The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-01

that. Tireatstof violence weretm e,againstttes
President Of the Senatbs The I~fdianapelis.Sen7
tinel; the State organ of the Democratic party
the Sentinel that seeks the %plrlieus. of vice and
DAmoeracy-the Sentinel that slandere the,
cradle. and he Prave; and 1ibels the character Of
virtuoust women-advisedl the assassination Of
the President of the, Senate BECAUSE the Demo
GRATIS senator's thought that the. president Of
that body by permittingsthe debats.of the bill:
was interfering with its hastyS PASSAGE The
bill waspassed and semitic the Governor for his
approval or veto. The Governor had tunt fls Mon
day; theslast day Of the session. to consider the
same. The Democrats weret afraid that the
Governor would not return the bill until the
last hour of the session; when itwould e'toe.
late for the LegislatUre4t0 to. PASS it over the veto.
I'm the meantime the general appropriation
bill had been passed and was then tIhursday1 IN
the hands of Speaker Bynutni of the House.
awaiting his signature; but he held il, and failed
and refused to sign the safneT IN order, SAID the
Indianapolis Sentinel, To bringsthes 6oyernor
to- tune to- make the Governor return the
metropolitan police bill, before the expiration OF
three days, the time that he had under the Con-
s~titution to consider the same. The Speakersots
the House retained tlies general appropriations
bill until the last day of the session. still falling
and refusing to sign it. The Governor retained
the metropolitan police bill the three days. On
Monday forenoon ttee billewas returned to- the
Legislature with. his. veto and it was finally
passed. In the meantime the Gov
ernor had given it out that in no event
WOulu HS Ctt1I an eAJra SeSSl0H, anu ulof uyAHS
hours;of the Legislature were approaching and.
no appropriation made. Democracy was desper.
ate. On Sunday the Democratic members of
the Legislature held a caucus; and determined
thatsont the next dRy-twU days after the Legisa
lature had any power to- present a. bill to the
Governor; for his signatdre-they would
takesthe chances and sign the appropriation
bill, aud have it signed by the President of the,
Senate and send it to the Governor, and then let
the responsibiity; as they claimed; rest upon
the Republican oficials'of the State, instead'of
the Democratic officials.
Nov, if there is any one thing that a mena
ber'of the Legislature certainly iearnsit is that
during tlielast4 two days of a Legislature no bill
can be presented to- the Governor. The
Constitution of our State says, article l Sec
presented to the Governor within w days next
previous to the final adjournmentiofsthe General
Assembly But the Speakerssigned tlle~aRpr0
priation bill and sentit to the. Senate for the
signature of the President thereof 1t was sent
into the Senate within thirty minutes before
that body adjourned sine die. 1t was presented
to the President of the Senate.for his signature.
1t was not signed. When Twas indnctedinto.
Office | took ans oath to support the Constitution
of the State of Indiana. l felt bound by that
oath. / preferred to be boundsby that oath and
by my conscience rather than by the dictates of
a Democratic caucus held on Sunday And so
the Democratic members of the last Legislature
were responsible for the,failure of the Anal pass
now and here, that the Indiana Legislatureso of
1888 will go down to history as the most venal,
partisan, wicked and infamous Legislature since
the rebel Legislature Of 1868. And / trust our
State will never be disgraced with its Xix
again.