The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22


one OF the Affairs proved especially inter
esting, and it was prolonged into the wee
small hours OF the morning. one OF the
guests was a member who had been re-
would unquestionably vote for the bill. and
the dinner. under the hosts tactful manip-
ulation, was directed to convert the guest,
Everything proceeded auspiciously and
hnally the guest in question decided that IL
was time for him to declare himself. he
arose and steadied himself with studied dig
nifty and announced:
Gentlemen. there was "A time when l
was for the Reformatory bill. but tonight
L nave seen my error. The bill Is wrong
an all wrong. and. gentlemen, shall
vote against il and l shall fight it,
Then he launched into a recital of the rea-
sons that had led him to support the bill.
He told of the manner in which the pres
ent board OF managers had treated the
Governor and he waxed extremely eloquent
in declaring the boards attitude out
rage. In fact, he grew so eloquent and so
convincing in his arguments for the bin
in which he professed change of heart
and convinced himself anew that the bin
was right. and he wound up with shout
should PASS, and he would support IL heart
and soul. Thea effect on Harrington and
the rest of the guests may better be mag,
that this mans alimentary canal led to his
head, as we'll as to his stomach ana heart
The public morals committee or the
House, which has been complaining because
1t has been given nothing TO do. VIII De
amply satisfied within the next few weeks.
Representative Conway, Democrat, yester-
day introduced bill providing for the re-
peal of the blanket remonstrance provision
of the Nicholson law, and the bill was re-
ferred to this committee. The bill is backed
by the liquor interests. and will be sup
ported just as actively as the Prohibition
party leaders and the Anti-saloon League
forces will fight it, The result Will be in
teresting times for the public morals COM
mittee, and some Of the members may rue
the day they protested against idleness.
There Is nothing that precipitates as bitter
a fight as any sort Of temperance legisla-
ton, and this bill will not be an exception
to that rule.
A lively fight is expected from Repre-
sentative Mummerts bill creating the office
of State fire marshal, which he introduced
yesterday. The committee on insurance, to
which the bill was referred. will bring in
two reports. the majority for passage and
the minority for indefinite postponement.
There Is a decided sentiment against the
creation of any new offices, and this senti-
ment may be sufficient to counterfeit the
force of Governor Durbin's recommendation
that the State should have fire marshal.
the fire marshal, who will receive a salary
Of 5000.
If it were not for Senator Parks's whis-
kers the cartoonists might be hard put to it
for material occasionally. but the hirsute
appendages Of the dignified senator provide
temptation that is difficult to resist. The
other day a cartoonist had the whiskers
decorating the youthful chin of Senator
I'm IN
They have been pictured doing all sorts
of things. and If the senator were not so
good-natured and forgiving, cause might
have been had for anger. However. he
takes it all as a part of the fun and usually
has ready q sharp bit of repartee whenever
his colleagues attempt to crack a joke at
the expense Of himself or the whiskers.
art" said Booth Harrington yesterday
afternoon. would have gained priceless
contribution If the faces of some of the
senators that voted for the Reformatory
bill could have been nodded In clay and
then placed in imperishable marble. 1t
almost pitiful to see the expressions
of anguish on many a manly face as he
faltered the word Aye
A State senator is a very great individual
indeed in most rural communities and oc-
casionally a constituent comes to town
whose awestruck manner proves the state
ment The other day a tall, thin man. with
struggling whiskers, wandered into the
Senate chamber and was stopped by the
doorkeeper. The Senate was not in session,
but the man was stopped just the same.
He was asked whom he wished to see.
Senator Parks" he replied. lis he
here?'
tleman from Plymouth was working at his
desk. The constituent removed his hat,
took long look at greatness and then said:
Il wonder when the senator holds his
audiences. is there any way l can get in
on one?"
The doorkeeper explained that all that
was necessary was to send a card to the
senator or else ask page to have the SEN
ton was received with manifest disap-
prevail by the visitor. who was suffering
the acute pains of a smashed ideal
Senator Kittinger took a fellow-senator
to one side yesterday and said confiden-
TALLY:
Ibid you see that cartoon of me in the
Journal this morning? I'm going to sue
that paper for libel. l can stand for al
most anything in the way of a cartoon,
put when they represent me as wearing
buttons as large as pie-pans on my coat
tail I draw the line. It's an outrage-con-
demned outrage 1 say!
In fact, the senator from Madison said
II was several kinds or outrage, but his
descriptions were too fervent and fiery for
reproduction on anything save asbestos
paper.
Yesterday was Warren Sayre's day for
a joke. In truth, 1t has come to pass that
with humblest apologies to the unknown
author and the innocent reader). the mem
Der from Wabash
Counts that day lost whose low descend
ing sun
Views from his lips no hoary jokelet
sprung"
To come back to yesterdays offense. II
was at the close of the session at II 30
o'clock when the members were too hun
cry to appreciate anything except a motion
to adjourn, that Mr.. Sayre arose TO a
question of personal privilege. With a
preamble as long as his arm he stated
that his seatmate, Mr.. Sherman. of De-
catur, had been greatly disconnected by
the large vase of flowers that stood on the
corner of the speakers desk in such a po-
sition as to obstruct his view of the pre-
siding officer. Therefore Mr.. Sayre moved
that relief be afforded his friend and that
on alternate days the bouquet be placed or
the opposite corner of the desk, so as tc
| obstruct the view of some Of the mem
| bers of the minority.
''It is not often that / want to throw
| bouquets at Democrat" added Mr.. Sayre
| except at his funeral"
Senator ICY" Davis, the minority's
forensic cyclone, and Senator Wolcott wer,
walking across the hall to the Joint ses