The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-27
THE TAX EXEMPTION BILL
NEWHOUsE CROWDS THE IMPOR-
TANT MEASURE THROUGH.
Corrupt Fratices Act Passes the Sem
ate-Co-Lability Act Amended
Prison BiIl-A busy Day.

compelled to stay at home. His son said
It almost took a fight to keep the
Speaker at home but the surgeon was
obdurate in his orders. Mr.. Moore. of
Putnam, was called to preside.
"Mr. Chairman"
1.-THE gentleman from Howard" was the
response as Chairman pro tenn. Moore
recognized the author of the Nicholson bill
in order that it should be put upon it's
final passage according to the vote of the
House to make it the special order for yes
terday morning. Mr.. Nicholson explained
that the bill had been ordered engrossed,
but that it having been sent to the printer
for a second time, and out Of the usual
order of affairs. 1T had not been engrossed.
He moved that it be considered as en-
crossed and placed before the House for
discussion 1t looked for moment as if
there was to be another halt in the on
ward progress of the bill. but Mr.. Robin
SON. who was anxious for the House to
dispose of measure whose certain pas
sage was known, moved that the bill be
considered as engrossed, be read second
time, advanced to- third reading and put upon
it's passage under a suspension of the rules;
and he further demanded the previous ques-
ton upon the whole matter. Mr.. Van Ars-
del seconded the motion, but the chairman
opened parliamentary ENHANCEMENT by de-
claring the motion out of order, on the
ground that the House could not act upon
bill when it still in the hands of
the committee on engrossed bills Mr.
Robinson then moved that the COMMITTEES
on engrossed bills be required to make an
immediate report, and Mr.. Bobilya, one of
the Democratic leaders, moved to lay the
motion to require report on the table
This was defeated by a storm of noes, and
Mr.. Nicholson gained the floor long enough
to say that the clerk had the bill in his
possession. Then Mr. Robinson renewed
his motion including the call for the pre-
vious question. The House seconded the
demand for the previous question, which
carried the order, SO it's mover commended
to all the provisions of the motion, but the
Chair ruled otherwise. The House seconded
the demand for the suspension of the rules
and on this roll call showed 80 votes cast,
81 ayes and Q noes The vote was as fol-
lows:
Barber, Becker. Billingsly. Binkley, Blake
ly, Blue, Boardman, Bohannon, Booher,
Davis. Dinwiddie. Duncan, Elliott, Farrell,
Feist sFfnkbiner, Floyd, Fowler, Gather,
Garriott, Gregg, Griffin, Grimes. Hamrick,
llama, Harris. Harrison of Shelby, Harri-
bee. Howe Hundiey, Hunt, Hunter Jack
Longwell Loring, McBeth, McCaskey, Nc,
Geath. McGregor, Mcintosh, McCrea, Mel
endy Merritt Miller Moore Newheuse
simons, Smith of Huntington, Smith h,''s Of
Ter, Stewart stotsenburg, statesman, e swope.
Terhune, Thomas, Van Arsdel, Vonnegut
WEIGH. White, Williams, Willis. woodruff
Noes-Bobilya, Grimes, Holloway, Ramp,
Lambert. OBrien. Vonnegut, Willoughby,
Mr.. Bobilya now sought to amend the
bill which second reading Ha wa
at first ruled out of order, and Mr.. Leedy
demanded the previous question again upon
claimed the floor, saying that he had merely
given way for a moment and had not
properly recognized, but the Speaker re-
fused to continue the recognition and put
the call for the previous. question to
vote: The House seconded the call and
in the tulmult Mr.. Holloway's voice was
heard protesting against the action SAVIOR
ing of gag law. Order was only secured
in the din of cries for recognition and the
counter talk of members by the vigorous
rapping of the gavel. The Speaker then
Leedy called attention to an error in ruling
of the Chair, and the ruling was retracted.
The Chair then recognized Mr.. Howe, who
wanted information about the status af
affairs regarding the bill. Mr. Bobilya con-
tinued his obstructive tactics amid confu-
sion and Mr.. Harrison demanded that the
ayes and noes be called on the demand
for the. previous question. The Chair in
sisted that the bin ought now be read
third time by section as the way out of the
decision Of the Chair, but did not ,ti press ess
to read the bill for the third time. Agai in
the previous question wA demanded, the
H. Mouse seconded the appeal and the vote
asked unanimous consent to offer an
amendment, but this was refused Mr..
from the Reed rules in the Fftyfirs a c ceao
gress to show that 1t was proper to amend
nc In n IN c,rcfn ft,aI
and the motion was read. 1t provided that
all after the ,enacting, clause should be
be substituted for It, Mr.. Leedy did some
reading from rules himself at this point,
not Reed rules, but the rules of the House
not in order and he too was sustained by
the Chair. Then Mr. Bobilya contended that
foresta the effect Of this amenamen e buf
the ,tahgle was smoothed way by the order
to the clerk to proceed to read the bill for
the third and last time.
When the bill was read. Mr.. Nicholson
claimed his right, under the rules to speak
the House knew how it wanted to vote and
cries of question" vote" induced him
to let the call s. of the roll on final passage
called he rose to explain his vote and pro-
ceeded to read several pages of manu-
ance address. The House soon tired of
this and drowned his voice with cries of
vote ETC. amid annie much laughter ns no at y t6s
| fiowery periods. But Mr. Barber was not
| to be put down in that way and swung his
| arms while straining his voice to surmount
| the din. The Chair pounded the marble.
| while a half dozen members were on their
feet demanding recognition for the point
| of order that the gentleman had exceeded
his time. The Chair held that the time
! taken by the Interruptions should not be
counted against the speaker and thus Mr.
Barber had from six to eight minutes on
| the floor He wound up a top-loftv period
| by declaring that he voted aye The in
| cident caused great deal of good humored
excitement.
Mr. Bobilva in voting said he thought
| the bill an invasion OF constitutional rights
and he desired his protest to be recorded
against 1t. Mr.. Howe voiced the same idea
| but said he was willing to leave that matter
| to the courts, and he would vote ave Mr.
1 Merritt also explained his vote He said
he had been enormously quoted by. some
| Of. the evening papers as opposed to the
| bill. This, he said had never been au-
| thorized or justified by anything he had
| ever said during the time the bin had been
1 before the House. While there are some
/ provisions in the bill. ne said that do not
| meet his approval he Is heartily in favor
| OF the bill as a whole. At any rate he
| believes II meets the views of those whol
| he represents and he would vote ave. The
rest of the roll call proceeded without in
i cdent. IT was as follows:
Yeas-Adams OF Parke. Allen, Allison.
| Barber. Becker. Billingslev, Binkley Blake
| lv. Blue. ROhannon. Rooher "a rduriII