The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-25

Bloomington and Pnrdue Unchan9ed-State
Normal S6O,500-yincennes Defeated.
When the House went into committee
of the whole on the appropriation bill yes
terday afternoon the Blair amendment to
wipe out the specific appropriation of s50.-
0O0 for the State University was pending.
and Dir. McMullen spoke for the UNIVERSE
ty. followed in the same line by Mr.. Ter
hume. The amendment was lost. and Mr..
johnson then offered his amendment TO
make this specific appropriation $4,000
and the annual maintenance $4,000 per
year instead of $50. 900. Mr.. johnson spoke
at some length for his amendment
and Mr.. Cullop opposed it on the ground
that there was not sufficient revenue to
meet any further increases in the appro-
priation bill At DR.. Teaps motion the
question was divided and the maintenance
increase was carried, Mr.. CullOD voting Tor
1t. The amendment to increase the specific
APPROPRIATION was lost.
Purdue University came next, and Dr.
Blair offered an amendments to wipe out
the specific appropriation of $4,000 for
laboratory and recitation building. basing
bis opposition upon his claim that the
State has no right to offer professional
education. Fsrlow supported this amend
ment on the ground that In the next cam.
paign the Republicans would howl about
the extravaganza of the Legislature. MIR.
Haggard came to the rescue of Purdue
with a strong argument In it's behalf. Mr..
McMahan talked for the university and
Mr.. McCallister raised his voice against 1t.
Mr.. McMullen spoke for the appropriation
and slr. Clauser against 1t. Mr.. Cullop
explained the situation of the university.
and the Blair amendment was lost and the
item adopted as it stood.
Mr.. kester offered an amendment to
mako the SPECIFIC appropriation for the
State Normal at Terre Haute $50 500 for
o new building instead of COO. as fixed
by the ways and means committee. and
made speech OF length for the school.
Mr.. Hord also spoke for the school, declar-
ing that the public school system of the
State depended upon it, MIR. Suizer spoke
heartily in favor OF the amendment In
the course of his speech Daley asked If 1t
was not q fact that many Illinois towns
sent their prospective teachers to Terre
Hsute. Mr.. Kester emphatically denied
this charge. Mr.. FiDpen made long speech
against IL and Mr.. Redman spoke for
it. Mr.. Duncan, after speech of
some length. announced that he thought
$50. 600 would be "A bout right. Mr. Collins
spoke for the S60.5O0. On q division vote
Mr.. Kesters amendment was adopted.
The Vlncennes University item of SIS 600
was next on the list. This was to pay the
balance of debt that has long been due
the university from the State. MIR. Cullop's
enemies have been Having for" him on
this appropriation because he resides at
VIncenpes and as soon as the amendment
was reached Creigmile offered an amend
ment wiping it out. MIR. Thorn
ton opposed the amendment. Creigmile's
only excuse was that certain attorneys
Mason j. Niblack) had been lobbying for
the bill. Mr. Terhunc read a great deal of
ancient history to which nobody listened,
but nobody could tell which side of the
question he was on. Daley had reserved
his great talk on economy for this OCCASION.
His stated reason for not paying this debt
was because il was so old: his real reason
was his anxiety for revenge on Cullop.
Mr.. Cullop briefly explained how the
debt was created. II reply to an insinu-
ating fling from Creigmile about
personal interest. Mr.. Daley interrupted
him with few questions and got the worst
OF It. Mr.. HagRard declared that he be-
lieyed the claim Just one and was in
. favor of paying It, On division vote the
amendment was adopted and the appropria-
tion lost. The appropriations of $1,000 for
the Board of Health and $500 for the fishery.
commission and the proceedings on the bill
were dropped until to-day.