The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-02
IN SENATE.


IN SENATE.
TuEsDAY, Jan. % 1853 p. m.
NEW IssAsE AsYLUNs.
Mr.. Ma, e's bill J. 65l for the compile.
ton of three new insane asyldms with
pending nendment to ccmplste but one,
was under scussion-the question being on
motion to recommit the bill to the Com
mittee On Public Buildings. See page 102
of these BREWER Report
M MAGEE said: / don't know how Sem
tors can ascertain anything new about this
question By recommisment OF this bill.
There is q printe report OF the commission
ers for the construction Of these new hospit-
ais in which is specific statement of tAe
items which are estimated expenditures.
This pamphlet has been on the desk OF
every Senator since the opening of this
session. The State has spent
half million OF dollars upon
these buildings already. No maj has
questioned tina proposition that they are ab.
solutely required. Nobody has questioned
or darss to question. the in egTity of the COM
mission that Is TO have charge of this f0ud.
No man can sit down and specify each item,
and TX a limit upon IL. You must appr0
pirate q sum IN gross for the purposes named.
X
of Representatives as full Information as the
commission itself has, each item is specified
in the printed report. | can see no good 10
come from 3 postponement of this matter.
am aware some Senators say they would
like 10 know what provision is to be made
10 obtain the money with which to complete
these buildings. In few days bill will be
introduced providing way TO raise this
fund. IL cant originate in the Senate, but
will be presented in the other branch of the
rN.frr Ck-k-
TO make provision m TWO ways; one by
loan, and the other by a tax levy. | am in
formed u IL possible for the State TO borrow
money at 81 per cent, and it will net
= per cent. to place the loan, max
ue toe total Interest 3ss per cent.
which, in my judgment, is better than to
levy tax. | know OF no community suffer
ing in the Safe to-day. The business Inter
eets Of the country are depressed, the farmer
Is not now getting very large return for his
product; but every body hopes and every
body knows that in the next year or eighteen
months we will be on the same olane of
prosperity as IN 1871 and 1872. The
State 10 in better financial con.
diticn relatively than any town or
county III the State. 1t has prcportionately
less debt and more wealth than any city or
county in this Union. We are amply able
10 do this work now. We will have upon
the present levy money enough to meet the
additional appropriation required III 1885 to
won't have to be changed one iota. We
viii be able to pay the appropriation made
n US far Tor the completion Of these build
ings without borrowing money, unless il be
temporary loan until We realize upon the
tsx Next year We Will hsye q new assess
inert The Senator from Owen (Mr. Fowler
ssys the assessment viii De reduced
Mr.. FOWLER lin bis ssat): | get my in
formation from the AuditIr of State
Mr. MAGEE: l don't believe tn Auditor
hiatt than n I
any other man. The money to be realized
from the present levy will cover every con-
tingency urder that appropriation. Ii this
bill becomes a law there will be no necessity
for any additional levy or the borrowing of
any funds. When we examine the financial
condition of the State, there can be found no
reasonable objection to making this appro-
priation. III that same prudence and sagacity
conduct the management CT our State affairs
fhat has been given in times past, there will
be ne reason either to raise the levy or in
crease taxation. / think the motion to re
commit will be defeated.
Mr.. WILLARD: do not think better
illustration could be gwen in favor of hav-
inc this bill recommitted than the very
table IN this report OF the commissioners ap-
pointed TO erect these buildings. Reads
from the report. Two years ago there was
appropriated 5000, 600 tor construction. aud
now they come in with bill 10 appropriate
$33S 600 for enc year and S225 600 for another
$l,l63, COG for this purpose, when the report
OF the commission, to which attention has
been called, showed they ought to cost
1854 COO.
Mr.. WEIR: What was the estimated cost
Mr.. F0ULkE: Sl,200O00 The 5000 900
appropriation was to carry them through
the first two years.
Mr.. FOWLER: l am inform I'D ii was
understood at the time the bill passed that
$500 600 was all that was to be appropriated.
Nobody ever dreamed that an additional APP
preparation would be asked for
Mr.. WILLARD (resuming): Two years
$40 $4,000 was appropriated, and il was
supposed that sum would build these
ssylums, although there were no estimates
made at the time. Ii was impossible to have
estimates, because various plans of con-
struction were discussed, both the cottage
and detached. but there were no
architects plans made and no esti.
mates submitted. Thew only asked
for the construction of these buildings 1884,
eco. and yet they propose now to appropriate
in lump. without specifying what it is for,
the sum-together with the 5000 600 already
appropriated-the sum of 81, 163, 600; $685.
eco over million OF dollars. IL this bill
will show specifically what this large sppro-
priation is for, what parties are to carry out
the contracts, aud how the money Is to be
applied. / will support it. but /. don't pro
pose 70 be put IN false position by the re-
marks OF the Senator from Cass Mr.. Magee).
don't propose it is to be said that Senators
who want this bill to specifically state what
the money is appropriated for, that they are
IN favor of stopping this werk.
1 am here to vote every dollar necessary
Tor the completion of Desc buildings. / am
here TO see their construction goes on as
cheaply as possible for the State of Indiana.
oont want one-half million OF dollars
thrown after tn e 5000, 900 already appropri.
nted, without knowing what the money is
TO 20 Tor, who Is to get ii, or how il is to be
applied. l think the Committee on Public
Boiioings ought to state what proportion of
this money 10 to go in one direction and
what in another. The report of the Com
haa