Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 25, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1875 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, FEBliUARY 2 1875,

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TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.

MEMORIALIZING THE ASSEMBLY. ADDRESS OF MRS. GOV. WALLACE BEFORE IHJJ SENATE AND HOUSE 12 JOINT CONVENTION. On Thursday afternoon, Jan. 21, the Senate and House of Representatives assembled la Joint session to listen to the memorial of the Ladies' Temperance Union, of this stats. The report below 1 taken from the Dally fctentlnel of Jan. 22.1 The chair announced the programme that had been placed In his bands. First MKS. DR. HERVEY APPEALED to the throne of grace that the Divine ear should be opened to the prayers of believing children Lord, impress upon every heart a desire to do Thy bidding. May the great crime of Intemperance be crushed out. Oh, Lord, hew- Ions. May this dav be the dawning of the brightest day In our life. Htrengthen tho sisters as they speak, that they may speak to ley Divine hOLOr and supplication the chair introduced MRS. GOV. WALLACE, who said: Mr. President and Members of the Senate and House of Kepresentatives of the State of la dlaDa: I hold In my hands a petition and remonstrance from the women of the 6 täte of Indiana, which I esteem It a privilege to read in your presence: and although we have been tauntlniclv told that your minds are made up. and that It will avail us bat little, sail we have more confidence in your manliness and intelligence than to believe that you will ignore sucn a protest coming from upward of twenty thousand of the if gal and law-abiding women or your state. The true men of th'S nation have not been wont in the past to disregard the wishes of the women. She then read the TEMPERANCE PETITION OF THE WOMEN OF INDIANA. To the Gcueral Assembly of the State of Indiana: We, the undersigned, citizens and petitioner)! of the state of Indiana, would respectfully sub mit to your honorable body the following preamble and petition: . "We regard drunkenne-s as a great evil, the parent of vice, pauperism and crime, which evil" we oeneve ougnt to De suppressed Dy an proper means. 2. We regard drinking houses as the nurseries of this great evil, in tempting the unwary, and supplying the means of Indulging the appetite for strong urintc, tnererore. Resolved, l. That, while -e depend upon religion and moral sentiment mating onrap peal to God and humanity, as the grand ele ments of power in advancing the cause of .tem perance, we claim for ourselves, and all we hold dear, the protection of law against vice, pauperism and crime which result from drunkenness. and the heipof law in restralnlngsnd repressing: the liquor traflc, which is the prolific cause of Intemperance. Resolved. 2. That, although the women of America have no voice in making the laws by which they must abide and from which they must receive, or fall to receive protection, they have &it unquestionable right to stand even . UPOS THE THRESTIOLD OF LEGISLATION, and plad with the men who can cross that threshold, in favor of those laws which they believe best calculated to protect their own Interests, and the morals of the society in which themselves and their children are to IU e. Therefore. While we do not clamor for any ad -diltoual civil or political rights, we would pray you, irrespective of party, as men, legislators, husbands, sons, and brothers, to regard our rights as wives, mothers, daughters and sisters, who suffer pre-eminently from the effects of the liquor traflc: that you grant to us the light of citizens and petitions, and that you require every man who would sell Intoxicating liquors, to obtain not only the signatures of a majority of the legal voters on his application for a permit, to so sell, but also of a majority of women over twenty-one years of age, resident in the precinct, ward, town, or township wherein he proposes to sell Intoxicating liquors. And your petitioners will ever prav.gigned by 210,130 women over 18 years of age. repre-enting 47 counties, bhe prefaced her address with the remark that may other petitions bad already been presented and were before that body. Then s be said: tieutlemeu of the Senate and House of Representatives: Bo not suppose that we come before you this day as fanatics, agitators, or reformers: neither as women who would leave the sacred and beloved precincts of home to enter the arena of political strife. Such a thing be very lar from every one of us, and a!I the womanly instincts of our nature rlso in rebellion and utter their protest against the responsibility laid upon us. Eut desperate cases require desperate remedies. "Shall we be silent any longer f .Nay, verily! And although it is not our purpose to array the women of this land against the men, yon will have to close the churches and public schools, burn the Bibles, demolish the machinery which gives to woman leisure for improvement and development, crush out all the God given Instincts, and roll the world back In its hlstor y a thousaud years, ere this movement of the women can be stopped. It is the natural outgrowth of her snfferlnz and enlightenment, the pent-up agr.ny of years, and it must be heard, "Kachel weeping for her children, and will not beconifor ted because they are not." Neither is It my purpose to endeavor to prove that society has the right to protect Itself; that is a self-evident proposition a foregone . conclusion. Or to insult you by arguments in favor of temperance, nor Indulge in a tirade against the evils of intemperanse. Every day our papers teem with accounts of the horrid ci lines resulting from this cause. The records of our courts are tilled with them, and the natural presumption Is, that the gentlemen composing this honorable body have eyes and ears, with the abilitv to reason from cause to etfect. Unt we come to you as earnest. Christian, suffering women, from all po-ltlons and relations in lile, Bppalled andterrlüed at -he magnitude of the liquor traffic, and its threatening aspect, with reference to the liberties of our country. Realizing, as we do, that the perpetuity of our free and g:orlous Institutions depends upon the virtue and intelllgsnce of the ieople, we would ask, with all due ueference to your superior wisdom and knowledge, how long can a nation withstand the corrupting influence of such a demoralizing element in its midst? All powerful moneoed monopolies are dangerous to tl.liDerties of a free people, and that danger Is iecreas:! a thousand fold when the monopoly 1 WICKED AND DEVILISH. In its tendencies. The question is, shall we control it, or shall it destroy us? Already, in oar great cities and large towns. It holds the balance of power, it corrupts the ballot, intimidates our executive offlcers, and defies the law, and it will ever be so as long as you attempt to compromise with evil. "Be not deceived ! God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." You have no right to license and protect an evil by law, an evil which Impoverishes! the land, destroys the happiness of our homes, and by its system of sure and criminal poisoning sends annually to the drunkards grave ttO.OOu of nur sons. Every dollar accruing to the state .irivHi from such a tource of revenue brings a curse with it. It is the price of blood; aye of blood! Ourcht'dren are being educated by it, our hands o cnvprwi with it. our verv garmenU are spotted with it. "Who are the law makers or this landt No crowned head, no wlU of an arbitrary despqt rules oyer us, but we, the people, are our own rulers, and we stand arraigned this day at ih bar of Ood as a nation ol mnrrlprcM. We are Darticeos criminis Just so far m our individual Influence extends, to all the crime and sorrow resulting from thisdlamllrAl traffic, and all over this broad land its wretched and helpless victims are stretching forth their hands and crying to us for aid and protection from its ravages. u-tiikiihnntthdrlc asES. stand aghast at the horrors of the Inquisition, and think all its tfrrihie historv must be the onsprine of a . diceased and ptrverted imagination, yet In the KnatMi niizhtenment of the ninteenth cenlury. In a land of Bibles, Christian churches and free itstitutions, we license and legalise a trade which for crime, cruelty and oppression of the weak and defenseless, put the very uemons in PANDEMONIUM TO THE BLUSH. The foundation of all true law, and good and wisA legislation. U the word of Ood, and what says it? "Do no evil that good may come, 'Woe unto the world because of offences! for it mnat nedabe that offences come; but woe nnto th.i man bv whom the otl'ence cometb ! "Choose ye this day whom yuu will serve, tak goou or evii , mo ui urn. The utmost llmitof your power, em E"' trau vcend tbe will or the people, nenc we pray ir.r this law, recognizing tue rishtof the women to a voice In the Uecbioa of this question to vital parate it from all party affiliations, and submit it to the decision of this great people, and we do not fear the result. Smile not at the apparent feebienesa of the means to the accomplish ment of so great an end. v are all full willing to admit the rower of

evil. Bhail she not also be a power

woman for for good 7 do you not rcciciuw ,7.,iZ: z.jrzz king of the forest and the popr llttje mouse Jost so this nation Is entangled In the meshes of Do you not mmbr the fable or tne great this fearful crime, ana tne WOMEN ARE DETERMINED, by the help of God, to nibble and nibble at Its titan tic cords until we are fred from the power of the monster. Pat us not off with the hackneyed cry that to grant our petition would be unconstitutional. Was man made for the constitution, or the constitution k man? . We have grown lamtllar In this day with the Idea of amendments to the constitution. Nor with the oft repeated assertion that it can not be enforced. What law on the statute books is not violated? Have we no laws for the prevention of murder, arson and larceny? hau osa tn iAriniati. and abolish ail laws be cause bad men will not respect and obey them? i.. .r tni.i thai ft is an attack upon man's "personal liberty" and "in advance of public opinion." What a misnomer, that man's personal liberty consists in the right to destroy himself, and ruin all those who should be near ana attar to nim oj iu we u . uivniv nnnsui.nrv ihnu art t lewel I The local option feature of the law Is founded m. ronirsi iriPA of onr government, "the will of the people, as expressed by the majority, hall fovom Does this look like an attack shall eovern.,r Does this look tinnn man 'a lihrtlcaf An. t isi,ht. nnt hut that anv law for the pretuHmont of crime Is always ptmUv in Advance of the public sentiment of thn criminals, it ts intended to restrain and Whatever may be the status of a majority ol the men on this subject, the women have bten educated, by years of suffering, and nights of agonv. to bo ready for any law, nowever yiy hit itory and restrictive It may be in its provisions. Gentlemen of the legislature, yon have tried license, and the evil grows apace upon 3 onr hands. Now we pray you RETAIN THE BAXTER LAW with this amendment. Try it as long as 3'ou have the licensing system, and see the result You have no rbrht to pronouace it a failure without giving It tbe test of time. In the main features it has the approbation of all good men. None oppose It but the liquor dealer, the liquor drinker and the demagogue, which, to our minds, is a strong argument afrnlnst its re neal. All over our state, where it 1 enforced, it is steadily and sorely closing up the gateways to nerditioc and death. it ceriaimy uas noi pruveu au unutuii iu iw friends, and the fact that It has done so to the saloon keepers is pretty good evidence that it is not a fall j re. If it were so. wculd they ciamor soloudl; for Its repeal? Gentlemen, we maybe Ignorant, but It does seem to us a new phase of legislation, and we would ask Is It your custom to allow the corrupters and vampires of society to enter these hails, either In person or by proxy, and dictate to you the nature of the laws by which they shall be governed. What should you think or the tactics of the general, who would in tne presence of a cruel and relentless foe, abaudon tbe only line of defense which promised victory, because It annoyrd and met the opposition of his enemies, withdraw his forces, and allow them todictate the mode of attack? You would pronounce biru an imbecile or a traitor. Gentlemen, we appeal to you as PATRIOTS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND STATESMEN There Is much In this question above the little party distinction of party. It Is a question of lire and death to the freedom of this r ation. Yea, more, the eternal destinies of the youth of the land your children and ours ; and I can not Imagine how any thinking man within the sound of my voice can hesitate one moment. Tbe consequences of your action in this matter will be felt when the names of democrat, republican and independent will be forgotten. "Our country's welfare is our first concern, And who promotes that best, best proves bis duty." r And there is a time honored book which says "Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord." While remembering the words of our Great Teacher that the "wheat and tares must grow together" until He comes, we are not so ignorant as to suppose that we can abolish evtl, or even, however much we may wish it, prohibit drunkennes. But we can cripple Its power, restrain its Influence, and in imitation of this divine example, labor with all legitimate means to lesson the "tarts" and increase the "wheat." The women of this country fully appreciate the obligations they are uuder to the law-makers or the land. In no country is ber position so enviable ; in no country are her rights and privileges so respected. And relyli g upon yourjustlce and generosity, we leave our petition in your hands; and may you find, in granting it, that "it is more blessed to give than to receive.' tor men and women arc so Indlssolubly united by the immutable laws of God, that you can not injure yourselves without injuring us, and you can not benefit us without benefiting yourselves. "Judge me not ungentle Of manners rude And Insolent in speech. If in discussion of that question My zeal flows warm and eager from my tongue." At the conclusion of Mrs. Wallace address, which was warmly applauded. President Sexton was observed in he assembly, and tbe speaker called him to preside. MRS. A VI LINE, OF FORT WAYNE, was then introduced. 8he said Bhe appeared before the assembly fresh from the grave of her mardered boy, who was killed at 2 o'clock in the morning at the door of k restaurant where "they sold liquor In violation of the 9 o'clock provision of the Baxter law. She appealed to tbe law-makers, not with eloquent words, but with mournlDg robes, reminding them of the results of the traffic in in toxicants. She admonithed all to save their children and grand-children by assuming con trol or or restricting the destroyer, 'i ne responsibility of tbe traffic was not upon the saloon keeper nor tne urunssru, Dut it was wun the legislature. To legislators assem bled was committed the care ot the rising generation. The Baxter bill should be sustained, because its opponents would detroy it, ir for no otner reason. She would say that God m'ghtbe slow in Judgment, but He wasure. God had DLölROYED NATIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS, and wouldn't He do it again. We must suffer for these transgressions sooner or later il they continue. It may be in the way of a famine that shall be so severe that the brewers' fund may not be sufficient to buy a loaf of bread. None re secure while the traffic In intoxicants Is le galized. If this traffic Is to be legalized laK not the fees for educational pnrposes but for a lunatic asvlum. to provide for those whom it win ruin. This traffic is too ter rihi to dwell upon. and she wnni.l notrfo it were it n tor tne nope Fiie nan within her that good migni result, in rort VL'Qvn fifteen men had died of delirium from the use of Honor from one saloon Inn. Loos: well to this when making laws. k'nnrcl Tint legislative reSDOnElDllUy. Mra. Wallace toott the stand when Mrs. Avtiin was through, and announced that the not it inn a wnniii Im n laced in the hands of Mr kennmiv. of Montgomery, and that he would b mit that tnomFiera should have an OPPOr tunitv to inspect them. Then sne man sea an for their attention, and gave notice of a mass meeting at the Christian cnapei, corner or xei aware and Ohio street, at 7 :3U o'clock. Pendinz adjournment, however, there were calls for SIRS. ROBINSON, who was constrained to take the Btand. She wanted to know what a weak woman like her could avail If the legislative heart could not be reached bv an a d Deal from the widow of a for Hier governor, and their hearts be touched by one who had Just coa.e from tho Brave of her son. would ask th.t their lrnniM mi si lit be protected Thn mnu attractive homes in the state bad been deserted for dissipation. It is the brlghtegt boy, the ablest man, whose steps were leading do nward. The malaria is about in tne atmosphere unri t Via infontinn ta worse than the smallpox it is sa pping the very life from our veins. Houls were never so dear to her before. Take the temperance question into PRAYERFUL CONSIDERATION before yon vot j upon it, that your voj nay be registered on the side of right. Miss I ioyt begged to be excused, because more efficient In deeds than woids. Then the joint convention adjourned 6lne die, and the vat auaience uiierievx. Tt t rmoiinfwl that a verv rich bed of nickel has been recently discovered in the forest of Glornd in Norway. Tbe ore proves t contain a f.o rer cent, ot pure metal; an exceptionally large proportion.

INDIANA'S STATE HOUSE.

REPOUT OF TUE COMMITTEE. THE PLACES PRESENTED AND THEIR CLAIMS TO PREFERENCE AN EXHAUSTIVE BURVET OP THE SUBJECT THE BILL PRESENTED TOR BUILDING) A STATE HOUSE. On Wednesday afternoon, the 27th; the committee to whom was referred the matter of places for a new state house reported as lollows: To tbe Senate and House of Representatives of IbeUeneral Assembly. Gentlemen: The undersigned committee, consisting of three members of the Senate and three members of the House, together with the governor and lieutenant-governor, appointed by concurrent resolution of the last preceding session of the general assembly, and authorized and required to procure plans suitable for a new elite capitol, and to recommend the three plans which, in their judgment, should be best adapted to the wanta of tho state, have endeavored to discharge this duty to the best of their ability, and beg leave to report. Tbe resolution under which they were appointed recites that a necessity exists lor the eroction of a new state capitol; that the committee procure and recommend plans having "a due regard to economy in the erection of public buildings," and that the proposed new state bouse Bbonld not coat "to exceed two million dollars." Your committee have therefore assumed, as in duty they were bound to do, that their appointment under tne terin3 of this resolution was made in good faith; that the intention of the general assembly was expressed therein; that tbe erection of a state house would be authorized If they procured suitable plans, and that they must be able to assure the general assembly, wi'.h reasonable certainty, that the plans could bo executed within the limit. Ou this theory they have proceeded, and now submit to you tbe result ol their labors. Your committee can not persuade themselves that so intelligent a body of representative men as those who compose the present general assembly can have any doubt as to the necessity for a new Btate house. That the present building is totally inadequate to the publio service is evidenced by the fact that nearly all the public officers have been compelled to find quarters elsewhere; and that even the legislative department Is comEelled to rent rooms for Its committees at otels, or wherever they can be had ; by the fact that tbe present structure is so dilapi dated and illy ventilated and warmed, as to be unhealty and unsafe; and by tbe fact that tbe valuable records of tbe state are n a building so inflammable in its character that in a single hour they may bo irrepara bly destroyed by lire. The only questions which can occur to you are, whether the necessity for a state bouse is so urgent as to require immediate action, aud whether there are not other needs of more pressing importance. To such sug gestions as that there is danger of corruption in the prosecution of this work, and that the taxes required to raise the necessary revenue will be oppressive to the people, your committee can attach but little weight. It will not require any more tax to build now. nor is there greater dancer ol corruption than there will be in the future. Your committee would be ashamed to believe that Indiana Is too poor to build a decent state house, or that your governor could not find honest men enough in tbe state to whom he could entrust this work. But if any member honld feel that one or even two additional nsane asylums are needed, and that these bould take the precedence or ine state house, we can readily admit it. If the gen eral assembly will consider the fact that the erection of large edifices, like state houses or nsane asylums, is a work ot time, they will readily tee that all may be authorized, and may progress simultaneously, and yet not involve excessive taxation or expenditure. A tax of five cents on tbe hundred dollars ol valua tion of the property of the state, continued for six years, would produce a revenue large enough and fast enough for the erection oi a $400,000 asylum and $2,000,000 state house ; and an additional cent would provide lor two asylums, each with a capacity ot s'x hundred patients. Five years, besides the present, will be required in the erection of a state house, and two years of an asylum, and tbe tax and expenditures thus distributed would not be oppressive. True economy does not consist in refusing to expend money when needed, but in its judicious application to useful purposes. If the state government is not worth maintaining let it be aDonsneo, ana let us look to the general government alone for protection. But if it is worth maintainlog, as we surely an agree mat it is, men let us provide sufficient, decent and safe public buildings in which to transact the publio business. Everv instinct of state ove and state pride urge that cor great, growing and prosperous commonwealth, across whose territory daily rolls the- rich commerce of the East and West, shall be immediately provided with a decent state bouse. The first meeting of your committee was held on the 28th day of May, 1873, and atter a free interchange of views in regard to thoir duties, it was resolved that the members should prepare themselves for an in telligent discharge oi thoir responsibilities, by visiting and inspecting sucn puuuc buildings as tney mient nna opportunity, andbv maklDe tbemsevis. as far as possiDie.aequainieu witn arcnueciure. i out committee, therefore, either together or by in dividual members, have inspected the state houses i Springfield, Lan sing, Albany, IIarLrd, Columbus, Nash ville and irankiort, ana nave examined a great variety of plans, prints and descriptions of public buildings. They have done this that they might be aDie to recommend to you as the best plan such au 1 I A t Lllll one as wouia coin Dine oeauiy, aurauuuy, convenience and economy, - and that their recommendations micht have due weight in your final decision. At the next meeting or tne committee all the state offlcers were invited to a conference with them. The secretary of state was appointed to act as secretary of the committee, and was thence forth associated with them in all their pro ceedlngs. Advertisements were prepared and published, asking for the submission of plans, ana stating tne limitations on tne cost thereof. A pamphlet was also prepared and distributed to architects, giving a plau of the state house grounds, a schedule of the aDProximate space required, and tbe rules aud limitations by which they must be gov erned. A copy of this pamphlet is here with transmitted. Tbe 15th of September, 1S74, was the time finally designated for the submission of such plans, and the office of tbe secretary of state as tbe place. On assembling at the time designated tney found that there had been submitted to them for competition eighteen plans, be sides several others lor inspection, or as modifications of comDetinsr plans. They found, also, that it would be impossible to openly inspect and compare these plans at ths office of the secretary, because there was neither room nor privacy. The state nav Ing no suitaole place they were compelled to rent and famish rooms, and for this pur pose secured for six months tbe upper floor or aiartinaaie's new diook on juarxei siroet. Had the committee chosen to act super ficiallv thev miaht have exemined these plans as pictures, and selected those which seemed most bichtlv. or those of the least estimated cost. But they determined they would themselves examine the proposed construction of each plan, and verity for themselves, as far as possible, the estimates of each, 'iney nave, therefore, spent weess M carfifnl and n'-tHonr. inr-fsti nation. Iiavn required, from architects estimates of

cost in detail; have given to them opportunity of personal explanation, and have made many tables and figures of comparison. And hence they feel that they can say to you, with great confidence, that the plans tkey now submit to you are such as will meet tho necessities ot the public service, and tbat thev can be executed inside of $2,000,000. They feel that they are prepared to appear before tbe general assembly and give such explanations and reasons for their decisions as will be satisfactory; and that you will not fail to appreciate tbe great amount of time and though they have bestowed on the trust confided to them. Your committee, In submitting their lans, as the best under the conditions and imitations of their appointment, would by no means baveypu conclude that they are perfect, for there was not a plan before them they would not require to be modified in some particulars, and we are not even willing to affirm that these three plans are absolutely tbe best of the eighteen; but simply tbat they are the best which come within the limitations imposed. Your committee have reason to believe that they have been singularly lortunato in having presented to them so many plans of merit. With one or two exceptions, all of them have been really good plans-, and in some instances it has been difficult to aetermine between them. Three or four plans of very great merit they have reluctantly set aside, because they could not conscientiously assure you that they could be erected within the sum limited. But it would ba impossible to give you in detail the reasons which have led them to decide against the plans not chosen by them; nor would it be just to d3 so, as the plans not chosen are the private property of tbe architects are not properly open to public criticism, and are to be returned to them as soon as you give your consent. It is not ths province of this committee to dictate to you the form of legislation by which you shall authorize and provide the erection ot a state house.but in the discharge of their duties th9y have been compelled to consider, not only the cos of such buildings aud tbe time required in their construction, but also the methods of management by which expenditures are regulated and which exercise so important an influence u their cost. A loose and negligent law w 11 give room for, if it does not produce extravagance and peculation. Hence, we have felt that we could do no more valuable service than to digest all the laws and methods within our reach and present the result to you In a bill. We have, therefore, prepared such a bill and submit It as a part of our report, and ask your favorable consideration. We have endeavored to provide such a system of management as will secure official responsibility, guard tbe public money from all fraud and waste, and secure an intelligent, economical and honest superintendence of tbe building. The bill la ELABORATE BUT NOT COMPLICATED, and there is no such uncertainty or conflict of duties as will leave room lor leakages. As far as law can guard the public interest,

we think we a have made ample provision. In the prosecution of their work your committee have been compelled to consume time and meet expenditures, and they respectfully ask tbat your committee on claims "will consider the fioanci.il report they will make by their secretary. They also call your attention to the fact that the late secretary of the state ha civen to them a large amount cf valuable service, ard they have been compelled to retain him since his exit from office, and tbat his services can not be dispensed with until the question, of a state house is disposed ol by your body. The plans are in his safe keeping; on him we depend to exhibit them to you during your session and properly to dispose of them atterward; and we do not doubt you will allow to him fair compensation. " THE BEST PLANS. The plan selected by your committee and recommended for your adoption, as the best, is that of Mr. Charles Eppinhauser, of Terre Haute. Its principal dimensions are : length, 432 feet, with porticos projecting 12 feet, making a total length of 456 feet. Width through the center, 240 feet, and with the porticos, 61 feet. Tbe interior diameter of the dome s 70 feet, and its height above the ground line. 240 feet. The height of the ceiling of tbe basement story is 22 feet, or main Btory,. 21 feet, of tbe second story 24 feet, and of the third story 19 feet, and tbe height from ground line to roof line, 88 leet. The style of architecture- is the classic Roman, and lor simple grace ana beauty it un doubtedly excels any other . planJ betöre your committee. In its Interior arrangements there are those your committee would peremptorily cnange. The Senate chamber is at one end, and is admirably deSigned. The hall ot representatives is under tbe dome, a circular chamber, one hundred and twenty leet high. This, is an experiment to which your -committee could not consent. It. therefore. the plan otuerwLse meets- your approval, this- ba,ll bhould be removed to the wing opposite the Senate and constructed in a similar manner, tho State Library placed under the dome, and tbe Supreme Court room placed in the wing now marked for the library. But you are invited to inspect and criticise the design tor yourselves. 2. Iheplan selected and recommended by the committee as the second best is that of Mr. J. C. Johnson, ot Fremont, Obio. Its style is that of what is called modern Renaissance, having turrets and a mansard roof. Its-iengtb, exclusive of the poitico, is 3US) feet, and its width through the center 257 feet. Tbe maiu, building to top of cornice is 90 feet, and. of tbe dome tc top of lantern 280 feet. The doors, sash, frames and shutters are all of iron. The arrangement of space is Judic ious, and it will meet every want of the 8 late. Your committee find some objections to the plan, chiefly that the immense weight oitbe iron dome 1 supported on arched trusses instead of resting directly on the brick walls, that tbe floor of the rotunda on the main story is raised above the corridors and offices, thus compelling officers to go up and down stairs in their daily communication. The plan selected and recommended by the committee as the third best is that of air. 0. 15. X trooper, ol newAiDany. ine style of the plan is also the modern Renaissance, but differs totally in its appearance and arrangement from the former. Its form is that of A GREEK CE0SS, the intersecting corners filled with towers while from the cet.ter raises the dome, all its fronts are alike aud its measurements equal. The length and width are 350 feet each, exclusive of the porticos. The length to main cornice is 81 feet and to deck line 98 feet. The rotunda is 74 feet and tbe legislative floor is appropriated to the state library. Tbe external diameter of tbe dome is 114 feet, and its height to top ot lantern 273M feet. Its weight rests direct on two walls rising from the ground, and the space between them constitutes, a circular corridor in which are the principal stairway. For compactness and availability of epace and convenience ol business no plan is equal to this. But your committee have decided that the dome is too large and the general appearance of tbe building too homely to stand first in their esteem. In ths brief description of the plans your committee have felt that it was due to you as well as themselves to poiat out the main objections as well as the advantages,

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to your taste and Judgment tbe FINAL DECISION " of the question. To the report we append a tabular statement of tho estimated cost. They believe these estimates to be as nearlv correct so it tn t-w-ihUi1 to make them with the data on hand, and that you may feel assured that eacli one of these plans can be executed for the price named. You will see tht they have recommended the cheapest plan as the best. Eppinghausen's plan will cost $1,610,462; Cooper's plan will cost 11.803.807. and Johnson's nlan will rct S1.86S.803. Thea fifflirAa rpnraunt tha mat of the naked building. To this there must be added fnrnianinir far whtrh tvi rwvi e I " -T . be a- fair and sufficient allowance and also the payment of the architect and superintendent. If the above cost of the naked building be taken, and there be added ten per cent, for all changes, charges and contingencies, an amount your committee are satisfied is fully sufficient for tbe purpose, the cost would then be, for Eppinghausen's plan, $1,771,508; for Cooper's plan, f l,994,187,and for,Johnson'8,?2,005.683. But if you should choose Johnson's plan, and subsitute wood for iron frames, door and sash, which we would recommend; or. If you should choose Coopers, and reduce the dome, there would be a fair margin lft for all con tingencies. But, in any event, the plan we recommend to you as FIRST BEST leaves an ample margin, and there can not be a shadow of doubt that it can be executed, completed and ready to be occupied inside of tbe prescribed limit. TABLE OF COMPARATIVE COST as per itemized statements from architect's estimates: Eppin- Johnson's Cooper's. Blank 1, foundation Blank 2, cut Biauk 3, ornamental, etc ZUoVc 4, brick. Blank: 5, plast ering.... .. Blank 0, copper aalvanlzed irod, etc-.... Blank 8. steam, gas and water Blank 9, painting and glazIng . Blank 10, carpenter work Blank 11, tun 865,4 15 00 8212,943 22 108,379 9 539,32800 52L334 00 551,40000 31,500 00 232,000 U0 57,836 70 215,99046 47,926 00 171,624 OtJ 85,549 00 31,387 00 60,873 3 29,573 00 46,891 00 102,903 00 613700 18,768 00 61,360 1 86,311 81 99,271 76 267 52 33,180 00 13,20000 78,08700 13,658 00 75 ,014 3 110,262 00 SIS 00 3,000 00 18,000 00 nels and sew era 8.1500 Blank 12. star.. nary . 51,800 00 Blank 13, miscellanou& 0,136 00 Totals tl,6W,462 00 11,868,803 42 103,SC7 08 In conclusion, allow us to express our gratification at the-icon fide nee manifested in our appointment to this important trust, and to ask your earnest attention and immediate action, tbat no time may be lost in the consummation of the desirable result contemplated in our appointment. Respectfully submiited. (Signed) Hervey D. Scott, C. V. Chapman, Edward Kino, D. C. BrtANHAMJ D. Qlazebkoou. As requested by the joint resolution,, we met the committee' and participated in its deliberations as frequently as we could-, and gave the matter referred tocarelul attention, and concur with the committee in their recommendation ot plans. Thomas A IIesdricks, Governor, Leonidas Sexto, Lieut. Governor.. Mr. Keightly asked for the minority report which was reported. The minority reported that we aeree fully with the bill reported by the committer, and also with the reporta and recommendations, with the exception of recommending the plan of Charles Eppinhausen, recommending in liea thereof the- plans of Elijah Meyers as first choice, on the ground that they are far superior and executed more in detail, and the specifications are more full- and complete than any other plan' submitted, be haying offered more guarantee than either of the others, tbat his plan can be executed inside the f2 000,000,. and asked tbat plans and specifications be shown for the inspection- the Senate and House. Signed by Slater and Glaxebrook. The accompanying bill II. B.- 2663 was then taken up. Sec. 1 Provides for five state house commissioners, to be nominated by the governor and confirmed by tbe general assembly, to build a new state house and direct tbe whole enterprise. Sec. 2. Fixes the location on the present site on tbe state house grounds, and provides for the disposition of the old building, for laying rail tracks iu the streets, eis. Sec. 3. Provides for the employment by the commissioners of an architect as superintendent, and. for the contracts for labor and material, and restricts the total expenditure within the sum of 2,000,000; that the labor and material hall, as far as possible, be supplied wiihlu the slate of Indiana. Sec. 4. Provides or the organization cf the board of commissioners and the rules for the conduct ot their business and for their reports to the governor and-auditor of state on the 1st ot November each year, and allows them per day for services sendered. Sec. 5. Provides for advertising lor bids for contracts to erect tbe building, and for tbe contracts in detail. The section is long, and all points carefully guarded. Sec. 6. Provides lor ths creation of a state house fund, to be kept by tbe auditor and treasurer distinct from other public moneys, and for the mode and limitations of drawing on that fund. Sec. 7. Provides for- a secretary of the board of state house commissioners and defines his duties, prescribing oath and bond. Secj 8. Tbat the architect whose plaa is adopted shall be the supervising architect et the building, provided he will enter into a suitable contract. It stipulates, tbe details of his contract. Sec. 9. Provides.for ths suitable compensation of tbe second and third best plans, the former to bave-91,200 and the latter $800. tha plans to belong to the state to ba used in whole or in pan. S ec. 10. Declares an emergency. Mr. JBurson, otSored a concurrent, resolution tbat the stato house question be submitted to a votoof the people in April, 1S75. Ruled out of orde. Mr. Gilbert moved tbat the report be referred to thev joint committee on public building, with) permission to print. Adopted, ' TEMPERANCE. REPORT OF XECUTIVB COMMITTXR STATU W. I Ca Ts TT . The executive committee of the State Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at Indianapolis, January 22. Reports of work in the various districts were made, experlen ces compared, general interests of the work discussed, and the gratifying conclusion reached that the plsX year had been one cf unparalleled success in temperance work, and tbat the state union had, during the six monts &ince its formation, made remarkable progress in its work of perfecting a complete organization ol the state by counties and townships. The following resolutions were adopted upon matters of business which came before the committee: 1. The next annual state convention shall be held at Indianapolis, on account ot Us

central location, beginning the second Wednesday in June, the time fixed by the constitution. 2. The qnarterly reports of progress of tho work required by tbe constitution from vlceE residents of districts to the president, sLall -e made on the first of the months ol February, May, August and Jiovember. Report from counties shall be forwarded to Ticepresidents on the 15th of the months of January, April, July and October, and reports from townships forwarded to presidents of counties the first of January, April. July and October. 3. Tbat the vice-president collect as early as possible, from these counties which have no; yet paid, the sum of 2j which the executive committee, at K former meeting at Clevelandesolved should be asked of each county to meet expenses of tbe state organization until its next annual meetinsr. 4. That each vice-president be authorized . to make such additional assessment, or adopt some other plans lor meeting the expenses oi the general work 1 her district s the exigencies of the work seem to require. 5. That the three members of the committee resident in Indianapolis, Mrs. Z. G. Wallace, Mrs. M. M. Finch and Miss A. lloyt, constitute a business committee, authorized to act on behalf of the executive committee, in the intervals between its

meetings, also to prepare such amendments to the constitution as experience baa proved necessary, which a hall-bo submitted to tbe next annual meeting, after approval by th entire committee. 6. To indorse the resolution adopted by the national convention at Cleveland r recommending the women of tbe caKclry to encourage the dissemination of the litera- ' tnre of the National Temperance Society Publishing House, consisting of books, tracts, tbe "National Temperance Advocate and Youth's Temperance Banner, J N. S;earns, 58 Reader street, New York, general agents. 7. To recommend every union In the state to subscribe for one or more copies ci the above papers, and to endeavor to secure the introduction of the Banner into Sabbath schools as generally as the Sunday school paper. 8. To request temperance unions f hroaghont tbe state to carry out. as far as practicable in their respective localities, tbe suggestions contained in the plan of work submitted at the Cleveland convention. V. With grateful acknowledgment to the press of the state lor the inestimable Be r vice it has rendered us and tbe cause of temperance in general, to respectfully request the Indianapolis Sentinel, Journal and News to publish) the official report of this meeting; and the county papers of tbe state to copy it for the information of ths State Union gen erally. The- resignation of Mrs. Prof. Ilodgen of tbe ninth district, on account of continued ill health, was accepted, and Mrs. J. Jones, of Terre Haute, appointed to fill the vacancy, Tbe treasurer elected not having signified her acceptance of the position Miss A. Hoyt was appointed to serve as such until the annual meeting. Mrs. Z. G. Wallace, Pres. Mrs. M. M. Finch, Secretary. NOVELTIES IN MEDICAL SClENCK. INTERESTING) SCIENTIFIC DEVEIJOPMENTS WITH A GALVANIC BATTERY ON THE IiODT' OF A EXECUTED MURDERER. A Philadelphia dispatch to the New York. Times, dated 25tb,says tbat after the execution of Uoidenblut, the murderer, there be--ing no -claimant for the body, tbe corpse was placed in charge of Dr. F. F. Maury, who desired to establish certain scientificpoints as yet unsolved. Tbe body wasakento Jefferson Medical College- this afternoon. Where Drs. W. W. Keen, Carl Seiler, Thomas G. Morton, F. F. Maury,, and Thomas S. Kirkbride,. began a series- ot experiments which lasted several hours, and revealed some important facts. It bad been sugges- . ted by Dr. S-Weir Mitchell, one of the ablest investigators, to Dr. Keen, that a case recently developed in London, as to that efiect ot tumors, especially aneurisms, on the vocal chords, should be made the subject of scientific inqairy,and It was intended . to experiment upon one of the brute creation.. This intention, was abandoned when it became known, that the bodyof the murderer could be procured for this purpose. Operation were conducted by Dr. Keeri, who stated this evening that he first dissected the chords of the neck, . which connected with the larynx, and galvanized each, in turn, to determine whether they acted separately or combined, on one -or both sides. For instance, wtien the left, chord was galvanized that only responded,, and the same was tbe case with the rigt.. lie found tbat there was no crossing of chorda from one Bide to the other, aud that, the action cf each was distinct andJndependent. THE MOVEMENT CF rTESVES AJSlJ MUPCLE could be plainly seen by means of a small " laryngeal mirror, inserted in th throat,, and the results are undoubtedly perfect The doctor also examined and galvanized separately, tbe external and intercostal muscles between the. ribs, and found that their function was notuniform.but different. The question has been a matier of doubt among medical men,, but the discovery by Dr. Keen that the external muscles aro for expiration and the internal for inspiration, will settle the dispute. It has been bcLeved . by some that by the application of galvanism, vitality cau in a msasure be revived.. This impression's totally incorrect, for while tbe .-. application of a battery to the frame of a dead man from whom life has been axtinct for a short time will serve ta produce muscular action, tho-result ehows that only a portion of the body, and aot the brain, is excited by external power Theso- experiments reveal novelties in medical science, aad so far as known no results so. satisfactory have hitbcfto attended similar investigation. The last English papers report tie Shaker community nar Lymiagton, England, as still holding together. An attempt to prove the leader, M&ther Girling, insane, failed. The friends of some ci tbe yonrjger mem-' bers have taken thena home,, but the remainder, Including 80. adult Shakers, eieep on the straw in th barn where they first took refuge, and subsist on scanty local charity. Much of their property has been stolen. Their late borne, New Forest Ixxlge, has beea sold at auction for 1,349. It is stated that the owner of the barn, where they now are, ia likely to be indieted for over crowding, a od tbat the Hon, Aubeson Herbert, who lives near by, has offered the Shakers some outbuildings as places of refuge. They are suffering from exposure toweather, which is said to be exceedingly c old. A paper on Christ's Supernaturalism Scientifically Considered," by the Rev. Augustus Blauvelt, in the forthcoming Scribner's, will attract no less attention than the previous papers from the same pen. With this article, and the republication by Roberts Brothers of the mnch discussed English work on "Supernatural Religion," we are ikely to have transplanted to our shores a subject of debate which almost divides the religious field with Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet. Of this last about 150,000 copies have been sold.