The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-04
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
SUBMITTED THURSDAY
improbable That Legislature
viii Do Any Business Prior
To Inauguration Monday
Next Week.
Palladium Bureau.
indianapolis, Jan. 4.

Tor the Inauguration of Thomas Il.
Marshall as governor of Indiana, on
Monday. January II. The Inaugural
tion has been set for noon of that day
and will take place in the corridor OF
the state house. Everybody will have
q chance to shake hands with Marsh
all on that day. as reception will be
held in the executive parlors of the
state house Immediately after the in
auguration ceremonies are finished.
@. A. Baker, custodian Of the state
house. announces that a speakers
stand will be erected In the corridor
of the first floor of the state house,
directly In front of the entrance to the
governors office. which Is just south
OF the rotunda. The stand will be
decorated with the national colors and
the executive parlors will be banked
with palms and flowers. From this
stand Marshall will deliver his inau-
gural address and message to the leg
1slature. 1t is customary for the in
coming governor to combine his In
augural address am message in one
speech, and this plan\will be followed
by Marshall, so it is said
What VIII Haniy %?
Whether Governor Hanly will make
a speech at the Inauguration of Mar
shall is not yet decided. Hanly says
he does not know. but will decide in a
day or two. He has been SO busy
with the preparation of his message
to the legislature and with other mat
tiers that he says he has not had time
to devote to anything else for some
Governor Durbin delivered short adj
dress at the inauguration of Governor
Hanly four years ago.
Governor Hanly's message will go
to the legislature on next Thursday.
the day the session opens. 1t will be
read in the house of representatives.
The house and the senate will meet in
joint session to hear the message read.
Lieutenant Governor Miller will pre-
side over the joint session.
Hold Caucus Wednesday.
1t IL believed that little. if any, bust
ness will be transacted by the legisla-
ture prior to the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Marshall. OF course, the house
will organize by the election of
speaker and clerk. The democratic
members of the house meet in caucus
on the night Of Wedne sday, January 6.
the night before the session opens,
and select the speaker and clerk.
When the session opens the next day
It will be called to order by the sec
Rotary of state, and the first business
will be the election Of a speaker
Some democrat will get up and nomin-
ate the man decided on by the demo-
cratic caucus of the night before, and
some republican will nominate re-
publican for the place. The ballot will
be taken and the democrat will be
elected, because the democrats are in
the majority In the house. The speak
er. who will be Representative Thomas
Honan. Of Seymour, beyond doubt,
will take his chair. Then the same
formaaities will be carried out in the
election Of clerk Of the house.
Gov Hanly's Message.
Then will follow the reading of the
message Of Governor Hanly. Hanly
has always insisted on reading his
own messages to the legislature at the
opening of session. but 1t is not
known whether he will do so this time
or not. II he does not it will be read
by his private secretary, Luman X.
6abc0ek, who is also a member of the
house. This will be the first time
such q thing ever happened in the
state, II Babcock reads the message.
Halls Inauguration.
The Inauguration of Frank S. Hall
AZ lieutenant governor will take place
at the same time as Marshalls inau-
guration. 80 the senate will be in ses-
sion four days before he assumes the
chair. During that time Lieutenant
Governor Miller will preside over the
body.
II IL understood that no business
will be transacted by either side of the
house before the inauguration. except
that which Is absolutely necessary. 1t
10 likely that bill will be passed max
1ng appropriations for paying the ex-
penses OF the session. This Is always
done and is not partisan matter.
Then the speaker OF the house will
probably appoint the standing com
mittess OF the house. and the plumber
committee will distribute the jobs. In
the senate the republicans may caucus
and decide to appoint all the commit.
toos at once on the opening of the SEES
eion. They have already decided to
make all appointments and they may
- we'll make them at once and have
done with 1t as to wait until Mr.. Hall
gets In the chair. The senate plumber
committee will also have to get busy
and hand out the jobs In that branch.
This will include clerkships. the door
keeper, assistant doorkeepers. steno.
9raphers, pages. messengers. postmas-