The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Amendments Declared by the
Senate Not Legally Pending
The Memorial from the Manufacturers of
the Thirteenth Distriet-Important
Bills Introduced.
H CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

The constitutional amendments, that nave
been such a prominent constituent of Indi-
ana politics for two years past, were finally
disposed ofby the State Senate yesterday, ami
ii they are again revived it must be as new
and original propositions. The debate,
which began last Wedn .sday, and has been
carried on continuously since, on the legal
status of the amendments was concluded
yesterday. Senator Ristine spoke briefly in
support of the position that the amendments
were pending, and was followed by Senator
Marvin (Democrat)in ina similar strain. Senator
Mcclure followed on the opposite side, and
Senator Henry made a lengthy and foreible
argument, i'll which he reviewed ~atlength the
After Senator Mcintosh had briefly stated
his position, Senate Bell concluded the De
bate bya two hours speech, which he had
carefully prepared, and delivered with con-
siderable force. He discussed both the legal
and political aspects of the case. As will be
remembered, the Senate has been consider
ing this question as a committee of the
whole, and the proposition to recommend
the adoption the majority report declaring
bllt diil6tltlhCubN " ucBdly PclluinE) W
carried by a rising vote, the chairman (Mr.
Henry ruling that a vote by yeas and nays
was not in order. The committee
then arose and reported progress.
and upon the motion to concur in the re-
port of the committee, the following was the
vote;
Ye~as-Senators Bell, Benz, Bischowski,
Brown, Compton, Davidson, Duncan, Faux
ner, Fletcher, Hill, Hilligass, Howard,
Hutchinson, Johnson, of Dearborn; Johnson,
of Tippecanoe; May, Mcclure, McCulloch,
Null, Rahm, Richardson, Smith, OF Jay; Van
Vorhis, Voyles and Youche.-25.
Nays-senators Atkinson, Bundy Camp
bell, Ernest, Fleming, Foulke, Graham,
Henry, Hoover, Ke User, Lockridge. Lindley,
Mccartney, Magee, Marvin, Mcintosh, Over
street, RIstine, Sayre, Smith, of Delaware;
Spann, White, Yancey.-29.
Administrator Hostetter. Paired-Sena-
tor Willard.
From an examination of the vote it will be
seen that of the Democrats, Senators Magee,
Marvin, NJ Intosh, Hoover and Ernest voted
with the Republicans on the question, and
of the latter, Senators Van Vorhis, Bischow-
sky and Youche voted with the Democrats.
The vote was "clinched' by a motion to re-
consider, which was laid on the table on
motion of Senator Bell.
The discussion of the amendments con-
tinued in the House yesterday, and will
probably be concluded to-day Those who
spoke yesterday were Messrs. Williams, Of
Knox; Shively, Price, Wilson, of Kosciusko;
Gibson, Sterritt and Antrim.
ley DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION
1t will be remembered that in the begin
ming OF the session a memorial was presented
by ex-senator W~interbotham, asking an in
vestigation into the affairs of the Thirteenth
district, claiming that the employees of the
Studebakers and Oliver Chilled P~fow-works
were compelled to vote the Republican ticket
at the late election. Yesterday Senator
Campbell gave the other side of the story by
reading the following:
Hon. Marvin Campbell, Senator, 1ndi annapolis.
Dear Strive had supposed when Mr.. Winter
botlIam published his notice of contest of Major
CalkIns's election as representative 20 Congress
from this dlstric5, that we sh0Hld have the OPP
pOrUunlty to prove before Congress the falsiuy of
his charge against us. But as he has abandoned
that contest ana contented himself with de-
nouncing us before the body Of W hich you are a
member, we meet him There.
Please state TO the Senate for us that any and
all charges that we have terrorizad, or buildezed
rs the phrase Is, or Inundated any of our work
men into voting for or against anybody at any
election, national, State OF municipal, are malig-
naAt falsehoOds. IN this dental we include all
statements that we have threatened dismissal
from our works to anyone on account of his no
way for his vote; or that we have prevented the
free exercise OF the suffrage Of any of our 1900
employees,
We will add that, like American citizens gen
orally, our views on nati0irfl and State ques-
lions have been freely and frankly expressed,
and will continue to be so expressed-a right we
suppose our falsifier claims for himself-but the
charge he makes against us OF intiinidating our
workmen, or any other citizens, to compel
them 10 vote as we do, ia a wicked and ground
less calumny, and insulting TO the freemeI. who
work for us and vote az Independently as
We do.
We ask, therefore, that a select eommittee OF
five fair-mlnded aud impartial senators be ap-
pointed by your presiding officer, the Lieuten-
Gnt-governor, II majority OF whom shall he Dem,
oerats, to visit our works, and we pledges that
they shall be given the largest liberty TO probe
This matter TO the fullest extent. Respectfully
yours, SrUDEBAKER BROS. MFG. Co,
OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. %, 1888.
When it had been read by the clerk, Mr..
Campbell said:
Mr.. President-I presume that this petition
Will properly be referred TO the committee or
elections, and as the committee has h0tll the
requisites asked for-tnat Is, a Democratic ma
jnrtty, and Is COMPOSED throughout Of mau
whom 1 believe to bo f~air-innaed-I certainly
will be glad TO have it GO to them, and the in
restigation made by them. II may be allowed
Seuate do as the petitioners have offered TO do
that is, allow, upon the part of the committee
rshe largest liberty to probe TINS matter to ne
committee that they mako the Investigation
proinpt, and searching and thorough. Task thi:
III behalf of the Messrs. Studebaker and Oliver
and also in the name of Justice. BY Il memoria
from Mr.. Winterbotham interpreted by the sona
Tor from Jackson, standing IN his seat upon thi.
floor, to refer directly to the StudebAknr Wagon
works and the Oliver chilled plow works, tlcs.
men now stand charged before this body witt
rs gross a CRIME as can be perue
trated by any American citizen, that of inter
ferlng with the free exercise and deprivfnl
other citizens of the right of the sa cted elective
franchise. This 10 said to havs been done not by
armed force, but by a subtitle and more potenI
influence, threatened poverty and want, an en-
envy before whose threatening men to whom
armed force would have no terror will bow II
servfiity because Of love for family. It is M
trivial matter to stand before the great State .
Indiana charged IN its Newspaper columns anC
1pon the record and the floors of It's legislative
halls, with such monstrouS crimes as these. Il
the charges are true, the perpetrators should b,
branded by the seal of an Investigation and ts
tTacised from the society OF loyal men. If tho
charges so widely and so boldly made ARE fllse