The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
SAYRE KILLS A BILL.
Measure Increasing Salaries of Judges
IL L0st-Mr. MOrgan's Onslaught.


IL Lost-sIr. MOrgan's Onslaught.
At the opening Of the morning session
yesterday Mr.. Sayre. who had led the
fight on the bill increasing the salaries of
the supreme and appellate judges the day
before, sought to have the journal of
Wednesdays proceedings read. He said
that there was doubt in the minds of
several members as to the vote on Ger
tain question" and that perhaps the read
ing of the official record might clear away
the cloud. He was promptly squelched in
his effort however, and the usual motion to
dispense with the reading of the journal
prevailed. MIR. Sayre was having hard lines
as the watch dog of the treasury
Later in the day. however. things came
his way, and by attacking the bill increaS-
ing the salaries of all the circuit and SUI
perior judges and delivering another of
his vigorous sermons on economy. he was
able to defeat the measure. Mr.. Slack, the
minority floor leader. attempted smooth
trick in connection with this bill. The bill
in its original form provided that the cir
cult and superior judges OF all circuits COM
posed OF one county should receive $OOO,
and that i'm circuits of more than one coun-
ty they should receive $500. Mr.. Slack Of
fered an amendment which was Identical
with the PHI passed the day before tsd I'M n
Marion county. By linking the two bills
together he hoped to force the Marion
county representatives to vote for an IN
successful. but he reckoned without count
ing the member from Wabash and his
eloquence. Mr.. SayreS speech drove more
members away from the bill than Mr..
Stacks artful move attracted to it, and
the motion made by Mr.. Sherman to strike
out the enacting clause was carried by a
vote OF IS to 81.
Another bill was killed during the after
noon. Mr.. kimbalPs measure amending the
compulsory education law so that children
would be kept in the schools until they had
graduated from the common schools.
Messrs. Watson and Wilson spoke for the
BILL while Messrs. Bell. Wellons and Sher-
man attacked it. 1t was defeated by vote
of SO to 53.
During the morning session Representa-
tive Morgan. of this city, surprised every
body by boldly attacking the bill providing
for two additional deputy factory inspec-
tors and increasing the salaries of all the
inspectors. He denounced the bill as a
graft intended to provide jobs for two
more politicians" and said that TO his
knowledge there were already, more inspec-
tors than were needed to do the work.
To my own knowledge" he said. these
inspectors spend one week in working for
the State and three weeks in working al
politics out OF every month. To my knowl-
edge one OF the present deputies has been
In the LOBBY here every day since this ses-
sion opened. Why provide two more dep
uties IL the present force has time to spend
in this MANNER This bill is not for the
welfare OF the people and L am against it,
Mr. Van Fleet, chairman of the labor
coihiLittee, explained tndt the Dill mao
been prepared by the State Federation OF
Labor and that President Perkins of that
order. had appeared before the committee
and urged Its enactment. He said that il
the labor interests OF the State demanded
the bill he thought ii ought to be passed
MIR. Stechhan. who introduced the bill
said that ho was satisfied that the present
| force of five deputies was inadequate anC
| that the two additional ones provided fol
| In the bill were needed. AS to the increase
| in salaries he was not prepared TO say
whether that part OF the bill should bl
| eliminated.
| The bill was placed on its passage and
| defeated by vote of 45 to As.
One other bill was killed during the fore.
/ noon-Mr. Holman's measure amending the
game laws so as 10 restrict or prohibi
hunting uninclosed grounds. The vot,
| stood IS TO 81
A number of minor bills were passed anC
4 half dozen new ones introduced, all o.
| which is shown in the legislative routine.