The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-07

securing the passage through both branches
OF the Legislature of the now famous claim
OF the Madison company of the Indiana
Legion against the State of Indiana for
services rendered during the civil war.
This was the company commanded by CAPT.
Mullen. of Madison. The importance OF the
triumph of Messrs. Roberts and Guthrie
may be appreciated by the fact that at in
tervals ever since the end of the war the
claim has been brought before legislatures
and pressed earnestly upon their attention,
but not until now has the matter been pre-
sented In a clear enough light TO secure its
passage. The prestige of both gentlemen
who brought about the passage OF the bill
Will be largely increased with their con-
stltuents In southern Indiana. where the
matter is looked upon In the light OF a
meritorious claim that should have been
allowed long ago. Some OF the best and
most prominent citizens of Madison have
interested themselves I'm the measure sole
ly from principle. There will be general re-
Joicing In the city meath the hills" to-day
over the success OF Messrs. Roberts and
Guthrie.
MY position on this bill TO increase sal
aries of firemen is. / fear. not clearly UNI
derstood.' said Senator Layman last night
II am distinctly friendly 20 the boys who
fgh fires and want to see them get all the
salary they earn. II | We're a member OF
the City Council ! would see 10 IL. too. that
they got Il. But what | wan to impress
on people Is that / am opposed TO this bill
because / do not believe the State should
i assume TO dictate TO indianapolis WIFI clt
shall pay her firemen or any other en-
ployes. l believe I'm home rule for cities"
XXX
a member OF the House OF Representa-
tives. who occupies the same room at n
hotel with one Of the senator's. recently re-
ceived an interesting letter that was not
altogether complimentary. The missive was
signed From one OF your friends who Is a
school teacher" and bore many evidences
that It's writer was n we'll edrcated and
keen-wltted young woman. The letter has
been shown TO only a few friends Of the
representative and senator, but by the few
who have seen IL IL has been thoroughly
appreciated and enjoyed. IL reads as fol-
lows:
II am thoroughly surprised at the men
that we send TO the Legislature OF our
State 10 make laws for us. They Will fool
away their time with some little petty
temperance legislation that don't amount
To a hill of small potatoes and not look
after some laws In regard to major crimes.
/ must say that j am thoroughly disgusted.
Think of IL, fooling away your time with
some petty liquor laws when you know We
have laws of that kind sufficient If they
are enforced, and neglecting laws to put
dow some. of this internal business OF ne
groes assaulting white girls and women.
Think of IT. Here I'm the last month or two
was Miss Newkirk, of indianapolis, at
tackled and killed by a negro. Then a few
days ago another case at 1rvington. and
now again we have another case at Terre
Haute. | suppose you have read OF these
cases, and with all this staring you in the
face you will go on with your little petty
bills and not attempt to introduce some
! kind of n bill that will be of benefit to our
State and do credit to- you. / hope to see
you the author of a bill before this session
is out that will have some tendency TO put
an end to some of this hellish business. All
of these assaults have been by negroes and
all nave been committed upon first-class,
decent young women. j was one OF your
| warmest supporters in the election, and L
hona Won will fnrn all of YOUR attention 10
| this matter that il may do justice to your
self and to the good people of the county
from which you were elected.
"P 81 hope you will pardon me for
| writing. but we citizens feel like we have
had about all of these crimes that we can
stand"