The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-27
THE APPOINTIvE POWER.

BY Mr.. Wilson: To establish State board of
school supplies.
THE APPOINTIvE POWER.
Senate Enerosses the hyoLean Biu-The
Measure In the House.
Senator McLean's bill, 129, giving the
Governor certain appointive powers. came
up as q special order at IL o'clock yesterday
morning Senator Wray found fault with
the third sections giving the Governor DOW
er to remove officers, asking that he should
have q just cause for SO doing. Senator
on account of the vital principle of right
government involved in It. He could not,
he said, criticise his friends in the House
who had been hostile to q similar measure.
Senator Mclean said he would rather be
right than to be President He confessed
having no personal interest in its passage
than any other citizen of the State who
desired to return to the true principles of
government He had no friend whom Mat
thews had promised an office. The bill, he
said, was in the true direction of civil
service reform.
It should be passed, and leave the Legis-
lature to their legitimate duties with
out being pestered by horde of Office
seekers. The action of the Legislature
of 1889 taking the apppointive power from
the Governor was severely criticized.
The Senator said he could not hold himself
responsible for their actions. He then gave
the Republican members of the Senate q
little taffy, and hoped they would remain
consistent by voting for the bill. OF course
the distribution of the offices by the Legis-
lature would be an entertainment to which
they would N ot be invited. The present poll
cy was positive infractIon OF the ConstiIu-
raised Senator Mclean almost beyond that
Vigo Chesterfelds endurance by asking
him q few pointed questions.
Senator Boyd asked if he had not said
that be was in favor Of civil-service re-
form.
His answer was: Eyes. most emphatic
ally"
"rhen you are not in favor of non-parti-
san boards7
THAT is a constitutional matter that
would leave to the Governor entirely. /
have nothing To say in regard to that.
That Is not the question"
Were the question now before US would
you vote TO destroy the non partisan board
In control of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Homer
No, sir; | would not"
Then if the non-partisan board is n good
thing for that institution why not have il
for all of themf'
Il do not desire to discuss that question
now"
At this Mr.. Boyd offered an amendment,
making IL the duty OF the Governor to ap-
point members from each OF the two po-
iltical parties receiving the highest vote at
the election last preceding. which was
promptly voted down by strictly party
vote.
Here Mclean raised his voice to the high
est pitch and eulogized the management
of the institutions under Democratic con-
troll. and said he had abundant proof of the
same by the late Republican Governor
of the State. Ira j. Chase.
Senator Boyd asked: WAS he telling the
made his Union City speech. in which he
God damned your party to hellPD
II am not conversant with what he did
say on that occasion. If you will furnish
me a statement of it 1 propose to answer
YOU"
Senator Boyd said: 81 refer you to the
Indianapolis Sentinel, which kept that al
legged part of the late Governors speech
standing during the last part of the late
campaign. and Senator Newby, who was
present and heard the speech"
Senator Kern here proposed an amend
ment, that all appointments made by the
Governor should be confirmed by the State
Senate" which was objected to- and the
ayes and noes demanded by several on the
minority side.
Senator Kern moved to amend the first
section SO that the appreciation of the Sem
ate would be required to the Governors
senator Newly said that he conceded
with most of the views expressed by the
Senator from Vig0 and was glad to know
that the Democracy for once in their lives
violate the Constitution. His reason
restored to the Governor was that
there was no danger of any Republican
Rs shsT wsr s. pUs
is for the bill" he said. because they be-
lleve it Is right They maintained in 1879
that the appointing power was vested in
the Governor and they now SO MAINTAIN.
We admit that under the bill we have no
show of securing an appointment at the
hands of the Governor, but the Republican
party believes In the eternal principles of
right and Will support bills Dotwithstand-
ing the fact that we get nothing in the way
of office by them, and / wish could say as
much for the Democratic party. If the
gentleman Is sincere supporting the bill
for tho sole reason that 1t 10 simply
restoring TO the Governor q constitutional
prerOgative why was it that no Senator on
the Democratic side life lifted up his voice
against the political rape that was commit
ted upon Republican Governor in 1879. The
Senator from Vigo says that the power was
tbkeD away from OOF6rDOr hOvey on ac-
count of his extreme partIsanism. 1t has
been my observation that when the Demo-
cratic party wanted TO dc a wrong they
can always find an excuse for it. and the
mere fact that the Governor of the State
was a Republican and the General Assembly
Democratic has served as sufficient excuse.
am opposed to the amendment for the
reason that if the Governor should happen
to be Republican and the Senate Demo-
cratic no appointment would ever be con-
firined."
Senator Kern thep withdrew his amend
ment.
The bill was engrcssed on viva voce
vote
The Cullop bill. accomplishing the same
purpose is still IN the hands of the House
committee on benevolent institutions. The
committee has acted upon IL, but it's report
is being withheld. All the mem bers of the
committee favored the bill except Higbee,
and yesterday he changed his vote to the
majority side making it unanimous This