The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-04

gresham. While il would taKe 20 24s Repub-
lican votes 10 elect one Congressman. Ia
other words, one Democrat has as much
Congressional representation as three aud
one-balf Republicans. Will anybody say
that is fair? Gee appendix.
Mr.. WILLARD: Meyer in the history of
Indiana was there an apuortionment like
that OF 1872 The Republicans passed that
law under the operations OF the previous
question without ALLOWING discussion, and
without even allowing the bill to be printed.
The result OF that bill was to give the Re-
publicans eight members OF Congress and
the Democratic party only five. This kind
OF talk about unfsirness is something al
ways heard whenever an apportionmentb bill
comes up. This bill has been drafted upon
the plane OF making il equal ss between
the parties and the doubt was decided in
favor OF the partv IN power on this floor.
Could we do less? This bill has bean drawn
in fairness. Were il not done in fairness l
certainly would not give IL my support.
See appendix
Tha bill passed by yeas 20 nays Il.
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIosMExT.
On motion by Mr.. Hilligsss the special
order being the Legislative spportionment
bill II. z 423l was taken up with the en-.
crossed amendments made last night.
mr. HUSTON: feel that il is the priv.
ileee and duty that devolves upon every
Republican Senator upon this floor TO at
least express his disapprobstiOn oil this bill.
j admit the fact st the outset that we OF the
minority expect no good results from any
argument we may make. Though we may
show this bill ever go unfair, ever so lnfa-
nous, or ever so unjust, II can in no sense
affect the result. Therefore in speaking of
the provisions of this bill l shall endeavor
to point out those instances in which | feel
the minority has been trampled upon. See
appendix.
in detail to the enormIties OF this bill. That
has been well done by the Senator from Fay
cite Mr. Huston) l wish to call attention
to one feature. utterly indefensibie. No
party has right to deliberately violate the
Constitution which each OF rs have taken an
oath to support. The Constitution requires
that each county shall be given the full rep
Tesentation which Its population entities 1T
10. l proposs TO show that this bill depriVes
at least one cJunty Marion) OF its constita.
tional rights. See appendix
Mr.. MAG &c. This bill has grown out of
that fair aiic We always try to show to
our RepuL csn riends. The Senator from
Fay ette en-. Hr. .on) and the Senator from
Marion Mr.. Winter have both insisted that
under the provisions of this bill the people
would not enjoy their constitutional rights.
This same State Constitution was in force in
1867 and 1872, and at that time the same
argument made by Republican Senators now
was made by Democratic Senators then
in opposition to that gerrymander.
The Democratic party has the strength of
giant but ii has not exercised 1t in the spirit
of tyranny. The representation that bill
gives to the Democratic party at the next
General Assembly is not equal to the repre-
sentation the Democratic party has to day
IN this General Assembly. We nave a Dem
Ocrstic majority on joint ballot of forty-six,
while under the provisions of this bill we
would have bat thifty.iw0. There IS con.
cession to you of fourteen members of the
General Assembly. See appendix
Mr.. MARSHALL: Some Republicans
have said they believe the Democrats would
lose the election il this bill were passed. |
don't look at il that way. / believe their in
tention has been to so disfranchise the R.
publicaDs of this State and put their feet
upon our threats that thew will throttle the
life out of us Tor the next twenty five years.
They are afraid 10 meet the Republicans OF
the State with the same kind of arms and
munitions they ask us to meet them. See
appendix
Mr.. OveTstreet. Mr.. Foulke and Me- Nc.
Clune continued the discussioO. See ap-
peDdix
Mr.. FOWLER demanded the previous
question.
The demand was seconded by the Senate,
and under its operations the bill passed by
yeas 80. ravs Il.
Mr.. FAULKNER explaining his atfirma-
tive vote: | think this bill very fair one
especially the Democratic side Of it.
Laughter IL we had any more Daniel
W. Voorheeses l would not be particular
about having quite as large an advantage;
but as we have not only him, but have more
fully as good and better than the Republi-
cans who want to 90 into the Senate, and as
this is the last day of Republican rule in the
United States. When the sun sets TO day IL
goes down on Republican rule, and in the
morning il rises on the great star OF reform.
In Washington the doxologY is TO be sung
and the great Mexican Band is to be there to
blow the rogue's march. Laughter l
vote aye"