The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10

avoided, and because for these consideraiions
thought u your duty, and that IL would be
pGafy help your careful consideration.
INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
For the financial condition OF the Indiana
horticultural societys Including the expendi-
ture of the annual appropriation of $500 from
the state treasury, refer you TO the report OF
the secretary.
STATE BOUNDARY LINE.
BY the act of February q, 1879, was empow-
cred and directed 10 select commissioner,
resident OF this state, and a practical surveyor,
who should act with similar commissioner
10 be appointed by the governor OF Kentucky
10 make survey of The line dividing the
states Of Indiana and Kentucky, so FAR as the
same Is opposite TO Green River island In
pursuance OF that requirement, l appointed
August Pfafiiin, who was the county surveyor
OF Nanderburgh county, as such commissioner
and surveyor on the part of this state. BY
said act, ID was provided that the commission
ers should consult and be governed by the sur
veys originally made by the government of
the United States, and that their survey should
be ESTABLISHED aud marked by proper monu-
ments along the line. IL was further provided
that written description of such survey
should be recorded In the offices of the record
ers OF the counties of Naneerburgh and War
rick. and that the original should he filed I'm
the Office OF the secretary OF state and that the
same should be conclusive evidence, In any OF
the courts of this state, of the boundary line
between said states opposite 10 said island.
During the progress of the survey, / learned
that the commissioners had adopted as the
only surveys made by the United States, the
lines commonly known as meander lines, and
that such lines aid not. I'm fact, conform to the
true boundary line of the state. Because of
its importance, felt 1t my duty TO make
personal examination of the survey, and for
that purpose, in company with the secretary
of state, the auditor OF state, he treasurer of
state, and the attorney general, visited the
locality and carefully examined the survey.
Green River island lies few miles above the
city of Evansville, near the Indiana shore,
nf Inn rQn
and Warrick
The survey was made in conformity with
the meander lines OF the United States survey,
and is for much of the distance upon the In
diana bank, and is in many places
a number of rods above low water
mark. Could the boundary line be-
come thus established the effect would be To
throw narrow strip throughout the greater
distance of the survey into the state of Ken
lucky, and at one point number of acres,
and TO disturb the rights of individual prapri-
etors. The low water mark Of the Ohio river
is the established southern boundary of the
state legislation, even If both states concur
therein. But thought such survey so made
might become the occasion of a conflict of
the claims and rights of individuals, and
therefore, with the concurrence of the state
officers, IL directed the commissioner on our part
to proceed no further. The survey had, in fact,
been made and marked, but no record thereof
had been made, nor has any record yet been
made in the counties of Warrlck and Wander
survey been filed in the office of the secretary
of state. am satisfied that the boundary line
at that locality should be surveyed and
established rights of the state, at low-water
mark recommend that the law b. so amend
ed as TO provide for a survey i'm accordance
the survey already made be declared null and
void. ] will refer TO your bodies communi-
cation addressed to me by citizens of this state,
volved in expensive LITIGATION because of the
survey. They are owners of lands, the
boundary of which in part is the same with
the state boundary. ask your consideration
of their petition, and should il be found that
the action OF the state in authorizing the sur
vey has confused their rights and involved
them in litigation, ii is but equitable and Just
that the state should be at the expense of EN-
ploying counsel to represent them in that liti-
CATION.
A NEW STATE HOUSE.
The legislature of 1873 directed that steps be
taken for the construction of a new state
house. Many plans and specifications were
presented TO the Legislature OF
1 nSes 6oS no is So% or YOUR
whether provision shall at once be made for
the prosecution of the work. Upon That sub
ject, repeat what 1 said to the Legislature of
ls75:
at can hardly be questioned that a new
state house should be built. This house is
neither suitable nor safe for the transaction of
the public business. 1t does not correspond
with the greatness of the state. 1t is not cred
liable. No other state in the northwest has
such a house. These halls are not fit for your
sessions. Your constituents when they visit
the city can neither see nor hear your pro-
ceedings. They are much better provided for
in yoor court houses: You have no suitable
rooms. You are dependent upon
rented rooms over the city. You are thereby
in that personal consultation among
yourselves which is SO important in legisla-
ton. The people do not desire this. But they
will expect you TO avoid that prevalent fault
in public buildings of eXtravagant ornaments.
The building should be plain, tasteful, sub
poses, and sufficient for the growing demands
Of the public service. Several years will be
required in its construction, and a small
spe cial tax annually will be sufficient"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
In my message to the last legislature, in re-
spect to the Centennial exposition. said:
1.-THE act of congress has committed our coun-
try and the people to the celebration. A fail
ure would cause us national humiliation. Sue
cess will crafty our national pride, and, at the
same time, promote our prosperity by attract
ing the people and wealth of other countries.
L recommend that you make such provision
rs will secure to the people of Indiana and
their interests full and advantageous repre-
In accordance with that recon-
an appropriation of 5000 was
advice of the governor, and with the assist
ance ofthe state geologist, for the purpose of
paying the expenses of collecting, forwarding
and arranging the specimens of the manufac-
turing, chemical and mechanical industries OF
this state, and also of the Goals, ores, clays,
woods, stones, agricultural, horticultural and
floral and other products of this state, to the
exhibition at Philadelphia. Prof.
Cox gave great attention to and bestowed
much care upon she discharge of the
duty thus devolved upon him. The
was not sufficient TO Sc
cure TO the varied interests of our state
4 full and proper representation at the exposi-
ton, and our display was not as diversified or
extensive as was desirable, but in most re-
,pects, il was creditable. number of enter
prising citizens contributed their time and
means to promote the success of our display at
he exposition. and l can not too highly APP
oreciate the value and importance OF their ef-
iorts. The display made by the superintend-
mt of public instruction OF the progress and
of our schools was in the high
st degree successful, and the occasion of graf
ncation to all the people of the state. The ex-
)enSe of that display was borne by the
schools. In respect TO the exhibit of high at
ainment in common school education,
hink it proper to say that no state surpassed