The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-02

before the Upper House resolved it
self into the committee of the whole
to consider the appropriations bills.
Except the amendment offered by
Senator Moore and another offered
by Senator Wood, the increases in
both bills were largely the result of
the Democratic members. Senatol
Wood amended the specific bill to
provide for an additional $4,000 for
the State Soldiers Home at Lafay
cite, giving that institution $4,000
for the construction of nurses cot
tages instead of $4,000 for an amuse-
ment hall. and striking out a provi.
sion in the original bill for an APP
preparation of $4,000 for a vegetable
cellar
Reformatorv Gets S5,450.
While successful amendments were
the order of the day Senator Stotsen-
burg put through an amendment TO
give an additional $3.50 TO the
Jacksonville Reformatory. This
amount is to be expended for the
building of a fence, the purchase of
track scales and for the purchase of
some houses near the reformatory
which, it is said, are a menace to the
welfare of the institution. An addi-
tional $1,071 was added to the appro-
priation Of the Indiana State Prison
at MichiganCity for the installation
of track scale.
An additional $27767 was inserted
in the specific appropriations bill to
pay a number Of claims against the
state. The most of these are due in
surance companies, the claims having
been adjudged valid by the courts.
In the discussion of the general an
preparation bill Senator Curtis of
Mt. Vernon, Democrat, submitted an
amendment for the creation of the
Office of high school inspector at
salary Of So, 400 a year and an appro-
priation of 500 for expenses. This,
however, was voted down.
The public library commission far
ed pretty well at the hands of the
committee. The item giving that body
$1,000 for books, equipment, travel.
ing libraries and publication was in
creased to $4,000. This was on mo.
of Senator Fleming.
The Indiana horticultural Society
also Jared well. The appropriation of
5000 for that society was boosted to
$1,000 Senator Fleming who propos-
ed the amendment, said this would
give the society the same appropria-
ton it received two years ago.
AT the morning session, the Upper
House became generous in the way of
providing salaries for various clerks
and assistants until Senator Jackson.
Democrat, reminded his colleagues.
especially those of the majority that
the party was pledged to keep down
salaries and that the unseemly In
crease which were springing up from
various sides of the Senate were un.
warranted. 1t was while motion of
Senator Moore, Republican, to in
crease the maintenance fund of the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans,
Home at Knightstown was under dis
cussion that the Senate arose from a
committee of the whole and proceed
ed with other business.
Senator Stotsenburg was the first
to put in an amendment to increase
the appropriation by changing the
item for books for the law library
from $4,000 to $500. Senator Clark
then moved to increase the salary of
the Appellate Court messenger from
81 900 to $1,000, saying that. this
seemed expedient inasmuch as the
for the Supreme Court re-
ceived that compensation and that
the Appellate Court should be treat
ed likewise. The motion was adopt.
ed. On motion of Senator Fleming
the salary of the deputy clerk Of
the Supreme and Appellate Courts
was increased from $500 to $1,000
and the salary of the record clerk
was increased from 81 200 to 81 800