The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-09
TIE GovERNoRs RESPONSE.
lspIAEAroLIs. March 2J, 1875.

..f IspIAEAroLIs. March 20, 1875.
Tss Hen James He-.tins ir-lsasrslls;
| DEAE.SiR 4 have the honor 10 &C.
knowledge the receipt Of your le;ier
OF the 1Sih instant. take pleasure in
icompl ying with your request for \ re-
ply. though my engagements vii, not
allow Inc TO make il as full as ! would
desire. y have regett-d.to cser.e that
some of tile newspapers and rit.zers OF
Indianapolis constantly speak OF the late
I Legislature IN terms OF disrcspcct. 1t -
not proper TO disparage great depart
ment of the state government II is nol
AZ sct OF good citizenship 10 seek 10
bring il into disrepute, and its action
into contempt merely because OF dis
rent from il. policy. Nor is snch con-
duo likely TO promote the interests aud
welfare OF Indianapolis. The members
convened with kindly and liberal fcei-
iings toward tho capital, They expressed
the.s graft fcation at i.s
leaowTH pEvELoPEAKST AND GREATNESS
But when they were mzde the objects OF
ridicule because or their individual or
collective pscu,iaritics. is II 20 be won
'dered al Ii Indiana polls Interests came
- be regs rded win less favor and more
iealoulyI Many 81 the members. par
,ticulsrly OF the iiosse, were plain gen
ltlemen, who came from the farms ano
workshops, They were ROT skilled j.
the srts OF legislation, or familiar with
the habits Of legislative !r,lirF. II nssy
be that they went 10 their - ork avk-
lwlrdiy aud were slow Ia getting % with
liz, hut fhsv represented well defiued
public .cnt:ment, and latorcd diligently
10 ffsme tk- laws in acroriGuce -itl 10.
Never were the people more Ielt'.iull.
Represented in the halls OF legislation,
I OF their opinions and wishes -.ors pre-
!foundly respected by their representa-
tiyes. think tho laws itat were pas.ej
are nearly as the people desired. Com
harrison he's been made between the leg
lislaiure OF 1928, and its work, ana that
of 1875, to the prejudice of the latter.
1t 10 not just The comparison may
properly be made In respect, frat, TO the
ECONOMY Is LEGISLATIVE uxFxssEs
second. the dispatch Of business; and
third the excellence Of the laws enact
led. The legislaisre Of lS72-S was ~
,speci.. and regular ssssion enc hundred
and ono days Its expenditures q,
shown by Auditor Wildmsr's report oi
Nov, mher ls7s, page scvon, amounted
Ito fle9, ,S63 81. The per diem of mem
lbers At the special session Of forty dav,
Va. 1--WE dollars, and a. ths regular sss
sion Of siyty-ons days. eight dollars.
IL amounts as follows:
lsS,,y s',,y.ss, sas' s.,. . :. e.. = y
Making eiss.,s
That left for miscellaneous expense
if9e, s63 80, which WAS for the lol day,
lat the rate Of es53 60 per day.
The Legislature OF this year was II
4 regular session 81 days, and in specia
Il ss!on DAYS. in all SO days- its ex
: peases snouuted TO sll7,se5 IL =
. sho wn by a statement furnishcd ms ron
, the book. of The auditor o. state IRON
i. that sum should be deducted items j
. se specific appropriation biz nct cha 81
able to expenses Of this legislature
sneunting TO t4.S54 81. wtich leave
" the expenses proper sII2.47e .. lh
: per diem of mem ocrs at 81. srieunis
10 Ssl. 500. That ieft for miscellsason
Z srpenses SO ,s7o IS. which, ior the 6
,davs. was at the rate Of st5s 81 per da,
Y -. ,.,...u.nsou. expenses. ls5ls csss
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