The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-08
MERE HORSEPLAy
INOULGtD IN BY
COL T|SH SOLONS
Last Day Of the Session Pune
tuated Between Spasmodic
Legislation by Throwing of
Paper Wads.
SCRAP BASKETS were
ALSO HURLED ABOUT
Throughout the Hi'arity In the
Senate, Our Roscoe Was
The Only One Who Main
tanned Dignity.
Palladium Bureau,
indianapolis, March 9.

Palladium Bureau,
Indianapolis, March q.
Today marks the close of the ses-
sion of the sixty-sixth general assem-
bly, of Indiana. and the session will go
down in history as one of varied mer-
it. OF course, little business is being
transacted today. for the reason that
Governor Marshall has refused to re-
ceive any bills from the body since 6
o'clock Saturday night. So today is
being spent by the members in the us
ual pastime OF throwing books and
waste baskets at each other, Just ~
they always do on the last day and
night Of session. The floors of the
house and the senate have been strewn
with papers and books ever since Sat
urday afternoon. regardless Of tho
strenuous efforts of the large force Of
janitors to keep things clean.
inspiring Sight.
It Is an inspiring sight to see the
dignified senators and the supposedly
dagnified representatives at play.
When they play they work ut it. Rep
resentative Talbot. Of Orleans. is the
hardest working player OF the entire
house. II Is not unusual at all to see
him haul off with = paper basket and
swat some unsuspecting fellow repre-
|sspHa4lya xit1E< les s..as - = NOT a
that he is knocking stars out Of some
fellows head with q book which he
hurls across the room. Talbot has
been at this since Friday. when he
started the game with some Of the
pages. At first 1t was paper wads,
then came books and today 1t is books
and baskets both. Saturday Talbot
borrowed water gun from one of the
pages and went around In the house
squirting water over tie other mem.
bers. 1t is great fun. for Talbot at
least.
Talbot Like to Talk.
By the way, Talbot, who is a law.
yer at Orleans. is the best speaker
that has been in the house In many
years. He is forcible and oratorical
and whenever he has arisen to speak
on any subject during the session he
has commanded attention for the rea
SON that he always says something
and the members know when he
arises that they are going to hea,
something good. And he has not al
! lowed single occasion to slip by tc
make a speech. He is always ready
/ In font hn
frequent speaker that Speaker Honar
| tired of his efforts several days age
when he thought Talbot was tryins
| to waste the time of the house in use
| less talk. But Honan held back until
Saturday afternoon and then he le,
loose on Talbot. He gave him a call
ing down from the chair that made
| the rest of the house sit up and take
notice. Since then Talbot has beer
In a quiescent state.
Elliott, of South Bend, Greiger, o
Laporte. are two more that have {
pretty good time while the festivitie.
of closing the session are at thei,
height. They toss few things around
and help to make a rough house the
same as the rest Of the fellows.
Fleming q cut-Up.
| In the senate Senator Fleming. O
Fort Wayne. is the man who keen,
things in an uproar during the clos
ing days. When the Tomlinson bill
for the repeal of the county local ON
ton law failed to pass Fleming be
came an obstructionist and he hal
i hoon on hA S~h