The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Legislative sideIights.

Representative Morgan, of this city, had
a long conference with the Governor Sat-
urday afternoon. Such a conference at
such tide i'm the affairs of the Reforma-
tory bill BODIED i'll for the opposition. for
Morgan has been counted on as one of the
most uncompromising of the rebels, conse-
quently when Booth Harrington and Dram
Muir learned OF 1t at a late hour Saturday
night they were naturally somewhat con-
cerned They would not believe that Nor
gan could be shaken in his position, but.
That "but" bobbed up before them In let
tiers foot high whenever they thought of
the conference, and the more they thought
of ii the larger it grew, until finally they
became almost panic-stricken. Harrington
was for going out to Morgan's house, in
spite of the fact that II was then after mid
night, and routing him out to reassure them
that he was ali right, but Muir demurred.
He had every confidence in his colleague,
and thought it was doing Morgan an in
justice even to harbor fears. At length he
prevailed on Harrington to wait until morn
ing. Yesterday morning, before Morgan
had time to conclude his Sabbath morn de-
votions, he was startled to see carriage
stop in front of his house, and even more
surprised to see Harrington and Muir bolt
out of il and hurry up to the door Some
thing was evidently up-was his school bill
to be vetoed or had the opposition gone to
some new sensation developed in connection
with IL. what on earth had happened to
bring Harrington and Muir out to see him
at such an unearthly hour? Before he
could guess the answer to any of these
questions his colleagues were exchanging
greetings with him. Then there was a mo-
ments embarrassment. Harrington and
Muir could not come right out and ask
questions insinuating that they feared
Morgan had deserted them, and they were
at a loss to explain their unexpected CALL
After some hemminS and having and some
very transparent fencing they finally led up
to the subject that lay next their hearts
and Morgan discovered what was up. They
confessed what had worried them. and
heaved huge signs of relief when Morgan
laughed at their concern and assured them
that he was still in line. But they don't
want ii to happen again
Speaking of the Reformatory bill-and
that is about the one topic of conversation
now among the statesmen-Booth Tarking-
ton was hunting for "Cy'' Davis with blood
in his eye the other day. The story reached
the Indianapolis representatives that the
senator from Greene county had insinu-
ated that somebody" was furnishing the
money to meet the expenses of the little
dinners that the former has been giving in
the interests of the opposition, and the i'm
putation did not altogether please Tarking-
ton. With the idea of receiving an explana-
some reason he could not run across him
and in the course of a few hours his wrath
cooled. Had the two met while Harrington
was still 'riled' there might have been an
interesting episode to go down into history
as a sidelight on the most spectacular con-
test of the Sixty-third General Assembly.
xxx
To continue along the same topic, Jim
Statesman, one of the mainsrays of the
opposition, said last evening:
II believe that the supporters of the bill
are losing ground every hour and that they
are showing signs OF weakening. We are
making gains rapidly, of that / am sure
but we are lighting against great odds and
we may lose. We may not be able to beat
the bill, but I'm here to tell you that there
will be four men on the burning deck when
the ship goes characterization Sayre
Kirkman and 1 will be dashed to the mast. -
Once in a while Senator Parks, of Ply
mouth, when he takes a few minutes off
from introducing bills, finds time to tell a
story. The senator. whose whiskers are an
epic poem, is very, very far removed from
| frivolity, but he can tell a good tale.
One of his anecdotes is of Sam Parker an
attorney of his county. and former MEM
| Der of the Senate. Not long ago. says Sen
| ator Parks, Parker had occasion to have
a deposition taken an little town far re-
moved from the county seat, in which he
was having a case tried. When il was for
warded TO him IL bore the amazing inscrip-
| tion, Sworn to before Almighty God and
| Hank Searles, justice of the peace"
xxx
A member of the Senate who is known
because of his capacity for hard work and
| because of his seriousness of disposition,
was sitting in the lobby OF English's Hotel
the other night conversing with a group of
collea CUES when somebody yawned and
said, Lets go TO the Empire and see what
| kind of a show Is on this week. The
serious n6nded senator sat up with a jerk
! rs that the place we went to last week? %
he asked. "Yes." replied one of the others
''All right" said the latter-day edition of
| Cotton Mather, Let's go again.
"Once in a WHILE said Senator Fortune
the other night, 1--WE have a flood down al
Jeffersonville. The old Ohio gets on a
rampage. gets her back up and does very
| annoying things Some of the people have
learned to take il very quietly in the course
of years. One day last spring a man came
rushing up to a friend of mine. who owns
a few houses for rental purposes and de-
clared with some heat.
Look here. my cellar is full OF dernec
/ river waterI'
We'll" replied my friend with the utmost
calm. You did not expect a cellar full OF
| bourbon whisky for Sl2 month did your
| Senator Kittinger Is one of the best law
yers I'm the upper House and occa sionally