The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-19
TUESDAY. MARCH IL.

The Republican members of the House were
early in their seats yesterday morning. Some
of them betrayed an exceedingly knowing
looks-coup d'etats bristled out all over them
an air of the Napoleonic way of getting rid
of such troublesome fellows as presiding
officers was in the air. Business! BusinessI!
Business.,. was the programme. The "busi-
ness" however, had no relation to the impor.
tant matters awaiting legislation. 1t was rath-
er of the "h-I raising" kind. Anything to
produce decentralization, delay legislation
and smash things generally. There was
a rumor that a few Democrats would not vote
for Speaker Cauthorne again, and perhaps
upon this the Republican leaders of the House
built some sort of hope that they might sue
coed in running some one else in; or falling
in this, to demoralizs everything and
everybody, and in the general melee secure
perhaps clerk, doorkeeper somebody else
in the way of spoils. There was nothing bril-
liant, whatever, in the movement, neither
did there seem to be any well defined object
in view. If it was SIMPLY to create an excite
d. generally, it sue
cess. Secretary of State Shanklin
made very efficient presiding officer, and
at critical moments he was on top in good
shape. At one time when the Republicans re-
fused to vote he said he would have them re-
corded as voting in the negative. This. of
course, created commotion. and the music
began in dead earnest and to a lively air. Mr.
Shanks swept majesticaIly up and
down, around and about, saying If any
man put his name down as voting .no" he
would be a ''forgerer-r Ia forgerer-r-r-a
forgerer-r r-r"-this, with his long auburn
locks streaming out behind and his read
beard sticking out in front, his arms and
legs vibrating like wind mill,
and the hot-red blood sizzling over
his face. Mr.. Overmeyer plunged
frantically up and down and over the Repub-
lican side, screaming mot to voter "not to
voter, Major Gordon called somebody a liar,
and Mitchell, of Washington, wanted to know
whether anybody had the right to rush around
telling members not to vote. Everything was
in confusion. Twenty men on the floor
at the same time making such internal
racket that the hurtlings of cyclone or an
equinoctial would have seemed the mildest
whisperings. The former debates on the ap-
portionment and fee and salary bill, with the
excitement, noise and confession, which they
developed at an earlier period were but nurs-
cry prattlings In comparison with the House
proceedings yesterday. Reading Clerk Bern
hamer's loud, sonorous voice was miraculously
| heard calling the yeas and nays when, by all
| the known laws of acoustics diacoustics Oh
catacoustics, it should not have been heard by
even the clerk himself. Mr.. Shanklin stuck
bravely by his determination, and when
the vote announced on the
| proposition to elect by resolution
the same old officers to preside over the extrs
session-yeas SO, nays PINOT voting SO, he
declared them elected. Speaker Cauthorne
not only received the full Democratic vote
but some Republicans voted for him
among whom were Representatives
Reed and Kirkpatrick. Mr.. Over
meyer thought the only kind of cleo
ton that was constitutional was a "vivs
voce" one and not by resolution, but Mr.. eau
| thorne rather had the advantage of him wher
he showed that by the record of the last Legis
lature Mr.. Overmeyer had accepted the speak
ership in the same manner by which 1t wa
| proposed to act now. The House ate
its organization gradually Gained down to it
wonted quiet, and all was serene as sprlnI
mornings
Mrs. DR.. Brake sent to Speaker Cauthorne'
stand yesterday handsome red fuchia, witt