The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14

bsrTss she court. a like step has been taken
ss nsuTs s speedy PREPARATION q the ns e sS
triers Of the issue. The convenience OF each
party e the t suit Is met 6g an order 81 the
You have also enacted f change in our law
bringing an an action is afforded record evf-
cured by the mortgage, with provisions that
the mortgaged premises shall, when sold, be
discharged of the liens Of unrecorded assign.
mortgaeed premises. You have provided ad-
S
yanderburgh, an sdditionalju judge for the suPe-
T TiST court . Of Marion Mar county and by
sge%snt Of the finances Of our cities. and
have afforded to the capital city an OPP
portunity for greater development and more
e enc udi PTSsperity You have so amended
and more clearly defined rights Of local self
government. You have provided for greater
security y to life and property upon our rail-
pervision, You have insured the construction
of better quality of gravel aud Inacadamized
tice by which the burdens assumed by friends
OF good roads In their speedy completion are
to be shared by their nnwJlling neishbors
attention to our harbors and wharves, and
haye consented to use by the general govern
needfHi TO 20 worp tor or te mroysment
navigable rivers. You have so far considered
the matter Of our public exdenditnres as to
duced annual tax OF IL cents upon each 500 of
property and 50 cents each poll. These acts
have have met my official approval n and
whom we NUT ally serve in passing these
acts You have done well, and, as chief ex-
ecutive, thank you for them; but very i'm
pOrtant duty remains with you. That you
may discharge that duty have exercised the
ton convened you ior a brief special session
to-day. Our constitution provides that no
money shall be drawn from the treasury but
in pursuance of appropriations made by law,
Having set In motion the machinery by
which the revenues are to be derived from the
pfficers r. seems but the work Of few hours
and of diligent end respectful attention TO the
recommendations of your own committees to
directory statute applying the moneys receiv-
ed to the payment OF our acknowledged In
proper enlargement Of our several benevolent,
penal, reformatory, educational and Industrial
institutions and the fair recommendations of pub
istence of the constitutional provisions many
laws have been passed by virtue of
which permanent, continuing appropriatlons
from the treasury to designated branches and
departments of the public service the means
necessary to their sustenance. The general
place In the books so far unknown
as to occasion unmerited criticism of
faithful and authorized expenditures. After
two years careful study and reform of the
treasury system of the state, the present Off
10 ee OF Shc
existed. 1t was plainly shown that with few
unimportant exceptions all departments OF
our service are provided for, and that the
biennial acts making appropriations bave not
so much served to fix the payments
authorized by them as too add to
| hair ind YOur
mittee fully examined the recent reports, re-
viewed the exiting laws and conferred freely
with the officers Immediately charged with
their execution. After full consideration of
the facts thus learned and a Difference to the
report of other committees charged with du-
ties of Investigation and report, your commit
tee framed and reported to you the bill for an
act which would meet all the requirements of
m Ine from Apq mit
payment from the treasury. This Dill JAILED
of It's passage. II is not for me to assume that
distrust of officers acting as yourselves, under
oath, or a want of familiarity with the sub
jects presented, or even that a disregard for
At frSe "' iate So o0r as last night was
without fnal action, and requested your at
tendance in this special session to complete
unfinished business of public Importance re-
naming on your files.
without further enactment than that which
you have left in force, the benevolent and pos
sibly the penal institutions can be supported
as required by the constitution and In general
the ordinary expenditures can be lawfully
made. IL IL more particularly for expenditures
% a aase nnr y1u and
domestic, permanent and temporary, costs us
In interest nearly 100000 annually. For the
one enlargement of our h spitai for the insane
has been prosecuted nearly 10 the enclosure OF
a spacious and well planned department. for
for it's completion. Completed IL will provide
for the female insane Of the state and by re-
lieving the present building of women who are
now inmates, and afford ample room
for the insane men. The large
and rapidly increasing number OF con-
vcts in the prison north and the inadequate
provision made for their care have already
been brought fully to your notice. The prison
south, while entering upon more promising
system of controls, IL under cloud of heavy
indebtedness held, In u large measure, by per
sons in the immediate locality. 1t is for the
credit OF the state that ask you to do some.
thing for this class of indebtedness contracted
for supplies furnished upon faith Of payments
by you; II Is worthy yonT eonsidsrstion that
| prison and reformatory Institution would be
seriously affected In Its pioneer work of de-
| ment OF vicious and depraved women and OF
| educating wayward girls into a better life. SO
| long we undertake to punish crime by sep
arating the criminal from the immediate soci-
| ETY. of the members OF a community whose
| laws he has violated and not remove him by
Punishment to n distant country, let us pro-
| vide for our convicts such accommodations az
will secure them within the limits imposed,
and not violate the first principles OF mans
humanity to man.
our agricultural interests have claimed re-
cognition by you and greatly need some assis'
lance at your hands. Your committee have
gained for you full Information on the points
to be considered, and 1 sincerely trust
that you viii adopt their recommendations
and make an appropriation OF at least S250N
to enable the board of agriculture to save their
property from great sacrifice, while providing
adequate security TO secure the repayment to
q etotn ha AZ a furfbQr
legislation to you, hoping that you will leave
nothing undone which the public welfare de-
mands, and that when you shall have COM
pleted your lab0rs here you may return 70
xnnr homes In the full aSsnrance that your