Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-14
JUDGES SALARY
BOOST PASSES
Senate Approves English Bill
Providing $500 Raise.

The English bill providing for an in
crease in the salaries Of judges Of the
Supreme and Appellate Courts from
Sc OO9 to 81. 500 was passed BY the Senate
today by q vote Of % to -. II was a
substitute measure for the one calling for
salaries Of $4,000, which was killed in
the early part of the session. a bill
similar to the one passed today was re-
Gently voted down IN the House.
One fortieth Of ] cent was added to the
appropriation for the Purdue experiment
station by a motion Of Senator Duncan.
The amendment increased the apprOpria-
ton from three eiEhths Of a cent as
passed by the House 70 two-hfths Of a
cent The purpose or The amendment,
Senator Duncan explained, Is to make
the tax rate conform to the decimal sys-
TEN in order to make bookkeeping easier.
The Senate also adopted an amendment
introduced by Senator Roscoe kiper,
BoonvilIe. requiring the university to
make an annual financial sta tement con
corning the use OF this fund. The amend
meut requires the issuance OF 800 copies
OF the statement, 25O FOR tie use OF tie
Legislature and go for the general
public.
The Senate passed the bill introduced
BY Senators Hepler and Cleveland per
hitting South Bend to appropriate money
for a city hospital.
A bill making unlawful the payment
of dividends out Of proceeds of stock
sales was passed 80 to 0. 1t was said
such payments have been conn on among
promoters IN the State. During the dis
cussion the bill was referred 10 as "a
real blue sky measure"
Senator Oscar Rats introduced a bin
which would determine heirship in the
settlement Of estates of decedents. Sen
ator Oliver Kline introduced an amend
ment . the drainage laws.
Two new employees were placed on the
Senate pay roll today. They are Roger
II. Wolcott Of indianapolis, roll clerk,
and L. o. Slagle OF Lebanon, engrossinG
clerk. They succeeded Macy E. Wat
kfns Of Sheridan and Miss Jane II. Aron-
son Of Gary.
The bill providing a per diem salary OF
$40 for each member Of the State board
of pardOns was passed, 80 to 9. The
board members now receive $500 year
and travelling expenses. The increase was
suggested as q result Of the new plan
Of Governor Warren T. McCray in hav-
ing the board meet monthly instead Of
every three months.
Eenator Alonzo II. Lindley OF KIngman
objected to the bill on the ground that 1t
might influence the board to remain in
continuous session and he suggested that
the board be abolished for 4 few years
so that some OF the criminals might be
left behind the bars. Senator Oscar
Rats declared that the character OF the
pardon board membership would act as
4 safeguard to its actions.
Senator Joseph NJ. Cravens Of Madison
pointed ont that the board is not respon
sible for the release Of so many Grim
inals
who has been responsible for the
large number OF psrdous ?" Senator Rob
ert l. MoOrhead asked
most OF the cases of automobile thieves
and others never went TO the pardon
board" Senator Cravens explained.
The inquiries we're not pursued fur
Their as the Republican members foresaw
that it would soon bring more light on
the wholesale pardon and parole record
Of Former Governor James 2. Goodrich
l The bill makes the salary Of the clerk
Nof the board 1850 and gives the mem
hers powers to employ an additional
clerk.