The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-09
Favors Compulsory Education. ANTI
Trust LAW and Adoption of Build
ing and Loan Measure.
RAISE GOVERNORS SALARY
SENTIMENTAL PARAGRAPH ON THE
CUBAN SITUATION.
Abolish state Geologist-Plca for
intermediate Prison.

Governor Matthews surprised the General
Assembly not little yesterday morning by
delivering his annual message in person,
and thus giving il in the nature Of an ad-
dress. Both houses met in joint session at {.
II o'clock in the hall Of the House of Rep
resentatives. and the lobbies and galleries
were packed. Lieutenant Governor Nye
presided, and the usual formality OF
dispatching a joint committee TO the Gov
ernor was gone through with. When he
appeared in person he was greeted with ap-
pause, which was renewed when he ap-
peared upon the speakers stand He Was
introduced very briefly by the lieutenant
governor and read the usually long mess
age from manuscript. Nearly every point
he made was applauded from the Demo-
cratic side. and occasionally the applause
was general but his eloquence on the sub
ject of recognizing Cuba was rather coldly
received. The hand-clapping was not sur
ficient to have been regarded an encore i'm
the theater.
There are some recommendations which
were not looked for by the people OF
the members of the Legislature. and
some that were naturally expected The
recommendations that might be classed
not exactly expected are that the Legis-
lature pass a resolution calling upon the
States representatives in Congress TO do all
i'm their power looking to the recognition OF
the beligerency OF the Cuban insurgents;
that the office OF the state geologist be
abolished: that the Live Stock Commission
be abolished. and that the Governors
salary be increased TO $500 year.
He speaks in high terms of the financial
management of all the benevolent institu-
ticns during the last two years. but uses
some very harsh language in regard to
what he terms the partisan boards of the
penal institutions. He does not say in so
many words that there should be no CEN
tennial exposition contemplated in the
resolution of the last General Assembly.
but he gives his reasons for believing that
the expense would be too great, il the ex-
position should be sufficiently broad and
comprehensive. and says that no exposition
or small scale should be considered.
Considerable space is devoted an
gument for a compulsory education law.
He shows that if it is to the interest OF the
taxpayers to pay a general tax that all may
be educated. ii is their right TO demand
that all be educated The message of Presi-
dent Cleveland is quoted to show that the
only hope for relief from trusts is in State
legislation and 1t is urged that some atten-
report " the commission that examined the
building and loan association laws Is COM
mended to the Legislature and the recon-
mendations of the commission are ap-
proved.
Among other recommended are the
following: For an intermediate prison TO
which all persons convicted for the first
time and young prisoners should be sent
for the separation OF the Reformatory for
Girls and the Woman's Prison: for the
repeal of the law that provides for the
return Of released prisoners TO their homes
and the re-enactment of the old law pro-
vding for the payment TO the released man
of small sum of money and the providing
of a railroad ticket TO any point I'm the
State: for the continuance of the Chick
amauga Commission that 1t may complete
its work: for the continuance OF aid to the
Board of Agriculture and TO the State Hor-
| ticultural Society; for "A small appropriation
| for the Indiana commissioners TO the Ten
neEsee centennial: for an increase i'm the
! salary of the fish commissioner or the aboli-
! tion of the office: for a pure food law. and
for a commission to revise the laws relating
to municipal corporations. township trus-
| tees. insurance. etc.
The Governor rejects the recommendation
of the Board of Health contained i'm the
| boards annual report. He says OF the plan
| outlined by the board for entirely new
/ organization TO do the work now done by
! the board: practical labors and investi-
| cations will be of more value to the pub
| lie than Theoretical fancies and chimerical
| teachings OF newly established -hEgispic
schools
The National Guard is found TO be in
| fine condition and the <members and officers
receive considerable praise for their de-
votion TO duty The Governor says that
a full accounting has been made to the gen.
eral government by the quartermaster gen.
/ eral for the first time in thirty years and
that full discharge is expected from the
! War Department in a short time. The mes
! sage in full follows:
| TIIE STATES FINANCES.