The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-13

ing in the Supreme Court, after four years as
siduous aid of the Supreme Court Commission
ers, submit for your consideration the question
of the expediency of continuing the com
mission as a means of accomplishing
the judicial relief contemplated by the
constitutional amendment and earnestly
invite your attention AS to whether or not the
practical working and effect of the commission
is not in violation of the intendmentof Sections
and 5 of Article of the Constitution, 1t
seems to 'tne that litigants are entitled 80 have
their matters in controversy decided by the
court established by the Constitution. In
many cases they do not get this right under
the working of Rules2 and 3 of the Supreme
Court for the government of its commissioners
The Supreme Court under those rules decides
causes referred to the commissioner upon the
opinion rendered by the commissioners, anu Dot
upon the question arising In the record as re-
CURED by the Constitution.
am aware that the Supreme Court is COM
PEELED to such a course in order TO make the
labers of the commissioners available, out 1T
raises the query whether practically 1t does not
make the Supreme Court to consist of ten
judges when the Constitution says it shall not
consist of more than FIVE.
EDUCATIONAL. AND OTHER MATTERS
The educational interests of the State are
worthy Of your careful consideration and gen.
erous support In addition to the ordinary and
necessary needs of our educational institutions,
it would not be improper for me to call your at
tention to the great loss sustained by the In
diana University since the last meeting of the
Legislature. One Of the main buildings as well
as the library and museum, have been destroyed
by fire. The extent of the loss, well the aims
and hopes for the future of that institution iSSet
forth in the report of the trustees to the Gov
ernor The State can afford by q reasonable
appropriation to second the efforts of the trust
ees to build up a university as the head OF our
common school system of the State whose posi-
ton of usefulness will be extended and per
petuated.
-- Your attention is called to the alarming spread
of pleuropneumonia among the cattle of our
sister States of Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky, and
that our own State is threatened with the inva-
sion OF said disease which is said to be both con-
tagious and infectious, and has already caused
disastrous results to the live stock interests of
those States. Timely precautionary measures
may to large extent save the cattle interests OF
Indiana from the ravages of this disease. The
consideration of the same is submitted for such
action as in your judgment it may demand.
am advised that several of the States which
furnished regiments of volunteers in the Federal
army that participated in the battle of Gettys-
burg, have made appropra tons for the purpose
of erecting tablets to mark the position occupied
by their troops in that great and decisive event.
Indiana had fveregiments of MISUNDERSTANDING
Fourteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty
seventh-and two companies of the First and
six companies of the Third cavalry that were
engaged IN that. perhaps the greatest battle
fought by the Army of the Potomac, and 1t is
eminently proper that our State should do as
much as any other to commemorate the heroism
displayed by her sons inidefense of the Union
upon that memorable battlefield. I therefore
invite your attention to this subject for such ac
ton as you may deem proper.
THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION
I am informed that of the sum of So, 900 allott-,
ed to Indiana by the Commissioners of the
Worlds Cotton and Industrial Exposition, now
open at New Orleans. but a small portion re-
mains for the further use of the commissioners
of our State. 1t can readily be conceived how
inadequate this sum would be if full represent
alton was made of Indiana's material ndindus-s
trial forces 1t is not display of fabrics and
wealth to excite jealous rivalry superiority in
methods of production or resources, however.
varied Or rich they may be- It,is'a Nations am
bition, uniting the arts and sciences with the
genius of advanced thinkers OF productions
of not only of our own country, but all
tions, from which as a people must be
greatly benefited, for while the commerce 81
older countries shall bring thither their trophies
of handiwork, skin and products, the spirit of
our development in agriculture. alone will seize
upon whatever may be distributed to our vast
and almost limitless domain to the profit of
American genius
While other. States have deemed it wise to add
to the sum thus allotted to them, If it shall be
thought best to the further and complete show
ing of Indianas productive growth, industrial
and mineral wealth, to add to this sum in a
measure sufficient only to make sure that we
ishallnot fail in standing where we srightfully
belong, second to no State, such appropriation
will meet my approval
In this connecticut am cgratifed to address
you upon a kindred subject, the mention of
which, l feel is sufficient to commend it to your
approval 1t is theypurpose. Lam informed, of
the managers of this worlds exposition to invite
the soldiers of the North and South to come to-
gether in q grand encampmenti in New Orleans
To this end, understand. a large and sufficient
sum has been set apart. What more propitous
than this opportunity, the first since the war;
of a national character to reuniJe the men
of a common country and ancestry, who, onlya
few years ago. stood arrayed against each other
in battle2 If such a meeting can be consummated
in the fullness Of theispirit;that prompts the
movement our country will be closer knit
1.-THE North shall send down her regiments of
men, not as she did twenty years ago to the
sound of martial drum beats, but to the music
of piping times" Of peace nothing, / believe,
could so firmly reunlte the fellowship born of q
common heritage and which would give assur-
ance that when the soldiers of a nation who
have borne arms against each other can come
together as brothers, strife can neveragain come
between us as Il people. If statesmen have failed
to accomplish what the war assured, the duty of
the hour would seem naturally to belong to the
soldiers. who stood Tor their convictions at the
:cannonIs mouth.
/ deem it therefore proper to call your atten-
ton to this contemplated encampment that in
your capacity as representative of this State,
made ilustrious by the deeds of her soldiery,
you may express such approval and take such
action as may seem to you to be proper, in re-
affirming the pride of our people in the truth of
history. that Indiana, as in war, so in peace and
good will ito man. stands ut the front
Humbly acknowledging our, dependence upon
sthe Divine Ruler of the Universe. our hearts
should be filled with gratitude for the blessings
of peace, health and abundance Among the
great sisterhood of States the history and growth
of Indiana affords an example of development
and prosperity of which we may well be proud.
In all things necessary toconsttute State,
she stands to day one among the brightest in the
grand galaxy of States thatcomprise our Federal
Union. Occupying territory from the broad
lakes of the north to the great natural
thoroughfares of water on the south. and
intermediate in geographical position east
and west, she will forever be within the saath-
way of commerce and travel between the oceans
Her fertile soil varied and ,salubrious climate
great natural advantages, munifeent fund and