The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-03
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.

Mr.. BROWN lin Committee of the Whole
nate moved to reduce the Governors civil
col tingent fund from 81 600 to 81, OOO, and the
military fund SOON accord with the
Recommendation of the Auditor of State
Mr.. FOULKE: The sum as proposed In
the bill is less than a Republican Governor
was allowed two years, and for one Mr.. +.
was willing to trust these expenditures to q
Democratic Governor.
The amendment was rejected.
The committee amendment increasing the
amount allowed the Secretary of State for
The distribution OF public documents from
$3.50 to 5000 was agreed 10.
The Finance Committee recommended an
additional amendment for clerk of the
Auditor OF State 81, 900.
The amendment was agreed to upon a d.
vision - Affirmative, %; negative, not
counted.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to reduce the salary OF
the clerk of the insurance department from
81, 200 to $1,000. The bill of 1881 made this
salary 81, 600, as also does ano lher; and still
another bill $500.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. DAVIS also made the same motion for
the sane reasons as applying to the land de-
partmsnt clerk.
Mr.. HILLIGAss: No man of family will
have one cent over and above his living at
such salary, and they both should be left
ne they came from the House.
Mr.. FA ULKNER: / hope this amend
ment will prevail. In the first place the
Auditor gets every dollar OF that Insurance
money, yet he charges the State 5000 for
postage. IL is perfect nuisance from be.
ginning to end.
This amendment was also agreed 10 upon
diyision- Affirmative. 81; negative, II.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jay, moved 10 increase the
salarv OF the Deputy Attorney General from
$6C0 to 81 900. There is no competent per-
son In the State can afford TO take the posi-.
ton for that salary.
Mr.. MCINTOSH: The statute fixes the sal.
airy OF the Attorney Generals clerk at $500.
Mr.. FAULKEER:.The Attorney Generals
cfiice is better than the Presidents office.
The salary put on here is only sham. He
goes over the country and takes out his 10
per cent for collecting There was one case
In Bartholomew County where he took $780,
and aid no work for IL.
Mr.. WILLARD: The reason the commit
tee left this as IL is In the bill that came
from the House is that the statute fixes
this salary for the Attorney Generals clerk
at SCOO.
Tie amendment was rejected
Mr. BROWN moved Intellectually to strike
cut the 500 for Office expenses Of the State
L!brar'ao.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to add as additional &,
Item @ for messenger of the Supreme
Court, $780," That is what was allowed in
1881.
The amendment was sgseed 10 upon a
division = Affirmative, %; negative not
counted.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Jay, made an Intellectual
motion o. reconsider the action of the c1ms
niitee allowing 3 salary Of 81 300 to the Ad-
jufant General.
Mr.. WILLARD: There are additional ap.
propriaiioDs on pages IL, Is aud 10 amount
ing 70 $50 600 as TO the necessity of which
fhe Finance Committee Is not informed.
We find theee items here. The members OF
the Committee on Benevolent Institutions
OUGHT 10 be able to explain them. This bill
10 different from any General Appropriation
bill ever faw. i presume the rta.or IL that
since 1879 no General Appropriation bill has
been passed
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of Hendricks, and Mr..
MCCLURE: These matters have never been
referred to the Committee on Benevolent In