The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-05

The bill. which is Senator Woods meas
ure. had already passed the Senate and 10
was up TO the House to make the final dis
position OF it. Originally the bill provided
that the Supreme judges should receive
$500 the Appellate judges $500 and the re-
porter $500. The House committee amend-
ed IL by placing the salaries of the judges
of both courts at 5000. This amendment
was ADOPTED on the committees recon-
mendation. The bill must now go back 10
Houses amendment:
When the bill was handed down Repre-
sentative Sayre. of Wabash. took the moor
TO speak against IL. Mr.. sayre said that ne
had voted for the bin increasing the sal
aries OF the judges OF Marion county be-
cause IL was OF a local character. but tie
Wood bill. he declared. affected the entire
state, ana he was forced TO oppose II lie
said that there was no general demand
from the people OF Indiana for wholesale
increases OF salaries and he opposed the Bill
because no good purpose would be sub
served by il. The argument that an in
crease OF the salaries would bring out bet
ter men for the offices was i'm his opinion
reflection on the present incumbents.
SAYRE ARGUED AGAINST.
Mr.. Sayre said that he was also opposed
TO the bill as amended because IL put the
Supreme and Appellate judges on an equal
ity, while the Appellate Court was legis-
lative product TO relieve an emergency and
the time would come when the State would
want to do away with il. The decisions OF
the Appellate Court are not final. he said.
appeals may be taken TO the Supreme
Court. and the Appellate judges are not re-
CURED In all cases TO hand down written
opinions.
Mr.. Sayre's strongest argument. however,
was that the passage of this bill would
mean the letting down OF the bars 10 all
officeholders who are seeking increases In
their salaries.
Never in the history OF Indiana has there
been such concerted raid on the state
public official in the State who is not seek
ing more pay, from the Governor down 10
the township supervisors. careful esu-
mate OF the effect OF the salaryfncreasing
measures now pending before this Legisla-
ture shows that IL they are all enacted a
burden OF 81, 10, 900 will be added 10 the tax
PAYERS of Indiana every year The town
ship supervisors. the township assessors
and their deputies, the prosecuting attor-
neys, the judges of our circuit and superior
courts. in fact. every man in the State who
ing to dip down deeper. The time has come
for some one to take stand and TO raise
his voice against this onslaught on the
state treasury. The interests Of the people
of the State demand Ii. The people have no
paid lobby here to look after their inter
ests-and this cannot be said OF all or the
officials back Of these bills-but every mem
Der of this Legislature should consider him.
self a member of the real lobby OF the peo-
pie. You are paid TO guard the interests OF
the taxpayers. not TO advance the interests
II do not care to pose as the watchdog
of the treasury'-in fact, the role Is dis
tasteful to me, but 1 should feel that
had not done my duty to the people repre-
sent if / suffered this bill and Others like
II to be passed without raising my voice In
protest Pass this bill and you have made
beginning in the salary increasing grabs
TO which there Is no end, and i firmly De-
leve that such course will bring defeat
to the party that is responsible for IL.
Mr.. Sayre was warmly applauded at the
conclusion OF his speech and il was APP
parent that his words had made deep i'm
preston on many OF the members. IL was
the first speech of any length that he has
made during the session and he acquitted
himself with credit
STUTESMAN FOR THE BILL.
Mr. Statesman. of Miami, and Mr.. Slack.
OF Johnson, the minority fccr leader, an
swered Mr.. Sayre and supported the bill.
Mr.. Statesman characterized Mr.. sayre's
arguments as "specious. disingenuous and
misleading and he proceeded to justify
the passage of the bill by pointing out
that the work of the Supreme and Appel
late judges is out of all proportion TO the
compensation that they now receive and
that all the other States I'm the Union pay
their Supreme judges more even than the
bill provided for the Indiana judges. Mr..
Statesman concluded by declaring that
House could cast during the session that
he could more easily justify 10 his con-
stftuents than an aye vote on the bill IN
hand.
Mr.. Stacks argument was an appeal to
State pride. He sale that Indiana at pres
ent placed her highest courts on justice
States do with their courts OF this same
character. He quoted the salaries paid
Supreme judges by California, Iowa. Illi-
nois, Wisconsin. Michigan, Ohio. Pennsyl-
AIar ~
range from 5000 to $4,000, and declared
that he was ashamed TO see Indiana take
a position inferior to any of these States
for the bill because while Republicans
would reap the benefit at present he felt
that the time was not far distant when
the benches in these courts would be &C.
cupied by Democrats.
These three speeches closed the argument
and then Mr.. Sayre offered a motion that
the bill be recommitted TO the committee
port an amendment placing the salary OF
the Supreme judges at 5000 and that OF
the Appellate judges at $3.50.
Mr.. Morgan moved that the motion be
tabled, but Mr.. Sayre raised the point OF
order that a motion TO recommt took prece-
dence over all other motions. and his point
was sustained. His motion to recommit
was declared lost by the speaker on a
viva voce vote. after he announced that "A
motion to recommit required a two-thirds
vote TO carry.
INTENSE. INTEREST DISPLAYED.
When the roll was called on the pass
age Of the bill the most intense interest was
displayed by the members. Most of them
were on their feet, moving up and down
the aises. doing a little electioneering one
way or the other. and the greatest con-
fusion prevailed. As the roll progressed il
was apparent that the bill was defeated,
anu IL was here that Speaker Marshall got
I'm his good work after registering an en-
phatic aye for the bill himself He asked
the roll clerk to inform him how the vote
stood, and when he learned that the bill
did not have the constitutional mapority
he ordered the doorkeeper to bring in the
absentees. Finally, after fifteen or twenty
minutes delay. IL was evident that the
bill would be passed or the House would
not adjourn for dinner, and Mr. Sherman,
who had voted against the bill. but who
had kept track OF the vote and had a
method in his madness, changed his vote
from no TO aye. That gave the bill 81
votes and the speaker FASTENED to announce
the result As he started to speak Mr.
Sayre addressed him, demanding recogni-
ton. but he ignored the member from Wa
bash until after he had announced the bill
passed by the vote or 81 TO "A.
Mr.. Sayre-"Mr. Speaker. 1 demand that
this vote be verified"
The Speaker-"Youre too late; the result
has already been declared"
Mr.. Sayre-"But, Mr.. Speaker, addressed
the chair for recognition 10 make my de-
mand before the result was announced, and
/ do not doubt that the chair heard me-"
The Speaker-''The chair Will now enter
tain a motion 10 adjourn.
one of the jubient friends OF the bill, and
IN was carried with a whoop and hurrah
The second act i'm the exciting melodrama
entitled More Pay for the Judges came