The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-02
The Members Were Not I'm Good HUI
NOR, and the Debates Be-
came Personal.
THE STONER-CREGOR CONTEST
ID OF SENATE ELECTIONS CON-
MITTEE ANNOUNCED.
Joint Caucus Decides to Make M
Changes in Appropriation Bill
Except as to May Claim.

Yesterday S6GHeU 10 Db an OlL udN iOl bIN
House and the members were out of humor-
The debates were more acrimonious and per-
sonal. the roll calls more carelessly respond
ed 10, the same questions were brought Up
more times. Speaker Littleton had more
trouble in preserving order, and, in short
everything was more so than on any day
yet.
The Fort Wayne charter amendments
dragged through the morning into the after
noon. The Republicans were divided, IS
some claimed that these amendments had
been made caucus measures and others de-
MED IL. The caucus was poorly attended,
and it is stated that the final vote was IA to
make the amendments caucus measures to IL
against, and Mr.. Glossbrenner, for one, who
voted against them, claims that he does not
consider that fourteen men can bind sixty
on a caucus measure.
The committee on cities and towns report
ed Senator Gilbert's bill TO amend the Fort
Wayne charter so as to make the police and
fire departments nonpartisan without rec
ommendation, and Mr.. Louttit at once moved
to make the bill a special order for next
Monday. the last day of the session. The
point was raised that this could not be done,
there being no recommendation, and then
MI. I<Oullll UlONtU L postpone tile Dill II
definitely. Mr.. Blankenship promptly moved
to lay this motion on the table and the ayes
and noes were demanded. The Democrats
were prepared and the motion to table was
lost by a vote of IS ayes to 80 noes. The
Republicans who voted against il were Bon
ham, Glossbrenner, Knots. Marshall, Mes
sick, Osborn, Reser, Schrader and Strong.
The Republicans rapidly lined up their men
o.. tL1 49, -, A. I'll
but they were not strong enough and the bill
was indefinitely POSTPONED by 40 ayes TO
AZ noes. Another bill. further amending the
same charter, was ready TO be handed down
next. and Mr.. Whitcomb, of Marion, moved
TO adjourn and this was agreed to. Mr..
Shideler accused Mr.. Glossbrenner of boiling
the caucus Immediately after adjournment.
and that gentleman vigorously denied ii and
stoutly held that these bills were not caucus
measures.
A SECOND BILL REPORTED.
In the afternoon the second bill, which
created the office of police Judge, was re-
ported. also without recommendation, and
every one seemed TO be afraid to touch 1t. for
there was a long pause. Mr.. Glossbrenner
then moved TO indefinitely postpone it, and
this was done without contest. Mr.. Louttit
then almost undid his work of the morning.
He moved that the bill postponed in the
morning be reconsidered and that this mo-
ton be tabled. Instead of clinching it he
has left it in questionable condition. His
motion to table was lost by az ayes to IL
noes. Speaker Littleton then started to put
the question on the motion to reconsider.
but MIR. Elchhorn raised the point of order
tnat the motion could not be separated, as
no demand had been made for II. The
speaker ruled against him and held that the
motion OF itself could be separated, and on
the vote 10 reconsider 80, or a majority of
members. voted for it, so the bill was again
before the House for action. The final
struggle then came when Mr.. Louttit moved
again 10 indefinitely postpone ii, and once
more the motion was carried by an an
nounced vote OF 46 ayes to A noes. The mo-
ton was declared carried by The speaker, but
II was afterwards found that the speaker
had not been recorded as voting at ali when
ne had voted no and Mr.. Stevens, who
voted no had been recorded as voting
corded the vote would have been As ayes and
80 noes. rules are now being
consulted 10 md out whether or not another
lhouon 10 reconsider can be made.
Another bill which was strung out through
.ne afternoon was that by Mr.. Baker. of
Martin, to pay the trustees of penal and
benevolent institutions of the State annual
salaries of $500 each. The bill came up for
passage and Mr.. Hedgecock asked unani-
nous consent to strike out the provision TO
pay salaries. Mr.. Blankenship and Mr.. Car
away protested because the managers of the
Womans Prison, the Girls Industrial
school and the Soldiers and Sailors
1lA Odl HE Dlll WIS
then recommitted to Mr.. Baker with instruc-
lions TO amend IL. Later in the afternoon
ne reported It with the amendments re-
gardlng the three institutions named. but
not with Mr.. Hedgecock's. At hat Mr.
Hedgecock raised much row and said his
amendment was the only one submitted,
mat the others had been merely suggestions
and hence his amendment was the one TO
be inserted. Mr.. Baker explained that he
had misunderstood and he withdrew his re-
port. Later Mr.. Huff moved to reconsider
the vote hN which tho hill had haap rannra-
mitted to Mr.. Baker and this was done.
written amendments were then sent up TO
include the institutions above NAMED and
amendments, was referred TO Mr.. Baker.
He still has the bill. When Mr.. Hedgecock
ment Mr.. Huff was on the floor and Mr..
HUH advised the gentleman to get some
soothing syrup and made other sarcastic
remarks
Mr.. Osborn called UP the motion 10 re-
consider the vote by which the e~nacting
clause of Mr.. Knotts's bin to apply the
funds arising from the sale of swamp lands
TO the Improvement of the Kankakee river,
had been stricken out. The bill was killed
by the Democrats Tuesday. but i'm the in
terval the combination Of Democrats and
the Republicans who usually vote with them
had decided TO stand by the bill. The motion
To reconsider was carried and on the orig
inal motion TO strike out the enacting clause
ordered engrossed and Mr.. Knots was much
delighted. Said he: Il don't care anything
about the bill anyhow know it is imprac-
fellow wanted me to. When ii was killed
Yesterday I thought We would see what
could be done about il. If these fellows
(waving his hand towards the Republican
side) don't be good we will block all their
legislation. We have thirteen Republicans
who will vote with the Democrats and il
they are not good we will show them a
thing or two"
Senator Hugg's bill, to correct the defec-
tive law amending the charter of Indian
apolis and legalizing all acts performed
under that defective amendment. were
passed under suspension Of the rules. Sen
atOr Shea's express bill. which failed TO
pass for want OF a constitutional majority.
was called up and was defeated this time
by &c ayes TO 81 noes. Senator Early's bill
to submit the proposed amendments TO the
Constitution to the people at a special cleo
ton caused Mr.. Clements 10 protest vigor-
ously. He c~ontended that a special election
will cost 5000 and that the amendments
are not of that importance to justify one.
He was OF the opinion that they can wait
until the next general election and the bill
was referred 10 him to so amend. Mr..
HedgeCock filed a motion to reconsider the
vote by which his bill 10 increase the mum
Der OF tax commissioners was defeated. Mr..
Whitcomb. of Marion, attempted TO have a
bill passed similar 10 the one which failed
for want of a constitutional majority and
which prohibits foreign insurance compa-
MES from placing insurance on Indiana
property i'm offices outside of the State. lie
introduced the bill. but the House refused
10 suspend the rules and 1t will have TO go
in its regular order.
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY CLAIM
The morning session was opened by pray
or by Rev. c. f. Bacon. of Roberts Park
Church. The special order OF the morning
was the claim OF Vincennes University for
$4,000 for land which. IL is asserted, the
State confscated and sold The bill came