South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08
TO KEEP EXPENSES
OF SESSION UNDER
$150,00O MARK


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upper house when county option was
the big issue.
Barney Carter of Lake county. for
merly a legislator. was here today
mingling with 1.-The boys" He was
defeated by a republican in the last
election.
The house convened shortly after
10 o'clock and after adopting sew
eral resolutions concerning the work
to be taken up next week adjourned
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Comment on O'Neilrs Speech.
Before the adjournment was voted
Rep. A. NJ. Scott of Indianapolis in
troduced a bill providing for a wom-
an suffrage in Indiana.
Comment was heard today on Lieut..
Gov. O'Neill'S speech Thursday in
opening the senate.
Lieut.. Gov. O'Nein said:
Gentlemen of the senate know
too well the membership of this body
to feel that there is any necessity for
me to say anything on this occasion
TO impress upon you the dignity Of
your position, or the Importance of the
duty that lays before you. One-half
of the membership served with me in
that senate of 1913, which had the
honor, in part, of placing on the
statute books more important legisla-
ton, fundamental in character. than
1t has been the privilege of any gen.
eral assembly to write since the con-
stitution of 1851 was adopted.
1T has been my pleasure to meet
from time TO time, since their election,
the new members of the senate, and
knowing well whereof | speak, l fe-
hcitate you, heartily and sincerely, on
the spirit of service in which you all
come TO the trying labors of the 81
days during which We will be asso-
ciated. Those labors performed in
spirit of service by men ambitious for
the advancement of the interests of
their state will not always be pleasant,
will not always receive the recognition
they merit even from those who are
benefited thereby, but their lasting
reward will come in the sweet con-
seriousness of duty done.
Duties of President.
TT is no part of the duties of the
president of this body to advocate or
shape legislation, except on such sub
jects as may properly be considered
in committee of the whole. His duties
are administrative in character and
have to do with supervising and IA
cilitating the transactions of the bust
ness of the senate. There is often
room for wide difference of opinion
right thinking men there can be no
difference, and, l am very certain, in
this body there will. be no difference
of opinion as to the manner in which
the business of the senate shall be
transacted. To conduct it with econ
Omy is the ambition of the presiding
officer-an ambition possible of attain
ment only by the cooperation of the
officers and committees to whose i'm
mediate supervision much of the de-
tail work must necessarily be intrust-
ed.
with officers and employees select
ed because of their efficiency and
careful attention 10 committee work,
l know the senate of 1915 Will meas
ure up TO the high expectations of the
people of our state.
TTherefore. with no ambition but
the ambition to serve, no fear but the
fear of God in our hearts, let us pro-
coed to the performance of our
labors.'
No Room For Insurgents.
For the first time in the history of
legislative halls the picture is pre-
scented before the people of Indiana of
the republican and democratic party
standing together on legislation that
is of a quality the people want. In
order TO compass this situation, the
minority. in the hOuse-a
big minority, too, and one that will be
a factor whenever it decides to OPP
pose the mai Ority-already has fatty
turned down offers from several in
democrats in the house, who
started in on the very opening day OF
the session to make the political pot
boil
1t all happened over an attempt by
Fred l.. Feick of Garrett and several
others, 10 compel the house admins
tration. led by Charles II. Bedwell, TO
revise the entire system of commit
tee appointments in the house. Bed
wells committees are TO be announced
sometime next Monday, according to
his present plans. Feick, who was in
the speakership race. heard of 1t. and
imme diately the story spread that
Feick would introduce a motion in the
house at the earliest opportunity, call
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee on committees. This committee, /
under the plans said to have been sug-
gested by Feick, would have super
vision over the personnel of the en-