The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-10
READY FOR THE WORD GO
The Legislative Caucuses Select Candi-
dates and Determine Their Policies.
rsurper Smith Rewarded with the Senate
Secretaryship-Niblack Beats the Marion
County Man for Speaker.

session or the Indiana General Assembly
will begin. The elegant quarters of the two
branches of the body have been completely
renovated during the last few days, and
present very inviting appearance. So far
as could be ascertained every Senator and
Representative had arrived last evening,
ready to respond to their names at the
opening roll-call. AS soon as the Represent
atives shall have assembled, the Secretary
of State will administer the oath of Office
10 the new members. That done, a per-
manent organization will be effected by
the election of the nominees of the Demo-
cratic caucus last night. As soon as the
permanent organization is effected, an adj
journment will likely be taken until to-
morrow, when the Governors message will
be ready for delivery.
The programme for the Senate cannot be
so definitely outlined. Everything points
to a repetition of the disgraceful proceed
ings of two years ago by which Lieutenant
governor Robertson was prevented from
exercising the duties of his Office. The
Democratic Senators assert, with a
good deal of vehemence. that the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will not be
recognized by them during the four
remaining days of his term of office, no
matter what sort of proceedings it may re-
quire to carry out their determination. The
plan agreed upon is that the Lieutenant
governor shall not be allowed upon the
floor of the Senate until after Lieutenant
governor-elect Chase has taken his seat
next Monday. Arrangements have been
made to have a sufficient force of temporary
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who are wanted on the inside. AS pre-
caution against Robertson getting into the
hall, tickets have been issued by the DEM
.ocratic State Librarian, and it is positively
asserted that only those who have personal
tickets will be able to get inside the hall.
The Senators are careful about divulging
their plans of action after they have assem-
bled without Robertson in the hall. They
are expecting that Bruce Carr, Auditor of
State, will take the chair and proceed to
swear In the new Senators and perfect
permanent organization. In that event it
is their intention, as soon as the caucus
nominees for Secretary, DoOr-keeper, etc,
are elected, to elect temporary presiding
officer from their own number, perhaps
James L. Cox, of Morgan county. 1t is not
likely, however, that Mr.. Carr will call the
body to order. The law provides that,
in the absence of a Lieutenant-governor,
the Auditor of State shall swear in the new
organization is formed. As there is Lieu
tenant-governor, legally elected. and ready
to perform his duties, the Auditor of State
does not feel that he has any authority to
appear In the Senate in an official capacity.
In his absence, one of the Supreme Judges,
perhaps Judge Mitchell will be called
upon to preside at the organization. Under
the circumstances 1t Is not likely that any
of the judges will feel like usurping
the duties of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
and If such proves 10 be the case the Sena-
tors will find themselves without any au-
thorized temporary presiding officer with
the authority to administer oaths to the
new members. If such condition of af-
fairs should be brought on, it seems likely
that the hold-over Democratic SeEat
will fall back upon usage which givesany
parliamentary body the right to organize
itself. They will claim that quorum
under such circumstances, Is not necessary
before an organization can be affected, and
n temporary presiding officer will then he
elected by the Few hold-Over Democratic
Senators.
While this is the plan that will most like
1y be carried out, good many Democratic
Senators do not approve of 1T as an entirety.
Il am IN favor of allowing Robertson To
come upon the floor" said one Senator last
night. lit looks like cOwardice on our part
TO bar the doors against him. We do not
recognize him in the least by permitting
him inside the hall. We can go right
ahead, elect presiding officer, and
fore his. eyes. Even if he takes
the Presidents Gesk he can not interfere
with our plans We will not recognize him,
and as soon as we have selected our preSid-
ing officer Mr.. Robertson will have to va
cate the Presidents chair, or suffer himself
TO be removed by the doOr-keeperS" A good
many Senators doubt the success of the
scheme to keep the Acknowledgements
out of the hall, and in case he does get in
some scenes ivelier. than those of two
years ago are predicted Some of the
coOlest-headed Democrats are opposed to
bringing on any unnecessary trouble, and
are therefore fayOring an adjourn
ment until Monday as soon as
a temporary organization has been
effected. Such plan does not meet the APP
probation of the majority, who insist that
the Democratic majority would be display
ing cowardice in carrying it out.
Whatever developments there may be in
the nant-gOvernOrship case it is not
probable that the General Assembly will
get down TO work until after the inaugural
tion of Governor Hoyey and the remaining
Republican State officers next Monday. 1t
is not likely that either house will do more
than perfect permanent organization to-
day. The Speaker of the House, and who
ever presides over the Senate will want
Friday and Saturday will likely be con-
suued in hearing the Governors message
and the announcements of the committees.
The otfice-seeking horde about the hotels
Increased Yesterday. The selecting of a
few officers for each OF the two houses last
night apparently did not diminish the
crowd of hungry and thirsty. Those who
were defeated for elective positions nearly
all became aspirants for appointive posi-
tions, and were willing to take anything
from page TO an assistant dOOr-keeper.
There were around the Grand Hotel last
night not less than one hundred persons
who wanted to get on the payroll" as
they were honest enough to express it, The
great majority desire TO become clerks of
committees. or in the employ of one of the
principal secretaries. As nearly all the
nominees of the caucuses had their en-
ployes selected in advance, those on the
outside who had not been lucky enough to
go IN with the right combination were not
receiving much encouragement TO continue
their office seeking.
Marion county has been given the cold
shoulder again." was remark frequently
heard in the lobby of the Grand last night,
after the adjournment of the Democratic
caucusses. A half hundred local Demo-
cratic politicians who had been up all night
and day for almost a week hustling for
Marion county timber. were mad, and some
of them did not hesitate TO say SO. 'It is
the only county in the State that did it's
duty at the last election" suggested one
Democrat. land yet We are not given
"A single position" The friends of