The record-union., 1895-03-12
STUCK TO HIS RULING.

| STUCK TO HIS RULING.
| a Tilt Between the Governor and
Lieutenant-Govern of Indiana.
! INDIANAPoLIs, March n.-Lieutenant-
| Governor Nye ruled to-day that the Sem
ate could not pass any bills, as it was the
last day of the session. Speaker Adams
of the House made an opposite ruling,
allowing bills to be passed.
There was an animated scene in the
! Lieutenant room at noon,
after the Senate adjourned. Mr. Nye was
signing bills, when Governor Matthews
came in. He was visibly excited, and
| said he had three bills before the Senate
which ought to be acted upon. One was
| against prize fighting.
Under your ruling" declared Gov
! ernor Matthews, "these bills cannot be
passed. You should not have made such
a ruling"
My ruling was according to the Con-
stitutiOn," and the Lieutenant Governor
reached for book and read the section.
Il am willing to waive my rights under
the Constitution" said Governor Mat
thews.
well, I am not. What is the Consti-
tuition made for, if it is to be disobeyed?
Is it made for the whole people, or Just
for the Governor of Indiana?'' said MIR.
Nye.
You made wrong ruling two years
ago"
Il say did not" and the Lieutenant
| Governor brought his fist on the table be-
fore him. Il ruled then that bill under
consideration on Saturday night at ad-
Journment was proper to be brought up
Monday"
''WelI, if those bills are lost I will hold
| you responsible for them"
Il don't care a - for your bills. They
have been before the Senate for some
time. Why were they not brought up
and passed before this?'
II don't know"
81 don't either. [ know [ did not in
terfere with them, and 1 will not change
my ruling"
BROKE Up IN A WILD RIOT.
1NDIANAPOLIs, March 1.-THE Legis-
iature broke up in a wild riot tonight, in
which almost every member participated.
Revolvers were drawn, and many per-
sons were seriously injured, Adams OF
Park County perhaps fatally.
For fully twenty minntes the State
House was filled with bowling, surging
mob. Men who had been friends, and sat
side by side during the session, became
deadly enemies, and made every effort to
injure each other Myron King, Gov
ernor Mathews Private Secretary, was
locked IN the elevator. and a big burly
man guarded the door and refused to al
low him TO leave. The police finally
drove the man away, and the Secretary
was released.
When King arrived at the door of the
House at ll:55 he found it locked. He
had an important message from the Gov
ernor, and great deal depended
upon its delivery to the Speaker of the
House before j O'Clock. He pounded
the door, but was denied admission. He
cried that the door was locked, and re-
quested that it be opened, as he had
message from the Governor. His voice
was heard by number OF Democrats
who were IN the corridors, and they ran
TO his assistance. An attempt was made
to force open the doors, but the crowd of
Republicans who were bent upon the
Governors Secretary being kept out with
his message resisted with ali the force
they could command. The heavy oak
doors were unable to stand the pressure
brought to bear upon them, and they
were forced open. King, who was in
front, was forced right into the crowd of
Republicans who were bent on keeping
him from reaching the Speaker. With
! one accord the men began striking at
each other, and the Secretary was in
great danger of being killed.
Kill him." cried hundred voices,
The women who were in the gallery
screamed, and one or two OF them tainted.
In moment everything was confusion.
and friends and enemies alike were fight
ing.
The sole aim of the Democrats was to
get King through the crowd to the Speak
er's desk with the Governors veto. and
1 the Republicans were determined to hold
him back until u o'clock, at which time
the house would adjourn sine die.
Inch by inch the Democrats gained
headway. Many persons were knocked
tFGmnlp1
ers were hOurished in the air, but as fast
as they were drawn the men holding
them were knocked down. The heavy
chairs were torn from the floor by the
MOB, and the desks were broken to pieces
Ihe police were powerless TO check the
mob, which seemed bent on destroying
everything in the room. At lI:57 the ex-
cltement was intense Men were fight
ing IN every part OF the room and several
OF them were bleeding from numerous
WOUNDS. The Democrats were gradually
loFclhg hlng toward the Speakers desk,
ana the Republicans were growing
! weaker on account Of some OF them being
| injured.
a lew minutes later King, with his
I Ctolnlhg torn almost from his body and
| MS back bleeding. was pushed by main
StFehgIh through the crowd and thrown
! heaSlIy against the Speakers desk He
neld Governor Matthew'S veto in his
| hands, but it never reached the Sneaker
/ just as hlng was about to place il in
| Speaker Adams hand that official beat
and kicked back the crowd. and in
/ voice which could be heard above the
horrible din cried: The House has ad
ourned: the House has adjourned"
! This raised a great cry from tho Honee
and everybody made a rush toward the,
! Speaker. The veto was torn from KINGS
hand by a man, who dashed ont of Inc
crowd with it and made good his escana
This practically ended the riot. Seversi
fights occurred, bnt the police finally
succeeded in driving them from the
chambe No less than two dozen nero
sons were hurt. No arrests were made
The trouble originated over the attennt
this morning to supplant Custodian Crit
fin, Democrat, with Republican.
The Governor has three days in which
to consider all measures. The bill was
delivered to the Governor three nights
ago. 1t was his scheme to hold II to the last
minutes, and then the Legislature could
not pass it over his veto. as its statute
adjournment would take place at II
| O'Clock. The Governors Secretary
started with the bill, with only ten min
utes' time.
Adams, who was injured, is the repre-
sentative of Park County. He was
kicked in the pit of the stomach, and had
to be carried from the House.