South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-23

question might be expected from the
speakers table for action by the
house. The suffrage bill still is IN
committee, but the finance board bill
is out of committee and ready for ac-
ton by the house on the divided re-
port of the committee. the majority.
including four democrats ald four
republicans, being against the passage
Of the bill.
II is believed there we're several
boilers from last nights caucus. i'm
cluding Sam Benz of English, and Rep.
Justus of BlufftOn. Others left the eau
Gus long before it adjourned but so
far as could be discovered they did
not bolt Benz is known TO have very
strong feelings on both the suffrage
question and the Bell finance bill and
Justus is known to have just as strong
feelings on both. Neither would dis
cuss their action. when they left the
caucus.
Floor Leader John Branaman made
batter speeches against the Bell bill
in the caucus. Arthur Deniston,
chairman of the committee on the
affairs of Indianapolis. who voted
against the Bell bill when the report
of his committee was handed in. said
in the caucus he would be willing for
the caucus to attempt to bind its
the measure, but other members
said they would bolt if such action
were attempted and six or eight are
alleged to have started towards the
door.
The same predicament arose on the
suffrage question and when binding
caucus action was attempted another
bolt seemed imminent In the alter
cation between Rep. Jones and Hag-
n
caucus and members held him within
the doors. it is alleged. The argu-
ment between Jones and Hagerty re-
suited because Hagerty "butted in"
those who attended the caucus declar-
ed, on oJnes' peech on the suffrage
bill.
The caucus. just after it started,
and before the argument got warm,
agreed to pass out favOrably the
Hagerty bill, providing for an appro-
priation Of $50, 900 additional for the
expenses of the Indiana Panama
Pacific exposition commission and
Speaker Bedwell said, following the
caucus that he would hand down
this bill for action by the house Tues
day morning as soon as possible.
1t also was understood that the
caucus acted favorably on the pro-
posals for appropriations regarding
ers. who have suffered from the foot
and mouth disease scourge among
Indiana stock.
An attempt was made 20 bind the
caucus on the Waltz bill providing
for legalizing a charge OF two and a
half cents a mile by steam railroads
in Indiana for passenger traffic This
bill. it is understood, was voted down
before Rep. Waltz appeared 10 insist
on favorable action by the caucus
and then the situation veered around
so that no binding action on the bill
was possible
The same was true. it is said. Of the
Feick bill providing for mediation
and arbitration in labOr-capital dis
putes Fred L. Feick. author Of the
bill, finally left the caucus and pro-
cured a copy Of the measure. but
even the reading Of the measure was
not enough 10 convince some mem
bers that caucus action should be
taken thereon. il is said.
Among the democrats that attend
ed the meeting were: Reps. Bedwel
Branaman. Carlin Myers, Iinfeld
Myers. Benz Bos. Jones, Fulton.
Justus. Waltz. Boyer, peniston. Feick,
Niblack. Miedreich. COons. Erny
Westfau. Coons. DragOo. Brumbaugh.
Strange Reeves. Lutz, LydaY. Kemp,
EveIo. Hickman. KaufmaT\ Hulse,
Dibble. Deck, Schaefer. Hagerty
Douglass OF Shelby. Cunningham.
Thompson, Sare, Dunmire, Friend
Grihith. Habermel. Nichols.