Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 29, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1881 — Page 1

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"'VOL. XXIX. NO. 2. ; GOVEllXOirS 31 ESS AGE.

A Very Able and ExhaustUe Message From (ioYcrnor Graj.

sV; "Uel'nered to tU l,ciltar of Indiana oi I j. Saturday, January 8, 1881. t

Giwtlemf.s of the Gei raI Assitmely ldvine Providence has willed that the laws oi nature be well execute!-, and hence, during the post two years the people of Indiana have been blessed will favorable seasons and abundant crops. A 5 condition of great material prosperity inclines men to be contented with whatever form of government they possess; but when united to, free in-tltuti.ns. II is indisputable canse for happiness , and deeo gruttPido. Peace and quiet, with a late exception, hate had undisturbed reign throughout the State: ther haa been great foreign de- " Kiar.d Kr our products: emp" tyment has la;en Htt". .'ded fora!!; the administration of out public attain has la-cii efficient; and iu all we recognize h. combination of favorable circumstances calling tor the most devout thaukfuliic.-s. t ree. proM-er-uus and happv ourselves, we may well sympathize - with the oppressed and distressed of the. mother vonntrU-s beyond the sea. IS MKMOr.IAVf. ; , Vuothcr hand than mine was expected tq-peri '--.' .i t ni-saz whicn. in iiccordance with constitutional Provision. must be communicated by the executive to the General .smb!y la orfnr that '. the latter mar be apprised of such matters re- ! Lit pi-,' to the atlaire of slate as will aid it to act for ' '.-.he true interests of the people. ai vised thereto ' by Hi-onmoiiiivni'.: re-.iiiriLiidatioti.s. Hut "matt r.roiMj-ci. i.od disposes:" and by one of the events which follow in the train of Omnipotent doing, it has Utn wiV- '.hat he who addresses you should ' turne a r- - ol the gravest respoiiMbility and iiict nv. The peop'e rightfully expect of file ';; Ic,'irate that knowledge of hiri.;. t.iies and attention to their discharge.. lMcu w ould make the task at hand an agreeable familiar resume of aiiatrs roiled with his administration. While this .:.-. would have been eminently i lay predecessor, the opposite inferred (mm mv brief tenure ofotltt-e: ;V (lt it wtias that the lamentable luLsfortnne h withdrew from our midst a distingiusnr.i .ow-cuueu Mtewise aepnvea you oi we.id and capable eoajutor. I may. tnereiore, m ijHiiing of this me-isae. appropriately say wh it is due on this occasion of tue nie anu s'riS,i of our lately deceased t nief Kxe?itive, a 'uore than ti-uaily appropriate a.raiion because V 1 .:i!v is a tc'iinouial due hiru as ahbrhomtrie f-uiif. but in the pn dvceors of the r -xl . p.-re h-- iuU1.h1 for a longer period than ever '. aay oih. r . itien. he repn'seiite! a local con,stitu mv ant began that career ultimately i crow ', t 1 v th." greatest honor of our proud Com mo: v. -alt ". His rareer as a public officer was ' ilruo-;i m rfdy Metpilied with State ntl'airs VKf.d t. exi,r,v'iee gaiiiea uy n iimik wro.-o m t:,. i.,Vier.tl A--' hl r strongly iuaUl'.d him iu ' rhK TJLiain-.vaU e c tpaclty shown iu later f 1 1 V V- A iili:,:'' snecfs5 was eif-ma le. His jT.tr in v Uh was mainly the rugged vir -i.--v.it i ; ; r lite. Lacking the present t rv 1 J s i: Y r.! d young men, he xMmI . J !.-,. ' j? -ti : henseand nerling houwty f !ii, . nie' f -harni.-ter sioiuel ty tne lur of the ttimitive lime In which he grew j t ianhiM-1. His personal habiu were simple ' Jf.- rrotitrs- r unpreietiding. W hatever public i-.Iitv " bore, he hibits.l the psirt of a an':. f-iitiilHl, v.Tvant. I m:gbt eur Pi siM!d wor ts in his praise, but they O nj,-t K" 1 t'.id brihtti'-s tu' the name of an wt-icu rte nns leu oeninu. iic cu vcu ho;iiret dcMiny hr himself, roiicht-iicd in ;i:ini!ig by tidversity. Ilo du-i in-loved J, his death occurring la tili city noon. November 'M. . at completiou of his seventv-.-..r. v.'iiuiuie ooM''iuiT nrrr iveiiuut ."oitivvrs of tht State, th? Governors nnl ti'i i-i;ining State, aud cltizeDof this v. at this city : bv ritictis of oilier Ciintij "-ne route of the funeral procession: by the ns ot Kn.--: I'oumy ana our 0Lsungitsr.ei . r.t ';ti -nti-s, und at the village of Wlwat- : tiU tiiiHllv l.v his rewtlven anU imratHllate l')!-vi iit hM Iiome, w here be was laid lit tv-t : . ! ! ii i'f.i wif-', who preec del him lut a few H thvtr grave, w noe l.r-.s he couia not and over w ho grave the :;ras.s of coining iiae iuts yet to grow. ' Arts of J8;i. Tinediate predeeev-irs clo-1 their lalfrs . ls7V. A nv-itureit ty all act lo iroiC prompt publication oi the acts cf the v-etr iheitcis of the lwo jcssious, .. . v jiume with the "accurate state i liv receipts una e-:pfuaiturt ot llie Aiioney" re-iuirel by the I'onstiiutioii. were he State by authority" within nxty days it, that hythe receipt aud tiling uf the Ktv-"iurvio County Uiey took ettect May , at 4 o'clock p. in., a evidenced by thu lationcf tiie Ooveraur of June 3, 1S7'.. ct re;ulaiing tin workinsof miues. ap-Mais-ti 5, 1S7'., haviotr taken efieet Jlay 1, '..overuor withiu thirty days thereat ter, ..ril by section 17, apppoinUsl Herbert hiirds. of Aseen.vJ.tn.aH Mine luspector. t annual report is transmitted for your ino:i. Jt show s 1 . mines iu seventeen t ountlie Slate, with an iuvested capital of i?, emfloving 'd,-i'4 men and prtaluting tons ot eoal. Tne .Mine livspeetor lens roinjH'nsation trom fees collected irota erntors ot mines. It will be for you to deie the proptiely of paying him a fixed sal-. -ler the provi-lons of the act of March 10, providing for the submission of i r.köiwn AJIITSP.MEXTS TO THE COKSTtTCTIO wtJie elector at the spring election, held on the P..--'i J of April. IKsO, the number of votea 'u AJk f .Li. ea-h amendment wxs announced .TTia ma !.. rA the Governor, aud publi-hed is, Ivüi. In a case arising at a city electiou ' .Vuy, appealed to the Supreme Court am! de-; iuel in June, the question of the ratiiication I ifi.vtion f Ameuduieut No. 1 was ind. and. as a matter cf law and judicial lcd:re oi hLstorical facts, it was held that a v-ity of the electors of the State had not ratle.sa:ne, and, therefore, that such axneudv d not bc.vorue a part of the Constitution. . :U lite unmberot eleetory voting for other 'hi-'his Tropisel was larger than the numi tho-e votiiif; for he first, tho pciuiU: acted upon with refereuee to H. . If the enumeration of male Inhabitants over r-5jt'.;e vl tvcary-oae yeari required bv the tout Ktiir.uon and made the basis of an arportioumenv v 4.lHtor and Kepre-ventanv?. and KepresentaV i:i ' otigress among tee K-veral Counties le uec-Ve.1 as a census of the electors of thesftare -.- 4 ' the ensuing ix years, and an affirmative T--- K i mere than one-half that number be necv to ratify a submitted amendment, the J-m isetvily sohci and camprehende'l by fiie fa)niJiar with the passage of bills thronch . two Houss. If It tx enough that a mjoi1V :;f !tKe voting shall faTr a proposed amend- , itshoul.l Ik mi!)rnittcHl to the electors at a -t t ;d eleetion in order that no o,uetlon could s 1 ms to whether the amendment bad received v! ;ority of the votes cast. It remains for '"i '.o ' piovidc for agiin taking the f u t.f the electors of the State, or U ;fjr Isr.- di.-Ttioo to declare that the rui adruents j r. rsw.ed have ceased to be living ' -sties lei""re 'h jH-f.ie, and are no longer ) wMltin? the a ;tion of a succeetliug General Asf . rabiy or of the Kleeiors. ' I it is ne.irlv thirty year since the present ConUutioii of the Mat was adoptet, during which '.me the sta'.' has Increased in poaulation from 1 ss tan I.ikO.iiuO to nearly 2,oo'.),oo0. The iniae i: weaitii and vulnes has been equally ; vt. I i. view of thefü.:ts thatfomeof its pn .ixis hnve become obsolete, and that experii'.e under it has UL'geftel many iiurnirtant , 1 1 ties and amendments, I recommend tne callX i a Constitutional Convention, believing y i to be the bet mrde of revising the organic sof Uie State. 1 would further recommend that , j CV-nvciition consist of tilt v members eh.irien I ia the senatoria' Districts, t believe the txxly I c,ld le lan.'o enfugh, and with' the old Conutiou before them as a fruMe, i cy of the provision of which t m"d ur.duuVediy be incorporated in the new. - siliiuif of the Convention need not necessarily ,y .roiraried lor any consi-1eratle lenst'i of time. ;t if yon fuonj I not deem it advi-able - t(j call i jnvtjrdttn, I recommend the revision of .the i- .owed Hinendtncntj, ai.d in ad litiou to tuoee uQiacnl R'i amendment making tbe tenure ol . ins st'e ci'lce four years, the iucomleot to I :iibi - orly four years in every peri.d ot eight I f v. tne elation to xscur between the t re.aiaenm , t-le-aiom. aa to eliminate btato from Na- ,' ... aJ politic.. I can kc no good reason whr the , r nlor. Lieutenant Gorernor. Clerk and Re'J Supreme Court hould be elertvd fT '. ea.H. and the Secretary, Audikr and Treas- - ( t - fy two yw. Ali rrfTviüion for siue the terms of County officers would 4ies be farorably recjived. ' ( S. CM FOB fEEBLE-MlXDED CHILOSzk, ' N,v-, .ata at Kn!sV.a!cwn, Puih County, by (he

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act npproved March l.". ISTi, was intrwted to a butrl of three Trustees, coi-gisting cf John 1. Karlv, Robert I. IJrown. and I. F. Ibch, appointed bv the Gorrrnor for terms of f'fir and two years' fnnn April 1, 1ST3, and waa made ready to be opened on the 1st day oi November. Ist The rmall appronriat xm was drawn uron for claries and stationery and printing in the unaiof $ 100.10. leaving an unexpended balance of fl.5w.90 at that date THE ACT OF MAKOU 21. 17!. OJXSTITrTIX THE "FORTIETH JCl'ltlAI. t"in CtT of two of the three Counties forming theThirtylifth Juuicial Circuit, expired by limitation Ks tober 1, ls-so. and by its terms the three Counties are again to be regnrled as one Circuit. It has given rise to some conflict !?lween ihthoiis claiming, by elect ions in 1.V.Ö, ls7 and 10, and appointments in 1 s7.. to b Prosecuting Attorneys for the two part of the old Circuit and the Circuit a newly restored. THE ACT Of MARCH CI, 170. TO PROVIDE FOE ' THE INFECTION' Of MINERAL OB 1'ETKOLECM OILK FOR I LM M I X A T I X O l lKJtsES, was put In procc-ss of execution June CIST?, by the appolnlmeiit of Hilary Clay as State Inspector of Oils. His rewrt for the calendar year 19, rerjnired bv Section I of the act, to be made and delivered tö the Governor on the se. ond Monday in January last was not made, and coiiseiuently the information expected iruni that source can not be communicated to you. THE BfUEAC OR DV.rARTMEXT OF STATISTICS AXI iEO!.Oi.T, evfablivhed bv the act ol .varcli Z. IsT'J,' was made an active ageiit for the collection and dissemination of the information contemplated by the appointment of John Collet t. a suiuible and eminently cp-ialitied person, to act as chitf. His

hrst ai.nual reistrt. nt-civea .viarcn 1, iw, nuu publLslied in a volume of -l' page, conbtlns lnurÄgeheral and detailed Iufinaatun ndative to otrr now ure-.it and prosperous State. A sttecuil ediliou of the first pages was publish--'I In a pamphlet, and extensively circulated in foreign countries as an luvltation to -mijrrants and capitalists and a demonstration of our regim es as a community. As required by the act. the chief rendered ä detailed statement, accompanied with voucher for all mtieya exjveuded by him in carrving out the provisions of the act. It is published in- the rport at page 42. and the vouchers remain on tile in the Governor's ofiice. The reports have been prepared under manifest difficulties. The law strictly construed is found to require information from Elinor . oftuvors only, leaving answers to the discretion or option of those having records of moM value. Of the great mass of fsu-ta and tigures collatcl. a few may bo cited as ex-anipb.-s. The populath-nof the State was set forth in lsTy bv decades, show ing the rate of Increase and afl'ording an estimate' for 1ss)&t 2.a,j,lt.0.. ThLswasmovliüed in ls-si to l.'.'TÖ.J'il. The near approach to accuracy of this estimate is shown by th census report, w hieh cives our iopulation at l,'7s.o. a diOerence of but J,.".9T. A tliscrepnncy b.'t'.vccn the number of tons of coal reported to , the Mine Inspector and the value of mined coal ' reported to the Mareau discloses the extreme bf inacciimcv.- Oae will not exceed, in value, S.'.0i)0.i)ou;" the other will exceed ?"..000,OUO, a .difference of f-JS.nno.issj. The pre.-nt appropriation will expire May 1. It w Hi )e your duty to snpplv further means and additional faciiiti.-s, if the Bureau is to be continued. The detailed statement of expenses for the pust year was rendered as before, aud is communicated herewith. As soon as the act of M.tr h -J". ls?.. to authorize the transfer to the Cuiled .- tales of- the title of liiis btate to , . ,. AXTIETSM XVTto.VVb CEMUTKUY , took eflwet ai a law, a ropy w as t rausmitted to the iVesKienf. and oue to tinGovernor of Maryland, a,s required. . A report of the partial St'KVEY OK SWAMP LAM'S Al'THORlZKO BV JOINT RESOLUTION' i. is made by the Secretary of State. The bills of ao-ount for scrvieif rendered under the contract were ajproved by the Auoitorand Secretary of State, as well ns by the Governor, and paid, nin his rci'jisirlon. out of the moneys appropriated for hi "Civil vnttn--'-nt Expenses." They are reported herev. ith iu detail, as required. As 8ut!iorie..l by Joint Kt-solution No. 4, the books, records, jmpers and documents apiMTtainiii to ihe Morusu lUii'l 1iinis were transferi-ed from th Governor' office to the A.ljnuint General's ollice, and inany. Ii not 11 cl:i!;imrits, have had opportunity to prc-w.-nt their applications for reiiei the General rovTnnur. Joint Kesolutiou No. it"., essumiug to Htithorlze a release 01 the title of the Suite to a parcel of real estate in Southport. Marion County, lias been deemed incapable of execution. be-uuvi Pu-king the force- ot law and uncertain iu its riuireruf'titK. L'nder authority of Concurrent Resolution No. Johu A. l iitch w as appointed by the Gov ernor as a inemfH-rof a t otiinilssioti, wnot-e uuty has Leen to prepare mid present for yc. consideration a bill for ;tt tn t enibMeins a cdificiilion of the inu ranee lawsf tho Stave as amended, with additiotud w-ctions and provl-i,,ii. THK HKXEVOLEXT IXsTIirTb. The jersonK nominatel Vv the Governor, and azre.vl to by th; .v.fiiaie, for the otliees of President cf the lairds of Trustees of the three Itetievoletit InstUnlior.H at theC'apital, and for Truste for each, under the act of March , IsTi. were uppoitite.J an.l eorumis-ioncsi within live ly, and ga 3 bonds and were sworn, as required.. Their rejorts fr the yesr lsT'J were necessarHy" voluminous, and t.gether make one law vtjlume. The Hoard of Trustees for the I11stiiuti.m ftvr the Educatfoii- of the Wind organized March 10, 1S7.. As reiuireJ by Section' 4 of the act,' the Superintendent made out and delivered to the Prl an iteinUed invenpiry show iug the real and personal pmperty belonging to the State and connected with the Institute iu the sum of ;7S.t J9.-lor The like report, inventory and itatemeut, made at the cloe f the year, showed real aud personal inierty the sum of .V). The year's expenses were S-tvWT.-ls. the attendance being IV and the cost per capita being $ Vt.s. Uy the death of Joseph Ristiuc a vacancy was rxvee.sioned lu the Hoard of Trustees, w hich was lillisl by the appointmnt of Daniel Mow re r. The Trustee for the Institution for Educating the lcaf and Inimh organlztv.1 March 15, 1st, The inventory of mil and personal ropprty connected w ithtlie Institution was returned by the Super intendent, April s, iu tbe sum of J ss,7l)l.f.7. As eturned at the close of the year the valuation was Slss.STs.rtt. The ordinary expenses for the year. were In the um of i..H.v.;".. the cot per capita beiuf? ?lj9.r There were M ptiiK received, fifty-one disiiilssei, and 'M remainiuzat the close of the year. TLo iWMtrd of Trustees for the Hospital for tho Lisa ay organized March Ik 187'J, and, April ,''lsT9, receivivj fw the Suporiutendent hi inventory aiel retrt. phowliiir the real -and personal property connected witfr' the Hospital in the sum ol m.:wmi '.'l M91. At the ;?I.:rJl.t2.;n; close cd the rear the valuation was Ihe lcpartruent lor n omen whs so tar com pleted as to admit of tbe :'urnihiiig and formal opening ' of all but two sections of the north w ing. The furnishing cost Jl.r.i.o. The female patients and their attendants and physicians, and the necessary aubordinates and administrative force were removed from the old Hospital (uuw Department or Men) on the -Jlst of October, ls7'., and installed in the new and ctmfortable quarters provided at great expense of time, money and ollieUl rare. Duriug the year, patients were admitted into the Hospital. 5.V were di.-sdiarged and '. died, hvtving at the close of the year. The average daily number during the year was vjtf, and tne average eot of maintenantsf icr capita was l'.tl.:;i. the total disbursement for maintenance being fl'Jo.WJ.'in. A careful census of the Ins.me population of the State shows 1.4ÖH in the Jails an. I I'oor Houses of the Counties and in Private charge, ard Cl in the HoFpita i.-elng 2.0S2 In alL Annual Keports, 1X71. Reports required by the act of February rs WC, and other statutes for the year ending Oetoler 31, is?"., seventeen in all. luve leen published In two volumes, and are laid tefire you. for your informition. A diligent examination and mastery of their contents w ill enable you to estimate the valuo of the legislation of that year, and to easily understand the recent rejorls of the offi.-sprs and institutions, and promptly determine upon measures recommended aud means aked from the Treasury by them. THE SECRETARY. STT com nunicate a condentsl rerrt n. the executive business transacted through his oflu.-e and a register of persons holding offices under the Constitution of the state. The expend ttur for public printing and stationery during tne two years eu-iing June), 1X79, and the spec! ti.vatfons, 'contract and iwnid for the ensuing two years are fully ghovu. Printing, lithographing nnd binding cot-t S.!0.n.V,; (.tationcry, f4.M.:i;i. Tbeexistlng contract ia regardtvd as favorable to the btate. but two-thirds of the appropriation for the flscaj year 179 was expwded. . The Attorney General reported the fines assetnod (S:!6.73:i) and fot fiturea entered (51H.277) during the yer in the several Counties: la all. f-sV'10. Tii3 L-anyictions of ihe TRE.VSCR Y PKPARTMCST are shown by the report' of the Auditor of State and the Treasurer of Mtate, whlh are in harmony adarvüail'.!'cl,by the ctirefal almilatratioa

of tbe law creating a treasury ytm. . The total valuation of real end personal oferty reached jMl,.HW.)S-Ji, being an increase o $.,7 I Ml. The valuation of track and rolling strit r4 the railroa.ls eqna'djed was r-S.Liy,trJ6. Ths; geaeral fund bad and received during the year. i.J02.X7y.'.". arwl disbursed. .'.Tö.T'.it 04. ler'iHOrtoter 31, lH7.t. rXi;s4.l. The receipts inclMel f.JO.000 id the temporary loan.- being Ohe- pros?eds of a renewal. Tae paymentr itielnded that amount ise! in discharge- o iatured bonds of tire temj-orary Ian, and rJAl.uX) transferred totbs xew state Ilonwfund,

as required bv act 01 .Maren i s. is.y. an -.",.tc interest on the'non neerXrabJe lnnds held by tbe svmiol fund in the sara of rd.2N',.!H. and S, 421..' of accrued interest on temporary lnv. war hvan and internal rmproTemernd s. The toOul debt of the sute H-tolr 21, 1S7.I. was fLmTT: of w hieb. fl.o.Wj.U was foreign and iXWi,-7-.22 was mestie. Thf t'ollege fund. heM by borrowers, was tf PO.T). W. A ltst of a lare mmbercf parcels of land forfeited to the State, and held for the use of the Collcwe fund, was reported. The l ire and f.ife Insurance Companies of other states and countries, doing bn-iness in the State, revived during the year ending June IA ls79; $2.171.1:.;, fvald louse in the t,um of SI, 100, -WI.i'H. and were taxed 1.51:. 77. a considerable part of which was soon paid. The resrta of examinations of'- twenty banks of discount and tlej"isit, ; nder authority of the act of February 7, Is7a. communicated by the Auditor and pronouncvd very satisfactory. Tbe appropriation act of March 10, ls77. pmvided for two years and seven months. The appropriation account of both the Auditor and tne Treasurer snow with exciess the condition of each appropriation atKlTTie unexpended balances at tbe clo-eof that eriHl, pursuing the order and conforming to the terms of the act with such faithfulness as a prudent man w ould exercise in a safe banking btisiness. An interesting classification of the expenses of the State Government discloses their nature at a glance, and will aid y our Committees in upeedily framing an appropriation bill for the ensuing two years. THE SI TER1XTEXOEXT OP rCBLIC IXSTRfCTIOX in a compact report showed the steady growth of the school attendance, school funds, svhool revenues and school property during the year as follows: Teachers. i;i,.Vt; Kiiumeratton, 70s,lol, an increase of Js.'.il. H tises erecte'j, Il.'l; l'nrollment. ,VC.vn2: vhool- fund. $,..0.K,j.si.?t6, an increase of SvM.IlS 41 : tuition revenue, 52.St;i.v:C.4S; valuation of school property, Sll,7s7,700.:;7. THE TROTEEis OF PCRPgE f.MVERSITY reported Incn-adng prositity of that institution, the endowment fund having reached fstf ,000, and the attendance being 1'. THE TRfSTEES OF THE XORMAE KClKtOL show ed that 2,i5 had ress-i vel instruction in the school si nee its organiation, and 5.10 attendel iluring the vear. of whom 27;; entered for the first time, liecanseof 111 hoaith. William .A. Jones, lresideiit of the Fiieulty from its organization, resigned, and George P. P.rowri, long identified with the schools of Indiana, was apjMiinted as his siictvesMir. liecanseof the reduced appropriation the ltoard charged each student a janitor ice each term. The expenses were il. IV1..V) for the year. No report w as made by the Trustees of Indiana I'uivcrsity. THE BOARD OF HTATE 1IOCSE COMMfsIOXLR., as rvq uired, made a statement of the cost of the building, and a list of vouchers, showing the total expenditures np to Ies:mber 3!. 17!, t is".'. .."7. Having received credit for the 2O0.O00 appropriated from the general fund March in. 187V, their balance in the Treasury was Jl?O,0'.'6.07. THE I S I I A X A nORTICCLTCRAL SOCIETY aceountetl in deiaü for the small annual appropriation :!00 reeeivKl from the State Treasury, together w ith its other revenues derived from ita memlvers. The transactions of the annual meetings were published in separate volumes, at the excuse of the State, those of lsTT costing fJT.fW; those of 1S7S, J-i'.:i.92. THE STATE BOARD OF ARICCI.TrRE mnde its twenty-ninth annunt report in a volume of 560 paces, containing information of value relative to trie soil and climate of our Stale: tbe amount and value of our products for a term of years; the State. County and Distrh-t Exhibitions; the meetings of the ten Industrial Associations having headquarters in the Agricultural lUanns, and discussions as to the best means to promote the development of our material resources. Not least lu interest is an appendix containing a report of the iuet.-tiiig 0 the Indiana llonecr Socbtv, and a list of persons who have resided In the state during its history, MiggeM'uK that valuable witnesses yet live who; testimony slijuld be perpetuated in permanent form to interest and instruct tho present ami coaling generations, THE soldiers' onrnAXs' UOMK hiwl 190 inmates and expended S.v3..rtK'.4-t. The Hoard found many inmates who hiul fathers liviiiK, and, lying iudLsposed to cast them out, rtscommend thnt the law be so modified as to iermit the retention of those now there and the reception of others w ho mty apply. THE PUIHON SOrTII had C2Ö convicts, received, -:y.l; discharged and lost, ?1, leaving .'XI at the close of the year a daily average of CI. Of these 49ö were 011 contract. t-ini the fall sO jer c-nt. estimated available for lalr the price, except for tifty, being foi ty.-live cents rerday. Tlic earnings for the year were ?tTJt).i, aud were paid into the State 'Treasury with other roe-lpt.s. The expenses were J?X70O.vv:, leaving an uftex trended balance of the appropriation of 81,f"i0.60. There 'fere but six deaths during the year. The Hoard of lrircctors, elected by your predecessors, and commissioned for a term beginning March 11, 1H79, secured possession of the Prtsjii North. October 1, ls79, after litigation in solving an appeal to the Supreme Court. There were 5-12 couvM-ta in the pristtn. a dtvrrea.se of sixty-three, of whom 470 were 011 coutracts at prices from 00 to .Y cents per day. There were nine death during the year. The" Directors unre that the prison, having aci-ommixlations forsoo envk's, should have an enlarged ontrlbuting district: that iusane convicts Im gpeeially providetl for; that facilider loathing be afforded, and that a laundry and ti ' new- re-klence for the Witrd-n be erected at once, '.The earnings were $f.o, 25!. 4'.'; the expenditurv:s,779.ö7. an excess of 4?..i2, show ing tha the prison was self-sustaininir. Tbe House of ttefuce for Juvenile Offi-nder had r,s.t inmal,rsat the beginning of the year reeehrod jq" aud! recalled 21. in all. 12: discharged, dropped and lost by - death. 1st: leaving SP at the close. .Earn ings and receipt from sales amomitin to S5.2t9.7t were paid into the State Treasury the annual appropriation of S-vt.ijoo, J-ii.N.v) only was used,' the unexpended t-aianceof shi,jo re maiulng la the Treasury. -The amount charged to Counties was $2n,WA47. The actual outlay of th Stat was 51's2il.l2. Of this, f.l.7L7i paid for buiMlngs and improvement1. Tbe general health tf the boys was good, three only having died during the year, one of whoia ww accidentally drowned. ' Tt'E r EM ALE PRISON" had at tlie beginning of the rear forty-five eonylcts, received tweuiy-one, uL-chargtd twentyfour and lost one by death, leaving forty-one at the close. Iu the REFORMATOR T were 140 girls at the beginning and 1 17 at the close of the year, fifty-two :.aviug been rewived and live returned and fifty-nine having teen discharged, rtdt-'ised and lost. The appropriation of t21.5oo for current expenses was expemled. as was J.i.;is'...rsJ of lhesp-el!ic appropriation for sewerage, fire escapes and repairs. Annual Reports, 1880. THE EXECUTIVE I'EPARTKEXT. As require! by the Constitution, I respectfully transmit a report to you of each case of reprieve, commutat!on or pardon granted, and also the names of all persons in whose favor remissions of lines aud forfeitures have b-en lnnde. and the aev eral amounts remitted during the years lSTt) and 1S.-S) by tay predecessor in ollice and myself. TheGoveruor, iu the absence of statutory rerulation, ia clothed with tbe sole exercise of the pardoning power. When.judicioualy exercised, it may aid materially in carrying out the constitutional intent that the offender's punishment shall be wiin a view to his reformation, if rare is taken lu tin- examination of applications for pardons, and the decision be made ou the merits of the case, violence will seldom be done thereby to the administration oi iustive. A Board of Par dons divides thu responsibility, and Is apt to increase the number ol pardon attorneys aud lieget a system of pardon brokerage. I am convinced that the responsibility us it now exista is properly placed. As required by the irovisos 4 the acta of 1b77 and ls7'.. making appropriations for tho expenses oi the fctate pGovernment. 1 respectfully report for the year 1S79 "all expenditures from the civil, military and olUec contingent funds" of the Uorernor, and from November 1. 1W all expenses for the officers of State whose bills of account for ax pensea actually inevirred have been approved by the Uoveruor. L'ntil tho beginning of the present term. January 8, 177, the salary of the Governor had for many yean amounted to $i,Q0Q per angina, and until tHen, for a long term of years provision had been made by appropriations for the assistance of the Governor in abv rftargine the duties' of . the office, ot the um of !'),0o0 per annum at the least, sundry miscellaneC - 1 VW 'X t BiiU U 44 fll as m, wt v a va tuwa'vitiMiv oua :xKtv,v. telw act tinJcr auüiorüy oi i sea-

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 188J.

iTii statute without limit bcynd 1 soiind aiscTetle. Entering npon term of fcmr yea W' -rvicc at a. salary of &.VA). being a reduction of onefourth, trie t;oirertoT had the maranty of the Contintton that hi -fannpensatJcn" shot! not be "iiminJshed dur5r.g tne terrrr for whisb lie shall have oeen eiervI." Legislative eonstmetiou of the Constitutitgl prr)visioiv had in mmj acts rcrinied and ad -tel the broa? legtd mc.-rts ing of the word "coir.eiition" a embracina more tln tV; Govern'jsf s personal s-lary. By act of March lu, 1m77, She aegreg-? amount provided for tlft expense of his olUvi-wa re- i duced $., 0 per annum, bra the amotne allowable to eat-fc. asv-ftrant and for incidental expenses was made to npptur upon tl ? the face or t'e act. and ortha-i rea.Mi was sat.kactory. If y The act of March t If-T'V this provipjeR was furrier reduce)! more than one-half, sr.-shat, while at the beginning oJtn tTm, when Kn. contractu Xr ssrrice were ma de, that part o the Govtntor'g "compensation" de?iimed ffr 'tis office ex yen was S.').t0 it wr rtusde ?l.MW fDw Novemx-r 1. 179. Of this, JSO) was set apa:i for incideitah", less than $200 o.'i whöch w as use, as w ill afiear from the report no commun'imted. It Trill farther apjvenr from the required rcrs.rt that the Cfvntinpent fnnA-at ta Governor- disposal r.fed with such crefnl economy tAat the unerpTKiea iaiian(es win lamost equal .a-e oovcruo.i saiwry as now lixe. ftr a full term THE ATWJAXT GEXER.'.n. te years ago made a. very full and fssnplete report, much of which! yet worthy 94 your coniileration. A reeou mendatiou that She militia be reorganized wiu followed by the intnsluclion uniL.ltwust-ion of an- e'.ifaborate bill. lt no new leclsirtiion resulted. ior attention is especially called to the fact that of. he i 10.500 apfsropriatcd by Section i) oithe art of March 11, 1C '.the autn ol Sroi"A).71 was held b" 'jh sute at the- da of the an of March lo, ls77. -jsaking appro iati.n.s, and in yet unpaid becaiis of the aupisv--- repeal of the former section by r-ertion 6. of Cc latter act. This money w as received from the teneral Govnirj'ut for the p; d members of the Indiana lgiou and Minu Men. and is l-ld in trust Si Shesn. The amoiwit due each mcji was fixed juid determisi many years ogo. A new appropriation of tl unti1i lxilance ghoutd be made for payment j before; on certiiieatea of the Adjutara General. - THE H'ARTERMAra3t C.EXEEAL reports the companies holding arms of the State, inclur:it,g four Gatling puns, the persons haw.ng custody of camions, and n 1 t of the anus and aramuniiron in the Armory. He has derived Sl.nsti.25 Iron sales of courieni-ied and tinsery'--able arms, and ST4'1 2t fnm sa.-5 of cartridg. and ammunition, making in uli'i, S1.S.U51 ud int. the Trenail ry. It will Im remembered that our supplies oi ordnance nnd ordnance stores cot te from the Ordnance Department of the General Government, under authority oi theact foi arm ing the militia. The State should at least make ac equate privis'.ou for the t.pjrrnd custody of her munitions of w ar, that notlitr.g le wasted or Jost in Lssuins, using and returning them. Till SECRETARY IT S1ATK shows the executive business issuing throtnrh his office tlaring the year to include 5l commissions to Mate, Judicial aei County officers, 1.493 to Justices of the Peace. M0 to Notaries Iliblic and twenty-four to Commissioners of Deeds, with requisitions for sixty and warrants for fortv-four fugitives front justice, and adds much other matter, coutituijtg a valuable official register and compendium of rules of executive practice. The summary of our public printing show a gross expenditure of SvW,t2!. during eleven years from lsS.r to 175 an average of S-'st. ijo .ssi. while during the existence of the bureau of Putlijrl'rliiUiig and Stationery from July 1. 175, to December 31 V0. a-period of live and onvhaIf years the expenditure was but $"..'.. 49 for printlnt;, binding an stationer-, beiug an average of 17.W2.44, and an average annual saving of ö .",42s.4d. TKK TaEAPURV PYSTEJ. In obedience to a request of the (kn'ernor. by letter of Svpteml-er 6, ls75, to the Treasurer of State. bvgau en administrative reform, putting the b'isiness of the Treasury io to e"act accord w ith the law of March I. In'.'.', accounting strictlv for all appropriiitions and resetting the trust funds from diminution and waste by the confusion of moneys, which bad resulted "in lare lossvs to some of them. The elaborate reports of the Auditor and Treasurer for that year will show hov much was acMHp!ishvt in a few weeks by carefully tracking ttt- requirements of a statute which had been ucgXt ted and despised for sixteen years. Five years more have served to so fix the svsteui as a part (A the executive machinery that It can hardly be removed. By the appropriation act of March 10, lt., this work was recognized, aud from that tune forth, if not -before, it eould be stUdi with truth that "no money shall be drawn from the Treasury . but ia pursuance of appro priation made by law." Uy Section 3 of that act payments made during the tint five laouths of the year, by virtue of any existing law. were "taken and accounted as an appropriation and payment for such part of the current EVeal year" as was covered thereby: all other approprations were made to cease and determine 011 the taking effect of the act, and 11 jversoiis intrusted with appropriations were required to R-Jikc their account and rejKirts conform to the Usual years. ITovision was then mad with mlnuteneso of detail, for the several bcanchea of th wiblie service, for the seven months fron April 1 to October 31. 1T7. and tho years ending feiober 178, and OctoU-r 1. Is79. Having adjui-ted the accounts, under authority of Section 3 aud closed them, and .having, by appropriation accounts, credited, each, officer and iiistitn tion w ith the amount that could be lawfully used, auditing was thenceforth a matter of simple subtraction from credit balances with, a jealous eye upon that minus quantity, an cvtrdraft, which is equally obnoxious to the Constiituion and to safe private banking. Aain, your predecessors, appro .:ng the rigid euforcemiriit ot the system, by an act approved March 2f 17! made appropriations for tne fiscal years ending Oefober 31, Is-SO, and Ottobcc.-l, lNvl. So much as relates tö the former period has been almost entirely executed. The unexended balances carried forward November 1. lVTO, amounted to tll7.otsi.05. To this w as added S1.2:W,27S.ti7, author;Vi by section '! of the art of !?., making Sl.St7,a4L.72. l'nder this authority ayments amounting to SI, 202. 762.07 were rtjil.e, leaving a crcalt balance of 5l45,irj.65 less Jyhjiof overdrafts) tobe carried forward, as required by Sewtiou 4, mid aojded to "the same several (U'lotinU üx the same several purposes' for the -current year, with $12,.ot more for prititing 4uid publishing ta laws to be enacted by you. It ia a curious anomaly in itir;T State ptdities that those to whoiu the peoiJa ot the State axe most itnlebtvd for the unsparing nnnlysis and simplifieiilwHi of lis most important 1 department l-aisiness. after having laid bare mm denionst rated its rauiutest details for inspectuat jtnd legislative action, were among the first to A'-ive the keen bUteof t e pruning knife, tuid-4 guise of a false veonomy. atil. aa a nun sh-iAHi., be retired from, tbe public service. The reports of th Auditor and Treasurer of State constitute such a verified exhibit of the entire fiscal transact ions of the State as will safely guide von in your examination and study of the several offices and institutions supported by 1-u.b-lic moneys. The Autlitor of State reports, for the fiscal yeur endLig tletobor SI. lsso. a complete statement ot the revenues, taxable, funds, resources, incomes and-property of tlve jitate koown to his oJiee, and of the public revenues and expenditures, with a detailed estimate of the expenditures to be defrayed iron the Treasury for the Piifeuiug tw o years. By the act of Marvh :t, 1S77. "to levy an annual tax ar the purpose of rais-Mig reveflne.' tbe annual ievy was fixed at twelve cents on the one hundred dollars of tLe value of till projarty, real and pvr sonal. as by law listed. as-fessei and valtted for taxation, and tifty cent on cacli taxabW poll. The proceeds of that l;vy. wltb delinquent uutea, docket fees and taxes otherwise collected, aud amount relmlirsed by Counties, and received from Pruon contmctovs, were sufficient to tit-fray the excuses of the w-veral departments and tu stitutions in who-- favor appropriations were made. The general fund had and retvivec during the year. iM,?0U94.x!. and disbursed St.lW,MAW, leaving, tH-tober Ul. IssO. $:i04,f.Svi, being a gain of S27,310.0S, and ,'.59,715.29 in ex-es.s of the unexpended tialances t hargeable thervstn. Tho total vnlue of the taxable property was $72S.ll,2:n. The valuation of r&ilroaJs, as equaliKl, was .'S,442.'.kll. Tbe public debt was, at the ctose of the vear. $l.9,.l7.W.not having been re duced during the past two years. ut tre loreign Indebtedness, certain Internal improvement bonds, long past due, have ben pretsented for payment, but are In litigation upon so much of the demand of the holder as relates to tho interest, w hkh should be paid. The Interest Charge upon our entire indebtedness was $21C,008.S1 in ls7i, and $2S1.4V5.07 in ls-s). The Treasurer of State, in compliance with law, presents "a full exhibit and statement ot all moneys received by him into and paid out of the Treasury. showing under separate and appropriate heads on what account or from what . source received, and for what particular object or service the same has been paid out." You will be interested and insructed by the eleven tables, or statements, constituting an exhibit of remarkable clearness to any tax i-ayer in the State. The last dlacioses the collections into tbe Oeueral Fund durina five I cats past on account of the llenevolent and Keormatory Institutions In the sum of 2Cfi,6l:i75. This money was formerly paid over to the Insti tution without tbe formality oca new appropriation, and its treatment under existing law carries w " -- - fp - a it lato tie uin'roprUitfl ünii ci De State. 11

the appropriations during that period appear to be increased, th! sum would apparently be saved to the State. The Treasury rtatement for the month ending 5oTember;, l.ssO, shows the t-ash fu the Treasury at the close ofbtntfnee on that day to hare been Si.oio.wift 14. The amount belonging to

eru o pnnicTi.w iuu.i ) puwt?Jea as loüows .n uriHI J U It'i.. . nH... . Comtsoit schsd ini! ., School reenr for tuition New Sute Ilou fund. College fand, principal............... Volleue knl, interest f"4llege find, exrrys of bSw S amt lud fund raclaiaedesxatcs fund Escheated etates f Mui. Sin ting fun i, exce of bid?-. ... t ....a f tft.bsV. 21 2,f.'.-J 39 7.U'ht 7 2 vi 43 2 14 i-r 52 l . i .r.T 71 l.:J5 r7 2,lst 52 Tkdal -. ?l.fll0.5!k'. 14 I dsire verj earnestly to vtSA your wvention to the fct that ihPotfial bon a iviuirtd of tbe Treas-srer of ?iate. ts custodian of lhis birgt sum oJ money, is iu tt penalty of fl.Vi;no mlv. Nearly twvnty-lwo yes-rs- have passed ?snce trie penalty' was nxtL I suprse in 1n"2 ?utioo,' as then rlid. was ctnple s-srurity, and in "s the amount then rciuired var proper: buttle fact that am ltcer ofvn bohrs more Khan sir. limes the pc-na ty to be iid. aucj rarely less than twice tne uraoun, snow .-mat o'sr prosperity aa a State bas largely exceedesi our pxvisiou cf safegfwrds rour revwines. THE X:W HTATH HOfsr. Marine mde a detailed report ot thwr press; d!pks from -ie date of theire.naliiicntioii to lejntrf-r:'.!. 1S. and blishedV the sanie ia bocst f"ri for the 'in'ormat.t.n of yo-.sr prede ssors urd t'r people of the state, the sta" Jlousn Commis-siosw-rs have premred" and scbmittcl a second bi"nial repori for yonr infomation," eing fo' tnoxwo ye.ir enoiiig lx-cemoer 1 ikmi, rtnd tvontaining facts relative to their execution of the trurttvonb rredupon them- from- the tirr-t. The entirv cost of tbe buih.tiig is b law and henvv penelt les limited to $2.0t .oon. so far the ssim of sd I. '5;.,2 has cn plaved' to t ie credit of the new it ate House- fund, and U7s.:c,7.M peid on allowances of the- Board, Waving "teOvURU.s-. Of this sum SJUIMWO w as paid out of surplus revsnues of the general fund under authority of the xit of March Hi, IsTli. ilevenues levied an collecl under authority of thr-o act and delinquent taxes of lsT7 and !(; assesnt and collected under authority of the a n of Mandl Ut ls77, are still coining into the Trewury aud going to swell tho balance available for use during, the resent year. It will te yonr duty to provide further means for continuing the work. Being required to provide tereiKirary quarters fr the General Assembly and lor the offiivrs-occupy-ing the State House wrren the law was enacted, aud to inert othercxpfiises in no way relating to tbe cont;'mplate.I new building, the Commissioners even with abundant advice aud ai'ier solemn luhoeiits of t buns against them-have feared they might la-come amenable for a uitcrsionof the moneys plaootl at theirdisposal, or each being under bond that they would not e jnstiiieli in applyng all of that sum to payment for the building proper by so much as may have been used for other pury os-'s. 1 hey greatly dein aud should h.ive such legislative interpretation of the act oi is,, as will enable them to cla-siy their disbiirsvinents and strictly comply w ith Its requirements, being protected from liability grow ing out of misconstruction of the same. The cstiinat id cost of the building .waa Sl.ettV'1.05. Kight changes minutely explained will c.-uise a net increase of lir.i.Cüv.u;. makinz $l.7.Vi - 417 57. Of tlie amount so far exia?iitbvd. S.5;i,lt'i0.70 Consists of expenses which, in the opinion of the Commissioners, are not chargeable to the build ing, leaving St25.177.14 to bo represented bv the w ork no far done on the grounds. Edw in May, whos plan was selected, and who bci-ame supervisniK architect of the building; died February 27. 10. l'nder üdviee that the contract made with him was one requiring his personal services, the Board,. March tl, ls0, npvointed Aitolph Scherrer. who had represented Mr. May in- much of tiie work of preparing ihe plan, and. after his employment, advising, the Board and supervising the work, and received hin Imtid March In. ljvsn, as iromrcd by the law, Ihe contract behsj at a reduced coraj-cnsutioii, namely, 1 per cent, of ("sti mates of work done under his supervision. No provision of law beins made, or means upeeiullv Hppropriated, for laying the corner-stone, the l'Krtrd arranged and conducted stich ceremonies us in their jr.dgment were appropriate, ard at noon. .wepteiiiiT-a l--si. a wort lieast crnfstonf, care in I y hewn and littingly ctuviil, wan laid iu presence of invited and interested spectators. The exercises of the ocetsion will reach you in a neat volume pn;rvt to accompany the artit-les deposited in the cavity of the stone and perpetuate its hMsrys . The nn-hitect estimates expendilurcs for lJvSl iu the wim of $414.:t2l,ai : for in the sum of SW.ais.wv and lor prepamllous for ls,s;5, $l;!l,olt: in all, fs7t'.,212.vi. The repfirts of the Superintendent aud Secretary will aCi.rd detailed iu formation relative to the materials so far usJ in the build-in;;, and the cost of the Ixiildlug, with a complete liut of vouchers. i:ditatio5. Tho fkiperlntcndent of Iniblie Instruction submits liia twenty-eifthth report, Iv&uig tbt tenth biennial report required by Section 12:; of the school law, show ing the condition of the school funds. shoul revenues and Public; Schools 01". the State for two years ending Anuust :tl, lSwi. it shows that for the year ending Septeinbet 1, lsso, the st-hools were iu session on an average l:hi- days; the number of houses occupied for school rpo-cn was i,li47;.the number of teaehera employexl 111 the schools waa-1.1,5'.W) there were iu the State, at the List enumeration, 7H2.558 ehild-n-u of s htol age. aniltbat of these 51 i.2iv were enrollixi in the sx-tinols. It shows, also, that tlw amount of money expeuüed for tuition was Sl.OOo, 12.07, and that Siyis&.ii&H was expended for apecial purposes, thus making the total ex.penditnre for one year, $4,4Sd,tsj0.S. It also- shows that our school fund sow amounts to s'.0o5,25l.?:i( and that we have a permanent school projiertv values! at S-ll.S17,'.,5l.5.t. These suuemeuts are sufficient to show that our school interest are pmong the rntt important In - the etat, our school have not only increased iu nutaier. but ther have increased in efficiency. The fart that the peoplo bo w illingly tax thern selves for school purptmes, is evidence that they are appreciated at home. Abroad they have cer tainly obtained in the past lew years an excellent reputation, of which, the poopm of Indiana have a just right to feel proud. Thin great interest should- be prudently fostered ty the Legislature; Uiehciooi rund should De protected lrom waste and. xiisuse. The report gives a clear and mort com prehen s.ve outline of the In diana School System, and compares it with, the "Ideal System" adopted bv the National Snperinttindents' Associittknu U gives a history 01 tue attempt to codtiy tne scriooi laws. The Superintendent then taakes certain rccoramenilatious in regard to changes in the school laws and the acimibistratkm of the Kliools, to w hb h the attention of the Legislature is especially .invited. The report aleo contains a Rreat vark-ty of Interesting statistical matter analyzed and explained so as ui be catily understood. The rctairt shows great pains-taking aud learned labor on the part of the author. Tho Trufctees of kDIAXA r.NtVERSITT report for the past two years. They shmw the amount of mnnevs hal and received during the year ending 1 ctober ,11. 1S7V, S.ki,4fl7.40. and detailed expenditures f27.51.0, leaving Rn unexpended balance of Ss. jiUi.32. Including this sum, the amount had and received tUiritig the last year was f25,4isj.vio. The detailed expenditures were in the sua. of $24.S."i6.05, and &10.51 remainci OctoU-r SI. 1KS0. Tlie estimate.! peceipta for the current year, including the balance n hand.re tVi0.tiHi.51, and the exiayndltKires as cbissitied and approved are fJAlKht ' , The report of th t TßUSTEEs Of THE XOKMAI. SCHOOL for the past year shows, that 5 persons attended during I'm year, le average enrollment per term being 2KI, 22; avore than the previous year, und 2b0 Eaving euteped for the first time. Each County has been ivpresentod by one or luore Ktudcnte, and ".iklj have attended since the school was established. Tho annual t?nm)lment ten years ago wu 135. Th sttuVnts come mostly fro -a tire industrial c looses ami teach afterward iu the common country schooLs, carrying lawk an in iJuenee of recogni:'J ikiw v r. The object of the school is to teach thostvine4and ajrt of teaching. be State icts apart annually a portiou of tue st:hool levmue for iu support as a means of making the i-ojamon .stAool system utore elTeetive and 11 pplyinj trained teachers to meet tbe constant demand, as one-fourth of the teachers annually abandon the profession, and their places must be filleibyeomTK;t('Wtone. Theschool expended l:t,927.'.iCfor tuition and SJ.551.75 for Incidental fund. Urgent demand ts made far an appropriation of S-'iOO to cover amount overdrawn, and $3.000 er annum for Incidental expenses: that $5000 be grunted for steam -1 eating apparatus: that the lot on w fcieh tlie buik.ing stands be improved to correspond with adjacent, property; and that a professional library and a cabinet and scientific apparatus be now provided. These wants of the ehool should receive your careful attention. PUJUlCX CJriVERfUTT Is the outgrowth of a Government land grant for agricultural and mechanical education. A part of the donations of John furdue baa teen used for current expenses. You will be looked to for liberal appropriations to supplement the Interest on the endowment, and execute the trust imponed upon the Stat by the acceptance of the gifts aud a confusion of the fund offered " - - - f Iqz Uie esperiaent, Tbc report lor tfi? rt year

wu-ir receiTei. it rvw, thml the a, -siees re sBinieu oi tr lucreartrrg proseritT of ibe I Diversity, and thfl It is now regard on a pfjTnancnt basiand wrK managed: they look confidently to tl .ute V protect ?beir educational wardby an.ropriorS-.ns adeamte to the ncce-w?s. of the ca. . and iwite atteitton to 2e retort af the I'resid of the jrwultv, -hose ttrvices iare highly appreciated trjrhem, vH'whr? real lit astveratlne tlir tiiifrit( tUa , 0. 1s corrrwenrted. The MiTni-..j .,.,1..- .v The endfnv-nt fund I-now rcperted at ?W GuoV yielding wirrtfal It .M7.(H". and trr. nit whj uwiiK i-.nv, Bre value. Jut i.7(i fp. remanent on 11 us 1 appropriations oj ?17.0U0 r the iB"ltuti.n. and iSt.K f,.r the cxnses of she 15oirt of Trcstecs, af aHied. . . - - , - - " .... 1 v - 1 1 all L, THX PTATE l.-ltARIAN in abtenninlpporta(count -for the monevs rt- ' . 1 :.y -'wsor aivjiig me Jrre morrts en.liiX March k-Tt. and ??ie vr.-ints mw on hT appronb during on rear" -d seven montl-Bof hcrprent term fer" new rwks n"J bindinsi, for thctibrary, for fu M. lightr.-d wati for the 'library for exprcsoHge an potare" and for slar.s f hersel and a.-istaut 'janitor nnd nieüt watchman. The threol t.ij 1 -.iimirg n wni. h the J estiiNishisi .constitutes one .irirary cf the . : lm iviniiM -apiic"0'.nllinirs." wid a fror the vmporary quart-rf lor the ort'u rm forme sir orc Lpying thi-tstate Hrw, and mini be pro-dded for by yoi.i as sucN- As re.tuir1 bT la the I.lcsriati Im, under advice. caeI"to b xmj'ard tb.;-tMniK.mry -marters" fw Jy1sii,e HaiV furuisl..! for yor.r-nv- by the ird of Uvxmissjonersof Vnrion Co-mty. "l an at ist led 'Aul her careful preiariA;fns for jmir nr-:-iug will be apo-riatel is a t bsbuit 1 wc Vonte 1 the scene of your i mportant labors for your conssnlnent?. 1 iicvuoiuy u) s-utct-st mat y.n do not o-srrlook t te ! dent to your occupancy of ti most eligrooLi in an eswensive lil.iir.t -mndr ' ..K.L.rr.. 1 ei: sm ci Mvii.ti coun'y I irmtefnltv ....t.t 1 1,. i..'V ' " " TJir stau: mm or Amrt'LT.f n By Its President and Secrctwy .has madea rermii of its linancial Iransactio'isvdnring I v liscal' ii ni.s r-wi-ipts, ii- KHiiif v-ial r.p4 7lr K. I'lopiiaiioti irom in state iiraurv. s: ey-penaitu, ?2I,s: R leaving balance 4 (14 . irt-iiv.. nnexpendeil. Tho lUnrd has craccled tfl.us) of its yusmnty bonds. Onjerwise its condition is unclaiigis. its projvertv consists oS tho la.r Ground aud its iinprovcm nt, mortira-xl to secure its lamded debt. The b lid anusinting to .io, were- due on the f.rn day o the pse"nt mclnli. The last liistflUmont of the Sta g's appmp Nation, narst!v S2,4tc wasadeiuatotot'Be tMivnitnt of the scuiiannual interest coupor. Tbe Lrt earntMly appen-Is to you to pun h:-e the mstAgaged irtuerty, r The Board ho used $3'"d.61 to p j expense-.f putting the oalanet and nnuseum oi Ihe Geolcsrical Lh partment in a proper ivondition for transl rtingto the runitor of the Icpartm?at now provided ly law. and has in its Treasury $2.59!i t -longing to the fund provided for thai purpose. THE KVPI ANA IIORT'l'l'liTCBA L-SXKTKTY has rciiortini Its d'spositi." of revcniic convls t. ing iu j-art of the e.nnua flppronriarism of

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draw n from tho Treasury the jsist yeart t she has im-n :tn inmat of an int stitut wi in tajoilfer f iersi-rtairs-t-of which wereTHE OfKEtTORK oE the stau; PRis- XOBTH fconfircd the -rile-t .'H-HruinaX 1 do not beHere reis.rt more" fully for the month ,.f a t-... -isto any tiersou, however cnpabk. can snnetintend

aud renew recothmcndatioiis in their former re' port, There were 512 convicts at theeginniug if the year and 577 at the close, aoi having laeu ns-eive! and three returned, aiul-2Wi having leen rcloiuvctl by pardon, expiration of senteiiv and otherwise. All are contract d ir r- terms rf from one to five years-at r;-rrnmerative prices, and .vi have Iteen employed, 50 lieing in service of the State and nineteen ectised and oT duty. Pin log the year forty-tire received medio! treat-iiu-nt, three li-d and oneeorr.ci;iHed suic'Ale. The sanitary condition was good, and is shown in the smaller percentage of deaths, aud wi the excused list, which is lighter than in any former year. The receipts and arninps wore $7i:s77.tJ. and the ilisbursements 57i5.Vl:t.l"; leaving S".W1.7.". remaining. -f thcp.i)pr('lriHtion of STÖ.t, Jl,19.2l remaiued tctoler 5i. lhs. The ctst of eaeh conviv't wa flt-JJ-J per week. ot .W-H ic nt ierday. The favt that the temm of tin; Directors are all for two years, and all tiepin and. expire ut one', leaves the lTison without ins mmers lamil'mr, from exjerience, vvUn its business uutü 41 have leaAif rf and their csivtrience goes ith them when they retire.. To make tlie tenn thre years and provide- for taa retirement ot one taeU year. . uiiM obviate tho-dlrti-culty and secure ut all times two members tf experience. THE PLILECTORsi Oi THE STATE rRISOX PSrTH report the average-number f eimviets during the past year v, being 5;r.;at thel'g,jinüig an 4 50-2 ut the close. 247 having lieen received and discharged, pardoned and otherwise lost. The ayailha.L at the close of the year forty-ci-rht oovicta, aji iucrease of seven, thirty-four having leen received during the year. There were U7iiJsin the Reformatory at the betdnnlug of the yeur r and 1 is nt the close; forty -one having becti nimmiued during Jhe year. The annual appropriation of i2l,;Mi was drawn and expend..l, as will appear from detailed and ciiissii.el statements of allowances of the Board. The estiirjUflsi txist of k.p. ing a girl is 512'.jver annum. . Tbi.s is the luu- js of the accouuts agauist Counties, by which one-half is reimbursed to the State, these collections amounted to $.".27::.77 fot the six. months-to Dei-ember V, lsT'.i, an.lsr,,itvj.oo u June 1, lxs), t all 10. VMnfu, or nearly one-hall il bntnl e.ns of the Institution, both penal and eformatory. The Managers urge an increase of appropriation for maintenance, reeommending that ST.rssi more be allowed for the current year,, and S'O.ono pe annum thereafter, lhev have hail liifficulty to procure profitable -mploynu-ut fr the inu-aUiS. Having built mid equip'.ed huindries at a xt of (Ö.W4..J0, they find Liundry work useful its a reformatory means at first, subduing excilahility and making subuiLssion easier, and require aii not disatiled to ts-rve an appreti'ii-e.ship in that deiKirtment. tn it ting aud sewing and caning able men are on contracts. IU at forty-fivd ctuts, and tifty at thirty cents. Tne receipt wero S7ii,C:W.sl t the disbursements, S74.75:;.5i. With an expense of t71.675.s7 and -11 average nuirJjar of Cot), the average cost was thirty-two cents seven mills ier day; or, excluding repairs, leaving. $'.K,1.17.06, but thirty-one cents jer day for each eouvk-t. Tlia,t eh prisoner L. subsiautially fed appears- frxm a curious table of weights, disclosing tho fact that the average of those received its U;;JI fstunds and of those discharged IV. 1, a gain of six and otio half Iounda. The Cliaicl, Hospiul, clothing shop and Liundry lias been put uuder eontrvrt and irtially vompleted for tbe sum speclly appropriated, ami tlie cell lui use Is in - process of construction. Vhen completed il will accommodate4oO convicts. An aiUlitional Sl0oo will le nmled tt ixtmpleU the Jonner as designetl, and the (.'O.ts.iu ai-proprialed. for the latter is r.-jard.sl as quite iusumcivut. The old wooden wall must soon give place to another wall, estimated to cost ("25.UW. There were seven deaths during the yeiwr, tie from djsnees of the lunst. The Moral Instructor urses tK supply of books for the convicts, and develops the- theory and praxtice of good time as a meau.iof encour agement, joiin t. 1 juck resigned jne onice 01 liirector November 1, lssi. Tlue vacancy 'was filled by the appoüitmetu of John I&orn. the iio.fsE or mfcge fo-e jtvesiLE orrEXDEES was opeued in lscs, and has received in all l,J3l lioys. There wen? .tTJ at tbe brgäining of the pat year, and :V7 at the close. Of the 119 admitted during the year, thtrtyvfonr could neithtr read nor write. Kix Counties of tfee State have so fa7 bctMi without a ropreseut&live. o tlie who ltave pasel through, H) per cent, are regarded as good meu Inf o'junuiuty. There were eleven deaths np to April 1. and but two sinee. The receipts and eaniisigs paid into the Treasury amounted to L.Vx Tbe annual appropriation of tu )UO was expended, but a part of it appears iu permanent form iu the new dining hall built at small cxjsjnse to the State by using the labor of the boys and dedicated with htteresttng exercises October ao. The coat of keeping an inmate is estimate! at $100, and the Counties reimburse tho State one-half that sum per annum for each boy committed. The Commissioners a-;ain draw attention to the language of tho Constitution authorizing the creation of vicb an Institution, and quote from the records cf the Constitutional Con vou tion to show the ititenticu of those who urged the provision. A majority ia -f the opinion that boys who have committed no rime are not fit subjects for compulsory education and reformation, and that so much i.f the statute as authorizes their commitment should be repealed.' It appears that of the 25C admitted iluring th past two years, not half were "offenders." Ii the present policy ontinue. as recommended by the dissenting Commissioner, the Hoard is of opinion that additional accommodations must be previded. There are now eight families and six family buildings, two being double. They can accommodate 400 boys. The Commissioners recommend that additional land be bought and added to. the farm. A new bain must' also be built. Tbe - Institution haa been in chargs of Trofessor Thomas J. Charlton since April 1, lsso. His military education ami his loug and KUccceKsful experience in the Public Schools of leading cities of the gtate have enabled h'm to give new life and enthusiasm to the boys committed to his charge. The profrreK made Iu tcholastfa aud industrial education is-highly creditablo, and the manly bearing ci the Inmatea gives vidence of the power of good example to stimulate and encouraxe wavward - youth. The Commissioners ton1 ratulat themaelves that tbe officers ot th In- ' Wa . . : tutioa, aixaost witnout exception, ire from our

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t own site. una that the net rot to the Treasury was bt;t il;.5Ht7 for the year. tnr- rrnAt.E rBios c!wiry .ec-? .ther. All labor not mechanical. iiifXntingritivati.m of the ganien, ia done by tbe fsimat.. AddtWv al eronnd at least ten acre in ext-4 is lufW d Ut isture, and, in the opinof tlr mnnsTcn. k wall ahuuttheincl.tne ja ueervH fir pwttioii. Tiie importance of pro ing vbrary wd.ti.l to Unit d maH-d by a frd of me Ini!s!ti.vt? is conriweiided to your osirwideratjon. Thmna.xers have Is-v-u iuvlve.l M litigar-ti itr the occupank of the 1 niti-d vsp,Uri A-iV'tial Cis.nndp, by peswon ( te iraperrv-t antfonensivt sewerage of tfw insti-li-lon. tAtortu,ty for youf rtio ha txn af5"ry.vd l-bre ti.val jusVment. The apopriari.j mad? inT7. has not been nsed. bet -wise of adverse act ion o ttie part of those asst fnir.g t'-stntrol ihe righsof way for a wer to t buüt inJer aut tort'y of the State: An inlentrry of vie pers'ial prorty. November I. 1S.S0. -vns in t's sum 0 S','.'V2 S's. Tlie institution. revetT?d fltrfriv fr boarding United state prison. TJ' sum with ttat dertvvd fron Oountirsi went :t.1o the nate Treasury. The average nti-Stber of nates-SHs 19 suid the cst wr 1 . . t- n t 1 ,. . 1 . . w vivt-rt reaen. 117 tntj resignation Or Jrs. Kifjy Al l.tische. O.toUr lu. lvd. a vacancy was wcwioned :"f the Boinl of M.-Miapers, which was tilU ;1 by th'-appoi'tr-uent of Mrs. Eliza J. tH-ld forrtie resi JTneof te term ullng March, Tim xisi-frsf ent'of ciiii.ri:x in. the Ho7!?of RtAjge slmpiy lieottrvr nrstitutc of home .1; in m? pilTion. not only inviolatioft of iiespit.t snid moling of de Constitution, a siicwn by tbe t-o--Tni.iu -sr, but wesii' in pri rriple a- eil. ITk-sc boys have brsTi guiltr of 110 crime, tin -even tf vicious con.ki-.t bt't be cau -s unfitiunaP -ato be d-titute of a suitable i'eme, tl ey are ii -mrcerated in an iu.Ti:ntjn whe thoe cilty ot trime or vicious -.neue arc Alined, it'is t."c that t'.stv are ü. muci 's ikkv'i bcttsntft-and v ikks -cce bctisiitc and at.art :rit ii 1 M- aii.f ir-M.t-rtK ni- MIa i . 1 roanawment W-orr'.rld, the dMrinii'i.J "Vt. mtiral nstrutt .vn excr I tit, yet tbey are Jiaiyie tooe wii -.niiiat voy tncT.cinu: st ieast they can 1101 wr ir.e rina in aru-r r.le ol havim; bn inmattof the 'iViuse ol-frcr nnivenvaily un-dcrstoo-i to-Wan insMtjrtiou for the confinement and n .'e-mation of' youths polity y - oi:ns. or' so vi Aua arid inmrrlMlU as ui w ucyona parental ;s..nlrol. Tbe same tav v" Mid ' t the Fc"Pie Pi'jton and lieformatory. ls the I "rrmat tv Depart.T.ent of the latter ins tution are chilireu mary of thm entirely Ukj y winn f be-guily-of ir tentior.al wrong, op tocctne wit Su the tegory of Uiose neeiiing the s sere dl eipline nd sur .TAllAnceof a Iiet'onnatoiy Insti'tetion. t -very rame of which impliesth:st those etnifinc' within its wall have brva guilty eit.-sw of crir, .r oj-suei bad condnct as-to.i-trfy eit iat-wc-.watiji in a Iteformatorv Inftutio- In fi, the- Institution is know n onl a 1 '-aale I ?'on ar.t"' lU-fonnatory. I am. cle: that tisiiot aprope piaee to raise and educate th7.tireat:iJ inuofli child. That they are Lept in toe Kc. rmawry lvparunent of the Institution no it:Mificaliot. It is euouzh that.: tney re-un.'srr tne me rtxir flnFO rDiifiei4Mit The :-irl thss leav.-s bre at irhen. or wen ,f; teu. will pt be ignorant of the faet that ' B', 111 iwidenc lxriminais, and at U:cEs:e ume noperiy covcm ine pnre'aiia innocent; themanner, diftci-iine ai d 4earinpc oveutial for th(. eovern nent c' thefr rmer I t wi.k-lv difTepent lronttl atl'e iAtiate-j-tternal care, and kind ireatnu-nt rcq aired by the latter. Neitiier bught JbolrtW V peraiit parents to oac tlteir childnni r be iuir"e-'ted In s M-h an Institution for lhapttrpose" of1 rt Utting themselves of tho care and upen-e of rearhig then. Is the mii.stii luonal a.-tl orlty ew-Uts, nnd the Ste is williisr- and prejwux-d to rare for it o 'hin (lildre.i. It .ou.iti lo provide a suitable home. 1 .snow it will 1st urged that such a charity properly belobu- to t"t t'oanties. but !otinty Orphan fc- lurr, except in tho Conties w heroin ire sitiraied lwge cit w. are but little, if any, beterthta !V)orIlbusea.. If established, such an Othan Aylum oould rtve and care for the or) bans in the House of lU'luir.v the Kefonnatonr Inttitution and SoitHe.' t.rpi.aiis' Home, an4 such others as night Iw committed thereto under prci resietie.M. TIU lTEJlVOIJIT'n MPrTTirnOXS. Tie IIos-aiLal f ir thelnsane be'an the year with G2.i 5n mates-and ended with 1.010. having admitted 31. d"rharrjed- .V and treated during the ycarU54:l. Of these. 2't2-rveTC eurtvd. 69 ImprovtsJ, 4 uaiinprr fed,- l-8diedt J.were diciiargea as not InvsiaeHud 6as i4ioti aud .ss eloped. "Upon the opeuingof the Dpartratait for Women and the transfer of womet thereto, lurge numbers of in-saiH--ame ta tJuitnntie; many in companies, and occui iod tl" additional aeoommiMiations. Thanbvputtment aa skku. tilled, and haa siuee received only aot-e cast.. T! Department for Men yat h roorv Tlie S3 chronio caxeA thnu pathrl into-Lha IiospiuU were in large part phyalas oll a mental wreck, and i-ontrils-utci 112 of tho MtVdeairis, and. lh remaining 24 deat.to oce-ured among the relatively recent cases.. Tl Stperintoadent details with (Treat oare the disease j.rsvailinir dariug the vsar and) tbe treatment adoptd, and acoounta for ti low est per tent, ot recoveries by tbe fart that in extrtordirary nuraber of comparatively incu-Ahle o8 ha J been admitted-. Coiislerable iiuurivsmera wctm naü on the grounds. A new iilroa 4 was constru-Hed. without tX4ierie to the Iaspita and doli ver supplies to theooal yards woocVricks and stores of both departmivnta al grewtiy le e x petite. Ail additional water sujply vtatvjjros-ided. ThftSupen.en-nthaaided.t hin knowledgo of the laws of otaer Stales of. this country ami Euroyej a toroiifih analysis ot our own statuto relat tig to insaniiy imiuests, now a relic of a former zenerMion, and j;ro)Kses a revision Wat shou'Jd rewive your careful ttudy. With hit. caruist sr-iimenl and oonuinsious we may ruadliv agreo-. Uiiform practk- and trescribed forms ot" statt aiants, deosUlons, liiidiugs, certincaU;s, wannt- and receipts would almost certainly avoid aay fuure cauK of compbaint. T1j adminis'jv;ition force has been lucreasod because of the lu-ge irK-reascof pulents; but by makiigthe netded clothing, in the Institution, save otJy booia, shoes, hat and Mockirnra. c ;e- -halt li expens on r3at account has been saved and t'o regu'ar employment of skilled persons, has ijnyt iu order an-i- renewsd the bed. ling, lur-nitaE-and tanrod walls. The-Constitution requires that ttve LegUaiure provide for the treatment of the insauoof the State. iTovbunn ha been made for a) out on half. The other has, equal claim, and it rejected; fur lack of room. A genral war.hous between aii for ike two depamient I rei tired, an i is estimated to oost $?,,mt. The- expease of maintaining tne large corununity: of persons during the year was tLNJ,- . 22: Ui?. leaving (17,717.11 of the appropriatioiia, unxpeudd. Th average vst of maintaining each patient was 164.64. ii additional accommodiiious boat once provided in thfl Department for Women, a further appropriation oi (JO.dCO will be needed lor the cwm-ut yar. For each, of the enmaingtw years- an propnaiion of J2t5,(sK) for maiutenance, fJid (12,tfti for clothing and (L,ufn ir repairs a r A inifrovemeuu are aoked and reeom nenlel. The report U su ppltisu-n Wd by detailed exbiblts of trrefa length The r'rovii.'ional Pard, created by the act of Marcit20. 173, and charged with the construction of ttdt- IX'piwtment fcr .-Woiaen, yet exists. Tbe bnilÜng his cost $us),000. The aprroprlation of Ssn.utf) mnd in ls7' whs inautiicioiit to complete the strnctuie. Kirit warite are unänLshed. An apv-opriatu of SsM.OOu inaked by the Board and rcvonxmeDsd. TliK UUvIlTVTIttX rOR XDFCJTV.-3 THK BCAF AXD KMB kolds xToperty of the State recently valued at (!'..:Uk71. of which (57,510 is real audSW.Ml.Tl is pen-vaial. TVc support of papils was met by a greatly reducssl exiKjiiditurc. and (4,332.01 was left ia the treasury at the close of the year. An apprtoriatrOa of SiU00 per annua as heretofore is asked and recommended. Uy the resignation of Frauklin '. Johnson, a vacancy was occasioned In vae Hoard of Trastees, which was filled by tbe appointmeut of James A, Craven, April It, iwo. TUI 1NSTITVTK. FOR THE EDCCTIOS OF THK PLIND t-urolled 127 papils sixty-six maJe, sixty-one female repreaenting fifty-six Counties. The inventory shows real estate valued at tvATJK, and ' personal imperty valued at SJO.9oa.44; ia all, (:;74.W4.4t. Of the (27,000 appropriated for support, (25,912 OS was exjiended for current support an rdiuary repairs, leaving 81.0s.;. W unexpeirded. The Trpstees request an appropriation oi (27.000 peranuum as now for the years tvü and ls3, to moc-t current expenses, aud but (2,000 for reladrs. jf oinparlson cf the expenditures chargoabla to the Slate on account these three institutions iuBlities the enactment of the existing lawn, and s favorable to the Trustees and Miborlinaie oflictrs now in the service of the Ktate. In lstfJ no account appears to have been kept of tbe sum added to the revenues of tbe Hospital from sales of lead, old iron, hops, tallow, hide, flowers, tobacco, etc., commonly know n now as the "steward's fund." The receipts of this fund ia 1870 are reported to have been $1 1,21 7.20. When next reported, namely. In 177. they amounted to fll.200.67. Either amount may be fairly assumed a an average annual addition to -the approprta- . tious, A carefuHy prepared exhibit pi vow averge daily number of patl:nti and annual malrttenance expense per capita, exclusive of rtiCoBtlauetl 00 rirtU ratrts m m