Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-07

reached Il then became obvou- that our &C ounts
would DOT b. settled aud atu-,ed BY tbe lss day q
June, 1851. 20 a. % Be . ic Undated and Determined
within the meaning % the Act % Congress, - before
quoted and taa,, ater al or set-on against The tax
wss about 70 AL
Accordingly. brought the mater to the attention
Of our Congressional delegation, and asked them n
procure, possible. such legislation a. would iscih
tate the settlement o. our accounts. and that could
Mt - done procure the extension Of the time 10
which accounts could be aled zna ssftsnents made.
thst the advantage ofihe set-od need not be lost
Afer much trouble sad delay. they procured the
| psssaz@ Of an Act. which approved on the lsih
day Of May, ls62 the concluding paft Of which = A.
| follows " Provided, that IN ease q such release.
slcn state TER tory or ID -trct shall ce allowed the
same aoaen1eni o. me arDo' NJ 90 sueh Tax as Woui
| be allowed m ease u the payment q the same IN
money, shnl De construed - applying - -ucu
claims 81 Siae- FOR reimbursement u expenses IN
| Cured by them 10 enrolling, suo-lstng, c'oinlng
ing - troop employet IN slding 20 suppress the
present in-urr ctioa against the United states A.
4 shs bs lied WITH The proper oicer' oi the lliel
States before the thireth Of July And IN 81 h
case the abatement Of hteen per centum shall b.
made on such portion % said tax may be paid 10y
the allowance oil such claims N whole or IN part The
same Il the hna snd liquidation there
OF hal been made before the thirtieth OF June
THIS al heale the difficulty and under i We have
hled With the proper officers, snterlor 70 ths on OF
July tsCs cIsin sgsnst the United states, due TO
the STATE, more than enough 10 cover the smount Of
tax due rom the state, after deductns the hllTen
per cent from the gross amount.
BY this oPerasi n, the state has saved teen per
cent. OF the Original amount which = Si5o'5l 80, re-
duClng the amount from syOi, SIS 20 10 S7t5lH 3,
and the latter set-off and paid by our advances
The arrange 1nent is mutually sdyantxgeous 10 the
State and renersl Government II would do the
Government no good q draw 4 large amount OF
money from The people o. the STATE for taxes ~hle
which lndebte lness must sometime be pad 10y
money raised by taxation Besides this, the Govern
ment was condition u reimburse the state IN
the full amount Of her advances, and II these 80
not used 10 pay the direct tax, the tax
must have been collected rom the people OF indian
Immediately, while the advances would, IN all PROB
: stgllty, remaIn suspended debt FOR years 10
come, on winch the Government, # Il followed ioI
f,iiv rsrornrnsnd th,f H.. t., sIatnre annroye my
acton and that Of the state Officers the premises
{ This subject was laid refore the Legislature al Il
last session bat no action was taken ~ reference &
II. The settlement Of our account With the 60 ern
ment has progressed slowly. owing 10 the imPerec
| ton Of many OF the vouchers, growing 0at 81 the
haste With which the bus ness was done, and the IA
E experience OF the officers IN the beginning OF The
war At the request % the Department h.ve made
arrangements {, send an Agent TO Washington toco
operate with he accounting officers Of the Govern
rent and ant pate hut little trouble IN hrin. the
= settlement 10 speedy and successful issS'
BENEVOLENT nsrnurioss
| he Iase Legislature sdlourned without ma los
formal approp phi tions for the pp0 toe Benev
olent Institutions, snd The fenitentAr os- without
attempting ITO the history Of tle tran sac
thai tOdy, tne causes which le 70 - dis
rupiion Il II enough 10 say that II Vas consutut
i ed snd adjourned under such circ stan rs,
ba tn OF Harmonious and rene ncial set oD Il
The STATE. should II be re-assembIed in extra ses
siou re Aud tor III Treasurer promptly dec e.
tia, money uld be drawn frsD the treasury
: the support OF these Institutions, b. O. tLs
snsen Of leg appropriations fT that purp &c I,
. th's Tered no OF e ton athO XII II
NV own op n on an approprlau for the suppor
= o Ihe ehevClent institutions Wa the Gle ar lsgs
suit II the Constitutional PROV or and the BtLtee
CT, a..ng hem ana prov dink for their supper Al.
II very CERTAIN that hsd ID same hbersl con
. ~tru lion heeL adopted regard TO hem, and ths
Penitenuarts, u At ~sh extend TO the payment g.
the ate Pr n'er they would ell have been supported
from the treasury.
As the matter stood, the operations Of al lhess
instruction. Mess il Was the Southern PeDent T,
!, | must have been su>renced, o. mu procure
= moneys ut de the trea- ury With " ich 10 rsr-
;. them fora. I'll Tn j r.teru ined 90 II o-sble
r The honor nd hu rs8ty the Sta-ed. an ca tns
Z, opsr Of the Benevolent Instituti~- hou ,
{ | rof N he Gus ended and tae pc fe aaH securt
. Of he people Of The ate requir thst COW CO
) the Peniten'isrleS hou'd MT he turned loose
| on eeiet bsiore their 'ime The huarcia' rero
viii show tnS WAS gene ron-ly sustained by th'
cons tutei auth ie- OF various couatie ~ msnl
4 private persons and 10y r-iho, raj on,
; | all fwhom ! desr. N The most public m inner 1
|, | return my thsnks Tnc money thus obt' med al
ded 10 The Troh Of the ate Arse nal, sufh lei
- % -uOp rtt evolsrt institution, nj Peniten
iisrles, ,rO cef - al Z civil expe ses from th
!, um- toe duty a. Iroyidi Tor M d. yoy-d upo'
me "a the fret coy Jsuua y. ls65, easi
bslsnc@ ofthe civil iuod in my haade ss.76s 90
The annual rp' Il OCT Board Of Tru'ees 10,
}. Beneyo ent institute ma herewith aid net you
= ON hich t will Arp thst hen he high mr. ce
?. ~ astices ia tente M their cOnsump;if arr
). con d.rs5, tn { thsv have teen csrr ID on viii
more economy, a. NJ iess c,tt Ihsn Al 9ry 'orme
period In the- history. Tbs stsemert am sdvi, e
fuily sust med bv csY nj alton and com
parisoo q tie reports or their expenditures from
q the time OF II r fir estatlishc ent.
y PsSiTESnAaIEs.
The Northern Prison. located at Mich gan City, IL
the one with which have had most To do Ii has.
?, | believe been well and economically managed TO
!. witch much credi j. due 10 ia Warden, Thoms
n | Wood, Fsg and To it, Boari OF Trustees. In This
h connection beg leave to cal the attention OF th'
+ Legislature 20 the remarks IN former message
reference To the construction Il that Prson and H.
n debt contracted tor the Guiding of shops in 1862
AT the regular session OF the Legislature in lsCi
> the Of lO,t0D 10 ars snpro pTated for IN,
purchase OF materials and construction o. the North
a ern Prison located ~ nlchs gan ny lor the ye.
ls6, and ke sum for the year 1852 At the eItri
NJ session IA 1861. the sum OF - 900 appropriate,
for material snd coost uct on OF the Northern PRISON
Il the expenses incurred for the month Japusry
v lsGi.
> .Atthe same session law was passed for the fans
/, fer Of ZOO conylcts from the Southern Prison,
Jefiersonyile, 10 the Northern Prison, but pro
vision made for their return in their labor
| should not oe required. Al the same session
| WAS passed providing that ali persons sent 10 the
e Penitentiaries from counties north OF the National
Road should be confued in the Northern Prison. -
;. The work in the construc ion Of the Prison wig
. orou.ly pressed IN the summer and fall of 1851, and
was found necessary, by the Board of Drec ors, IN
order TO keep the convict labor mpoyed TO antlcI
pate. and draw upon the appropriation msde for the
construction o. the Prison IN 1862: so that when the
work for the wear s6l was closed up there res ned
! expended of the fund appropriated for the con.
structon o. the Prison in 1862, but about 1000 dol
lars. II apparent, then that the labor Of the
I
+ OF the Prison during The year lsC2 for the oil
\ means with which 10 purchase the necessary mate
rails. The labor OF the conyics could be leased
or hired out 20 contractors for the want Of shops n
the prison IN which they could be employed TO
work the convicts out OF prison and about the town,
would be expensive, in the employment OF guards,
a. 10 make their labor Improbable beside there
no authority for dong 40 except "a connected with
a the construction OF the Prison.
las the matter stood, was inevitable that the con-
| Wet labor ehoud he almost wholly unemployed
throughout the year ls62, and must continue I'M
III the shops were constructed; when the Ia
Dor IN ght be hired 10 contractors, "a in other prs
II the shops cOn>true tel in 1867 this la
| Dor could he male remuneratiye through the year
1868. but Il not constructed until 1885, this could not
happen until lSii IL was evden. thai the State
/, would sustain great los by the delay in the
structoH Of tie shops and accordingly the Board OF
Directors convened in the city IN February last and
myself ant other State officers were invited 10 be
present Tor -ultaton: AM after u consideration
offhe subject believed by all 10 be clearly 20 the
neres; OF the state that the work OF construction OF
the shops should be commenced At the earliest mo-
ment provided the contract could be let at far prices,
aud the contractor, beng fully ADVISED of the comb
ton affairs should be wiling TO await the action
Of the Legislature for his pay. The Bosrd Of Direc
then proceeded 20 advertise for proposals for the
work and public lett ng was had. | directed Mr.
John h. Stuuph. OF this city, reputed TO tee an hon
ct AMI spsble binder To lie present At the letting
and that the contract was properly made, and IN
accordance with "a plans and spec tcsilons fetore
that time adopter the state for the construction
OF the shops III ontrsct, have every reason 70
believe. fairly Intie upon terms, rs am INFORM
ei teen per cent d lo~ the orig nal contract for
the same work, Sut az least twenty per cent. below
vhs' the same work couki now lie let for IN CASH
The shops have bcen comp eted, and Nr Stumch
vse again directed 90 exsmlre aud measure the
ment Of the WORK Is herewith submitted l. view Of
tho esry lnpleton Of tho shops. tho BOARD Of Di-