The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-30
BOWSER SLATED FOR
RIVERS AND HARBOR
Question is Raised Why Marshall
Does Not Take Office When Legis-
lature Convenes - Constitutional
Provision, However, Sets the Day
Assembly in Session First.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 3o.-Represen-
tative Andrew Jackson Behymen. of
Madison county, one of the several DEM
otcratic candidates for speaker of the
house, was in town yesterday buying a
typewriter. He declared while here that
he is going to start right in today and
do nothing but write bills which he
will introduce 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
lbills-enough to keep the house busy a
month.
Republicans to Rpeal County Options
Incidentally while he was here Belly
nler said he had information that a
township and city ward local option bill
will be introduced in the senate by
republican senator. He says it will not
be necessary for the democrats to start
the movement for the repeal of the
county option law md that the re-
publicans are going to DO that them
selves. But it is believed that Behymer
| is talking through his hat on that
proposition. 1t is known that good
many of the democratic members be-
/ lieve that would be the wise thing for
the republicans to do and that 1T would
relieve the democrats of the blame for
bringing about the repeal. but no repub-
lican has yet said, as far as can be
learned, that he will introduce re-
peal bill. So Behymer is probably
wrong is supposing that a township and
ward bill will be offered by a republican
isenator.
Bowser for Rivers and Harbors.
Talk of the assignment of republican
senators to the various committees for
the session still continues. 1t is said
now that Senator Crumpacker will
probably be the chairman of the COM
mittee on counties and township bust
ness. This will be one of the important
committees. Last session Crumpacker
was chairman of the committee on rail-
roads 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 counties
border on Lake Michigan and are more
deeply interested in harbors than any
iother counties in the state.
Forkner for Military Affairs.
Senator Forkner, of New Castle. is
touted for chairman of the committee on
, military affairs. and Senator William
: Gonnerman. of Posey county, promi-
{ nent manufacturer, will probably be
chairman of the committee on manu-
facturers.
Senator Ralph Kane, of Noblesville,
will probably get a place on the judi
, ciaary committee. and Senator Higgins.
of Clinton is expected to land a berth
on the committee on mines and min
ing He is retired mine operator.
Senator c. w. Kimmell, of Kendallville,
is slated for place on the committee
on insurance. Until recently he was
an insurance agent
Last Republican Card.
. A good many persons have been
: wondering how it happens that the in
O Inauguration of Governor Elect Marshall
= does not take place until Monday, Jan
IL, while the Legislature opens its ses-
sion on Jan. II. 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 senate az
well as the house. elect speaker, appoint
: committees and do everything else. The
: fact is that Lieutenant Governor Miller
= will preside over the senate during
those four days but he will not do any
: thing except preside. He will not make
Z any committee appointments
: A Constitutional Provision.
4, 1t is understood that no bills of anJ
e, kind will be introduced in either branch
$, of the legislature before Governor
h Elect Marshall takes his seat. Some o.
G, the democrats looked on the difference
a, in the dates as a republican trick anC
2, an innovation. But the time when Thu
4, legislature shall meet and when tn
a governor and lieutenant governor shall
e be inaugurated is fixed by the consti
i tuition.
" The constitution provides that tn
Legislature shall convene on the frs
Thursday after the first Monday il
Is January and that the termse of tn
IS governor and the lieutenant governo
l. shall continue for four years from tn
isecond Monday in January,