The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-16
NEW SENATE MEASURES.
Mr.. BarlOv's Anticipating Bill
Against Cigarettes.

Among the more important bills intro
duced in the Senate yesterday was an anti
lynching bill by Senator Barlow. The bill
provides that If any person shall be taken
from the hands of a sheriff having such
person in custody and shall be lynched, il
shall be conclusive evidence of the sherffs
failure to do his duty and his office shall
thereby be vacated.
The bill has awakened the interest of
lawyers throughout the State and its pro-
visions have been pretty thoroughly dis
cussed. 1t is said by number of lawyers
that the bill i'm its present form will prob
ably fail to pass. or If it does 1t will be-
come imperative because Of the attempt
of the ffamer to make violation of an act
Of the Legislature conclusive evidence of
guilt which practically usurps the power
Of the judiciary. w. V. Rocker, a promi-
nent. attorney of this city. who represented
the prosecution in the famous ScottsbIrg
lynching case. in speaking of the bill last
night said that in his opinion the bill in Its
present form was clearly unconstitutional.
Numerous attempts have been made" said
Mr.. Rocker, lin various States Of the
Union to have just such law enacted. and
the courts have in each instance declared IL
to be unconstitutional. The word con-
elusive should be substituted by prima
faciae' In order TO make the bill effective"
Senator Lamberts bill providing for an
Indiana village for epileptics" was drafted
by the State Board of Charities and Cor
rection, and provides for the purchase of
1000 acres of land and an appropriation or
SAC, 900. If the bill passes in its present form
the village will be located within six miles
of Columbus.
Two bills providing a means of capital
punishment were introduced, one of which
must inevitably be defeated as they each
provide a different mode of execution. Sem
ator Harrison's bill (No. 20) provides that
the death penalty shall be inflicted at the
Indiana State Prison by electricity instead
of by hanging, and the bill introduced by
Senator Wood (No. 5D provides that the
death penalty shall be inflicted by hanging
bill introduced by Senator Harrison
(No. 2D on the purity of elections makes Ii
a felony, punishable by fine and imprison-
ment, to buy votes or to use carbon paper
In elections.
An anti-cigarette bill introduced by Sem
ator Burns prohibits the sale of cigarettes
In the State and adds penalty for the
violation of the law of fine from $z5 to
$500 for each offense.
A bill prohibiting SEEMING, introduced by
Senator Ball, amends the present f1sh law
so as to allow hook and line fishing at any
| time during the year and prohibits SEEMING
at all times.
Senator Osborne's fee and salary bill is
one of the four bills prepared by the State
| Fee and Salary Commission, all of which
were published i'm full a short time ago.
/ Senator Wolcott's bill provides that
county commissioners shall act board
| Of county turnpike directors.
| bill introduced by Senator Dausman
| (No. 12) increases the pay of certain cir
| cult judges TO $500 year and applies
particularly to the circuit judges of .slk-
hart and Marion counties.