South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15
Republicans Settle Down to Play
Second Fiddle" in Two
Houses and Manufacture
Campaign Thunder.
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| GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FROM THE NEWS-TIMES
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INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. IL Con-
WINGED quite beyond question that
there is no chance Of democratic in
surgcncy in the state legislature. suf-
ecient TO give them the majority pow
"a that they had hoped might be
possible, and quite as chagrined at
haying it proved 20 them that their
talk about a divided democracy has
run largely To dope the republi-
cans in the two houses of the assem-
bly have seemingly settled down to
playing second fiddle" with the hope
OF being able 10 manufacture plenty
OF campaign thunder for 1916, serv-
ing as their prize Inspiration.
The house appropriation bill. as
amended in the senate fixing the
maximum expense of the assembly
and Outlining the method of expendi-
turc, Is just now the main topic with
the republican cOterie IL repeats all
acts OF previous legislatures i'm con-
illct herewith and by doing So gives
the farewell TO the old law of 1895,
under which the recent indictments
of officers II the last assembly were
brought and later dismissed. This
the republicans say, means that the
10 plcases whether they need them
or not and just as though the oppor-
tuuity were tantamOunt to having
made such employment.
We intend 10 prove 10 the re-
publican party and TO the people OF
Indiana that we can leave the bars
down TO ourselves as democrats. and
not have to use them iGjudiciously."
IS the comment of Speaker Charles II.
BCdWell. simply because we can en-
ploy as many helpers about the as
sembly as we please is no saying that
We shall employ any more than we
need Unless the unexpected hap
pens, the number of employees in the
house viii remain at Gil and those
in the senate at Alan average Of
one Tor each democratic senator and
representatiVe-and the expense is to
be kept down to $115,0 i'm accord
ance with Gov. Ralston's recommen-
dations, according To the leaders
No More Pap" 60 DE Had.
Senators and representatives hav-
ing recommended their respective al
lOtments, are now sending word back
home TO the jOb-seekers not TO hold
their breaths until they can be taken
care Of as the pet phrase goes
Reps. Hagerty and Hepler. being
among the besieged, are among those
who have adopted this course having
keeper. and the formers brother, Leo
Hagerty, for assistant journal clerk
with HELPERS young son for a page.
The vote on the senate amend
ments to the house appropriation bill
hewed pretty close 10 the party line
I'm the house a half dozen democrats
voted with the republicans, which
was the only break. The amendments
leave IL TO an employment committee
10 say how many shall be employed
in each house and lifts the RESPONSE
bility from the shoulders of the pre-
siding officer. The presiding officer
secretary or clerk. and chairman of
the employment committee. must sign
The sOuchers. Beyond this there are
no limitations. All laws i'm conflict
are wiped of the books and the at
mosphere clarified.
Don't Need &. o. P.-AdviCe.
This democratic assembly doesn't
have 20 limit itself To a certain num-
Der OF employees by law in order to
keep down To the number" Lieut..
GOV. O'Neill insists. referrinG 10 the
grandstand play that the republicans
are making concerning the amend
ments. I'VE are going 10 run this
assembly in the light of the present
needs. and we don't need any advice
from those republicans who enacted
the law of 1898 nj all In 1918 we
did three times the business that the
legislature of 1895 did. but for much
less tina. three times the money and
this yea. we viii be "a much larger
legislative business than the repub l.
cans did in 1895. and our apprOpria-
ton is exactly what the governor rec
commended 10 us All we ask of the
people OF Indiana is not To hang us
until we are guilty. II we are on the
square without the restraint OF law.
il ought TO be for us. not against us