The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
ASSEMBLY IS
WAITING FOR
FINANCE BILL
Legislative Visiting Commit
tee is Grinding Away at APP
preparation Measure-Leg-
islators' Attitude Doubtful.
MAY ASK FOR CHANGES
Especial Correspondence of the
Richmond PnIladfun.)

during the remainder of the week, it
should not be understood that the
work Of the session is at a standstill.
The most important thing that the
legislators will have for immediate
consideration is the matter of appro-
priations for state institutions and de-
partments, and the legislative visiting
committee is grinding away at the
appropria tion bill as hard as it can.
There is considerable speculation as
to when this important measure will
be introduced in the house, and the
guesses range all the way from three
days to ten days. The duration of
time will depend somewhat on the
manner in which it is handled.
May Follow Old Plan
Sometimes in the past it has been
customary for the finance committee
of the house and the ways and means
committee of the house to get togeth-
er on the provisions of the bill before
committee meetings are held. 1t may
be that that plan will be followed this
time.
After the bill is introduced in the
house it will be referred to the ways
and means committee, and then if Gus
tom is followed there will be public
hearings conducted jointly by the
ways and means committee and the
senate finance committee.
The time at which the measure
will be introduced will depend largely
also on the way the recommendations
Of the visiting committee are received
by the legislators. Copies of the
recommendations of the committee
have been distributed to members of
both houses, but they have hardly had
time as yet to give the figures a care
full study.
May Be Changes
1t is presumed that the recommen-
dations made by the visiting commit
tee will be largely the ones that will
go into the bill There may be
changes, of course. due to suggestions
made by members of the committees
in the different houses or by indfvid-
uai Legislators. Generally the recon-
important items were about what had
been expected.
There was some indication today
that there might be a movement to
let the five-cent levy proposed by the
committee for the states educational
institutions stand without any addi-
ional levy. The additional levy that
has been suggested is one cent for the
Purdue Agricultural experiment sta
tion and one cent for the Indiana
University school of medicine. II
these institutions could get the addi-
tional levies they would with the five-
cent levy recommended by the COM
mittee have the seven-cent total levy
that they started out to get.
Mcclure Buries Hachet.
In the makeup of his standing COM
mittees Speaker Mcclure apparently
did not slight those who opposed him
for the speakership. Claude Smith,
who was known as one of the most
active ones against Mcclure was
placed at the head of Judiciary B.
committee, an important committee.
But Chester Davis of Jay county was
placed at the head of Judiciary A COM
mittee. Davis was one of the strong
est supporters Of Mcclure for the
speakership and placed Mcclure in
nomination both at the caucus and in
the open session of the house. Both
of the judiciary committees are i'm
pcrtant but the amount of work each
has to do depend entirely on the pref
erence given by the speaker in the
assigning Of bills.
Representative MdlOtt, WIZ " dS
placed at the head of the building and
loan committee in the house was one
who opposed Mcclure vigorously for
the Speakership. The Cities and
Towns committee of which Mr.. Milten-
berger was named chairman. is an i'm
portant one and probably is the one
that will receive all measures looking
to home rule for cities. This commit
tee also has as the minority member
Representative Barker, who is the
caucus chairman for the Democrats
and is known as one of the strongest
legislators on the minority side.
Appointment Surprise.
There was some surprise when Rep
resertative Givan. of Marion county
was put ar the head of the house rail
roads committee, but it is understood
This is tho Craftsmanship that was de-
sired bv Givan and because Givan had
hcer an opposition candidate for the
ereakership Mcclure wished to favor
him Representative Gibbons of An
dorsnn. had been "doped' for this
chairmanship but he got another good
ono because he Is at the head of the
committee on telephones and tele-
e,~nb
Incidentally robodv appears to be
waking arv moro rapid strides in log
ie1"tive affairs than is Representative
Gibhens. In private life Gibhens is
IN irternrban car motorman for the
Union Ira action COMPANY but it is
said that few If any members of the
house eniov anv closer confidence
with the sneaker thar docs Cihhens.
Gfbhens Assists Mcclure.
II is reported and on fairly good
authority. that Gibbens was Of great
assistance in aiding the spenker in
maxim" up his committees. He was
IN conference with the sneaker vester-
dav in the latter's office affe- the
committees had been announced and
II IS said that outside the speaker
himself nobody seems ~ he as for,i,iar
With the personnel OF the committees
as is Gibbens. Chester A. Davis also is