The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-01
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HITS M'NUTT IN
ROLE OF Gar
Senator Perkins, Attacking
New State Setup, ArouSeS
Ire With BurIeSque.

Charge that the state admins
tration reorganization bill is based
on "CaeSarism," rather than on de-
mocracy, was hurled in the sem
ate today with the warning:
Beware the Ides of March"
Senator Chester A. Perkins (Dem.,
South Bend made the charge and
announced that he was willing to
assume the role of prophet and
predict that the administration OF
Governor Paul V. McNutt will come
to grief by passage of the meas
ure.
The bill gives the Governor COM
plete control over appointments in
the administrative as we'll as eX-
ecutive offices. 1t was amended
slightly on second reading in both
senate and house today, mostly tt
correct misplaced commas.
Perkins Offers Amendments
Only vital change made would re-
quire that the six persons named to
the board of education, outside
those in full governmental capacity,
would be selected from the educa-
tional field.
This further was changed in the
senate to place the restriction on
but four Of the six places. The bill
now is ready for passage.
When the administration amend
ments had been adopted, Perkins
presented eleven of his own.
They we're designed to hold the
bill up to ridicule and stirred SEN
ator John Bright Webb Dem, In
dianapolis) to profanity. He was
rebuked for this and Perkins point
ed out that whom the gods would
destroy they first make mad"
RidicuIes New Setup
The Perkins proposals included
amendments for the Governor tc
take complete charge of the legis-
lative and judicial branches of the
government, as we'll as administra-
tive and executive departments, and
make his Office hereditary; provi-
sion that only 'yes-men" be ap-
pointed to all boards and commits
sions and that they not be emas-
culated under the feeble minded law
during their term of office. Perkins
ridicule also called for an orna-
mental, adjustable crown for the
Governor.
All these promptly we're rejected,
and when Perkins talked. after in
PRODUCING them, many Democratic
senotors left the chamber.
Perkins pointed out that danger
to democracy lies in the bill from
the fact that it Immediately was
backed by special interest groups.
He named the Indiana Manu-
facturers Association. State Cham
Der of Commerce, State Federation
of Labor and the Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation.
Vote Down Salary Curb
Amendments offered by Senator
Floyd Garrett rep, Battle Ground
limiting salaries of officials appoint
ed by the Governor and fixing S.
900 as maximum, promptly were
voted down by the majority sena-
tors.
Climaxing the forenoon's session
the seven Republican members of
the senate fixed a written protest
and demanding the constitutional
privilege of having the protest
entered in the senate journal.
This protest asserted the people
of Indiana, if they knew what was
being attempted, never would per-
NIT such dangerous concentration
of power as is proposed in the adj
ministration measure"
In demanding the right to file the
protest, Senator L. L. Shull (Rep.,
Sharpsville), speaking for his Re-
publican colleague, said "the time
is not yet ripe for dictator in In
diana"
Ruin Is Predicted
Warning that passage of this
bill in its present form will mean
the ruin of your party" Representa-
tive H. H. Evans Rep.. Newcastle)
minority floor leader, led an abor-
tive effort to preserve prerogatives
OF the auditor, treasurer, secretary
and superintendent of public in
struction.
I'm in favor of giving the Gov
ernor all the power we can," said
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