government IN township
and county. The ISLANDERS about the Gov
ernor are lies. and their malgnity is that
OF a man who fears that mis- vocation of
swindling townships and counties may be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Does the shepherd find his flock in
creases because he puts it away in
folds ?-L. A. w. Bulletin.
When a chap falls In pond and
spoils all his clothes in the dip, it is
truly ip-lorable.-Ally Sloper.
81 am sorry" said an orator at re-
cent meeting in Ireland, ''to find gen
tleman thus dissecting a long-vanished
corpse in cold blood. IN. Y. Post.
A modern novel has the following
passage: with one hand he held the
beautiful golden head above the chill
ing wave, and with the other called
loudly for assistance London Tit
Bits.
'Optimism,' said the sorry fool, sis
seeing the green side of five-dollar
bill" And what is pessimism?" asked
his friend. Seeing neither side of a
five-dollar bill."-N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
A facetious correspondent says he
often hears of sparring matches, but
never yet saw match spar. We advise
him to strike match and see how
quick it will light on him. We have seen
even common strawberry boX.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
Once upon a time lion attired him
self in the skin Of an ass, and roared in
imitation of bray. 'What an eyre
gious asst" exclaimed everybody, at
once. Even the lion himself was fain
to wonder if he wasn't good deal of an
ass, after all. This fable teaches the
unditficulty of making people believe
you are less than you really are.-De-
troit Journal.
Smoking in Holland" said travel
er, lis so common that it is impossible
to tell one person from another in
room of smokers" "How is anyone
who happens to be wanted picked out,
them" asked listener. ooh, waiter
goes round with pair of bellows and
blows the smoke from before each face
till he recognizes the person called for.
Fact, gentlemen" = Swindon Adver-
tiser.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Justice winked the other Eye.

A Judge in a remote part of Australia
recently had a painful case before him.
1t was that of man charged with un-
lawfully selling liquor. The judge said
he was there to administer the law, and
that the man must be fined, but as he
himself had frequently had the pleasure
of sampling his whisky and he saw
many persons in court who had done
the same, perhaps the officer would
kindly pass his hat around to see if the
place contained 80 shillings. II did
Chicago Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
PRAYED ON A FIRE TRUCK.
Remarkable Experience of Fire
COmpany's Chaplain johnson
and Fatalist.

A Worcester friend of Rev. James Lee
Baron Johnson, one of the two clergy
men recently appointed to the new Of
fee of fire chaplain in the New York
department, tells an odd story of one of
the clerical fire ladies experiences.
Mr.. Johnson has long been fire chap
lain in practice, and before he came to
New York he used to run with the de-
partment of Tacoma, where he was
then stationed. There was big fire in
Tacoma one night, and Mr.. Johnson
was lucky enough to have chosen that
evening to stay with one of the truck
companies. When the alarm came, he
was on the seat of the big three-horse
truck at the same moment that the
driver reached it. They pulled out of
the house, found straight street ahead
and proceeded to let the horses out,
and then the driver spoke. Doctor"
he said-the men always called the
clergyman doctor-'this is my last
fire."
Mr.. johnson was impressed with the
mans tone, but he tried to laugh him
out of it. Nonsense, man." he said
''You mustn't think of such things.
You and 1 will have many good run
together YETI
NO." said the driver, you can't jolly
me out of it, doctor. l never felt this
way before. | know it's coming"
'But just think" began Mr. John
son.
81 tell you it's no use," the driver
broke in. I'm going out tonight. l
wish you would pray with me-
The clergyman saw that the man felt
what he said thoroughly, and prepared
to do what he asked. He inquired
whether the driver was ready to die,
and the driver replied that he never
pretended to be a saint, but he thought
he could say that he had always tried
to do his duty to the department and by
his family.
'Of course you know the Lords
Prayer" said the preacher.
YES the driver said.
s'Say it with me, then"
So the two began. The three big
horses were plunging with great noise
over the pavement, the driver was
braced leaning forward and Juggling at
the reins, the heavy truck ratified and
banged behind them and beneath them
and swayed them in their seat. They
rushed through the glare of an electric
street lamp into the shadow beyond
and out into the glare again. The sky
was lighted red ahead of them with the
reflection of the flames. Men were run
ming along the sidewalks and shouting
to one another. The drivers eyes were
on the road before him and the cler-
gyman kept his on the drivers face as
the two men said together: "Our Father
Who Art in Heaven"
There was work for the clergyman
when he reached the burning building,
and he was separated from his compan-
ion of the run He did not think of him
again until he heard crash of falling
glass, and shouts from the same direc-
ton told him that there had been an ac-
cident. His heart sank as he recalled
in an instant the drivers presentiment,
and he fastened to the spot. A heavy
plate glass window had fallen on the
man as ne stood by his horses, in a
place that might have been considered
fairly safe, and had cut him almost in
two He died before the night was
| over-Worcester Gazette
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
An Argument.

Here the voice of counsel for the defense
thrilled with emotion.
Gentlemen of the jury" he cried, "you
cannot believe the prisoner to be the cool,
calculating villain the prosecution would
make him out to be! Were he cool and cal
culatlng would he have murdered his wife,
as he is accused of doing? Would he not
rather have spared her in order that she
might be here at this trial to weep for him
and influence your verdict with her tears?"
Only the thoughtess think lawyers do not
assist the ends of justice-Detroit Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
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No Wonder.

''She has remarkable voice."
''In which respect"
"In timbre."
"No wonder. She used to call logging
camp to dinner" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.