Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-08
TRADING STAMP BILL
DEFEATED BY NARROW MARGIN
IN SENATE.
Vigorous work in the Lobby Both TOR and
Against the Measure Another Act in
Favor Of the Trusts.

fANor OF me Trusts
The only lively event of the senate
was started over the attempt of Sena-
tor Joss, supported by other senators,
TO Kill Metsker's anti-trediDg stamp bill.
The bill provides for the adjustment
of the trsding-stsmp system. 1t has
been opposed by Senator Joss all along
He declares that the oil VIII prove un
constitutional if enacted.
Senator Joss motion TO postpone the
Dill indefinitely gave rise to short but
warm argument over its provisions.
The vote, before sill the absentees were
sent for, stood % to %. The result
hung in doubt for several minutes, in
which time several attempts were made
10 adjourn. Senator Brook was IN the
chair and ran things good naturedly
He caused amusement BY always rec
ognizing the senator from Marion as
''the senator from joss
lflhi} tue AAitituS vi NDc Dail thiitu
and changed a few votes and the final
result stOod - TO 22 against the motion
10 postpone Before friends of the bill
could have il ordered advanced to third
reading, q motion by Senator Ball to
adjourn was carried, and the bill was
left in the air to be taken up Tuesday.
The vote on the motion TO postpone
indefinitely stood as follows:
Ayes-Agnew. Ball. Barlow, Binkley.
Burns, Corr, Cregor, Darby. Gard,
Johnson. joss. Keyes, Lambert, Law
Ter, Lsymsn, Lindley, Mstson, OQborn,
Stillwell. Thompson. Whitcomb and
WOOd-22.
Noes Brooks, Charles, Conlogue,
Crumbsker. Crumpscker, Dsusman,
Fortune, GOchenour, Guthrie, Gwin,
Harrison. Heller, Inmsn. Johnson.
keeney, Kell, Kittinger, Miller, Minor,
Osborn. Parks. Purcell, Wampler, Win
field. Wolcctt-25.
The bill was killed Tuesday in the
senate by vote of % to n.
When the oill came up, Senator
Burns offered an amendment, shutting
out the whole system OF giving "tick-
ets," coupons" knives, tags, OF other
premiums for the purchase of goods
The bill originally provided that mer
chants and manufacturers might place
tickets, coupons or other vouchers in
the iield on packages of goods.
They advertise, said senator Burns,
that if you will buy their goods they
will give you fine painting by cele-
brsted French artist, and when you get
IT, what have you-s landscape with
green COW, speckled sheep and red
rivers.
Senator Lambert opposed the whole
bill, saving it was an inIquitous meas
ure. He favored the amendment be-
cause, he said, it practically killed the
bill.
Senator Lswler also opposed the bill
The amendment was so drastic that
it was regarded as practically causing
the defeat of the bill
Senator Rnrns amendment was car
ried by vote of 26 to %, President
Gilbert voting for 1t.
Senator Lambert then moved To
strike oUt the enacting clause, which
was done by vote of 26 to "a.
How the Vote stood.
The vote on the adoption of the
amendment by Senator Burns was as
follows:
Ayes-Agnew. Ball, Barlow, Binkley,
Burns. Cregor, Dausman, Fleming,
Heller, johnson, Johnston. Joss, Kell,
keyes, Lambert, Lswler, Layman,
Lindley, Matson, Minor, Ogborn, Still
well. Thompson, Whitcomb, Wood and
the president-26.
Noes Brooks, Charles, Conlogue.
Corr, Crumbsker, Crumpacker, Darby,
Fortune, Gard, GochenOur, Good wine.
Guthrie. Gwin, Harrison, Inmsn.
keeney, Kittinger. Legemsn. Miller,
Osborn, Parks, Purcell, Wsmpler, Win
Geld and Wo;cott-25.
President Gilbert was prompt in re-
cording his vote for the amendment
when the tie was announced.
The vote on the motion to strike out
the enscting clause OF the bill, which
was carried, was as follows:
Ayes-Agnew, Ball, Barlow, Binkley,
Burns, Cregor, Crumbaker, Darby.
Fleming, Gard, Heller, j Johnson, Johns
ton, joss, Kell, Keyes, Lambert, Law
Ter, Lsymsn, Lindley, Mstson. Minor.
Ogborn, Stillwell. Thompson, Whit
comb and Wood-26.
Noes-Brooks, Charles, Conlogue,
Corr, Crumpacker, DsusmaD, Fortune.
Gochenour. GOodwIne, Guthrie, Gwin,
Harrison, Inmsn, Keeney, Kittinger,
Legeman. Miller. Osborn. Parks, Pur-
cell, Wampler, Winfield and Wolcott-
24-Indisnspolis News.
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