The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-13

around his home. He never could pass an
examination IL he were permitted TO take IL.
and he couldn't graduate from college In a
hundred years, yet he will discount your
college veterinary on every case In veteri-
nary surgery. as in every other profession
the struggle for existence Will weed out the
man. I'm opposed TO this bill because | be-
lieve the horse doctors sho aid be given a
chance, and let the veterinarians take care
of themselves"
A lively parliamentary scrimmage fol-
lowed Boyd's speech. Mr.. Stookey first
moved to indefinitely postpone the BILL and
unsuccessful efforts were made to table the
motion. Then as motions TO amend take
precedence of a motion TO postpone a half
dozen amendments were offered and tabled
all Of which consumed much time and did
not help the bill any. Finally the previous
question was demanded and seconded by
the House, and then Stookey's motion was
adopted on "A rising vote.
THE BARRIERS CAME NEXT.
Only few bills were considered before
the BARRIERS bill was handed down on sec
ond reading, and the members still had
their knives out and ready for action. Lit
tie argument was INDUCED in. Mr.. Slack
took the floor to protest against the House
committees amendment TO the bill. which
changed the provision that the BARRIERS
should renew their certificates every year,
and Mr.. Van Fleet, the chairman of the
committee, answered him. The committee
or five members jumped up with motions
to put quietus on the bill.
Mr.. Stookey, of Kosciusko. whose chief
claim TO fame in this session is thar he
has offered more motions TO kill bills than
any other member. was recognized. He was
evidently tired of motions to Indefinitely
postpone and to strike out the enacting
clause, so he offered something new, a
motion to amend by striking out every
section of the bill. His motion numbered
every section from ! to H. and was some
hat nHvft rctn IN r,ann nf no mo- no
1t was carried by vote of "a to AZ be-
fore many of them realized that 1t killed
the bill. as 1t left nothing but the title.
The situation was a novel one, and the
speaker and the members were at a loss
what to do with the title until Slack raised
the point that the enacting clause was
those stricken out, the bill was dead and
done for The affair ended with a laugh
over a motion offered by Mr. Hamburger
to pass the title to engrossment.
MEMBERS THIRST FOR BLOOD.
When the surveyors bill came up the
members were yet.in homicdal-or bill
icidal-mood. and it was speedily disposed
Of Slack made a short speech against it.
in which he said that if the House had
amended 1t so that it did not apply to the
present incumbents of the surveyors offices
there would be no one anxious to have
it passed. and that therefore he was OPP
posed to it. Sherman, of Decatur, brought
out another point against the measure
by arguing that as the surveyors Office
was an elective one a man who was not
a practical civil engineer, or at least not
a good one. was not barred from making
the race and securing the election. and
that If the bill became a law important
engineering work that should only be done
by an expert would have to be given to
a man who might be wholly incompetent.
Branch spoke for his BILL claiming that a
man elected to the office of surveyor was
clearly entitled to all the county work in
his line. but he could not stem the tide,
and when the vote on the passage OF the
bill was taken Ii was found that there were
but AZ ayes to AZ noes and 1T had been de-
feated.
Mr. KimbaIl, of Grant, who is father to
the bill providing that sheriffs and clerks
who fail to collect sufficient fees to equal
the amounts of their salaries shall be re-
imbursed out of the county treasury, took
an unfair advantage of the member from
Wabash, Mr.. Sayre, and had the bill hand
ed down on third reading in his absence
Sayre was called home yesterday and could
not be present at either session. He has
been opposed to the bill, and had he been
present to make one of his vigorous
speeches the result might have been differ
ent. AS it was the bill passed by vote
Of 81 to 4, and the vote was later recon-
sidered and tabled, so that no further ac-
ton can be taken in the House. When the
watchdog is away some one Will take ad-
vantage of the chance to get into the pup
lie crib-such will be Sayres soliloquy To-
day when he returns.
Joint resolution No. -Bamberger-pro-
viding for an amendment TO the State Con-
stitution whereby the Legislature may be
empowered to fix the qualifications of prac-
titioners of law, was passed by vote OF
IS to 30. although one or two members
raised the point that If the CONSTITUTION
is so amended the next Legislature Will
probably be called upon to create an
other profession, to borrow Boyd,s graphic
phrase again. by providing for the exami-
nation and licensing of lawyers.
One or two bills were reported from COM
mittee one or two others advanced step
and the House adjourned after motion
to the effect that when the House adJourli
10 do so out of respect to Lincoln's birth
day had been adopted.