The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-27
sLAPs CALLERS ON BACK AND
ALL JOIN IN SCENES or RE-
JOGGING SELDOM WITNESSED
AT CAPITOL.
HUNDREDS SOUGHT PENS.
Many Members Endeavor to Explain
Their Reasons for Voting as They
Did Upon the County Option
Measure.

Indianapolis, Sept. 26.-The special
session of the legislature failed to
come to an end this afternoon as al
most every body connected with it
had hoped. The democratic members
of the house were responsible. Their
action with reference to the bills of
Governor Hanly that yet remain to be
considered, makes the earliest possi-
BILE adjournment now next Tuesday.
The democrats of the house refused to
vote for a suspension of the rules to
pass the night rider legislation desir-
ed and the appropriations bills. A
two thirds vote is required to sus-
passage and the friends of the admin
istration were only able to muster a
vote of 49 to Al in favor of the sus-
pension. Among those disappointed
may be counted Governor Hanly
whose special session is costing the
state about $4,000 a day and who
would have been glad to see ii
brought to finish.
Hanly Congratulated.
The governor has put in most of
his time since the house passed the
county local option bill this morning
receiving the congratulations of his
friends, and the friends of the bill. A
tremendous crowd besieged him i'm.
mediately after the bill passed. At
noon he had to slip out of the office
under cover in order to get a bite of
lunch. Among those in his office dur.
ing the congratulatory session was his
wife. When asked If she were pleased
with the result she said: "Ye-E-E-E.
S-S-S,"
DIR. Stansfield and DIR. Hurlstone
Methodist ministers who have been
active workers for the bill came in a
bunch with State Chairman Goodrich
and enjoyed the same slap on the
back that the others did"
Governor Signs Bill.
At 4:40 o'clock, Governor Hanly
signed the bill making it law. Those
present at the time were Senator
Bowser. Senator Mattingly. Repre-.
sentative King and several represent.
atives OF the Anti-Saloon League. The
Governor used three gold pens in af.
fixing his signature. The first had
been presented to him by Mrs Hanly
and was returned to her The other
two were given to the Rev. E. s. Shu-
maker, State Superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, and Charles
Thompson. of Lafayette. r. C. Minton,
legislative superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league. was presented with the
ink well. Senator Mattingly got one
of the blotters used and Ennis Barney,
Anti-Saloon league lobyist, got the
other.
Demand. for Pens.
The Governor had received a hun.
dred letters, Secretary Gemmer said
asking for the pens used in signing the
BIN. The county local option law goes
into effect as soon as printed and pro-
oaaimed. together with the other acts
g The special session.
The afternoon session Of the house
was made interesting by that body's
t'en on proposed prohibition legis.
ion. The joint-resolution intro
duced by Pierson. Democrat, propos.
i19 n amendment to the constitution
vAsfo6y the people may vote three
years from now on the question OF
state wide prohibition offered the
democrats what they considered an
opportunity to put the republican in
the hole. Nearly every democrat vot.
ed for It and so did several republi
cans. The result was II to 2S for the
resolution, but in the senate later in
the afternoon it was referred to the
judiciary committee, whence it will
never come forth. Interesting and
enjoyable discussion over the resolu
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