The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-06
THE RECORD.
IN THE SENATE.
Extra Pay Voted All Miscellaneous
Matters.

Matters.
MONDAY, March So a. NJ.
The Senate met at 9 o'clock A. NJ, under the
rules. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hanna, of Putnam
MIR. Henry offered a resolution, which was
adopted allowing $l5 each to Messrs, Null,
duncan and Mccartney, of the flood relief COM
mittee.
Mr.. sDann offered g resolution allowing 81
day extra 10 William NJ Greensdale. a journal
clerk.
It was adopted by yeas 20, nays 16.
Mr.. Ristine offered a resolution that Peter II.
Common, file clerk, be allowed S65 extra pay.
1t was adopted by yeas 10, nays II.
Mr.. Willard offered resolution allowing John
j. Lingle, a journal clerk, 81 per day extra.
1t was adopted by yeas 10, nays lS.
Mr.. Marvin offered resolution declaring
Rufus Magee, the senator from Cas-, President
pro tenn. of the Senate.
Mr.. Benz moved to substitute the name of
James f. Willard, senator from Lawrence.
Mr.. Bell made an Intellectual motion-yeas IL,
II avs 24-to POSTPONE the subject till O'Clock
the amendment was rejected by yeas IL,
NAYS 81.
The resolution was adopted and Mr. Magee re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred.
Mr.. Bundy moved to allow 81 per day extra
pay for E. H. Wells.
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Spann offered resolution authorizing the
continuation of the Brewer legislative reports.
IL was adopted by yeas IS, NAYS Is.
Mr. Bell offered resolution for allowance of
expenses in the Overstreet VS.. johnson contested
election case. being total TO Richard NJ. John
son of 81 $40.
Mr.. Magee moved to reduce the total to $500.
Mr.. VOyles said the Senate would not be justi
fed in allowing much as is proposed by the
committee resolution. It is true the confession
prosecuted the suit in good faith, but the items,
as set forth in the committee report, are too ex
tensive.
Mr., Magee also thought the charges are out
rageoGs and uniustiffable, and for one he should
vote against the resolutions and entered pro-
test against appropriating any such sum of
money. When man runs for office he takes his
chances of being elected, and he ought not to
ask the State to pay the expenses of a contest,
wa no good ground for contest.
MIR. Youche opposed the resolution, not believ-
ing IL right to allow these expenses III it for
the purpose or paying the expenses of one who
had the right in theseontest 1t might be proper to
pay the expenses, because under rules that OBJ
tain in court of justice, the party gaining the
case RECEIVERS from the other party. Yet this
resolution asks that the State shall come in. and
for the purpose of encouraging the contest,
should put her hand in her pocket and pay the
costs of the unsuccessful candidate. If this
thing is TO be encouraged, the same rule ought
TO apply to every man who holds an elective
tee. The law expressly provides in case of county
Officers, where man makes contest and Is
unsuccessful he is obligated not only to pay his
own case, but also the man against whom the
contest is made.
Mr.. Brown never was and never would be in
favor of paying two persons for occupying one
seat in a legislative body. The report of the
committee adopted the other day provides that
the confession shall be paid mileage and per diem,
and he moved to amend the amendment by al
lowing the sum of $500, and no more.
Mr.. Foulke favored this amendment. He pro-
tested against awarding compensation for three
attorneys when one is ample for the purpose,
and one should have attended to this case from
beginning to end for the sum of $500.
Mr.. Atkinson suggested 5000 would be enough.
Mr.. Henry was willing to vote for that much,
though the PROPOSE ton of the Senator from Cass
is nearer right than any of them.
Mr.. Bundy also thought that the fairest
amendment offered. He opposed allowing any
thing beyond mileage and per diem.
Mr.. Atkinson moved to make the allowance
5000.
Mr.. Henry moved as a substitute for the
amendment and the resolution 5000 in full for
per diem and expenses.
Mr.. Bell thought it not right to talk about
paying the reasonable expenses OF this contest
with the insignificant sum OF $40. There is
principle upon which such actlon is proposed
is based, and that is to allow the expenses of
contest. It has been acted upon in Congress
from time immemorial- Men ought to be
cOuraged TO make a good contest A contest for
Aoounty office holds out much greater pri8a.
Men run for that Office for he money that is in
II. Such circumstances don't attend this office.
We are all interested in seeing any contest that
seems 10 he fair carried on.
Mr.. Johnson considered this mileage and per
diem is allowed for the very purpose of reim-
bursting the contestant for xpenses incurred in
the contest Certainly the contestant has not
rendered any service. If the sum is made $500
this Senate has done ample justice to the con-
testant.
Mr.. Magee Withdrew his amendment
On motion by Mr.. Brown, the substitute resO-
luton was amended by increasing the amount
to $6l0.
The substitute resolution as amended was
adOpted-yeas 80, nays IL.
Mr.. Burday moved that j. A. West c. A. Col
breath, Joseph Friedman and Robert Newland
be allowed $50 each for finishing the copying of
the journal this week.
Pending a vote which the Senate took
recess till o'clock p. NJ.