The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23
BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE.


The Senate devoted the most of its time
yesterday morning to discussion of the bill
introduced by Senator Ogborn. providing
Cor the establishment OF State laboratory
of hygiene at indianapolis. The bill met
with considerable opposition. which, how
ever, manifested itself more in one or two
fiery speeches than 1t did when 1t came to
a vote The bill was passed finally by
vote OF 40 to s, five Republican members
Crumbaker, Gibson. Smith. whitcomb and
Parks. and one Democratic senator-Law-
ler-voting against il.
Senator LAWYER took occasion as soon as
the bill was called up to speak at length
against it. He declared that should the bill
pass the Senate would be giving the State
Board of Health the right to make its own
laws, prerogative which should belong
exclusively to the General Assembly. He
waxed aronical in criticising the bill and
declared 1t was simply another graft on
the public treasury.
What do YOU think of that senators?"
he asked, with finger leveled in the direc-
ton Of Senator Ogborn. What do you
think of legislation that takes the law
making power out OF your own hands?
Senator Parks. who made the most des-
perate attack upon the bill OF any or the
Republicans, and whose attitude was some
what of a surprise to his colleagues on the
right side of the House. said: II believe
this Is the best bill to kill that has been
introduced in the Senate so far"
From the left side of the House came a
shot from Senator Fleming, THAT is from
your own point Of view. senator"
Senator Parks was little Hurried, but
the interruption only served to increase the
force of his opposition. He declared the sec
tion too arbitrary. which provided that a
penalty be attached to a violation of a rule
o. the Board OF Health 1t was neither
right nor lust, he said.
ULREY AND MICROBES.
After Senator Gard had warmly defended
the bill. Senator Ulrey, of TT. Wayne, made
a brief speech in defense of the bill, in
which he said: 81 am IN favor Of a law
permitting the worthy sons of Aesculapius
TO fight the deadly microbe wherever they
can find him, but 1 am against the microbe
which makes men itch to get their fingers
into the public treasury"
Senator Woicott made a dignifed speech
favoring the bill in which he declared that
unless Indiana's pure food law is bettered
and improved by the establishment of such
a laboratory, the State will become even
tually the dumping ground for all kinds
of adulterdted foods manufactured in other
States The senator said he had investi-
gated the matter at some length and was
convinced that the Senate will have to con-
slider few questions of such Importance.
Senator Wood. of Lafayette, offered an
amendment which was adopted that cor
rected the feature OF the bill strenuously
objected to by Senator LAWYER and Sena-
tor Parks. The amendment struck out that
part OF Section which provided that any
one violating any of the rules of the Board
OF Health shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be punished by a
fine OF not less than ten or more than one
hundred dollars. Another part of the
amendment eliminated part of Section 6
which referred to practically the same
thing.
Senator Woods motion for the adoption
of the amendment was fought by Senator
Lawler. who attempted to table it, but the