The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-18
THE REPORT ON EMPLOYEES.
House Does Not Take Kindly tn Ju-
dietary C~omnitfee's Report.

The report of the judiciary committee,
recommending the reduction in the number
of employees and cutting the salaries paid
to some of them, met considerable opposi-
ton in the House yesterday morning and
the matter was finally referred back to the
Terhune committee which made the first re-
port on appointments and salaries. This
committee will probably refuse to adopt the
suggestions of the judiciary gentlemen. The
judiciary report was noted in the Journal
yesterday morning. 1t suggests that seven
of the clerks in each house serve for less
thar IS a day and assistant doorkeepers at
81. The total number of employees under
the report would be eighty. compared to 12O
thai were on the Democratic pay roll two
years ago. Mr.. Allen, of the ways and
means committee, thought it was a poor
policy to make such sweeping reductions.
Mr.. Merritt amended the report to provide
for the payment of s. a day to clerks. Mr..
Nicholson thought the schedule as prepared
by the judiciary committe should not oper-
ate at the present session as it would be un-
fair to make a cut in the salaries of men
already appointed. Some of the representa-
tives expressed the belief that the reduction
was intended as a particular benefit to Ma
rion county applicants. as men could not
come from out of town and serve at the
salaries recommended. Mr.. Leedy said he
did not want Marion county dragged into
the affair in any such manner. He pro-
tested against the. cut in salaries. "a Re
publican legislature" he said, should not
be the first to make q cut in wages. Cheap
men cannot be successfully employed on
much of the difficult work required of clerks
in this House. / have been an employer of
men for many years and I have. never found
a value for my money in employing a cheap
man."
81 think you Republicans viii get enough
glory in reducing the number of assistant
doorkeepers from two dozen or more to
seven," said Mr.. Remington, a Democratic
member from Union county, without hav-
ing to cut salaries. j, myself, am in favor
of practicing economy by beginning on the
mileage accounts. Members are allowed
mileage bills much in excess of the regular
railroad rate" 9asfr
Mr.. Petit tried to spring a point of order
promp MIS showed ho poIih, him a. The q, g e ths ape from
Wabash thought Mr.. Robinson had no right
to offer a substitute to the original COM
mittee's report. Finally the dispute was
settled by sending the whole matter back to
the original m
Rev. Mr.. Sims. of the Meridian-street NJ.
with prayer. The Upton county alleged
contest came up Immediately afterwards.
Mr.. Smith was seated upon the report of the
committee on elections, there being no ac-
tual. contest, and at noon the Speaker adj
ministered the oath to. Mr., Smith.
The House suspended the rules in order
the militia expenses. The bill was favora-
bly, reported by the committee on military
affairs. The report Of the committee on
found that he had been credited thirty miles
more than he had travelled. The committee
on cities and towns found that House bill
No 40 referred 70 If had hest 90 ta fhn
committee on temperance and it was so
recommended. The same committee recon-
mended the passage of bills 81 and Is, legal
izing the acts of the towns of Crandall and
Wheatfield. The report was concurred in.
The committee on enrolled bills found that
the appropriation bill was properly enrolled.
Mr.. Terhune, of the committee appointed to
consider the Clarksville bill, vetoed by the
Governor during the last session, found
for this town. An effort had been made to
get a new charter for GAINESVILLE and give
it another name. the scheme, it being init
mated, in the interest of large property
owners who wanted to get town lots ex-
empted from taxation. The town lies be
tween Jeffersonville and New Albany. The
Senate bill No. 81 for legalizing the acts
held an election IN the wrong day, was
passed under a suspension of the rules, after
Mr.. S~totsenburg had explained the nature
of it. s,
Mr.. Allison, of Brown county, had a start
ling resolution which went to the judiciary
committee. He wanted that committee to
ascertain the practicability of forcing the
railroad, telegraph, telephone and express
companies and corporc tions to furnish the
revenue In the taxation line, farm, town
and lots to be taxed only for school and
county purposes and for the support of the
State benevolent institutions. Then began
the introduction of bills, of which the fol-
lowing is a
Kell, of Allen-Concerning collection of
taxes on roads out of repair. 4agea
O'Brien, of Clay-An act concerning taxa
ton. 'stsGeh
Newhouse. of Neutrality-suspicious. the
number of Senators and Represe ntatives.
Willis, of DeKalb-Providing for publishing
statement of township expenses.
Ross, of Delaware-To protect domestic
animals and providing for the registering OF
dogs.
Cardwill. of Floyd-Providing for the re-
location of county seats and for funds fol-
courthouses and jails. For the relief OF
Reuben Mayne.
McCaskey, of Grant-Regulating, rates for
carrying passengers.
Harris, of Notwithstanding teaching
of scientific temperance instruction.
Hamrick, of Notwithstanding organ
ization of mutual insurance companies.
Nicholson, of MISUNDERSTANDING and re-
s~tricting sale of intoxicating liquors.
SPECIAL Committees REPORT.
Orjpjual Renorf of .Judiciarv Commits.