The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-07
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb. 6. 1851

IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb. 6. 1Ss5-l0 q, N.
The STATES TREASURE
Tbs Staele resumed the consideration oil
of The REP. IT'S pending at the adjournment
yesterday
Mr.. WILLARD: In discussing the ques-
tion of the substitution of the minority for
the msiority report shall endeavor to be
brief: bat in the remarks shall make l de-
sire 10 have DO interruption, and therefore !
REQUEST Senators If they have any questions
l. atk they Will defer their inquiries until
1--WE finished. when shall be happy to re
t,and. have ever regarded this question
OF investigating the funds IN the hands of
the Treasurer Of State beyond the point OF
ascertaining the amount as
matter insugated simply for the manu-
fsctnre Of political capital. / believe
this Legislature has the right to know that
every dollar Of the States money is safe and
secure and i believe when that fact is
learned the inquiry should stop there. 1t is
true there may have been some dereliction
from law on the part OF the Treasurer of
State, as there has been confessedlY upon
the part of the Republican Governor OF State
IN the discharge of his duty TO the State,
but the real, central question of ali this in
Yestigati0n resolves itself into this one single
inquiry: Are the funds of the State safe? Is
the State protected against loss? III 1t is,
then | claim we are not authorized to 60
tuTther, under the statute which gives
10th The Governor and either branch
euiTe into this matter. In advance of the
reports of the committee and even bssore the
matter was ascertsined. q Democratic MEM
Der OF the House OF Represen tatives intro
ducsd bill raising the bond OF the State
Treasurer 10 the sum OF 81 O9O.O 600. In the
HOuse iT was passed by unanimous vote.
1t came 10 the Senate, and even under the
assurance of the Treasurer OF State that he
doubted whether he could give so large
bond, 1t was passed with an amendment
making the bond halt million, By a vote OF
Two 10 one. stood upon this 1lr and by
every means IN my p)wer tried 10 Ill the
bond a. the fret named sum. Tae Senate
disagreed with me aud bowed in submis-
sion 10 It's decision, and from that time to
The present. on every occasion when 1
thought j could advance that bill / have
called il Up, and now | find that bill going
10 The Governor with q provision requiring
tie Treasurer of State to give
S7o0O00 bond, thus protecting the
State aga:nst any loss of funds
IN bis haI ds- How much further ought We
to 90? What more can be demsnde? The
OILY fact shown in either OF these reports
with which the Senate has anything to do is
the fact that S49l 600 is in the hands OF the
State Treasurer. Has any reaeon bsen
shown mean not TumOrs-to doubt that
these fur DIS are there? On the contrary,
both reports show that he has in his hands
s., Ill more than he is charged with on the
books of the Auditor If State. 1 spoke for
an investigation to fnG CIT what sums were
due the State, and have ken for the pro-
fQrfi0n thco0 m QhgOiutolU no no
ocratic party has investigated the Treasurer
Of State so far as the statute permits him to
be Investigated and TO add TO the security OF
the public funds they have placed his bond
higher by 500 600 than the amount 10 his
hands. With this record / believe we can
safely 60 10 the people and b aar all the SLAM
der aud innuendoes of the Republican ex-
Governor and the Republican minority on
this floor or elsewhere.
Mr.. HUSTON: II was not my intention
when this question was first sprung upon
the Senate to take any part in The discussion.
bad hoped il would not assume political
character but it certainly is now a question
that hEs divided this Senate in accordance
With their political preferences. We have
before us two reports-a majority and q mi
nority report. but are now considering mo-
tion TO substitute the minority for the ma
Jority report That has been the question
before the Senate this morning and yester-
day afternoon, and l leave il to the candid
the opposite eide have confined themselves
10 the question. stranger coming upon
this hoor would naturally have thought ex-
Governor Porter was on trial for the
commission of a crime. The majority
on this floor do not deny or dis
prove q single charge made in the
minority report. Many charges have been
made against the Republican party. The
Republican party is not afraid to stand upon
the record II has made, not only upon this
question, but upon all other questions. The
opposition sre not satisfied TO speak of the
question at issue, bat go back to attack that
great and good man who retiTes to private
life with the confidence and respect of the
entire people, Albert G.. Porter, but that
grand and gsIlant leader, James G., Blaine
applause they can't attack his public
records man that for twenty years L as
been in public life. Laughter. Demo-
Gratis may well laugh now, but the time will
come when James G.. Blaine will yet cause
them to laugh on the other side of their face.
The Republican party is not dead, nor is
James G. Blaine dead, nor are the prici pies
James G. Blame advocates dead. They were
not satisfied to attack James G.. Blaine's pub
lie life, but they had to resort 10 the extent
Of going into the sanctity Of his household,
and attack him
Mr.. Magee: Will you allow a q destion?
Mr.. HUSTON: No, 1 will take the same
course OF the Democratic speaker who pre-
ceoed me. This question has assumed
political significance, and 1 want every Re-
publican member on this floor to define his
position upon this question. It was charged
that Republicans are afraid TO father the
minority report, but they we'll found ont
the Republican members are not afraid to
father the report they have made. We be-
Iieve this minority report should be adopted,
for We think 1t is demanded in the interest
OF the people OF Indiana. The law provides
that the State Treasurer shall keep the funds
Of the State on hand in money.
Has be got the States money on hand?
There has not been a single Senator on
this floor who has had the audscity to claim
that John J. Cooper had the money. IT was
even shown that on yesterday 4 warrant
drawn on the State Treasury was protested
for want of funds with which to MAKE paw
ua Rad earfifcaf0a of sDac;aI a.