The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-16
The S:overuor's sIsssage.

Union Graded In the black 1llIs.
The Governors MsssRge.
The message OF the governor to the legis-
Iature on the opening of the special session
ia a short, clear and forcible document. 1t
will be easier to read the message Itself than
an abstract Of 1t.
Itmay bs appropriate to suggest, however,
that the governor takes the ground already
assumed in the Sentinel, and undoubtedly
approved by the public sentiment of The
state. He is decidedly of opinion that the
legislature is now in session to
meet an exigsncy, and not foI the pur-
poses of general legislation. He points
ont the fact that the act of December O. 1872,
has provided that the regular and special
sessions shall dovetail into each other, thus
allowing tbs unfinished business of the
former to be taken up in the latter at
the point whore IL was lett.
By this arrangement the necessary legisla-
ton may be speedily effected with the
proper spirit of compromise between the
two houses. To the democrats his state
Iueut in regard to the tax levy, While
net conceding the justice OF paying oil the
DENTS of republican administration in
one season of democratic rule, recommends
spirit Of compromise. AS for the privilege
of making temporary loans which
was granted to republican officials, tue gov
etnor can not appreciate the haste which
is made to deny it to democratic ones.
The declaration that soma reform
should DO made in fees and salaries Is
| also sensibly put, with the reservation
tie temper of the times seems TO have
made necessary, that "the compensation
shall no. be unreasonably and unjustly re-
duced." Temperance legislation, and the
appropriation bills complete the subjec:s
concerning which the governor thinks the
special session would be justified in legisla-
ting.
The governor, in the course OF his mes
sage, takes occasion to hint several times in
the most suave and gentle manner the pro
priesv Of hsste aud an early adjournment o.
the pant OF the legislature. He says in
one placs: "The necessity for the specia
session is 10 be regretted, but the misior
; tune is mitigated by the fact that The
business demanding your attention is il
such a condition as to require you to re
} main in session but very few days" AnC
be closes with the following polite form O
} leave-taking: 81 trust that by a successful
and prompt dispatch of public business
YOU may have the qualification of an early
adjournment"
Judging from the action OF both House.
|, yesterday it would seem as If the republican
J majority of the Senate was determined 4
> repeat the tactics of the regular session
There was tendency shown to in
troduce a number of new measures
and consume the whole forty days il
: fruitless discussion either simply TO max
(. money, or else in the expsc' alton of securing
political capital by prolonging the tiresom
s and expensive forms which they call th
transaction OF political business. The,
make money at the game, but they certainI
won't make any party reputation by sue
l trick. The democratic maj ority of { b
House, on the other hand, put itsel
! right on the record by resolving q
once to confne its operations to til
measures for which the governor dc
clares that an emergency exists
and by setting next Tuesday a
j the, day of adjournment. This action
= highly commendable, and the same polio,
: should be strictly maintained to the end
A number of members have hee
tempted by the opportunity of th
session to bring forward pet measures
Don't have anything to do with one of them
1.-THE House gives way in single instanc
the majority will lose foothold before
flood OF new measures and the whole part
poScy will be swampsd in the hurry an
confusion sure to follow. The responsible
ity for the extra session rests upon the Sen
/, ate. Now let the responsibility for ever
day of additional expense lie at the thresh
s hold of the same chamber.