The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-11
House and Senate Listen Pa
tientIy to Document for
Nearly Three Hours.
THE WHEELS ARE STARTED
SENATOR kfRkMAN HAS DlSTlNC-
TloN OF MAKING FIRST RESo-
LUTON AND ALSO GETS ON
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
Governors Message Appears on
Page Three of This lssue.)
(By Demas S. coe.)

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 10. - the
sixty-fifth session of the general as
sembly Of the State of Indiana con-
yened today, the senate at precisely
10 O'Clock, with Lientenant-governor
Miller in the chair, and the house at
1880 with Secretary Of State Sims
welding the gayei.
Both bodies transacted considerable
business. but the senate broke the
record Of first sessions in the history
of legislative work in Indiana, hold
ing forth for two hours and ten min
utes with but ten minutes respite.
Both senate and house ratified the
selections made by the Republican
caueuses the night previous, and the
elections were by strictly party vote.
the minority giving its votes for the
men selected to be accorded the
honor
Senator krkman Had Distinction.
Senator Kirkman had the distinc-
tion of offering the first resolution,
and also the first motion 10 adjourn
in the senate session. His resolu-
tion, which came soon after the body
began business, authorized the lieu
ant-governor to appoint a commit
to of three to inform the house that
the senate had convened. The reso
luton was adopted and Senator Kirk
man was made chairman of the COM
mittee that performed the formal mis-
sion of telling" the lower house that
the upper was doing business.
Northumberland Miller read the
list OF senate committees shortly be-
fore the noon adjournment and Sena-
tor kirkman was assigned 10 the
chairmanship of the fees and salaries
committee and to membership on sew
eral other committees, including the
judiciary committee, one of the most
important in the senate and one
which has such volume of business
TO attend to that 1t is divided into two
sections to facilitate matters.
Though both branches transacted
much business today, none of it was
of great Importance, though the rec
ords of both houses will be nicely pad
ded with words, if nothing more.
Listened to the Message.
II was o'clock this afternoon, fol-
lowing the noon adjournment of two
hours. when a joint session of the two
the chamber of the house, for the pur-
pose of listening to the few words
which Governor Hanly desired to inn
part to the legislators. Few execu-
tives in Indiana. or in any other state
in years past, have had the courage
to undertake the preparation, presen
tation and actual reading of such a
yoluminous document as that which
the general assembly listened to to
day. Governor Hanly's term has been
characterized by action much ac-
tion, much of ii meeting with approx
al of many people. some of ii receiv
ing the condemnation of people, but
all of 1T indicating that he has a de-
sire to do things" whether approved
by party or by the masses of the cit
izens. In his message today Governor
Hanly reviewed the history of two
years in the executive chair. and he
outlined the policies which he hopes
will be carried out during the almost /
two years remaining for him him
TO serve.
The reading was "a difficult physical /
feat for the governor and q most tedi-
Gus ordeal for those legislators who
conscientiously remained within the
chamber of the house and listened to
every word. Beginning at 100 O'Clock. I
Governor Hanly read without inter-
ruption until 4:50 before the last /
paragraph in the voluminous docu-
ment had been conveyed by word of |
mouth to the patient throng of lis +
teners.
Brief Review of MESSAGE.
The governor sounds the note at /
the opening of his message that the /
Continued on Page Four)