The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-09

there was no money with which to pay
them.
Then to sew up the situation tighter
than ever the senate adjourned about
o'clock at night. The senate was the
stone wall against which the house had
bumped and the stone wall absolutely
refused to recede an inch from its po-
sition. It sent word to the house that
the house would have to accept the APP
proiations bill as It passed the senate
or there would be no appropriations
bill at all That was the ultimatum.
The house refused to pass the bill as
the senate had passed 1t because the
house charged that 1t made appropria
tons larger than the state would have
money to pay.
Democrats Call a Caucus.
So there was the situation, with the
special session talk on all sides. Gov
ernor Marshall had intimated in strong
terms that he would call a special sep
sion If the appropriations bill was net
passed, and that he would veto 1t If It
came to him in form that was net
satisfactory and carried larger appro-
priations than the resources of the
state would meet.
! When the talk Of the special session
became so strong that it looked almost
| like a reality the democratic members
| of the senate and house were calied'
into caucus and every man OF them
signed this written agreement:
The undersigned members Of the
Sixty Sixth General Assembly of the
State of Indiana hereby pledge their
| sacred honor that in the event the gov
ernor of the state shall be compelled
to call special session Of the gem
eral assembly for the purpose of max
ing appropriations that in such session
they will not introduce any bills nor
vote for any bill except the necessary
/ appropriation bills and they hereby
consent that this shall be a caucus
measure"
This precauation was taken, they
said. because they feared certain in
f1uences were trying to force a special
session for the purpose Of bringing to
the front some other matters besides
. the appropriations, and they said they
did not propose to be caught mapping.
The republicans remained silent and
said nothing except that they were
standing pat on the appropriations bill
: as 1t passed the senate.
Special Session Would BE Delayed.
1t was said last night that II the
: governor did have to call special SEES
, sion of the legislature to pass the ap-
: preparations bill he would not call II
until August or September. In tbs
meantime, it was said. the democrats
would take the stump throughout the
state and make speeches to arouse pub
Ito sentiment against what they tern
lavish and unreasonable demands fol
appropriations by the republicans. II
; that way, they said, they would b.
I able to arouse public sentiment in theil
favor and by the time the special ses
sion would open they would have tn,
| people thinking their way. This wal
= the plan that seemed to meet with IA
= vor among the democrats.
Fight for Courts to the End.
= Another matter that cause anxious
hours and made many of the member
: throw a conniption at was the schem
that was planned to compel the hous
to pass the various bills over the We
:, toes of Governor Marshall. It all cam
because the governor was holding u
i the bill that was intended to give re
: lief to the cities of the fourth class
These cities had been crying aloud 70
legislation that would enable them t
get rid of some of their useless an
expensive Offices. such as the cit
q Judge, the city controller and the boar
of public works, and this bill. tn
n Thornton bill, was intended to Civ
q them that relief. It was seen as 500
" as the bill was introduced that 1t wa
almost sure to pass because it woul
J. afford the relief that was SO univers
re ally demanded. Then special interest
s. began lacking amendments to 1T Firs
l. an amendment was added that woul
r have repealed the law under which II
l. dianapolis is getting 60-cent gas. The
re the Indianapolis Water company ha
le an amendment tackled on taht woul
E. relieve the company of the expense
er building bridges across the canal
in this city and throw this burden on Il
n taxpayers. Then an amendment WI
n made that would have allowed city o
rs flcers to succeed themselves.
ig Bill Goes to Governor.
These three amendments aroused
storm Of protest and the gas repe
amendment was changed so as TO n