The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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On motion by Mr.. FON LER TIE House
concurrent resolution was taken up direct
ing the State Librarian to purchase q suit
able flag or ensign, aud have the coat OF
arms OF the State appropriately inscribed
thereon, that State flag may be sent to the
Committee of Arrangements on the dedi-
cation OF the Washington monument, on
the 2lst of this month. He said the reso-
luton seems to be little broad: there ought
10 be price fixed, and not leave the cost
entirely with the Librarian.
Mr.. WILLARD moved to DIX the cost at
$500.
Mr.. FOWLER: Five hundred dollars is
too much.
Lieutenant Governor MANSON: don't
thin il will cost 500.
Mr.. Fowler moved to amend by the
amendment by providing the cost shall not
Mr.. FAULKNER: We have a very eco.
nomical little lady for State Librarian, and
think We had better leave that matter with
her. She will get ii up in good taste, and
one that the State will be proud Of am sat
isfied, and not break up the State, either.
Mr. WILLARD withdrew his motion.
The resolution was concurred in.
SHORTHAND COURT REPORTERS.
The Lieutenant Governor announced a
special order, being Mr.. Macy's Court Re-
lorters bill IS. 81 on the second reading,
with pending amendment, proposed by
Er. Macy, so that the reporter shall receive
hls pay from the parties litigant, and not
from the county, as the law now IL.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH: The present law
provides that a short hand reporter may be
appointed either by the Judge or on agree
ment of parties. 1t also provides the re-
porter shall be paid not TO exceed $40 per
day out of the County Treasury. The
amendment provides that the Judge, il he
deems IL necessary, shall appoint the re-
porter. but he shall not be paid over s. q
Day. 1t takes from the parties litigant the
power to appoint by mere agreement aud
have the reporter paid out OF the Treasury
of the county. The report may never be
used-simply parts OF il may be used by the
Ccurt-it may always remain in short hand
as far as that Is concerned, and it is wrong
to compel parties TO pay for that kind of q
report unless they want 10 use il
Mr.. WILLARD; Ny opinion is that this
70 Practically the creation of a new off cer
can't see it in any other way. In actual
practice We never ind the Judge OF his own
motion appointing a shorthand reporter.
Mr.. MAGEE: The most economical sr-
rsngement is TO try cases with short hand
reporter.
Mr. WILLARD: I guarantee that when il
comes to practical operations under this bill
'kat wherever 3 motion is made by reputs.
bic attorneys for short-haI reporter he
Will be appointed. The object of the bill
originally introduced evidently was to
take tDlS DurUeu nom the county treasury,
but the Judiciary COMMITTEES IN amending
the bill have struck out hat idea. The
original feature ought to prevail.
MIR. SMITH, OF Jay, thought the amend.
ment proposing to pay the reporter by the
parties litigant was fair and Just, bat did
not think it right for parties TO 90 into the
Circuit or Superior Court, and have the
Court appoint q reporter and pay him out OF
the County Treasury. He thought it better
that the fees of the reporter be taxed as
other costs.
The amendment Mr.. Mscy's) was rejected
by yeas -. nays 20.
Mr.. SELLERS moved TO amend so that the
caption and judges certificate &sy be certi-
red BY the clerks; and also TO reduce the per
diem from - to 50. In my opinion s. per
cay Is too much. IS there are so many De-
sinners in shorthand and at the same time
reporters ought not to be paid within dol
lar day OF as much sc the Judges get, and
IN addition be allowed s. or SO more for
tssnscribing notes, making his pay $40 or
$40 day, while the Judge only gets S..
III. DAVIS: There may be circumstances