The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-01
A DETERMINED STRUGGLE
Made by the Republican Senators to
Defeat the Police Bill.
Exciting Scenes and Discussions Incident to
the Proceedings-The Night Session
of the Senate.

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the metropolitan police bill yesterday, and now
it seems probable that in the event of the
| Governors veto, it will fail to become law.
| By the agreement made between the Democrats
and Republicans at o'clock yesterday morning,
the bill was made the special order during the
day, with the understanding that a vote should
! be taken at O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t was
| called up at O'Clock, and discussed by Senators
Rahm, Van Vorhs and Voyies the latter being
| particularly severe in his reflections upon the
/ Democratic ward politicians who expected to be
| benefited by the bill. AT o'clock the vote was
taken, resulting yeas 81, nays 81, Senators Hos
letter, Republican, and Null Democrat, being
absent, and Senator Benz voting with the Re-
| publicans against the bill. and Senator
| Youche with tae Democrats in it's
favor. Immediately after the vote was
announced Senator Youche loved to reconsid-
er the vote, and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS asked
him to reduce his motion to writing. While this
was being done Senator Willard moved to re-
consider the vote and to lay that motion on the
table, but the President decided the motion out
OF ORDER nasmuch as the senator from Lake
Nlr. Yonche) had not yielded the floor Senator
Bell in an excited and threatening manner tried
to appeal from the decision, but the President
declined to consider the appeal, and recognized
Mr.. fouche, who moved to reconsider
the vote, and in support of that proposition held
the floor. He spoke but briefly, and was fol-
lowed by Senator Spann, who spoke for two
hours. there Deing no recess for supper. Senator
van yorhis followed amt spoke until $50
O'Clock, and Senator Graham continued
The discussion. Senator Hilligass made the
usual clustering exhibition of himself, and
the proceedings were frequently relieved
by questions of order and privilege, but the
speaker held the floor by direction Of the pre-
siding officer. AT one stage in the proceedings
ia pnfra dnA Will
much favor in the Senate, conducted himself in
,nUsS ulsgraceini manner characterizng the
Lieutenant governor as "miserabe pigmy,"
and by other opprobrlous epithets The secre-
tary was instructed to take the words down,
with view of further action.
Senator Graham concluded his speech about
IO;5o o'clock, and Senator Henry followed, con-
filming his discussion to the question at issue.
THREATENED DUELLo
Immediately after Senator Henry gained the
floor, Senator Magee arose and sent up written
protest against what he termed the tyranny of
the presiding officer, experimenting his protest
with brief speech, which, however, was not at
all violent, the senator disclaiming any intention
to use strong language. This brought Senator
Spann to his feet, who, the floor being Yielded
for the purpose, made vigorous and spirited
speech denuuncing the action of certain Demo
cratic senators in attacking the presiding officer
and resorting to invective and abuse. His
speech was exceedingly animated, aud in the
course of it he referred pointedly the action of
the senator from Gibson (NIr. McCulloch) and
the senator from Huntington tNr. Hilligass)
The latter instantly rose to his feet
and poured forth torrent of
abuse of Lieutenant-governor Hanna, to which
Mr.. spann replied heatedly that his colleague
from Huntington had "Out-heroded Herod in
his pariisanship during the session." and added:
I'm my experience have found that whenever
the Democrats want to re-
sort to extreme measures, they choose from
among their number one who has been a Repub
lican, and who, when defeated for Office in his
own party, has turned to the Democrats"
To this Senator Hillgass replied in kind and
intmated that Senator Spann would not use
such terms elsewhere.
Senator Spann-I am responsible for my utter
ances not only as senator on this floor, but as a
man outside. 1 shall be pleased TO accord Mr.
Hilligass an opportunity to have the matter out
at any time ard place he may designate"
Senator McGee-"If anything of this kind is to
be resorted to, want TO act as second to my
friend from Rush"
Senator Observation-Disclosures have been ar.
ranged"
Senator Brown-"Am accorded place by the
arrangement
This by-play seemed TO restore the temper of
the two belligerents, and their heat cooled per-
ceptihly. Senator Hillgass finally gained an
opportunity to speak and announced that the
meeting should take place at Chaplin & Cores
Senator Henry-"rhat announcement is I'M
necessary, where you gentlemen are so well
known"
ANOTHER SCENE.
At IL O'Clock another exciting scene oc.
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