The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-03-03

; crs " other kinds OF property subject I,
taxation.
! now respectfully call attention I,
that communication. and rrnew the re
colnlucmdaiiom.
A joint committc az roth Houses aid
cd lay The Governor examined the qucs
tion and were aslomisl,cd NJ the result
I As am example. road running through
the northern part Of Ohio and this State
MAS found 10 be assessed in Ohio At SIS.
UU0 per mile. which Was not near lis val
uc, while in Indiana the same ru-asl is as
ses-esl at $1,000 per mile. In this case
there should be added $2.5OO,OUO to ths
assessment OF single road. A bill Was
introduced by Mr.. Stone tsince rc~igncsl)
which would have passed and rcnsedicd
these '-glariny defects
sixth IlailrOads- There was q gene
raj demand for . law regulating local
fteights on railroads. A hill for this
purpose had been printed and was made
the special order OF the House for To-
morrow. Ii would have CONCERNED 10
the Constitution, aud would have passed
both houses next week. and would have
ended the unjust discrimination which
railroads have made for years against
local freights.
Seventh Patent Right SwindIers.-A
bill OF the House wOnld have passed al
most without opposition, giving to the
person who signs note for . patent the
right to make full defence to ii. notwith-
standing il had been assigned and re-
quircd suit 10 be brought in the county
where the maker OF the note resides.
This was necessary law.
Eighth -llarnabas llObbs.-A specisl
committee was inquiring into the qucs-
ton why the printing vi the present SUI
pcrintcndemts report costs about eleven
thousand dollars, while the printing Of
Professor H0ss' report cost but about
q 800. The committee had found an
over payment Of &2.CO9 aud had mot
completed their investigations.
Ninth The Insane From every
county and township i'm tic State come
up an appeal for provision for the poor
and unfortunate iusane. Governor Ba-
kcr in his message states that not more
than Onc-third Of tic insane can he cared
tor at tho Hospital, and il is . disgrace
full fact that our jails and poor houses
are filled with inrurable insane, who
ought to be in the Asylum.
The Committee Of the House on Be-
ncvo!cnt Institutions all signed q report.
Of which the following is an extract:
I'VE find ono ward not fit for \ horse
stable II is an old dilapislated and dun
gcOn like room, with low ceilings and
no ventilation, which together with the
Missing steam pipes passing through to
other parts Of the house. and about
twenty-five insane persons. very readily
makes visitors apprehcmsive that thev
arc near Tic internal regions Mr..
Speaker, this ward should be abandoned
and condemned IS an improper place Ia
put human beings, however insane. Eut
this can not be done until room is pre-
pared for the parties who Occupy it,
Within the next five DAYS . law would
have been passed making provisions for
additional buildings. SO as to meet the
demands Of the unfortunate and save
the honor Of the State. As the matter
now stands. these poor women must re-
main in their pandcmomiunl. or he sent
home for confinement in jails with
All the Democratic members. exccpt
those who were absent On account Of
sickness. were in Their seats ready TO dis
Charge Their duty and pass the laws de-
''landcd by the people. BGt they were
prevented from doing SO by the Repub-
licsn members IN the House res;yniny
their seats and breaking quorum Up
ON whom the responsibility rests for
Ills, We leave 10 the Judgment OF a cam
Ind people JANE> ID. WILLIAMS.
jason Is. BRowx.
HENRY ;. CArruORx.
WILLIAM MACK,
w. G. NEFF,
.. IL Il. AEKErr,
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