The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-12
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APPROPRIATION BILL SIGNED.

the Oenerai Assembly yestefuay' IL was
on his returning the appropriation bill with
his signature and in it he stated why he
signed the bill. The message was as fol-
lows:
STATE HOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, March IL, 1880.
To the HOUSE Of Representatives Of Indiana, Hon.
Mason ]. Nfback, Speaker:
return, with my approval, House BIZ No.
$40. entitled can act making appropriations Tor
the state government and its Institutions, max
lug certain specific appropriations, directing the
application OF such appropriations, requiring ac-
counts TO be kept by the fiscal years OF the state,
repeating inconsistent laws, designating the per-
sons to whom certain appropriations therein
made shall be paid, prescribing the duties of the
reference to the payment OF such appropriations,
providing penalties for any violations thereof
and declaring all emergency"
In approving this act / do not wish to be under
stood TO concur In any OF its illegal provisions,
which can eventually be settled by the supreme
Court, but because there ERE would be e,. no
government for the fiscal year without 1t. With.
out money the State would be in a revolutionary
the expenses of the State nor the benevolent and
reformatory institutions could be sustained.
This act is revolutionary In character and at
tempts TO force the executive department to
carry on the State government without money,
or submit to the dictation OF the legislative de-
partment in the recent appointments and cleo
ton by the General Assembly. The following
quotations will show the character OF the pro-
visions to which refer.
"EOr salary or nNe supreme court COmlnlSSlOu-
ers at four thousand dollars each per anDum,
the sum OF twenty thousand dollars"
For salary of janitor, to be appointed by the
Librarian, six hundred dollars; the several
sums appropriated by this act for said State Ii
brarians office shall be paid 10 Jacob p. Dunn,
the State Librarian, elected and appointed by
fee appointed pursuant to an act of the General
Assembly, in case OF the death, removal from the
State or resignation of said state Librarian, anu
TO no other person or persons"
"Eleven hundred dollars to William A. Peelle,
jr. chief of said bureau OF statistics, elected by
this General Assembly, or to his successor in OF,
flee, appointed pursuant to an act OF the General
Assembly, in case of the death, removal from the
State, or resignation of said Peelle, and TO 10
other person or persons"
"For the Hospital for the Insane, Of both male
and female departments, $26O,o00 shall be
paid to the treasurer OF the board OF trustees
Thomas Markey, Zachariah L. Hauser, trustees of
said Hospital for the Insane, elected and ap-
pointed by the General Assembly, or by their
successors in Office appointed pursuant to an act
of the General Assembly in case OF the death,
removal from the State, or resignation of said
trustees. or either of them. and to no other per-
son or persons"
"Eighty-five thousand dollars to be paid to the
treasurer of the Northern Hospital for the In
David Uhi, Lester F. Baker and David Hougi,
trustees of said Northern Hospital, elected and
appointed by the General Assembly, or by their
successors in Office, appointed pursuant to an act
of the General Assembly in case of the death, re-
mOval from the State or resignation OF said Trus-
tees or either OF them. and to no other person or
"For the Insane Hospital at Richmond $S4,-
600 shall be appropriated to the treasurer elected
or appointed by George w; Koontz, M g; Ben
pital, elected by the General Assembly, or by
their successors in office, appointed pursuant to
an act of the General Assembly in case OF death,
removal from the State or resignation Of said
trustees or either of them"
"Eighty-four thousand dollars for the Insane
Hospital Mt Evansville shall be paid to the treas
urer of the board of trustees, elected or APP
pointed by William Rahm, jr., Tolliver Wertz and
Perry Blue, trustees OF said Southern Hos
Assembly, or by their successors in office,
appointed pursuant to an act of the General As
sembly in case of the death, removal from the
State or resignation OF said trustees. and TO no
other person or persons"
'Twenty-eight thousand dollars for the Institu-
ton of the Blind shall be paid to the treasurer OF
Cullen and John Riley, trustees of said institu-
ton. elected and appointed by this General As
pursuant to an act of the General Assembly in
case of the death, removal from the State OF
resignation of said trustees either of them, and
For the deaf and dumb, fifty thousand dol
lars shall be paid to the treasurer of said board
Of trustees, elected and appointed 4, by d: v
Brown, elected and appointed by this
General Assembly, or by their successors
in case of death, removal from the State resig-
nation of said trustees, or either OF them, and to
no other person or persons"
Like provisions are made by this act OF
| $4,000 for the State Prison South, to be paid
to the persons therein named as trustees elected
by the General Assembly, and to no other per
sons.
The sum Of 100000 to the State Prison
North. to be paid to the treasurer of the board
elected by James w. French, Levi Mock and
James Renihan, eleted by this General Assem-
Provisions are made for the payment of large
sums of money to other officers elected by the
| General Assembly. The total amount of the ap
| preparations N this act cannot fall short Of
| 81, 100000, or more than $4,000 ovel
| the whole income of the State derived from
| ali sources. The several sums Of money to be
| paid to the officers elected by the General As
| sembly cannot be regarded as donations to the
for official services. If such service should no
| be performed by the persons named from any
cause, surely the State would not be liable to pay
them, as the legal officers filing such positions
would, by law and in justice, be entitled to tn,
| salaries and payments. Those parts of the acts
which refer to the election OF said officers by the
| General Assembly judicially declare that thei
elections are legal and absolutely binding, ant
| that no other person or persons could possibl.
be entitled to said Offices or their salaries Thi
| is Judgment intsTjected into the act
and Is surely beyond the scope. authority anC
| jurisdiction of the General Assembly.
Such questions can only be decided by the ju
dicial. department of the State. The foregoing
message. as far as applicable applies TO Hous
Bill No. go. providing for deficiency, etc. ending
Legislative Notes.
| Messrs. Loop and Hobson spent Sunday
| visiting the Southern Prison. They re
| turned yesterday morning.
Assistant Clerk of the House Crawley
| was presented with a costly clock by hi
| employees yesterday morning.
The journal clerks of the House and Sen
| ate will be here for ten days recording tn
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