The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-06

The Governor Sends Three Bills Back to the
Assembly with His Objections Noted.

The Governor Sends Three Bills Back to the
Assembly with His Objections Noted.
The Governor returned three more bills
to the General Assembly yesterday, with
out his approval. All were of that class
which seeks to take the appointive power
away from the executive of the State and
confer ii upon the Legislature. The ma
jOrity, as usual, without any delay recon
sidered and repassed all the bills. The first
returned was that providing for the cleo
ton of n separate board of trustees for each
of the old benevolent institutions. When
it was first on its passage the Republicans
1abored earnestly to have q law enacted
that would take the government of the in
situations out of politics. The Governors
opinion of the meaAure is as follows.
SrATE-HOUsE, INDIANAPOLIS, March 4.
To the House of Representatives. Hon. Mason J. Nib
lack, Speaker:
After mature consideration / return without NV
approval House bill No. 249. entitled A act pro-
the State of Indiana, 0fthree trustees each for the
Indiana Hospital for the Insane, the Institution
for the Education of the Blind, and the Instftu-
ton for the Deaf and Dumb, and to repeal an act
entitled an act providing for the better govern
ment and manasementof the Hospital for the In
sane, the Asylum for the Blind and the Institu-
ton for Deaf and Dumb. and repeating all laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith, and de-
1883. and again passed, notwithstanding the
veto OF the Governor, and declaring an emer-
gency."
The intention of the trainers Of this act is to
deprive the Governor of the State, under the law
now existing, of the right to appoint the several
officers controlling said institutions and vesting
their election or appointment in the General As
oRpably of the State.
am justified in the statement from the fact
that said officers have been nominated by a
partisan caucus to I'LL said offices before this act
has become a law.
ON Feb. 81 all the officers were nominated nv
a partisan caucus In the State-house.
/ had hoped that the officers OF our benevolent
and reformatory institutions would be kept un-
deHled by political manipulations, and that they
would be so controlled on n non-partlsanb basis
that they might receive the full fostering care of
ali the people of the State. and I'm my inaugural
to this body, on the 14th OF January last, 1 used
the following language:
.For the sake of humanity, I most earnestly
recommend that such laws be passed at this SEES
sion "a will command the best talent OF our State
10 control our benevolent institutions, and that
they be placed beyond the reach of all partisan
control.
at Is a shame that such institutions should he
the source of gain or political power to any
II is evident that a majority of the House differ
from me in regard TO such Institutions, and are
now attempting TO deprive the executive depart
ment Of any participation in the selection Of any
of our State officers.
The Importance of these institutions will he
more fully realized when IL Is known that the
entire cost of the coming fiscal year will reach
OREE 600 "a fo1lnWEs