The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-02
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Committee of the Whole Adopts 1t
with Some Minor Changes.

The House yesterday morning considered
a report from the elections committee pro-
uding for the payment of the expenses of
the contestants in the Miiler-Bowers case
The majority recommended that the con-
testants be allowed nothing and the mi
nority recommended that the contestants be
allowed 500 for attorneys fees. Mr.. Robi-
son said this would establish a bad prece-
dent, which in future Legislatures would
take up a great deal of the time of the
House Mr. Stakebake, Mr.. Harrison, of
Elkhart, and others spoke against the mi
nority report, and the majority report was
concurred in. Neither, side received cent.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill making the
salary of the deputy to the State Statistician
81, 400 instead OF $1,zu0. He said the pro-
vision had been omitted from the salary
bill under the impression that it could be
inserted in the appropriation bill, but some
doubt having arisen he wanted the matter
made certain in this way. He moved to
suspend the rules, but the House refused to
vote for suspension. Mr. McCrea introduced
a resolution adopted by the G. A. r. post
of Charlottesville in favor of making Gen.
Manson the subject of statue on Monu-
ment Place. The House then went into
committee of the whole to consider the APP
preparation bill The first six sections were
passed without material change.
Item seven had stormy time for an hour.
This relates to the Office of State Librarian,
whose salary is fixed at 1,500, and for the
first assistant librarian SLIGO, and for the
second assistant $500. The effort was to
abolish the office of second assistant by
salary. Mr.. Harrison, of Shelby, made the
motion. Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Petit OPP
posed the. motion. Mr. Statesman said that
the members on his side of the House
should beware of the advice from the DEM
ocratic side of the House, which had the
ascendency for so long a term of years
ing the Republicans to do. He said he
had the testimony Of tine. present incum-
and conscientious librarian. saying that
the library needs the two assistants, and
essary now that the committee report con-
tains a provision for s.. 900 worth of iron
shelving for the books annually bought.
Mr.. Duncan resented. the remarks of the
member from Cass and Miami saying he
had more than once mpugned the motives
Putnam, rose and said the House ought to
as advocated by some Of the members on
the floor.
May / ask q question: asked Mr.. Nc
Beth.
May ask when you changed what you
please to call your mind?"
The member from Putnam was not phased
by the question. and argued that the House
was in poor business cutting off the salary
of the young woman who would be APP
pointed to this position. where her services
are needed by the State. Mr.. Melendy OPP
posed providing for a second assistant, and
Mr.. Robinson took occasion to tell him
that he ought to be consistent
You have advocated every measure"
said the CHI alrn1an of thersjudiciary commit
would appropriate money for the old SOL
diers of the State The House has sec
onded your zeal in that direction You
sands of dollars uTcer suspension of the
rules. Now, to all this I say amen, but
in this matter of the State interests be
consistent"
The speech was applauded. The amend
ment was lost and the paragraph was
adopted it came from the committee.
Before taking up Item s, relating to the
Reporter of the Stpfeme Court the Chair
ruptions of speakers. If permitted by Them
would be charged to them. The item pro-
ydss for "a salary s Of aa for the so Re-
office expenses Mr.. Robinson attempted to
amend the. paragraph 50 as to give the
since he went into office in 1893 and for the
remaining two years s1,500 for work made
necessary by the publication ion. Of the REPORTS
the work of his office. He offered petit
ton for the inspection of the House in sup
port of the amendment signed by Byron T.
Elliott and others. Mr.. Allen, of the
mttee on ways and means, opposed the
amendment, saying that the committee had
given the matter due attention. and had
found that the Democratic LIZ gislature of
1891 had refused to. appropriate the money
then asked for on the same Score. Speaker
Adams, on the floor, said it made no diff
ference what party the Reporter belongs
to, this amendment was in line with right
and Justice and ought to be adopted The
work for which it will pay was done in
the interest of the State, and those who did
it should be reimbursed.
Mr. Statesman opposed the amendment
saying that the State canrot afford to pay
official makes necessary. The Reporter, ne
said, should pay the bill out of his own
pocket II ne was copelie ha TO hfe the
petent to do it himself. The amendment
was lost.
Paragraph 9, relating to the Bureau of
Statistics provoked discussion about the
salary of the deputy which the report
Pa1a made N MR. MooIe obtained tG
that the new law being on salary basis
had cut down the revenues Of the chiefs
the deficit of a proper salary to their
deputies, and hence thescommittee in such
tent. He said the committee had been
guided by the amount of work to be done.
s sta itt does not have so much to do
his salary was not raised. The amendment
was lost. Mr.. Statesman offered an amend
ports 5000 copies instead of 5000, and di-
lecting the Statistician to issue bulletin in
formation from time TO time so that it
would be of use to those who receive it.
This carried. The paragraph as
amended was then adopted.
Item TO- relating to the bureau of the
Department of Geology, gave the members
who were disappointed in the selection of
a Natural Gas Inspector an opportunity to
oppose the recommendations favorable to
the work of the office. Mr.. Terhune called
attention to the fact that the report in
creases the salary of the State Geologist
from s., 600 to s., 500 and besides gives him
a clerk at S720. Mr.. Hundley, of Madison
county, also opposed this increase and Of
fered a motion to strike out the salary
provided for the clerk. Mr.. Petit moved
a substitute to the moion to give the Cecil
ogist 81 500 for all expenses. Mr. Suites
man said the prejudice against this office
is due rather to the character of the late
Democratic incumbent. The present in
cumbent, he said. is a man Of character and
education, who brings efficiency to the Of
flee instead of making 1t the laughing stock
of the country, it was under Mr.. G0rby
Mr. CYozier also spoke in favor of giving
the G6ologist clerk. Mr.. Lambert urged
that the amendments be voted down Mr.
Hunt spoke on the other side and used his
stock argument against the report by hold
ing up a volume of the State Geologist's
report of 1891. since which time there has
Sbeen no report owing to the ineffieency of
the incumbent, and asking who reads it
through. Mr.. Stetler also spoke against
the report. But both the substitute and
the amendments offered were voted down
and the House then adjourned for the noon
hour
The consideration of the appropriation
bill was resumed in the afternoon. The APP