The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-24
When Thursday Session End
ed Senators Realized that
Goodies" of Coin Had
Been Appropriated.
FEW SALARIES ARE
RAISED BY SENATE
But Some Institutions that
Need Liberal Allowances
Were Given the Go-by by
the Senators.
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indianapolis. Feb. 24.-Senators
pinchcd themselves. rubbed their eyes
and looked around at p. IN. Thurs
day and then appointed Senator Har.
Ian to break the news to themselves
that they had just awakened from a
trance known as committee of the
whole" and while under the spell had
spent COOLIES" OF the states money In
approving the biennial appropriations
bill. They had no trouble In convinc-
Ing themselves Il was not all a
dream. and few of the watch dogs
Of the treasury. who never sleep even
went 10 far as to say the state board
Of finance might some day regard this
M committee OF the hole" For the
holes made In the public funds were
Cavernous and gloomy, and yet. there
was the ever ready reason back of ev-
cry one.
superintendent Of public instruction
should have been made the exception
may be considered odd. but the fact Is
his chief want and that OF DIR. A. j.
Alley before him. was given scant con-
eidcration and then denied entirely.
Senator Curtis moved the Office should
be given $1,000 yearly for state
inspector OF high schools. with 500
for travelling expenses. Senator Han
na declared when the benevolent in
stitutions OF the state need assist
nncc which cannot be given them. It
would not be fair to grant money to
this purpose. the need of which was
not clearly apparent TO the senator's
Senator Shively. who Is not stingy
man personally but. out OF whole
some Democratic policy. regular
tight wad with public funds, added
his word and the educational air cas-
ears of Superintendent Greathouse
while the solons thundered No"
Senator CRUDE. who has been one OF
the economy preachers. was instru-
mental In handing the state board Of
accounts a $4,000 raise In Office ex-
pcnscs. making n total OF $1,000 with
$500 tackled on the $4,000 salary at.
tachcd to the chief clerkship.
CRUDE Loses His "Rep."
"And I thought you were the real.
genuine anti-salary grabber." remark
cd Senator Durrc.
"Yes, I have been on most things.
but I believe this is justified" replied
Senator CRUDE.
II suggest II would be to the inter.
est Of actual economy to cut out this
whole section OF accounting allow
ances." suggested Senator Kimmel.
The increase was carried 10 to Is.
Senator Fleming measured his act
with the golden rule when he lent his
personal influence to obtaining an In,
crease Of $1,000 for the state library
commission. making a total OF $4,000
despite the fact that the state com
mission lobbied violently against his
bill which creates state library
school. The addition will enable the
commission to extend the travelling Il
braries and the rural work.
State Veterinarian DR.. w. +. Coover
will get $1,000 above the first granted
appropriation for the once. for the
purpose Of fighting sheep scab. A let
ter from A. ID. Melvin. chief Of the
bureau OF animal industry. United
States department of agriculture
which threatened state quarantine
on sheep unless conditions are rene
died. Was effective in gaining the in
crease. Even Senator Shively was for
lt.
81 think we ought to do It," said
Senator Fleming, head of the finance
committee. Like as not It's the only
time well ever get Shively to vote to
spend any money"
AZ the Reformatory.
In the face OF dire intimations oi
immortality existing in the Indiana
boys school ut Plainfeld. the senate
Democrats voted against granting the
school $25.00o TO erect two new cot
tagcs. The school is overcrowded,
Senator Hanna explained. and the
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