The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
THE FLOW OF oRAToRY.
Holloway Amendments Voted Down
After Long Discussion.

AOus DISCUSSION.
House Bill 1885," called out Speaker Ad-
ans at II o'clock, and the crowded gal
leries, lobby and corridors, as well as the
members, heaved a sigh of interest. Mr.
Nicholson obtained the floor and briefly
explained that the committee had recon-
mended some amendments which he APP
proved, and he had other amendments
to offer. He moved their adoption. There
was a scramble for the floor by Mr.. Will
son, of Ripley, Mr. Holloway. from Van
derburg, and others. The Speaker recog-
nized Mr. Wilson. He launched forth upon
argument that was based chiefly upon
the political expedency of the bill He
said that it would kill the Republican
party, and that every Democratic ward pol
itician and saloon hummer in the State
wants it passed. He likened the bill in its
effects to the Baxter bill. which he rcmem-
bered in his boyhood as only a specter
. at first in the horizon over the locality of
Wayne, county.
''Then it crew. he sad ito a shadow
reaching over the State capital, and finally
spread all over the State, overwhelming
a large Republican majority and the party
was twenty years in regaining control of
the Legislature" He instanced the States
of Iowa and Kansas having suffered
from temperance legislation. He objected,
he said to the section requiring screens
to be removed, upon the ground
that he did not want his son to see re-
spectacle men, leaders in business, of
church and society, in saloons drinking.
Mr.. Nicholson asked him what section of
the bin required this in legal hours of bust
ness The question was not answered, and
Mr.. Nicholson said:
1.-THE bill only requires screens to be re-
moved during illegal hours
rs not the gentleman from Ripley more
concerned lest his son should see his father
In the saoon?" asked Mr. McBeth.
The gentleman from Ripley denied this
amid the laughter of the House which had
a serious side. The member finished his
speech with a renewed appeal against the
bill on the grounds of political expediency.
Mr.. Howe. of Morgan, next addressed the
House. He furnished great deal of
amusement for the listeners He referred
to saloon as an internal machine" Mr.
Howe's argument was in favor Of the bill,
His time having expired. and the hour of
noon being at hand. the Chair permitted.
at the suggestion Of Mr.: Robinson that
and dealt with seriatim. Mr.. Holloway, Mr.
Robinson and Mr.. Leedy, Offered amend
ments. The House then adjourned.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
In the afternoon tho House went into
a committee of the whole to consider the
bill upon the motion of the author Mr..
Merritt suggested that "A chairman of the
committee OF the whole be chosen and
Speaker Adams called the gentleman FROM
LAGRANGE to the chair. The bill was re-read
in it's entirety and then section by section
of the famous bill No. 16o was taken up.
The first section requires the saloon-keeper
to describe specifically the room in which
he intends to sell liquors. Mr.. Statesman
called attention to the absence of the phrase
"or other Intoxicating liquors. IN the first
section and an amendment changing the
phraseology was promptly made. The Pull
man and bouffe ears would have been per-
haps affected in the second amendment
which added to the word ROOM" these
words booth or compartment" MIR. Suites
man raised the point that bubble as to
the meaning of the word room might
come up in the future. a curtained booth
might be constructed just off saloon and
used as wine room. Mr. Nicholson
thought the word room sufficiently
comprehensive. The amendment was voted
down and the first section adopted with
the first amendment.
Section 2 prohibiting music and allow
ing no chairs nor tables In "A barroom did
not promise to so through so easily. for
| half dozen members jumped up immedi-
| ately upon the conclusion OF the reading
! of the section. The committee tenn
| perance wanted to get its amendments
| before the members first, and there was
| little parliamentary wranglc as to which
| particular amendment should have the pre-
| cedence. The committee was given the
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