The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-08
LEGISLATURE WILL
OPEN ON THURSDAY
DenaS Coe Sends First of His
Daily Letters to Palladium
Covering Event
kIRKMAN IN INDIANAP OILS
WAYNE'S SENATOR ON SCENE Or
BATTLE EARLY DECLARES
THAT HE WILL HAVE NO BILL
TO PRESENT.
(By Demas S. Coe.)

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. z. - Politi
clans and others who have views as
TO what the general assembly will dc
i'm the way of creating new statutes
TO add to the burdens of Indiana cit
izens. are not as much in evidence
this year as customary, a condition
of affairs that is due to the fact that
there is such mass of proposed leg
isIation that it is conceded generally,
that in the elimination process there
will be much of it that will be side
tracked early in the session. Just
now, three days before the sixty-fifth
session of the general assembly con-
venes, it is regarded that there will
be three measures which will receive
much consideration from both
branchs the public depository bill,
the bill to increase pay of school
teachers and a bill to restrict the liq-
nor traffic, either by providing high
license or by limiting the number
of saloons to one for every 1000 pop
ulation. OF course, there will be
scores and scores of other bills =
some of them of equal Importance to
the three just enumerated - but in
tic thtiC 10
little chance to get line on the prob
ably attitude of the assembly, except
ing on these three.
Every member thus far on the scene
of action agrees that apparently there
is sentiment throughout the state
which calls for the enactment of a
public depository law, but there are
scarcely any two of these members
whose views as to what the provisions
of such a bill should be, coincide in
any degree.
Opinion of Senator Wood.
Senator Wood of Tippecanoe coun-
ty for instance, declared today that
while there undoubtedly was need for
some such law, there also should be
provision made for the treasurers'
salaries. Because of the fact that ev-
cry county treasurer in Indiana has
expected to receive interest on public
deposits, thereby securing added com
pensation to his regular salary, which
makes the Office worth striving for.
it will be particularly difficult to cut
off this desirable perquisite unless the
legislature in return shall increase
the salaries of treasurers. This Sen
ator Wood favors, if a public deposit
tory is enacted. Other legislators
hold the view that with the interest
feature eliminated the salary of most
treasurers is sufficiently high to keep
the Office from going begging.
No Bill From kirkman.
Senator Kirkman still sticks to his /
resolution that unless something APP
tn him n m demand he /
will have no bill for the general as
sembly to consider. Senator Kirk |
man probably will be a guest at the |
Claypool during his stay in Indiana I
polls. 1t is known that he is to be /
a member of at least two important |
senate committees. but until Lieut.. |
Governor Miller announces his ap- /
pointments il can not be told what /
plums the Wayne county senator has /
drawn. Representative Ratliff will be /
here tomorrow and will be quartered
at either the English or Claypool.
Richard n. Elliott, of Connersville,
joint representative from Wayne and
Fayette counties, will be at the Clay
pool. He is regarded as the fixed
choice of the administration forces,
sion. Owing to the fact that Mr.. Ell
lott gracefully withdrew from the
speakership race, he has the hearty
favor of Governor Hanly and others
of Representative Branch's followers.
Branch's election as speaker is prac-
tically settled and Elliott will come
in for the craftsmanship of the insur-
ance committee in addition to the
other honors
Wayne Has IS Applicants.
At least twenty-five Wayne county
Republicans would like positions in
either house or senate and Represen-
tative Ratliff and Senator Kirkman
have the applications from these in
iividuals in their pockets or in their
minds. Senator Kirkman will have
one and possibly two places rendered
him by the senate ''plunder" commit
tee. Representative Ratliff will have
Dne place at his disposal. Neither
Of the Wayne county legislators, how
ever. knows at this time what sort
)f patronage he will have to distri-
butte.