The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-01
CAUCUS MEASURE PASSED.
House Speeds Fee and Salary BILL
Two Republicans Against 1t.


the House yesterday under a suspension of
the rules, although six Republicans Joined
with the Democrats in attempting to
amend the measure on second reading. The
call for the previous question, however,
prevented sidetracking, and the Republican
members successfully met the filibustering
tactics OF the minority. Mr.. Van Arsdel
presented the bill, amended, accord
ing to caucus instruction, from the commit
tee on fees and salaries, and moved TO give
it the short route through tue House. 1t
took Reading Clerk Huff an hour to read
the measure.
Representative McBeth and several other
Republicans opposed a suspension OF the
rules. as such a course would shut off
amendments. The previous question, how
ever, was ordered by a II to 20 vote.
Messrs. McBeth, Dindwiddie McCrea,
Woodruff, Hunt and Booher voting with the
Democrats. Mr.. Harris sought TO offer an
amendment taking from the county officers
the indiscriminate privilege of purchasing
declared out of order. Mr. Harrison, DEM
ocrat, of Shelby, aata5 there had been
isiation. He announced that the House
could take the consequences for its hasty
action. Mr.. Robinson explained that the
only change in the bill was a clerical one
which could not affect the validity of the
measure.
Let her go, Gallagher shouted the
While Clerk Huff was reading the bill
for the last time, Mr.. Williams, Democrat,
who sat directly in front of him, tried to
interrupt him on every occasion. He in
sisted that the clerk was not correctly read
ing the bill, but Mr.. Leedy called the gem
tleman from PoSey down. There was only
one copy of the bill. and the reading clerk
had that. 1t would have been impossible
fcv Mr.. Williams to note any slight In the
During roll call several Republicans and
several Democrats explained their votes.
Mr. Harrison, of Shelby, insisted again
that the bill was changed, mutilated and
unconstitutional. Mr.. Hunt, Republican,
showed that the creation of Superior
ties had thrown additional burdens on the
officers of his county. He was refused an
therefore, he voted against the bill. Mr..
Dinwiddie also cast a mo- He said he
had been increased So, 400, which he thought
only added a burden to the people of Lake
county. These were the only two Republic
an votes against the bill. MIR. McBeth
tried to escape voting, but, when pinned
down voted aye, admitting that he knew
wnsn he had TIE o Ste on
is the detailed vote:
Ayes-Adams of Parke, Allen. Allison.
man, Bohannon, Booher, Cardwiil. Coates.
Crozier, Dalman, Davis, Farrell, Finkbner,
Floyd, Gather Garriott. Gibson. Gregg.
Griffin, HamricS. Hanna, Harris, Harrison
of Elkhart, Hesler, Holloway. Howe. Humid
ley, Hunter, Jackson Kamp Laidlow, Lam
Beth, McCaskey, McGregor, Mcintosh, Nc
Crea, Melendy, Merritt, Miller, Moore. New
house. O'Brien, Petit, Poindexter, Porter,
Upton, Spaulding, Splitter, Stakebake, Stet-
Ter, Stewart, Statesman, Terhune, Thomas,
Van. Arsdel, Vonnegut, WEIGH, Willis. VII
rion.
Nays-Bilingsly. Blue, Bobilya. Cooley.
by. Higbee, Hunt, Kell, Kelley, Swope,
The bill preventing the Attorney-general
from pocketing the famous Greene Smith
ve-per-cent. -school-fund grab was
passed by a Is to 10 vote. Mr.. Petit had the
rule suspended
The House decided in short order to GUST
Timothy Griffin as custodian of the State
House The bill creating a commission of
the Governor, Auditor and Secretary of
State to choose superintendent of public
buildings and grounds went through under
a suspension of the rule. Mr.. Williams,
Democrat voted for the suspension. The
final vote: Ayes, TO- nays, IL.
Mr. Blues bill legalizing the incorporation
of Ossian, Wells county, passed.
The committee on corporations killed the
McCrea bill licensing telegraph operators
Mr.. Terhunes bill for the supervision Of
building, loan and savings associations was
reported favorably from committee
The House killed the bill making 1t IN
lawful to clip horses in winter, and Speaker
Adams took the floor and showed that it
was a benefit tb the animal to clip him,
as it prevented sdampness from settling in
the amman
The Holloway bill licensing stationary en-
gineers, which failed to obtain consti-
tutional majority in the House several days
ago, was called up py the author. There
was another failure to obtain constitu-
tional majority. Ayes, f6; nays. 36.
Mr.. Binkley's bill concerning the run
ming at large of stock was defeated by a
40 to 80 vote.
Everybody, it seemed. wanted to vote aye
on the repeal of the act requiring the en-
rollment of soldiers. sailors and their wild
ows and orphans. This act has been prac-
tically a dead letter. although it cost the
State $32, 900. The repeating bill was passed
Mr.. Pettits resolution providing for
roll call by which each member could have
one bill brought up for first reading, second
reading final passage. was adopted.