The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-07


In accepting the spealership Charlie.
II. Bedwell of Sullivan, said:
we cannot reduc. the cost OF GOV
ernment unless we discontinue the
practice of making too many laws.
With less legislation We will eventual
ly be able to reach the fundamental
wrong. / will do all in my power to
prevent any bill being passed simply
because it has been brought up by the
majority. My motto will be: Fair plav
to all and fair consideration of any AMI
all measures
The house adop:ed temporarily the
rules of the 1913 legislature. AS busi-
ness was concluded ahead of the sen
ate an adjournment was ordered and
an informal reception was held on the
floor of the house before the Joint
session of the two houses convened to
hear Governor Ralston's message.
Bill Factory Closes.
The bill factory" which has been a
feature of every session nf the Indiana
general assembly for years, went out
of existence SO far as the state is con-
cerned with the opening Of the legisla.
ture today. At the instance of Senator
Fred Van NuyS of Anderson, the SEN
ate adopted resolution providing for
the printing of bi'S Immediately upon
their submission 'nto the senate
1t has been customary during the
reading of bills upon their introduction
for individuals to have stenographerG
'planted' where they could copy each
new bill, and copies were sold to anv
one who was inclined to buy 1t is said
tho chill focforx'. III
at every session of the assembly
Immediatelv after the pramilinarv
routine of organization was completed
and before adjournirg to the house
chamber to hear Governor Ralstons
message. Senator Ste 1hen b. Fleming,
chairman of the senate legislative en-
pense committee. called the commis,
tee into a meetin".
Both the house and senate adjourn
ed at the close of heir meetings to
meet again tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Immediately after the swearing in
of the members of the legislature. the
house settled down to the routine
business of electing it's officers whc
were chosen at last nights meeting o!
the Democratic members of the low.
er branch of the assembly The
choice of Charles III. Bedwell of Sulli
van. for the speakership, was the
first victory of the state administra-
ton. Bedwell won over Mason J. NJ
black of Vincennes. by a vote Of 40
to II. The administrations purposes
were defeated in the senate in the
election of Wade II. Free of Ander-
son as secretary of that body.
The other officers elected in the
house We're: Clerk. Arthur J. Ham
rick, Greencastle: assistant clerk. H.
NJ. Gardner. Logansport: chief door
keeper. Joseph A. Luther, South
Bend; caucus chairman Representa-
tive John r. Jones. Plymouth. and
caucus secretary. Representative
Phillip Lutz. Jr Boonville.
The other officers elected in the
senate were: Assistant secretary.
Harry B. Skillman. indianapolis: eau
Gus chairman. Senator Will A. Yarling
Shelbyville: caucus secretary. Senator
Chester A. Mccormick. North Judson:
principal doorkeeper, Ralph {.
Thomas, Auburn. and president pro
TEN. Senator Fred Van Nuys, Ander-
son.
In the house. the complimentary
vote of the Republican members was
For speaker. Representative Jesse z.
Eschbach. Warsaw; clerk. W. s.
Ritchey, Muncie: assistant clerk, Rob-
ert Davies, kokomo: chief doorkeeper.
Edgar Gildersleeve. Laporte; caucus
chairman. Representative Robert II.
Acre. Lawrence. and caucus secretary.
Representative Frank f. Wright.
Lynn. The Republican senators cast
their votes for the following: Presi-
dent pro TEN. Senator Arthur Robin
son. Indianapolis: secretary, Henry Fl.
Sibley. Gary: assistant secretary.
Ralph Sollitt. Miami county. and
chief doorkeeper David r. Scott, Lin
ton.
There are in the house SiNty-one
Democrats: thirty-eight Republicans.
and one Progressive. In the senate
there are forty-one Democrats: eight
Republicans and one Progressive.
F'ifty-one votes are necessary in the
house and % in the senate to pass a
measure.
After the first preliminaries of or.
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