The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-15
DUAL VICTORY
WON BY WET
LEGISLATORS
Gain in Strength Shown on
Medicinal Liquor Bill,
Weiss Measure.
PROGRAM is OUTLINED
Party Leaders Draft Plans
on Taxes, Road Funds,
Budget Cuts.

Democratic vets in the house Of
representatives today won double
header, after thwarting efforts of
the Republican minority to hold
the special session to tax legisls-
ton only.
The house accepted the majority
report OF the public morals COM
mittee on the Watson bill, legaliz-
ing sale OF medicinal whisky over
the minority recommendation for
defelment Vote was 81 to 40.
A few minutes later, it passed on
to second reading the Weiss bill,
providing for repeal of the Wright
bone dry law, legalizing medicinal
whisky, and enacting the federal
liquor statutes into the Indiana
co6e, with a liberalizing clause
which permits the state law to ex-
pand whenever the federal does.
Gain for Vets
The vote showed gain Of
strength. For passage to second
reading the vote was SIS to So
More strength was shown by the
vets on the Weiss bill than on the
Watson measure, because of the en-
forcement clauses to be substituted
by this measure.
Three Republicans Howard
Grimm. Auburn; DR.. George E.
Denny, Madison, and DR.. Isaac N.
Trent, Muncie-joined with the vets
in voting to advance the Weiss bill.
Both physicians voted against the
medicinal whisky bill few minutes
before.
Before submission of the report
of the public morals committee,
Representative William McClain
DEM, Evansville, presented
resolution calling upon the house
to consider only economy measures
during the special session, make no
effort to tap new sources of reve-
nue., and by inference to do nothing
about prohibition,
Move Voted Down
With whooping voice. the Dem
ocrats voted it down. while the Re-
publicans shouted aye"
Continuing tactics of Thursday,
the C. o. P minority report for
deferment of liquor liberalizing leg
Station asked that it be withheld
pending passage of q tax program
These reports were voted down.
One after another, Republican
speakers against the wet bills de-
clared the special session was called
by Governor Harry G. Leslie after
the members had pledged they
would adhere to tax matters.
SO long we're these TRADES that
several times members asked that
the Speaker be halted and give
their vote
Finally, in evident evaporation,
David H. Byers Dem.,) Vincennes,
declared:
Il am getting tired being told by
the Republican minority about our
pledges. They have repeated this
so much that it is becoming weary
ing. We know what we signed and
we are the legislators sent here to
pass upon all bills. This is a mat
ter before the house and should be
acted upon"
Evans Raps Vets
Attempting to emulate his lead
er's heart-string appeal Of Thurs
day, when the vote on the Wright
law repeal came up, H. H. Evans
(Rep), of Newcastle, declared:
Indiana is not as wet as you
think it is. The good mothers of
the state think differently than you
vets and they will go to the polls
this year and fight for right"
A laugh went up from the
galleries. Losing the thread of his
sentimental discourse because Of
this, Evans shouted, IF you vets
had been as wet as this in your
campaigns, there would not be
twelve Of you here"
The members cheered him on and
the f1abbergasted Evans took his
seat.
The wet measures are expected TO
come down for second reading at
the next session, to be followed by
passage.
Jab of the goad and crack of the
lash will be heard in the house of
representatives, beginning Monday,
when the Democratic leaders begin
whipping the members into line in
support of a complete economy and
tax equalization program.
Whip Is Cracked
The Democratic house members
Thursday night, at their first eau
Gus of the special session virtually
we're told that play time is over
and you- better get down to work !"
The warning was sounded by r.
Earl Peters. state chairman. who
said the folks back home ara ex-
pecting you to make a constructive
record in the line of tax reductions
which will be reflected in the tax
rate"
I should like TO see the session
move on so surely that if there is
any delay in adjournment it can
not possibly be blamed upon the
Democratic party" he said.
This is an emergency session and
We must get something done.
Speaker Walter Myers sounded a
similar warning.