The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23

ing 10 De called, that has caused a lot Oh |
FUN In the chamber. Fleming says that on |
one occasion, before the last election. Ulrey |
was invited TO address a political gathering |
az Huntertown, not far from Fort Wayne.
lie was not known to many people In the |
vicinity ana his place was first on the pro- |
gramme- After the chairman of the meet |
ing mad made the customary Introduction,
In which, however, he so mouthed Ulrey s
name that nobody coulo tell just what he
said, Ulrey stepped forward TO speak. he
dropped his head for a surreptitious glance
his audience he found that almost every
body in the hall was kneeling reverently
I'm the attitude of prayer. Ulrey was
stumped for moment but he was quick
TO make the best of the situation. and
without the slightest bit OF irreverence he
hastily invoked Divine guidance and then
proceeded as If nothing had happened 10
make a speech roasting the Republicans.
Preceded il by an invocation or
Divine favor, his arraignment of Repuoh-
can policies went all the better with the
crowd. Senator Fleming declares that moth
ing could have convinced those people that
Ulrey was not preacher of the old circuit
rider type.
The pictures of Senator Conlogue used in
Journal cartoon, Among the Legisa-
tors" made such a hit with his Lgonier
constituents that some of them sent him
funny postal card yesterday. The only ad-
dress the card bore was, ITO This State
Senator However. pasted underneath
these words was a clipping from the Jour
nal cartoon, with the caption, "A Bunch of
Conlogue." On the back of the card was
written:
Senator Conlogue. Indianapolis. Ind:
All Noble county citizens say It's true
picture. Come. Joe, don't look so serious.
Jolly up. Get in the game. Irrigate. Where
YOUR CONSTITUENTS
Journal hannpnpd n catch Sem
ator Conlogue when he was in the dumps
the senator, that Island the expression
that the constituents saw on the pictured
face of their representative was very
lugubrious one. The senator, however,
freely admitted that the pictures made as
big a hit with him as they did with his
home people, and 1t is said that he posed
industriously with happy smile whenever
the Journal artist got around in the neigh
borhood of his desk.
Senator Milburn was euchred out Of a bill
the other day because, through WEAKNESS.
he nodded at his desk and went sound
asleep. History has been changed more
than once because somebody went to sleep
at the SWITCH" and Mr.. Milburn now real
ICES how true the statement is. He had a
pet measure which did not meet the APP
prevail of some of his Republican brethren.
They did not like to oppose him fatty but
they racked their brains TO find a way to
Il.
was some delay and in the interim he lost
consciousness. Somebody saw that he wa
dead to the things that were and quickly
put in a Gripping motion. 1t was carried.
Another motion struck out the enacting
clause and the bill was dead. Senator Mil
burn awoke, found what had been done and
concluded to laugh rather than get angry.
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"My little committee" said Senator Kit
finger, in characteristic allusion to the
second division of the judiciary committee,
lis to have a treat in the near future. Sem
ator Barcus has made motion TO the eff
feet that Senator Will Wood. chairman of
the committee on public morals, be invited
to appear before the committee and make
an address,
for the invitation and the senator's are
wondering why Senator Wood, as the ex-
ponent of stern morality. should be called
upon to speak to the members OF the little
committee" 1t is said the speech will be
made in secret.
Senator Dausman was given an opportu-
nifty to preside over the Senate yesterday
for few minutes while President Gilbert
was called away and he acquitted himself
admirably. He made only one blunder,
which however WA WAS "a, sgnt one fore A' fo
| put the customary question, Shall the title
| of the bill remain as the title OF the act"
| Roll Clerk Cutler whispered over his shoCl-
| der and the day was saved for the senator
| from Goshen.
Hes devilish clever, is Steve" said a
| member of the chamber in which the young
man from Fort Wayne has seat, the other
| day, and the brisk characterization is ac-
cepted as hitting Senator Fleming off as
well as anything else. The member from
Allen and Adams counties usually votes
about as he likes without regard to what
| the rest of the Democrats think, but that
| does not seem to impair his influence with
| them. Every Democrat hates to vote for a
measure Of Republican initiation and there
| are times of pain and travail among the
minority members once In while when
! absolute fairness to their constituents de-
mands that they support Republican bill.
| Then diplomatic Mr.. Fleming gets in his
work. Easily, smilingly. softly. insidiously,
| but firmly and determinedly Fleming but
| tonholes his colleagues and tells them where
| to get on and off. Usually they ascend
and descend about where he indicates, but
| now and then there arises recalcitrant
| of the old school whom even Fleming, with
| his ''devilish cleverness." cannot move.
! Rampantly against the laboratory bill
was Senator Lawler yesterday. So fiercely
| did he cry out against Republican extrav-
| agance'' that the blood flew to his face
| which famed under the stress of his ex-
| IRENE emotion. Fleming waited until the
| OutDurSt had spent itself and until all DAN
| ger of apoplexy had disappeared and then
| he perched himself upon the arm of. the
senator's desk and went to work with the
| face of an angel and the tongue of the ser
pent in Eden. 1t was comedy. Fleming
| would argue with his mouth near the ear of
| the venerable senator from Washington
| and Jackson, but he would be met by grim
shakes of the head in the negative. Flem-
ing persevered until he saw that 1t was
| hopeless, but Enthusiastically as ever, he
left Senator Lawler laughing heartily at
same facetious remark and there was no
| soreness. Senator Lawler was the only
| Democratic senator that voted against the
| bill.
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert is an ideal
| presiding officer. Even the gentlemen who
are lucky enough to occupy seats on the
left side of the chamber admit that. Despite
the fact that the Lieutenant Governor finds
1T necessary now and then to check ram
| pant oratory and to put his foot down
Reed-fashion on filibustering tactics, they
| agree that he is absolutely fair and that
he is not inclined to give Democrats the
worst of it because they are Democrats.
Mr.. Gilbert has tho faculty of getting
things done. There is tendency to loaf
now and then and to waste time over things
Governor, with a few short, brisk words
has a peculiar sure quality about it; the
same never-tO-be-miStaken quality that
rings In the command of an army officer
the voice of man who has found himself