The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-27

furnish him. lam well satisfied this pro.
posed law will simply pay the clerks for do.
ing what the law now requires them to do
without any pay. 1 think that If we passno
law reducing fees and salaries OF county Of
fcers We at least should go slow in enacting
Q law TO increase their pay. ] am satisfied
this bill is not what 10 is clsimed to be, and
ought not TO pass.
Mr.. GORDON: The gentleman misrepre-
sents the bill. There is no statute now on
the book as provided for by this bill.
Mr.. KELLIS0N: am unable to see the
merits in thisb bin. The great difficulty con-
nected with estates now is not with the
Clerks reports. It is now the duty of the
Judge 10 investigate the solveucy of estates.
This bill is only to increase fees.
The bill ~passed-yess. 81; nays, 80.
r. z. MuEsoE's LIGHTNING ROD CLAIM.
The bill IS. III to allow David r. Nun
son s. 1l5. 60 ~forslIghtniDg rods for the Asy-
lum for the Insane. was read the third time.
Mr.. PENDLETON: Tbis is a Just, uudls.
puted claim. 1t does not embrace interest,
and interest HIS been allowed other claim.
ants. There is no need Of argument here.
The money would have been paid without
question had there been money in the treas
uIy when the work was done.
Mr.. REEVES: / have here the testimony
taken. DR.. Jameson's testimony here shows
that "Munson put up the rods without hav-
ing the contract, though l warned him
against proceeding" Governor Williams
was indignant when the bill came, as we'll as
were other members of..the board. Here is a
sample Of the persistence ef the lightning
rod man. Give them al opportunity and
they cover your property with rods and
charge a heavy price. There is undoubtedly
something due Munso1, but not this much.
Mr.. PATTEN: I move TO recommit the
bill to the Ways and Means Committee. with
instructions to amend so that the bill be re-
lu0o1 m - mn
MIR. PENDLETON: move to amend by
making 1t S.. 800.
The amendment was not agreed to.
The motion 10 recommit was agreed to.
COLLECTING %DELIEQUENT AXES.
Mr.. French called up his bill "a. r. 543l
to allow County TIeasurers 8 per cent. for
collecting delinquent taxes, the same having
heretofore failed for want OF a constitutional
majority.
Mr.. SAYRE: I wish to call the attention
OF the House to the present condition OF the
delinquent tax lists of Indiana. Section
6,427 Of the Revised Statutes Gays that the
County Treasurer shall make diligent search
for such delinquent taxes. The next section
puts the duty of collecting these taxes on the
Treasurer without this extra pay. He must
show that he can find no personal property
which he can seize for delinquent taxes. The
law makes him liable on his bond if he does
net collect there de~lineuencies. Treasurers
are not well paid for their services, and their
duty is clearly defined. This proposition is
a disguise to increase the fees of County
T~ressurers, and will do it at the rate OF
1000 for every county in the State.
Mr.. FRENCH: There is no disguise in this
bill. 1t means just what it says. 1t was
drawn in its simplest shape 50 that all could
understand it. IL is not TO merely increase
salaries of Treasurers. The law of 1879 al
lowed County Treasures to 20 out and col
- -
year and he was allowed 6 per cent. This
bill simply allows the TIeasurers to collect
the delinquent taxes twelve months in the
year instead of six months. IL there is any
reason why they should GO out six months
OF the year instead of twelve 1 fail to see it.
The BIN passed by yeas %, nays %.
Mr.. NcGOVENEY, explaining his vote,
said: / think that 3 great many are making
a mistake on this, and it will cost Us but So
on the hundred to collect this. It will be a
relief to our school fund. So vote aye
Mr.. McMICHAEL: 1t is not difficult to
find men to fill the Offices at the present
salary. Those now delinquent in tRXpaying
are not so with choice, but Of necessity. 1t
will only increase their burdens. / vote mo-
So the bill passed as noted above.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
On motion by Mr.. PATTEN the House re.
solved itself into a Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Adams in the chair and proceeded to
consider the bill II. r, 427l making general
appropriations.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: favor the motion to
strike out the item to appropriate S2i 900 to
Purdue University. II l fail toconvince the
House that this item should be struck out it
will be because OF my inability and not be
cause my cause IS not Just. Ny oppo.
sition TO this is that Purdue
University is not q State institution.
In such institutions as the prisons and be-
navOlpnt fnotTfntfnnQ of thu State fhn land
every item Of furniture and fixtures belong
to the State. Not so OF Purdue University.
Neither the land nor any Of the property be-
longs 10 the State. The claim that this State
entered into q compact with the United
States TO preserve Purdue can not be sub
Stimulated.
Mr.. WILSON: Section SGD of the statutes
says hat the State shall observe ths stipula-
tons laid down by Congress. What was
thatP
Mr.. WILLIAMS: That the State should
take care OF the principal of this money,
that the State should pay the interest. Some
have an idea that this appropriation is to be
S24, 0O0f Tor two years. This Is erroneous. 1t
means plainly S24 600 per year. John Par
due did not ask money from the State, but
said he would support this institution him
self. AL he wished was to call once in 3
while 81 Purdue and examine the books. l
wish that John Purdue could examine those
books now and make 8 report here in
place of the one presented by President
James II. Smart. Now is it 8 State institu-
tion? Two yesrs ago President White, when
a question wss raised here regarding secret
societies in that college, claimed that PGr-
due University was q private corporation
and sent here through the Representative
from Tippecanoe Mr.. SMITH, who IS still on
this floor, 3 remonstrsnce against the Legis-
lsture meddiing The gentleman from Tip
pecsnos presented the matter 10 this body.
My SMITH nNnfr wTTEnnntn n nhnnt
this. made no SUCH claim
Mr.. WILLIAMS: ! guess l must resort to
the official record. I will read from the
BREWER Reports Of the session OF 1883. Reads
from Volume MI This idea of a State
institution rs of recent origin. This COM
munication OF President Smsrt intimates
that there was 10 opposition TO an appro-
prlation to Purdue University two years
ago. But there was. The Honorable
Speaker OF this House was then Chairman