The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
CLAIMS OF STATE.
They Appear Before Committee on
Ways and Means-ApprOpriatiO

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They Appear Before Committee ON
! Ways and Means-ApprOpriatiOns
The ways and means committee of the
House last evening took up the allowances
to the state officers State Geologist
Blatchley appeared before the committee
and asked for 81, $50 more than the last APP
preparation. He asked that his clerk be
made assistant geologist and that the SAL
airy be increased from $3.50 PER year to $3.50
a year. He also asked that his stenog-
| raphers pay be increased from $40 to so
a month. The total cost of the department
now is about $1,000.
| Adjutant General Gore appeared before the
committee and asked the same appropria-
ton that of two years ago, about 1920
| a year He and State Auditor Hart an
swered questions regarding the militia and
how much should be appropriated for that
purpose. The last appropriation for the
militia was about $4,000. Captain Hart
said this sum would be sufficient for ordi-
nary purposes, but if it is intended to re-
organize the guard a larger sum will be
| necessary. He also called attention to the
fact that all the equipment of the guard was
taken from the State at the outbreak Of the
late war, and while the federal govern
ment would reimburse the State for it, the
money will all go into the general fund and
| the National Guard will get no benefit from
| 1t unless by special appropriation
Secretary Hurry, of the State Board of
| Health said that during the year he has
| made 106 visits regarding diseases and out
breaks. He said that he had 800 calls he
| could not attend to. He called attention to
| the fact that the law requires him to give
| but one-half of his time to The work, and he
! urged that the salary be increased to what
! ever the committee should deem proper and
| that the secretary should be compelled to
! give his entire time to the duties of the
| ofhce. He estimates that 1t will require
and aSo% the sae s i1 for n
ep pnn tic ooS the pure food law In all
| attention t. act that his department is
| doing the. cor about one-fifth Of the
cost in 9th atess; Mr.. Charles Remy;
nothing for himself, but said his assistants
| should be better paid. His clerk. he said,
should be made second assistant and should
receive $1,000 a year. instead of 5000. His
| stenographers only receive $500 year, and
he cannot keep any at that price:
Auditor Hart wants a new clerk for the
| insurance department and new safe to
keep the insurance securities In. He says
! vaults. Attorney General Taylor says his
! inside deputy receives 81. 500 and his outside
ridiculous, and said that his inside deputy
| had to be a man qualified to go into any
| court in the land and to take his place at a
moments notice. He wants the salary of
| the inside deputy increased to $780, and
also wants another inside deputy to assist
him in the preparation of decisions. He
| says it will be economy to have another out
| side deputy. He also wants a safe.
TO CONDEMN PROPERTY.
| The judiciary committee had a busy ses-
| sion. N. II. Kidd, County Attorney Alva
Taylor, Thomas McNamee and Jesse Par
menter, of Wabash. appeared to urge the
! passage of Mr.. Kings BILL providing that
county commissioners shall have the right
to condemn property for public purposes.
The bill is the outgrowth of trouble in
Ill
hall, but has been unable to purchase a
twenty-five-foot strip of land. This strip
belongs to the father of Schuyler Haas, who
appeared before the committee in OPPOSE
| ton to the bill. The woman's rights
amendment to the Constitution was taken
up, and Mrs. Marie Brehm, lecturer from
| Chicago and Miss NJ. A. Tompkins, lee
turer from Elkhart, appeared in its behalf.
The address was made by Miss Brehm she
said that in ancient times two councils OF
men were held, one of which decided that
| women had souls and the other decided that
| they had brains. She said they knew this
resolution could not be acted on by this
| Legislature, but they want a favorable re-
| port on account of the effect it will have on
| the next Legislature. She says that for
| eigners. negroes and Indians are given the
| right of suffrage, and that women should
| liam LLOYD Garrison, Wendell Phillips,
| Reed Depew and Roosevelt were and are
women suffragists she SAID % AS as an ha,, IN
| she said that before the negro was given
the right of suffrage, hs.wa called good
| for nothing Niger, Dut now ne Is our
| colored brother
! session and considered the Newton county
| seat matter but came to no conclusion.
| The committee on the affairs of lndianap-
oils took up the park bill. Judge sullivan,
| William Patterson Senator Hugg. Jefferson
| Claypool and Attorney General Taylor APP
| reared before the committee and presented
| the measure on whitehall factions had agreed
| and the committee rauhed the treaty or
| peace. The changes made In the bill are
| that the board shall not have the right to
"beautify" the banks of streams, but 1t
| shall only have the right TO protect them.
| Nor the board gowithout the city limits
and the section giving the right to go four
| miles out was so amended as to stop the
boards jurisdiction at the city limits Not
| be assessed against abutting property own
| ers and in no case is this assessment to be
! over 10 per cent. of the appraised valuation
| of the land. A clause was also inserted by
which the Barrett law win be applied to
| these assessments. The bill as amended
! will be favoraby reported by the committee
The state library committee listened to ar
! guments by Mrs. Earl, of Connersville, and
! ]. NJ. Stutzman. of Peru, in support of the
bill providing for travelling library which
! was drawn by the state Federation or
/ Clubs and introduced by Mr.. King
The committee education Will report
! favorably the bill. by MIR. Clements, re-
! the term Of the county superlhtendents Tour
The committee on corporations will report
! favorably on the bill, by MIR. Clements re-
quiring that street cars shall be heated dur
ing the winter months.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
The committee on claims took up the bills
| by Mr. HUFF TO pay to William Fl. Baker
| $500 Captain A. c. Barber. who formerly
commanded Company d, First Indiana Ma
! tional Guard. of Washington, appeared in
behalf of the claimant, who was a member
of his company. He said that the law re-
quires each company to parade twice a year,
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