Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-26

tee on prayer, reported that the rev
Aaron Wood would ofilciate ut theopeh-
ing Of the joint session this afternoon.
The Senate cane in, and wero seated
on the right OF the Speaker.
Prayer, by Rev A. Wood. ~,
His Excelcncy Gov. Ashbel /. WI
lard, then read his message to the Gen
cral Assembly, which is as follows
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Senator's and Representatives.:
Previous to the year 1882 provision
was madoin this State forannual sessions
of the Legislature, but tho members
Of tho convention who framed our cxis.
ting constitution believed that biennial
sessions, after that period, would, IN or
binary times, bcsuiiioicnt. They provi-
dcd, however, that when in the opinion
oftho Governor thcpublic welfare should
demand II, no might call u special Sos
sion of the General Assembly.
The thirty ninth session OF the cen
eral Assembly, which adjourned on the
9th day of March, 1857, did not pass any
law Tor the purpose OF raising revenue
for the years is57and 1883. Until that
time IL was confidently hoped by the
pcoplo of the Statothat their Reproson.
iatiycs would ut all times be willing TO
provide the necessary means TO sustain
every department of the government
established by their Constitution. They
olso expected that provision would be
mado TO support every Benevolent In
stitution they had approved They felt
That although improyldent legislature
had IN former days impaired the credit
of their State ~ similar Legislation had
injured reputation OF others yot, that
for many years, tho credit OF Indiana,
maintained IN every particular, was Ca
them matter Of Iust prldcand eongrat'
ulaton. They felt that although In.
dlann IN the days Of hor improvldcnec,
had been unable TO maintain tho high
character Ct n sovereign IN respond
Ing 10 all hor pecunIary obligations yet
ahe had now attained TO that position 0I
wealth aud influence among her sister
States, that any failure 10 redeem every
undertaking would bo injurious 10 hen
credit aud her honor,
Notwithstanding these and oihor con
Hlderati0na, tho membora OF the lurI
Legislature, for reasons Into which " u
not my duty 10 inquire, mlled 20 enae
the lava necessary o. snataln tho Varl
Gus ntorosta 10 which have alluded
, shortly utter such adjournment | IN
formed the people OF tho state tina
there was necessity for legiAlatlon, VA,
lexpresgod u readiness, whenever th'
lava could be passed, TO call tho nom
bera together Believing TINT Their
l was enoh want OF harmony nm0nl
4 them TINT necessary legislation ooul'
a not bo secured, | declined ~ eSerels
the power entrusted 10 tho Governor 4
: rall q special eesslon ct the General A.
: sembly, But n now Legislature hay
| Ing been elected, | have ut tho earlles
practicable day exercised th1 power {
which have before alluded,
Although that Legislature failed (
. appropriate tho means which were the
y IN the treasury 90 sustain the interest
J. for which they had been raised, tho Ad
n mInlslratlon md Executive officers Z
!. tho State believed TINT such WIS tho =,
gard the people OF Ia lima had for th
government they had cstabllshed-suc
: their anxiety for tho maintaInance {
D their constitution, and tho support {
their laws, that II was their imperatv
!. duty TO apply tho money In their po'
session To tho purposes for which 10 wu
. collected. From that adjournment {
l. the Legislature, those officers have a.
doayorcd to sustain every interest OF 1t
diana, MS provided for by her constitl
:. ton aud laws, fhoy found that Ill
:. laws OF the State provided that the A,
y ditor, Treasurer, and Governor, wen
u authorized TO procure money to pay I'll
70 interest upon tho public lcbt Bolo,
n ing that the welfare Of the State woul
be promoted by paying such interest,
loan was negotiated on the 22d of Jun
1858, with the Board Of Commissioner
Of the Sinking Fund, for one hundrc
IF and sixty-fve thousand dollars, VIII ic
p. was applied TO the payment o such II
a tcrost After the State has undertake
b. to pay all the interest and principal {
:. her debt, her sovereign integrity d.
IN minds that her obligations should |
= redeemed. Sec. | of art. o OF tho , OF
\ stitution declares that at shall be q
M duty OF the General Assembly TO pr
rs vide by law Tor the support of Instt'
II tons for the education Of the Deaf ~
m Dumb and OF the Blind, and also for Il
NJ treatment of the Insane" NO appr
id prations was madc by the Legislatu
10 to sustain those Institutions, but Il
70 money was in the treasury-the cle
- provision of the constitution that tho
Institutions should be supported, tho G
n fcors of the State thought it should
n. maintained and executed, and accor
Ie ingly they applied tho funds in the
of possession TO that purpose.
~ The officers of the State have be,
rs enabled, by m economical administr
r. ton OF the public funds, to thus I
I'd sustain every department. of the go
o. ernment, and pay the interest on o
ld Indebtedness, leaving balance i'm d
q. treasury Of sl3l ,3l2 %, without ma
ms ing any loan except tho one to which
al have before alluded
n. No tax having been levied for Il
years 1857 and 1858, all the rcsourc
tor sustaining the government,
maintaining its credit, will, at IN ear
day, BIO exhausted, unless the Legisl
en- ture shall provide q remedy. | recoi
rs mend to you, therefore, that as an ear
bs IL day rs possible, you take INTO consi
N. Grafton the condition OF the treasur
a and that u tax be levied for the We
1888.
10 Tho rcDort of the Auditor of Cto