The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-19
Legislative Committee, Ap-
pointed by Governor. To-
day Submits Results Of Its
Investigation.
CARRY OUT ECONOMY
PLANS OF GOVERNOR
Every State Institution Want
ed Larger Appropriations
Because of the Increase in
Expense.
Palladium Specially

palladium Specially
Indianapolis, Ind, jan s19-To this
member who takes himself and his job
seriously the legislature is not laush-
ing matter. 1t means nard work and
lots of 1t. The legislator who does
what he should. puts in sixty days of
about the longest hours and closest
work he ever experiences and ends
the session ready for a rest During
the hours the legislature Is in session
he must be in his seat keeping watch
on the progress of bills and perhaps
taking active part in the discussion.
To do this intelligently he must have
workable knowledge of the bills.
their purposes. '.jokers'' Influences
back of them and a multitude OF other
things. In addition to this he usually
belongs to four or five important COM
mittees which meet every might and
consider bills referred to them, take
testimony, gather statistics, hear ar
guments and finally decide upon what
is right and just and legal BY no
means a sinecure II properly lived, IL
the job of being a legislator.
No committee or set OF men have
quite the work. however. that is ap-
portioned to the legislative committee.
This committee is bipartisan and rep
rcsents both houses Of the legislature.
It is appointed by the governor with.
In ten days after the general election
In November and must be composed
of two members-elect OF the next house
and one Of the senate. not more than
two members being OF the same po;i-
|tical party. II is the duty of this COM
nlittee to visit and fully investigate
every penal. benevolent. reformatory.
educational or other institution OF the
state which is supported in whole or
part by state aid. and to investigate
all state offices, boards. societies. COM
missions and other bodies created by
the legislature and responsible to the
legislature as we'll as those receiving
aid from the legislature.
What Their Duty Is.
1t is the duty of this committee to.
go into the needs of all these institti-.
tions and offices. audit their expenses
and receipts for the past two years. as
certain what they want for the ensuing
two years and then pass upon the re-
quests and make their recommends
tons to the legislature. Prior to tho
beginning OF its labors this year. Gov
ernor Marshall sent letter to every
institution. board. society. officer or
commission which the committees
would visit and inspect, asking that
/ all have prepared an itemizcd state
ment Of their receipts, expenditures
and services Of the past two years. to-
gether with all other data that might
be of assistance to the committee in
determining what was needed for the
next two years. Those having requests
for appropriations were asked to have
there requests detailed with arguments
committees consideration.
The committee this year consists OF
Senator James j. Netterville, OF An
derson, and Representative Joseph NJ.
Cravens. OF Jefferson county. botN
Democrats: and Miles J. Furnas. Re
publican representative from Ran
dolph county. The committee visited
twenty state institutions. inspected
forty state offices. boards and commits
sions, and considered hundreds Of
| pages OF reports and figures present.
ed to 1t by the heads OF the various
| institutions and offices.
| The worlsof the committee this year
was especially laborious because the
order had been given to 1t that the
strictesf economy must be observed
/ in its apportionment Of the appropria-
tions for the next two years, while
everywhere II went 1t was met with
requests for greatly increased appro-
priations because of the higher prices
iof all foods, clothing and material an
well as the necessity to meet advance
lin salaries. In addition to these re-
quests every institution wanted more
money for improvements.
/ The recapituIation OF the demands
iof all the various institutions and Of
fees. which is presented elsewhere in
today's issue or the Palladium, com
pared with the appropriations recon-
smended by the committee proves IN
some measure the work of the com
miftee and the enormous amount Of
work and research it must have spent
In reaching a conclusion.
Work ls Unfinished.
But its work is by no means finish
ed now. Upon the presentation ~ its
report it must be prepared to e3enf
it both before the legislature IT.
floor and also in the committe4 MI.
Its conclusions will by no me- =
taken an final, and many am, :
tion or office which has. witnd
\ requests disregarded or cut
pear before the Legislature G. -
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