The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-12
PUbL|CANS AND
DEMOCRATS HAVE
M|IUP THURSDAY
Former Resent MarshaIps
Recommendation That a
Committee Be Appointed to
Investigate State Offices.
SAY 1T REFLECTS ON
PARTY MANAGEMENT
40
Senator Kirkman Announces
That All the Departments
Are Now Operated on a
Business Basis.
Palladium Bureau,
indianapolis, Feb. IL.

Tho row in the senate yesterday az
| ternoon between the democrats and re-
publicans grew out of one of the
| things that Governor Marshall recon-
mended. In his message to the legis-
lature the governor urged the appoint
ment of a committee that should inves-
tigate the state Offices and find out
how the work is done how much help
| is required to do the work how much
| help should be paid and where assist
ants and deputies could be dropped
| without impairing the public service.
The house adopted a resolution of that
kind some time ago and sent it to the
senate. The resolution explains the
| purpose of the committee and says the
| committee shall make recommended
lions for placing the offices on a sound
business basis.
Republican "tiolIer"
1t was this that the republican SEN
ators objected to because they said it
carried with it the insinuation that the
state Offices at this time under repub-
| lican administration were not being
| conducted on business basis. They
| did not propose to be made a party to
| any such accusation. This drew the
| fire of the democrats and for a time it
looked squally.
This part Of the resolution may not
| have been intended as an insinuation
| that the state Offices are not now on
business basis" said Senator Kirk,
man, "but it is there. The offices are
| on business basis and the people
! know it." -. -. z..
1.-THE people have spoken, said Sen
ator Kistler. ..-..
Rah for kirkman.
And the people will continue to
speak long after you and / are gone, y
| kirkman remarked.
THE people will say you intend to
continue running the Offices as you
have in the past" said Stotsenburg.
do you object to putting these Offices
on a business basis?''
Senator Horace Hanna of Plainfield,
republican, went after the democrats
with hot tongs. He charged that the
democrats were eXtravagant. Look at
the house of representatives" he said.
There are more employees there this
| time than ever before. You can't get
into the house without stumbling over
a spittoon cleaner. There are SO many
employees there that they will not all
| get acquainted with each other during
the session.
Were you speaking seriously?'' ask
ed Fleming.
| YES" Hanna answered.
Il merely wanted to know" said
Fleming.
| Want Investigation.
Hanna was a member of the legisla
tive visitation committee that visited
the state institutions apd offices and
recommended the appropriations fol-
all of them. Kistler referred to this
fact .....
I'VE want an investigation" he said
land the visitation committee should
not be afraid of an investigation"
1--WE are not afraid" Hanna retorted
holly Il want you to understand
that"
This man is SO wise in his own con
ceit that he can make no mistake tina,
it would not be unwise to make an in
vestigation,'' said Kistler.
The objectionable clause in the reso
luton was stricken out by a party
vote.