The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-14
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and Representative and mon should
serve without pay. Personally Mr..
Craig favored more than one member from
each township. Less machinery of govern
ment and simpler laws is what is de-
manded," he wrote. He spoke of the impera-
tive need of publicity in public business. In
answer to question of A. c. Harris, Il
member of the committee, recently pub
liShed. he said that the laws governing the
roads, schools and poor should be revised
most decidedly. Special evils, he pointed
out, were extravaganza in the purchase of
school supplies and road construction. With
regard to the schools he favored investing
them in the charge of three trustees, to be
elected and to serve without pay. IIe would
turn the construction Of roads and bridges
over to the County Commissioners and
urged that the supervision of bitches be-
longed in the hands of the county surveyor.
He urged that the system of feeding,
breeding and training paupers be aboi-
4 bill was submitted by John H. James,
representatVe-elect of Putnam county, pro-
viding that Justices of the peace should be
placed on salaries, based on population, $50
a year being the minimum and $1,000 a year
the maximum salary. The bill was referred
to the subcommittee on township business,
j. b. Conner. chairman of the subcOmmit-
tee on the collection and dissemination of
information. submitted a report showing
what the committee is doing. He was re-
quested to gather certain information Tor
the executive committee.
d. b. Luten of Purdue, a member of the
subcommittee on roads, came from a dis
cussion of bad roads by the State Grange.
MIR. I.uten said that while the grange had
found many subjects that needed to be rem
edied it had no special relief to offer and
he was certain the members would be glad
to cooperate with the executive committee.
Representative j. NJ Baker, of Columbia
City, presented some phases of county ana
township business, dwelling at some length
on the road problem. Another out-of-town
member present was Senator Goar, q MEM
her of the committee. Last night attention
was called to the fact that a mass meeting
of the township trustees of the State mas
been called to be held here during the hon-
days. 1t was suggested that it, might be Wen
to have the subcommittee on township pusl-
ness present to them what 1t IS proposed 70
do. If they were given to understand thaI
the amendments i'm the laws that are con-
templated would not effect them in any way,
it was believed that there would pc no OPP
position from that direction. The laws con-
templated will in no wise AFFECT lncumDentS
in county or township offices SO far as the
township trustees are concerned they are m
eligible for election, being prompted from
serving more than four in any eight years
The committee is not proceeding on tne
theory that all county and township oTlcers
are dishonest by any means, but upon the
theory that there are certain recoBill1eu eiu u
admitted abuses, growing in some cases OUT
of dishonesty and in other cases out or lg-
norance 1t is well recognized that laws can
not make men honest or intelligent ne
theory is that the public should be protecleo
from those who are dishonest ana ignoran.t;
This point was very forcibly brought out IN
the discussion last night.
H. Markie of Hymera, sent comnluhiea55
ton relative to some wrongs that ne nae
observed in the management of the office OIL
county superintendent, calling attention
particularly to the fact that they some
times hold normal schools in VACATION, 70
Which teachers are urged to go. The super
intendents charge fees for these normals.
Teachers are frequently induced to CO. mop
ing thereby to curry favor. -
The executive committee ADJOURNED 10
meet Friday night, hoping at that time 10
receive a report from the subcommittee on
relief of the poor, of which Alexander John-
son. of Fort Wayne. is the chairman