The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-04
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

At THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis. Ind. March 4-The in
PRODUCTION of the appropriations bill in
the House late yesterday afternoon was
the principal feature of the days ses-
sion of the Legislature, although both
houses did a lot OF business. The ap-
propriations carried in the bill for the
various state Institutions and offices
and departments are larger in the ag-
gregate by several hundred thousand
dollars than they have ever been in the
history Of the State, according to one
of the members OF the committee. This
gives rise to the belief that the Demo-
Gratis Of the House will raise a howl
when the bill comes on for considera-
ton today and that there may be much
pruning of the figures before the bill
passes. The Democrats cry of economy
has already goen up and it looks like
it will be continued until the figures
in the bill are revised.
Disregarded Recommendation.
In many instances the Senate Finance
committee and the House Ways and
Means committee which prepared the
appropriations bill have gone far be
yond the figures and recommendation
made by the legislative visitation COM
mittee. For instance, the bill carries
an appropriations of $115,o0O for new
manual training and domestic science
building at the State Normal School
which was not recommended by the
visitation committee, and it adds $30-
600 to the amount recommended for the
erection Of the new machinery building
at Purdue The School for the Deaf
gets $4,000 for new residence for the
superintendent that was not in the
visitation committees recommendation.
Throw Economy to the Winds.
Then the bill also raises salaries that
were recommended for cuts by the
visitation committee. A lot of clerks
and stenagraphers that were recon-
mended TO be dropped in the State
House and several high priced deputies
are retained under the provisions OF
| the bill.
| While no accurate figures have YET
| been obtained it is believed that the
| appropriations bill carries the neigh
borhood of s475.OOo more than was re.
commended by the visitation committee
which was composed of Republicans ap-
pointed by Governor Hanly. The bill
was introduced by the Ways and Mean.
committee, which is composed of min,
Democrats and four Republicans ADJ
all this increase is made. in spite of th'
Democratic cry for economy and re
! 1renchment and in face of the fact tina
Governor Marshall has warned tn,
Legislature that the state is almos
bankrupt 1t looks like the Republic
|
over on the Democrats.
| Saved from Another Attack.
The present uniform system of schoo
books was saved from the attack tina
has been made against it when tn
House refused to accept an amendmen
to the Wood bill. This bill PROVIDE
that the school books should be selecte
and adopted by the state Board 0
Education as now, but that the pric
limit on the series of school book
should be slightly increased in orde
that the board might obtain bette
books in some instances. Representa-
tive Eschbach offered an amendmen
that in January Of each year durin
| which school books adoptions were t
be made the Governor should appoint
commission to make the adoptions. Thi
would have accomplished the same pur
pose as was intended by the Garrar
bill which has been abandoned in tn
face of the overwhelming oppositio
from all over the state. It would hav
put the schools in politics, the yer
thing that the people do not want.
When the House took viva voc
vote on a motion to table the amend
ment there was a storm of ayes" an
only two or three noes" The schen