The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-27

this claim 10 obedience 10 the duty impose
.. BY the law shove quoted. but thus far sue
'e efforts have been frui,Iess end unsvailina
:. This Office ". uid earnestly call 10 i,s si
y The assistance Of the Governor. and any /,
g formAiicu which ne may be aSie 70 furn,s
? leading TO an adjustment and payment q
}. this claim. would be kindly received.
/ Circumstances, growing out Of the leeis
laiion Of the lss' few yesrs. have, in man
u 'nstsnres Of public interest. produced unnsu
al embarrassment IN the admir- nistrstion O
the Affairs Of this Office. The r.asnry Law
: and the embezziement law were both en-
I acted With the intention and design 10 re.
! stricf end limit all discretion Of The officers
lbsving the control Of ihs iu,ds belonging
TO the State, 10 . rigid compliance with ths
laws regulating the disbursement Of such
funds. These laws at The time III their en-.
sctmeni, were wholesome and necessary.
snd stiII more so now than ever, when De-
cu's'ion end corruption have become 90 no
lorions 10 all departments Of lie, and espec-
'siiy 20 among public officials.
THE TWO MILLION WAR Loan.
By the legislation Of 1861. the taxes which
had been previously ~ssessed and Get spar,
a. special and distinct fund 20 accom- lish
the ultimate sxfinct'on OF the funded deb,
OF the State, was. BY the law authorizing
the loan Of TWO milIions II dollsrs, diver,edl
from the original purpose, and appropriated
TO ex'"gui-hment of The new debt bv that
law authorized 10 be contracted.
There is no lew providing fund for the
psymen, Of the funded debt. until this newly
created debt Of two milIions shall have been
psid-exd~pt that provision OF the Law here.
BY the S'sse Debt Sinking Fsnd Commis.
sioners ere required % spply al she money
IN the Treasury not spprop pris,ed. in the pur.
chase Of the stocks Of the stale. wheas The
ger Ioss bonds esnse, bs purchased son|
reasonable ssrms.''
snsunssfA vson TINE yunpEp DRp1 o. rHrI
srArE-REAsons WHY IT was Hor PAID.
This interest on the funded debt n The
Sfste Il not sepsrste item Of inde ebtedue -.
known 10 The Iaw in such msnaer - wou,dI
sllsw The Commissioner OF the State Debr
Fund 10 pay the same.
81 much soIicisude was felt uuon mi.
snbjrct. and such opposite views entertain.
I'd 90 70 the power Of the Officers OF STATE !
q pay The interest on The funded debt Of tho
STATE. this Officer entertaining The opinion
hat sherewss no law su'horizine the issue or
warrant upon the Treasury for ita payne :,
wrh the deepest regret thst the fair honor
y Indiana should be 'srnishsd Nv an s?psv.
mt repudis'ion Of her pl'gh'sd fsi,h. chose
. ma'ntn'n what u conceived 10 No the Law
ixed BY the Legislature for lie government Il
md refnsed 20 ssu~ warrants for such pur.
'ose. This rsfus suaIperinduced On sc,,on
n the Marion Circuit Court 10 compel The
ssue Of such warrant from this Off ce Cor he
'syment Of the interest On the funded debt
4 the State. Uoon appeal from said G mrt
o the Supreme Court OF the State this Office
vss sustained in its views, which opinion
vil' ne seen ~ full length in Vol. 20 Indi-
M Reports. and a. fhese Dc ci.ions (ss there
re swc) fully explain the causes which led
Q the litigation, l make them par, Of this
eport. ID
Here fcllows the opinions Of the Conrt. II
'hich on account Of their length We omit.1 Ii
HLiouipArEp CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
Il is 70 be segrstted tho old creditors oil,
he State. the hoIders'oe the funded debt. a
tho. when the State wss burdened By deb, i
pom which she was unable to pay the in Z
'ress, came forward 10 relieve her from The g
'uI stain of reputation, 10 which she seem. n
3 inevitably driven, and made sacri6ces 4
'hich enabled the State 70 msintsin kers
and along side her sister States, should ID
ow be put of. and sII the available reve.
ues Of the State sppIied first 10 the extin. y
nishment Of newly contracted debt. "
THE AhsEHAL. m
The Arsenal, which appears from various n
'urces to have been the Offspring Of the u
300 900 appropriation made By the Lepis-
tuve q il oDoCiaS eaasion In yaca e..