The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-22
FLEMING PRIMARY
BILL ROLLERED IN
Rep. Jones Declared That
Measure Was Violation of
the Platform Pledge.
CRAWFORD VERY BUSY
Fight Hard Against Fleming
Bill-House Had Very
Busy Forenoon.
CRAWFORD VERY BUSY
(National News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 22-Wnat is
regarded as the most important half
days session thus far of the House Of
Representatives was accomplished Fri
day afternoon when 1t passed the Dick
inson-Koenig bill limiting the hours of
labor for women and the Fleming pri-
mary election bill
By dint of recording several absen-
tees as voting for it, Speaker Cook and
Floor Leader Spencer put over" the
Spencer bill appropriating $4,000 for
expenses of Indiana survivors of the
battle of Gettysburg to attend the cen
tennial celebration at Gettysburg, July
2, 4. The vote was announced "a to
80.
AS a climax to an exciting session.
Rep. Tingle protested against amend
ments to Sen. Clarke's housing bill
submitted by Chairman Weisman as
report of Judiciary committee B. AL
though Tingle is a member of the
committee he said he never had seen
the amendments and Rep. Branaman
another member of the committee
made the same statement later. The
amendments were adopted and the bill
advanced to third reading
Backed by the democratic machine
the Fleming primary bill went through
without serious objection, although
Rep. Jones (Marshall county, declared
that the enactment of such a primary
law would be a direct violation Of
party promises. He charged Speaker
Cook with breaking his word by hand
ing down Fleming's bill before hi:
own. In fact he characterized it a.
gross insult" Jones spoke at length
on the merits of his statewide primary
and called Fleming's measure a half
way proposition. He quoted Kern ant
Shively and various Indiana congress
men to prove that Indiana Democrat
, were pledged to statewide primar,
and acknowledged the fact that tn,
bosses" didn't want it.
Representative Crawford desired t,
place the members on record an,
moved the substitution of the Jone
statewide primary bill for the Flemin
measure. Crawfords amendment wa
tabled and those voting against tablin
it were: Ault, Bierly, Bos, Bramara
man, Combs, Crawford, Daugherty
Deck, Friend, Jones of Marshall JUG
kins, Kellams, Brennan, Nader
Miderich, Myers. Price Reeves, Sal
Schaffer. Smith, Weidler-just % c
them and insufficient to make the sui
stitution.
Several members explained tina
they preferred to vote for no primar
at all, but the final vote was rs to l
in favor Of the Fleming bill
Fleming's bill calls for direct elet
ton Of district and county officers, tn
presidential preference primary BIT
the retention of the state convention
Applause greeted the vote on tn
Dickinson-Koenig bill. The bill limit
the working hours of women to Aft
a week, or nine per day Those votin
against it were Barnhardt, Beatt,
Benz, Biddle, Bierly, Bos, Branamal
Crawford, Dugan, Durham, Gilmor-
Hayes, Isenberger, Kellams, Midericl
Mitchell, Myers, Norris, Osborn
Reeves (of Henry, Roland, Shafe
and Smith-23 of them
Storen's bill permitting townships I
make Is cent levy to carry out pr,
visions of the school sanitary schoo
house law passed, and Crawford's bi
requiring township trustees and advi
DRY boards to erect buildings for teacl
ing agriculture and domestic scienc
also was passed.
A number of Kokomo saloonkeepel
triumphed when Jenkins bill authori
ing the refund of liquor license fee
where the license is invalid, wei
passed.
"A bill for the confusion of the v,
tiers Cf Indiana on the constitution;
convention proposition" was the r>al
ner N which Republicans of the sci