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


outrage to lower the appropriation dollar
less than the trustees had asked for. Gull
Top favored reducing il, but his influence"
WIS not felt and the appropriation was
not lowered.
The following appropriations to pay
judgments against the state we're adopted:
To pay Joseph Z. Pope for additional com
pensaton for services performed by him during
his term OF Office our yearsl as quarteTmaster-
general of the state, 81 600.
To pay the judgment Of George E. Davis
against the state of Indiana, the sum Of 81, 900;
and to pay the eosIs taxed in the trial for such
suit. S2O.35.
against the state OF Indiana the sum Of So77.45;
and TO pay the costs taxed in the trial OF such
suit, 500.
To pay the judgment of Louis HoIlweg
against the state of Indiana the sum of Sls9.24;
and to pay the costs taxed in the trial Of such
suit. 1905.
To pay the judgment OF Henry c. Roney
and,Robert p. Cunning against the state of In
diana, the sum Of $s79.42; ami to nay the costs
taxed in the trial Of such suit, sS.06.
To pay the judgment OF John Cruss and
Michael Cruise against the state Of Indisna, the
sum of $3.50; and TO psy the costs taxed in
the trial of such suit. $50
To pay the judgment of Edwin ]. Armstrong
and James w. Armstrong against the state OF
Indiana. the sum of SS0l9; and to nay the
costs taxed in the trial OF such suit. $3.50
To pay the Judgment of Stephen X. Fletcher
against the state of Indiana, the sum of So192S;
and TO pay costs taxed in such suit, $3.50.
To pay the judgment of James Renihen,
Isaac Hodges aud Robert Long against the
state Of Indiana. the sum of $50; and 20 pay the
costs taxed IN the trial OF such suit, $3.50.
The bill was engrossed, but an effort 10
cnapapA tho yrafaa IN M n its
cage was ost by q vote OF IS to 81.
The senate is getting more reckless as
the session gets shorter. Tuesday it
passed bill creating an additional circuit
| court and reported in favor of another.
Senator Bakers bill creating one cir
cult court each for the counties of Grant
and Huntington. passed under suspension
of the rules, and Senator Wigs bill, Gre
ating al additional court in the southwest
part of the state, were advanced to a sec
| ond reading. II seems that the senate,
/ which is com posed of twentY-siX lawyers
is under the impression that members
were elected for tho purpose of legislating
for lawyers only, for it did not stop with
creating useless courts, but enRrossed q
bill providing for the indsxinR of the gu
preme court reports, which work will cost
the state over $4,000. Another oil WAS
pd5scu, diulObls pNHpCAnotlhA NhC appCtiaAO
court. These three new courts will be
established unless the house comes be-
tween the taxpayers and the unress0n-
| able lawyers.
! In 1889 O, J. Whitelock of Huntington
| decided that no would like to be Judge
and he spsnt several DAYS here to lobby a
| bill making a circuit for Huntington
! county clone. w. 5. 0Ppenhiem was q
representative from Allen and Hunting
/ ton. and being one of the leaders of the
reform legislature the Whitelock bill never
saw light Again in '9l Mr. Whitelock
was up with his bill. but
that legislature was also led by
reformers and Mr.. Whilelock went
| home without fixing q place for himself
on the bench. He was here early in the
session and found the senate willing to
give the lawyers all that was in sight.
| Huntington county was close and ex-
| Representative Kenner also came here to
! help the bill along Whitelock is dem
ocrat and Kenner a republican. Both ex-
pect TO be elected Judge of the new circuit
/ next wear. kenner worked the republic
ans end Whitelock the democrats.
As the districts now stand Wells and
| Huntington and Grant and Blacktord
/ compose each one circuit. The Baker
! bill. that passed by the senate Yesterday,
makes a circuit of Huntington and Grant,
aud puts Black ord on to Wells. Mr.. Ba-
! ker made pitiful appeal in behalf OF the
| hard-working Judge of Grant aud Hunt
| ington. He needed relief badly. Yet Mr..
/ Baker has never introduced bill nor said
! "A word in favor of tile poor workingman
/ or the farmer who works fifteen hours q
day. Judge Daily of Huntington and
Wells is a terrible example of q hard
working INDEPENDENTLY worked forty
weeks in the year. Nothing was said of
/ the farmers and workmen who work fifty
| two weeks every year. These men foot
| the bill. The salary of the extra Judge
and prosecuting attorney for the new cir
cult amounts to 5000 annually. paid by
the state treasury Senators Bingham
| and Stuart were the only lawyers to speak
| against this extravaganza. Senator Bing-
ham said that ii was generally con-
cedsd that a reduction of judicial circuits
ought to be made. and the only reason
| why it was not done Was because the
/ senators could not agree upon q bill. Mr..
! Bingham represents st. Joseph, and that
! county is bound TO Leporte for judicial
purposes. That circuit has $4,000 people
and the cities OF Laporte, Michigan City,
| South Bend. Mishawaukee. and more rail-
roads than any other circuit in the state,
| vet Judge Noyes keeps up with the work.
! When an effort was made to reduce his
| circuit he protested, because idleness
would make him lazy. He says he has
| plenty of time TO 90 fishing.
The bill passed. as follows:
Yeas-Baker Barnes, Beck. Boyd. Crum-
| packer, Clifford. Gilman, Hobson, Holland.
| Kennedy, Kern, Kopslke. Loveland, McCutch-
con, Mcdonald, McHuRh Of Marion, McHugh
/ Of Tippecanoe, Morgan. Smith. Thayer. Thomp-
/ son, Val. Wigs, Wishsrd. Yaryan-32
| Nsys-Aiksn, Bingham, Ellison, French,
Fulk. Holcomo. Lynn, MoKslyey. Mclean,
| McManus. Moore. Seller, Stuart. Sweeney-13.
The Fulk apportionment bill was passed
| by the house Wednesday forenoon by q
vote of "a to 30. Representatives, Hord
and Wilson of Marion were the only
democrats voting against it. All the re-
publicans naturally voted against it. The
honss was operating under the previous
| question when the roll was called.
When the name OF Representative Hord
was reashed he asked to explain
| his vote. There were objections
and his vote remained unexplained.
The roll proceeded. When Representa-
tive Lindemuth's name was called he arose
J to explain his vote. There were cries oil
! NO" But disrsgarding these and the
ruling of the speaker he attempted 10 ex-
| IT,. k.n.a anaa ha.