Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1919 — PROTEST EXPUNGED [ARTICLE]

PROTEST EXPUNGED

SOUTH BEND MEMBER’S ANGER OVER “DRY” INVOCATION WILL NOT BE RECORDER. When the Rev. W. H. Book, of Columbus, Ind., in a prayer at the morning session of the Indiana senate Thursday thanked God for the victories o-f ithc tcm.pcr<inx}c c<iusc, nts aroused the anger of Senator Charles A. Hagerty, a Democrat, of South Bend, who charged in a vigorOOS speech that the minister “was injecting Anti-Saloon League sentiments and personal opinions as Ito the issue before the senate.” The South Bend senator was among a handful of members of the upper branch who voted against natonal prohibition last week. Senator Hagerty’s protest and 'its ■sequel occupied the senate for an hour, during which the body voted to sustain - Lieutenant Governor Bush’s decision refusing to let Senator Hagerty speak again, and voted also to thank the Rev. Mr. Book for making the prayer. In the 'afternoon session, on motion of Senaor Nejdl, of Lake county, seconded by Senator Southworth, of West Lafayette, the senate agreed by a viva voce vote to expunge from the journal ell reference to the prayer episode of the morning. Mir. Nejdl voted against ratifying the federal prohibition amendment last week. ' j -