The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-01
Judkins and Mason Meet
Business and Professional
Men to Discuss Pending
Legislation.
SUFFRAGE TO PASS
Committee Goes to Indianap-
oils to Boost Bill Permit
ing City to Share in City
Utility Profits.

At the suggestion of Rep.
John w. Judkins a number of
Richmond business and profess
sional men with him, Senator
McConaha and Joint Rep. Mason
yesterday afternoon at the Com
mercial Club rooms for the pur-
pose of discussing important
legislation to be acted upon by
the legislature this week.
Mr.. Judkins declared himself in ia.
vor Of both the women's suffrage meas.
ure and the statewide prohibition bill,
as did Representative Mason, who is a
Democrat. but Mr.. Mason expressed
the opinion that only the womens suf-
frage bill would be put through. He
is member of the public morals com
mittee, which has charge of both bills
Senator McConaha said that in his
opinion the suffrage measure would
pass both houses. That is what the
schedule calls for, anyhow" he said
Senator McConaha is for the suffrage
bill but did not state how he stood on
the prohibition measure.
Minimum Work Hours.
Representative was
larly anxious for the opinion of those
who attended the meeting in regard to
the nine.hour working day for women
bill. Two years ago he voted against
the measures and he said he thought
. he would vote against it this time The
majority of the men who attended the
meeting, however. were in favor of the
bill. and Edward Warfel, a Progress
sive, and Wilfred Jessup, Democrat
reminded him that he was elected on
a platform pledged to such legislation
III support this measure I shall
expect some of you men to share the
4 responsibility with me- Mr.. Judkins
/ said E.s....t ...s..
4 ri won't ask anybody to share re
4 sponsibility with me. l stand on my
own legs" remarked Representative
Mason caustically. President Seidel OF
the Commercial club. spoke against the
measure.
Suffrage Measure.
Mr. Mason stated that there had
i been lively fight in the public morals
h committee over the suffrage and pro
4 hibition measures. II think the suf
\ frage bill will be reported out favor
ably but ! do not believe any actor
\ will be taken on the prohibition meas
ure,' Mason said. Many Legislators
who would not support the prohibi
Il tion bill will vote for the suffrage
measure, so it will go before the legis
lature as a compromise. A count O
noses indicates it's passage both IL
the house and the senate"
One of the most important matter:
\ discussed was the fate of the bill per
Il mitting cities owning public utilitie:
/. to share in the profits OF such plants
! after the bonded Indebtedness hat
n been provided for with sinking funds
h This bill was drafted by Richmond
Il Commercial club members for the ben
eft of the city of Richmond. 1t passet
& the senate but a duplicate bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
N Judkins has not been reported out o
Judiciary Committee B. Mason an
Judkins both expressed doubt If tn
house measure would go through.
Over long distance telephone Chair
man Reeves of Judiciary Commute
B. was then communicated with. II
said there never had been any chanc
for the house bill because slmlla
bill had been introduced in the senate
He said, however. that there was
II chance Of the senate bill being acte
upon favorably by the house and n
suggested that a committee Of R1cf
Il mond men appear before his commit
tee to explain the features of the bill
1This morning Mayor Robbins and "
TX. Bradbury. chairman of the publ
service committee of the Commerce.
4 club. went to indianapolis to appea
before the committee. At noon othe
4 club members left for the capital cit.
"Mr. Judkins never explained tn
features of this bill to our committee,
q Representative Reeves said. IF tn
pmeasure is sound one and importan
n to the city of Richmond our commi
jtee will quite probably report it fay
dorably to the house.
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