The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
Secure an Adjournment of
House Thus Preventing a
Chance to Slaughter.
1T WAS CLEvERLY DONE
GOVERNOR PREPARED TO VETO
FAR6ER BILL AND IT rs HINT
ED THAT THERE WILL BE A
SPECIAL SESSION..

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little word adjourn late this after
noon caused the death OF all hope OF
the passage of the Metropolitan police
amended bill. owing TO the rule which
makes il necessary for action TO be
taken ON a governors veto within one
day after the veto has been received.
The final struggle camo late in the
afternoon. when all plans had been
matured for action and the friends
of the measure had been able to line
up enough votes to pass the bill over
the governors disapproyal. Repre-
sentative Woodfill had agreed to move
for "A reconsideration of action taken
and five other republican members
had pledged themselves TO vote in ia
vor of the passage OF the bill
The plans of the democrats became
known to the republicans and just as
Woodfill gained recognition and was
about to move for a reconsideration
a motion was made to adjourn. The
chair put the question, and before the
friends of the amended Metropolitan
police bill realized what had been
done, it was announced that the house
had adjourned. This meant that there
would be no night session and as "A re-
suit, the Mccullough bill met its
death just at the time that enough
members had indicated that they
would pass the bill.
Speaker Stands by HanIy.
Just what action will be taken now
L.
tive that the speaker will
not allow any chance for vote to
suspend the rules during the remain
der OF the session, for the purpose of
passing the bill.
The action of the republican mem
beers IN preventing any acti0n on tho
bill has caused the break between tho
party members and there promises to
be an unusual incident I'm the history
of Indiana legislative assemblies to-
morrow, when Ii is almost certain the
members OF the house will
be found lined up behind the COVER
nor.
IL is an assured thing that Governor
Hanly will tomorrow send "A message
to the legislature announcing that he
has vetoed the Farber insurance bill
Republican members are prepared
to pass the bill over the veto Of the
governor. That is a large number OF
them had, but tonight the democrats
in caucus decided that they would
stand by the governor and vote to sus-
tain his veto. The democrats feel
that the republican members of the
house have been playing hot and
cold" with them and that the repubi-
cans. after having promised TO stand
by them and pass the metropolitan
police bill. have played in bad faith.
IL is pointed out that democrats voted
TO pass bills over the disapproval OF
he governor which the republicans
wanted. notably the Vincennes uni
rersity claim, and that the very men
who agreed to vote for the McCul-
ough men failed TO deliver the goods.
Canvass Made Of Votes.
A canvass OF house members was
made tonight and it developed that
he republicans and friends OF the
Farber bill were unable to muster
,ut % votes in favor of the passage
IF the Farber bill They had hoped
o secure enough votes from the demo
rats to give them the necessary con
,titutionaI majority, but the action
aiken in regard to the metropolitan
police DILL seems to have destroyed
I'll their hopes.
Insurance men who favored the Far
,er bill and who have been working
light and day for it are tonight simp-
y walking the floor and all realize
hat they overlooked bet" when
hey allowed the men who favored
he Farber bill TO jump in. and purely
or the sake of having turned parli-
nentry trick, defeat a majority of the
members of the house, and those
Members. too, who had most wanted
o pass insurance legislation.
The fact that the governor has de-
ided TO veto the bill has started,
gain the story of call for an extra
ession Of the legislature and there
re many tonight who claim that they
ave positive information to the ef-
ect that the governor will issue such