The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29


The result showed that the vote was di,
vided on strictly party lines and the total
was s. to g. -,
The motion 10 advance the bill to third
reading was passed and Mr. Slack oHereu
a motion that the bill be recommliteo 10
the committee on the affairs OF the Indiana
Reformstory. His motion was held TO De
out OF order. . ,,...
Upon that appeal from the decision
of the chair shouted the member from
Johnson i'm z fine frenzy" and upon that L
demand the ayes and noes
The sneaker-An appeal from the decision
of the chair must be made In writing ny
two members. "a -.
slacR-wen reduce 1T to writing II you
The speaker-No time will be given: The
chair holds that he has authority to Ignore
motions and tactics that are purely diiatoty
in character. An appeal will not be per-
Slack ask that l may be heard upon
that point. | demand -, c..
The Speaker-Senate bills on their nfse
reading Enrolled Senate bill NO % hrs'
reading OF the bill.
And the serimmage was at an enc.
Half a dozen Senate bills were nandeo
down on the first reading and referreu 10
the proper committees. During tnese pro-
ceedings Mr. Slack and MI Boyd, VINO y i,ds
dened bull were on their feet, waving tnell
arms and demanding recognition lhey
were coolly ignored. and wnen tne oru an,,ed
business was disposed or Mr.. Miller mower
that the House adjourn. The motion was
seconded and carried by a roar OF I ayes
from the majority side. while SLACK, boyd
and their Democratic colieasues Pio'eSee'
vigorously but Intellectually
STORY OF THE CONFERENCE.
The conference of the Republican men,
hers which preceded the session of the
House Is reported TO have been even more
exciting. IL Is certain that II lasted more
than twice as long as had been anticipated
and that at one stage in the proceedings
a number of the radical leaders of the OPP
position 10 the Reformatory bill started 10
bolt. some OF them getting as far as the
anteroom In the hall before they were re-
called
The conference was not caucus in the
strict Interpretation of the word, as Speak
er Marshall presided instead of Representa-
tive Kirkman. the caucus chairman ne
proposed amendments TO the Goodwine Dill
were laid before the members and they were
asked TO get together on one OF them ana
agree to stand by the conference action on
the floor of the House. The point AT issue
between the amendments was whether the
Governor should have the absolute power
of removal of the board of managers, or
any member thereof, or should be re-
stricted by a provision requiring PUBIC
hearing on written charges. The friends
of the original bill stood for the absolute
power of removal while the opposition IN
sisted just as strongly on the public near
lican member expressed his views on the
question and the debate at one time waxed
fast and furious.
STARTED TO BOLT.
The friends Of the original bill attempted
to bind the conference to support the abb
solute power amendment and IL was at this
stage that several of the members of the
opposition started to leave the speaker s
room. where the meeting was held. They
were recalled, however. and Warren q.
Sayre poured oil on the troubled waters.
In the end the word public" was stricken
from the hearing -written-statement pro-
vision and the conference voted to support
such an amendment. Then the programme
to put the matter through expeditiously
was arranged and Mr.. Lewis. of Fountain,
was selected as the man to offer the amend
ment. and Mr.. Cantwell as the one to move
that the bill amended be advanced to
third reading.
During the prolonged conference those
who waiting in the corridors and In
the hall freely predicted that the movement
toward compromise had failed and Ii was
believed by many that fight on the origin
al Goodwine bill would come up when the
powerful influences back of the attempt to
reach common ground on an amendment
that all the Republicans could and would
support, and the movement finally pre-
vailed.
The amended bill will come up on third
reading to-day and will probably be passed
by strict party vote. as the Democrats
have indicated that they will fight IL. The
bill will then go to the Senate for that body
to concur in the amendment. 1t is under