GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate amendments to the general appropriation bill ware taken up, and those striking out the printing appropriation, those reducing the incidentals for the State House, those reducing the appropriations for the Deaf and Dumb and for the House of Refuge, were not concurred in. That appropriating $65,000 for the Blind, that striking out the appropriations for the Quartermaster General, that striking out the appropriation to the Indiana University, that striking out the increase of the Adjutant General's compensation, and that striking out the appropriations for the Normal School at Terre Haute, were not concurred in.
The Senate amendment for allowance of $500 a year for two years to the State Horticultural Society for incidental expenses, was supported by Mr. Furnas, and opposed by Mr. Brett, and at length the House refused to concur.
The Senate amendment to authorize an additional Clerk in the office of the Treasurer of State, at a salary of $1,000 a year, was not concurred in.
The Senate amendments to allow John C. Shoemaker, late Auditor, for incidentals of his office, $3,000; and to allow Ex-Treasurer James B. Ryan, for expenses incurred in sending State funds to New York, $2,000, having been read it was rejected.
The Senate amendment striking out "3,000" and inserting "4,000" in lieu for the pay of the Judges of the Supreme Court, was concurred in, and further, the amendment striking out "15," and inserting "20" in lieu, and striking out "76," and inserting "95 " thousand dollars for the pay of the judges, were also concurred in.
Mr. Brett moved further to amend the bill, by striking out the allowance of $1,500 for Auditor of State's incidentals.
Mr. Walker submitted a point of order that that item in the bill is beyond the reach of amendment.
Mr. Brett - Then I move to reconsider.
Mr. Kimball made the point that it is too late now to reconsider a bill that passed five or six days ago.
Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Richardson and Mr. Kimball considered a point of justice here, and that either their perquisites should be cut off for the future, or those in the part which the Senate would give to Shoemaker and Ryan, and which we have non-concurred in, ought to be reconsidered and allowed.
Mr. Kimball made the motion to reconsider the vote for non-concurrence.
Mr. Walker said he had understood the proposition of the gentleman from Davies (Mr. Brett). He had only the particular question before his mind. He would certainly vote to reconsider and place all parties on an equality.
Mr. Brett insisted on his amendment.
Mr. Kimball's motion to reconsider prevailed, and then the question recurred on concurrence in the Senate amendment.
Mr. Branham moved to amend by striking out the perquisites of all the State offices, which was not insisted on; and then the Senate amendment was concurred in.
The Senate amendment increasing the allowance for Governor's Private Secretary from $1,000 to $2,200 was considered and non-concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Billingsley, the vote on the Senate's allowance of $500 for incidentals to the expenses of the State Horticultural Society was reconsidered, and the allowance was concurred in - yeas 72, nays 9.
Mr. Brett called up the Senate amendment to the 43d section, viz: Strike out all after the word "office" in the 11th line; strike out these words, "which vouchers shall show that the expenses have been incurred on. account of and for the use of the State."
The House refused to concur in the amendment.
