The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03
BIG CUT IN EXPENSES
100000 SAVED IN APPROPRIATIONS
THIS YEAR.
State Tax Rate VIII De Lowered
About One and Five-Eishths
Cents-LesisIative Matters.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS BOLT
BREAK QUORUM But CLAIM IT
WAS ONLY A JOKE.
An Attempt to Call Up the Nicholson
Bill in the Senate Meets Over
whelming Defeat.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS BOLT
BREAK A QUORUM But CLAIM 1T
WAS ONLY A JOKE.

The House yesterday morning. took up the
report of the committee of the whole on
the appropriation bill, and with some few
amendments passed it under suspension of
the rules. Mr.. Mcintosh, of Wayne and
Fayette, made strong and winning fight
for the original report in support of the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane, which
provided for specific appropriation of $780,
600 for new buildings and for an annual
maintenance fund of $685. 09 The commit
tee of the whole had cut this down to $780,
coo for new buildings and to SIT, 500 for
maintenance. Mr.. Stakebake, Mr.. Binkley
and Mr.. Remington maze earnest appeals in
behalf Of the amendment offered by Mr..
Mcintosh, while Mr.. Remy, Mr.. Harrison,
OF Shelby. and others assaied it. Mr.. Rem
ington told of an insane man confined in
the poorhouse of his county because the
hospital does not have room for him. He
is violent and has twice broken through
the brick walls, terrorizng his family and
the neighborhood. He is like wild beast
and will not wear stitch OF clothing. The
vote on the amendment was As ayes and
% nays.
Mr.. Thomas, of Rush, moved to amend
the bill so as to restore the 5000 appro-
priation for the Industrial department for
the deaf and dumb. Mr.. Binkley gave
the amendment earnest support, and Mr..
Howe made strong appeal for the APP
preparation on the ground that the blind.
the deaf and the dumb, being handicapped
in life in a most deplorable way, ought
TO have all encouragement to make them
selves self-supporting The amendment
was adopted without opposition in votes;
Mr.. Gregg made an effort to increase the
the northern prison. He pointed out that
the prison received 100000 when 1t held
six hundred prisoners and now It holds noids
the point that the money is merely loan.
the prison being self -sustaining; but the
the prison and voted down the amend
ment.
Mr.. Duncan moved to increase the re-
600 for the Institute for the Blind. Mr..
Allen opposed the idea, saying that the
school was falling off in attendance Mr.;
Mr.. Remy and Mr.. Dinwiddie supported it,.
Mr.. Lambert urged the House to refuse
Mr.. Allen then moved that the hill be
ordered engrossed, and on this he moved
the previous question. He yielded. how
of Parke, for 500 for the State Board of
Educatlon's advertising for competition in
70 ne av the am oe on the table Car
ried. Mr.. Aliens motion was renewed,
and the bill unanimously ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Allen moved the suspension of the
rules. and the bill was passed by vote
OF 10 ayes to S noes The nays were voted
by Billingsly, Blue, Duncan, Harrison of
Shelby. KeIl, Kelly and White, all being
Democrats.
Mr. Allen, chairman of the ways and
means committee, says that the appropria-
ton BILL as it passed the House, makes
net cut of nearly 100000 in the amount
of appropriations. He said the reduction in
These estimates make allowance for the
Soldiers Home appropriation and for the
direct tax for the educational institutions
On motion of Mr. Robinson, Senate Bill
303. prohibiting winter racing, was handed
down by the Speaker. Mr.. Robinson moved
q suspension of the rules. The rules were
suspended and the bill was passed by a
vote of 50 yeas to no nays The House
made Senate Bill 474. relating to the re-
organization of the prisons, the special or
der for 2 o'clock.