The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01

the bill restoring the appointive power be
defeated. This was to have settled
matters. but it aid not do it.
A division was demanded. The
house was divided. The friends
OF the governor moved to one side of the
room. the opposition to the other. Mr.
Cuilop and Mr.. Harkins were appointed
tellers. They counted the two sides.
Both counted twenty nine favoring the
bill and there were thirty against it. Mr.
McMullen did not Vote at first, but did so
before the vote was announced. Hench
and Cullop saw they were defeated and,
casting aside their moral oblica-
ton TO stand by the caucus,
thew again led q bolt. An effort was
made to get them and the members who
went out after them back in, but they
would not come The majority offered to
reconsider the vote, but they would not
agree. Finally the caucus was again
called 10 order with but thirsv-two mem
put, when thirty voted against
the bill and two for it. The
vote showed that the opponents
of the bill were and had been in the ma
iority. Hench and CullOp knew it. That's
the reason they boited sg in.
Those voting against the bill We're Alder.
Askren. Barnes, Bshywer, Blair, Blue,
CIauser, Cooley, Creigmils, DALEY, Dun
can. Erwin. FAF.Ow. Gill Guthrie.
Harkins, Hord. johnson of Dearborn,
Lowe, Mcgenity. Mcintyre. McMahon,
McMullen, Smith, Suchanek. Swope,
Thornton, Wilson OF Marion and Mr..
Speaker-total, 80.
Those voting to restore the power TO the
governor weTe Cravens and Heavy.
After the caucus boilers, the famous
- losl - III. nj
had deserted the caucus last evening they
went 10 the governors office, where thew
prepared the following statement regard
ing the caucus, which IL given, giaring in
cOnsistencles AMI all:
Immediately upon adjournment last evening
the democratic members o. the house met n
caucus n tbs speakers room. Inc chairman,
Sir. Erwin. called the caucus to order and a
rOl call vas ordered, which showed sixty dem
OeFatic members present. 4 motion made
that whstever the action Of the caucus may be
Bshaii be binding BOZ every member pres
ent. 20 which There was nOta dissenting voice.
IL was then moved that ali previous caucus
acton upon the sppOintive power be rescinded,
which Was carried without dissenting voice.
IL was then moved that q be the sense of tho
caucus that the sppciniiye power should be
restored to the governor, upon which the mem
hers divided. thirty voting Ia favor OF the
ton aud twenty-eight voting against 70, Mr..
MoAlullsn not voting.
Uuon which Mr.. Cullop, one of the tellers
male the GnDouneemsa- OF ths vote, thirty FOR
AMI twenly.eight az airs; the motion. lmmedi.
Asely call for yea and nay vote from the los.
ing side was called for. and Mr.. Harkins, one of
the tellers, refusing TO announce the vote, the
ohaiTmsn OF the caucas maintained that the
teilers could not agree and refused 10 announce
the vote.
The minority claimed and wanted another
vote and the ne ioriiy maintained tina. the mo-
a5f and frrra
meut = tire business Of The caucus hsd Desn
Opposed OF, and asked the ohalrinan 10 su.
nopnce the vote, but ne re used. Al this point
one Of tue minority IN az lgsy manner de-
nOuuced he majority as gaseGls, upon which
the majority withdrew from the room. Signed
by NMANSoN z. Johnson,
NURMAN TKAL.
JONI q. NERNILIIOF,
JoHE +. RoDABAUGH,
JOHN HIGBEE,
Committee OF the Majority.
The house. as committee of the whole,
dis posed OF eight sections OF the appropria-
ton bill Tuesday. None of them got
through without amendment, and MANY
were thoroughly dishgured by the man
ner in which they were handled. Mr.
McMuilen moved the reconsideration of
item In the bill, relating 10 the salaries
in the auditor OF states Office The mo
ton carried, and Mr.. McMullen
then moved TO reduce the item
OF $500 for the deputy auditor and
settlement clerk 70 200, the salary of
the insurance clerk to -, go the salary of
the department clerk 10 $1,000 and TO
strike out the item providing for 500 for
a stenogrspher. Representative Curtis,
who was on the floor. offered an amend
ment 10 the amendment liking the salary
of the deputy auditor and settlement
clerk AZ 3. 500. His amendment carried
Ga motion OF Representative Duncan the
amount for the expenses of
the office was fixed at 5000
The Office OF state treasurer was
allowed 500 year for ezpenses.
The item referring TO the attorney-yen-
erals Office was also amended, the house
refusing TO allow 500 for the salary Of
stenogrspher and typewriter. The sal
aries in the Office of superintendent OF
public instruction were LETT az they now
are and the Office was given $500 for ex-
peuses. an increase Of 500. In the Of
fee Of state Librarian the salaries OF tho
two assistants is reduced Sl00 each. The
other lowancss have not been changed.
The office of clerk of the reporter of the
supreme court caused some discussion and
on an amendment offered bY Mr. Cravsns
the Office was abolished. The appToprla-
ton for the bureau OF statistics was re-
duced to s. 900 or $1,000 less than what it
has been. The salaries provided for the
Judiciary department we're not changed.
At this point the committee arose to sit
again at 10 O'clock this morning
In their anxiety TO pass the Parker
election watcher bill Monday, the reDub-
lican senators slded by = democratic mi
nOrity, forced the previous question on
roll cali for the passage OF the bill before
II was read n third time. When the SEN
ate journal was read Tuesday morning
this fatal omission was discovered.
discussion followed upon the accuracy of
the journal. A few friends OF the bill
went so far as 10 insist that the bill
had been read before the roll call pro-
ceeded aad that the minute clerk had
omitted it. However, the lieutenant
governor and more than three fourths OF
the senators admitted that in the haste
the reading of the bill was overlooked, OK
onerating Minute Clerk Workman. The
reporters were aso positive that the bill
had not been read. A resolution by SEN
stor kopelke was adopted, making the
journal appear that the bill had been read.
But the bill is still tied up b Senator Ma
gees notice for motion to reconsider the
vote by which it passed.
senstor Magee's convict contract bill
was the first bill 20 pass. II had rough
road to travel M to the time il vas en-
Croeeed In WINS only thrcuof narGiafant