The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-06

with the state veterinarian to prevent the
spread of diseases, and that officer should
The Governor should still have power. by
proclamation, to quarantine the State
against the importation of diseased ami
mails.
Parole Law.
These laws. enacted two years ago, en-
body that which the Constitution of the
State, since it's organization, contemplated,
that THE penal code shall be founded on
the principle of reformation. and not vim
dictive justice" The wisdom of these laws
finds ample justification in practical re-
Slts, shown by the reports of the penal
institutions. In order that all prisoners con-
vieted of like crimes may share equally in
the administration of punishment | recon-
mend that the boards of control he en-
powered to apply the grade system and the
parole law to all prisoners convicted of
crimes that admit them to the provisions of
the indeterminate sentence law | recon-
mend the enactment of a law that will give
10 the trustees of the Boys Reform School
the power to transfer incorrigibles to the
Indiana Reformatory where they shall. in
all things be subject to the law governing
that institution.
l believe the time is opporture for the
placing of all the penal and correctional in
stltuuons for males under one board of
management Transfers can then be made
from one to another without any friction
and with less complication and expense.
Tuberculosis in Penal Institutions
As far as possible, consumptives should
be kept separate. In erecting new buildings.
provision should be made to this end A
little more than year ago / paroled twelve
consumptives from the Indiana State Pris-
on. am informed that all of these have
since died. / shall feel impelled, by sense
OF humanity, to parole, under medical
ceruhcate, all serious cases of tuberculosis
unless some arrangement can be made for
heeplng such cases separate, so that the
and spread the dread malady.
Insane Hospitals.
1t will be your duty to provide additional
accommodations for the unfortunate insane
wards of the State. My attention has been
called to the lax provision OF law for adj
mission to the insane hospitals. No insane
person should be admitted as a ward of
the State who is not a legal resident of
the same / would recommend additions To
the present hospitals. instead of a new hos
pital located on a new site. as this would
necessitate augmented expenses on account
or the purchase of new location and a new
board OF officers and managers.
Good Reads.
Good roads are indispensable to progress
ard development. The highest attachments
In rural life socially, mentally or financially,
cannot be attained when bad roads abound
Discomfort with country life is the fruitage
of the thralldom of mud roads. Two years
ego l said to the General Assembly that
while the road laws needed improving,
their execution needed revolution" The
same need exists to-day in an aggravated
form. The law requiring the road super
visor to work all able-bodied men on the
highways during the months of April. May
ana June, in many instances, is not faith
iully enforced, and in some cases absolutely
ignored.
The average road levy by the township
trustee : "A he
raises q vast revenue, which is not expended
with Judgment and fidelity. The railroads
of the State are assessed. in round numbers.
at Sl54,C0O.eoa This would create a revenue
of nearly 100000. This is Harmed out be-
tween the railroads and the supervisor A
discount is made to the railroad. the go
between" makes his thousands. some of the
supervisors profit by the method, and the
cause of good roads suffers. The farmer is
allowed 10 work out his road tax often by a
slipshod method, which if pursued by a road
contractor, would end in bankruptcy. The
supervisor should be held under bond to
faithfully execute the duties of his Office.
He should be given power to compel every
man owing service to the highways under
the law to perform the same All road tax
should be paid in cash, reserving to the
payer the right to work out the same. for
which he should be paid in cash. provided
he responds to the call of the supervisor
when given the opportunity TO perform such
work, and accepting the lawful price for
such services.
Soldiers Monument.
Inc state has SHOWN great iDeTdhIy III
the vast amount of money it has expended
in the erection of a monument to her brave
sons in the years to come this monument
will do more than commemorate the valor
and sacrifice of our patriotic soldiers; it will
also attest the appreciation of such service
by all the people Of the State This monu-
ment has been so long in construction that
the managerial expenses amount TO a vast
sum. An appropriation should be made for
the completion of this work, with a specific
provision that 1t SHALL be done within a
stipulated time in order that the expense
Of supervision of construction may cease.
The Legislature has the right and power
TO determine for what purposes the State
Capitol shall be used. 1t would relieve the
custodian of much embarrassment if the
Legislature would direct him as TO his du-