Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-29

cause and granting a hearing. In cases
| Of clerks, deputies and other subordinate
employees, the right of department heads,
to employ and discharge has always been
recognized and some rare cases of ex-
ecutive Interference have been much re-
seDted.
BELIEVED SHOT
AT TAX BOARD.
J 1t is known that Governor Warren T.
McCray is dissatisfied with the members
of some of the commissions, especially the
/ State board of tax commissioners, and it
mas been generally reported that he
/ would welcome the opportunity to make
reappOintments. Should this amendment
to the appropriations bill be passed he
/ would be able to do this without Civ
Ing any explanations or giving the per-
/ sons removed IN opportunity to show
why they should not be removed
The difficulties experienced under the
present laws by a Governor who at
! tempts to remove member of a State
commission were clearley shown when
former Governor James P Goodrich
early in his administration undertook to
remove a member of the public service
commission because the Governor con-
tended that his being a member did not
conform with the law regarding polit-
! iCal representation. The removal was
accomplished only after bitter contest
which was carried to the courts.
The Cravens amendment provides that
the power to remove shall be extended
only to persons employed within the
Ftatehouse' and not to any outside CON-
missions or boards.
Senator Roscoe Kiper Of Boonville de-
| manded to know whether Senator CravenS
had the tax board in mind.
Senator Cravens did not reply directly
but said that he believed the Governor
should have the power to remove a per-
son he had appointed.
OBJECTS TO POWER
FOR GOVERNOR.
Senator Don p. Strobe Of Kokomo OBJ
jected to the amendment, declaring the
Governor should not have the power to
discharge employees of the various de
partments. Senator William E. English
Of indianapolis expressed the opinion
that the appropriations hill was not the
! place for such a provision
Senator Cravens motion came follow
Ing refusal Of the Senate to strike out Of
the appropriation bill provisions for n
! Governors emergency CONDENSATION
fund OF 1000. The motion to strike
out was made by Senator Lindley of Yer
million County. 1t was explained that
the purpose of the fund Is to permit the
State to employ additional assistance in
cases Of emergency and to regulate sal
aries in minor positions without resort
to enactments covering such cases. Sena-
/ tor Cravens, In the course of the debate
declared there are twenty State employees
now where there was one fifteen years
ago.
The Senate as a committee Of the whole
and the Finance Committee of the Sen
ate in its report, which was adopted
left the House.
CHANGES MADE
IN APPROPRIATIONS.
The changes were as follows:
| Making appropriations for the State
School for the Blind apply to the school
year instead of the calendar year.
! Striking out a restriction providing
that the salary Of $4,000 Of the deputy
/ Secretary Of State shall be in lieu Of all
other salary and fees.
Providing that the salary OF the sher-
In of the Supreme Court shall be S1,2OO
instead Of 5000 a year.
Providing that the salary OF the ad-
jutant general shall be 5000 year in
stead of $4,000
Removing an appropriation Of $4,000
/
| Increasing the appropriation for the
| division Of child hygiene of the State
board OF health from $4,000 to $4,000
! Increasing the salary OF the secretary
Of the State board Of health from $1,000
year to $4,000 year.
| Increasing the appropriation for the
| division OF tuberculosis of the State
board Of health from $4,000 to $4,000.
| Removing restrictions from the use by
the board OF health OF money contrib
! uted by the Federal Government.
Reducing the appropriation for the
| public library commission from $50 900
to $21, 250.
Providing that State employees shall be
| paid monthly instead of semi monthly.
In all, the Senate cut the appropriation
bill $20,7 $50 and increased it 500, 500, max
| ing a net increase of $1,000.
SALARY BOOSTS
! TURNED DOWN.
Senator Miles J. Furnss of Lynn
moved that the salary OF the Secretary
of State be made $1,000 instead of $4,000.
! Senator Maier moved that the motion be
! tabled aud IT WAS tabled.
Senator Winfield Miller of Indianapolis
moved that the salary Of the State Super
| intendent Of Public Instruction be in
| creased from $1,000 to $4,000 Fle char
| aCterlEeu Culs Office as l06 MOST lmEOE-
tant in the Statehouse, not excepting the
Governor" The motion was finally lost.
When the appropriation for the State
| department of conservation was reached
Senator Alfred Hogston Of Marion moved
to decrease 1t from sos. 0C0 to SS5,00O. lie
was asked by Senator Robert l.. Moor
head of Indianapolis whether he would
| withdraw his amendment If an amend
ment making a still greater cut were in
troduced Senator HogstOn consented
and Senator Moorhead introduced his
amendment eliminating entirely the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the State park
commission, which is a part of the con-
servatiOn department. He explained that
the commission has a large revenue from
other sources. The motion carried.
A motion to increase the salary of the
secretary of the board of health from
5000 to $4,000 was made by Senator
A. II. Beardsley Of Elkhart and was
carried DIR. j. n Hurry, who has been
secretary for a quarter Of a century, was
in the Senate chamber at the time. lie
declared that the increase came as a sur
| prise to him.
The $4,000 additional for the tuber-
| culOSis deOartm of the hOnrd of hoaI ri