The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-22
AMONG THE LEGISLATORS
Disposition in the House TO Throw Over
Cullop, Hencb, Alder and Fippen.
Personal Observations About Other Members
3 DIR. Moutoux's Disappointments-
Some Senatorial Characters.

The Legislature is beginning TO evolve
itself out of chaos and show what it con-
tains-and 1t does not show much. The
minority In both houses contains some
bright and earnest men. but as every thing
coming from the minority is ohOked off by
the majority, they do not get much op-
portunity. The body is convened here
with the distinct purpose of doing nothing
in particular and it will probably accom-
plish 1t.
The House differs considerably from its
predecessors. 1t is made up largely
of lawyers from the smaller cities
and towns, and there are in it
fewer extremes of either intelligence
or popularity than heretofore. The most
interesting thing about it thus far has
been tho effort of four old members-Cul-
lop. Hench, Alder and Fippen-to. pose as
leaders of the majority and run things.
This leadership nominalIy belongs to Gull
lop. but he is SO fearfully monotonous in
his long justice's-eourt harangues on
things hardly worth arguing that he is by
no means en- ideal leader. Hench longs for
the position, but the House declines to fol-
low him. Hench is q handsome man to
look OF. rather pretty. III fact, but he is
never in earnest about any thing of po-
litical nature He is in dead earnest. how
ever, about his dislike of CullOp. He had
III his pocket n letter from Turpie asking
him to make the latter's nomination for
Senator, and when CuIlOp jumped in and
did this himself he wounded Henchs van
ity past all healing.
Adler IS another of the quartet strug-
Cling for leadership. He is a rather corpu-
lent. tall man with little bit of n blonde
mustache that gives touch OF the ridicu-
Ious to what might otherwise be q COM
handing presence. If he would only shave
and keep still, people might never guess
how little there is In him.
Calamity Jlm." the member from Tip
ton, had AN idea early in the year that he
was kind of q leader in the House. but
since he went to sleep 81 the Grand Opera
house and tore of the roof with his snOre,
he has been more modest. When he begins
pounding the air abont the patriots OF
Upton conn ty" othcr members begiL
writing letters and attending to such work
as they may until he shall exhaust himself
and sit down.
There ia disposition on the part of the
other mem bers of the majority to throw
over all four OF these self-proclaimed lead
ers and let them shift for themselves Each
of them has been sat upon once or twice
already In voting on minor propositions.
but they have not yet begun to realize tho
i0Cs tnat tncy aio uos io"ooio'
DIR. Moutoux. of Evansville. the member
from Knox. Gibson and Vanderburg. is u
thin. gray whIskered, nervous man. of
Huegenot extraction and German distrac-
tlon. He is in dead earnest and came here
with the great purpose of reforming the tax
law and introducing general system OF
country roads. Ii was cruel diiappOint.
mont to him that be was not on the ways
and means committee. In order to have
something to do with the tax law he intro
duced a resolution for special committee
of the House and Senate TO revise it. Mem
bers were busy at the time and Dr. Mou-
toux was the only one who voted for the
resolution. Two members voted against it
and II was lost.
When he WAS left Off the road committee.
also. be was heart-broken. and introduced
another resolution for "a special committee
oil roads This was referred to the road
committee. aud the good Doctor went be-