Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-01
THE indiana LEGISLATURE
Reports of Proceedings and Bills
introduced.
MEASURES IN BOTH HOUSES.
The House Passes the Cooper Antitrust
Bnl-The Same Branch of the Le=is-
lature Kills the yincennes University
Claim for $4,000
Tuesday, February 10.

Claim for $4,000.
Tuesday, February 10.
The senate of the Indiana general as I
sembly gave a second blow TO faith-cur- /
lists and Dowicites by voting to accept a /
favorable report on Senator Woods bill /
requiring believers in faith cure TO call /
medical aid in the illness of children and /
dependents. The bill makes it a felony TO
withhold medical aid from children and |
other dependents when such dependents |
ole for the lack of medical aid. The bill
was reported favorably after hot argu-
ment in the senate today. The prospects
are now favorable for the passage OF the
bill.
The house passed the Cooper antitrust
Dill. 1t is regarded as a harmless meas /
ure and is not nearly so drastic as Sem !
ator Agnew's bill. The house killed the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the payment
of the claim of Vincennes university
based on the sale by the state of certain
lands ceded by the United States govern
ment for university purposes.
Wednesday, February 90.
The house passed the bill which pro-
vides for special tax of l cent on each
500 OF property for the support OF free
kindergartens. The bill applies 10 all
cities OF the state having d population OF
S,UU0. The bill establishing boards Of chill
dren's guardians was also passed.
The congressional reapportionment
bill, which makes Marion county a sep
arate district. was also passed 1t
strengthens some OF the republican dis
tricts, but does not make any radical
changes and four districts are left TO the
democrats, as at present.
The bill authorizing the construction Of
a ship canal from Lake Michigan TO the
n vet
in the house as the result of a final
meeting OF the cities and towns commit
tee. There Will probably be a minority
report also. The railroads have not given
up the fight against the measure, and will
attempt TO throttle it when the amended
measure returns to the senate. The state
Is not asked to donate for the work, as
sessments for benefits being made against
the property one and a half miles on
each side of the canal.
Thursday. February ri.
Sworn testimony of a startling charac-
ter was heard by the senatorial commit
tee of the Indiana legislature investigat-
ing charges of cruelty at the Indiana In
dustrial school for girls and woman's
prison in this city. The witnesses were
two former inmates of the school, Mrs.
Zoa Dare and Miss Flora Crawley both
of this city. For refusing 10 obey an or
oned in a box in which there was vermin.
cockroaches, rats and the like. Clad only
In night dress, she was kept there five
days. She knew there were rats in the
pox because they ran over her body
while she was imprisoned. 1t was too
dark she could not see her hand before
her. All that she had 10 eat was bread
and water. supplied morning and even
ing Mrs. Dare testified further that Cora
Skinner, an inmate sent from Lawrence
burg, had been so brutally whipped that
blood from her wounds ran down and
filled her shoes. Her skin was literally
cut TO pieces by the blow of the leather
thongs The next day after the whipping
witness testified she had seen the vic
tins limbs, which were covered with
clotted blood. Miss Keely the superin-
tendent. she testified. had struck girls
often with a large bunch OF keys.
Friday, February 22
The Calumet canal bill advanced by
the adoption of the majority report, ia
Voring it, The debate was very bitter
One member pronounced il ''damnable"
Others charged bribery and declared the
Standard Oil Company is in deal with
it, Railroad members fought il 10 the
end.
The corporations won again by Fort
ners quo warranto bill being reconsid-
cred and killed. Corporation lobbyists
were as thick as leas. The bill permitted
a citizen. giving bond. to bring quo
Warranto proceedings when the prOsecut-
Ing attorney fails TO act to determine
whether franchise has been violated.
NOTES OF LEGISLATURE
House bill No. 27s CWhitcomb), amend
ing the sewer assessment provisions of
the indianapolis charter making the as
a ha of and
viding for an appeal, was put on its pas
sage This bill is intended to obviate the
constitutional objections to the Barrett
law. The first roll call on the passage
of the bill revealed the fact that there
not quorum present. The absen-
tees were called. and sufficient number
of members were obtained TO pass the
bill by vote of a TO 0.
Senator Lambert denies the story told
by Representative Glenn in regard to the
agreement which Glenn says was entered
into between them. Senator Lambert
says Mr. Glenn either misunderstood him
or must have been misquoted. elem says
that Lambert was TO work against the
Muncie bill in the senate. in considera-
ton of his iClem'S) services for the CO.
lumbus epleptic hospital bill in the
house. Lambert voted for the .Muncie
bill and then elem withdraw his support
says he distinctly told Mr.. Glenn that he
could not work against the Muncie BILL
and he thought Mr.. Glenn SO understood
him.
The debate the other day on the bill of
Senator Wood. defining the practice of
medicine and prescribing who shall prac-
tice medicine, attracted a throng of WISH
tors Senator Inman said every man
should have the right TO worship God as
he saw fit but religion should not over
ride good judgment in the protection of
health. when L have chill" he said
81 don't want any one standing praying
over me- L want quinine. Senator
Thompson made a strong speech favoring
the bill-speaking in answer TO Senator
Kittinger's declaration that lawyers had
no protection. He said that lawyers had
tried to protect themselves by Offering an
amendment to the state constitution but
the people of the state voted the amend
ment down. Senator Stillwell spoke rath-
er dramatically against the bill He said
a similar bill had been declared uncon-
stitutional in Rhode Island
The Pritchard oil bill. which is to de-
termine who shall have the power of ap-
pointing the oil inspector is before the
legislature.
The agriculture committee submitted
two reports on senate bill No. is (Guth-
rie), establishing the office of state vet
erinarian and abolishing the State Live
Stock commission, the majority recon-
mending passage and the minority indea-
mite postponement. Mr.. Roberts of Jeffer-
son spoke against the minority report
The ayes and nays were demanded on the
vote to concur i'm the minority report
The vote stood - TO ~ and the renort