Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1941 — Page 4
:Bchricker today bade farewell to
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SCHRICKER BIOS
SENATE ADIEU
: “Happiest 8 Years of My
Life,” He Says; Prepares ~~ For Inaugural. " Pressed by preparations for nis
‘inaaguration as Governor ai ncon
Monday, Lieut. Gov. Henry FPF. the ‘Senate in which he has served as a
‘member and presiding. officer, tof: he
last eight years.
Immediately after the invboation ‘which opened the Senate session,
EL ‘Mr. Schricker summoned William E.
‘Jenner (R. Shoals), president pro
item, to the platform and then asied | ‘the Senate if he might intrude a lit-
tle on its time.
go linquish my gavel,” he sald. i *. been here for eight years. as a stranger in 1933 and was taken
. “The hour has come for me to reT've iI came
info the fold and given comfort by some of the older members who are still here. It has been the happiest eight years of my life.
Tribute to Legislature
~ “I've been saying for a long time and I still say that there is ho more important branch of the government than the Legislature. You Inter; pret the will of thé people. “I am "going to leave you this morning because I have many duties in the next few days. I want you to extend the same [courtesy to my successor as you have shown
me. E wish all of you the greatest
«. measure of success and I|trust it
can be said of this session, as it
© has been said of previous sessions,
Se a a vp AERA
that much constructive work has ‘been done.
“Tried Always To Be Fair”
“I leave here with the kinclliest feeling in my heart to all of you and hope that you feel the same way about me. I've tried always to be fair, “And now I bid you adieu -and goodby and hope you feel free to come and see me. I surrender the gavel to my good friend, one whom I respect for his capacity as a pubic servant, Senator William E. Jenner.” Mr. Schricker walked from the chamber. while the ‘Senate | Mmensbers stood and cheered.
Miss Karin Lucyanna Peterson + + . Wins Over Eight Others,
FRESHMEN HOLD DANCE T( TONIGHT
Karin Viryaria Pel erson to
Rule Over Rose Ball At Murat Temple.
Miss ‘Karin Lucysnnia Peterson, Butler University cored from Rochester, . Ind., today was Butler's Freshman. Rose. A member of PI Beta Phi Sorority, she: will rule this evening as queen of the annual Freshman Rose Ball to be held from 9 p. m. to midnight in the Egyptian Foom of the Murat Temple. She will-receive a trophy this evening from Howard |Whitecotton, Kokomo, class president. The daughter of Mi. and Mrs. Boyd Peterson of Rochester. the brunet freshman won| over a field of eight. other candidates in a class election held yesterd; ay .on the. campus. Her attendants will ve: Miss Marjorie White, Butlér Independent Association; -Miss Doris Fricke, Alpha Chi Omega;' Miss | Marian Carlson, Kappa Alpha Theta; Miss Helen ‘Whitely, Delta Gamma; Miss Mildred Collins, Zeta Tau Alpha; Miss Mildred Craigle, Delta Delta, Delta; Miss Mildred Burres, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Migs Dorninie Douglas,
Trianon.
"MUST" DEFENSE
Republican
IN BACKGROUND
Attention Is/B Primarily Centered on Patronage No.
Reptiblican leaders indicated today that the defense legislation
pe [listed as “must” yesterday by Cov-
ernor 'ownsend in his firewell address | would be shoved into the background. until the parfy’ s patronage bills are well on their way through the Legislature. ‘Lieutenant gel Charles M. Ddwson said that ; group of
party leaders had studied a proposed Civilian Defense Bill. diawn up by the present’ Democratic administration and had decided tc “leave the matter open” until .aftei the Legislature gets “well started” - The measure, as 6rawn now,
would create an Advisgry Detense
Council composed of members appointed by the Governdr and provide for the creation of a State Defense Fund from which allocations could | be made to defense boom towns. Mr. Dawson pointed out that the proposed measure provided for no specific amount of moriey and declared ‘that he wantesl “to know definifely what the moahey is to be spent for and just exactly how much is needed.” “We are not as excited about this as some of the rest of them are,” Mr. Dawson said. “It's all a little bit tco hazy now.’ Copies of the propc sed measure have |been sent by Triitram Coffin, secretary to Governor ‘Townsend, to all Fepublican leaders Mr. Coffin said|/that action on ihe proposed measure was up to the Republicans. The proposed measulje also would provide for a civilian defense director for the state to oe appointed by fhe Adviscry Definse Council with/ the approval of the Governor. The measure would fet, up a system! of checks on spending from the | defense fund, witha the actual allocations to be approved by the State Budget Committe. William E. Jenner | (R. Shoals), Senite president pro tem, summed up [the party’s position: “The Republican Party is pal iriotic and it wants to do its job. But the party has/ not yet had all thg facts placed before it. When it has! the G. O. P. will do its duty.”
G. O. P. Submits Bills for 4-Department State Rule]
. (Continued from Page One).
Board and the Department of Financial lLustitutions. ) Then, too, Mr. Dawson, under other Republican proposals would appoint two of four members of commissions governing the 19 state institutions, the Welfare Department and the State Police Depart-
ment. Schricker Out-Voted
Governor : Schricker will be a member of each of the four boards, but will be out-voted two-to-one. State Treasurer James Givens under provisions of the “decentraliza-. tion bill,” would be given a place in the Department of Public Works and Commerce and would be the chief administrative officer of: the Treasury Department. Secretary of State James M. Tucker will be the chief administrative officer of the Department of State which will govern the Auto License Division, one of the biggest patronage plums. H ealso will be a member of the Department of Audit: and Control which will administer. the Gross Income Tax Division, the State Accounts. Board, e . State Budget Committee, the Insurance Department, the Bureau of Printing and the gasoline tax. State Auditor Richard James will be a member of the Department of State and will be chief administrative officer of the Audit and Control Department. .
Other Bills Presented
The only branches of government which: Governor &chricker : still would - control are the National Guard or Home Guard, the State Clemency Commission, the State robation Department, the State.Fire Marshal and semi-control of the State Police Department. Other Republican platform bills introduced in‘ the ‘House foday would: 1. Place the state benevolent and penal institutions on a basis similar to that which existed prior to 1933. Each institution is to have a bipartisan board of four trustees. Whenever the Governor and Lieu-tenant-Governor are of separate political parties, each names two trus= tees. The trustees in turn will name the superintendent of each institution. The employees are to be selected by the superintendents “regardless of political or religious affiliations and on the basis of fitness after an examination under
rules to be adopted by the boards
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'istrator without the advice dnd ap-
of trustees,” according to Rep. Frank T. Millis (R. Campbellsburg). Mr. Millis said the bill is to make unlawful the paying of any politieal campaign assessments by an off or employee of the institutions. 2. Abolish the State Highway Commission and establish a new bi-partisan four-member commis~| sion. This would go into ‘effect July 1, ending the tenure of the present
Members of the commission and a director are to be appointed by a board consisting of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and - Treas urer. The commissioners are responsible to the appointing board} and will appoint and fix salaries of the chiefs of construction, maine tenance and auditing as well as the rest of the Department personnel, subject to approval of the appointing board. 3. Provide for the repeal of the 1933 McNutt Reorganization Aét. 4. Amend the 1933 act which ereated the Department of Financial Institutions and provide for a new commission.
Would Alter PSC
5. Abolish the present’ Public Service Commission and provide for a public counsellor and a new three-man commission to be appointed by a board consisting of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Treasurer. 6. Repeal the act which created the State Housing Board and local housing commissions. 7. Amend the Gross Income Tax Law to reduce -the present rate for retailers from 1 per cent to % of 1 per cent. : 8. Amend the Gross Income Tax to provide for a $20,000 exemption for retailers and leaving the rate at the present 1 per cent. 9. Provide that auto licenses may be used until March 1 of each year. All G. O. P. reorganization bills provide - for. the administration changes to go into effect on July 1.
Welfare Change Studied
One of the most important proposals is an amendatory measure providing for the replacement of the present five-man State Welfare Board by a four-man board, consisting of two members appointed by the Governor and two by the Lieutenant Governor.
The Governor would appoint members who would serve one and four-year terms and the Lieutenant Governor the members to serve two and three-year terms. Thereafter, all members would be appointed for four-year terms. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor jointly could remove board members after a hearing on written charges, and whenever the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are members of the same party the Governor is {, have the power of appointment, the bill provides. According to the terms of the Republican measure, the LieutenantGovernor is to be an ex-officio member of the board, without vote in case of a tie, in which ‘case he may cast the deciding vote if requested t6 do So by two members of the board. The measure specifies that the State Welfare Board is to select and fix the salary of the state admin-
proval of the Governor and that the administrator is to serve at the pleasure of the board.
‘Would. End Parole Power
The tenure of the present state administrator, Thurman Gottschalk, is to end with the appointment of his successor, or in any event not later than July 15, the bill provides. The bill also would take away from the board its present power to parole prisoners from state institutions and to-transfer inmates from one institution to another. The measure states that the De-. partment of Public Welfare is to be the state agency designed to 'cooperate with the Federal Government in respect to the investigation and certification of applicants for the CCC, NYA and WPA. The powers and duties of all other boards, including the Governor's Unemployment, Relief Commission, in .respect to such investigation, is to be transfesred to the Public Welfare Department.
Police Measure Drawn
Two other measures would give the Republicans partial control of the State Police force and complete control of the State Tax Board. The Police measure would replace the present bi-partisan four-man board appointed by the Governor with a four-man board, two ape pointed by the Governor and two by the Lieutenant-Governor. The (board is to appoint the superin ent, who at present is named by the Governor. He will serve at the pleasure of the board. The proposed measure . contains new provisions making it a misdemeanor’ for employees or appointees of the board to participate in political activities. The provisions of the existing law 4s to examinations and appointment of personnel upon a merit bases are retained.
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