The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-19


sion Us virtue of the provision Of the
which 50 authorizes when
the governor shall be of the opinion that
the public welfare requires il. rs Is
your duty TO provide for the exigency
which has involved the public welfare.
When that work shall have been COM
plcted, the occasion for the special ses-
sion will have ceased, and your adjourn
mcnt should Immediately follow. You
are not in session for the purpose OF
general legislation.
At the expiration of the legislativc
period of the recent session. there was
disagreement between the Senate and \
House of Representatives upon some
general bills which were important. III
not essential, TO the public welfare.
Among these were the revenue and 1
general appropriation bills, regulating
the fees aud salaries of public officers,
and bills regulating the sale of intoxica- /
ting liquors. These bills should be put
in such shape that the Judgment of the
two houses may harmonic upon them.
ask that they shall receive Your im-l
mediate attention. BY virtue Of the act
of December 8, 1872. they stand upon
the files of the two Houses for your ac-
ton as if the two sessions had been one
and continuous. The revenue bill
should provide for the ordinary expen-
diturcs of the state. Indebtedness
should not be created TO meet such ex-
pen1itures. BY reference to the pend
ing general appropriation bill You will
see that the two Houses have agreed
upon appropriations for the state SER
vice. the benevolent. the penal, reforIna-
tory and educational institutions, aggre-
eating about S6OOQOO each year. I'm
der the reapprai isement. a Won provided
for. the taxable property Of the state will
not exceed $s5OO0OOo0 in value. The
TAX will be about sl3O.0OO. Your esti
mates should anticipate delinquency OF
twenty per centum upon both the prop
eriv aud the poll tax. During the year
1875 and 1876
| EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURES
will be required as follows: For the
construction OF an additional asylum
for the insane. $3.50, 900; for the payment
Of bonds likely TO be presented during
the two years. under the act of December
IL, 1872. 100000; and TO meet the tenn
porary loan under the act of March 10
1873, $4,000. Two hundred thousand
dollars of that loan will become due on
the 18th inst. The treasurer of state has
made provisions for its payment. ! do
not ,hink that COOL policy requires that
these extraordinary expenditures be
provided for wholly Ly taxation. !
recommend that the authority 10 make
"a ten WNorary loan, conferred by the act
OF NJ sch 10. 1873. be continued. 1 need
not remind YOU that Tie subject of the
( proper adjustment Of fees and salaries
gave YOU some serious trouble al the
late session. | ask YOU 10 take il up
again aud To make such an adjustment
as shall be fair. both TO the people and
D the officers. As suggested in my
message in January. all constructive fees
aud charges should be made impossible.
bni that the compensation should be
sufficient TO command for the public
efficient aud reliable service but no
greater" Public officers accept their
positions with ,ne understanding that
their fees aud salaries are under legis'a-
tive control except in cases in which
the constitution otherwise provides, but
they have lao ri rhi to expect that, after
their election. their compensation shall
be unreasonably aud unjusuy re-
duced.
i Innv message of January. expressed
my views 30 fully in relation TO the reg
ulaticn OF the sale Of intoxicating liquor'
that now have but little to add. VIZ
are without any efficient law on that sub
ject. Society should not be left in thai
condition.
THE JUDGMENT OF TIE PEOPLE
has been distinctly expressed, as | be
lieyc III .avor of carefully guarded
license law. Their wish aud judgmcn
/, should tind expression in your legisla
, ton. The Supreme Court two judge
disseEting.) recently decided that. unde
existing law, there j. no restraint upoI
+. the sale OF intoxicating liquors on sun
: day. in the night time, or on election
: days, except in the cases of sales Of IL
Q quors TO be drank upon the premises.
need no. urge the importance of legisia
!: tion 10 correct the defects in existin.
' law. The necessity for this special ses
sion is to be regretted. but the misfor
tune is mitigated by the fact that tn
: business demanding your attention is II
o such condition as TO require you 10 re
: Imam in session but few days. Befor
: the adjournment Of the regular sessio
I on yesterday. | communicated 10 th
4 two Houses my proclamation for tn
: special session. | desired to preven
y any interruption in the progress Of bus
i ness. I Desired also TO avoid the ~
I Icasion Tor you TO travel to your home
= 4 the act oi December 10, 1872. prs
q VI z. mileage Tor travel actually pei
y formed. ! have advised the auditor !