Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Reports of Proceedings and Bills
introduced.
MEASURES IN BOTH HOUSES.
Ellis to Make Both Buyer and Seller
OF a Vote AmenabIe tn Punishment
Defeated-Se Senate Passes Bill for Water
Tuesday. January 20.

tentiOn of Representative KING. Billy,
drawled the member from Wabash. did
you buy that vest2" "Of course bought
It. How do you suppose l got it, Il
thought perhaps some one had bet you
that you wouldn't wear it. remarked
King as he walked away
Senator Fleming says that while the
democrats OF Fort Wayne are opposed 10
the proposed charter amendments. tHey
are in favor Of a nOnpartSan police and
fire department and are in favor of max
ing the mayors office a four years of
fee of two terms of two years each.
Charges that the girls OF the Indiana
Industrial school have been whipped with
leather straps may lead 10 an official in
veStiSation on the part of the state ENl-
dence i'm the case of a sensational chaf-
acter is now i'm the hands Of the state
legislative commission. which the cover
nor appointed u investigate the state in
stitutions and to report to the general
assembly Governor Durbin. who person
ally is coGnizant of he facts in the case.
is not willing that the commission So ala
lay the charges before him at this time.
y bill was introduced in the legislature
however. by Representative James. secre-
tary of the state legislative commission,
providing for the entire adjustment of
the present board OF the industrial scnool
and for the appointment of new board
in its stead. Represt native James, who
visited the institution with Governor Dur
hin and other members of the legislative
commission. said tonight he had personal
knowledge of cruelticS at the institution.
lie had seen the strap with which girls
We're whipped and had learned from off
GERS of the institution the methods of pun
lShment \ leather belt taken from d
sewing machine. he said was used on the
heads OF girls who disobeycd the rules.
and was used also on other parts o. their
bodies
IL the legislature here the Democrats i'm
he senate introduced resolution urging
Governor Durbin to return the Kentucky
refugees Lieutenant Governor Gilbert
ruled il on, of order ana Senator StilWen
appealed. but the senate sustained It's pre-
siding officer 10y "a vote Of > TO ..
Wednesday. january 80.
IN the house bills 20 make both the
buyer ami seller OF a vote amenable to
punishment, thus repeating the present
law. which makes il "a crime only TO
sell ones vote. were defeated 10y party
vote.
In the senate the hill for "a water way
from Lake Michigan to the Calumet
River. distance of about three and one
half miles, was passed 10y a unanimous
vote
The senate also adopted resolution
providing for the appointment of com
y
of cruelty preferred against the superin-
tendent of the woman's prison in In
dlaHpoliS. The resolution states reports
are current that inmates in the prison
are not properly fed and that the meth
DDS used for Furnishing are inhuman.
Thursday. January 81.
All other Legislative business was over
Swallowed by resolutions introduced in
both houses of the general assembly con-
aF no
institutions. Charges of cruelty to girls
AT the reform school for girls in Indian
apoliS led TO resolution authorizing the
appointment Of committee to make am
investigation and report To the senate
This committee consists of Senators Az
new. Goodwine, linkley. Lambert Corr
and Purcell
The sensation OF the day was a charge
by REPRESENTATIVE James a member of
the state legislative commission. alleging
a S1eHt1 deot at the Indiana reformatorX.
After making an investigation in the office
OF the auditor of state Mr.. James made
the additional statement that he had
found deficits i'm the maintenance accounts
81 the northern hospital for the insane at
Logansport: the eastern hospital for the
insane at Richmond and the school for
feeble-minded youth at Fort Wayne. The
accounts in the auditors office are
straight, and the deficits have reference
10 the institutions only.
Friday, February l.
The Barlow anti-lynching bill was
passed by the Indiana senate. Vigorous
opposition was made by some of the
democratic members. The bill provides
that any sheriff who allows Il prisoner
10 be lynched while in his custody shall
immediatel vacate his office until he has
explained to the satisfaction of the gov
ernor that he was not TO blame for al
lowing the lynching. The final vote was
% to I3
In the house this afternoon Mr.. Louitt
(dem.) introduced another resolution look
ing to action in a requisition for Taylor
and Finley, the kentucky refugees. The
resolution declares that the Kentucky
court of appeals has "A republican ma
jorty, and that Taylor and Finley have
the right of appeal to this court if their
trials by the lower court are unfair
Speaker Altman said he would decide
Monday as to whether the resolution is
in order.
Representative Hopping, of Delaware
county, has prepared a bill to allow
strawboard works to dump refuse i'm the
streams after getting permits from the
state board of health. The Supreme court
has declared that this is unlawful and
the strawboard works have been at a loss
10 know how to dispose of refuse.
NOTES OF LEGISLATURE
Senator Stllwell invariably refers To
Senator Parks as Senator Pfeffer" he
cause of the abundant whiskers worn Iv
the senator from Marshall.
A. r. Hall, author of the anti-pass law
of years ago. introduced a railroad
commission bill similar to the Iowa law
1t provides for six commissioners to
serve six years at $1,000 "a year but all
expenses of the commission are not I'm
exceed $4,000 a year The bill prohibits
determinations and allows the commits
sion TO limit rates
The handsome silver mounted ravel
made from a branch of the old elm tree
at Gordon and presented to Speaker Art
man. has returned from the repair sbon
In emphasizing his rulings Mr.. Altman
knocked off the silver plate and il had IN
be put again.
The County Superintendent associa-
ton has appointed committee to appear
before the educational committees of the
house and senate to protest against the
passage of the bill making the office OF
county superintendent elective one
The committee is composed of Superin-
iendents Rankin of Paol Harris OF
Greencastle, Thompson of Grant county
Scott of Clark county and Cushman of
Greene county.
Pat OBrien of Elwood has a bill for The
legislature TO wrestle over. Mr. O'Brjen
in addition to being a politician Is ,
street contractor and has a large sum