The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-06
So ODE Senate retused 70 Indefnltsly posi-

signed by Mr.. Fowler and himself be
adopted instead Of the other majority report,
which leaves the law on this subject as il
is, except that Ii proposes to cut down the
price Of the Supreme Court reports from
$3.50 to 81 20. There lie a great deal OF detail
about the other report.
Mr.. SELLERS: The amendment which |
propose met the favor Of a majority OF the
Heuse. The volumes will not be cut down
to more than SIX year. This bill provides
that the State shall issue these reports, and
have all the profit after paying all costs OF
publications and officers. hope the.report
signed by Mr.. Foulke and myself will be
adopted. The measure Is it stood without
the amendment was defeated IN the House,
but after the bill was eDgrossed, an amend
ment similar to the one have IN my hands
was intended TO be offered, but could not be
because the bill was ordered to be engrOssed.
! am satisfied the amendment Will be ac-
cepted by the House. This bill gives TO the
State all the profits arising from the publica
tion OF these reports This new system is
easily understood. If we pass IL to-day,
don't think there will be any difficulty in
the House.
Mr.. FOWLER moved to amend the report
submitted by Senator Youche and himself
by providing that the provisions of shis bill
shall not apply to the present incumbent
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tippecanoe, moved as
substitute that the provisions OF this act
shall go into effect from and after the 1st of
January, 1886.
The substitute YRS rejected on division
affirmative, II ; negative. %.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Of St. Joseph, moved as
a substitute that the PROVISIONS OF this act
shall net take effect till January /, 1887.
Mr.. WEIR: Inasmuch as we will prob
ably have another session before 1879. l
move the substitute lay on the table.
The motion was rejected by yeas 49,
nays 26.
Mr.. HILLIG ASS: 1t is not Just to cut
down the emoluments OF the Office during
the term of an incumbent, who nc ade the
race understanding what the office would be
worth. Let the Legislature, II any is made,
effect only the man who comes into office
after the bill is enacted. Had either OF us
made race for any position We wouli think
it unjust to have the fees OF the Office cut
down in our time-
Mr.. FOWLER: Like the Senator from
Huntington, hope the substitute will not
prevail.
Mr.. MAGEE: l undertake to say that
these reports can be sold for 81. 20. You can
get the Pennsylvania reports for 81 % vol
ume. 1t is entirely wrong that any officer
in the State should get the salary t1at the
Reporter of the Supreme Court gets can
show that he gets nearer S25 600 a year than
$40, 000-more than the judges of the SApreme
Court get. From every town in the State a
petition has come up here asking as TO pass
such bill.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH: | don't believe in
the theory that we can't cut down thefees or
salary of an Office during the term OF an in
cumbent. think We have the right to regu-
late the fees OF any officer at any time. The
only trouble find is / don't know what are
been said that the Supreme Court Reporter
gets $40, 600. That is robbery. Tbs great
trouble is to get al the facts about this Of
fee. These committees are utterly unable
to get the ex-Reporters or any one else to
give them any facts in regard 10 the >ost of
the reports / believe We ought to maj Ike this
law take effect in 1887, and il the Supreme
Court Reporter sees fit, he can comes before
the next Legislature with facts and ask the
Legislature to repeal the law. am willing
to put the price SO low as to compel the Re-
porter to come In and show what the cost is.
We are doing no injustice to the Reporter
when we require showing of the cost to De
made.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of st. Joseph: The
amendment proper does not meet with my
sanction. / have made it as q sort oil COM
promise. Heretofore we have cut down the
salaries of various officers Of the State, and
think it would be bad precedent TO say we
could not pass upon the fees or salaries of an
Office during the incumeency OF an officer.
We have stricken 81 day from the lees Of
clerks during the present session, and 1t
would be q dangerous thing TO say We shall
not legislate upon the fees of incumbent Of
fcers.
Mr.. SELLERS: This same proposition was
voted down in the House. IL We pass law
now fixing what will be the compensation
of the Office of the Supreme Court Reporter.
the next applicant viii seek this office with
his eyes open.
MI SMITH, of jay: Up to 1880 you :could
not get any reports for anything like the
price mentioned by the Senator from Cass
(Mr. Magee). A company in New York pub
lished United States Reports four volumes
in one, for about a dollar a volume; This
proposed change will decrease the emolu-
ments OF that Office about half and, in addi-
ton, the introduction of the Appellate
Court will take away great part ct the
business OF the Supreme Court Reporter.
The substitute was rejected.
Mr.. OVERSTREET questioned whether il
is competent for this General Assembly F.,
ass a law TO take effect after the meeting q
the next General Assembly.
Mr.. FOWLER: | think the Constitution u
sufficiently plain on that subject Reads j
Ths amendment Mr.. Fowlers) was agreed
10 by yeas 20, nays 90
The question being on substituting the re-
port of Senators Youche and Fowler for the
other report
On melton by Mr.. YOUCHE the report
submitted by Mr.. Fowler and himself WAS
coDcurred in.
The substitute proposed in that report was
ordered eDgrossed.
COUNTY SCHOOL REVENUE.
Mr.. HILL: s. SD is bill TO regulate the
county school revenue. This is matter OF
great Importance. not only to everv county
IN the State but also TO the State officere. IL
is also matter of great importance to every
taxpayer, because it lessons the amount OF
liability of the State Treasury. II yen keep
this money in the County Treasury it will
be much more safe than otherwise. ! have
bad the combined wisdom of the Auditor OF
the State, Supervisor of Paolic Instruction.
and the Committee on France to assist in
formulating this bill. move to suspend the
constitutional rule. read the bill the sec ond
time by its title, the third time by its sec.
tons, and put il upon its passage.
The potion was agreed TO, and the. bill
passed by yeas 80. nays3 3.
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