Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1919 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. SENATE THROWN INTO UPROAR: Senator Negley's Refusal to Recognlsr Democratic Members on Motion to Limit Debate Results In •llnging." ’ Indianapolis, March T.— Refusal of Senator Negley of Indianapolis, acting senate leader, In the absence of Lieutenant Governor Bush, to recognize Democratic members of the senate on a motion to limit debate on each bill to three minutes for each senator caused an uproar In the upper house of the legislature and much "mud slinging," back and forth from the Republican to the Democratic side. Senator Elsner of Seymour led the attack on the <4mir and when he guinea the floor he didn’t know “there was a kaiser In Indiana." Senator Beardsley of Elkhurt defending Negley, asserted the rule was to prevent filibustering, which brought Elsner back on his feet. He declared as far as the Democratic side was concerned they did well to receive recognition once in a while; but the Republicans were granted recognition five or six times to the minority’s one. Beardsley responding, said the idea of filibustering was not aimed at any one man or group of men. The motion to limit debate was finally sustained by acclamation after Negley refused to recognize the call for a roll call.

Eleven amendments to the tax reform bill were adopted by the senate and consideration of the measure was continued. Most of the. amendments were in regard to salaries. One fixes the salaries of township assessors in townships of between 100,000 and 200,000 population at $3,000 a year, while another amendment raises the salary of members of the state tax commission from $4,000 to $6,000. One of the amendments provides for a secretary for the tax commissioner who Is not to be a member of the board, and who would receive a salary of $3,000. The house advanced engrossment the bill providing for construction of a dam across the Wabash river in Cass county. Members of the house and senate and lenders of both parties who were keeping in touch with the legislative program discussed the possibility of the necessity that may arise for a special session of the general assembly to consider the appropriation bills. There are other matters of more or less importance pending in both the house and senate.