The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-30
MORNING SESSION OF HOUSE.



The forenoon session of the House yes
terday was uneventful save for one feature
the amended bill in reference to the In
diana Reformatory was passed by vote
of 62 to 30. The Democrats. led by Messrs.
Slack and Boyd. again attempted to fill
buster against the passage of the bill, but
they were helpless in the face of an over
whelming and united Republican majority.
Immediately after the bill had been read
a third time Mr.. Cantwell moved that 1t be
placed upon its passage. and upon that he
demanded the previous question. Slack and
Boyd demanded the ayes and noes on the
question of whether the House seconded
the demand for the previous question, and
in this they were successful in forcing a
slight delay, but that was all they could
accomplish On strict party division the
House seconded the demand by vote of
81 10 % and then passed the bill by vote
of 81 to 30.
Mr.. AdaIr. "the gentleman from JAY"
took shot at the majority side in explain
ing his vote. He said that he was at
loss to understand why the Republicans
were passing the bill, as he had been I'M
jority who was satisfied with Its provisions
Under the circumstances. he said. he could
not vote to force measure on the Repub-
leans which did not please them, and ne
registered an emphatic no"
STACKS SOUR SPEECH.
1t was necessary to amend the title to the
bill, and Mr. Lewis. OF Fountain, offered
the motion. At this stage Mr.. Slack, the
minority floor leader, tried hard to work
off the speech that has been souring on his
stomach for the past week. He secured
recognition to speak on the motion to
amend the title and pretended to under
stand that the motion was to strike the
enacting clause from the bill He started
to berate the bill, but had not proceeded
many sentences before he was called 10 or
der by the speaker. With iaugn tne nieni TN
Der from Johnson gave up the struggle ana
did not interfere with the further progress
of the bill. The committee on engrosseu
bills made a report on the measure III q
few minutes and IL was TRANSMITTED 10 the
Senate for that body to concur IN the
amendments. A., -
one other bill was passed during the ses-
sion. the one providing Tor changes , III a .ne
Tbirty-seventh judicial circuits SO as 10
make q Republican circuit or one OF them
by placing Rush and Fayette countles To-
gether Before IL was passed, however, an
amendment offered by the minority was ac
cepted by Mr. Sparks, the sponsor 1or the
bill This amendment was compromise
in order to keep the minority from ngntlhg
the hill III provides that six circuits snaii
be made of the five in question, shelby
county to constitute q circuit In itseii ana
Rush and Fayette to comprise .ne heP P're
of the six circuits will be Democratic Inc
bill came up on second reading, and IL was
necessary to suspend the rules ~ order 70
House bills Nos. 81. IS, 2O1. 200 and 1853 and
Senate bills Nos. 4. 80. and As were read
second time and advanced TO engrossment
without amendment. Senate bills Nos; 30
IA 10 and 116 were read a first time and re-
ferred to the proper committees.
At the opening of the session. on resoIu-
ton by Mr.. Smith, OF Cass: isaac w.
I,rou,p fbe ssbird and bee man., was given
an opportunity to address the House Tor
five minutes He spoke in advocacy or a
law that will give the dove the same pro.
lection as that now given the quail. ano
cited the fact that the dove is the prey or
the hunter now during the very .ime wnen
II should be protected. His address was
short but vigorous, and was well received
A prettv feature and a significant one. OF
Yesterdays sessions was that every member
and every employe wore pink carnatlon-
as tribute TO the memory or the late
President Mckinley. Yesterday was the
anniversary OF the birth or Mckinney.
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