The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-03

years, tried to pass an examination under
the present law and his answers to the
questions would convince you that he is
not fit to practice dentistry on dumb
animal, to say nothing of human being.
Mr.. Van Fleet did not take kindly TO this
aspersion cast on one of his constituents
and he arose. white with anger, to a ques-
ton Of personal privilege. Il deny every
word of that statement he said shaking
his long arm and forehnger at the mem
ferred, and to whom he has just referred,
never attempted to pass an examination.
He is here in this hall at this moment to
substantiate that statement.
Mr.. Sparks-'WeI all l know is that
some man from Elkhart tried TO pass the
examination, and his paper displayed woe
full ignorance"
Mr.. Stookey. of Kosciuskko. offered an
amendment to Mr.. Van Fleets motion,
providing for amendment TO the bill
for period Of five years shall be eligible
to take the examination for license, even
If he has not graduated from college OF
dentistry.
Mr. Sparks moved to table Mr.. Stookey's
amendment, but his motion was lost and
the amendment was then adopted The
question required then to the adoption or
Mr.. Van Fleets motion TO recommit as
amended by Mr.. Stookey's motion. This
question was put by viva vOce vote and
the speaker held that 1t was lost because
the motion required a two-thirds vote.
Some of the members raised a question as
to how the speaker could determine whether
there was a two-thirds vote when the ayes
and noes were not called, but he held to
his ruling.
Mr.. Van Fleet then moved to reconsider
the vote by which his motion was defeated.
Sparks attempted to have this motion
tabled but failed and the motion to recon-
slider was adopted. The question was again
on Mr.. Van Fleets motion to recommit and
the ayes and noes were demanded. The
the motion was lost for want of a two
thirds vote of all the members of the
House.
The bill was then placed on its passage
acted unwisely in attempting to prevent
amendments, for it was defeated by vote
OF 80 to 46: Mr.. Sparks changed his vote
order that he might be able to make a
motion to reconsider. and he made the mo-
ton as soon as the vote was announced
Mr.. Slack moved that the motion to re-
consider be laid on the table, and his mo-
ton prevailed. The bill was dead.
STUTEsMAN'S CLOSE CALL.
The next bill up was Mr. Stutesman's
measure establishing a Superior Court in
the counties OF Miami, Wabash and Hunt
ington, and before the member from Miami
knew what was happening his bill was be-
ing knitted on both sides. No discussion
preceded the vote on its passage and Adair,
of the minority, started the landslide
against the bill with vigorous no. Suites
man walked up and down the aisle trying
to hold his friends among the majority in
line, but many of them voted against the
bill and when it came his time to vote the
| bill was virtually defeated. He made a
short explanation in which he said that
the bill was an innocent measure affecting
only the counties mentioned and that there
was nothing sinister or Interior back of it.
His speech started things his way and at
the conclusion of the roll call members
who had voted no changed to the affirma-
tive. After ten minutes delay enough
votes were changed to pass the bill by a
vote OF 90 to 30, but it was a close shave
1t developed afterward that some of the
opposition to the bill came because all of
the people in Huntington county do not
want the court. One member said he voted
against 1T because he had been informed
that the bill was introduced at the instance
OF only few men in each of the three
counties.
A number of other bill were taken up on
third reading and passed. notably Mr..
Wright's voting machine BILL which applies
only to Marion county. There was no dis
cussion OF the bill and IL was passed with
only three negative votes
The bill creating state forestry re-
serve and the bill providing for a State
commission TO receive and distribute
among the various medical and dental col
| leges all bodies for dissecting purposes were
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