Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-21

II COuCurTIHS III Iu0 RESOLUTION.
A motion made by Senator William E.
English of Marion county to postpone
action on the resolution until March 4,
1921, was defeated by a vote of 21 to is.
The vote on Senator Eng1ish's motion
was:
For-AlIdredge, Bainum, Brown, Dun
can, English, Furnas, Grant, Kiper,
Kline. Mckinley, Masters, Meeker, Metz
ger, Self, Smith, Southworth, Tague and
Wolfson.
Against-Arnold, Beardsley. Bowers,
Bracken, Cravens, Decker, Dbyns, Dor
reIl, Duffey Elsner, HepIer, Humphreys,
James, Laney, McConaha, McCray, Nc
CulIough, Munton, Negley, Nedjl and
Strobe.
Not Voting-Douglass, Erskine, Hager
ty, Hogston, Kelsem, Maier, Rats and
Signs.
BEARDSLEY SPEAKS
AGAINST MOTION.
Senator English may have coal enough
In his bunkers to keep him from freez-
ing TO death next winter" said Senator
Bardsley, speaking against the English
motion.
But I have not, and there are thou
sands OF other persons in the state who
have not
I'VE can't buy coal, and hope this
motion VIII NOT prevail.
Senator Wolfson arose to ask Senator
Beardsley If there is no coal to be OBJ
tanned in the center of the coal mining
region. then how can the president do
anything to help us get coal2"
II will amend my statement that we
can not buy coal and Will say that we
can not buy coal at any price.
"a coal commission bill has been
brought over here for US TO pass, but this
bill is inadequate"
Enthusiastic support from the minority
side OF tie senate was given the Boards
ley resolution, in opposing the English
motion to postpone action.
ADMITS FAILURE.
CRAVENS SAYS.
''I am rather surprised at the majority
side of the senate admitting that they ara
unable to handle this coal s-Uuation," said
Senator Joseph NJ. CraVens OF Madison.
we have governor, an attorney gen.
eral and plenty Of soldiers in the state
militia In Indiana, and yet you come
Eere with an appeal to the president 10
help the state out Of the coal problem.
ut is bare-faced admission on your
part that the state administration is too
weak to handle the situation.
Gentlemen, we have laws on our
statute books, and we have federal laws
that are violated in this state every day.
IN combines Of coal operators and other
persons.
1T is the duty of the governor of IN
diana to see that the people of the
state are given protection.
''I want to see this resolution pass.
for 1t shows his weakness and inability
FaIdl Senator Cravens.
NEGLEY SPEAKS
IN ITS FAVOR.
Speaking in favor of the resolution.
Senator Harry z. Negley, Marion county,
said.
Il would Ike to see the time when the
people of this country can't call on the
president of the United States be his
politics republican or democrat. for aid
in time OF distress, and have the presi-
dent fail to do his duty.
They tell US Of shortage OF coal and
shortage Of coal cars in this-state.
Gentlemen, I tell you that therein is
not our trouble and 1 viii tell you what
the trouble is.
ing interests are coming into the state
and contracting for all the coal rro-
duced here for the next twelve months.
"There is a crisis coming in this situa-
ton in Indiana, and it Is rme that we
were dong something to relieve the sit
uation." said Senator Negley.
ELSNER AGAIN ASSAILs
GOODRICH POLICIES.
Combining support of the resolution
with a violent attack on the Goodrich
administration, and branding it as Who'll.
ly inefficient and weak, Senator Edward
p. Elsner of Seymour, democratic floor
leader, declared the democrats of the sen
ate, themselves, could not have introduced
a better resolution than the one Senator
Beardsley has presented.
And I will add that If some Of thu
members of this senate were more DEM
ocratic, We could handle this coal situa-
tiOn without calling on the president.
THE resolution is primarily an admis-
sion of inability of the governor and his
administration to handle the coal prob
lem
1--WE have plenty Of laws to handle the
situation, if only they were enforced, but
there has been no move whatever by the
governor nor the attorney general to pro-
vide any relief
SAYS NEW COAL
BILL TOO WEAK.
"We have a coal commission bin passed
by the house. but this is wholly In
adequate to care for the situation.
''The hill is not retroactive, and no
bill that we could pass would be re.
troactive.
I'VE have delayed long enough, the ad-
ministration has been sleeping on duty,
and it is up to us to pass this resolution,
and do something to provide relief for the
people Of Indiana who will freeze to
death this winter if they do not get coal
'The whole country knows the inability
of the governor to handle the situation.
H'Tbp only thfOo do 10 fbo
next best thing; call on President VIII
son, man who can do things, who has
done things, and who will do more.
Don't postpone action"
WILSON PRESIDENT
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE"
Senator Elsner was interrupted by
senator who arose to ask If President