AFTERNOON SESSION.
By consent Mr. Deem withdrew the motion to postpone Indefinitely, and on motion the bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The SPEAKER announced the special order to be the general appropriation bill [H. R. 302]
Mr. JEWETT moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of this special order.
The motion was agreed to and-
Accordingly the House of Representatives resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Commonwealth [Mr. Frazer in the Chair:)
Mr, HEFFREN said it would be a waste of time tor the bill to be considered in a Committee of the Whole, and he therefore moved that the Committee rise and report the bill to the House without recommendation.
The motion was agreed to and accordingly-
The Committee rose the Chairman reporting as the report was concurred in by the House.
On motion by Mr. HEFFREN the bill was taken up. The House agreeing to consider the same section by section.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Knox, moved to reduce the salary of the Adjutant General from $1,400 to $1,200, understanding there are fees and perquisites, appertaining to this office, which should be considered in fixing the salary.
Mr. WILSON, of Marion, considered $1,400 small enough salary for any capable man That officer has already been a saving to the State.
Mr. MOODY moved to make the salary $1,500.
Mr. FRAZER opposed anything below $1,400.
On motion the amendments were laid on the table by yeas, 48: nays, 47.
Mr. SMITH, of Tippecanoe, made a motion, which was laid on the table, for a contingent fund of $500 for the Attorney General.
Mr. GREEN moved that the night watchman of the State Library be paid $600 instead of $500, and be required to visit each office every hour during the night.
Mr JEWETT moved to amend the amendment by substituting $500 for $600.
This motion was agreed to.
The amendment as amended was adopted.
Mr. McMULLEN moved to increase the appropriation for the support of feeble minded children from $10,000 to $12,500.
It was agreed to.
Mr. ADAMS moved to increase the appropriation for the State University from $23,000 to $25,000, provided $5,000 of this amount be placed in the hands of the Board to be used for repair of the building.
Mr. JEWETT. The amount proposed by the Committee in this bill will cover current expenses, and if any additional amount is required it should be by special appropriation. The Committee does not believe $5,000 is needed for the repair of the buildings.
On motion by Mr. WILLIAMS, of Posey, the amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. SMITH of Tippecanoe, moved to increase the appropriation for Purdue University from $2,000 to $5,000. He said to make the appropriation $2,000 simply means to destroy the institution for the next two years. He did not represent the Purdue Institute. It should be represented by every man in this House. Each County in the State is entitled to send two students there free of all expense, except an incidental Janitor's fee. Twenty-five thousand dollars is necessary.
Mr. JEWETT did not think the Purdue University was well managed. It has a permanent endowment furs of $320,000. The interest from that, with the $2,000 proposed by the Committee in this bill, he thought was surely enough.
Mr. Heffren referred to a recent difficulty between the faculty and students.
Mr SMITH, of Tippecanoe, replied to objections urged to the conduct of the faculty. $23,000 has been voted to the State University, an old-established institution, while it is proposed to cutoff this young ward of the State with but $2,000. It is not fair to strangle it in its youth. He appealed to the friends of agriculture to rally to the support of Purdue University with liberal appropriation.
On motion by Mr. HEFFREN the amendment was laid on the table-yeas, 47; nays, 27.
Mr. GILMAN moved to make the appropriation $10,000. It was laid on the table.
Mr. HANSON moved to make it $20,000.
Mr. HOWLAND moved to make it $15,000.
The amendments were laid on the table-yeas, 41; nays, 39.
Mr. HOWLAND moved to insert $9,500 instead of $2,000.
Mr. WILEY moved to substitute $14,000 instead of $2,000 no part of this sum to be used while any restrictions are put upon the students by the faculty or Board of Trustees concerning their Greek Societies.
Mr. HOWLAND reminded the House that this is the one institution in the State designed for the education of farmers and mechanics, and those classes are entitled to some facilities for advancement.
Mr. HEFFREN would not vote for the bill if this heavy appropriation was tacked on it.
Mr. JEWETT would regard such an amendment in the light of a rider on this bill, and for that and other reasons he hoped the amendment would not prevail.
Mr. SMITH. of Tippecanoe, paid there had been attempts made to initiate members of this House into secret societies just for the purpose of defeating this appropriation.
Mr. WILS0N, of Marion, understood this institution has an income of about $18,000 on interest from the endowment fund, and this $2,000 appropriation will give it $20,000. There ought to be an institution of this kind maintained in this State. Two thousand dollars is too small. A medium between that and $20,000 is best.
The House adjourned.
