The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-17

be kept q register OF these fees. and turl
them over TO his successor, Is utficient legts-
lation in this direction. tie favored the In
definite postponement OF this bill.
Mr.. SMITH, of Jennings. understood this
bill TO be In the interest of job or q class OF
fellows who are in a close cooperation TO
ferret out some dead fees in the Office OF the
Supreme Court Clerk. In all courts under
the present machinery, any citizen can get
his fees without employing ferret. There
are no fees belonging TO anybody except two
ciasses-those paid in for transcript OF
record, ard where writ issues from the
Supreme Court 10 the Sheriff Of any county
and the Sheriff makes the service. The
Sheriff in the court below keeps record OF
bis own cost, and does not need ferret.
This bill proposes TO make the Clerk go TO
the expense OF s., 600 % make record, going
back so many years, In order that some
fellow may find out how much the Clerk OF
the Supreme Court makes out OF ais Office.
The present statue covers al that should
be required OF this or any other public off,
Ger in this respect. The presumption 10 that
every officer performs his duties until the
contrary is made TO appear. We should not
cast Ieproach upon them.
Mr. WILLARD: The Clerk Of the Supreme
Court has no collection Of costs, but the
Sheriff, who is responsible officer, fling
bond in large sum. The Senator from
Jennings has shown the Law, as at present,
is ample. This bill seems to be the offspring
OF a desire on the part of the Republicans to
cut down and absolutely ruin every Office IN
Indiana, seeing they are barred out for a
long time. Another purpose has been re-
ferred to-that OF delegsting some attorney
who wants to 90 nosing around that Office as
ferret.
He moved the previous question.
The demand was not seconded by the
Senate.
Mr.. FOULKE: This bill contemplates
the keeping OF record fiom and after its
passage only It will cost nothing for the
clerk of the Supreme Court to open his
books Fair dealing is not afraid OF the day.
light. The people of the State should know
how much any public officer obtains by the
way Of fees or otherwise 80 compensation.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court will not let
il be known what tees are in his possession.
/ There is no danger OF a bill which simply
provides that the books of the Clerk OF the
| Supreme Court shall be thrown open. There
is no valid reatOn why these records should
not be made the public property of every
citizen in the State.
Mr.. FOWLER; This bill has been mis-.
represented or misunderstood. II this bill
| is in the interest of Job he favored the lob
he could see no job in it, howeve. Every
man who assists in the support of public
| Office or public officer should have the priv
] ilege of examining the records OF such office.
This dill only requires the keeping OF a
record of fees after its passage. It is good
! bill and ought 10 pass.
/ Mr.. MAGEE had but Just read the bill
/ but saw nothing wrong in it. The Clerk is
not here resisting this bill nor asking friends
TO. He was for the bill with proPsr restric-
| tons.
Mr.. Macy understands the Clerk now keeps
! lust such record as the bill requires
Mr.. BAILEY withdrew his rOuon to in
| definitely postpone.
| On motion by Mr.. MAGEE the bill was
| referred to q special committee of three
| with instructions TO report 10 morrow at ,
| p. M
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
| On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tippeca.
noe, the bill ii. r 15-see page 10 to APP
| pirate $4,000 TO Purdue University, was
| read the third time. He was physically un-
able to raise his voice in such a manner as
ne desired in faver OF this bill. He mad not
/ the strength to 90 into the details OF the
present management, but spoke few words
in favor OF the Immediate passage Of the
| bill.
The bill finally passed the Senate by yess
| 81, nays 8.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, in explanation, said: /
! nave persistently opposed the establishment
| of q college of that kind at the expense of
the people OF the State, as going beyond the
limit of education by taxation and. having
voted against the original bill creating this
university, now vote mo-"
Mr.. FOULKE, in explanation of his vote,
said: l was recently at Purdue University,
and made thorough inspection of this col
lege with one or more of the professors. /
am satisfied ii is doing great and good
work. therefore / vote AYE"
Mr.. FOWLER, when his name was called,
said. In explanation OF my vote / want to
read an extract from a speech OF Senator
on this floor two years ago. de lives in the
neighhorhood of this university, and l read
it in explanation of my vote. Reads Mr..
Magees remarks, bottom of first column,
I page 2l7, Brewer Reports. volume NXI. On
that information / vote no
Mr.. THOMPSON said: / an pleased
with great many of the benevolent institu.
ITEMS OF this State, but have visited none
that gave me such an exalted idea of the
proper mode of instruction as Purdue Uni.
veTsity did. 1t draws the student from his
books sufficiently to give him practical ideas
| of life, and at the same time turns him out >
scientific gentleman. 1 saw perhaps fit
young ladies carving wood-opening on
avenues to ladies, and giving them not only
q scientific, bat a mechanical education.
vote AYE"
The vote was then announced as above
and then the Senate adjourned.