The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26

Gwin. Harrison, Heller, Inman, Johnson,
Johnston, Joss, keeney. kell. kittinger,
Lambert. Lawier, Legeman, Miller, Minor,
Osborne, Parks Purcell, Stillwell, Whit
comb and Wood.
The vote was then taken on the report
favoring the substitute, and IL was adopt
cd by vote of 81 to L. The Democrats
were so.idly opposed to it. The vote stood
Brooks. Burns, Charles, Conlogue. Crum-
paker, Crumpacker, Darby. Dausman.
Gard, Gochepour Goodwine, Johnson,
Joss, Reyes. Kittinger, Lambert, Layman,
Legeman, Lindley. Matson Miller Ogborn.
Wood.
NaysICorr. cregor. Fortune. Gwin. Har-
Tlson' Heller, lnman, Johnston, Kenney.
kel. Lawler, Minor. Purcell. Stillwell and
Wampler Senators Fleming and Winfield
| were rot present.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The entire afternoon session was taken
up with bills on second reading All were
advanced to engrossment with the excep-
ton of Senator Goodwine's bill providing
for State school supply commission.
When this bill was called up spirited
debate ensued. which finally resulted in
the enacting clause of the bill being strick-
en out by a vote of 26 to %.
Among the bills advanced the one
introduced by Senator Guthrie, which pro-
vides for the establishment of a State
a
under control of the secretary of the st ale
Board of Health. A desperate effort was
made to amend the bill so that the analyses
stead Of at Indianapolis. but il was finally
defeated by close vote, and the bill was
advanced without amendment.
senator lnman's bill repeating the Car
away election law. enacted two years ago
came up for consideration yesterday, the
elections committee submitting divided
report on the measure. The majority ia
norlty recommended its passage. Senator
lnman took the floor in defense of his bill
ana mace plea for the adoption Of the
| away law should be repealed. alleging that
/ 1T sought cut he man who sold his VOC
and allowed the man who barriers for Votes
10 Continue his work without Legal inrsr-
vote is Unfortunate" said Senator I'iman
hut the man who buys that vote is q
GRIM nai, and every principle of Justice d.
ntands that he be punished" In conclud-
| Ing his remarks Senator Imam SAID tna,
| all Political parties should stand for tn,
purity CT the BALLOT, and therefore adv,-
Gated the passage of bill which,, in his
standing
WOOD AGAINST THE BILL
Senator Wood spoke against the bill
| In part he said: There is no one on the
majority side of this body to defend the
vote buyer or the vote seller The ques-
| ton before us is purely one of business
| The Caraway law was enacted two years
| ago. and like the county reform law this
| Legislature should grant it a fair trial
before seeking to amend or repeal it. Pre-.
vious to the enactment of the Caraway law
| there was little done in the way of prose
| cutting men who sold their votes. In the
past two years prosecutions have been
| many and in one county-Montgomery-
am informed that more than forty cases
have been successfully prosecuted and the
| offenders punished / believe the present
| bribery law the most practical ever en-
acted. In a few years from now its whole
| some effect will be apparent to all people
The prosecutions that have already &C.
CURED have had decided tendency to
| stop the practice of vote selling. ! do moi
think there is any occasion whatever tu
repeal the present law.
Senator Stillwell was about to speak on
the proposition, when Senator Matson
moved the previous question and further
| debate was shut off, the motion prevailing
| The question on concurring in the report
OF the minority was then put and it was
voted down by 26 to 16. The majority re-
port. indefinitely postponing the bill, was
| then adopted.
| Senator Harrisons BILL which seeks to
| amend the Caraway law by including the
| buyer of votes well as the seller, also
resulted in a divided report from the cleo
| tons committee. There was a discussion
| on its provisions along the same line as
/ that INDUCED in on the Inman bill. The
| majority of the committee was sustained
| and the bill was indefinitely postponed.