Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-16
SCHEMETOCUT
SESSION SHORT
HLEGAL-BUSH
Scores GOodrich's Plan to
Limit Work in Speech Open
ing Senate.
URGES SUFFRAGE ACTION
BULLETIN.

Nesley-AIIdredse joint resolution
ratifyinq International woman SUIT
frage amendment at O'Clock
this afternoon and after long de-
bate. The vote was 43 to 8, Sem
ators Hagerty, Kline and Mccray
voting against it. The house
was expected to pass the resoIu-
tion early this afternoon.
( Opposition to Gov Goodrich's
scheme for gagging the legislature
in order to. prevent "meddling" with
certain pet" laws, flared into open
warfare today. The fight opened in
the senate when Lieut.. Gov. Bush,
! in an address. declared the scheme
Illegal.
The lieutenant governor urged the
/ members of the senate to refuse to ad-
iourn afte- passing the suffrage amend :.
meut
Previously. Gov. Goodricli had a
dressed a joint session of the legisT
Nre He urged that the assembly QUICK
pass the national suffrage amendment
+ wind up other business necessarily coGl
ing before a session of the legislatBrc
and adjourn.
FAILS To PROMISE
/ LATER SESSION.
The governor. though he has previouslp
been quoted as saying a later session
would be called, failed to STATE dehniteIy
that he would call such session.
Holding a copy OF the pledge which
some of the legislators signed agree>
to limit the session to consideration on
suffrage in one hand and a copy of the
constitution in the other, the lieutenant
governor, deviating slightly from his set
speech. called upon the senate to uphold
the constitution. You are asked to
consign one OF these 70 the waste basket"
he said: which wiz it bef
Anarchy is prompted by disobedience
to the law. BOlshevism is sore on
the body polite. This type Of people
Il should look up and And a profound re
gard for the constitution. By signing
this pledge you have not only broken rle
constitution, but you have broken faith
with the people of the state"
sOLONs RESPONSIBLE
i ONLY TO PEOPLE.
Lieut.. Gov. Bush reminded the senate
that the constitution, of Indiana makes
the legislature responsible to no one but
the people Of the state. He reminded
them that the only lawful Limitation to
n session was fixed in the constitution
and that neither the executive branch OF
the government nor any one else could
tell the legislature what to consider.
4 He scored Capitalization of power in
the hands OF the executive. He declared
/ il dangerous TO the welfare and liberties
/ Of the people.
The full text Of Lieut.. Gov Bushs
speech is as follows:
Il am. and have always been, in fsvor
OF the speedy ratification OF the federal
suffrage amendment. I have furthermore
consistently advocated a special session
/ OF the general assembly for the purpose
of ratifying the suffrage amendment and
! Of attending to any other state business
which the legislature might regard as
in the interest of the public welfare.
Very recently 7 was presented By the
representatives OF the Women's Franchise
I.eague of indiana with $4,000 certified
I petitions. signed by citizens of our
state. urging the calling OF a special
session and the ratification Of the sun
rage amendment These petitions are
now on my desk and | viii officially lay
them before the senate ut tht proper
time. I promised the women of our
state, when ] was presented with these
petitions that | would do all in my
power to secure a call of the general
assembly for the purpose Of attending
tn this matter and other state business.
While We have met today under very pc
culiar and irregular conditions, | hope
that nothing which l may say will pre-
/ vent the Immediate ratification of the
suffrage amendment
( The governor, as YOU all know, saw
1T to qualify his promise TO call the
general assembly. with the contention
that two-thirds of the members agree
In advance of the cali to limit the work
Of this session TO the consideration Of
\ the suffrage amendment only
IMPROPER TO
EVADE LAW
'In so far as the amendment is con-
cerned, | regret very much that could
not sign this agreement. In my opin-
ion one can i'll afford TO take an oath
Of office to support the constitution and
: subsequently sign an agreement to suh-
Slitute the wishes of any exterior agency
for the sovereign law laid down in tia
constitution itself.
The constitution of Indiana authorizes
the governor Of our state to call a spe-
,ial session of the general assembly
when, in his opinion, the general welfare
demands it, and the limit of the ses
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