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the many able lawyers in the upper
house, few had been considered as
to their ideas on liquor control.
Administration leaders, including
Senators Walter Chambers, New
castle; William H. Hardy. Evansville,
chairman of the Public Policy Com
mittee which considered the bill,
and several others defended the
haste with which the Senate has
been forced to act.
Senator John Bright Webb/(D
Indianapolis) was among the lead
ers of the insurgents, joining Sena-
tor Hendricks in charging that the
bill has been drawn with undue
haste and should be delayed until
the Senators themselves can find
out what's in it"
Seven Democrats Bolt
1--WE passed a liquor bill here two
years ago that was supposed to be
a panacea for the liquor problem in
Indiana and look what it turned
out to be-" he declared. II do not
think we should repeat that mis-
take at this session. This will was
drawn by outsiders. We have not
had an opportunity to see what is
in it."
Seven boiling Democrats joined
IL Republicans in voting for the
Hendricks resolution. Defeat was
accomplished by a ballot of admin
istration Senators with only Senator
1. Floyd CARROT Battle GrounO
casting a Republican no"
Only one important amendment
of the approximately 60 offered was
adopted last night. This change
struck out the limited Sunday open
ing section and provides that no
alcoholic beverages can be sold on
Sunday. Closing hours now are
from a. m Sunday to a. m. Mon
day.
The Sunday closing provision got
more attention than any other
throughout the evening with Sem
ator Walter Chambers Cd, New
castle) leading the fight.
Weiss Motion Carries
Administration leaders advanced
the bill to passage with only three
minutes remaining in yesterdays
legislative day. 1t was 1857 when
the motion of Senator Weiss car
ried. 26-18, on advancing the bill to
engroSSment.
The administration coup was ac-
complished in the face of determined
opposition from Democratic insur-
gents and Republicans who declared
the bill was being given the rush
act" and had been amended and
patched so that even the public
policy committee which worked on
it does not know what it now con-
tainS.
Senator E. Curtis White Cd, In
dianapolis) offered a motion at IL to
keep the bill on second reading so
the amendments incorporated up to
that time could be printed and stud
led by the Senate.
Senator White declared there is
widespread public resentment at the
manner in which the bill is being
rushed through the General Assem-
bly,.
Many Changes Proposed
His motion was out of order at
that time because the bill then was
on second reading. as Senator Thur
man Gottschalk Cd, Berne) pointed
out.
However, Senator White insisted
the Senate have chance to act on
his motion and was assured by
Lieut.. Gov. NJ. Clifford Townsr.t.
Senate president, that the Senate
belongs to so Senators and no one
is going to be taken advantage OF"
Consideration continued with both
Republicans and insurgent Demo-
Gratis keeping up a running fire OF
amendments.
Aware of the approach of mid
night and end of the legislative day,
Senator Weiss offered his motion to
advance the bill. A half dozen SEN