The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-03
the Lieutenant governor made the committee to
consist of Messrs. FOulke, Mcintosh and Youche.

the Lieutenant governor made the committee to
consist OF Messrs. FOulke, Mcintosh and Youche.
JOHNSON AND ovERsTREET CONTEST.
MT McCqlloch resumed his speech inter
fupt ed by the noon recess He confined his re-
marks TO the charge of bribery, quoting very
! largely from the testimony taken before the
committee, and favoring the adoption of the
minority report submitted by himself declaring
that the charge of bribery Is fully made out and
sustained by the evidence.
MIR. Sayre contended that the action of the
sitting member was not bribery, even if taken
IN the sense the senator from Gibson OR. Nc
CullOch) wants give it. Instead of there bein
testimony that would convict Senator Overstreet
OF the charge, it is not even a contract that
could be enforced in a court of justice where
tine plaintiff ts required only TO establish his
ny preponderance of testimony. AS far as
Illegal votes were concerned there were just as
many on one side on the other. and neither
VIII exceed hau dozen or ten when the PROOF
comes to he examined closely. But even if there
were forty or fifty illegal votes, the senator
from Washington (Mr. VOyles) has said Mr..
johnson would not be entitled to the seat, for
MIR, OYetstree Us majority was eighty-tive, and
II even hfty votes were taken therefrOm there
would still be left a clear majority of thirty
nve. His judgment that neither Of
these minority reports should be sustained by
the Senate, but thai the majority report should
Inc three Republican members OF the commit
tee, and the senator from Allen and Whitley, Mr..
Bell, and the senator from Marion, MIR. Fletcher,
VINO signed that report after listening patiently
10 the testimony and the able argument, have
submitted it to the Senate their Judgment, JUS
titled by the facts in the case
Senator Willard spoke briefly. and Senator
Overstreet concluded the debate.
The report made by Senator Voyles, declarn e
that MIR. johnson was legally elected, and that
MIR. Overstreet should be unseated was not CON
curred-yeas 90, nays "a
The report made by senator McCulloch that
the charge of bribery was sustained and that the
seat was vacant, was not concurred in-yeas 2,
nays 40.
The majority report generating Mr.. Over
street was then cOncurred in-yeas "a, nays Do.
Mr.. Spann offered resol ution, which was
adopted, allowing the pay of page for twenty
eight days To Arthur Moody.
Mr.. VOyles offered resolution authorizing pay
to Albert j. Kelly and Harry Huftstette $500
each,for preparing an index and calendar for the
journals, when the Work is completed.
On motion of Mr. McCulloch the resolution
was referred to the committee on claims.
On motion by Mr.. Campbell, the constitutional
rule having been heretofore suspended for that
purpose by two-thrds vote of the Senate,
the bill to empower manufacturing companies to
take and hold STOCK in corporations furnishing
water power, was read the third time and passed
by yeas 80, nays ,.
On motion by Mr.. Van Vorhis the specific ap-
tie, under n suspension OF the constitutional
ruies by a two-thirds vote, and referred to n
committee of the whole Senate tonight at 1870
O'clock with Instructions to report at o'clock
tomorrow.
On Motion by Mr. Ristine the Senate refused
TO concur in the House amendments to his bill
to amend the Horse-thief Detective Company
organization ACT, and asked for a COMMITTEES Of
conference thereon.
Then the Senate took recess until 1880
O'clock