The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-11
SENATE ADOPTS RULES.
emocra Did Not Want Rules Made
by Them Four Years Ago.

by Them Four Years Ago.
The Senate that met yesterday is the
first Republican Senate that has sat in the
Statehouse since 1881. 1t is composed of
twenty-nine Republicans and twenty-one
Democrats, with one contest pending that
may substitute a Republican for a Demo-
crat in the district composed of the coun-
ties of Huntington and Wells. Members
began to arrive early, and the Democrats
found their seats on the lark side of the
chamber, while the Republicans for the
first time in fourteen years went joyfully
over to the seats next to the big windows
on the west. The thing in the Senate that
attracts attention at once is the apparent
youthfulness of many of it's members. Sem
ators Humphreys and o'Brien would prob
ably be close competitors for the dignity
of Father of the Senate" while Boord is
still the youngest Senator in the lot, his
age being twenty-seven. There are COM
parativeIy few old men in the body. and
the Senate probably never had as large a
proportion of members whose ages are be-
low forty.
Lieutenant Governor Nye struck the
marble slab with his gavel and called the
Senate to order promptly at 10 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. c.. N.
Sims, Of the Meredian-street Methodist
Church. Auditor of State Henderson called
the roll of the hold-over Senator's, and all
responded except Senator Vale. of KOS
ciusko. Senator Wishard explained that
S was siek s and wanld 5re6abiy not he ei in a 4
tendance before to-day. Then the roll of
the newly elected Senators was called ana
they were requested to send their creden-
tails to the chair. several of the new
Senators had forgottent them. and Lieu
not be sworn in until their credentials were
presented. Senator Boyd said that all the
seats, senator Kern agreeing with him, and
the negligent law makers were allowed to
come forward and be sworn after their
more thoughtful brethren had taken the
oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and of the State of Indiana.
The oath was administered by Chief Justice
McCabe, of the Supreme Court. All the
newly elected Senators We're present. Judge
ing gt the oath aolhil By HI himself nseaIf"''a' 'a'e ana 'aA-
The Senate then proceeded to the cleo
ton of it's officers. For the Office of princi-
bee, of Marshall county, and George Pleas
ants, of Switzerland county, were pre-
Oglesbee and 20 votes for Peasants. The
former was declared elected. AZ
For assistant aant Sc tbs esnd lidasaItaess
county, and Joseph f. Friedman, of Dubois
county. Ennes received q votes and Fried
man 20, and Ennes was declared elected.
George w. Fausett, of Orange county,
and William T.. Mannix. OF Allen. were
nominated for the office of doorkeeper.
The former vote was repeated and Ogles-
bee, Ennes and Fausett came up to the
bar and took the oath OF office.
Senator Boyd offered a joint resolution
authorizing the appointment of three Sem
ators, to act with three Representatives,
as a committee to inform the Governor
that the Legislature had organized, and
that it was r. ldy to receive any m
resolution was adopted, ana Senators Boyd.
Newly and Parker were appointed as the
Senate members of the committee.
OBJECTED TO THEIR OLD RULES.
mr. &C., E.;. 20 - Fraoo-
Senator wishard moved the election of a
president pro tenn. The Lieutenant Gov
ernor said the motion was out of order, and
he would not entertain it for the reason
that the only time that the election of a
president pro tenn. would be in order would
be when the chair had been vacated. Sem
ator Wishard appealed from the decision
of the chair. and cited that two years ago
a president pro tenn. had been elected in
the presence Of the Lieutenant Governor.
Senator Mclean argued that the office of
president pro tenn. is not an Office recOg-
nized by the statute, and that the cleo
ton of one therefore before the necessity
The roll was called on Senator Wishards
appeal, and the appeal was sustained by
a strict party vote. For the office of presi-
dent pro tenn. Senator Wishard nominated
Leonidas z. Newly, and Senator Mclean
nominated Samuel Parker. The ballot re-
suited: Newly, 20; Parker. 70. Mr.. New
by was declared duly elected.
Senator Newly introduced a resolution
providing for the adoption of the rules of
the Fifty-eighth General Assembly, with
certain amendments, which. were set forth.
The substance of the amendments has been
heretofore given. The changes have the
effect to enlarge the rights and privileges
of the Senate, and TO restrict those OF the
presiding officer. h appointment of the
committees is taken out of the hands
of the Lieutenant Governor and con-
ferred upon the Senate. 1t is provided
that when the Lieutenant Governor leaves
the chair he shall not have authority to
call some Senator to preside, but the prest-
dent pro tenn. shall preside. 1t is also pro
vided that if the Lieutenant Governor shall
fail or refuse to put a motion. the principal
secretary shall, at the demand of three
Senator's, put the question and declare the
result. senator Kern objected to the rules
and was told that, as amended, they were
the same as were in force during the
sessions of 1891 and 1885,, when there was IL
Republican Lieutenant Governor and n
Democratic Senate. Senator Wray offered
as an amendment a rule providing that any
committee. to which a bill shall have been
referred, shall be bound TO make a report
on the bill within five days after il has
been referred. In support Senator Wray
said that during the session OF two years
ago useful legislative measures had been
strangled in the committee rooms, and he
wanted a rule that would prevent a repe-
tition of that policy ut this session.
Senator CTumpacker came back at Sem