The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-04
FLEMING LOST TO
SENATOR PROCTOR
ON LICENSE BILL
Despite Walls and Threats of
Fl. Wayne Scion, His
Young Opponent Wins on
500 License.
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loom large the prospect of "A division
In the senate between the reaction
aries and the progressives. the FORM
err led by the bipartisan machine and
the latter officered by such men as
Proctor. CRUDE. Curtis. Beal. Shively
and Carleton. In that event the close
corporation that has dominated the
senate viii have fight on it's hands
that II may win. but which will AFFORD
It unpleasant publicity and embarrass-
mcnt.
Proctor began his smoking out"
process upon Kistler. one of the Dem
ocratic machine leaders. who lodged
every roll call during the license fight
and many others during the framing
OF the bill. Kistler's ducking of votes
was very noticeable. AS he would be
very prominent In the proceedings UNI
III the ayes and nays were demanded
and then his form would be seen dis
appearing through the doorway into
the anteroom, to remain until the
chair announced the result. After the
big fight Friday afternoon. on which
Kistler Ia not recorded at all, he rose
and began to give his views upon H.
Censc fees In CONNECTION with anoth-
or amendment of n minor nature.
proctor arose and asked him II he had
voted upon any of the various amend
ments relating to license fees and
Kistler cut his remarks of without
the benefit Of even comma and took
no further part in the debate until
the sham battle between the Republi-
can and Democratic bell wethers took
place during the closing moments Of
the afternoon session.
Kept In Reserve.
Proctor's proposition to impose u
81 900 license never reached "A direct
vote. the senator from Elkhart tact
fully keeping IL always in reserve so
that II could not be bowled over by
some parliamentary twist that denied
a straight line upon 1t. II was proc
tors $1,000 amendment that held the
ternoon. and he kept 1t there until
Senator Higgins offered the amend
ment to Il which provided for the
fees that were finally adopted. To
this amendment of Higgins. Senator
Fleming offered his amendment as a
last stand" compromise and things
began to defy the ability of Phila-
delphia lawyer TO untangle. Proctor
then withdrew his amendment. giving
Higgins the right OF way and asked
that all the friends of high license
support the Higgins amendment. In
event the Higgins amendment lost
Proctor was thus In position to re-
offer his $1,000 amendment.
Two interesting sham battles took
place between the Republicans and
Democrats In which Senator Wood at.
tempted to prove the senate had by
It's tabling amendments tabled the
entire bill and stopped all further
consideration OF the bill. In this he
opposed the rulings OF Lieutenant
Governor Hall and supported his 'po-
sition by the rules of the manual gov
crning the senate's deliberations.
Very probably Senator Wood was
s'Su's W. 'uS tut
were not clear at all times and many
things not according to Hoyle were
done during the confusion of a multi
tude of amendments to amendments
and substitutes to amendments and
motions to lay on the table and to de-
mand the previous question that
marked the afternoons turmoil. But
the chair firmly maintained his posi-.
ton. even denying Wood the right at
one time to appeal from his decision
which Is about what Wood expected
the chair to do.
ESQ the Republican leader Numbered
In the index and Illuminated and ex.
postulated In great anger against the
tyranny OF the Democratic majority
and the autocracy of the Democratic
presiding officer. while Stotsenberg
and kistler and others of the Demo
cratic side Of the machine replied In
kind. defended the chair and. hurled
cruel words at Senator Wood and
the Republican brigands who were