The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-08
BY Vote OF rs to 20 the Feature Re-
mains in the Dill Although Hard
Fight Was Made to Kill IL.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR TO-DAY
VOTE TO SUSPEND THE RULES LOST
BY A SLIM MARGIN.
At o'clock This Morning the Final
Fight VIII Ne Made ON Its Pass
sage as Amended.

other friends of the bill expressed great
qualification that the bill will escape from
the Senate with little tinkering as it has
received, and that the material section in
the bill has been preserved. When the bill
goes back to the House to-day the amend
ments will be likely be concurred in, and
then. it will go to the Governor. 1t is be-
lieved the Governor will sign it, although
it is within his power to veto it and thus
kill it, BY thus placing upon the Governor
the onus for its enactment or defeat the
Democrat IS are compelled to divide with
the Republicans the responsibility for what
ever happens.
1t was five minutes of II o'clock when
Senator sli,seley called up House Bill 165,
the Nicholson bill, to hear the discussion
of whicn the large crowd that packed the
Senate was present. Senator Baker sprung
to the floor after the clerk had read the
report OF the committees 4, which lay in
printed form upon the desks of members,
and moved that the Senate nonconcur iii
the report President Nye, however. refused
to recognize the Senator from Grant, and
Senator Shiveley was allowed to move that
the amendments, in particular, be consid-
Iered serasim as reported by the committee.
THere was no debate on the first amend
nient voted on. This was that Section
l,e an ended 80 as to read shall provide
for the sale of such liquor in room sepa-
rate ffQnl any other business of any kind
wnssever,' instead of wholly separate and
apart" When ayes and noes were de-
mani 3D. and President Nye announced that
there need be no demand for this, as he
intended that the votes should all be taken
in this way There was much confusion
and the vote was taken with much diff
Guilty, the President continually rapping for
orr ar fad in. vote 81 D
favor of striking out the word wholly"
and of 3S to 16 on the phrase "and apart
Thus these two amendments became a part
of the bill. The President then had the next
amendment added to Section p read, as
follows:
And provided further, That if such APP
plicant for license desires to carry any
other or different business he shall state the
same in his application for license, and the
same may be granted or refused by the
board of commissioners hearing such appli-
cation, and such permission shall be stated
in the license If granted
This addition to Section was adopted by
a vote of "a ayes and "a noes. 1t required
the vote of the President to decide it, and
he voted to support the committee. Sem
ator Wishard still being very sick was alb
sent and Senator Sweeney was out of the
room. Section 3 was then amended SO as
to permit the family of the proprietor of
the saloon, as well as himself, to be in his
place of business during prohibited hours,
the vote standing 81 ayes and II noes.
REVOCATION OF LICENSES.
Section was called up for consideration
without any speeches being made in favor
of the bill from any quarter. The action
heretofore taken was disappointing to the
crowd, who expected to hear debate The
friends of the bill had not materialized, and
it began to grow apparent that most of
inc for he r,sevtv,o
bill did not intend to make a fight against
many of the amendments. The vote was
called on the amendment substituting the
word second for first in Section 4 the
House having adopted the bill in a form re-
first offense The vote on this was: Ayes n
noes, 16, as follows:
,Ayes-Alexander, Barnes, Bethel, Bird
Boord, Collett, Crumpacker, Ellison, Cost
rsys, Johnson Kern. kerns LaFollette, Nc
Vail. Watson, white WrayNa. '"esnes'
Granor, Clifford, Mccord, Mcdonald, Nc c.
The first REFUSAL to a adopt a s
ton OF the committee on temperance oc-
Cured on the amendment cutting out the
effect of this would be to carry all prosecu-
tons for violations of the law to police
have the. power to revoke licenses. The
Senate refused to make this gap in the hin
Ayes-Aiexander. Bethel, Bird, Boord
Crumpacker, Duncan Gostln, Haggard
Holler, Houghton Humphreys. ,Johnson
an. McHugh, Null, Phares. Stuart. Vail.
Noes Baker. Barnes Beck. Boyd. Boxe-
man, Collett, Cranor, Ellison, Clifford, Ma
Cord, Mcdonald, McKelvey. Mclean Me-
er Rnear s srie pa
Sweeney, White. Wraps.
ton of this vote by beaming faces. The
next vote was also taken without debate
the amendment to strike out the word
effect of which was to make the bill read
as follows: Upon conviction. etc. for the
Criminal, justices or police court Of Indi.
ana. the court may make an order revok-
ing the license etc. The vote on this was
Ayes-Alexander Bethel. Bird, Boord
Bczeman. Grumpaeker,, Duncan. Ellison
Toilette. ,Leyden,,. AIccutchan, McHugh,
sweeney Vail. watson. Wray~2e. STUART
Noes-Baker. Barnes, Beck, Boyd Col
ss Mcfea4 Mcanas
Null Newly; o'Brien. Rinear. Self. shive-
The next amendment offered was also
adopted, reading as follows. still without
And upon the third conviction or plea of
guilty entered the court rendering judg-
ment thereon shall annul and set aside such
license and all privileges and rights under
the same The roll cali on this was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Baker. Bethel Bird, Boord. Boze-
man, Coliett, Cranor, Crumpacker Dun
can. Ellison. Gostlin. Haggard Holler
Houghtcn. Kerns, LaFollette, Leyden, Me-
Cord, McCutchan. McHugh, Mclean Nc
Manus. Null, OBrien, Parker, Phares
Schneck, Self. Seller. Shiveley, Stuart. Wat
son. Whites.
Noes-Alexander, Barnes Beck. Boyd,
Clifford, Humphreys. Johnson, Kern. Nc
Donald. McKelyey. Newly, Rinear,
Sweeney. Vail, Wray-I5
Section was amended by adding a pro-
vision to read follows: Provided That
in case Of the insanity death of the
person holding a license under the pro-
visions of the law now in force, before the
expiration of the year for which the same
shall on the order of the Board OF Conn.,
such city refund to the guardian OF such
insane person. the heirs. executors or adj
ministrators of said decedent or insane per-
son. the proportionate part of the license
fees for the unexpired part of said year,
which such treasurer has received for such
license
FIGHT ON LOCAL OPTION.
Section 9 was destined TO wake up the op-
posing forces Senator Newly set the ball
rolling by taking the floor 10 give his as
sent TO the bill He said this section does
not provide satisfactory form of local
pnfio. 10 him as he would himself devise.