The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-07
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 1, ]

tnen arose ana reported progress.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 1, 1877.
Mr.. Sarnighausen moved to take up S. B
188. Agreed to and the bill was passed
yeas, 80; nays, II.
1t requires county superintendent to un-
dergo an examination by the state board of
education, or a delegated member, and pro-
vides that the board may divide the state
into districts, and appoint one member to
conduct the examinations in each district.
III. b. 81, to amend section of the act for
the incorporation of cities, was read the
third time and passed-yeas, As; nays 0.
Mr. Stockslager moved to take up S. b.
3lS. Agreed to.
The bill which provides for separating the
accounts of congressional school funds where
the congressional townships are divided by
county lines, was read the second and third
times and passed-yeas 40; navs, 8.
III. b. 1888, to authorize cities to issue bonds
to fund their Indebtedness, was read the
second time and under suspension of the
rules read third time and passed-yeas, 80;
nays, 0.
H. B. $50, to establish superior court in
Vanderburgh county and abolish the GRIM
inal court thereof, was read the second time.
The constitutional rule was suspended, the
bill read a third time and passed-yeas, 46;
nays, 2.
s. b. 293, requiring teachers to be exam
ined in the national and state constitutions
was taken up. On the question of concur
ring in the committees report, recommend
ing that it be tabled the yeas and nays were
demanded, the vote resulting-yeas, 80;
nays, 10.
H. B. 359. to amend the act authorizing
consolidation of two or more plank, gravel
or macadamiZed road companies was taken
up read the second time the rule suspend
Cd rood n ri
nays, 1.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Collins in the chair, to
consider the appropriation bill.
The committee resumed consideration of
section2.
Mr. Hulett moved that the salary of the
superintendent of the insane asylum be re-
duced from $1,000 to 81, 200. The present
bill reduces the salary from 81, 500 10 s., 900.
Mr.. Hall made verbose speech in favor
of reducing the salary to 81 200 per annum,
claiming that any more was unconstitu-
tional.
Mr.. Yaryan said there was nothing uncon-
stitutional in the appropriation bill The
amendment was not adopted.
Mr.. Hulett moved to reduce the salary of
the superintendent of the blind asylum from
81 500 per annum to $500. The 81, 500 is a
reduction of $500 from the last appropria-
ton. The amendment was not adopted
Mr.. Hullet moved to amend by reducing
the salary of the superintendent of the deaf
and dumb asylum from LOO to 81, 200.
Not agreed to.
Mr.. Freeman moved to amend by making
the appropriation to the woman's reiorma-
tory $4,000 instead of 81 ,000 Not agreed
TO.
Mr.. Foster of Monroe, offered to amend
clause 13 by striking out that part which
pertains to the state university and which
appropriates $14 600
Mr.. Hall wanted to repeal the standing APP
preparation act and allow each assembly to
fix the appropriations. The chair decided
the motion of Mr.. Foster out of order. Mr.
Hall withdrew his motion and Mr.. Foster
renewed his motion, which did not prevail.
Mr.. Matthews moved TO amend the APP
preparation for the State Normal school by
adding 81, 543.25 to liquidate the indebted
ness. The motion was withdrawn.
Mr. Langdon moved to amend the clause
appropriating 81 500 to Purdue university
(which sum includes the pay of the trustees)
by inserting So 600 for the expense incurred
penses and $35, 900 for the completion of the
building and furnishing the same.
Pending discussion the committee arose.
reported progress and got permission to sit
again at 1880 p. m.
HI. B. 322, which was pending at adjourn
menI last night, was TAKEN up Oh IDlTu
reading. The bill is the one providing for
the erection of new state house.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were AZ
and the noes were AZ, so the bill failed for
want of constitutional majority. The vote
in detail was as follows:
Ayes-Adams, Albert, Austin, Branyan,
Baumgarner Carey, Carlton, Carson, Chow
ner, Cole, Collins, Compton, Connely, Craft,
Dannetell, Elwell, Endsley, Foster of Allen,
Foster of Monroe Fromm, Girton, Gossman,
Grubbs, Guthrie, Harris, Highway, Hosmer,
Hubbard, Kennedy of Rush. Kennedy of
Union, Langdon, Lehman, Lockhart, Moor
man, Morgan, McGaughey, Paige, Peelle,
Riley Sailors, Scott Smith, Spencer, Thomas,
Thompson of Howard, Thompson of Ho ward
and Miami, 0vermever-47.
Magazines, Ashby, Askren, Baxter,
Benz, Butler, Carr, Coffman, Cook, Cooley,
Copeland, Crumpacker, Davis. Freeman,
Carver, Hall, Harper, Hauss, Hulett,
Johnson of Carroll, Johnson OF Dearborn,
Koontz, Lanhan, Madden, Marsh, Matthews,
Merriman, Morrison, McCarty, Oglebay,
Perigo, Rea, Reno, Stewart, Thompson of
Elkhart, Viehe, Warrum, Welborn, Wells,
Whitehead, Yaryan, Zering Zimmerman
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The house then went into committee of
the whole, and resumed consideration OF
Mr.. Langdon's motion, to amend section 2
of the appropriation bill.
Mr. 0vermeyer offered an amendment
| to the amendment of Mr.. Langdon by
inserting a provision that the S., 900 and the
$35, GOO appropriated shall be refunded to
the state from the first money derived from
the estate of John Purdue.
Mr.. Langdon accepted the amendment.
Mr. Hall gave his consent, though he had no
amendment before the committee. The
amendment as amended was lost The bill
reduces the salaries of the presidents of the
state university, normal school and Purdue
university to $500 per annum from 81, 600
and that of professors to 81 500 per annum.
Mr.. Overmeyer moved to amend by
striking out the appropriation of SIS, 900 TO