The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-09
FARES on FERRIES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
SATURDAY. March I. 1850 a.
APAELLATE COURT.

late OOulis.
Mr.. GOODING: / desire to say something
on the amendment The bill provides that
the Governor shall appoint three judges
from each of the three ciVuits of the State,
and that one oil the judges OF each circuit
shall be of opposite politics from the other
Two. The pending amendment IS 10 strike
out that provision. The amendment
says We shall not dictate to the Governor.
When the Republicans were in power they
never thought OF giving Democrat al Of
fee, but now that they are going out they
propose to divide the Offices with US. ii The
Republican party was in power now it would
not make such provision for Governor
Porter. They never did it. They did not in
twenty years put Democrat on the Supreme
Bench of the United States. Tnen why
should We favor them?
In regard to the Beard of Commits sioners
for building the Asylums for the Insane,
some Democrats were put o. bat that was
done in order 10 carry ii through the Legis-
lature. Why should we dictate tn Governor
Gray in this natter Are there Democrats
or Republicans afraid to trust him? ann
not in favor of the Governor making the ap.
pointment at sll, but have confidence that
il he does it, he will do il right. The Demo
cratic party is pie dged to civil service reform
reforming the Republicans out and reform
ing the Democrats in. Turn out the Rspub-
hcan dudes-clean out the Augean stable
The time has come for Democrats-they have
walked through the wilderness for twenty
i've ears. II we are to divide the Judges
our Green back friends should have a chance
They are far better than Republicans. Even
the st. John party might be remembered.
The SPEAKER tcalling Mr. French to the
Chair took the floor aud said: This bill
la GnVprnnr MT
one Judge of opposite psrty-not tina. he
shall appoint Democrat, Republ can or any
party man. When il comes to the election
of these judges then the question OF party
in this bill has nothing to do with it. In
practice / am DemocIat, but here we are
creating new offices, and who says that ii an
election were TO be held to-day that all OF
The nine would be chosen from the Demo
cratic party? People often break from the
party sbsckles. They did so when Thomas
a. Hendricks was elected over Thomas NJ.
Browne, when the remainder OF the Rspub-
lcan ticket was chosen. So in the case OF
Milton b. Hopkins. The Supreme Court con-
sists of four Democrats and one Republican.
The proposed Appellate Court would make
legislation cheaper, safer and speedier and
its provisions were eminentlY ludicl0us aud
proper. He allowed no man to surpsss him
self in fidelity to his party, but he did not
believe in carrying, partisanship - the
bench. The Democrats could not afford tn
say that the Republicans, with a vote o.
2IO 600 in the State, should not have repre-
sentative in such court. He was glad to
know that in the present Supreme Court
the opposite political party was represented,
and, Democrat as am, | say that as lurist,
an honorable gentleman and an impartial
Judge no one star ds higher than the Repub.
lican member byron X. Elliott). These
offices are not political To give the Repub
Leans oDe-third tue representation is fair
enough with near " as many voters in the
State as there are Democrats.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Tippecanee: / believe
that the gentleman from Hancock (Mr.
Gooding) aims to kill this bill by bis mend
ment. When he charges the Republicans
with always throwing away everything else
for party's sake he makes statement that Is
false in all particulars. The gentleman from
Hancock is a political fles-when you put
your finger on him he isn't there. When
ever, by political trickery or Vaccinations,
you n axe your courts partisan, that act is
certain to be rebuked. ! never asked, in
voting for Circuit Judg, aboIt his politics
When / do | hope my constituents will
keep me at home
Mr.. BROWNING: II favor the amend
ment Tor the reason that the bill is a direct
insinualion as iast Governor Gray. ! do
not favor the amendment IS Mr..
ooding does-for party reasons. The
hill itself makes the Court partisan.
4 q
favor civil service reform-pOt to turn com.
petent Republicans out OF office, but do not
favor putting more Republicans IN. ! DO
not see that we have use for this court any
way. Another thing against the bill is that
men are leaving high PAGES to lobby for IL.
On motion of Mr.. McMULLEN, the amend.
ment was laid on the tabe-yeas, 50, nays, p.
Mr.. KELLISON explaining his vote said
Believing that the courts should be kept
I OH partisan, and believing that Governor
Gray or any other Governor would appoint
one man Of opposite politics but TO relieve
Governor Gray OF the weight of partisanship,
/ vote ave.
Nj. MURPHY when hls name was called
said: Believing that the Democrats should
have a spirit OF fairness ! vote aye
Mr.. RANAGE My understanding OF civil
service reform Is that civil Republicans
should 90 out and civil Democrats 20 Ia, hut
rs think courts should be non-political
vote aye
Mr. TATrEN: The inducsmeut 10 allow
the Governor to appoint who n he chooses
compels me TO vote no" and for the
further reason that there are enough good
Democrats for the Judgeshpi
Mr. sCHLEY: II a laymau may be al
lowed 10 be speak on a question touching
the State judiciary, | will say that, out Of al
Difference 10 the gentleman from Hancock,
] am not in favor OF this amendment / am
wiling 20 accept tho bin just as'it came
from the Senate ] believe the nearer we
can come making this Appellate Courtas pro-
posed 70 be formed, non partisan, the better
Il will be. When our higher State Courts
are composed In part OF men fro N different
political parties, the people generally have
more confidence Ia the decision OF such
courts ! think the people o. the State favor
the oil Ms II now is ] vote aye"
The vote was then announced as above.
So tho amendment was laid on the table.
The bill was ordered 10 the third reading.
SUBDIVISIONS fNvFsrlGATioN.
The Committee on Mileage and Accounts
reiuied back the claims OF Menrs Lloyd aud
Boyd for $50 each for services on the
knightstown Investigation Committee, re
commencing that the claims be indefinitely
postponed.
The report OF toe committee was eonourfed
ir-ytas, % nays, -.