, 1873-01-11
INDIANA,


INDIANA.
Sreeidt Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
sENATE.
INnTASApoL1s, Jan. 10.-Forty-six Senators ro-
spontlcd to the roll call.
Tho old officers Of tho sonnto woro re-olected
sp ssxcopt, , tue Doorkeopor, Archibald Anderson
Tho standing rulcs Of the special session woro
adopted.
A Committee was appointed to net In coniunc-
ton With tho House Committee to inform tho
Governor Of tho organization of tho two
Houses.
A Committee waa appointed in regard to mn
official report of tho proceedings of tic sounto.
Tho 11ouse resolution for a Joint session this
afternoon was adopted.
a Committee WaB appointed to inquire What
newspapers should be takon, if my.
Tho HouBo having arrived for q joint session,
tho Senate proceeded to tue hall Of tho House,
cred,
Upon tho petition Of tho Senate, resolution
Was adopted to print 900 copies Of tho mesBago
i'll English, and 900 in Gorman.
Bills were INTRODUCED ono to authorize tho
organization Of building and loan associations
to appropriate 100000 to tho ,Portluc
Of voluntary associations, and to punish
Of public o1icora.
Tho bill to increase the nalarioa Of Judges was
made tho special order for Tuesday next.
HOUSE.
A Committee waB appointed to act with tho
Senate Committee to inform tho Governor Of
tho organization Of tho Goneral Assembly.
Dlom bill Of 1872 il to be regarded as providing
for The pa:'snnnt OF all claims Of tho u.an,hara
agalnst tue State IN full Of al sorviees and that
quis'toa OF whatever ohnrnctor--yeas, So;
nays, g..
;, Tho committoo appointed to wait upon tho
Governor reported that ho would deliver hia
1neasago at 230 o'clock.
Aftor tho reading of tho message, resolution
was adopted ordering 1000 copies. printed in
English, and 1,500 in German.
The message waa mado tho special order for
Wednesday next. .....
A bill nppropriating s1oo0oo to pay the OK
penBoH. OF tho Forty~sixth General Assembly,
was referred to tho Committee Of Ways and
Means.
Tho House agreed to moct on Saturday after
noon to canvass tho voten for Governor.
Tho Joint Convention assembled, wheroupon
tho Governor road his bionniAl menaago.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10.--Goycrnor Dalor do
liyorcd his last message to tho General Assembly
this afternoon. Tho foreign debit Of tho State is
reported az followst
Amount Of & rer cent State stock under tho
adjustment Of la67. a67........--,..,."..s ?,8d9.o1
Aoant of nes pends ::od under liz
regulation OF 1861 still outatanding... 139 10000
fIf31o5V43
To whicl, must bo added the amount Of tho old
bonds issued prior to 1841 tho payment OF which
is provided for by act approved Dec. IL, 1879,
and interest accrued thereon, making tho totnl of
35G?, ooo @ on this score, and grand total Of
The domestic debt Of the State consists of
non-negotiabo bonds of tho StAto isGued to ita
own school fund to tho amount OF So, sos, ,90G.25
Tho interest OF this being pledged to tho uchools
it is roslly no dcbt at oil, in tho ordinary accept
n In fnrr,, 1,,1fu nj Ntotn hall
pay 40 much into tho achool fund.
Thoro is IN tho hands Of tho Treasurer Of tho
State the sum Of :aG07 74384, md tho ,nncol-
lcotod proceeds Of tho State tux for 1872 ii opti
The estimated expenses Of tho proBent year
arc tor tho preselt seasion Of tile General AS
Bomb1y 400, ,00D,I and for tho ordinary expenses
OF Government, benevolent institutiony, ro-
and Oh wnr loan bonds, :7a5, ,28s. This il on
tho ground that tho expengos of these instit,l-
!ions arc the Rane as in 1879, but tl,ore is m
imperative demand for tile increase of tho ac-
comModntiohB for the insano, and l!e thinks Tho
levy for the years 1879 aud 1871 for State
purpoaoB should bn 15 contH on tho hundred dol
lars, and alHo that soma Of tho revenue Of 1878
viii have to DO anticipated for tho extra oxpon-
to tho necessity Of onlarging tho duties md ro-
sponsibilltles Of tho Attorney General, and rec
ommends the law to be changed accordingly, and
that that oticor bo compelled to 1.-Two ut tho Capi
The necessity Of a Bureau Of Btatiatics and
the establishment Of school for thu education
Of foeblo-ninded and idioto children is pointed
out, and recommendations mndo in regard to
to the Constitution forbdding tho resumption
Of tho control Of tho Wabash and Eric Canal
with tho assumption Of itB doht, nnd OF vote
IN regard to tho holding Of constitutional
convention, aro recommended for al election on
tiou also delegation to tile said Conyanfon 4Int1