The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-03


Senator Mattingly then moved that
the senate rules be suspended and the
senate take up the Tomlinson bill on
second reading.
Senator Proctor insisted Glat the
special order was on Senator Tflden's
motion. The ayes and noes were de-
manded on the Tilden motion.
The result of this was % to 20 in ia
vor OF the Tilden motion.
Senator Mattingly then moved to
strike out the enacting clause, and thus
kill the bill.
Senator Stotsenburg objected, say
ing the motion just passed required the
bill to be taken up on second reading,
and that the bill had not been read q
second time. The bill was then read
by title.
! Senator Mattingly then renewed his
motion to strike out the enacting
clause. Senator Durre moved that this
motion be laid on the table. Killing and
Kane called for the ayes and noes.
Senator Durre withdrew his motion,
and the vote was on the Mattingly mo-
ton to kill the bill.
This motion was debatable, and
opened up the field for oratory.
Durre Denounces Hanty.
Senator Durre, republican. repeater
spoke first "Itostrikes me-" he said,
that q motion to strike out the enact
Ing clause comes like an assassin in
the dark. 1t shuts out every hope for
the bill. and every hope of making 1t a
satisfactory measure. | have only one
thing in mind now. and that is to
Gus bill"
He then recalled the enacted plat
forms of the two parties and said that
the whole question had been surround
ed by hatred, which had emanated
from the man who made the hate
speech. He referred to former Gov
ernor Hanly and the latter's famous
speech at the Republican state con-
.vention.
This spirit of vindictiveness,' he
said. lis the spirit which surrounded
the French guillotine. 1t is the spirit
of the savage who sinks his fangs in
to the flesh of his foe. 1t is the spir-
1t Of the assassin who turks in the
dark. The question is before you.
Shall the people rule? If 1t is fair
to say the majority shall rule, why Is
1t fair to say they shall rule only
when they rule your way:"
Senator Durre insisted that the
question should be taken out of poll
tics. II want it out of politics. he
said, 80 that each campaign we can
go on our way in peace. Make your
regulations as strong as you will, but
let US not say that with one fell swoop
well wipe the question out because the
people have not SO ruled"
There was cheering in the Hobbies
when Senator Durre closed his speech.
Il want to enter my protest against
this unnecessary noise in the senate
chamber. This is g. place for legisla-
tion,' said the Acknowledgements,
who warned the visitors that they
should remain quiet.
King Denounces the Bill.
Senator King spoke next, declaring
that the Tomlinson bill was one OF
the most vicious pieces Of legislation
that had ever been presented.
You democrats he said. put in
your platform declaration for ward
and township option and now what do
you do? You present bill here that
has none Of the platform features
Senator Stotsenburg protested that
the only question was on the bill and
that there should be no discussion of
platform declaration. The point was
sustained by the chair.
Killing then took up the county option
law. I'VE enacted law here" he
said, which gives the people chance
to rule. and they are ruling. I say
TO you that the Tomiinson bill is vi
cious.''
Senator Killing answered Durre, de-
claring that the stand for local option
had not been taken at the behsst Of
any one man.
1.-THE result Of the last election he
said, did not prove to me that the peo-
pie did not want county option
What was the issue?'' asked Kist-
Ter.
There were many issues" senator
Killing said. The bill should be dis
posed of one way or the other and then
the legislature should take up ques-
tions of interest to the people
Senator Stotsenburg DEM support
ed the statement of Proctor made in
the forenoon that the Tomlinson bill
was one OF the most drastic bills ever
Il am glad said Senator Stotsen-
burg, that the people are here to hear
this bill discussed. l am glad the paid
lobbyists are here. the men who are
paid to keep this question agitated.
do not mean the ministers, who have
right to be here. but the men who are
paid for agitating and keeping alive
this question:
Who's paying them asked Spring
or. The Democrats?"
THE republicans paid them last
FALL answered Stotsenburg.
stotssnburo Discusses II.
Senator Stotsenburg then began a
OF the Tomlinson bill taxi
ing up first the license fee provided.
The bill. he pointed out. called for a
maximum license fee Of $500, and this.
he said, was an advanced step. He