The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-09
EXCITING TIMES HAD
IN THE [EC|S[AT TURE
Last Days are Strenuous Ones---Many
Bills Rushed Through, Among
Them Being the Governors Con-
stitution, Twin Lakes Monument
Grube's Franchise Referendum.

Indianpolis,Mar. 3.-Amid scenes
of confusion that scarcely have equal
led in either branch of the Legislature
since the sixty-seventh session began
the foreign corporations measure
familiarly known as senate bill No.
105 was killed by the house this after
noon. Insinuations of unholy in
fuence were made and resented on
the floor of the house Representative
Wells, democrat, leading the protest
against assaild integrity.
There was a tense moment in the
house during roll call on the foreign
corporations measure. Representa-
tive Troyer said. In explaining his
vote, that he had become convinced,
by his own eyes, that something's he
had heard, "about this masure are
true. Within the last few minutes
he said, 81 have seen brewery rep
resentative running up and down
there is lurking insinuation In the
the ears of the speaker
A murmer swept over the house,
as Speaker Veneman sprang to his
feet.
50 do not know that / understand
the gentleman from Elkhart," said
Speaker Veneman standing rigid, his
face drawn. "He has always appeal
ed to me as a gentleman of rare good
nature. 1 wish to say, howevere, if
there is a lurking insinuation in the
words of the gentleman from Elkhart
that no representative, whether it be
brewery, labor union or what-not
can do anything with the speaker
That has alawys been my reputation
Pass Al Bills.
Forty-one bills were passed In the
senate today and tonight when the
first night session of that body was
held. The majority took full charge
and acted under the previous ques-
tion to put through several caucus
and platform measures while the re
publicans sat in mute acquiescence to
the inevitable.
The Keegan child labor bill was
passed as agreed upon in joint eau
Gus not senator voting against it as
was also the Seidensticker bill for a
bureau of inspection combining the
pffices of state factory inspector and
state labor commissioner. The era
vens congressional apportionment bill
and the Lieb legislative apportion
ment bills as amended by the joint
caucus of last night were put through
by strict party votes as was the Wis
bill repeating the present reappor
tionment law, which would throw tn
state back to he apportionment Law
of 1885 if the Lieb bill should be Sc
aside by the supreme court.
The Buennagel bill increasing tn,
salaries of the clerk, auditor, record
er and sheriff of st. Joseph county
the Guild measure to permit towns t,
take over township high schools, tn
Cook bill allowing high schools t
continue longer than common schools
and the Moran bill to institute em
ployment agencies In the cities unde
the direction of the bureau of stats
tics, made up the list of the measure
acted On at the night session.
The Grube sub-contractors measm
was handed down and passed, wit
slight amendment.
The house tonight passed twenty
two bills making a total of AZ fo
the day.
Among them was the Sullivan mea:
ure providing for a police matron i
cities of the first and second classe
Speaker Veneman tonight suggeste
that it would be in order for som
member to introduce a reolutio
cimmending Senators Beveridge an
Shively for their votes against, tt
seating of William Lorimer In tt
United States senate.
The "Tom MARSHALL constitute
receiving the stamp of approval I
the Democrats of the Lower Houl
of the General Assembly March
and eve,y Republican present ente
ed his protest against the passage
the constitutional bill drafted |
Senator Stotsenburg.
There were no clashes beween Il
majority and the minority, but Il
door-keepers had been instructed
prevent an exodus of he Reptubl
can members and when The readil
clerk began reading the bill one
tie double doors at either end Of &
House chamber was closed and q
rangements made to close the 9th