The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18

the fee and salary bill has been
under consideration in the house in COM
mittee OF the whole. Nearly one hundred
five-minute speeches were made and as
many amendments offered, and with few
exceptions voted down.
The bill comes out of the committee of
the whole with the following changes:
The deputy state auditors salary is in
creased from 81 200 to 81 400.
The secretarys fees for issuing commits
sions to commissioners of deeds increased
from 50 to s..
Secs 10 to 20, inclusive, relating to the
duty, salary and fees of the reporter of the
supreme court were stricken out to pre-
vent the supreme court from striking
down the whole bill.
The salary of the law librarian was in
creased from 1000 to 81 800.
The salaries of the judges of the superior
courts were restored to 5000.
The salary of the judge Of the criminal
court Marion county, was restored to
$500.
The state will continue to pay the cher
ifs for transporting convicts to the pris-
ons instead of the counties as intended by
the bill.
In sec. 81 the provision requiring the
circuit Judges to fix the number and sal
aries of deputies in the clerks and sheriffs
offices was stricken out and that power
| transferred to the county commissioner
The same section was further amended
BY giving the deputies in the auditors
office the same compensation provided for
the deputies in the clerks office. This to
hold good in every one of the nine classes.
The maximum salary for deputies in
the clerks, auditors, recorders, sheriffs'
and treasurers offices, in the first and sec
ond class counties, was raised from Sl.50
per day to g.
The salaries of the chief deputies in ali
the county offices of Marion were fixed at
81 800.
In counties where the sheriff has no
residence the county commissioners are
authorized to make an allowance for house
rent
Sec IS was amended by adding a pro-
viso which provides that in collecting de-
linquent taxes, when the treasurer finds
only S25 worth of personal property the
same shall De exempted from being levied
upon.
In counties where there are superior
and circuit courts the judge of each court
may appoint bailif at salary not to ex-
coed $3.50 per day.
Sec g., fixing the compensation of the
county superintendent at 8 per day, was
stricken out and the superintendents will
continue to work under the old law at 81
per day.
No other amendments were adopted ex-
cept to divest some of the sections OF am
biguous language.
All the above amendments must be
voted upon separately in the house. 1t
often occurs that amendments agreed to
in committee OF the whole where the ayes
and nays cannot be called, are rejected in
the house where the members are placed
on record in the journal. The proceed
iugs of the committee OF the whole are not
entered in tho journal. So it is possible
that some of the amendments agreed to
in the fee and salary bill in committee OF
the whole may be disagreed to in the
house
A resolution by Mr.. Mccullough was
adopted Friday TO the effect that it was
the sense OF the committee that the bill
should be referred to a special committee
with instruction to eliminate from it pro-
visions regarded unconstitutional and in
sert others, and to cure defects in its con-
struction if any should be discovered by
the special committee.
After the journal had been disposed OF
Friday morning the house went into
committee of the whole on the fee and
salary bill.
Sec 80, relating to additional compensa.
ton of the sheriff for boarding prisoners
and transporting convicts, lunatics, etc,
was read.
Mr.. Patton moved to fix the rate for
boardingprisoners at so cents, but his mo-
ton received very little support.
Mr.. Hench's amendment providing that
the state shall pay the cost OF transporting
convicts 10 prison, was adopted. Mr..
Hench explained that most of the con-
victs are not residents OF the county where
they are convicted. by making the coun-
ties pay the expenses it would do the
large counties great injustice. In Allen
county alone it would add $1,000 ex-
penses.
Mr.. Glessner's amendment striking out
from sec. 81 the provision authorizing the
Judge TO fix the salaries of the deputies in
the clerks and sheria's office was also
adopted, and the authority transferred to
the county commissioners.
| Mr. Branstetter's amendment to define
more clearly that the various officers
should select their own assistants was
adopted without opposition.
Mr. Erwin offered an amendment which
was adopted. allowing the deputies in the
| OIIlc6 the sdiDb
allowed the deputies in the clerks office
An amendment by Mr.. Brown of Steuben
was also adopted raising the limit of the
clerks in the offices of the first and second
classes counties from Sl.50 to 3.
Mr.. Curtis amendment fixing the sala-
ries of the chief deputies in the Marion
county offices at 81, 800 was also adopted.
Sec. 81, being the fee schedule of the
clerks office, was then read. Mr.. Harrell
explained that no material changes had
been made from the existing fee law.
Mr.. Lindemuth offered an amendment
making Il horizontal reduction of all fees
collected by the clerk. Pending vote on
this amendment the noon recess was
taken.
On reassembling in the afternoon Mr..
Lindemuth's horizontal reduction amend
ment was rejected.
Sec. 50, relating TO the fees of the clerk
on insanity inquests, was passed without
objection.
Sec. 81, relating to the fees of the
auditors Office, was adopted without
amendment. Mr.. Harrell explained that
the only change made from the old Law
was in wiping out the per cent. commits
sion for taking care of the school fund anC
the transfer fee of 10 cents.
Sec. SO relating to the fees to be col
lected by the recorder, was allowed Il