The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20

friend of Hanly, is taking some hand
in the development of opposition for
ces TO the governors pet measures.
1t was also said that some of Hem
enway's special legislative friends
who have been believed to be riding
on the HanIy band wagon, have tum-
bIed of and are whetting their knives
for the bills that bear the Hanly
brand Then there are stories 10 the
effect that these charges are alto
gether untrue. At all events things
are badly shot TO pieces" in the leg
islative halls at the close of the sec
ond week and it is all due to the
mixing of politics
II must not be understood that all
or anywhere near all of the legisla-
tors are viewing legislative measures
through political glasses for they
probably are not, but there are some
of them, republicans and democrats,
who appear to believe that the best
work they can do for their constitu-
ents is to vote for bill if it suits
them politically or vote against it if
it will add to their political prestage.
No consideration is given for the
folks at home
Just who these Legislators are can
not be told to an absolute certainty
until the votes on certain measures
are taken. There will be some
"ducking." The more timid will be
afraid to face the issue. The bold
will try to bluff their way through,
but the publicity that will come will
have some effect toward Fastening
the end of the buffers.
X X X
1t does not look today as if the
Richmond police department mem
bers need be fearful that the metro
politan system is to be abolished.
True the men who have this repeal
business in hand will line up many
supporters but there is evidence that
the senate will kill the bill even if
the house should pass it.
Just now the leaders in the repeal
movement are democrats. They are
Representative Mccullough of Ander-
son, and Senator Kistler of Logans-
port. But there are some pretty
prominent republicans, who are de-
clared to be leaning in that direction.
In the house where the democrats
have within a few votes of an even
game with the republicans. the repeal
bill may receive favorable consider
alton. but even this is doubtful In
the senate, with the democrats in a
hopeless minority, there is no chance
Just why the democrats are for q re
peal is not plain.
Senator Woods bill to increase the
salaries of the officers and patrolmen
of metropolitan forces has some
chance of getting through. But there |
will be hammers out for it all along
before the finish comes as to cti- |
cally ruin its features.
This week will be the first since |
the opening of the general assembly /
for the consideration of measures |
that are ready for passage. The APP |
bill, providing for the ex-
penses of the Legislature is the only |
measure that has passed both houses
and which has received the signature |
of the governor That is a law If |
1t had not been, there would have /
been no salaries paid the legislators I
and the small army of clerks and I
doorkeepers in both branches.
More than $40 bills have been in
troduced, the senate thus far having I
a slight lead. Sixty-eight of them /
are ready for passage in their respec- /
tive branches. Twenty-Five or more /
will reach the opposite branch from |
that in which they were introduced, t
during this week and some of them
may become laws before next Friday |
night.