Telegraphic and Local News Notes From The Journal
The Indianapolis Journal issue of March 9 1901 includes telegraphy notes on cotton crop data Nebraska legislature findings street improvements and public works debates amid editorials on political conduct. It also reports on Fort Sheridan canteen abolition effects and national races and policies with focus on tax and election issues. The page lists distribution points in major cities and subscription details while touching on regional economic and political topics.
Governor vetoes all county special bills pending actions
The governor vetoes every county special bill under consideration as most seek increases, with the eleventh hour bill suspected of merit but vetoed in the end. County officers across jurisdictions had pushed for increases via special bills, yet the governor takes a firm line by vetoing them all.
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Durbin
Legis
Nonpartisan control curbs investigations at state institutions
The piece laments past legislative probes into state offices and argues that nonpartisan management mitigates political capital from investigations. It notes Democratic control on boards and officials, the absence of concrete charges, and the futility of sensational inquiries. The author warns that investigations distract from proper governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Hert
Bright outlook in the Philippines gains momentum
Judge Taft, president of the commission to establish civil government in the Philippines, sent a hopeful dispatch on the eve of McKinley’s inauguration. He notes rapid progress from January 1, praising the spread of the federal party, peace over war, and growing support for civil liberty under American sovereignty. With Taft as civil governor and a mixed American-Filipino government, civil liberty and stable governance are advancing quickly.
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Philippines
Taft
McKinley
United States
Federal Party
The Result of Tillmanism Explains Racial Voting Rights
A South Carolina grand jury report shows Negro laborers reduced to bondage, stripped of citizenship through disenfranchisement. The article argues citizenship without the ballot offers no protection, leaving the race vulnerable to outrage and legal neglect.
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Grand
South Carolina
Tillman
Tillmanism and racial injustice in South Carolina debated
The piece condemns Tillmanism for endorsing negro disfranchisement in South Carolina while criticizing U.S. policy toward Filipinos and Cubans. It notes court failures and racial violence against African Americans, surveys tax collection issues, and praises press influence and legislative session productivity. It references County Treasurer Koehne, the inaugural committee, and legislative workload.
Joss bill seen as start. GOP resentment over direct mayor voting
The Joss bill is viewed as a beginning compared with no primary law and sparks resentment among thousands of Republicans in the city who oppose a proposition to allow direct voting for mayor and city officers, reflecting perceived doubts about their intelligence.
Experiments With Food At Wesleyan In Air-Tight Case
John Christy Ware a Wesleyan student from Allendale New Jersey and favorite subject of Professor O F E Atwater conducted food experiments in a sealed respiration calorimeter. He completed a ten day confinement starting February 6 after earlier six and nine day trials. Findings on food values for club diets are pending mathematicians finalizing results over many months.
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Middletown
Conn
John Christy Ware
Allendale
N. J
O. FE. Atwater
Ware
New ruler in Arabia_and mobaronk’s central dominion
Bombay telegrams report Sheik Mobaronk of Koweyt has become master of central Arabia after defeating Ibn Rashid. He drove the defeated army across the region, seized Nojd, and dispersed Rashid’s forces as Ibn Rashid appealed to the Sultan for Turkish aid from Bassaraf. The threat to halt overland operations remains a concern.
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Bombay
March
Mobaronk
Sheik
Koweyt
Central Arabia
Times of India
Sheik Mobaronk
Ibn Rashid
Nojd
Bassaraf
Thu
Joss Bill Victory and Telephon e Bill Defeated in Legislature
Legislative news reports a Joss bill victory as the house concurs with senate amendments and the telephone bill is killed. The legislature adjourns amid confusion with limited bills left, including a monument appropriation, primary election measures, and debates over separating the Industrial School for Girls and Woman’s Prison. Speaker Artman repeatedly orders order as aisle noise and a minority member is hissed during remarks.
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Senate
House
Joss
Agrew
Industrial School For Girls and Woman’s Prison
Goodwine
James
Senate completes work as adjourns after busy day
The Senate wrapped up most business with a quiet day of last readings and few debates. A key clash over the Bonham telephone bill centered on an engrossing error affecting city size limits, triggering a House bid to recall the measure for correction before a late session vote.
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House
Artman
Wood
Parks
Bell Company
Inman
Binkley
Charles
Conlogue
Carr
Crumpacker
Darby
Fleming
Fortune
Gard
Gochenour
Goodwine
Guthrie
Gwin
Harrison
Joss
Kittinger
Lawler
Layman
Legeman
Sindley
Matson
Miller
Ogborn
Osborn
Purcell
Thompson
Wampler
Whitcomb
Winfield
Johnson
Keeney
Kell
Keyes
Lambert
Minor
Tfe
John
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Monument Association
Lincoln
Harfield
Joss primary election bill passed House amid debate on separation plan
The Indiana House adopted the Joss bill as the primary election law by a 51 to 33 vote after concurring with a conference committee report. The vote featured varied positions on the Senate amendment and internal party discussions. A separate measure to separate the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison in Marion County was defeated, with ongoing debate over relocation and financing.
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House
Joss
Indiana
Senate
Artman
Minturn and James
Gilbert
Joss and
Legeman
Representative Minturn
Minturn
Adamson
Allen
Beckman
Bell
Bishop
Bonham
Barkier
Carmichael
Clark
Clem
Cooper
Davis
Wayne
Dilley
Erdlitz
Gauntt
Jack
Jackman
Jakways
John
Noel
Airhart
Burkhard
Coble
Conner
Cox
Cravens
Cruson
Greene
Dirkson
Gerber
Haines
Larr
Lawrence
Louttit McCarty
Madden
May
Metsker
Murphy
Myler
Parks
Reeves
Robertson
Seifers
Short
Slack
Small
Sparks
Stout
Trout
Tucker
Waugh
Zollman
Scott
Whitcomb
Mummert and
van Fleet
Elkhart County
Goodwine
Industrial School For Girls
Woman's Prison
Friends
Marion County
Representative Statesman
Louttit
Spurrier
Clarke
Dudley
James
Johnson
Kelley
King
Kirkman
Marshall
Fountain
Tippecanoe
Matthews
Maxam
Miller
Kosciusko
Ohio
Morgan
Morton
Mummert
Neal
Ostermeyer
Owen
Parker
Passage
Perrett
Pritchard
Reagan
Reser
Roberts
Jefferson
Schroeder
Stookey
Statesman
Thomas
Vestal
Noel—Airhart
Burkhart
Catley
Indiana House Debates Education and Marriage Law Reforms
Lawmakers clash over an education package and a bill to study marriage and divorce. Resolutions pass to amend the Constitution relating to the Supreme Court. A sensational exchange erupts as Rep Davis condemns Rep James amid opposition to separating the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison.
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Indiana
Greene County
House
Senate
Supreme Court of
Lindley
Goodwine
Scott
Walcott
Agnew
Industrial School For Girls and Woman's Prison
Davis
James
Mr. James
Putnam
Divis
Statesman
Governor Durbin Signs Numerous State Bills List
Governor Durbin signed many measures including acts on guaranteed obligations by finance firms, expenses for returning fugitives, school system updates, release of Castleman and Rogers, city incorporations, steam railroad operations, traveling libraries, water and street lighting in cities, debt liquidation funds, Fayetteville becoming Orange, judicial circuits, and various incorporations and governance reforms for cities and towns. The list also covers library matters, drainage, and a navigation company incorporation.
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Durbin
Andrew O. Castleman
Henry C. Rogers
Fayetteville
Orange
Indiana
Knox
Starke County
Jacob
Brandenburg
Spencer County
McMillen Opposes Clarke Firemen Pay Bill in Indiana
W S McMillen Republican member of Indianapolis Board of Safety denounces the Clarke bill to raise firemen salaries as unconstitutional and ill advised. He says legislators lacked city charter authority and local knowledge, urges Governor Durbin to veto despite the bill’s large support. He notes business leaders are now urging a veto.
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Indianapolis
W. S. McMillen
Board of Safety
Mr. McMillen
Brown County
Durbin
McMillen
The Surveyor Salary Bill in Marion County
The Marion County surveyor salary bill faces doubt of passage after the Senate cut the proposed pay to 2400 dollars and reduced office expenses. Representative Morgan sought House action to request governor correction to lower pay, while Oster urged reconfirmation of Senate amendments.
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Marion County
House
Senate
Morgan
Oster
Conference committee fails to reach accord after joint meeting
Ostermeyer motion carried and the committee appointed Horsfield to join two Senate members. The conference committee met but could not reach an agreement.
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Ostermeyer
Horsfield
Senate
House Refuses Concurrence in Senate Amends on Insane Hospitals Funds
The House declined to concur in Senate amendments to the general appropriation bill after noon session. King and Cravens were appointed to a conference committee to restore missed hospital appropriations for 191 and 180, including 8145.99 for maintenance at Northern Hospital for the Insane, 624.85 for its repair fund, and 6964.53 for Eastern Hospital for the Insane maintenance and repairs.
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House
Senate
King
Ways and Means Committee
Conference
Messrs
King and Cravens
Eastern
Governor objects to county salaries bill in De Kalb
A bill to tax De Kalb County commissioners with a 1000 annual salary was vetoed by the Governor. He cited constitutional limits on local or special laws and argued the assent should wait to assess salary disparities among boards. He recalled a prior general act fixing salaries statewide.
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de Kalb
Boards of Commissioners
State Laboratory Bill Faces House Deadlock
Senator Guthrie's chemical laboratory bill under State Board of Health direction sits on the speaker's desk as the House adjourned. Representative Erdlitz introduced a similar bill but sidetracked it to favor the Senate version. Litz pressed for third reading, but Speaker Artman postponed action. Erdlitz says the speaker opposes passage.
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House
Guthrie
State Board of Health
Erdiitz
Senate
Litz
Artman
Erdlits
Governor Durbin Holds Postponed Decision on Bills
Governor Durbin has not announced whether he will receive any more bills after midnight. He can refuse bills two days before adjournment by constitutional right, but his plan remains unknown as he remains in his office behind closed doors. He will state today if he will accept further legislation.
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Durbin
General Assembly
Ball Bill Seeks Indiana Incorporation Duties for Out of State Firms
Senator Ball's measure, approved by both houses, would require all corporations with an Indiana agent to incorporate under Indiana law for the amount of capital they invest in the state. Railroads and others fear double taxation, since they already pay taxes on their capitalization where incorporated. The law reportedly passed without full corporate awareness of its true impact.
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Ogborn
Spain
Keyes
Guthrie
D. R. Lucas
Marion County
Ball
Indiana
Brooks Express Bill Seeks Fees From Express Firms
Secretary of State Union I Hunt announced plans to enforce the Brooks express law requiring express companies to pay incorporation fees equal to their capitalization. If constitutional, the state could receive between 99000 and 50000 dollars. Before passage no law required articles of incorporation for existing firms. many will test the law by incorporating in the state.
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Union I. Hunt
Thepanies
Graveyard Insurance Bill Amended by House Concurrence
The House agreed to Senate amendments to House bill 435 by Mr. Stookey, labeled graveyard Insurance. The measure requires the insured to sign the insurance application and be examined by a state-licensed physician, with penalties including a fine and up to six months in jail for violations.
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House
Stookey
Legislative Routine in Senate Third Reading Bills Passed
Senate actions on bills show multiple measures advancing with votes. Notable items include Minturn bills on estates and fire protection. Kirkman’s liquor licensing prohibition for prosecuting attorneys. Corr’s Supreme Court transfer authority. and Goodwine’s relocation of the Industrial School for Girls and Woman's Prison. Other measures address flags, school bonds, foreign insurance, town incorporation, and education.
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Minturn
Kirkman
Senate
Corr
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Goodwine
Schoo For
Mill Corer
Arlington East Hill Cemeny Association
Arlington
Roberts
Rantees
Orange County
Reagan
United States
Jack
Ooe
Rogers
Magshall
Hillsboro
Fountain County
Trout
Airhart
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