The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-21
FIRST KHAN BILL
KILLED IN SENATE
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time Of Lincoln, and later the A. P.
A This fight has no place on the
floor of this Senate"
Senator Holmes: 81 hold no brief
for fraternal organizations. but do
grant that our constitutional rights
gives US the privilege to joint fra
terna1 organizations and this refer
ence to bed clothing on the floor Of
the Senate is seeking to inject into
our educational department an is
sue which does not belong there"
School History Related
Senator Moorehead: Two years
ago a similar question arose and
there was brought to our attention
a. certain county in the State where
the public and parochial schools
were combined through consent Of all
for saving of expense. have
heard of no complaint from the
z citizens Of that county. am a
Presbyterian and belong to Masonic
orders and my great grandfather
fought with Washington, and think
that test enough of my American
ism. car see no objection to the
parochial and public schools com
bining in this instance and see no
reason for closing the school.
hope the minority report W4ll not
prevail"
Senator Lindley: Matters have
been injected here that never belong
on the floor of this Senate. Senator
Holmes has stated the position the
Senate ought to answer. 1 think the
State Board Of Education is COM
petent to pass on these matters. Re-
marks relative to the Khan or the
Masonic fraternity have no place in
this Senate. / think the minority
report should be rejected.
English: Since we are talking OF
education let's introduce the class of
School No. Al in the balcony"
Cravens: This proposition is
more serious than many of us give
it credit The question of religion
was taken care of in our Constitu-
ton when our Nation was founded.
/ don't know what's behind this and
don't care, but it is known over
the State as Klan bill I'd like to
know II there are any such in this
Senate. OF course there are not
Cravens: IF this bill is directed
toward the Catholic church, it is not
the organization that is making in
roads upon our school funds. There
is no question in my mind that this
bill is directed toward the Catholics
and have nothing in defense Of the
Catholic church, but this bill should
not become a law, for there is no
defense for It."
Question About Votes
Senator Saunders: IF Senator
Cravens would Submit to a hypo-
thetical question: If you had gone
through a primary and an election
and was nominated and elected by
the support and okeh of this organ
izatton--"
ctIlS interrupted. Anc SENATOR is
stating conclusions to which I per-
sonally object"
Van orman ruled Saunders to
continue.
Saunders: 81 say. if the Senator
had been elected by reason Of the
support OF this organization and
after appointment Of committees the
newspapers had spread the news
that the organization had been re-
pudiated, and when you KNEW these
Khan bills were coming ue. what
would you do? This question re-
solves itself into: Is It repadiation
OF the Kan or not?"
Cries OF question
Van Orman: THE Senator is
making political speech
Cfavens: '.If had been elected as
my distinguished colleague hypothe-
tically states. and had promised to
support their doctrines then ] would
be bound to do their bidding
Cam: The minority members
have insinuated the Republicans owe