The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-16
Exhibition Spin by the High
Power Car Democracy"
With Proctor and Stot-
senberg Aboard.
PLATFORM PLEDGES
GET CONSIDERATION
Party Whip Cracked and the
Desperate Minority Wore
Out Their Threats Shout
ing Protests.
(PalladIum Specially

PallanIum Specially
Indianapolis, Feb. 16.-The senate
was converted into a speedway on
Wednesday afternoon for an exhibi-
ton spin by the high power car
Democracy driven by Chauffeur Stot-
senberg and Chief Mechanician Proc
tor for the redemption of much lost
prestige concerning certain platform
pledges. The spin was most success
full and when the painting engines fin
ally stopped, the Democratic major
ity had passed the option repeal sub
stitute, the weekly wage law already
passed by the house, the registration
law. and the sanitary school house
bill.
The time worn party whip cracked
all afternoon. The overworked road
roller went over the Republican min
ority often enough that it took half
hour after the session adjourned for
the G. o. P. devotees to scrape them
selves of the carpet. Senator Stot-
senberg and Senator Proctor were al
ways on hand with the motion ma.
chine. cut off debate and kept the
gong ringing for absentees- Lieuten-
ant Governor Hall was affable in the
chair, and refused to be misled by
the clarion toned chorus of Republi-
cans who voted "No!" with such fer.
vor on every possible occasion.
Hall is q Joker.
THE ayes seem to have it," said
he. but the noes yell the loudest"
After the option substitute option
amendment had been rushed through
Senator Proctor moved the regular or.
der of business be suspended for the
consideration of the house bill pro,
viding for weekly wages. Senator
CRUDE who was anxious to get one OF
his bills before the senate objected
and voted against it on vive voce vote
Wood demanded the ayes and noes
The party whip cracked noisily and a
straight party vote resulted, CRUDE
first voting with the Republicans and
then changing his vote. The final
vote was 20 to H. Debate was cut of
by vote of the previous question and
the bill placed on it's passage imme
diately. Only eight voted against the
measure. they being Crumpacker
Durre. Gavit. Halleck, Hunt. KimmeI
Lambert and Wood. The final vote
was "a to s. The weekly wage bill
is a platform measure of the Demo
Gratis.
Senator Harlan then moved that the
regular order of business be suspend
ed for the consideration of the regis
tration bill. The minority gatherd or
its side in body and yelled no
much louder than the Democrats yell
ed AYE" but a division showed the
difference was only in lung power
The reading clerk started reading the
measure and jumped from Section
to Section q. Senator Kane rose tt
point Of order. demanding that the
bill be read in its entirey. 1t was ar
gued that 1t had been previously read
the third time and didn't need to reat
again. Senator Harlan introduced sew
eral amendments the only important
one being to admit to the action o
the bill those who have declared theil
intention of being naturalized. Sen
ator Kane wanted the amendment.
acted on separately and they were Sc
adopted. Then Senator Stotsenbers
moved the previous question. A roya
yelp went up from the minority. The
bill. they claimed, had only been OF
their desks for two days, and il was
too important to be rushed through
without discussion. Senator Woot
tried to introduce a motion which
would make it a special order. bu
the roller passed over him. Senator
Durre joined the melee and asked
many questions of Senator Harlan
and the previous question motion fin
ally was let slide long enough to per
NIT Senator Harlan to explain the bill
for Ave minutes. The bill was passet
20 to Is az follows:
How the Vote was.
Aye: Aiken. Beal. Carleton. Clark
Curtis. Farlow. Farrell. Fleming. Gers
CRUDE. Grenwell, Harlan. Hauck
Jackson. Kistler. Lamont. Long. Nc
Carly. Netterville. Parks. Powers
Proctor. Royse. Shively. Stotsenburs
Sullivan. Tilden, Trautmann and Tay
lore.
No: Brady, Crumpacker. Durre
Gavit. Hallock. Hanna. Hibberd, Kne
kimmel. Lambert. Rats, Sexson
Strange and Wood-15
Not voting: Commons. Higgins
Moore. White and Yarling-6.
Senators Kane. Wood and Sexsol
explained their votes. Senator Sex
son said he wanted to vote for q regis
tration bill but he didn't know enougi
about this measure. Senator Kan,
protested with much vigor against tn