The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-07-20
From the indianapolis Journal
Report of the Bureau Of Finance.

ing printed copy Of the report Of ". II. L.
Terrell Governor Morton's Financial Secrelary,
accompanied b. short aii.ess from the Cow
ernor to the people Of Indiana girius brief re-
sumo Of the causes which made il necessary for
him to establish his oTgn Bureau of FInsnce.s
asd to raise means By his own etforts 10 meet
the most pressing Of the public necessities, IN
consequence Of the last Legislature having been
too busy % attend 10 The interests .. the State.
re shall publish the report in aur columns a
soon practicable, that our readers nav be f.l-
y informed Is to the means b which Governor
Morton las been able TO provide for cur Beney-
olent Institutions; to furnish relief to sick and
WOUNDED soldiers; to assist in recruiting cur
armies, AMI in stoI: to prevent the general cha
o. intended by the revolutionary mob calling it
self the General Assembly Of the State OF lad
lana, which had its healquarter. in this city ii
the winter Of 1868. The Governor in his llsc
message to the Legislature advised tia, body
that lie had found it necessary TO establish an
ar email, showing its operations up to that period
and asking that it might be taken charge Of and
carried on by the State.
The Legislature adjourned without ia king any
ac-i9a in reference TO the arsenal, and Gov. Nor
ton sntinuel it until The necessity for 50 doing
removed b. the establishment of an arsenal
By the United States, at this point. To eStab-
lish the arsensI and purchase material tn.
Governor drew from the Military Funl AL
the State Arms Fual, placed under his control
by the legislature % 1861 in the aggregate, the
sum Of 5l76 go 25. Since the diScontinuance
of the arsenel these funds have been refunded and
are now in the State Treasury ready to be ap-
piled to the defense Of the State in other forms
should the necessity the efor arise The total
value Of ammunition furnished TO the United
States has been S18l 652 81, and the net profits
of the arsenal after paying Ill expences were
ST. ,fS9 50--th:s sum is in the Governor hands
and will, we presume, be applied to the support
Of the Benevolent Institutions the of SICK
and wounded soldiers or to such other demands
upon the State as Imperative III their charac-
ter and cannot await the action of the next Leg
isitture; or if nos needed for those purposes this
fund will b, turnel over to the Legislature to be
added to the military fund, or to be disposed Of
in its discretion, although the arsenal was not a
State institution and was never recognized by
the Legislature as such.
1t is gratifying to know that for once, State
funds have been invested in cnterpriSs. Of pub
lie necessity without loss; that the arny of the
United States has been furnished with amlnu
milton in large quantities and at the light time
and every dollar of the Safe money u>eJ n til.
undertaking has been replaced III the Fressary,
and handsome surplus remains. How favor
ably this cxh.bi; compares with the Sickeningr re
cord Of swamp land frauds, AID other smintlcs
BY which the State has heretofore b.en fleece!
The report shows that there has been placed
in tie Governor hands By counties, coIp IA
tons and individuals, AZ Ioa ns fJr the purpose OF
enabling him to keep the machinery OF the Sac
Government 10 motion the sum of $780, .,
of which 500, go was obtained il: tac Ea,t aai
the resjl in r own S.lte. The susee,s Il
Governor Morton in obtalai1, lhls large. a:Hal.,t
O: ia paey j. alike crcIltaoc - himself and the
Safe. 1t shows the unlimited co!i hence repcs-
ed in the capacity and integrity Of the Governor,
10y those who have advanced the money, AMI
their faith in the ability AMI d:spo 3ition Of tn.
Safe to pay all sums that might be 50 advanced
meet che public necessities.
We copy from the report the following state
ment Of the amount expended by the Governor
on account Of the Benevolent Institutions Of the
Safe, for the year ending May 1St, 1864 with
Comparison between the expenses OF that year,
ani Tie year ending May Ist, 1861;
uoep;;a. for the Iasanc.
rxrE<sEs roE TIE YEAR BEFORE THE VAR.
Warrants from May l. 1850. May 1861. S35,652 =
Average number OF patients thrce hunired.
Average exp nse OF each for the year .--S l22 20
Average expense Of each per week -
ry,,r>---. So