The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-13
WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNED.
Speaker Adams's Clear Statement OF
It's Expiring Moments


Speaker Adams's Clear Statement of
Its Expiring Moments.
Speaker Adams, of the late General AS
sembly, makes the following clear statement
of the closing hour of the House over which
he presided:
Il adjourned the House just as the second
hand Of my stop-watch had passed the hour
OF L. The motion made by Mr. Petit
OF Wabash, who handed this motion in
writing to Mr.. Olive, the minute clerk. 1
then walked down the west step of the
Speakers desk to meet the surging mass
to get to the desk, since the House had adj
Journed. pushed by the left-hand railing
i behind ind, the bin cases and when within
from the Governor answered in io1d
has adjourned and 1 am no longer Speaker
Then some one on my left suggested that 1
again rap the ,gavel and announce that the
House had adjourned, and / ran up the
steps, brought the gavel down., followed
with the announcement that the House had
east step to meet my wife who was wait
ing for me. The Legislature had adjourned
before this crowd came from behind the
pillars under the gallery, forty feet from
the Speakers desk
II had hoped Governor Matthews would
send up his message in time for the House
to- take action, as / had instructed the clerk
to make all necessary preparations to push
the consideration of the bill over the Gov
for action. In my excess of anxiety to
finish up the matter before adjournment. 1
sent a committee of three to call on the
Governor to notify him that we were wait
ing for any communication he had to pre-
sent. As time went on, was solicitous, as
| had been informed by a reporter that he
had copied the veto at o'clock, five hours
before the Governor sent his message to
the House.
81 knew nothing of the conference on the
part of some of the members until heard
the racket at the door, or certainly would
cfAv rl1n1o hyIci
have been infinitely better to have permitted
the secretary to come in through the cloak
and i read his message, provided he delivered
it before u o'clock. am Disguised with
the whole business. If seventy-two hours
Critically examine a bill and return the
same to the General Assembly with his veto
the Constitution should be amended to give
him week or more if necessary.
"Commodore' Higgins Missed 1t.
The most disappointed Democrat in town
yesterday was Commodore John Higgins,
of the bloody Fifteen't,'' who spent the
day bemoaning his luck that he was not
given tip the night before to join the
rest of the gang that Griffin and Cain had
in the Statehouse to stop Clerk Brown
when he should try to carry the message
from the House to the Senate to be passed
United States marshaIs Office, was telling
Higgins about the affair yesterday the latter
was in a torture Of 9!a disappointt tn, n The
boiling and his arms to swirling as if he
were indeed in one of the broils. that he
likes so we'll. In the excitement he let
go blow which struck Foley in the
shoulder and shook him up considerably.
Some of the Republicans who do not turn
their backs on trouble when they heard of
this, shared in Higgins's regret that he
was not there.
sIyron kings Condition.
Myron King, the Governors private secre-
tary, was confined to his bed all of yester-
day. He was not allowed to receive visit
ors during the day. In the afternoon it
became necessary to use opiates to alleviate
the pain. DR.. Carey, who dressed Mr..
Kings injuries. says he suffered fractured
directly over the heart, and the left lung Is
also bruised. Breathing evidently caused
him pain, for his efforts could be heard
down stairs, although he was jim room on
the second floor. DR.. Carey says there is
no danger. should Inflammation not set in,
quiet for some time. He has to be raised to
a sitting position to give him medicine and
nourishment. Governor Matthews and wife
called upon the injured private secretary
yesterday afternoon, but Mr. King was not
allowed to repeat the story of the previous
evening.
The Teachings of "Pap."
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
The "disgraceful conduct in the House of
older citizens of Madison county an anthem
tic story of early times. A well-to-do farm
err of this county some years ago grew rich
very rapidly by means which his neighbors
said were not always according to the gold
en- rule In any horse trade or hog specula-
ton he was sure to make a pile. honestly If
he could, but make it anyhow, If he had to
resort to any strategy that was not forbid
den by the criminal law. While growing
rich by these methods he raised large
family, the two eldest of whom easily
learned to follow in the footsteps of their
father, so that by the time they were grown
it was evident to the neighbors that they
could drive bargain equal to the father
and by the same methods. So pleased was
the father with their proficiency that soon
after they were of age he proposed to form
partnership with them under the firm
did a prosperous business in trading in
stock and fattening hogs and cattle for the
Cincinnati market One spring they had
dozen or more fat beeves. too good for the
Anderson market. so they drove them to
Cincinnati. BY this time the father had
implicit confidence in their ability to get
the best of any bargain, so he trusted the
drove of beeves TO them. They were gone
they wore sad countenances. and explained
the cause by saving that when they got to
with beef. much of which was a great deal
better than theirs, hence they had to sell
for inst Mn they could get a hsh bsss
gotten at Anderson: but they could not
afford to drive back, besides. Anderson
even then they would have TO sell on credit
and maybe never get their money. Ii was
q sad revelation to the father, but there
was nothing possible except to take his
share of the proceeds and hope for better
luck thereafter But somehow II leaked
in Cincinnati at the same time--none Of
them read the papers-tha, fat cattle were