The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-24

/ Mr. Oh IER hoped TIE Amendments Was no
10 be adopted.
+ Mr.. MCCLURE confessed. a. necessary or
I der Of things. in consequence Of the meagr'
pay Of prosecuting attorneys, that the Office /
/ filled with a third or fourth rate class of lcga
talent. This should be remedicd; and he was
/ therefore. in favor Of raising the fees Of prose
1 cutting attorneys in every possible way.
! Mr.. NILES beloved an increase Of fees wer'
really due 60 prosecuting attorneys; that i
would Ice productive Of great public benefit j
/ they We're better paid.
The amendment was rejected upon diyis
iOn-aflirmatiye rs. negative ~.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Wells, moved 10 amend 81
that prosecuting attorneys shall receive f.,
Of $40 i'm all eases for Divorce. The law pro
vides that the prosecuting attorney shall only
appear where there l. no attorney employed
for the defense; and that only occurs in
fraudulent divorce eases. This amendment
would add another check 10 this class Of cases
ON motion by Mr.. OYLER the amendment
was laid on the table.
Mr.. BENNETT moved To amend by allow.
ing the Prosecuting Attorney ten dollars il
successful. This fee will come off of person,
seeking divorces, and they are the ones who
should pay and are generally willing to pay
well.
Mr.. NILES and Mr.. MASON favored ia,
amendment.
Mr.. COBB doubted it, propriety.
Mr.. THOMPSON was anxious to see the Ill
T NOrCe law oil the state rcmOutlcd: Out tnOu.n
IL wrong to speak OF parties who may apply
for divorces a. persons committing crime
The avenues TO Justice on this point should b,
n open and i fair A. i'm any other. and he op
posed the blocking up Of the way with any I'M
necessary fees.
The amendment was agreed TO upon diyi
sion-A flirmatiye 20; negative 10
Dir. DYKES moved 60 amend by increasing
the Jurors fee from Il 80 Ia - % per day.
Mr.. BENNETT. There ought 20 be differ
ence between the fee of jurors who live In
town and those who live I'm the country, and
the proper way will he 10 add mileage 10 til,
fee.
Mr.. ALLISON suggested the difficulty where
juror lives only n mile or two from town: in
which ease the mileage would amount 10 moth
inc, and yet the juror would have 10 board in
town, lie preferred 81 IA day for them all
and then aid mileage if senators see fit
The amendment was agreed to. by yeas 81
NAYS H.
The bill was then ordered engrossed Tor the
third reading.
OFFICES FOR STATE OFFICERS.
Pending the consideration of the bill just or.
dered 10 the cn.rOSSment. the Executive Mes
senger reported the following message from
the Acting Governor:
To the Senate and
House 81 Representatives.:
| herewith respectfully transmit a cOmmuni.
tary Of state. and the Clerk of the supreme
Court. in relation 10 the exposed condition of
the public records, archives and papers of the
state. especially a. pertaining to the offices oi
the Auditor. Treasurer and Secretary of state
I'm consideration Of the inevitable burdens in
the shape of taxation, which must be borne by
the public for some years To come. would
gladly avoid. If sense Of duty would permit
any suggestion. the effect Of which might be Il
increase the levy for state purposes. But
when the extreme danger Of destruction Il
which the public records are now exposed
and the fact that the rrnts paid for rooms
and offices would in few years procure SAT,
repositories. and the additional fact that the
value of these records can not be estimated in
dollars and cents are all considered. sound
economy a. we'll as duty 10 the public would
seem TO require that some action should speed
ily bc taken 10 nVert great a calamity n the
destruction Of the archives Of the State would
be. Ii will be seen by the communication be-
fore referred 10 and herewith transmitted, that
the state officers suggest two distinct plans for
providing offices without expressing prefer
ence for either. one Of these plans i 10 pur-
chase the Banking House at the intersection Of
Illinois street and Kentucky avenue. the other
10 build new offices on the grounds owned by
the state Immediately north Of the State
House. have given the subject some con-
sideraiion. and. in my Judgment. safety. econ
omN, and good policy would dictate the pur-
chase Of the building before mentioned. if il
can he procured on reasonable terms. The con-
sidcration In it, favor are that without any adj
dition thereto. II l. believed the building could
Ice made 10 accommodate the Auditor Treas
urcr and Secretary Of state on the first floor.
and furnish room for each Of the Judges Of
the supreme Court and an audience room for
their consultations and for the hearing Of oral
arguments. on the second floor. It also con-
tains two superior vaults. IN which the more
valuable If the public records could bc kept.
safft
exposure To fire. and possessing metallic
roof. IN view of iis position might almost he
considered a. fire proof
By IL purchase the public records could AT
once be removed 20 a place Of security. the
payn.ens ofr.nis Tor rooms and offices would
at once cease, aud the General Assembly
would az the outset know the whole amount
necessary TO be expended 10 accomplish the
object.
Besides NIL this II the lot and building
should be- purchased at fair price and the
state should hereafter not need the same. there
j. not even a remote probability that the pro
perry could not ~ any future time IT, sold for
It. original cost. II. however. on the other
hand. the plan " building offices should he
adopted. The building would not probably be
eomplctsd short Of year from this time. dur
iug which r,.ut> would continue TO - parl.
and the public records would continue "a b.
exposed 60 destruction. The expenditure
ai>o would doubtless be much greater than
would it' required o. purchase the building
before alluded o.. and whatever the estimate,
might he, the ultimate actual cost II the build
tnS would ~ matter - conjecture. and
would never hc ascertaiutd until ihc WORK
was completed AZ my request a diagram
has been prepared showing the numlyr and
situation Of the ruo no. and vaults II the Bank
building before mtniioned. and also the >izt
AMI shape q the lot upon which 10 j. situated
which diagram l. herewith rcspeytflliv >ul.
q Ia Al. Of fl.. l..it a
ucstlv rccommend that a Joint Committee Of
hoth Houses i~s u once appointed % Visit an,
Inspect The ilicrs ~ the Auditor. Treasurer
aud secretary 81 state. and their surround
iues. To inquire into the amount II r.nts pai,
hy these officers. and by the Judges 1T the III
preine Court Tor their Chambers. and 10 con
cider The suEg, stions u the state officers con
tanned In the communication herewith sub
miiitd. with Instructions o. the Committee I,
rcpoit AZ an early day In favor II such actioi
A. all the circumstances and the public inter,s
may require. CONRAD BAKER.
lieutenant Governor. Acting n Governor.
ON motion by Nj. Mills, the message wa
Inferred o. a Jeiut tuInmittss II tnIr, senator
and i've Representative.
IHE LIQroR TRAFFIC.
The PRESIDENT gr0 tea. Lid before ih'
senate q communication nom the Grand Cam
Il the Host II T,mplar-. enclosing the dram @
bil they pray MAY be- enacted ~ liquo
Law. which wa, Inferred 70 the Committee q
Temperance.
pIsQU AIiFNING VOTERS.
Mr.. VAN Bt >kIRk presented Petition
nom cli zcns q Decatur county PRAYING ~
the passage u law DISTINGUISHING person VII,
deserted the country during the late war
which was read and referred ~ tbs Judiclsr'
/ Committee.
JUSTICES Oh THE rrAcr
I Mr.. oiLER. frcm the Committee on Organ