The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-18
THE SaORTRIDGE SENATE
LIVELY DISCUSSION OF ANTITRUST
AND COMBINATION BILL.
Some Suburban school Buildings in
BAD Condition-News of the
Schools.


the Shortridge High School Senate was
ever held than that of yesterday afternoon
The bill to do away with trusts and COM
binations was again considered. Senator
Lodge Edwin Friend) arrived little late,
and took the gavel from the gentleman
from Kentucky Charles Christian), who
had been in the chair until after roll call.
A large number of senators responded to
their names, and the gallery was well filled.
little later in the meeting a committee
was appointed to invite Principal Hull to
attend the session, and he came in near
the close of the meeting.
After the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting the presiding officer asked for
discussion of the trust bill. Senator
Lodge had resigned the chair to Senator
Deboe. who is known 10 be opposed to the
measure, and the leader of the machine
which Is working hard to defeat the bill.
The author of the bill did aot want to open
the discussion, and asked that the opposi-
ton begin the speaking. This did not meet
with the wishes of those who are trying to
down the bift and a motion was made to
put the bill on it's passage. The senator
from Massachusetts then attempted to side
track the motion, but the president put the
question to the Senate. The matter was
nearly TO a vote when Senator Lodge, his
face red with anger, hurried 10 the front of
In loud and angry voice he declared that
he was the victim of a conspiracy and that
he was not going to be fooled in any such
manner. His speech was loudly applauded
Quiet was at last restored and speakers
were called for.
HAwLEY TO THE RESCUE.
Senator Hawley Edwin Lewis) was the
one TO get the body down to terra frma,
and he made speech i'm favor of the bill.
A new member of the Senate followed with
strong argument in favor of the question.
| He was Senator German John White). of
Maryland, and he made an excellent adj
dress in behalf of the BILL answering a
number of the statements of those who
I have opposed the passage of the trust DILL.
Senator Foraker. however. met many of
the last speakers arguments and made a
short speech in which he opposed the bill.
| The next speaker was the deep-voiced SEN
/ ator from North Carolina, Earl Prtchard.
| who made brief speech in which he de-
| clared that If the bill became a law it
would ruin hundreds of men I'm Wall street.
| which should not be done just because
| trusts were said to be harmful. Senator
/ Pritchard said that more moderate means
| should be used.
During the quiet which was dormant
while these senators were talking ii was
observed that the irascible Senator Deboe
was growing restless and cast furtive
chances at the clock, supposedly to see IL
| he would have time TO address the body.
AT the conclusion of the remarks of SEN
ator Pritchard the great machine man left
1 the chair and delivered his speech which
was one of the best of the session. He
| grew exceedingly eloquent he loudly
| proclaimed that trusts are not a menace
! now hovers over the United States. The
| speaker walked up and down the front of
| the chamber and declared that President
| Roosevelt was doing what was best in the
coal strike He was loudly applauded at
the close of his speech, and the author of
the bill. Senator Lodge. then took the floor,
bert Wagner.) This did not meet the APP
| prevail of the vice president, Deboe, who
declared that he should preside. The ques-
| ton. came to a vote. and by one majority
/ from Kentucky stalked up and down the
| chamber and looked mad In defending his
| bill Senator Lodge made a good speech.
He, however. again caused much feeling in
| denOuncing the action of the President. The
| speaker declared that he would criticise
| the President when ne desired and that no
| one could stop him. However. at every re-
mark against the chief executive of the
| Nation, a dozen senator's arose and OBJ
jected. AT last the Massachusetts gentle
dent Roosevelt and was not Interrupted
He explained number of questions about
| trusts and replied to many of the best ar
| guments of those opposed to the bill.
When Senator Lodge had finished a mo-
ton was made to put the bill on its pass
| age by an anti-mach man, this would
give those in favor of the bill the benefit
| of the last speech. However, the opponents
| of the minority not taken unawares
| and moved TO adjourn. Miss DOnnan, the
critic, and Mr.. Hull both complimented
| the body on it's meeting. and then the young
lawmakers sought the corridors, where
much lobbying was done, as election
| night is not far off. and the fight between
| the ring and Senator Plat (Ferd Kahn)
promises to be exceedingly warm.