The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-19

signed to look primarily toward the
welfare Of Indiana's future citizens,
in It's provisions for child and ma
ternal health.
Work Starts at Once
There is to be no time lost in ad-
ministration Of the program, it was
made plain when Gov. McNutt ap-
pointed the two state boards which
are TO administer the welfare pro-
gram and the employment compen-
sation act.
Both boards are to meet tom or
row morning at 10. The welfare
board includes:
w. A. Hacker, Indianapolis, Re-
publican, one-year term.
Mrs. Marie Stuart Edward, Peru,
Republican, two-year term.
j. Pierce Cummings, Indianapolis,
Democrat, three-year term.
Victor O'Shaughnessy, Lawrence
burg, Democrat, four-year term.
Fred Hoke, Indianapolis, Demo-
crat, four-year term.
Employment Board Named
Members of the employment COM
pensation board are:
Carl Mullen, Hammond, State
Federation of Labor president, rep
resenting labor.
Alex Gordon, Indianapolis, legis-
lative representative of the railroad
employees, representing labor.
j. w. Crise, Fort Wayne, General
Electric Co. official, representing
large employers.
Theodore B. Griffith, Indianapo-
lis, representing independent re-
tailers.
Wilfred Jessup, Richmond, ex-
State Representative, representing
the state.
The special session, called March
5 by Gov. McNutt to provide leeis-
lation to comply with Federal aid
requirements, ran much on sched-
ule.
Gets Short Session
GOV. McNutt made it plain to- his
lleutenants he wanted a short ses-
sion. He got it. Indiana has done
what is required Of it to obtain the
benefits of the Federal program al
ready launched on a national scale.
Aside from being noteworthy for
its. brevity, the special session was
unusual in that only two important
controversial points were fought.
One was the issue of "home rule"
Adherents of local self government
admit that the public welfare setup
is not entirely to their liking, but
gleefully point to the fact that they
defeated the Governor on the cues
ton of making secure the present
poor relief powers held by the
township trustees.
McNutt Wins Easily
The other issue was that of the
degree of hberality which old-age
payments should take. Gov. McNutt
won a clear-cut victory on that
score.
He insisted, both verbally and
through the activities of his lieu
tenants, that the state can not pay
increased old-age pensions to per-
sons IS before 1888. The bill now
provides for payments to persons
10 or older.
Strong blocs in both houses con-
tended payments to persons IS
should begin in 1887. They acceded
to Gov. McNutt's wishes when he
convinced them the state general
fund could not stand that added
burden and warned them gross in
come tax revisions would be neces-
sary, if they put through the 65-
year provision.
Festivities Are Lacking
The Senate session ended last
night at 1929; Speaker Edward
Stein sounded the House gavel at
1888 after committees from each
house had awaited on each other
and formally exchanged the infor-
nation that their work was done
and the Assembly was ready to ad-
journ sine die.
There was an absence of the
usual horSeplay which marks the
last night of a regular session.
Meanwhile, Gov. McNutt sat on
the edge of his chair in the execu-
tive Office. He was ready to leave
for Chicago and two speaking en-
gagements which are to precede a
Florida vacation.
He had signed the public welfare
bill earlier. He affixed the execu-
tive signature to the employment
compensation bill a few minutes
after the Assembly was adjourned
The social security program was
completed.
The social security legislation IL
wolves three separate acts, the
public health law, employment COM
pensation insurance and the public
welfare act.
The health bill was the least con-
troversial If the measures and
passed both houses early in the
session with few departures from