Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
DEMOCRATS IN
FAVOR OF SITE
FIRST CHOSEN
Minority Members Wish Order
Regulating RefOrmatOry
Commission.
OPPOSE JOB CUTTERS

Amendments to the administrations Re
formatory removal Till. STIMULATING that
the institution De located at Putnam
VILE, and providing that memters of
the Reformatory commission must not be
interested in materials, ground or labor
to be used in constructing the new build
ing, were adopted by the Democratic
members of the House Of Representatives
in a caucus last night at the Claypool
Hotel
The House Democrats also took a firm
stand against that part of the Reform
atOrv bill which provides that the State
board of charities shall approve the
site selected by the relocation committee"
ASK WHY CHANGE
RECOMMENDED.
Members of the minority party decided
to quiz the majority members on why
the Amendment OF the present law
reads ANY place within a radius OF
fifty miles Of indianapolis" from ''ad-
jacent to the State farm at Putnamville"
as it stood in the original law which was
found unavoidable. They also decided to
oppose any attempt Of the majority mem-
bers TO suspend the rules and place the
bill on its passage, declaring there is an
administration move under way to have
the members Of the Assembly vote for the
bill without first knowing what they are
voting for
m When the regular session or the Legis-
~lature passed the present law the visiting
committee appointed by former Governor
James ?. Goodrich recommended that the
refOrmatOry be moved adjacent TO the
State farm which is now located at
Putnamville. Soon after Governor War
rem T. McCray appointed d committee to
select the site for the new institution it
was declared that the law was unwork-
able and that it would be of no
economical value TO the State TO locate the
refOrmatory adjacent to the farm The
reason given for this, ii was said by
members of the committee was that the
water supply on the present site is in
adequate.
GILL SAYS WATER
SUPPLY ADEQUATE.
This is a farce according to Rep
resentative Willes E. McGiu, Democrat,
OF Putnam County. Deer Greek which
now runs through the present farm
supplies the Institution with 25O.OOO
gallons a day and with a thirty foot dam
enough water could be placed in the
resivior to supply all the needs Of the
institution. he asserted. About three
miles to the west of the State farm there
is another creek. which is capable OF
supplying the institutions with two and
three hundred thousand gallons Of water
a day, he told the caucus.
Across the creek, according to Mr.. Gill,
there is a farm of about 300 acres for
sale which would be close enough TO the
penal farm so that the two Institutions
could be operated under the one head
as was the original plan under the bill
passed by the last Legislature. This
would bring the water supply of Walnut
Creek closer to the institution and would
not necessitate the piping Of the water
to a great extent, and if the State should
need a reservoir it would be possible to
kobtain a plot Of ground which is sur
Grounded by hills on all except one side,
he said.
COST OF REMOVAL
PUT AT HIGH FIGURE
Representative Albert Clapp Democrat,
CLARK County declared that il would cost
the State between S6000,0O0 and 5000 900
to build a new reformery at any other
place. It has cost the State of New Jer-
sey SS.0O0.O0O up TO the present date to
build their new refOrmatOry and the State
Of Illinois 100000 10 complete its new
correctional institution, he asserted.
Clark County. according to Mr.. ClapP,
would be glad TO have the TefOrmatOry
removed to a more central location be-
cause Of the number Of ex-convicts who
were formerly inmates of the reformatOry
ad who are returning to Jacksonville.
Objection TO the legislators who are
now holding State positions taking their
seats in the House today, was decided
upon also. These Representatives and
Senator have resigned so that they might
attend the special session and afterwards
they will be re8 nDOiDtnd to the former
positions. following the precedent Of
Jesse E. Eschbach chief examiner of the
State board Of accounts. who resigned
to become Speaker of the House during
the special session Of 1920.
Roscoe Z. Barker of Posey County was
nominated as the Democratic candidate
for Speaker Of the House. Representative
Thurman A GottschaIk. Adams County,
was renamed caucus chairman OF the
House Democrats.
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