The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-02
Johnston. Keeney. Kell. Kittinger Purcell.
and Wood-12.

Jchnston. Keeney. Kell. Kittinger Purcell.
and Wood-12.
FURTHER DEBATE.
There was considerable debate on the
second half of the proposition. that OF SELL
ing St. Clair Park. Senator Osborne thought
as a business proposition the State ought
TO sell the portion of the property con-
tiguous 10 the Blind Asylum. senator
Brooks was against the sale OF the park.
as well as the property Of the Blind Asy-
lum. He contended that IL the park was
SOLD Ii would only be n few years until
those who antagonized the present location
would use the argument that the space was
too crowded and that the institution would
have to be removed TO a suburb.
Senators Wolcott. Ball and Binkley al!
made speeches favoring the disposal of the
Park property. Senator Goodwine said the
citizens of indianapolis favored the re-
tention of ST. Clair Park for selfish rea-
sons. and some of them, he declared. had
been honest enough TO admit IT,. Senator
Joss closed the debate, repeating his argu-
nlent in favor of keeping the park for the
purpose OF furnishing additional ground II
the State should decide 10 enlarge the IN
stitution for the Blind.
The vote was then taken and the motion
10 exclude st. Clair Park from the pro-
visions of the bill was lost by a vote or Il
10 20. Those voting to exclude the park
from the contemplated sale were; Bar
low, Brooks. Conlogue, C~rumpacker, OAR
by; Dausman, Gard, Guthrie lnma9'
johnson. Lawler, Layman. Legeman, Lind
ley. Matson. Miller, Minor, Ogborn, Parks.
Thompson and Whitcomb-2.
Those who opposed the motion We're: Ag-
new, Ball, Binkley, Burns, Charles, Cregor,
Crumbaker. Fleming. Fortune. Gochenour,
Goodwine, Gvin, Harrison, Heller, john
ston, Joss, Keeney, Kell, Reyes. Kittinger,
Lambert, Osborn; Purcell. Winfield, VOL,
colt and Woods. Senator Joss changed
his vote from AYE" TO no in order that
ne might move a reconsideration.
The matter was carried over until the
afternoon session, when Senator WOOD, IN
order TO clinch the vote favoring the sale
of the park. moved a reconsideration. Sen
ator refining moved that the motion be
tabled, but before the motion was put the
chair recognized Senator Binkley, who
moved that the further consideration of the
bill be postponed until 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The motion was carried.
PRIMARY BILL PASSED.
The afternoon session was taken up with
bills on third reading. A suspension OF
business was obtained, however, in order
to pass the substitute primary election
bill. The measure was called up by Sena-
tor Brooks, and, all debate being shut off
by the adoption of a motion calling for the
previous question, the bill was passed by a
strictly party vote of % TO IL. A number
of the senators of both parties were not in
the m when the vote on the bill was
taken.
mere WAS quite a SplIlleu ueDdte over
the bill introduced by Senator Burns au-
thoriZing manufacturing and mining cor
porations to purchase and hold shares of
capital stock of other corporations. Sena-
tor lnman characterized the bill as one of
the most vicious measures that had been
introduced in the Senate. He said it was
not an antitrust bill, but a pro-trust meas
ure, and would enable corporations to form
trusts without any restrictions whatever.
A number of the other senators, including
Corr. Brooks and Agnew, spoke against the
measure, and it was finally defeated by a
vote of 80 TO 4.
Representative Pritchard's oil-inspector
bill was, under a suspension OF the rules,
advanced to engrossment. Just before ad-
journment Senator Guthrie's bill estab-
fishing a state laboratory in Indianapolis
was called up for its last reading and was
passed without debate by a vote of 80 to u.
Senator Wood, who was opposed to the
measure, changed his vote from mo" to
AYE" in order to move a reconsideration.