The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08

The open attempt to kill the
bill by delaying the report,
which the committee members
had signed, grew to such scan
dal that Governor Harry G.
Leslie took hand. It was one
of the few times this session
that he has turned his hand to
influence the legislators.
Coranlittee members announced
before the session this morning tnaC
they had agreed on report recon-
n1ending that the senate bill pass
with an amendment ,elemlnatlng
the $4,000 appropriation. Governor
Leslie had assured them ne Woulo
pay expenses of the probe OUT Oh
his contingent fund.
However, when the call Tor COM
raittee report was made Claycomoe
had stepped out of the room. HIS
committeeman looked around Tor
him in amazement.
Report Incident to Lindley
The incident was reported to
Senator Alonzo H. Lindley, who was
chairman of the senate committee
which drew the probe bill after a
preliminary inquiry. When house
bills on second reading were called
In the senate Lindley arose, outlined
the betrayal by Claycombe over the
house and declared he thought the
senate ought to refuse to act upon
any house bill until Claycombe had
been forced to report the probe Dill
out.
Gwen now it will be impossible to
get the bill through the house unless
rules are suspended" said Lindley.
"I can't understand it. There have
been $I,700,000 worth of armorieS
foisted on the people and the people
want to know whether the business
was done legally or Illegally, and
ITO O1 d 41OdSO GOAAAAfAAUOSS
should be allowed to thwart their
will"
Senator Carl M. Gray. another
senate arrnory probe committee
member, moved that all action on
house bills be delayed Until Clay
conlbe was forced to bring the
armory bill out, remarking:: 81 don't
know what interest Claycornbe can
have in this bill. 1t is rather pc
culiar incident that he should hold
1t up despite his promises"
Follows CIaycombe
Senators generally objected to
holding up all house bills and Lieu
tenant Governor Edgar D. Bush sat-
isfied Gray and Lindley by appoint
ing Gray, Senator French Clements
and Senator Glenn r. Slenker to
confer with the speaker OF the house
and ask him to force Claycombe to
bring the bill out,
Meanwhile, things had been going
on behind the scenes over IN the
house. Representative Ernest M.
Hawkins noticed Claycombe going
toward Governor Leslie'S office and
followed him there.
Finally Presents Report
The Governor promptly informed
Hawkins Claycombe was misin-
formed, that Marshal had nothing
to do with the armory, other than
that he had donated the ground
upon which it was built. The Gov
ernor further disclosed that Mar
shall as a matter of public spirit
had engaged an architect to design
the armory. but the armory board
ignored this man and put its own
designer on the job.
Hawkins said that the Governor,
in no uncertain terms, told Clay
combe he wanted the bill passed.
Clayclombe left. Then Hawkins
went in and said he told the Gov
ernor that Claycombe Thursday
night had told the committee that
Henry Marshall, one of Leslie's
closest friends at Lafayette. was in
terested in the Lafayette armory
and they ought not do anything
about the investigation.
Hawkins went back To the house
with request from Leslie that he
force Claycombe- out of his hole at
any COSTS Hawkins then presented