Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

BILL HELD UP
BY CRY OF JAM
Nejdl Charges S5,SO6,12O Meas
ure Is Being RailrOaded
in Senate.
UP AGAIN NEXT WEEK

Charges that certain members OF
the Senate were attempting TO rail
road" the appropriations bill, carry
ing S5,SO6, ,120 and a provision that
the Governor may discharge any en-
ploye or commission member in the
Statehouse, resulted today-in consid-
Grafton of the bill going over until
next week.
The Senate convened with exactly a
quorSm present, thus putting the 'antis"
on the Republican side in a position to
block every move of the regular" mem
bers. The fight opened when Senator
James J. Nejdl of Whiting moved to
make the appropriation bill q special
order of business for next Wednesday
afternoon. A motion to table was made
and the chair ruled il was carried.
Senator Estes Duncan, chairman OF
the Finance Committee moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill placed
on its passage. When objection was
raised the motion was withdrawn.
The Lieutenant Governor announced
the bill would be read a second time.
The title was read and Senator Don P
Strobe introduced an amendment exempt
ing the employees of elective officers from
the provision that the Governor may re
move all employees At this point Senator
Oscar Rats of PaoH was placed in the
presiding officers chair
SENATOR NEJDL
MAKES CHARGE.
Senator NejdI, who had failed in sew
eral attempts TO obtain recognition, pro-
tested that the rules Of the Senate were
not being observed. He called attention
to the fact that when q bill is reported
out of committee it must be printed and
must lie on the desks Of the Senators at
least twenty four hours before it can
come up for second reading.
1T is up to the chair to rule whether
the rules are being lived up to or
whether an attempt is being made 10
railroad this bill he declared. Some
one is breaking faith with the members
Of this Senate. We were assured yester
day that this bill would be subject to
amendment on second reading.
Until such a time as a motion to sus-
pend the rules has been passed by a
vote OF thirty-fOur members Of this Sen
ate this bill cannot go to second reading
without going through the regular pro-
cess"
Senator Rats declared that, however
unpleasant it may be-" he was compelled
to hold that Senator Nejdl was right
Senator NejdI then moved that the bill
be made a special order OF business for
Feb. at p. m. A vote was taken
and the chair ruled the motion was lost.
eQUABBLE OVER
RULES SUSPENSION.
Senator Duncan reintroduced his mo-
tion to suspend the rules. Senator Oh
iver Holmes OF Gary objected, declaring
the Senate had been assured the bill
would come up again next week and that,
believing this, some Of the Senators who
had amendments were absent.
Senator, Rats declared nobody had
promised the bill would come up next
week. He cont lded there was no in
elination on the par. of any one to rail
road" the bill. He said it seemed to be
a question of how much opposition could
be mustered
Senator AlOnzo Fl. Lindley of Kingman
declared he believed somebody is tryin G
to put over some kind of sharp practice" "
He declared the people Of the State are
Cont nued on Page Nine)