The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
Determines that Salaries for State
Officers Shall Not Go Into Effect
Until January 4, 1896.
SUPREME JUDGES SALARIES
PROPOSITION TO INCREASE EACH
OF THEM $500 REJECTED.
Tim Griffin to He Oustcd senator
HnEgard's Resolution Receives
but Few Votes.

The Republican caucus held what was
probably it's last meeting during the pres
ent Legislature last night and settled the
Zee and salary bill which is to become a
law. The bone OF contention was as to the
Tune OF taking effect of the provisions which
place all the State officers on salaries. Mr..
Van Arsdel constituted a minority of the
committee, and he recommended that sala-
ries of State officers go into effect JAM j,
1895. The other members of the committee
did not want this section to become opera
tive until the terms of the present incum-
bents expire. The caucus adopted Mr.. Van
Arsdefs report. The bill, as far as it re-
iates to county officers, is substantially the
same as that printed in the Journal some
time ago. with the exception of some minor
increases in the gas belt counties. Those
county officers elected in $780, of whom
about fifty-eight yet hold Office, will not be
affected by the bill, but the salaries apply to
all other county officers as soon as the
law is published. BY a vote of 81 to %, the
salaries of $500 allotted to the Supreme
Court judges were reduced to $4,000 each,
the amounts allowed under the present law.
Senator Cranors fee schedule goes with
the salary bill. 1t describes specifically all
fees that are to be charged by county Off
GERS and turned into the public treasury.
In some cases reductions are made and in
others additions
After considering the sections relating to
State officers, 1t was proposed to take up
the rest of the bill seriatim, but short ex-
members to swap votes, and the plan was
quickly abandoned. The caucus then de-
ments as described. The ' salary airy Of the
principal State officers will be as follows:
Of state S Adt9 Of q tbs se
prcme and Appellate Courts, 5000; At
Encouragement, $500 superintendent of
5000; State Geologist, 81, 800, raise of $780,
The Marion county salaries will be as fol-
ger SIesS SG aaatS e r so s
600. The new bill will be introduced in the
House today and passed under suspension
Senator Haggard wanted one more chance
to put the benevolent institutions under
for a resolution which he introduced. He
became quite fiery in his remarks and re-
ferred to those who had voted against the
partisan style of control as towards and
rol,roons Mr. Holloway wanted to know
II he intended to stigmatze all those who
voted against that view, and the Senator
IL most certainly do
The resolution, which is as follows, re-
ceiyed scarcely a dozen votes.
whereas, this caucus at a former meet
ing decided to take Republican control of
the penal institutions of the State by de-
priving. the Governor of the power to APP
point the boards OF directors of said penal
point with a board composed of State off,
GERS; and whereas, at the same time this
of trustees now in control of the six benev-
olent institutions OF the State by act of
the Legislature requiring the Governor to
appoint eighteen trustees. nine from each
OF the two. political parties casting the
largest number of votes at the last general
election, to be so distributed as to give the
adherents of one party majority on three
OF the boards, and to adherents of the
other a majority on the other three;
And, whereas, this caucus is in doubt
as to the constitutional right of the Legis-
lature to deprive the Governor of the
withstanding the unauestoned right to ere
ate such board by law, and notwithstand-
ing that for twenty-eight years after the
. Legislature reserved and exercised the right
to appoint the directors of the prisons and
the trustees Of all the benevolent institu-
now therefore be 1t
Resolved That this caucus do now re-
taken at the last meeting, and that the
committee heretofore appointed be directed
control of ali the penal and benevolent s in
stitutions of the State in such manner
that a majority on each board shall be
State in November ISL by s' plurality r1n 'n of
over 5000. and that said boards shall be
appointed by "a board composed of the Gov
ernor, Secretary, Treasurer. Auditor of
State and Attorney general, to the end that
the constitutional question may be tested
as to the whole subject matter And be
1t further
Resolved. That the defiant attitude of the
Governor on the subject of the appointing
power makes it necessary that the ma
jority party in this Legislature shall back
down. retire. withdraw and recede from the
position heretofore occupied by the party
the question of reforming the management
Of State institutions, or that 1t shall assert
it's rights to take full charge and control
would In the event of It's coming into
power"
The caucus decided to create a board of
commissioners consisting of the Secretary
of State the Auditor of state and the
Governor, this commission to choose a
superintendent of buildings and grounds.
This commission will meet early in March
and Dust Tim Griffin Mr.. Moore read the
bill appropriating $4,000 for statues of Nor
ton and William Henry Harrison to be
places In Statuary Hall at the National
Capitol The caucus decided 10 pass the