The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-16
HOUSE MEMBER
HITS NEPOT|SM
IN RESOLUTION
December Pay Roll Reveals
Similarity in Names
in 81 Cases.
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Revela-
ton that at least "a House members
have persons bearing the same sur
name on their pay rolls revived
nepotism charges today in Congress.
Rep John Ridley Mitchell
Cd, Temp said that under a reso-
luton he was introducing, certain
congressman would be ION the spot"
unless they removed relatives from
their pay rolls. Mr.. Mitchell's reso-
luton would ban relatives from con-
gressional pay rolls.
Its the principle of the thing
that counts" Mr.. Mitchell said Il
am full of vim and vigor to fight
against nepotism ard am prepared
10 file petition to get my resolu-
ton to vote by the petition route
If necessary" To force a vote, 21S
names would be required.
December pay roll figures showed
little change from year ago in the
number of relatives on pay rolls
of representatives.
Salaries Listed
The pay roll for clerks and secre-
taries OF members showed the fol-
lowing identical surnames:
Rep. William A. Ashbrook ID, o..
Paul r. Ashbrook, 500 a month.
Rep. Martin A. Brennan ID, ILL
Elizabeth B. Brennan, $308.33.
Rep. A. H. Carmichael Cd, Ala.)
Herbert Carmichael, $176.58.
Rep. William P. Connery 3D..
Mass). Lawrence j. Connery,
$208.33.
Rep. Charles N. Crosby 3D., Pa
Virginia Crosby, $266.66.
Rep. Robert Crosser 3D., o., Bar
bara Crosser, $208.33.
Rep. Frank Crowther (R., N.Y.,
Peggy j. Crowther, $3.50.
Rep. Rene L. De Rouen 3D., La !,
L. R. De Rouen, $21050.
Rep. Warren J. Duffey ID, o.,
Lawrence E. Duffey, $26666.
Rep. Phil Ferguson Cd, Okla.)
Martha Ferguson, $116.66.
Rep. Joachim o. Fernandez 3D.,
La, John D. FERNANDEZ, $316.66,
and Viola M. Fernandez, 500.
Rep. Hampton P. Fulmer 3D.,
S. c., Villa E. Fulmer $212.50.
Rep. William j, Granfield 3D.,
Mass0 Mary R. Granfield, $108.33
Rep. William " Gregory 3D., Ky)
Marie Gregory, $208.33.
Rep. Hamlin Included
Rep. Simon Hamlin 3D., Me),
Evelyn Hamlin, $171.66.
Rep. Samuel B. Hill Cd, Wash),
Barbara w. Hill, SITS.
Santiago Iglesias, Puerto Rico
delegate. Libertad 1glesias, $266.66.
Rep. George w. johnson Cd, w.
Va), Mary M. johnson, $222.22.
Rep. Edward A. Kenney 3D., N.
-, E. ]. Kenney, $153.83.
Samuel w. King, Hawaiian dele
gate, Charlotte King, $216.66.
Rep. Paul Kvale (F-L, Mimi,
Russell Kvale, $20833.
Rep. John I.esinski 3D., Mich0
B. l.. Lesinski, $206.66.
ANCRs 1nNIAAidACWo NAsp 41As/ !,
Louise McAndrews, $187.50.
Rep. Raymond S. McKeough 3D.,
III, Catherine McKeough, $11666.
Rep. Andrew j. May 3D., Ky0,
Julia May, $28466.
Rep. Abe Murdoch Cd, Utah, Ray
r. Murdoch, $275.00.
Rep. John M. O'Connell Cd, r..
l., John M. O'Connell Jr., $l66.66.
Rep. Randolph Perkins (R., N. J0 !,
E. L. Perkins, $233.33.
Paid Salary of 1925
Rep. Walter M. Pierce Cd, Ore
Cornelia Pierce, 1925.
Rep. Charles A. Plumley (R., Vt0 /,
Fletcher Plumley, $274.16.
Rep. James L. Quinn Cd, Pa
Margaret E. Quinn, $259.16.
Rep. Louis C. Rabout Cd, Mich.)
Marie Rabout, $2O8.33.
Rep. Charles l.. South Cd, Tex)
Carl w. South, $166.66.
Rep. Malcolm c. Tarver 3D., Ga.)
Malcolm Tarver Jr., $l66.66.
Rep. Charles w. Tovey (R., N. H.),
Charles Tobey Jr., $23483.
Rep. C. Murray Turpin (R., Pa
Gertrude Turpin, $191.66.
The total pay roll for the month,
covering secretaries and clerks,
totaled $3.50. 1855, of which amount
less than $4,000 was for persons with
names identical with those congress-
men.