The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

lIounI Convention inaugural message -
ssssnsisnnl s'sn.enslsn NJ Nss HELD what
IIc ThInk~ rf snr (orncs -stsnc ~ The New
Capitol and What, WA Placed Therein
Tur deadlock ~ the state senate war
broken on the morning ~ the sih. and shortly
III rcaftcr Governor Gray delivered his frst
ana last message. Il was very long and occu-
pied fully thrce hours ~ a. delivery. The
message opens with 4 reference 20 the peace
and plenty everywhere prevailing. aud aiIudcs
- thf death M tnc hare Governor IN nttinE
.cgn~. and then proceeds
ThcCon-titutionai amendments having been
decided not ~ nave bcc1 properly ratified oy
the ELECTORS, ~ remains for you % provide
hesitate OF ia your large discretion ~ declare
that the amendments proposed have ceased %
bc living issues before ti.e ~ pie. and are
1s ansfi y re 81 Eve sss
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
IL 4 nearly thirty years since the present
which sias II" state Mas inereasaa II popaa
tion from less than l.uu0.ou 20 nearly @.oV.NV
The Increase IN wealth and business has been
II its provisions have become obsolete and
that experience under Il has suggested many
important changes and amendments. 1 rec
senc 5ex saF ns q & ss Ssss mois q
further recommend TINT the Convention con-
rial districts. / believe the body would De
large enough. and with the ola Constitution
before them. ~ guide, many q the
Incorporated ia the new. the sitting OF the
Convention need not necessarily be- protracf-
"a for any considerable length Of time. hut
Convention. recommend the revision OF the
proposed amendments. and In addition 20
those recommend an amendment making the
tenure 81 State offices four years, the incum-
benss TO be eligible only four years in every
period ~ four years. the election 10 occur be-
tween the Presidential elections. 80 ~ %
SEQ no god reason why the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor. Clerk and Reporter ~
the Supreme Court should BE- elected for four
urcr Of State for two years. A like provision
for cQuaiixinR the terms u county officers
would doubtless D. fasombly received"
Tfff STATE REPORTS.
The reports OF ali the state institutions for
the years 1879 and 1850 are reviewed az length. 7
and the receipts and expenditures set forth IA
detail.
Under this heal the Governor says:
1ne Governor. IN the absence ~ statutory
the pa doning power. When iudiciousIy ex- /
crci~ed. IL may AID materially IN carrying out 4
the Constitutional intent that the offenders 4
nation. II care IL taken In the examination \
OF applicants for pardon. and the decision be \
made on the merits 81 the case, violence 4
ssaiion u Justice Board * Farions divides \
the reSpun< blity. ana i apt 70 increase the \
number u pardon attorneys and begct sys- \
responsibility = il now stands i properly
the TREASURY SYSTEM.
A long explanation i given u the change =. \
the manner Of keeping the accounts Ok the \
State Treasury. whereby the different funds h
are simpiiied and preserved from confusion.
at 4 a curious anomal, ia our state politics
that those % whom tho people OF the State are \
most indebted for the un~pafing analysis and
ncnt business. after having laid bare and \
its mnutest details Tor inepcc
ton and legislative action. were among the n
under 0,llsc Of n false economy. and rs non +
scQuitiIr. be retired from the public service
PROPERTY AND pBET.
TIC :. total value q the taxable properly vas
was <:<.ifl.9tI. The public debt 4
was. ~ the close or the year. <f.9s ,xs7s3t. not \
having N, been g, reduced during the past two
Iernai Improvement bonds. long past due, have \
Deen presented for payment. but are in X
litigation upon = much q the demand , q ths
be paid. The interest charge upon our entire 7
indebtedness was <-yj.0)s.s u In lssv, and $Ss9,-
sd<kOs in 1870.
GAS Al DfUEr rrffS.
- need only 70 suggest thar you do not over Y
look the Just claims Ut Marion County for ex-
penSes incident % your occupancy of its most \
eligible rooms IN an EXPENSIVE building Ecncr-
state In 1871.
THE xoRrHrRS PRISON.
review of the condition Of the Northern \
tine TACT inst the terms N the Directors \
are All for Two years and AL begin and expire Il
a. once, leaves the prison without managers n
from experience. with IN. business n
until all have len ned: and their experience 4
kucs with them when they retire To make n
the Term three years and proside for the q /
difficulty. aud secure At al timcstwo members
OF experience"
The confinement ofchiIdfcn III the Houscnf X
Refuge SIMPLY because dcs,itntcof 4 home a. (.
ia my opinion. not only "a violation Or the \
pnwn sa NJ mesn a q i sns cdns s r.
principle as well. these hoys nave been guilty /
- no cr me. not even Of VI. ious conduct; but
s,,tah Z, ' n ~ n !" ~ NJ ~ u ~,
stitut On where those guilty 81 crime or vic
iOua conduct are confined. II n true that they Il
apart from tie '' Vicious and incoriribIe. ana
" hilc believe tho management 20 he good.
and the d sciplinc and moral instruction excel
fnc vicious; AZ lcast. ihev cannot c.cnne thss
stigma IN after life u having been in
mates Of the Housc % Refuge universally II
flnemcnt and reformation 81 youths guilty Of Il
crime. or 80 vicious and incOfriribie a. to be
beyond parental control. The same may be i
said ~ the Female Prison and RcfOrmafory. n
II the rtfOrmntory department II the latter i
Institution are children. many Of them entire
~ ton young ~ be guilty Of intentional wrong.
or 10 come within the category Of those need
Ing the severn discipline and surveillance of a Il
rcfurmatofy institution. the very name Of
which implies that those confined within ia
walls have been guilty either Of crime or OF X
such had conduct a. 20 Justify their incarccra-
ton n rcformatory institution. In fact the
and rcfOtmatOry. ! mn clear that Il not
proper place 10 raise and educate the pure
nnd innoccnt child. That they are kept In
lion " M Justification. II iS enough that they
nrc under tne same roof and management.
ihc N'fi ihal leaves there III y. xhtren. or even
mas been an inmate ~ an institution IN anoth-
e. department o. which were confined the
vilest 81 criminals. do not believe any per