The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
DAY IN THE SENATE.
Appropriation Bill Slightly Amended
The Other Business.


The Senate yesterday afternoon resolved
itself into a committee of the whole. and.
after sending Senator Gochenour TO the
chair, put in three hours of hard work con-
sidering the general appropriation bill,
which was passed by the House Thursday
morning. A number of minor amendments
were made to the bill, and after the Senate
had arisen from the committee Of the whole
it was. on motion. advanced to second
reading.
Section 1 of the bill was adopted as read.
Senator Wolcott sought TO amend Item 4
in Section 2 by increasing the salary of the
clerk of the treasurer of state from 500 TO
$1,000, but his motion was tabled without
giving the senator from White an opportu-
nifty of saying anything in support Of it.
The salary of the state librarian, provided
for in Item Z. Section 2. was. on motion
OF Senator Legeman, increased from $500
to 1880. The salary of the stenographer
of the reporter of the Supreme Court was
increased from $500 to $500. An amendment
offered by Senator Binkley providing that
the part of item 10, Section %, which re-
lates to the appointment of a custodian and
messenger for the museum at "A salary not
10 exceed 5000 per annum shall not take
effect until after April /, 1901, was carried.
Item u of Section 2 was amended by in
creasing the appropriation for the salaries
OF the assistants to the custodian from
1880 to $l2,4 25.
INCREASE FOR JUDGES CLERKS.
The salary of the law librarian, on mo-
ton of Senator Barlow, was increased from
$500 to $1,sO0, and on motion of Senator
Wood the sum Of $500. which was appro-
priated by the bill to each of the appellate
judges for s~tenographic work and typewrit-
ing, was increased to $500. Senator Win
field sought TO have the maintenance fund
for the Central Hospital for the Insane in
creased from SOS. 100 to 500, 100, and the sum
of $3.50 per capita, which is allowed for
each person actually present over a daily
average of GIL inmates, increased to $165,
but his motion was lost. The appropria-
ton of $1,000 for a barn for the
Indiana State Soldiers Home was in
creased, on motion of Senator Wood,
10 5000. An amendment offered by
Senator Layman to strike out the para
graph in the bill appropriating 500 TO Eliza
beth Gormley for expenses as a commits
sioner for the State TO the Atlanta exposi-
ton was voted down. On motion of Senator
Cregor an amendment was adopted allow
ing $35 to William II. Pauley, sheriff, 81 to
John r. Smith. justice of the peace, 81 to
V. "A. Smith. justice of the peace, So to
Maggie Pitts, reporter, S3.45 to w. A. Wood,
clerk, and $l4.75 TO w. A. Personett, officer,
for services rendered in the Stoner-Cregor
senatorial contest. Senator Dausman at
tempted to nave Section 6 of the bill
amended by repeating the law authorizing
an annual appropriation of 10000 to the
Indiana State Board of Agriculture to be
used for the payment of premiums at the
state fair. The senator from Elkhart in
sisted that IL was not right for the State to
expend money on what might be termed
a local fair. When there was a deficit at
the fairs given i'm his part of the State, he
said. the managers of the fair went down
in their pockets and paid 1t. The amend
ment and remarks Of Senator Dausman ex-
cited the ire of Senator Lindley, who took
the floor in defense of the present law. He
said he did not suppose the senator from
Elkhart knew what he was talking about
and doubted very much If he had ever at
TO me-" said Senator Lindley, that we
yaps from the farm have TO sit here all the
afternoon and vote thousands and hundreds
of thousands Of dollars of the States money
tor every conceivable purpose on earth,
yet when il came down to the thing in
which the farmers are really interested
some one has to offer a motion TO take II
away from them" The state fair, Senator
Lindley said, was the apple Of every farm
er's eye in the State and there was no
good reason why the paltry sum or SlO.DO
should be taken away from IL: The re-
marks of Senator Lindley were loudly APP
plauded and so well received that the mo-
ton offered by Senator Dausman was over
whelmingly voted down.
HOUSE BILLS ADVANCED.
1t was nearly 6 o'clock when the Senate
arose from committee u III WHOlS, buts
Notwithstanding this fact. the session was
continued until after $50 o'clock, a large
number of House bills being called up on
second reading and advanced.
: bill introduced by Senator Agnew. pro-
viding for the separation of the Indiana
Industrial School for Girls and Woman's
Prison was passed under a suspension of
the rules. without opposition. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a committee
consisting OF the Governor, auditor of
state and attorney general. and authorizes
the sale of the land on which the Industrial
School for Girls and Woman's Prison are
at present situated. The board is also
authorized to purchase two separate tracts
of land. which shall not be nearer than two
miles from each other, or which the two
institutions shall be erected. Both insti-
tutions. when so separated, shall be man.
aged by the same board O. managers, but
shall have separate superintendent and
separate corps of officers and teachers.
The bill has an emergency clause. When
Senator Agnew heard In the afternoon that
the House had killed the Goodwine bill
providing for the sale of state property he
said that his bill was virtually dead, as IL
was only supplemental TO the Goodwine
bill.
on motion Of Senator Wood, yesterday
morning. the bill introduced by Repre-