Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-12-24
SENATE.

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. I6, 1916.
The President laid before the Senate report from the
commissioners of the Sinking Fund Referred to the
miltee on Finance.
Also, the report Of the branch Of the State Bank at
Richmond. Referred to the committee on the Stale Bank
Petitions and "Reminiscences presented.
BY Mr. Ellis Referred to the judiciary committee
without reading.
BY Mr.. Read, remcnsrance of citizens Of Madison
and JeeTsonve against the increase of pay of the Pilots
at the tails of the Ohio. -
Also, by Mr.. Davis OF citizens Of New Albany on the
subject. Both referred to the select committee.
Reports made and Referred.
BY Mr.. Parks reporting bill authorizing the letting
Of the public printing to the lowest bidder and recon-
mending it's passage. Passed to second reading.
By Mr.. Clements of bill on the subject of publishing
delinquent lists, with amendments.
Mr. Holloway said the bill had but defect if he
understood it, it allowed but per cent If the gentlemen
understood the subject appeared to him they would not
Offer such insult to the printers Why it that gem
tlemen who come Up here full Of professions Of symPa
thy for the mechanic should thus that aboIious body
of mechanics II seemed to him that there was studious
effort for time pasl 10 reduce the price oil The printer
He sorry see it..
Mr. Verbrke said he caused the introduction of that
bill His was, that the expense Of publishing the
delinquent list under the present law exorban
that his constituents unable pay the price Of print
ing AID if the Auditor Of the county permitted in
the county where papers published 10 publish
the list in manuscript would be Of little expense.
Mr. Edmonston called for the reading Of the section
lang TO per cent.
Mr.. Berry, Of Franklin, moved 10 indefinitely POSTPONE
the bill and amendment
Mr. Clements remarked that it would be better to have
publication of the denquents than the present plan,
for that plan onerous burhen on the people. He
thought better have the lists published in manuscript
by the several county Auditors.
Mr. Howell moved to lay the bill on the table. Not
adopted.
Mr. Holloway said that the printing of these lists
necessary for the that the greater portion Of the de-
inqnents were non-residens, and they could have no
other of knowing their delinquency again there
many in the county where the paper was pub
shed, who by this means only, could have knowledge
of their denquency-for if they did not take the papers
they had who did He would prefer the present
| law, as the printer received barely enough now.
Mr. Read said it certainly necessary to non-residens
other could be used to their advantage. He
was in favor of the present law.
Mr. Parks remarked that the bill not introduced for
the purpose of insulting the printer; but he thought the
present system too bnrdensome the people-he
for cutting down the printing Of the delinquent lists
to reasonable price, In the county of Morgan, the pub
LEGATION Of the list for that county $3.50 and in the
little county of Brown il was $50.
Mr. Holloway replied that he had personal interest in
the natter he had refused to print the list, when in the
business for the that it would have cost TO
pay workman PRINT it, than he could have gotten for
the publication. In his county, there bat small list
of S25 The of this was his county paid up It's
tsx,s. The counties that did pay up their taxes, Of
course would have longer list and cost more. The
Of obviatng expense, was to pay up the taxes
Mr. Osborn, after amusing introduction, said that u
was said il cost something print the delinquent list
well, it cost something to print Sherfs advertisements
notices &c-he gentlemen had reduced the question
dollars and cents II cost something TO print books-iC
get an education Did we live only to fill pocket:
with dollarsl Have to do nothing for the mind
think Of nothing else We placed here TO improve
ourselves-the country-mankind. We should do all
spread information before the people, particularly fon the
ground taken by the ayorers Of the billy when to thei
interest
message was received from the House, reporting
bill passed. requesting the Of the Senate,
Mr.. Allison anxious view the matter favorable 4
the present law the subject but he sorry to say n
was unable do II said there nothing oner
Gus the present law for the that the delnquen
had foot the BILL for printing the Was it no
enough for him TO pay his tax He did not think the bill
before the Senate perfect but thought better than tn
present law.
Mr.. Verbrke said it cost Hendricks county $500 L
print their delinquent list: write it out. and post it u
IN manuscript would cost but $50. IL was certainly
strange the gentlemen were so anxious to hsH IN thei
wagons, and not let Hendricks county use their slide
There great dissatisfaction in his county relative to
the present system.
Mr. Ellis remarked that he was favorable TO the present
law. The people Of Knox, he sorry to say, paid ter
times much those of Wayne, yet the printing nj
more there than in Wayne To rid themselves of -lhi
law that the list published in manuscript, th'
denquens had knowledge Of their Since tn
law changed, that it necessary print the lis
he had heard Of dissatisfaction his county excepting
probably among few that it was published in Demo
cratic newspaper, and not in Wing one The questIo
was, is it too great pay dollar squaf
for the printing. He would ask gentlemen who Peferre
the bill before the Senate, make inquiries relative TO h
labor and the proper remuneration for printing denqser
5 lists.
Mr. Berry Of NJ was not prepared to vote for the indef
mite posponement of the bill He lived in the brush tr
still he pretended know the feelings of not only his ow
constituents, bot those living in other counties SCENE
to him that il the printer could afford TO publish III
st at the price allowed in the bill that it would be be
e ter 70 publish it 10 manuscript. Why add 10 the ourds
y Of the taxpayer il enough pay the regular take
present system for the advantage OF
giving them the means Of taxing the poor widow an
:. orphan.
Mr. Holloway replied that far from being OF advaI
age to the SPECTATOR il to their disadvantage Tor "a
taxpayer living in the interior whom the paper could
would the manuscript and thus those spec
ssors lying around tbs county seat would have the meal