The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
Upper House Scene of Exciting
Word Fest by Kimbrough
and Hawkins.
NEARLY CAME TO BLOWS
MUNCIE SENATOR ATTACKS THE
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS AND PRO-
TESTS vAINLY AGAINST STRIN-
GENT MEASURE.
(By Demas S. Coe.y

Indianapolis, Feb. 19.-HawK1n's an
fi-trust bill passed the senate late
this afternoon by vote of Al to s.
The senators voting against the bill
were Kittinger, Kimbrough, Forkner
Mccain, Durre, Pearson, w. r. Wooe
and Stephenson. Not a single demo
cratic vote was recorded against the
measure.
At no time during the sessions ol
the present legislature has there been
created as many dramatic scenes as
those enacted during the morning and
afternoon sessions of the senate today
both of which were almost entirely
devoted to consideration of the Haw-
kin's antitrust bill. The morning ses-
sion was comparatively quiet when
compared with the stream of person
alities, bitter attack on opposition
parties and disorder which prevailed
during great part of the afternoon
hours.
Many Political Speeches.
Members of both the democratic
and republican parties took occasion
to make political speeches, while
there were many who found an open
ing through which to take up person
al grievances
Many of the senators who opposed
the measure, as we'll as those who
supported it openly charged the In
dianapolis News with having resorted
to unfair means and dishonorable re-
ferences to members of senate and
the management, especially J. Develin
Smith was vigorously scored. The at
tacks were lead by Senator kittinger,
! Madison. cplgnt.x- aud Senator. KIM
borough. of Delaware county. Sena-
tor Hawkins had his record read clear
by many, especially by Senator KIM
brough, who has gathered number
of statements which he contends are
actual facts.
At two o'clock this afternoon, when
the senate convened the galaries and
floor of the senate were crowded by
those who had come prepared to lis
ten to strong and enbittered argu-
ments but none were prepared for the
exciting hours which follawed.
kimbrough Started at Once.
Senator Kimbrough was the first
recognized by the president and at
once plunged into and argument
against the passage of the bill. He
first called attention to the fact that
his home (Muncie) has a glass COM
pany which had purchased number
of factories throughout the state and
made the statement that such law
as he Hawkins bill would practically
drive them out of business. He con-
as the Hawkins bill would practically
driven out of business. He said they
had driven the price of fruit jars
down over twenty five per cent, were
furnishing a better quality of glass
and that in doing this they had at the
same time advanced the price of wa
ges over twenty five per cent and
then demanded to know if such a
combination. one that assisted in
keeping down prices and wages was
to be driven out of the state.
Senator Hawkins on Feet.
At instant Senator Hawkins jumped
TO his feet and shouted do you know
how much Ball brothers, made last
year?"
do you not know that they made
100000 last year and''-continued
Senator Hawkins.
What if they make seven hundred
dollars or seven million dollars last
year: what did you make in your
bank? / would like to have you tell
that shouted the Delaware county
senator as he advanced toward the
senator from Jay.
II am not here as a banker" an
grily responded Hawkins. who had by
this time became as warm as KIM
brough.
No, said Kimbrough," you are here |
as banker who buys tax receipts"
I never bought tax receipts and then
came here and tried to have an ap-
preparation made 10 pay them, and |
that's what you did"
DO you know what you are. said /
Mr.. Kimbrough, your own county did /
not send you here, you did not carry /
Your own county or your own town
ship. You are not the representative /
of the people you claim TO represent" I
During this time Senator Hawkins i
and Senator Kimbrough were only /
separated by a row of desks and there
were many who fully expected they
would jump at each other. Many SEN
ators were on their feet, the presi-
dent was rapping for order and COM
manding the Jay county member to
take his seat and complete disorder
prevailed.
Senator Hugg. of Marion county
broke into the game at this POI and
said. Mr.. Speaker this thing has gone
far enough. it is clearly beyond all
bounds of decency and should be
stopped at once"
Then make the senator from Jaw /!
Set down and keep still.r said kim