Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-15

terribly OverwOrked with all the stacks
of papers which I saw on their desks.
1 judged these multitudinOus dOcu-
ments were the 'steen Goodrich bills
that everybody has been raying about
lately.
Anyway there was an awful bunch OF
them.
The house makes a model body OF
legislators. judging from the business
Ike shutting OF papers which most OF
the members INDUCED in from time to
time
MORE CHUNKY
THAN SENATORS.
Representatives are evidently on more
friendly terms with each other than ser
atOrs are, because their seats are placed
two together; so that every representa-
tive can have his buddy" to tell his
secrets to.
Whether seats at the front Of the house
cost more than those in the rear excited
my curiosity, but | could not find any
body who could tell me.
Conferences appeared to be even more
popular than in the senate. and one very
pOrtIy gentleman held court with seven
OF ais constituents in a regal fashion.
1 was fully convinced that woman suf-
frage has come to stay when 1 perceived
a lady with a very large hat comfortably
seated at one Of the desks reading a
newspaper.
ONE VIOLENT
EMBRACE
Two esteemed representatives gave me
considerable agitation when they con-
Quoted a contest 10 see which could en-
brace the other the most violently, and
] breathed sigh Of relief when they
released each other
When Speaker Eschbach called the
representatives to order the scene Of dis
order could be equalled only by the dis
order that must have prevailed at the
national conventions.
The speaker Of the house does not
have as much respect as the president
of the senate as the representatives
showed signs Of mutiny when called TO
order and had TO be pounded into their
seats, whereas there was perfect order
in the senate
I was much pleased to find that re-
ligiOn was not neglected for the old
patriarchs were represented in the roll
by Abraham.
a voice culturist might find pleasure
in studying the different varieties of
"Here" from the representatives.
There were infections ranging from
tones of indignation to patient suffering.
About the interesting time in the pro-
cedure I found myself wedged in be-
tween two women whose conversation
consisted of "She saids" and Il told
hers" whose connection to parliamentary
law I have not been able to figure out
yet.
The reporters appeared to me to be
about the only hard working persons in
the entire body.
The popularity of the desk in front of
the speakers platform was remarkable.
PERMISSION TO
SPEAK REQUIRED.
The man who said that this country
IS one Of free action missed his guess,
for the fashion in which the speaker
Eyrannizes over the representatives is
something outrageous.
a representative can't even say a word
without getting the speakers permits
sion.
The chief business of the session con-
sisted in introducing bills, calling rolls
and referring other bills back to the
senate. which seems to be a very ineffi-
Client body on the whole.
Representatives are more attentive
than senators.
AYE" seems to be the only word that
a representative can say.
After the speaker called for the ayes
and got his response he would call for
the noes, and then thump his gavel so
he couldn't hear them if there were any.
Every time Speaker Eschbach got
peeved at an erring orator he would call
aim out of order, but il did not seem
20 make the black sheep feel bad.
Some representatives are very popular
with their constituents, and got lots Of
applause and others did not get a bit.
It's funny the way some men make
themselves unpopular
institutions was the keynote of one
representatives. speech, but he never did
take the audience into his confidence and
tell them whether he meant 8 dog in
stitutiOn or a public school.
Mr. Eschbach seemed very much at
tached to his gavel, and under no cir
cumstances could he be prevailed upon
to lay it down for one second.
II would Ike TO know" was the main
eubstance of another brilliant orators
epligerent address directed at the
speaker, and the speaker was impolitc
enough not to answer him.
could not understand the color
scheme of green carpets and green blot
ters in a republican legislature, since
emerald" green is the Irish color and
/ had never met an Irish republican.