The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-09
The Specific appropriations Aggregating
$37,656SS Passed by the House-A Out
etus on Fee and Salary Legislation.
The Appellate Court Bill Efectually
Defeated in the House.
The Bill for Furnishing Wife-Beaters at
the Whipping Fails to Pass
Minor Matters.

The general appropriation bill is having hard
time It has been kind of legislative foot ball,
and it has virtually been kicked through all the
stages Of its advancement. The House deferred
taking 1t up for consideration until almost the
eleventh hour of the SPECIAL session, and then
knocked it about for ten days or more, until
much Of the good had been kicked out of it before
the Senate was allowed chance at it.
The Senate has been driving things into it
during nearly the whole of the last week, and it
is a bigger bill than it was when it came from
the House The trouble was, it got too big.
However, after talking about it for nearly three
hours Yesterday without making any material
changes the bin was finally passed, but not
without being givena farewell kick. After the
Foll-call had been completed Senator Campbell of
Hendricks, stated that the bin con-
tanned many Objectionable features and
therefore he did not feel disposed to vote for it.
Senator Willard, the chairman of the finance
committee, declared that he could not support
the bill, and Senator Mccullough did not feel
that he could afford to go on record as having
voted for it. The result was that number of
members jumped up and changed their votes
before the ballot was announced How
ever the bill passed by yeas 49,
negative were Senators Atkinson, Campbell of
Hendricks, Davis, Drake Huston, Marshall
Mccullough, Mcintosh, Richardson, Thompson
and Willard. The important changes made in
the bill, as it passed the Senate, included
special allowance of 500. 900 to the State Univer
sity at Bloomington for new buildings, additions
TO the library and museum, ETC.; $50, 900 instead
Of So, 500 to Purdue University for new build
ings, $24, 900 instead of $1S, 500 for the main
senance of Purdue, and $15 900 for the extern
IF mar m HnCnItql
The bill was not returned to the House yester-
day, but il will doubtless come up in that body
to-day. She Senate amendments, it is believed,
will not be concurred in A committee of con-
compromise between the two bodies. and it is
feared by the friends of the educational institu-
tons which are concerned, that there will be
something of a hitch
THE SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS.
The House yesterday afternoon passed the
specific appropriation bill, without consuming
further time in discussing it. The allowances
In the bill aggregate $37. 49, which is divided
into forty-two specific items varying in amount
from So rs to Sc. 500. The bill was made special
order for consideration on first reading in the
Senate this morning. The final passage of the
measure is regarded by many of the members Of
the Legislature quite doubtful. An
effort made Intellectually yesterday
AFTERNOON TO DFluR III up Ior preliminary con-
sideraton. If there is a prolonged disagree
ment or prolonged discussion over some of the
items-as there is likely to be-during the ses-
sion as committee of the whole, resulting In the
failure of the Senate and House to reach concur
rent action the bill can hardly be enacted within
the time fixed for final adjournment
THE APPELLATE COURT BILL
The House yesterday morning overwhelmingly
defeated the Weir appellate court bill. providing
Co.. g. ~ ooa T.
the question as to whether or not there shall be
an intermediate court for relieving the Supreme
Court from part of its work seems to be eff
fectually settled in the negative. The objection
to the first bill was that it had been
''doctored" too much. 1t provided for
itinerant tri-circuit court composed of
nine judges, which increased the cost So 800 more
than the amount originally proposed, and made
the bill objectionable to many. The original APP
pellate court bill was defeated in the House yes
terday There a whip saving combination
OF objections to the bill that made its defeat GER
tain. The minority were opposed to it's being
made partisan court while an equal number
were opposed to its being non-partisan, and a
sufficient number we're opposed to the bill in any
condition to hold the balance of power
FEES AND SALARIES.
There is 10 longer even a faint possibility that
there will be any fee and salary legislation by
PAO1NAn
era bills for adjusting fees and salaries were in
PRODUCED early in the regular session, none of
them ever reached third reading. Representa-
tive Cartwright prepared a bill, embodying some
of the features of the Mosier and Best
bills, which he presented to the House in be-
half of the fee and salary committee Renre
sentative Sears, the chairman of a special com
mittee to which this measure was referred
yesterday presented a report recomme nding the
passage of the bill Several amendments, which
were proposed, were rejected and motion to
make the bill a special order for to day was de-
feated by vote of As TO 80. which is regarded
as emphatically meaning that there shall be no
fee and salary legislation
THE PREsIDENov OF THE SENATE
A caucus of the Democratic members of the
Senate viii be held tomorrow evening for the
purpose of nominating senator for the position
of contingent President, to succeed Hon Rufus
Magee, the newly appointed minister TO Norway
and Sweden. The position is of unusual i'm
portance at this time in view of the possibilities
which surround it. 1t is pretty definitely un-
derstood that Lieutenant governor Manson will
resign, as she expects 10 receive a federal
appointment, and # Gray should be elected
United States senator two years hence the con
tingent President would succeed to the guber
material chair There are three candidates for
the poSluon-6enatofS SolierS. weir ana
"Green" Smith, with indications of about equal
strength although it is believed that Sellers,
who has only recently become candidate, viii
lead after the first ballot. Senator Weir was
announced as candidate for the position early
In the regular session, and he regards his chances
OF securing the nomination as quite good
MINOR MENTION.
Henry George, author of Progress and Pow
erty,' visited the House while in the city yester-
day afternoon, by special invitation, and was
received on the floor with unusual attention.
Ipe Senate devoted the afternoon, yesterday,
to discussing the House bill requiring railway
companies to construct barries and cattle guards
at pubic crossings, without taking any definite
action
The special committee, of which Senator
Sellers y chairman, appointed few weeks ago