The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-10
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arms was admitting men not entitled TO the
hoor. He said that complaint had been
foar are That men had beea intmi5atsd a,;o on srs
being taken. Mr.. Violet said the Speaker
was mistaken. Intimidation had been at
tempted but the attempts were not :s success ss
aeeaS1t adjourn until ds., z osloik G ssa,op on
1ected, holding that it would be time enough
to adjourn when the news OF the death OF
Mr. Weissinger was received. He asked Tor
time until conference OF Republicans could
be held. A vote was taken, after much
heated argument by Messrs. Carroll, Spauld-
ing, Flppen and others The Democrats in
such recess should be taken. A call of the
roll on the motion was ordered. Mr.. Spaulc-
ing. or Marion, said that out OF decency the
unanimously, and he asked that it should be
so ordered. He was overruled, however. and
the roll was ordered called. The significance
termined to take up the contested case OF
Dunlap VS.. Kaufman and bring IL TO a vote
the Democrats voted Yea. Mr. Violet. when
his name was called, said, with tears In
his eyes, that he hoped the House would
in honor of that noble and pure spirit now
in the struggles of death. Il vote yea, Mr.
Speaker" said he.
vote was announced and said that in politics
he was a partisan, but in this he had 10
rise above politics. 1T Is now twenty min
utes TO IL o'clock he said land nothing
can be done any way in regard to the con-
tested election case" He voted for a recess
NTH eocp saa ns assure uUce the gente
men of the opposition that 1 viii vote for
the Republican nominee IL there is the
slightest prospect of the election OF Demo-
crat and I ask that the recess be granted"
Mr.. Lyons on this asrusance. voted with
the Democrats. This closed the debate. The
incident, with its attendant display Of parti-
sanship. was ended and soon forgotten.
when, at IL 40 o'clock. the death Of senator
Weissinger was announced. The motion 10
take recess until one minute to II O'Clock
was then put and carried by unanimous
vote.
into the House chamber. The jam outside
and in the corridors was terrific. The pre-
siding officer said that he hoped there would
be no disorder. Mr. Carroll said that II had
been mutually agreed by Democrats and Re
publicans to make no attempt to elect
United States Senator. He moved that the
reading of the roll call be dispensed with
and that only two names. the FIRST Democrat
and the first Republican in the roll be called.
This was acceded TO, and on the name OF
voted for st. John Boyle. When Senator
Bronstons name, which Is the first OF the
Democrats, was called he. voted for Black
burn. An objection to this was made by
Senator James, who said he thought that I'm
order to be sure that the law was strictly
complied with enough names should be
called to make a quorum. All those except
the two already named. of course refusing
to vote. This was acceded to and call Of
the roll was made. The Chair announced
that the ballot had resulted: Blackburn /:
Boyle, 1. A quorum not having voted. there
was no election, and the joint Assembly at
once adjourned.
The Senate and House, on reconvening as
separate bodies. appointed committees on
the death of Senator Weissinger and adj
journed
One striking incident in the joint session
followed the proposition of Speaker Blan-
ford to exclude from the session ali but
members and journalists, ''in order, he said.
Ito prevent a repetition of last Saturdays
intimidation of sound-money Democrats"
Before the echo of his last word died
away Senator Violet was on his feet. He
er, they did not intimfdate us; they only
tried it, but did not succeed"