Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-14
HOW TO
EXTRA SESSION
PROVES PUZZLE
G. O. P. Trying to Perfect
Organization That Can En-
force Gag Scheme.
CALL ISSUED FOR FRIDAY


of the members of each house pledged
to limit it to the consideration Of the
ratification of the national suffrage
amendment, republican leaders today
were bending their efforts to the forma-
tion of an organization in each house
to prevent the possibility of any activity
which might prolong the session.
A two-thirds vote will be necessary
to pass the ratification amendment in
one day. This will mean that nearly
every member who has signed pledge
must be present and must vote for the
suspension of the rules. Even with this
assured there appears to be nothing to
prevent members. who have not pledged
themselves to limit the session from at
least introducing measures which would
tend to prolong the session.
SECRECY TENDS
TOWARD DELAY.
The refusal of the governor and the
Franchise league to give out the names
l of senator's and representatives who have
agreed to limit the session adds to the
s. uncertainty surrounding what may be
done When the assembly convenes 1t
will be impossible for the public to tell
u who has agreed to limit the session and
who has not. For this reason it will be
comparatively easy for some member who
has agreed to limit the session to sup
port movement which would prolong it.
The pledges Of the necessary two
thirds of the mem bers of the legislature
were placed in the hands of Gov. Good
rich at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
the call for the legislature to convene at
10 O'Clock Friday morning was imme
dfately issued. The women stated that
they had the signatures of thirty five
4 senator's and seventy representatives.
- The last senators to agree to the Good
~rich plan we're Edward Z. Elsner Of
nd Of Fo6
son, democrats, and Curtis D. Meeker Of
Monticello and VIII Brown Of Hebroe
republicans.
AS the governor has no authority to
limit the session to the consideration of
any one subject. nothing was said in
the call about the subject matter that
will be taken up.
CALL ISSUED
BY GOVERNOR.
The call reads as follows:
"The constitution of the state de-
wolves upon the governor the duty of
calling a special session of the general /
assembly whenever in his opinion the !
public service shall require it.
'In my opinion the public welfare does |
now require a special session Of the gen
eral assembly of the state of Indiana.
Therefore, l. James P. Goodrich, by |
virtue of the authority so conferred upon .
me as the governor of said state do here
by call upon the general assembly of the
AN&tte to convene.in special session on Fri
6y, Jan. 49, A. D., 1920 at the hour Of
10 o'clock a. m
'In witness whereof ! hare hereunto set /
d my hand and caused to be affixed the /
great seal Of the state of Indiana. at the |
capitol in the city of Indianapolis this
18th day of January in the year of our !
Lord, 1920, in the year of the independ- |
ence Of the United States, the one hun
dred and forty fourth, and in the year of
the admission of the state of Indiana,
the one hundred and fourth.
JAMES P. GOODRICH, Governor"
By the governor:
William A. Roach Secretary of State.
PRESENTATION NOT
&. o. p. MONOPOLY.
Unlike the delegation of women who |
were presented the original plan for a
limited session, the delegation which |
turned the pledges over to the governor |
was composed of both republicans, and |
democrats. They were Helen Benbridge |
republican, president of the Franchise |
League; Mrs. J. f. Barnhill, republican |
first vice president of the Franchise |
League: Mrs. Isaac Born, director Of
the league and democratic chairman of
the Seventh district; Mrs. Horace c. |
StilwelI of Anderson, Miss Betsy J. Ed |
wards Of Shelbyvllle, an organizer en-
ployed by thes republican national COM
Inittee; Mrs. Wilmer Christian, former
president of the Franchise League; Miss /
Gertrude McHugh, assistant secretary OF
he democratic state committee; Mrs.
Charles A. Butler, secretary of the woIn-
ems department of the publican state /
committee. They were accompanied by |
Frederick z. Schortemeier, secretary OF /
The republican state committee
No definite plans have been made for
the introduction of the ratification reso- 7
luton, but it Is believed it will be In
eroduced in the senate and then sent to /
the house There is no limitation except /
the agreement to the subject matter
which may be taken up by the assembly. /
So far as can be determined, there will .
be nothing to prevent minority members 1
who have not signed the agreement, from
Introducing bills and resolutions. Among
the bills which probably will be intro
duced if the administration is not sue
cessful in holding the assembly to the
the consideration of the suffrage amend
I ment will be a bill for the appropriation
= Of funds by the state for the construc-
tion OF q war memorial building to house
the national headquarters Of the Ameri-
can legion.
BUSH CENTER
OF SPECULATION.
Speculation was centered on Lieut. Gov
Bush. At the opening of the last session
he made a speech in which be attacked
~Sshe Goodrich administration fer its CEN
tralization policy. He has refused to sign
the agreement to limit the special ses-
sion TO the consideration Of suffrage and I
it is believed by many that he will open
the session with a speech, in which he
win tell what he thinks of the governors \
plan to trottle the legislature. II
Jesse Eschbach, chief examiner of the
state board of accounts will take the
speakers chair in the house of repre-
sentatives, despite the fact that he holds
another state position. 1t is not be-
lieyed that there will be any objection
to his action. According to Mr.. Esch
bach, all the employees of the house
during the 1919 session will be retained. H
They are John Theil of Lake county,
principal clerk; A. l. Stage of knights
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