The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-08

mr.. iLLAhD mONcu 10 400 al item 10
pay the Sheriff Of the Supreme Court for the
year commencing November, 1885. $500.
The amendment Was agreed to.
a suggestion being made TO place this item
in the Specific Appropriation bill
Mr.. FOULKE stated it had been many
years since Specific Dill had been passed
and il might not pass this year.
Mr.. ADDISON quered whether q special
session of thirty five days Was not suffi cient
reason why the Specific bill ehould be passed
The amendment adopted IN Committee OF
the Whole adding an item OF $500 for mes
senger 10 the Supreme Court Judges was
sfrted to by yeas %, nays 10.
Mr.. Youcbe's amendment adopted by the
Committee OF tue Whole adding an item for
water supply for FIRE protection at the In
sane Hospital, SIS 600, was agreed TO.
The proviso to item y, adopted in Com
miitee OF the Whole on motion by Mr.. Hill
gass was agreed to.
The amendment Of the Committee of the
Whole, adding $50, 600 for repair on build
ings, museum, library, chemical and botsni-
cal departments of the State University at
BLOOMINGTON. destroyed by fire, being read
Mr.. SMITH, OF jay: tits we'll known that
County Treasures do not make collection OF
delinquent taxes, and unless there be some
law TO compel the collection of over 81 ,O00,-
Geo of delinqueneies in this State, these kind
Of appropriations should be kept down TO the
loT est figure. The State University will not
be hurt to wait couple Of years for these
repairs.
Mr.. FOWLER: The Senator has been act
ing ss though there were millions in the
treasury, and am glad he is waking up.
The State has had to borrow $1,000, 900, but
! am not now in favor OF saying We shall
stop, after we have been voting away money
for all kinds OF purposes. ] am in favor of
this appropriation. l am not in favor of
cutting off appropriations for the education
Nw-kq - krAa
priations we have made might have been
Topped of. There will be s. 600 appropriated
for building bath room for felols-men
confined in the Northern Prison. 1 would
rather lop that of and apply il TO the edu-
catioDal institutions. / hope this amend.
ment will be adopted.
Mr.. MAGEE: | have voted for the largest
appropriation called for on every measure.
On page Il OF the Auditors report will be
found the statement that taxsbles have been
increased since 1880. showing we are increas-
ing each year in the amount of our taxable
values. | hope the amendment will be
adopted. After practicing parsimcny for
some years, We are at last compelled to pass
q deficiency bill. | would not trust the
State for SO if l had to depend on the pas
sage OF bill to pay it. She is the worst and
the hardest paymaster that Is. / want to see
everything necessary for the growth aud
prosperity of the institutions OF the State
given ~ buCAA WAbAOGt
business.
Mr.. WILLARD: Since 1879 the valuation
of property has decreased over $40 900 600
and il comes from the policy OF friends of a
protective tariff. Ii behooves this Senate to
consider well that under the present system
of collecting revenue, at the end OF the fiscal
year in November, 1886, there will be de.
ticiency OF $3.50 co., You must either cut
down appropriations, devise Some better
way OF collecting delinquent taxes, or face
an empty Treasury. At the regular session
you gave this institution $4,000. l asked
for an itemized statement, but could not get
il. When / am called on for an aDpropria-
ticn l want 10 know whatit is for. Now they
come here and ask another appropriation OF
$50 eco. The best way to meet deficiency
is 10 avoid the necessity OF it, l trust the
amendment will not prevail.
Mr.. FOULKE: A prophecy has been made
with regard TO the finances of the State that
has not been equalled since the prophecies
Of Jeremiah. [Lsughter.l There is no place
the State can iess afford to economics than
in the UNFOLDING and upbuilding of her
State educational institutions.
The additional item was agreed to by yeas
50, nays Q
Mr.. ADDISON: Believing that the next
Legislature will be Republican, and not de.
string deficiency bill at that time, I vote
AYE"
Nh. BENZ: 1 believe in voting in favor
OF educational institutions. and so l vote
aye"
The amendment OF the Committee of the
Whole increasing the item to Purdue from
$1S,500 10 S24 coo being read
Mr.. SMITH OF Jay, moved to amend by
reduc ing the sum to $50, 900.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tippecanoe: Nearly by
q unanimous vote the Committee OF the
Whole Senate decided that the demands of
the Trustees of Purdue University should
be acceded to. Purdue is very unfortunate
in place of finding friends and benefactors,
it fin DIS those who are otherwise. l can not
imagine where that spirit OF hostility takes
its ORIGIN. Those who want TO curtail that
institution, were they to come to Purdus,
would be kindly received. While in Europe
the treasures are being exhausted in pre-.
psration for battle and slaughter, let US use
our money for the purpose of preparing our
sons and daughters for usefulness in life,
and lndorse the principle that education in
this State stands highest. / hope the amend
ment to reduce the appropriation will net
prevail.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jay: 1t costs boy in my
county great deal more to travel to Tippe
canoe University than 10 atted school in an
adjoining county. This bill will take money
from the pocket Of every taxpayer for the
purpose OF keeping up an institution on
whose books is shown the attendance of out
few pupils from the several counties in the
State.
The amendment Mr.. Smith's) WAS rejected
| by yeas 10 nays 81.
The committee amendment was agreed TO.
The Finance Committee amendment pro-
posing SIS, 900 instead OF $l2 500 tor compile.
tion OF buildings and workshops and for the
purchase Of machinery for Purdue, and
striking out the proviso that the people oil
Tippecsnoe shall first expend 81 500, was
agreed TO.
The amendment proposed by the Finsce
Committee TO strike out the words Gin Glud
Ing publication of report" of the State Board
OF Health being read
Mr.. BROWN moved that these words be
retained in the bill.
Mr. WILLARD: Caliiornia sDpropriates
$4,000 and New York $4,000 for State
Boards Of Health. This department OF State
should be treated like every other depart.
ment of State, and the s. 600 in this item is