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

recOnsideriug the vote on Saturday for the
call.
The SPEAKER pro TEN. overrnIed the
point of order.
into Committee of the Whole was rejected.
DITCH LAW.
Mr.. AKIN'S bill d. R. 1921 authorizing
Township Trustees to aid in the construc-
ton Of bridges was Tesd the third tine.
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippecanoe, said that it
was regarded as a safe bill while il was gen.
eIal in It's application, Jet it was local to
Psrke County.
The bill rassed-yeas, 81. nays, IS.
FEEs AND SALARIES.
Mr. CRECELIUS' bill II. r. 1881 relating
to fees and salaries. allowing County Treas
ureTs per cent. for collecting delinquent
taxes, was read ths third time.
Mr.. ENGLE opposed the bill because in
would unnecessarily increase the fees OF
county officers
Mr. MAUCK said ii would greatly assist
in collecting delinquent taxes.
Mr.. ADAMS was of the opinion that the
delinquent tsxes collected would far more
than pay the extra fees This is in the inter
est of the taxpayer; it compels men who
never pay taxes 10 come forward with their
share.
Mr.. LLOYD: am In favor o; an economic
administration of affairs but I am of tue
opinion that County Treesurers get too little
for his services. De is the most poorly paid
OF all county officers. / investigated before
coming here, expecting that fee and salary
bill would come up. This measure would
pay the Treasurer to make an extra effort to
collect these delinquent taxas.
The bill failed TO pass-yeas 43; nays, SO.
Mr.. BEST: Being q member of the CO IA
mittee which considered this bill, I want 10
explain my vote. The only bill Oh fees
ILL H. Il, - ~
in favor of passing this bill increas n the
fees, if the treasufeIs' fees could be reduced
somewhere else. Therefore / must vote
mo- at this time.
Mr.. BROWNING: Believing that IL this
bill pass it will decrease rather than iu-
crease the tax of the general taxpayer; that
ii will be an incentive for the treasury 10
in smaller places more than larger, vote
aye"
Mr.. CORY Under this bill the income of
some of the treasures viii be doubled and
for the reason that under it treasurers will
not try 10 collect taxes until they are delin-
quent, / vote mo"
Mr.. COPELAND: For the reason that ii
will assist in tax collecting ] vote AYE"
Mr.. DEEM: Because | do not believe 10
bribing County Treasures TO dc what their
sworn duty is l vote no"
Mr.. FRENCH: Because / believe the bill
will work public benefit TO the general tax
payers / vote aye
Mr.. COOLING: Because il will Cypress
the unfortunate who can not pay taxes
vote MOI
Mr.. HAYDEN: Because it will bring in
our taxes | vote aye"
Mr. HELMS: Because it is Just and will
fill the Treasury / vote aye"
Mr.. H0BAN: think that this will have
! tendency to Cypress the people because it
will increase the burden OF taxpayers.
vote mo-
Mr. KREUGER: Being DESTROYS of giving
my county chance to get some of the
money due it from men wao can and will
not pay taxes. vote aye"
Mr.. McHENRY: As l understand this
bill, il not so much to increase the salary of
the treasury as to benefit the county, mas
much SIS the treasurer will get per cent.
while the county gets 81 per cent. of the
money. ] vote aye"
MIR. PATTEN: | think this bill is 10 the
I interest Of honest people. Honest people
/ psy their taxes. Unfortunate people must
be compelled to pay their taxes, Of course
, with high penalty. That can't be helped.
I ] vote aye"
Mr. WILLIAMS: In voting for bill like
| this, l do not particularly care whether il
! increases the pay Of officials or not, bat
whether ii Is OF good to the people. ] be
| lieve that the bill will increase rather than
| permit taxes to become DELINQUENT Just to
| collect these fees. / vote mo"
| The vote was then announced as above.
| So the bill failed to pass.
| Then came a recess until o'clock
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