The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-08
Morgan and Doorkeeper Ogden Come
to Blows, While the IrrepresxibIe
Slack Boards the Speaker.
DIGNIFIED FUN IN THE SENATE
MOTION LOST To APPROPRIATE
80 CENTS FOR WILL r.. WOOD.
Numerous Recesses Taken to Await
Reports of Conference Committees
appropriation Bill.

II the trend of proceedings in the House
yesterday may be taken as an indication.
the sessions of that sometime digniied
body on Monday and Monday night will be
well worth seeing to anyone who enjoys q
genuine trough house" affair. The fore
noon session broke up In a small sized
row. led by the minority because the appor-
tionment bill had been disposed of in a
way not altogether to their liking, while in
the afternoon pandemonium reigned with
but few tranquil intervals. A scrap be-
tween member and the chief doorkeeper,
the throwing OF pamphlets and paperwads.
and a vast amount of yelling and horse
play were the features OF the afternoon and
the session was cut short, against the wish
es of a majority of the members, or there
might have been something doing that was
really worth while from a physicians or
undertaker's point of view.
The representatives seemed as eager TO
turn from law making as school boys from
their books. and the reading OF a message
from the Governor early i'm the afternoon,
to the effect that he would receive no
further bills than the general appropriation
and legislative apportionment measures,
was the signal for general relaxation. The
fun that is usually deferred until the clos
ing day of the Legislature began. 1t was
useless for the House to pass any more
bills. although few of the members were
insisting and begging that the rules be
suspended in order that some OF their pet
measures might be given the finishing
touches, so most of them turned their at
tention TO starting trouble. .
BABEL AND BEDLAM.
the attention of the House he was received
with boots and jeers. a few pamphlets and
paper wads were shied in his direction.
and IL he did succeed in getting in motion
1t was voted down without regard to its
import At one stage of the proceedings.
while Representative Ralph Bamberger, OF
Marion county. was in the chair. Repre-
sentative Morgan insisted on being given
recognition after the chair had held that
he was out of order and was trying TO state
the question that was before the House.
Half a dozen times Bamberger told Nor
gan that he was out OF order and asked him
to be seated. Morgan's only answer was to
yell Mr.. Speaker at the top OF his lungs.
Finally Bamberger warned his obstreperous
colleague that IL he did not subside he
would call on the doorkeeper to seat him.
Morgan grew even more boisterous and
Bamberger commanded the doorkeeper TO
do his duty.
Chief Doorkeeper Ogden, who was near
the front of the House, hesitated a mo-
ment and looked uD toward the presiding
officer
"Go ahead. Seat him, Put him outr'
shouted the members, who were eager for
fracas. and Bamberger nodded and re-
Ogden is a small man-Morgan would
make two OF him-but he went TO the Ma
rion county man and tried TO push him
Ogden waded in. He was decidedly handi-
capped In point Of weight. and In the short
struggle that ensued Morgan got him down
on his back across the seat. Then Morgan
grabbed the doorkeeper under the neck and
knees, and began bouncing him up. and
down on the chair. which was all right so
far as that part OF Ogdens anatomy which
struck the leather cushion was concerned.
but was a little hard on his back, where II
struck one of the arms OF the chair.
KRIETENsTEIN TOOK A HAND.
For a moment the members and visitors
who were standing near by could not un-
derstand whether II was all joke or a
small man was being really roughly ham
died by a large one. Then, by common i'm
pulse, they decided that the affair had gone
far enough. and willing hands grabbed
Morgan TO pull him of. One willing hand.
which was doubled up and presented
knuckles first, just to show that there was
no doubt about the willingness. landed ar
IDENTIFY on Morgan's right cheek. The strong
right arm Of Major Krietenstein. the State
house custodian. behind IL. and the
sincere expression on the majors face i'm
dicated plainly that his sympathies were
with the under man In the struggle.
The men were separated without great
difficulty, and Morgan tried 10 laugh IL of,
saying that they were only playing. With
been made a joke, for as he Smoothed out
his disarranged attire he sized Morgan up
ulative glitter in his eye-speculative as 10
the length OF the piece OF gasppe IL would
take to place him on equal terms with the
statesman from Marion I'm another mix-up.
Ogden comes from Wabash county-War-
rem Sayre's bailiwick-and the way he went
after Morgan. Notwithstanding the odds
against him, added TO the reputation OF
that county. already established by Sayre.
as a producer of lighting men,
After the Morgan episode the House
quieted down. comparatively speaking. but
in a few minutes the fun going at its
former gait Speaker Pro Tenn. Bamberger
wore out two gavels I'm the effort 10 main
tain order and when he was finally relieved
by Speaker Marshall he looked like ne had
done hard days work In a harvest field.
There were no serious casualties. although
Representative Hamilton. OF Greene. was
hit in the eye with a book because ne didn't
know IL coming in time 10 dodge. ana
Representative Boyd. of Putnam. was
soaked" on the side of the face with
large, juicy paper wad In way that led
him to jump to his feet and exclaim:
SECOND CHILDHOOD.
"Teacher. Teacher. Somebody hit me
with a paper wadi'
You're out OF order yelled Bamberger,
above the din that greeted this sally that
so aptIy sized up the situation. you're out
Of order because he didn't hit you with a
| brick!''
| During one OF the lucid intervals OF the
afternoon Representative Slack. the MI
nority floor leader. was able TO demonstrate
| that. although the Democrats may be buff
| feted around and handled at the pleasure
| OF the majority during the greater part Of
| the time, there comes moment when even
! humble member of the minority may hold