The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-10
RuMOR GIVES
! GOOD PLACE
TO M'CONAHA
Richmond Senator Mentioned
For Fees and Salaries Place
Old Timers in Dark as to
Committees Personnel.
INFORMATION IS SCANT
Especial Correspondence of the
Richmond Palladium

OF bunting around the state house and
lauch oratory floating through the cor
ridors with secondary stunts going on
at the Columbia club and other places.
vne really important thing so far as
the dear public is concerned is not
the inaugural ceremonies, but rather
what is going on or what has been
going on in the minds Of Speaker Nc
Clure. of the House, and the Lieuten
ant-Governor.
The corporation and utility interests
and other special interests that have
agents lowering around the statehouse
and the hotels do not care particularly
about the inaugural ceremonies they
the far more interested in the makeup
OF the committees in both houses and
1t is this problem of the committees
that has been occupying the attention
of the speaker and the lieutenant gov
ernor. For purposes of deliberation
the lieutenant governor spent Sunday
at his home at Martinsville and
Speaker Mcclure went to his home at
Anderson.
Information Scant.
Old timers who were around the
Claypool lobby last night said they
had never known a time when infor-
nation in regard to the personnel of
the committees was so tightly sewed
up. There was a great deal OF guess
ing, some of it no doubt correct, but
there was no actual information.
The committees that seemed TO be
chiefly interesting to those who had an
AK to grind were the corporations com
mittee, the judiciary committees, the
rights and privileges committee, the
fees and salary committee, the rail-
roads committee and the committee on
roads. 1t was being said that the COM
mittee on fees and salaries would be
an important one because to this COM
nittee would be referred bills provid-
ing for increased salaries. In the
gossip Senator McConaila was one of
those most prominently mentioned for
the senate fees and salaries commit
tee. N
others Mentioned.
There did not seem to be much idea
pmorg the interested ones as to who
would head this committee in the
house. At the last regular session
REPRESENTATIVE Jinnett was at the head
of the House Fees and Salaries COM
mittne. At that session bills presented
to this committee in the house provid-
ed for increases acgreeating something
over sS00O00. OF this amount about
$4,000 was allowed
Mr.. Jinnett said today that he did
not know whether he was slated for
reappointment as chairman of this
committee He was in the race for
the speakership but his candidacy was
never taken verv seriously. John l..
Renedict, of Indianapolis is one Of
those mentioned in connection with
this craftsmanship for the coming
session.
Abrams Mentioned.
Henry Abrams, of Indiananols. is
mentioned for the craftsmanship of the
house cities and towns committee. He
was one of the hard working members
of that committee two years ago. But
it is improbable that great number
of the best chairmanships will be
handed out to Indianapolis men and
because he is from Marion county Mr..
Abrams may fail to get this chairman
ship. He said today that he had no
idea as to what assignments lie would
get.
This committee may have great
deal to do with bills that are intro
duced to make the way for the city
manager form of government, 1t is
reported that there is considerable
sentiment over the state in favor of a
of government possible. Several cities.
among them Kokomo, are already
riaI,ing arrangements it is sad, TO
adop. The city manager form in case
such a bill is passed by the !egisla-
ture. The Kokomo chamber of COM
nlerce is behind the movement in that
city.
Richmond also is solidly in favor Of
home rule bill.
Mrs. Nelson in Dark.
There has been much speculation as
to what craftsmanship will go to Mrs.
Julia d. Nelson. the woman member
of the housewife. The opinion seems
to he that she may get the chairman
ship of the committee on scientific and
benevolent institutions or possibly Of
the public morals committee.
The chairmanship that may so to
Representative Miltenberger who op-
posed Mr.. Mcclure for the speaker
ship. is also a subject of much gossip.
Mr.. Miltenberger il is said. can have
about any craftsmanship he desires ex-
cont that of the wavs and means COM
mittae which a'-eadv has been assign
ed 10 Nv Field II is known that
representatives nf Speaker Mcclure
arproa ched Mr.. Miltenberser the next
dnv otter the speakership had heen de-
cided and told Mr.. Miltenberger that
he could be favored in most any way
he desired in the matter Of commit
tee appointment.
Has No Reference.
1t is said that Mr.. Miltenberser de-
clired ito EXPRESS anv preferences and
said he would be willing to leave his
assignments in the hands Of Mr. Nc
Clure Mr. Miltenberger is in the in
surance business but it is hardly
thought he would care to be the chair
mon of the Insurance committee.
II Is probable that REPRESENTATIVE
Tucker and Sherwood will get appoint-
nents or the house military commit
tee. Both are Young men and both
saw service in the world war. In the
senate Glenn j. Richards, of Terre
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