The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-11
BILL GOES THROUGH
INDIANA NOW ASSURED OF A FAIR
AND LEGAL APPORTIONMENT.
Ii Received Fifty-Two Votes in the
House, Mr.. Butler Being the Only
Republican Voting No.
THE SENATE TALKS POLITICS
ELECTION BILL PASSES AFTER AN
ALL-DAY DISCUSSION.
Metropolitan Police Bill Passed
Plenty of Committee Reports.
Some Minor Bills.
THE SENATE TALKS POLITICS
ELECTION BILL PASSES AFTER An
ALL-DAY DISCUSSION.

Political measures held the boards in both
branches of the Legislature yesterday. and
two caucus measures were put through the
Senate, while the small Republican major
ity in the House succeeded in getting the
caucus apportionment bill through The
Republican members were apportioned out
among the five members of the steering
committee and each one was assigned to
a block of nine TO see that they were on
hand to vote for the bill which came up as
a special order at o'clock. Mr.. Eichhorn
the leader of the minority, presented the
apportionment bill prepared by the Demo-
Gratis as an amendment and made a speech
of some length Analysing the Republican
measure. The caucus measure was de-
Tended by Mr.. Littleton, chairman of the
apport!onment committee. The incident of
the fight was a speech by Mr. Babcock, in
which he declared his position and SUBJ
mitted TO the will of the majority. The bill
passed by a vote of 90 to Az Mr.. Butler be-
ing the only Republican recorded against it.
The House passed a number of minor bills
as follows: Mr.. Sutton's bill empowering
trustees of Incorporated towns to regulate
bankrupt sales; a bill by Mr.. Thomas con-
corning landlord and tenant one by Mr..
James amending the law concerning assign
ments; one by Mr.. Mozart providing that
township trustees reports shall be published
by the lowest bidder. and Mr.. Linck's bill
reducing rates on toll roads.
There was plenty of politics in the Senate
also. and the day was occupied almost en-
tirely with speeches on the election bill, "a
Republican caucus measure, so amending
the law that one mans name cannot go on
no hall or han fhat in
stead of stamp shall be used in indicating
the vote, that designations must be filed
within three days after filing the certificate
of nomination and that a circle instead of
a square shall be used to surround the par
ty device. During the morning speeches of
great length were made by Senators Drum
mond and Shea for the Democrats. and
Senators La Toilette and Hubben for the
Republicans. In the course of these
speeches much of the history of elections in
Indiana was reviewed and good deal of
political persifiage was INDUCED in with ref
erence to Barnum's mules Dudley's
'blocks of five." the Coy and Bernhamer
forgeries and other political scandals of the
past While Senator Hubbell was speaking
of the party that numbered among it's
leaders theAnarchists Altgeld and Tillman."
OtndlOE ONeeley dSheu HOW stDOul
Most, and Senator Hubbell quickly retorted
that he was speaking of the party that
sunk so low in the last campaign that even
Herr Most could not stand it," In the
afternoon a vote was reached and the bill
was passed by a strict party vote. Another
caucus measure, the Metropolitan police
bill. was passed by the Senate at the morn
ing's session with very little discussion. Al
the Republicans and one Democrat, Senator
Patten voted for IL. Ii abolishes all
the present boards of Metropolitan police
commissioners existing in all cities over
10000 inhabitants. except Indianapolis.
Evansville and Fort Wayne. and establish
ing new ones in their places. The only
change in their powers is that they are re-
quired to faithfully execute city ordinances
under order of the mayor.
Before taking up the political legislation
the Senate passed two minor bills, one by
Senator New prohibiting the issue OF dup
licate warehouse receipts against the same
goods in storage and the other by Senator
La Toilette amending the mechanics lien
law so that judgment shall include attor-
npy'S fees