The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-28

ing court in accordance with the circuit as
reorganized is necessary. Hall stated that
there is no opposition to the bill and that
the bar OF the ounty greatly desires that
II may be passed at the earliest opportunity.
He therefore asked that the rules be sus-
pended and the bill passed. This the Re-
publcans refused to do, and on the roll call
TO suspend the rules they voted against 1t
and the motion was lost. The Democrats
rallied TO Halls support and rushed their
men IN from the lobbies, but they could DO
him no good.
A moment later Mr.. Murphy. Of White,
who had also voted against the county bill,
but who did SO as a Democrat, introduced
a bill to legalize the town of Moneray, IN
his county. He stated that it was of great
Importance to his county that the bill be
passed and he asked a suspension OF the
rules to enable this to be done. Mr.. Whit
comb, Of Marion. seconded the request and
the rules were suspended and the bill passed,
not a Republican voting against 1t. The
favor they refused 10 extend to a boiling
Republican they freely EXTENDED to a DEM
ocrat.
Mr.. Artman sent up a resolution extend
ing the sympathy of the House to George
NJ Ray. of Shelbyville, in the atllctloa
which had overtaken him by the defeat OF
the county reform bill, but it was declared
out of order by the speaker.
The same fight came up later, when Mr..
Caraway presented the bill to repeal the act
by which means were provided for renoV-
ing the count seat of Jackson county from
Brownstown to Seymour. Mr.. Marsh had
been elected as q Seymour man anC now
the majority propose to rub it into him for
his opposition to the reform bills. The bill
was promptly referred to the committee on
rights and privileges by the speaker, and
before Mr.. EichhOrn was recognized. That
gentleman was then recognized and moved
that further consideration of the bill be in
definitely postponed. Mr.. CaraWay con-
fenced that the motion was out OF order IN
that the bill was in the hands of the COM
mittee. This was disputed by Mr.. Eichhorn,
but the speaker ruled against him and then
Mr.. Eichhorn moved to recall the bill from
the committee. Mr.. Caraway moved to table
this motion and it was tabled by AZ ayes to
40 noes, and the committee still mas charge
of the bill.
Mr.. Clark called up his motion to recon
slider the vote by which Senator AgneW S
bill, to make it mandatory on election COM
missioners to place on the ballots the names
of all candidates properly certified, was
passed. This was passed by a vote OF %
ayes to s noes the other day, but II was
reconsidered and defeated on a strictly
party vote. The bill was finally defeated
by 3S ayes to SO noes.
SORRY THEY PASSED 1T.
Mr.. Roose called up Mr.. Kirkpatrick's
motion to reconsider the vote by which
Mr.. Willoughby's bill was passed last Fri
day evening. The bill was the one which
legalized pool selling and the members acted
on it without knowing what was in it. Mr..
Marshall and Mr.. Hedgecock raised the
point of order that the motion was filed
after the House adjourned Saturday morn
ing, and that it could not be taken up, as
the rules required such a motion to be hled
on the day the vote desired to be recon-
sidered was taken or the day after. They
contended that thiso one was not in in time.
Mr.. Roose said they had no evidence TO
show that the motion was not filed before
the House adjourned, and Mr.. Eichhorn
said that he knew it had not been MED, TOR
Saturday morning. Mr.. Kirkpatrick then
explained that he tried to have his motion
in Friday evening, but. the House, was SO
turbulent that he could not get the noor'
On Saturday morning, he said, the motion
was ready and he expected TO offer II, Dut
the House had adjourned so unexpectedly
that he did not have an opportunity to pre-
sent It. He had gone up as soon as the
House adjourned and the speaker consented
to receive It. Speaker Littleton said That
he had received the motion, but that he
told Mr.. Kirkpatrick that II objection was
raised to considering the motion he should
be compelled to hold 1t out or ORDER, anu
he would do SO. At once there were. fully
two dozen members on their feet Wishing
to go on record as voting against the nlll
and as opposed to II. Mr.. Rifenburg, VINO
had made a speech for the bill at the 500
licitation Of Mr.. Knots, who sits with him,
rose 70 a question OF personal prlVllege ana
said no had been misled regNrulng the pli.
He Is much opposed to gambling. In any
form, and he Is very much opposed TO TINS
bill. 80
those voting for the bill read, ana great
shouts OF laughter greeted many OF tnem,
particularly that OF Representative Cutty'
who 40 frequently opens the House proceed,
ings with prayer. The bin had been passed
by u vote OF 90 ayes TO . noes Inc speak-
er's vote. was not read, and there ,W2s q
Sald that he knew what was ~ the hlll ana
ne had voted for Il, Mr.. WilloughbX snid
that no saw nothing wrong "a the plil, nlu
turai societies and had been introduces py
their request. He said Governor Matthew's
had advocated sueh, q bll, y one OF nls Mil-
scented the bill 10 anyone, nut, 10 every peFS
son who had como 10 him he hQd stated
fully what the bni eontained, No yote Ge on
Il, said that he was present ana ,Voteu
against tho bill, and he desired TO DO no
This was ordered, and Mr., Barlow sent up
resolution TO recall the bill from the senate
for further consideration, rms was helu 20
that the members should have known, what
they voted for and now, that the Dill has
passed from the House the only course lett
open Is for the members 20 go over 10 the
Senate and lobby against IT,
KNOTS AND ROBY.
Mr.. Knots rose TO a question OF personal
privilege. He said that the Indianapolis
papers have said that this bill was In the
interest of Roby and that he represented
Roby. He desired to say that no did not
care whether this bill passed or not, and
that Il was a matter OF indifference to Roby
whether 1t did or not, Mr., Scott, OF Mont
gomery, sent up a resolution calling on the
Governor to exercise a fatherly care over
the House, and restore the bill, Ihere. was
much laughter over this, and the incident
Mr.. Kirkpatrick moved to require the
committee on corporations to report senator
Winheld's antitrust bill at once. Mr., Mar
shall and Mr.. Shideler both objected on the
grounds that a hearing of those interested
had been set for Wednesday evening Mr..
Eichhorn wanted to so amend as TO nave
the bill brought out without recommehua5
ton and printed, but Mr.. Marshall moved
10 table the motion TO call on the commit
tee to report. and this was lost by % ayes to
SIS noes. The committee was then ordered
to report the bill. -
purity of primary elections was called up
on the third reading and was passed with
hut slight discussion, by a vote of 81 ayes
10 Rs noes. The vote was almost a strict
party vote.
STREET CAR BILL PASSES.
The indianapolis street-railroad bill was
called up for passage and went through
without any speeches on the question. The
vote was IA ayes to 8 noes. Those voting
against 1t were Cravens OF Washington,
Dilley, Kirkpatrick, McCarty, May, Patter-
son. Somers and Titus.
Last evenings session opened without a
quorum, and Mr.. Downey and MIR. Durham
moved to have the absentees brought IN UNI
der arrest, but the speaker ordered all sent
for who could be reached.
When the bill providing tpat SUBURBAN ana
i%nterurban electric lines shall have the right
TO use the tracks of the company now OPP
Grating in Fort Wayn was reached Mr..
Jouttit asked that II be advanced TO second
reading. He said he would nave asked 10