The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-29
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Bill Limiting the Amount of Township
Subsidies Passed.

The Senate yesterday passed Senator
Ctarles's bill, limiting the amount of aid a
county can give for the construction of
railroad to $1,000 in any one township to
ergrossment without amendment. An
amendment was offered by Senator Barlow
to make the bill apply to electric roads. but
it was defeated. Senator Charles. the
author of the bill, made strong appeal
against the adoption of the amendment.
He said the time had come when there was
a disposition on the part of the taxpayers
not to vote a subsidy for the construc-
ton of any railroad. The promoters of cleo
trio roads. he declared, should be glad
of the opportunity of running their roads
through The various counties of the State
without asking a subsidy.
Senator Binkley offered second amend
ment to strike out the emergency clause
of the bill, with the object to allow
tain townships to vote as great a subsidy
az they wished, particularly to the Gin
cinnati, Richmond & Muncie Railroad, now
in course of construction. He said the
people of the townships through which the
road would run had asked for an election
and they should be allowed to vote as
much of n subsidy as they pleased. A vote
OH the amendment resulted in its defeat
and the bill was passed 10 engrossment.
A second bill, which brought forth consid-
cradle discussion, but which was finally
Senator Osborn, providing for the expenses
Of circuit judges while holding court out
side the limits of their respective coun-
ties. Immediately after the bill was called
w Senator Brooks introduced amend
rent providing that the expenses of the
Judges should De limited to $3.50. The amend
r;ent met with a storm OF opposition from
a number OF the senators who are lawyers.
eS CHI declaring that it's adoption would
be a direct insult to the honesty ard in
tegrity of members of Indianas judiciary.
e.
we'll acquainted with the Judiciary of the
State and he felt that there was not a
judge the bench who could not be
trusted to make an accurate statement OF
his expenses.
Senator Stillwell said he wished to affirm
the remarks of the senator from Tippecanoe
with regard TO the honesty of the judiciary,
ana to speak a word against the adoption
of the amendment. The circuit judges, he
said, are too poorly paid. They make even
less than their clerks said he, land in
addition have TO pay their own expenses
during the time they are away from home"
In conclusion Senator Stillwell said that If
tie judges We're allowed a liberal allow
ance for their expenses il would eliminate
the possibility of their being tempted to
accept railroad passage. of which they are
SO often accused.
In closing the debate. Senator Brooks
said the bill was only a roundabout way
Of increasing the salaries of the judges
OF the State. Every measure" he de-
clared. (which has sought to put limita-
ei nor to trustee, has been net with the
cry, you are impugning the honesty of our
officers The judges of this State are no
n ere entitled TO- their expenses now than
they have been in the past. This BILL If it
passes. will become a boomerang TO this
General Assembly, and this amendment
only seeks to make it Of less effect" In
conclusion Senator Brooks said that If the
Till had been in the hands of the judiciary
committee Il would have met its proper
fate, and would not then have been up for
either amendment advancement The
vote against the amendment was q TO Is
and the bill was then advanced to engross-
ment.
House bills legalizing the incorporation of
the towns Of Gentryvile, Spencer county.
Lynnville, Warrick county, and Etna
Green, Kosciusko county. were passed with
cut opposition.
Two more congressional reapportionment
bills were introduced by Senators Con-
lcgue and Brooks. and the senators then
had the pleasure OF listening 10 a number
of selections by the Juanita Glee Club, Of
| Chicago, after which adjournment was
| taken until 10 o'clock this morning.