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| err Tomorrow morning the republi
| cans will confer before the session
convenes and will decide upon what
| course to take The Farber motion
will probably be declared out of order
when the senate convenes. Though
nothing could be told by an outsider
| that the battle this afternoon bore
| any relation to the fractional fight
! between the Fairbanks and Beverage
| wings, any person familiar with the
senator's positions on this question
did not have to be told how the divis-
ion was being made. The Beveridge-
ties seem to be the minority in the
senate but it cannot be told what
strength they will muster when it
comes to a final show down.
X NE
Members of both senate and house
who have felt that the attacks on the
metropolitan police law would be fu-
tile, were both surprised and alarmed
today when the house on a test vote
gave the metropolitan bill hearty
kick
The minority report of the commit
tee on cities and towns, indefinitely
postponing the bill by Mr. Mccullough
to take the appointing of police COM
misioners from the hands of the gov
ernor and place it in the hands of
the mayors, precipitated the expected
fight on this measure. 1t was signed
by Chairman Morgan. Mr.. Carmich-
ael of Muncie and Mr. Baltzell of Ev-
ansville
Mr.. Mccullough, speaking for the
bill, said it gave the cities home rule
which all important cities desired.
Mr.. Carmichael said it would be
best to continue the appointing pow
er in the governors hands, at least,
while city officers, elected under the
present law, are in office.
There is not much in this talk of
home rule said Mr.. Carmichael.
The governor is specifically with the
enforcement OIL the laws, and it is not
strange that he should have the pow
er as well as the duty"
Mr. Honan, floor lader of the minor
ity, said: This is purely a business
matter. The gentlemen from Della
ware virtually admits that this bill
would be a good law two years from
now The law has been in force for
number of years, and, as a rule has
worked all right. But for some years
now it has caused turmoil and dis
turbances in the state. This is simply
because the appointed officers have
not worked in harmony with their
communities. The bill proposed will
end this condition of affairs"
Satisfied With Their Police.
Mr. Fitch, of Muncie, said: while
the governor appoints the police
boards, he appoints men who live in
the community and there is as much
home rule as under the change pro-
posed. Speaking for one city which
now operates under the law, I would
say that we are satisfied with it.
In all cities there is an element
that constantly cries for home rule
You find it is usually the element that
desires an open town"
Mr. BaltZell. speaking he said for
vincennes. which is in his district, de-
clared that that city has had the best
of government under the present law.
Mr.. Garrard. from Knox county and
the city of Vincennes, challenged
Baltzell's statement. The majority
of citizens in vincennes are not salts
fed with police conditions" he said.
THE chairman of the present board
of commissioners is ma who fail
ed two years ago and settled for %
cents on the dollar, and another mem
Der is collection-proof. The chief of
police is absolutely incompetent"
II say" said Mr.. Behymer, of e.
wood there is not community of
10000 in this state which is not com
petent to govern its own affairs
Mr. Dwyer of Lake county in which
Hammond is located spoke for the
bill
This bill has been characterized
as un-American," said Mr.. Daily. of
Marion county. 1t was enacted by
democrats. therefore it may be IMAM !
erican The gentleman from Seymour
says it worked all right for some
democratic administra-
lions. / presume he means"
The Vote on Postponement.
The members laughted called for /
the previous question and voted down /
the report for indefinite postpone |
ment by a vote of "a to 50.
There is no concealment of the fact /
that the representatives of the rail- /
roads operating in Indiana are wish /
" affected by the action of the SEN
ate yesterday in advancing the Bland +
two cent fare bill to engrossment af-