The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-21
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also that the only reason this issue is
being brought up is because Hanly is
distrustful of regarding next, regular
session. Once started, oratorical py-
rotechnics will probably explode in
many quarters of the assembly.
Fight Expected.
A fight is expected to develop aft
er the minority report is read recon-
mending indefinite postponement.
The legislature convened today with
the situation rather tense again. All
morning there had been rumors of a
democratic plan to throw a bill into
the house to prevent unexpended bal
ances for specific appropriations from
reverting to the general fund. The
other appropriation bills of the admin
istration have been introduced in the
house, but this one has been held back
though introduced in the senate. If
and then force the other appropriation
measures out of the ways and means
committee, they could attempt to car
ry out their party's program of ad-
journing without passing on the coun-
ty local option bill.
While the republicans were declar-
ing their present ability to pass the
local option measure in the house and
senate, they preferred to wait a day
or two to let the influence from home
be felt. They wished demonstrations
such as today's to soak in and have
the desired effect. Fol that reason
they were laying their plans to block
any move on the part of the demo
Gratis to effect the passage of an ap-
preparations bill of their own under
suspension of the rules.
The alignment of Ratliff alongside
the temperance forces made him the
object of much attention-almost as
much as was given Senator Will
Wood. growing out of the latter's re-
ported reconciliation with Governor
Hanly, his former law partner. Wood
only smiled when asked about his hav-
ing made up" Ratliff only smiled,
likewise, and averred he had never in
tended to do differently. Among those
who bestowed attention upon him
were men known to be brewery inter-
est 'persuaders." The indications
were that Ratliff was not to be per-
suaded.
Representative Lieb, OF Spencer
county, the biggest tobacco growing
county in Indiana, had drawn up this
morning a resolution calling upon the
governor to explain his sources of in
formation regarding the alleged SER
ious situation with regard to night
riders. He says that night riders are
an unknown and certainly unfeared
quantity in Spencer county n pro-
poses that a commission be appointed
to look into the matter.
Among the large number Of repre-
sentatives, republican and democratic,
who remained in town over Sunday,
expressions of indignation were COM
mon because of the alleged actions Of
the brewery lobbyists in keeping two
members of the house under the in
fluence Of liquor. These two men
have not been in fit condition for at
tention to their duties during the
three days they have been here. They
have had the constant attentions of
the brewery friends, who have made
members. The first day this was con-
sidered amusing by some legislators,
but after two days they sickened of
the sight and Sunday protested. How
ever, a certain brewery agent has
been quoted as saying, We've got the
votes of those two fellows if We can
keep them going" and 1t is likely the
use of the brewers most convenient
weapon will be continued this week,
as far as the two represe natives are
concerned.