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Company, was by vote of 40.
Immediately a parliamentary
"clincher" was applied, thus pre-
venting the Senate from reconsider
ing the measure.
The demand for a senatorial in
vestigation of alleged intimations of
bribery in connection with the bill
was voiced by Senator William E.
Jenner (R., PaolD. His motion was
adopted by an overwhelming voice
vote
The motion asked that the PreSi-
dent of the Senate appoint COM
mittee of two to confer with Sena-.
tor Jacob Weiss Cd, IndianapoliS +,
President pro tenn. of the Senate,
and report back on his assertions on
the floor of the Senate in regard to
certain attempts at bribery for sup
preston of certain bills pending be-
fore the Senate.
+ Senator Jenner, joined in his mo-
ton by two other Senators, referred
to statements by Senator Weiss on
Tuesday in which the president pro
tenn. declared he had been APP
preached with the proposition that
a 100000 fund was available for
distribution among certain Marion
County attorneys, if the acquisition
of the Citizens Gas Co. were blocked.
Vermillion Leads Fight
The bill, which would prevent
the Marion County Commissioners
from granting the Users Gas Co.
Commission approval, was passed
under rules suspension after STIR
ring grafton by Sen. Walter Ver-
million Cd, Anderson).
Senator Vermillion was chairman
of the judiciary committee which
referred the bill to the Senate with
recommendation for passage. He
was among the directors yesterday
to an attempt to suspend the rules
because, he said, there were amend
mentS which every Senator should
have chance to study.
These amendments were Clarity
ing clauses and inserted to allay the
fears of municipal utilities who
feared they might be brought under
its provisions.
Wins Unanimous Vote
Today Senator Vermillion led the
fight for suspension of the rules
with demand for a unanimous
vote. He got it.
The Anderson lawmaker referred
sarcastically to a booklet, left on
every Senator's desk and purported-
ly issued by the Users Gas Co., in
support of tn contract it has Of
fered the city of indianapolis.
what the Sam HILL" demanded
Senator Vermillion, has any pri-
vate concern, seeking a private mo-
nopoly, got right to tell Indianap-
oils, Anderson, Newcastle, or any
other city what it shall do about its
businesS?"
Emergency Is Questioned
They call this a Marion County
bill, but it's not only that. It's
state bill and we're here to do bust
ness for all the state. Your county
and my county are sister counties
and we're all concerned with any
attempt of private concern to OBJ
tain a private monopoly.
+ Nobody is more jealous of the
rights of county commissioners than
l am, but this is not an invasion
of their rights. If we're going to
pass this bill-and I think we ought
toilets find out why we should sus-
pend the rules and then pass it,"
Senator 1. Floyd CARROT (R,
Battle Ground questioned the
emergency that necessitated pass
age before third reading in the or
binary course of events, but voted
both for suspension and for the bill
when it became evident that both
we're inevitable.
The Senate adjourned to 10 to-
morrow morning after Senator Jen-
ner voiced his demand for an in
vestigation of Senator Weiss al
legged bribery limitations in adj
vance arguments on suspension Of
the rules.