The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
Representative From Madison
County Say Republican Will
Introduce Township and
Ward Option Bill.
INFORMATION PROBABLY
NOTHING BUT HOT AIR
Provision in Constitution Rea-
son Why Legislature Will
Meet Four Days Before the
Inauguration of Marshall.
Palladium Bureau.
indianapolis, Dec. a.

indianapolis, Dec. -.
Representative Andrew jackson
Of Madison county. one OF
the several democratic candidates for
speaker OF the house, was in town
buying typewriter. He
declared while here that he Is going
to start right in today and do nothing
but write bills which he will intro
duce in the house during the coming
session of the legislature.
Behymer has ditch bills, cities and
towns bills, metropolitan police bills,
local option bills and all other kinds
OF bills-enousd to keep the house
busy a month.
sehyn,er Sensational.
incidentally while he was mere
Bshymer said he had information that
O. township and city ward local option
bill Will be introduced in the senate
by q republican senator He said IL
Will not be necessary for the demo-
Gratis to start the movement for the
repeal Of the county option law and
that the republicans ara soing to DO
that themselves. But II - believed
that Behymer 10 tailGing through his
hat on that proposition. It In known
that good many OF the democratic
members believe that would be the
wise thing for the republicans to do
and that it would relieve the demo-
Gratis of the blame for bringing about
the repeal. but no republican has vet
said, as far as can be learned, that he
will introduce repeal bill. So Behy-
mer Is probably wrong in supposing
that a township and ward bill will be
offered by a republican senator.
Crumpaeker Placed.
Talk OF the assignment of republi-
can senators to the various commit.
tees for the session still continues. It
fs said now that Senator Crumpacker
will probably be the chairman OF the
committee on counties and township
business. This will be one of the i'm
portant committees. Last session
Crumpacker was chairman of the COM
mittee on railroads which put through
the two cent fare law.
Senator Bowser, Of Lake and Porter
counties. is talked of for the chairman
ship of the committee on rivers and
harbors. because both OF his couusles
border on Lake Michigan and are
more deeply Interested In harbors
than any other counties in rl,e state.
Committee Distributiess.
Senator Forkner, Of New Castle. 10
touted for chairman Of the committee
on military affairs, and Senator Will
liam Gonnerman Of Posey county.
prominent manufacturer. will probab-
ly be chSirman of the committee on
manufactures.
Senator Ralph Kane. OF Noblesyilie,
VIII probably get place on the judi.
ciary committee. and Senator Higgins,
OF Clinton is expected TO land a berth
on the committee on mines and min
ing. He is a retired mine operator.
Senator c. W. KimmeIl, of Kendall
vile, is slated for a place on the COM
mittee on insurance. Until recently
he was an insurance agent.
To Organize House.
A good many persons have been
wondering how II happens that the
Inauguration Of Governor-eiect Marsh
all does not take place until Monday.
January Z. 1t has been pointed out
that the fact that the legislature will
have four days the start OF Marshall
might mean that the republicans
would undertake to organize the house
as well as the senate. elect speaker.
appoint committees and do everything
else. The fact IL that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Miller will preside over the SEN
ate during those four days but he win
not do anything except preside. He
viii not make any committee appoint
ments.
1t is understood that no bills of any
kind will be introduced in either
branch Of the Legislature before Gov
ernor-eiect Marshall takes his seat.
Some of the democrats looked on the
difference In the dates az q republican
trick and an innovation. But the time
when the legislature shall meet and
when the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor shall be fnaueurated is fixed by
the constitution.
Constitution Provision.
The constitution provides that the
legislature shall convene on the first
Thursday after the first Monday in
January and that the terms OF the
governor and the lieutenant governor
shall continue for four years from the
second Monday in January. -Four
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