The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-06
THREATS OF THE wRECKERS
The Democrats Will Pass the Deficiency
Bill but Hold Up Appropriations.
hopln e to Make Trouble for the State Officers,
They Will Rob Them of ResOurces-More
fetOes to Discourage the Pirates.
WILL MEET THE DEFICIENCY.
ny Doing It the Majority VIII Keep Part
Erfands nut Of DauUar

IL lEEL LII DIT l1lE<NtI
by Doing It the Majority VIII Keep Party
Friends Out of Danger.
The Democratic programme, with refer
ence to the appropriation bills. was given
out yesterday by several of the majority.
Ihe eaucus's determination is to pass the
deficiency bill, and refuse to pass that for
general appropriations. The original pur-
pose was to try to compel the Governor to
call an extra session by refusing to
act on either of the bills. but Democratic
1nhuenc has caused q change of policy, SO
lar as legislation to meet what the State
owes for expenses and salaries for
the last two years is concerned.
The majority admit that they no longer
nope to force the Governor into calling an
extra session, but they do expect to "get
even" with him, as they term it, by repeal
1ng the statute providing for a continuous
appropriation and by refusing to make ar
rangements topaythe expense of the State
Tor the next two years. Some of them say
that they have but one purpose in doing
TINS, and that Is retaliation. Prompted by
Ems spirit of revenge, the Beasley bill re-
pealIng the contlnuOus-approprlatl0n act
was pushed still further toward final pass
OulAlS tlC iOiliAD
or the Senate it was returned to that body
by the finance committee, with two reports,
that OF the minority, signed by the Repnb-
ilcans recommending hat 1t be indefinite
1y postponed. At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
the bill was called up for further action,
and after an hours wraIrgle, it was passed
TO engrossment, every Democratic member
supporting it.
down and the majority report adopted,
Senator Shackney offered as a substitute
Tor the measure the deficiency bill, not with
any hope of having it passed, but for the
purpose ar o OF putting the democratic mem
age. The clerk had hardly began read
ing the substitute when Senator Barrett,
discovering its character, moved that 1t be
rejected; that the bill be passed to third
Ieadlng, and, IN order to prevent any de-
bate, he demanded an enforcement of the
gag rule. Senator Shockney protested
against this, as the substitute, he said, pro-
posed to appropriate money for the main
tenance of the States institutions, while
the bill the majority was seeking TO pass
was framed for the special purpose OF pre-
venting appropriations. Senators johnson
and Kennedy also denounced this work of
the Democrats as the meanest and most
contemplate they had engaged in since
the session began. The Beasley bill
will be passed this morning. The majority,
expect the Governor to veto 1T, but they
think they will have time to repass it.
n DtDltcIdIlC mcfllDtT sdlu ycSbcIUdy.
w simply intend to starve out the Gov
ernor. the State officers and the Supreme
Judges, because the Governor has not
treated us as he should.o Both the def
cheney bill md the general ap-
preparation bills have been made
special orders for to-day, the former
IN the Senate at 10 o'clock this morning
and the latter in the House for this after
noon at 2 o'clock. As the first has only
been read a first time in the Senate, it can
not be passed to-day unless the constitu-
tional rules be suspended. If the majority
show a willingness, however, that Will be
done and the bill passed and transmitted to
the Governor. The General appropriation
bill, likewise, has only been read a first
time in the House. The understanding is
that il will be considered in q committee of
the whole, engrossed, and then allowed to
die without further consideration.
Although three more days remain
in which to pass bills, no steps
have yet been taken toward authorizing
the borrowing of money with which to
meet the deficiencies which will occur.
Two weeks ago the committee ON ways and
means asked the Governor for instructions,
and in a message to the House he stated
that it would be necessary TO borrow at
least : ,250.0O0 The message was referred
to the committee, and after q week had
gone by without any action being taken
the Republican members, through Mr..
Hobson, introduced q bill authorizing the
borrowing of the amount named in the
message. By a partisan vote the bill was
referred to the ways and means committee,
where il vet sleeDS-