The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08


and the salary remains az it Is.
When item fifteen came u for consider
alton Senator Ntzhugh, of Marion offered
An amendment providing for the appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the dedication of
The soldiers and sailors monument Then
began fight which lasted from IL o'clock
until 3:l5 D. NJ, when the amendment
was adopted ana the $25, 900 was appro-
priated.
Senator Griffith amended the miscella-
neous appropriations to read so that the
reports of the state horticultural society
shall be printed and publish ed.
In item seventeen Senator Lynn moved
to amend by striking out the whole item. Ii
was passed over because there was a house
bill appropriating S37 500 for the support
OF the Indiana legion.
Senator Kern offered an amendment
appropriating 1913 on an unpaid claim Of
Mr. Erwin for the use of q hall for an
agricultural meeting.
Senator Mclean moved to amend item
seventeen. appropriating $1,000 for the
Indiana legion.
The item appropriating 81 900 for ad-
ditionRl compensation to be paid Joseph
Il. Pope for four years service as quarter
master general, was adopted.
Senator Kopelke offered an amendment
sppropristinG SO. 900 for the removal OF
limestone ledge in the Kankakee river, to
be used by the commissioners, or 80 much
of il as was needed for the purpose. Tho
amendment prevailed.
Senator Kern introduced Mrs. Sarah
Mays claim for 5000 which was defeat
ed in the house overwhelmingly. Ii was
adopted.
Senator Kern offered an amendment APP
propriating $1,000 for the use OF the
monument com mission in placing a prop
er pedestal for the statue of Governor
Morton. The amendment was adopted.
Senator Wishard offered an amendment
to pay h. Drapier for BREWER legislative
reports a sum of about S,000 The amend.
ment was rejected.
Senator Griffith offered an amendment
raising the pay of the state board of char
tiles from $4,000 to $1,000. The amend
ment was adopted.
Senator Kern offered an amendment to
item second, raising the salary OF tie repor-
ter OF the supreme court to $500. Adopted.
The COMMITTEES rose, reported progress
and recommended the passage of the bill.
The senate then adjourned.
The discussion on the q. A. r. specific
appropriation was opened by Senator Nc
Hugh of Marion. who favored it in a
strong speech, in which he held that the
40 disrs were to be guests of the state, and
urged the appropriation.
Senator Kern said he favored the APP
preparation IN It's present form. He
thought the state had no right TO vote
money for an encampment. but il was all
right TO vote money to dedicate the states
monument.
Senator Wray opposed the motion and
read extracts from different newspapers
published in distant parts of the state in
which jealousy of Indianapolis cropped
out in every extract.
Senator Magee was speaking when the
committee rose at noon and continued his
address into the afternoon session. He
took the ground that the state had no
authority TO appropriate the sum and adj
vocsted raising the money by popular
subscription. and offered 10 give 500 him
self.
Senator Wishard favored the appropria-
ton, taking the ground that it was Rtate
business and that the paltry sum of S25,-
GOO should be appropriated.
Senator Seller favored the appropria-
< IA, the second one ne has favored dur
inS the whole session, and followed the
Arguments of the other senators who were
on that side.
Senator Boord made his third speech of
the session in favor of the bill, saying that
the people Of his county favored the ap-
preparation aud that the old soldiers and
their families wanted il.
Ser ator Bingham made an eloquent
speech against the amendment Speaking
from the standpoint of an old soldier. he
SAID he was tired of so much nonsense to
keep alive the issues OF the war, and
strongly opposed the bill.
When the vote Was taken IL stood 10
against to "a in favor and the amendment
| prevailed.
There was pretty row in the house Fri
day afternoon when the judiciary COM
nittee reported back Senator Parksr's bill
abolishing ths Fifth judicial circuit and
disDosIng OF Judge Friedlev. The bill
abOlishes the district of JET erson county
throwing the after into the Fourth district
with Clark county. Two reports were
made on the bill. the majority in favor and
the minority uniavOrable. Mr.. Sulzer of
Jefferson and Daley OF Clark opposed the
proposed change. Mr.. McMullen
favored il. Mr.. Daley charged that
! nobody had asked for the change except
the liquor league Of the state, which was
angry with Judge Friediey because of in
dictments that had been brought against
saloon keepers in his jurisdiction. Mr.
/ Suizer Was also bitter in his denunciation
/ OF the nQuOr league. lie Sdlu the on y
men who we're here from that district
wanting the bill passed were two. both of
whom he had defended and prosecuted in
the criminal court of his county. Mr..
McMullen. while speaking, produced a
| copy OF a letter said TO have been written
| by Representative Sulzer to some of his
| constituents, in which he said that he
| intended to see that the bill was defeated
MIR. McMullen intimated that Mr.. Sulzer
had had the bill locked up in his desk.
] and lie presumed that Mr.. Sulzer intend
| ed to do eat it by Withholding it from the
! consideration of the house. Mr. Sulz.r
sfteward denied any such intentions on
his part. and claimed that all he asked in
/ the matter was fair play. The minority
report was finally voted down the IN sior-
| ity report was adopted. and the bill was
advanced 10 a third reading.
/ The general assembly between the
hours OF IL and II clock Saturday night
disposed of the general appropriation bill.
/ 1t WAS done after a stormy session OF three
/ hours, after which time neither of tho
! two houses did much except play and
wait for the conference COMM tee, which
had the bill under consideration. to
make its report. The CONN ittee
was in session five hours. II Was
composed of Senators Akin and Mages
and Representatives Alder and Cullop.
\ The bill was taken up rs il had beea
/ amended and changed by the senate and