The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-28
TRIUMPH OF REFORM
THE DAY SAVED FOR THE COUNTY
BILL BY JUST ONE VOTE.
-A
Knots. of Hammond, BOIted His Par
T. After Supporting the Measure
All Through It's Trials.
STREET-CAR BILL PASSED
HOUSE ALSO SENDS PRIMARY ELEC-
TON MEASURE TO SENATE.
Republican Who Was Against Reform
Rebuked-POrter and LapOrte
Superior SQUIRT.
STREET-CHR BILL PASSED
HOUSE ALSO SENDS PRIMARY ELEC-
TION MEASURE TO SENATE.

eminent in Indiana has been won. me
measure which will check the -extravagant
expenditures, as we'll as the existing cor
ruption in county management in several
cases, was passed by the House yesterday
afternoon by a vote of 81 to As. After the
roll call had been completed. but before the
vote had been announced, the victory then
being won, Holcomb changed from mo" to
aye" and thus gave the measure just one
more vote than the constitutional majority.
The fight made against the bill has been a
bitter one, and the Hobbies were crowded
with both friends and foes of the bill. As
soon as the vote was taken the lobbies be-
gan TO be deserted and there was a change
from the appearance of the last few days
The House also took up the primary cleo
ton bill of Mr.. Glossbrenner and passed
it. The bill is a general reformation of the
methods Of conducting primary elections.
Another bill passed was the indianapolis
street car bill, under which 1t is expected
that the transfer of the companies here to
the new company will be effected. Anti
trust legislation was brought out in an ef-
fort to get Senator Winfield's antitrust bill
from the committee, and this was finally Or
dered.
THE FINAL FIGHT.
ne dILGIIOOH StSSlDH OL lLG IIOuSb was
opened with "a renewal of the discussion on
the Goodwine bill, which was used in the
morning to kill time. Mr.. Stevens was abb
sent and Mr.. Bonham had not come. Soon
after the session opened Mr.. Bonham walked
i'm and there was a rapid lining up Of forces
and preparations were made for the final
struggle on the county bill. Mr.. Brown
moved the previous question, and this time
the Republicans voted to sustain II, and
the House again refused TO recede from its
amendments 10 the Goodwine bill by a vote
of A to 81. The Republicans had been pre-
pared TO talk for three days, IL necessary, on
the amendments TO this bill until some of
the absent members were there. Speaker
Litleton handed down four bills to be read
the second time so as to give all the time
necessary. Mr.. Shirley was known to be
wavering I'm his opposition to the reform
bin and the Democrats gathered around
him In great numbers to strengthen him,
but he refused TO commit himself. Every
place he moved he was followed and SUR
rounded by Democrats. and finally he cast
his vote against the bill.
Speaker Littleton then handed down the
county reform bill for passage. and Mr..
Eichhorn sent UP an amendment TO require
tho commissioners and council TO publish
n list OF the claims 10 be considered by them
In advance of their meeting, Mr., ShidclOr
and Mr.. Roose asked Mr.. Eichhorn II his
amendment should be adopted, would he
vote for the bill2 lie roTNied that he did
not consider tho floor OF tho House the
place TO decker for votes and that II the
bill should be amended TO suit him he would
vote Tor IL, but he had other amendments
70 onGr. Mr., Noel objected 20 the amend
ment, and as the bill was on passage i
could not be amended except with unanl-
Vlous question, and IN the most intense
silence the roll was called.
tho roll-caIis on former occasions and the
tnal ~roll-call on this bill. The first was
Mr.. Baker, OF Martin, who has voted
Mr.. Baker said that he does not like the
bin, but that he has become disgusted with
tho manner In which the Democrats have
been pGtting him on the back and counting
him as one OF them. He said that this
caused him to stop and think with whom
he was To stand by any party IL should
pc his own, He voted In accordance with
this decision.
KNoTTS's SUDDEN FLOP.
On the other hand, Mr.. Knots (Rep.),
who has been standing by the party through
all the contest, voted with the Democrats
and against the bill on the final vote. Mr..
Knots is the representative from Ham
mend, and is the man who alleged he had
been offered 5000 for his vote on another
'%ff F1N NN'A'af'A W 6AN0 AAAG AtAiit VI NifG
man who offered Il to him. Mr.. Knots
claimed yesterday tina while home last
Sunday he found his home people opposed
to this bill, and "as he has to live there"
he concluded to vote as they desired him
TO.
Dilley and Durham, Republicans, voted
with the Democrats, as they have from the
first, on this bill. Hall also voted with them
IN spite or great pressure brought to bear
on him during the morning. Holcomb voted
WITH the Democrats, as ne has from the
first, but after the roll call was completed
and II was known that the bill was passed,
he changed his vote so as to be recorded
as voting for It.. Without his vote, the Re
publicanS had the necessary 81. Marshall
and Miller voted with the Democrats, while
Messick voted with the Republicans. Muir
phy OF Marion and Strong, who have voted
against the bill from the beginning, voted
for it on passage. Reece, Reser and Schra-
der voted with the Democrats. as they have
all along, while Null and Titus, Democrats,
stood by the Republicans and voted for the
bill all the way through. When Shirley's
name was called, he did not answer, and
on the second roll call the speaker ordered
that his name be called. MIR. Shirley did
not answer until his name was called three
or four times, and then he voted no
stevens was absent and was paired with
Graham. Geisel, Democrat, was the only
other one absent.
When the roll call was completed and be-
fore the vote was announced, those who had
followed 1t began to applaud, and i'm spite
of the speakers efforts TO stop it, there
was some cheering. When he had succeed
cd in suppressing this, HOlcomb tried to get
on the band wagon and changed from mo"
to aye and then the vote was announced
as 50 ayes TO 45 noes, which caused renewed
applause.
THE VOTE THAT DID 1T.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Ayes-Aikin. Artman, Baker Of Whitley.
Baker Of Martin. Barlow, Beardsley, Blank
enship, Bonham Currier, Canada. Caraway,
Clark. Compton, Fuller, Furness, Giants,
Glossbrenner. Hayes. Hays, Heuring, Hol-
comb. HUFF. Kerwood, King, Kirkpatrick.
McGary, Manifold, Messick, Murphy OF Ma
rion, Null, Neal, Noel, Osborn, Owen. Pow
ers, Rifenburg, Roberts, Roose, Roots,
Ross, Scott OF Montgomery. Scott of Law
gel. Whitcomb of Nigo, Whitcomb of Ma
rion, Williams, Willoughby and Littleton.
Noes-Brown, Burkhardt, Galley. Clay
comb. Clements, Cravens of WASHINGTON,
Cravens Of Monroe, Cotner, Cunningham,
Guilty, Dilley, Durham. Downey, EichhOrn.
Feist. Green, Hall, Hedgecock, Herrold,
Herod, James, Knots. krick, LAIR. Law
renee, Left, Louittit. Marshall, Miller. Nc
Carly. Madden. Marsh, May, Morrison,
Murphy of White. Myler, O'Bannon. Patter-
son. Reece, Reser. Schrader. Schaal, Shir-
ley. Sullivan and Wise.
Paired-Graham with Stevens.
A~bsent-Geisel.
Mr.. Whitcomb of Marion at once moved
20 reconsider the vote, and that this motion
be tabled. This was done, and the House
was through with the reform bill after one
Of the hardest fights in the history OF the
State.
STINGING REBUKE TO HALL.
The feeling did not die down curing the
afternoon and almost at the last minute the
| Republicans administered a singing rebuke