The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-05
NEEDED ONf VOTE
MISS GALLAHER's BILL AGAIN
AROUSED THE SENATORS.
Since Two Absent Members Favor the
Measure IL VIII Probably BE
Passed This Morning.
NO RAILROAD COMMISSION
THE BILL SLAUGHTERED AT MORN
ING SENATE SESSION.
Speaker Marshall Sat with Lieuten-
ant Governor Gilbert and Watched
the Proceedings.
woLCoTT's INSURANCE BILL
1T GRANTS CERTAIN PRIVILEGES 70
FOREIGN COMPANIES.
Statesman Apportionment Bill Finally
Passed by the House-Business
of Both Branches.
Speaker Marshall Sat with Lieuten-
ant Governor Gilbert and watched
the Proceedings.
woLcoTT's INSURANCE BILL
1T GRANTS CERTAIN PRIVILEGES 20
FOREIGN COMPANIES.
Statesman Apportionment Bill Finally
Passed by the House-Business
of Both Branches.

BY one vote Miss Gallaher's famous bin
failed to pass the Senate yesterday after
noon. Twenty-Five senators voted TO give
Evansville a day school for the deaf and
sixteen cast their votes against the bill
1t will be taken up this morning as the
first detail of business, and unless the
enemies of the bill have a few trumps up
their sleeves Miss Gallaher is extremely
likely TO take the trick. Senator Matson
and Senator Thompson of indianapolis.
both of whom have agreed to vote for the
measure. were not present yesterday after
noon when the vote was taken. and as they
will likely join the twenty-five the anxiety
of the young woman from Evansville will
be ended.
1t was near the close OF the long, tire
some afternoon session that Senator Crum-
baker called up for passage House Bill 264
The magic title acted like sorcery. Sem
ators whose noses had been held TO the
grindstone by the merciless Lieutenant
Governor for weary hours and who had
unavailingly asked to be excused, sat up
with a jerk and took new interest In life.
Henry Marshall, speaker of the House.
who befriended the bill In the House when
it needed friends. came in, took seat by
President Gilbert and watched the pro-
ceedings with a keen eye. in which lurked
a smile of approval for the champions of
the bill and a hint of menace for those
who. were unkind enough 10 say h~n@h
things about the proposition to educate the
deaf children of Evansville. Miss Gallaher
herself sat behind Senator Crumbaker's
desk, with her cheeks flushing and paling
alternately as the bill seemed fated TO per-
HEARD CRUMBAKER.
President Gilbert, in order to save time.
announced that it was unnecessary to go
into the merits or demerits of the bill at
length for the reason that il had been de-
bated previously by the hour. He recog-
nized Senator Crumbaker. who told the
Senate that the bill purposed to give Van
derburg county the right to devote por-
ton of it's school fund to establish a school
to educate its own deaf children. The peo-
pie of Evansville wanted to educate these
children at home, he said. instead
of sending them to Indianapolis. AZ
for Miss Gallaher. who had been.
he said, the object of particu-
larly unwarranted. bitter and venomous at
tack by Senator Ulrey. she had taught the
deaf children at Evansville for years with
tor Crumbaker characterized her as noble
type of young woman, the kind that does
something worth while In the world instead
of frittering away life In aimless social
pursuits. -
Senator Starr. OF Richmond, purple with
emotion and husky with anger. arose 10
take several shots at the BILL He avoided
all discussion of the personality OF Miss
in theory and worse than useless Deaf
children, said Senator Starr, could not pos
sibly receive such good d. teacnns "a ' IA sma snst
tuition at Indianapolis. The blll III passed,
would establish a dangerous precedent, he
maintained since other cities would be
coming to the Legislature with requests
that something be done for them.
Senator Kittinger, who is one OF the best
started with a drawl and ended with yell.
He saw no good in the bill. although he
failed TO make his objections specific.
For the bill Senator Hendee spoke as
long as the lieutenant governor would give
him a chance. He had looked into the
measure thoroughly, he said, and had been
unable to find in IL anything unconstitu-
tional or particularly Objectionable The
bill was for a worthy object. lid Senator
Hendee, and the senator's ne.l not be
ashamed of giving IL their support
ASSAILED BY ULREY.
Then Senator Ulrey again assailed the
bill. III. practically apologized to the SEN
ate for his remarks concerning Miss CAL
laher. made last week, and finished by at
lacking the bin from all points of view.
Senator Crumbaker ended the debate.
..This bill" he said. "win actually save
the State good round sum OF money. since
IL will cost only 500 per capita TO educate
these children at home, while IL would cost
considerably more than 500 apiece TO bring
them to indianapolis TO school, He SAT-
upon Senator Starr vigorously, Snd. al
though the Wayne county man pulled and
TUNED with anger. there was no answer
to Senator Crumbakers ringing challenge
TO any senator 10 disprove the ASSERTION
that the bill was drawn In the interesG OF
There was electricity I'm the air while the
vote was taken, Senators who voted aye
shouted loudly triumphantly. emphatical-
w Some of them stood uD so that there
might be no mistake about their attitude.
Several who voted no got II out of their
system with such marked absence OF
sound that the reading clerk had 10 call
their names two or three times. Half the
people in the chamber were keeping private
rolls and following the vote with intense
interest For time IL looked like the bill
was going TO pass by a big vote. for num-
ber of senator's who had voted against the
bill on previous action changed front and
placed themselves on Miss Gallaher's side
Senator VIII Wood. OF Lafayette. and
Senator Fortune, OF Jeffersonville. were
two of the members who voted against the
bill last week. but who voted for IL yes
terday. Finally in the roll the bin struck
a knot The SIS were bad for IL. Smith.
Starr and Stricler said no, and Thralls and
| Ulrey followed after The vote on the bill
was as follows:
Ayes-Barcus. Barlow. Bell. Crumbak-
er. Dausman, Davis DE Haven. Fleming.
| Fortune, Goodwine. Gray Hendee Lawler.
Layman. Lyons. Milburn o Brien. oeborn.
Powell, Purviance, Roche. whitcomb. VOL
| c0tt Woods.
| Noes-Ball Coats Conlogue Darby Gard.
Gochenour. Kittinger. I.indIey. Matthews.
| Newhouse. Parks. Smith. Starr, Stricler.
| Thralls. Ulrey-l6.
Senator Crumbaker called for the alb
sentees. Eight senators had left the cham
Der. at least thgss s< whom might have