The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21
NINE REPUBLICANS AGAINST 1T
MURPHY, OF MARION COUNTY, WAS
ONE OF THESE.
Number of Minor Amendments Added
Holds "a Night
Session.

as the strongest vote cast of those for and
against, was 81 for engrossment and "A
against. The Democrats who stood by the
bill were Messrs. Guilty, Null, Titus and
Clements. The Republicans who voted
against the bill were Baker of Martin, Dill
ley, Holcomb, Messick, Murphy of Marion,
Reece, Reser, Schrader and Vogel.
There was a suppressed excitement about
the House during the entire day as it was
known that a vote would be taken at some
time before adjournment. The lobby
against the bill was larger and more active
tina usual, but the friends of the bill were
on hand in greater numbers than usual.
The special committee of thirteen, which
has been considering the various amend
ments with the view of removing all diff
culties, was in session up to the hour for
opening in the morning and the morning
session adjourned early so that the Repub-
licans might caucus at l o'clock. The pro-
posed changes were submitted to the caucus
and were satisfactory n the forty-seven
Republicans pledged themselves to stand by
the bill. The dissatisfied Republicans and
the Democrats had forty-eiglt votes, but
four Democrats had stated that they would
support the bill and the compact was car
ried out and the bill went through by 81 to
A, where, had the Democrats voted with
the majority of their party, the bill would
have been defeated by As TO II. 1t was a
narrow escape, but the number Of votes was
sufficient.
1t was a little after 8 o'clock when the
bill was called up on second reading. The
bill was that introduced in the Senate by
Senator New and each member had d print
ed copy of the bill with the Senate amend
az a.
recognized and sent up an amendment 10 !e-
duce the number on the advisory board to
three members from five. HIS amendment
was to change tbs bin in every pace in
accordance with this plan. The amendment
further provided that two should constitute
a quorum. There was 10 opposition to this,
ana 1t was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Whitcomb, of Marion, offered an
amendment that the annual meeting of the
advisory board shall be held on the first
Tuesday in September, instead of the sec
ond Monday, and this was unanimously
adopted. Mr.. Whitcomb followed this
amendment with one which requires the
trustee to post and publish his annual notice
during the first week in August instead of
the second week in August and this was
unanimously adopted.
LOWEST AND BEST BIZ.
Mr.. Owens offered an amendment in re-
gard to the receiving of bids. The trustee,
according to the bill as it came from the
Senate, may take time to satisfy himself
as to which is the lowest bid" Mr.. Owens's
amendment makes this read lowest and
best bid" This was opposed by Mr.. Eich-
horn, who said that with these words in
a great abuse would be possible and that
it would further prevent the bringing of
injunction proceedings by any taxpayer. He
moved to table the amendment, but his
motion was lost by a vote of "A ayes to AS
noes. Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Artman favored
the amendment and it was adopted by fifty
two votes. The negative vote was not called
for, a majority of members having voted
for it.
Mr.. Furness offered tie next amendment,
to reduce the allo vance for the publication
of notice of the annual meeting from 81 to
word publication" TO newspaper" These
changes were agreed TO without opposition.
Mr.. Baker, of Whitley, sent up the next
amendment, to insert the words for the
preceding year" III the .lotice of tax levies
after the words poor expenditures" This
was also agreed to without opposition. Mr..
Altman then took his turn and sent an
amendment to Section 8, which authorizes
the trustee to administer oaths to those
agreed to without debate. His next amend
ment was to strike out those lines which
made it the duty of the justice of the peace
to administer these oaths and this was
Speaker Littleton then recognized Mr..
Eichhorn, who sent up an amendment by
Mr.. James striking out the first sentence of
the bill and providing that before the adj
viSory board shall be elected a petition ask
ing for it and signed by 10 per cent. of the
voters of the township shall have been
signed. Mr.. Somers promptly moved to table
the amendment and Mr.. Reser called for
the ayes and noes. This vote was the same
as the final vote, 81 to "A, and the amend
ment was tabled. Mr.. Clements, on this roll
call, said that he was voting for the bill
because he favored a reform, and the Re-
puBlicans a~pplauded literally. Mr.. Caraway
sent up an amendment to give the trustee
power to purchase literary periodicals,
which had been omitted from the bill, and
it was inserted in Section 8 without opposi-
ton. The Democrats then had another
chance, as Speaker Littleton recognized Mr..
Hedgecock, who sent up an amendment to
limit the levy for any one year as follows:
Special school fund. % cents on each 500
worth of property; township fund, IL cents
on each $100; local tuition, 20 cents on each
800; road fund, 10 cents on each 500; road
and bridge fund. 10 cents on each 500. This
was tabled by the same vote of 81 to "A. Mr..
Artman offered a minor amendment TO pro-
vide that contract notices shall be published
ain two leading papers of opposite political
faith in the county, instead of the two
Mr.. Eichhorn, but without avail, for 1t was
adopted by the same 81 votes.
THE DETAILED VOTE.
Mr.. Roberts offered the next amendment,
to strike out Section 10, which relates to the
care of the poor. He was the only one who
felt impelled to make a speech and he occu-
pied nearly five minutes in urging the 81
to do what they had already agreed to do.
They did it. This ended the caucus amend
ments n though many Democrats were on
their feet waving amendments in the air,
Speaker Littleton saw Mr.. Artman only and
received his motion to pass the bill to third
reading. Mr.. E1chhorn urged that the bill
be printed as 1t had been amended before
this action could be taken, but his sugges-
ton was not received and the same d voted
to advance the bill to third reading. The de-
tailed vote was:
Ayes-Aikin, Artman, Baker of Whitley,
Barlow, Beardsley, Blankenship, Bonham,
Burrier. Canada Caraway, Clark, Compton.
Clements, Guilty, Fuller Furness Giants
Glossbrenner. Hail. Hayes, Hays. Heurtng,
Huff. Kerwood. King, Kirkpatrick, Knots,
McGary, Manifold, Marshall, Miller, Null,
Neal, Noel, Osborn, Owens, OfBannon.
Powers, Rifenburgs Roberts. Roots, Scott or
Montgomery, Scott of Lawrence; Snideler,
Somers, Stevens, Titus, Whitcomb of Vigo,
Whitcomb of Marion, Williams and Little
ton.
Noes-Baker of Martin, Brown. Burkhart,
Galley. Claycomb, Cravens of Washington,
Cotner, Dilley, Durham, Downey. E1chhorn,
Feist. Geisel, Graham, Green, Holcomb,
Hedgecock. Herod, Herrold, James. Krick,
Larr, Lawrence, Lief, Iouttit, MessIck,