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

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sldered as important to its life as the
opposition it will receive from certain
members Of the upper house.
1t is certain that the corporations of
the state will fight the measure.
In the person of Senator William E.
Bowers of New Haven, Allen county,
who has declared himself as being I'M
alterably opposed to its passage, the bill
has an announced enemy,
1t is not considered significant,
however. that Senator Bowers is
opposed to the measure. when 1t is CON
sidered that he is the manager of tele
phone company, which has several times
applied to the public service commission
for an increase in the rates of his COM
pany.
In each instance or the application of
Mr.. Bowers company for an increase in
rates, there is no record showing that
the boosts were not granted by the COM
mission.
For similar reasons, the opposition Of
other corporations is not causing any
gasps of establishment from those favor
ing the measure.
BOWERS TO FIGHT
HOGsTON BILL.
Mr.. Bowers is expected to take the
lead in the fight against the Hogston bill,
while it is presumed that Senator Hogs
ton himself will take the lead in the bat
tie for its passage.
Should a majority report be returned
by the committee on the bill, favoring in
definite postponement, It is under
stood that a fight similar to that staged
in the house will be precipitated for the
adoption of the minority report in sub
stitution.-
This would bring the fight to an is
sue. and only on the floor Of the senate
could the passage or killing of the bill
be made possible.
That the members Of the senate refuse
to jump at the crack of the Goodrich
whip IS proved by the action OF the
senators in refusing to suspend the
rules to pass several measures that had
been carried to second reading.
An attempt was being made to rail
road" the bills to passage, by the an
nouncement that. under suspension Of
the rules, the bills could be disposed
IF by passage or killing. and that the
senate would then be free to dispose
of other bills.
ELsNER TO OPPOSE
STEAM ROLLER.
Tn,r,a5go tar,- ma, +bo ,,taotr, 90 a rno
ton by Senator Mckinley Of Muncie, an
administration leader. for suspension Of
the rules, Senator Elsner, democratic
floor leader, arose and announced that
ae would oppose any attempt to "steam
roller" any bills through for passage
The support OF the democratic side Of
the senate was given to Senator Elsner
and Several Of the anti Goodrich mem
bers announced themselves as being
against such tactics on the part of the
administra ton.
we had better be here a little bit
longer, aud know what we are doing, and
do II right. than to allow bills to be
passed in such a manner, not knowing
what we are voting for. and then be
called back for another special session to
correct our mistakes. as we have been
called upon to correct the mistakes OF
the administration at this session." said
Senator Elsner.
Objection was made to the suspension
of~the rules because no opportunity had
been granted the senator's TO read or
become acquainted with the bills that
were to be ''railroaded"
Senator Wolfson Of Indianapolis moved
for an hours recess to enable the SEN
atOrs to read the bills, seven in num-
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them.
At the end Of the hour, the motion to
suspend the rules was lost, on roll call,
81 TO 10.
NEDJL WOULD
READ ALL BILLS.
Senator Nedjl of Lake county then Of
fered a motion requiring that all bills
be read according to the constitutional
rules of the senate that they should be
read by title on second reading and in
their entirety on third reading.
Lieut.. Gov. Bush then announced that II
1t was the sense Of the senate that tho
rules of the senate be followed strictly.
then he would see to II that they were
carried GU: explicitly, "even to the read
ing Of the commas"
a motion was then introduced to table
the motion Of Senator NedjI, but was
overwhelmingly lost.
Next a senator wanted to know what
Senator Nedjl's bill provided
For the second time the motion was
read by the reading clerk and, following
third and fourth reading, at which
time the president of the senate was be
ginning to show his ire, the motion was
lost.
AnDrovir,ataIv opa bour's time vvoa
lost by this "horseplay" by the senate
Many Of the republican members of the
senate, in explaining their vote against
the motion, announced that they would
oppose every method introduced by the
administration forces to railroad any
measures through the senate.
ROUSE OPENS FIGHT
ON SERVICE COMMISSION.
The most severe jolt the public service
commission has received was administered
by the house Of representatives when
they recommended for passage the bill
Of Representative Row5ottom abOlishin g
the public service commission.
The judiciary B committee recommends
ed the majority report indefinitely
postponing action on the bill but the
minority report advocated its passage.
After bitter argument following a sort
Of a high school Grafton by Representa-
tive Dick Yesay,-an attorney of. TT.
Wayne, Ind, who favored the postpone
ment Of the bill, the house voted to ac-
cept the minority report favoring the
passage Of the bill.
Il do not know if this bill will become
a law, but l am getting sick and tired
of a public service commission being
nothing but rate raising board -