Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 32, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1887 — Page 2

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THE INDIANA BTATE BENTINEL: WEDNESDAY aUMLAHY 12 1867.

THE BIEMIAL MESSAGE

Sibmltted to tie General Assembly of hüia Ij Governor Gray. 1. Kuziler of YihaHe RecsxnenditioMTaaciin Affairs of the State. An Ircreasti Debt Preferr&d to a Higher Rata , cf Taxation. ILower Interest on School Fand Loans Sag EC ted Fall Text of the Important Address to Legislator. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: In obedience to the provisions of the Constitution cf the State, vou hare assembled to enact such ltinu In your wisdom the wants of the people lemand, and It affords me much pleasure to weljome the chosen representativea of the people In this new Capitol, in which, you hare been permitted to meet prior to its completion, through the kindness of the contractors. The rooms designed for the use of the General Assembly and their respective officers and comaluees, and also such rooms as could be prepared lor the use of the State officers, were tendered to the Mate free of charge, upon the condition that the State hall indemnify the contractors against ny damages to any part of the building which shall be occasioned by such occupancy. , Their ofler was accepted, and you have the honor to be the first General Assembly convened In this magnincent Capitol, and in thus dedicating it to legislative purposes I trust you will, in the results f your session, leave an enviable and honorable record, to which, at all tiroes, you will have just cause to refer with becoming pride. PUBLIC DEBT. The Indebtedness of the State may bj glvea A tabular 10m as follows: FoREIGM DEBT. Tive per cent. State stock certificates, issued under tbeadjuftmect acts of l.ii and l.-i7, due and interest In stopped September 1, IS i Ü Twe and one-half State stock certificates, issued under same acts, due and interest stoppedThree and one-half per cent, registered funding bonds, temporary loan, dated April 1, lfKV, payable April 1,. 1)5. Issued under the provisions of an act approved February 21, lsKi, and held follows: German Savings Bank, in the city of few lork Pry-Dock Saving Institution of the City of Kew York. itizens'bavintrs Bank cf Kew York City 1J 13 400.000 06 100.000 00 85,030 00 Three and one-half per sent, registered bonds, temporary loan, issued unaer provisions f an act approved February 21, 1 dated March 1. lssö. and payable at the pleasure of the StAte after March 1. lt(.0. dne Marcia 1, ltftä, as follows: Dime Savings Esnk of Brooklyn, New YorkGerman Savings IUnk Jn the city of ew 1300,000 00 100,000 00 WC.00) 00 Three and one-half per cent, registered new E'ate - hous? bonds, temporary lean, dated Hay 1, Ivo. payable May 1, lb'Jö, iscea ander the provisions of an act approved March 31, i960, held as follows: Bowery Bavinsrs Bank of the city ot rew iort.. $100,000 00 Citizens' Savings Bank tt the city of .New 1 ork 100,000 00 rM.'m to 1.701.1 12 Total foreign debt DOMESTIC EKBT. tchool fund bond No 1, Issued January 1, lot7. bearing 6 per cent, intcrj ttww" School fund bond Ko. 'I, issued January '!), fC1, bearing per eint, interest 2.G5.S.057 33 School iund bond No. ;., Issued May 1. lu, bearing 6 per Cent, interest. IS 1,1 l 00 School fund bond No 4, issued January 'JO, lsvl, (earing 6 per cent, iniert 1T7.70O 00 School fund bond N". f. issued May '.i. H73, bearing G percent interest.. . to, I 3,737 07 f3,90i,75J 22 Five rrr cfn. bond held by Purdue University at Lafayette. f Ind . due April 1, V.m. 110,000 03 State I'nivetsiiy (bloominctoh) bond lu custody of Treasury of fctate, dated October 1, 1a.S, beariDg 5 per cent. InterestTotal domestic debt... Total State debt... 60,000 03 tt.50i.7 22 tö,00C,608 :st AMOIST OF IJTERF.?T OX FOKEIGH DEBT. All of which is paid semi annually a follows; Funding bonds, tem porary loju (prin c'pel (-vv,0t0. interen 3'i per cent ). payable April 1 ana October 1 20,t75 00 Temporary loac bonds (principal st,ou'. interest per eppt.) payable September 1 and March 1 I.O0O 00 New State house bonds, temporary loan (principal frX'.OOO. interest tier cent.), payable May 1 and, NovcinLr 1 17.500 00 fa,9Ji W AMOCJCrOF INTEREST OS DOJIBoTIC DEBT. Interest payable semiannually, April W ani CVetober 31. blx school fund bonds, numbered from one to five, inclusive, ag eregating $.5.904,lXi.il, at 6 l-r cent $ii4,2S6 I Purdue University bonds, $:10,0,at 5 per cent 17,000 CO Indiana University bond (Bloomingtcn), j00,WX,at 5 per cent...- 3,000 01 $251,1 99 $.513,251 99 ToUl amount interest STATE F1SA3CES. For the r ast tea years the tax levy for State purposes baa been fixed by law at 12 cents on the Jl'JO and at the time sum levy was nsed It was only dt-ensed to be suflicient to meet the usual aud c-rdinarv ernenne of tbe State and iti listituttotM. In that period the State has largely developed In her material, financial and commereial re sources, and the cost of the maintenance of her in atUntions ha also increased on account of tbe in creased number of inmates. Newoiliae have been created, and new duties have been added to the nld ofJires. which have likewi larzelv aided In JncTPasiug the current and ordinary expanses of Lti! etaU'In a-ioi.'lon to such expenes, there haT been. frrnn V.me- to t!m. as each General Asetuoly on vened, appropriated frm the j-pneral land, from which all tl e ejrpon of the tat Guremmeat and her Institutions are paid, laree sums lor ua-i-.snal c,r PTraordinarv expenses. The nviiA ha in Dart bean eaV.el topty the ltrire amount of extraordinary appropriations by anticipating the reTeriue of each nasulng y?r lu the way of advwes by the veru t jumy i reas TtTr as Tirovi.ie 1 bvlaw. I he amotjnt of the advances has lnTeal from Tfir to TPtr. as tha Treur npon the Xreaarr io" farjas has grown, until such adrancs tor the f.al Tear ending October 21, lA-ö, amoaateitj in sain of $i tO.Kii.ti. .1-1 . . . . V a m Jt v. f mm A w a. r-m been care full v and economically administered wlibouttfcelosiof aningledollarto itsruvenuea tT defalcation or fP.olal neglect of duty. In tfaa construction of the new btste-house f AO.OUi has been appropriated and paid from the The construction of the female department of tho

Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Indianapolis, begun May, J 873, and completed June 2, 1HSI. waa wholly paid for by appropriations out of the penersl fund at a cost of $722.0U0, of which sum $i,22,0u0 has been paid since ADril 1, 1S77. Abo, the construction of the three additional hospitals for the insane has been entirely provided for out of the general fund. Tße amount now au'.horized by appropriations to be drawn from tbe general fund on account of these institutions is $1.163.800, of which amount there had been paid at the close of the laet bscal year the. sum of $717.255.7.!. The appropriations from the general fund for

extraordinary expenses from the 1st of November, l.sa, until the 1st of November, l&sa, as taken from the report of the Auditor of State, amount to $1,208,802.02, and show the continual sapping of revenues which were only intended to pay tne current expenses of administering the State Government. The amount expended for like purposes from January 1, 1ö77, to November 1, lSW, was perhaps In the foregoing amount there has been no attempt to Include many small specific appropriations or the increase in current expenses of our great and growing Sate, occasioned by the legitimate expansion of our public institutions, the creation of new offices, nd the enlargement of the duties of older oilioes. In lsS the General Assembly, by an act approved February 21, 1HS5, authorized the Governor. Auditor and Treasurer to make a temporary loan of Si'iOO.OOO. redeemable at the pleasure of the State alter five years and payable in ten years, at a rate of interest not exceeqing 4 per cent, per annum. It was also proviaea in tne same act that whenever it was ascertained that the temporary loan indebtedness of the otate. or any part, could be fr.ndedatalower rateo interest, and that such ofiicers could negotiate ana secure tne fnnding of such tempornrv loan at such lower rate, thev were authorized to fund such indebtedness at stich lower rate for a period not leas than five years nor more than ten years. Tbre was outstanding at tne time a temporary loan of indebtedness 01 "S5,ooo, issued April 1, 1S7(J. parable April 1. 18?9, and redeemable at the pleasure of the State alter April 1, 1661, bearing Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. It was ascertained that such indebtedness could be funded at a lower rate of lnterast. Bids were itvited through public advertisement upon euch of said loans, and the loans were awarded to Mr. W alter etanton, 01 New lors l ily, as tne lowest and best bidder. The bonds of the tft.te. dated April 1. Lss, were issued, denominated "K-'gis-tered Bond. Temporary Loan." for $.Kl,tJ0, bearing 3 per cent, interest, payable semi annually, upon which loan tbe State received a premium of l ;i per cent,, amounting to s- u.o, ana me sum 01 tto,25 was paid iDto the State Treasury to the croiit ot liie general iuni. Similrtr ionds nenominatea neKistertd Funding .nd, Temporary Loan," for 85,OO0 were issued payable in teu years from April 1. lv5. bearing interest at3!i ixt cent. ter annum, and with the proceeds of said bonds the State redeemed snd canceled siid outstanding temporary loan bond 01 iluud issued April 1, 179, bearing 0 per cent interest a premium on the new bonds of 1J percent., amounting to $10,V50.75, was received an J paid into the State lreasury to tne creuii 01 tae general fund. Tbe premium received npoa tne .wra was much smaller than received upon tha I Sj.W) fund loan, because the law required th9 former to be redeemable at the pleasure of the State after five yeers. while the latter was payable in ten years, capitalists regarding It as a very desirable IIHtMllll'Ul. The General Assembly, by an act approved m arcn 31, Invj, authorized the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer to make a temporary loan of two.ooo by Issuing and Belling the bonds of tlie Bute, redeemable in not less than five nor more than ten years, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 4 tier rent, per annum, pavable semi-annually, to meet the appropriations for the now Stato home. According to public notice 01 tno saie oi saia bonds, said loan was awarded to the lowest and best bidder, and In pursuance of such bids the bonds ol the State were Issued, denominated "Registered Now state-houso Bond. Temporary l.oan, ' aatea may 1, 1. payauie in leu rears, bearing 0 per cent, interest per annum, payable semi-annually, upon which loan the State re ceived a premium 01 1 per cent., amounting to $7,500, and the sum of $7.07,500 was deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the new Biatehonse fund, as the luw directed. The credit of the State has so improve! that said loans were negotiated at a rate of interest. with the premiums received, that will make said loans averege about 3.' per cent., and the refun 1ing of said temporary loan of April 1. 187J, will make an annual savin of $1,775 in interest. I nder provisions of "an act to provide a tuna for the permanent endowment of the Indiana university and for the investment of the same," approved March 3, 1S, a sum exceeding h),0jO of "said permanent endowment fund had been paid into tne Mate treasury, aca, toe Mate neeuing a loan to meet a caual deficit in tha revenue and to pay tbe interest on the public debt, tbe sumot fi'OCOO was in pursuancs to sectian 6 of aid act, transferred tfrora said fund to the credit of the general fund. As provided in said act. a non-necotlaoio oona 01 tne Maieiorsaia amount wai made and issued by the Gorernor and Trea-surer. attested by the Secretary ot State with the State seal, to ttie trustees ot saia nni v. r'itv. dated October 1. 1S.SÖ. payable in fifty ve rs at the option of the State, bearing 5 per ceut. int-erest, to be paid semi annually on the 1st days of May and November in ca?h year until said bond is ra'il ice total amount norrowca ior toe neuen 01 tue general fund was $iC0,0i, and, deducting such amount from the amount ot the said extraordinarv expenses, $ 1.2o.H.".2.G2. will show that auring'said years lv3, 18-4. I"i3 and 1H.S6, the sum of $)48.Sj2.02 has been paid from the revenues of the state over and above tne ordinary expenses. It will be apparent to you that the State can not engage in tne eonsxrucviou 01 cx.cubitc uu orate improvements without increasing the tx levy for fctate purposes, or Dorrow in tne necesKarv moncis to meet the additional cost oi such improvement?, considering meexceuemcreui of the State. I have no hesitation in re commending the borrowing of the necesary fundi in preferetce to increasing the rate of taxation. The rate uf interest whico toe Mite wouia oe reouirpd to iav would not exceed one-half ol the rate which individual tax payers of the State would be compelled to pay, aud a sinking fund to I ay the bonds as rapidly as the Htate would hare the right to redee ra would finally liquidate the 'iiIp'k indpl.tpdnpss. The net receipu of the eenerai luna irom au nnrrps. flniv ol S.ftf.'.KW 75 advanced by conn ties and $!'j79,215.75 rccciyed on loans, for the fiscal year ending October 31, iw were 11.u4.2rj iu, while the expenditures from tbe same fund, ex clusive of ad ranees returned to counties during such vear. pursuant to appropriations, were (isf, Kl. The net receipts to tne same inna. exclusive 01 1 ..... . . , r advances by counties, for the fiscal year ending October 31, 16, were $1,421,0.81. while the ex penditures liom the same iund, exclusive of advances returned by counties, during such year, pursuant to appropria tions, wtre ll,irj,M7.7. lue expenmtures of the last vear are not eiual to those of the former year, bcaue the revenues of the State have not been sufiicleut to meet the appropria tions 1 he Ftate s paying annually about one-u Ith 01 its entire revenue as interest on its domestic debt, which consists of non-negotiable school londs of :i.'JOl.7S3.22. issued in 1SS7 and 186. bear ing 6 per cent, interest: a non-negotiable Purdue i niverMtv Dona 01 ih'j.uuj. lssuea in imi, war ing 5 per cent interest, and a non-negotlahlo State University bond of $,,0CO. bearing 5 per cent. Interest; and I earnestly recommend a reauction intteiutereaton the ivjoi.7SJ.2J scnooi bonds to 3 or 3!; per cmt., as I believe tae rev enues to the school fund would still continue to be sufheient. If. however, it shou'd be deemed pn-ferable. Inamuch as the State can barro mouev at a much lower rate ol interest, a loin could be authorized to oav off the entire non-negotiable school bonds, and, after tbe payment thereof, provide that the money shall be distributed to the counties in the manner heretofore provided by law. and that all school funds be loaned in the manner now directed at a rate ot Interest not exrfrpdin 6 per cent, oer annum. Kither method, I believe would meet with Dopular approvaL If a fundinz loan ior sucn purpoco was negotl ated at a rate ot interest not exceeding 3 per cent,, which I believe to be possible. It would result in an annual saving of interest of $117,14:5 SO, besides providing a large amount tu be loaned to the peo ple 01 tne siate at a ia:r rate 01 interest. It is evident that the revenues are barely suffi eiert to meet the current expenses of the State government, and this, with a decreased appraisement ot nearly $" t.ouO.OoO of the property iu the Slate subject to taxation, shows conclusively tht the money necessary to complete and equip the ntw public buildings must b9 raisedeituerbyia crciued taxation or the negotiation of a temporary loan. In order tn provide for the wants ot the State Slid the completion and equipment of the public buildings pow in process 01 construction, a sum lent loan should be authorized, running twenty years, redeemable at the pleasure I tbe State after fifeen years, at a rate ot interest not exceeding 2J4 per cent, per annum. As a mans of creating a sinking fund for the final extinguishment of the t-tate dobt. I would recommend that the present tax of 2 cents levied for n&te-Loufc purposes be continued perma nently and the proceeds need in paying oiT or purnhasin the Ktate s tonl for cancellation ana Ocfctructiou. thus liquidating the State's indebted ness caused br the construction of new public buildicKS without increasing the present rate of tBXKllOU. Viiih the signs of Increased pro.'perlty, I trust that we may reasonably anticipate some iucrease In the vulue of the personal property 01 tne ftaie, end that the current receipts will be ample to discharge all current expenses after providing for hc preir.t conti d rencki. Hut I assure you "that thu can not be done with out your assistance lu seAloiisly protoitlng the Trtasiiry from doubtful claims and extraragaut appropriations. MW FT ATX nOl'SK. The construction of the new State-house, in ac cordancewith the provisions of an act of the General Assembly, approved March It, 177, Is fat approaching completion, and will doubtless te ready for acceptance and occupancy auring . v r f -i i

their report, will submit to you a full statement of their financial transactions, and detailed estimates of the expenditures to complete tho h juse and to provide tne same with lurniture, for loth of which purposes additional appropriations will be necesf ary. It is iDsisted by tbe Commissioners that the amount now on hand, with the amount received from taxes next February, will be exhausted by next March in payment of work now under contract, and such work will have to be suspended unless the General Assembly makes provisica to continue the tame.

Thev are of the Opinion that the law prohibits them from incurring any indebtedness beyond the appropriations, and that, therefore, the amounts to be derived from taxes In August, 1HS7, and February, isms should be retainea to pay tne unpaid per cent, due the contractors. l would recommena an immeaiate consideration of tbe matter and the proper appropriation, in order that the work upon the house may have the utmost possible advancement and its completion be insured at the ewliest practicable date. lour attention is also caned to necaed legisla tion to provide for the care and custody of the new StaUi-house after its completion and accept ance by the State. ADDITIONAL H0S1TTAL3 FOR THE INSANE. The law authorizing the construction of three additional Hospitals tor Insane was passed in is:t. The law required that two Commissioners should be appointed from eacn oi tac two leaaing political parties to superintend tntlr construction. My predecessor appointed as such Commission ers General William Grose, Hon. DeKorest Skin ner, Colonel Joseph R. Gray and lion. John C. Kobinson. The location of the several hospitals was fixed one 01 each at i.TansTine, Kirnmond ana Loginsport the plans and speciucations adopted and the contracts for their construction let, and the build Ines commenced before the commencement ot my oflicial term. The board as constituted by my predf cssor was continued by myself, and so remained until October 2", 16, when General William Grose resi2iied. and has since been elected a member ot tbe present General Assembly. Hon. Eugene H. Dundy was appointed to un uis vacancy. J he t. ommifcMoners, in tne construction 01 tne hospitals, have kept in view the needs of the fut ure. and have constructed each lustitution in such a manner that increased capacity can be ob talned at a very low cost per capita, ine medical engineer estimates the aggregate capacity of the ttm-e nospitsis at i,iuu, out more canoe accommodated without serious inconvenience. The census of Lsso enumerated 3 insane persons in the HTate; 1.19? were males and l,8o, wereiemalei. Tbe State Hospital for Insaue at ladlauapoli-t has accommodations lor about 1,500 patients, which number, if deducted from the number enumerated in the census of lsSO. would leave without hospital accommodations 2,o::o. inquiry made last fcpieinoer, tnrougn tue State Board of Health, showed the number of insane persons confined in tne jaila and poor-houses of the State to bo about I .lto, and it is reponea mat some oi mem are hacked in cells, some wear ball aud chalt:, and others are chained to the floor. 1 need not urge the neeessity ot an early completion of the hospitals in order that these p;or unfortunates may Lave proper care and medical treatment. The total amount appropriated for the conduction of the tnree hospitals is $1,1G3,K'X), and the board asks an additional appropriation ol $107,tto, to complete and equip the Institutions. VI the allowances made tome contractors tuerc has been paid $7t7,2"&.7i, leaving a balance of the appropriations for said hospitals unexpended of $4l J..rUi.0ö, wuicn amount was uuexpenaea oecause the receipts to the general fund were not sullicient to pay allowances against the same and meet the larue expenditures ior the maintenance of the State Government and the public institu tions. In the contracts lor tho construction ot the hospitals it was provided that the Board of Commissioners might suspend their construction at any time, and tbe Commissioners were unwilling to proceed with the construction and approve and al low the estimates of the contractors, payable at once in the then condition of the Treasury; and the w isdoin of their judgment was demonstrated by the fact that at th close of the last fiscal yar there was only $.;'.,:;'0.12 in the general fund. The contractors desired to continue their work, and requested and agreed to lake their estimates approved and allowed for payment on future dates, rather than discharge their organized lorce of employee, and in pursuance of such request and agreement allowances were maoe up to the 1st day of November. 1.SS6, to tho amount of $15.1,47.fd. But it was provided in the order of allow ance of said sum that vouchers for $.K),; 0.75 should not be presented ti the Auditor of State lor warrants until January i, ana mat vouchers for $':5.iC.85 should be presented until February 20, 187, on which dates. It was under stood by the Board of Commissioners, suflicipiit funds would be In the Treasury to pay such allowances, or tne present uenerai Assemoiy would make provision for their payment. The medical engineer estimates tne annual cost of maintenance for each ot the three hospitals for the fiscal year ending October 31.1SS7, $.;ü.OC0; for the fiscal year ending October SI, ltw, to be about $70.000. and for tbe nscal year ending uctoner ai, iwj, s.u.uw. The beard presents with tneir report sucn omi as they deem necessary for the organization and government ot each institution when completed, the basis of which is a board of four Trustees lor each hospital, the two leading political parties to be equally represented on eacn .ooaro. tno commissioners also recommend the purchase of ten acres additional to the present grounds of the Northern Hospital, for the purpose of adding to its symmetry andprocurlng better access to the grounds. The board, haviog purchased" to the limit author ired by law, must nave some aaaitional authority to purchase the ground. I com mend the matter to your investigation ana con siderataon. STATE Vi DIVERSITY. Indiana University is taking rank with the very bebt educational institutions in the West: the number of students is steadily increasing each year, and the work done in the university scuualtothat done in many oi tac more pre tentious universities. The Horary has been lareelv increased tow well-selected volumes. The laiKiratories now aiiora unsurpassed lacuiues ior practical work. The faculty is composed ol men oi n en character ana nni-scea euui-auua. 1 commend the university to your favorable con sideration. THE STATE 50R.MAI. SCHOOL. The success of the school has demonstrated Its usefulness as a factor in developing professional teschers and in promoting the cause of education Uuring the seventeen years oi us existence tne avcrsge attendance has iu creased from 47 to 4M students, burlaz the last two years 8-1 per cent. ol the students has dbme from the homes of farmers and mechanics, and eighty seven counties of the State have been represented. rcBLic SCHOOLS, The excellent report of the Superintendent of Fnblie iLstructiou contains tne evidence oi toe Increased prosperity and cfliciency of our com mon school system. The common school fund has been Increasing at the rate of about loü.ooj per year for several years past, and now amounts to 5'J.1.iH.UF;il71. The Superintendent has spent mucu time ana care in tbe preparation oi vaiuaoie analytical tables and statements for his report, which win give much interesting Information In relation to the common schools. INSTITUTION FOB THK t;Ar AND DU MR. The report of this institution for the year Wi shows thn value of the real es ".a to is $t-7J.C00: Per sonal property. $11 S'0; total, $,V)S,S'Jü.97: Talue of products of farm ana garden, t.bis.oo: earnings of the institution. S,2.81: value of clothing fur nislied pupils and returned to State Treasury for collection, rJul.'J-t; appropriation ior maintenance, f.56,000; expended from maintenance fund, $,"2,t09 '.: appropriated for repairs. $.:.0ti0; expended from repair feud.. $l.J5i)H.45: special fund, $720.27: expended from special fund. $rJ5..'!'; number of pupils in attendance, uio; per capiU rost. 811,1 52. The Superintendent's report shows that the health ot tbe pupils during tbe year has been rood, and that a marked improvement has been made in educational methods. l.N.xnTCTION KOK Til It EDUCATION Of TH1 BLIND. The'Trustees in their report estimate the value of the" real estate at$ ijfiiw: tbe personal property at 17.740 CC: total valuation, $J7J,9yü.0t. lhey re port expended for current support. $2:t 8.2; for repairs. $l,y.ti 67; total expenditure, $2.",s8.ü7. The institution furnishes the pupils tuition, bj&rd and washlnconlv. The superintendent's report shows that the school session commences on the second Wednes day in September, annually, and continues lorty consecutive weeks, at the expiration of which all the pupils are required to be removed from tne institution. The wiiole number of pupils enrolled during the session of 1H85 was 12(5. The total number enrolled during the st ssion of Innö was l.to CO males and 70 fe uaies. The average monthly attendance was . The cost per capita for maintenance was $1'J7.45 for forty weeks. Considering that the pupils are in the in stitution OLly forty weeks, the cost per capita, based on expenditure for current support, is eon a! to t-!G 0 for twelve months. The total amuuut expended was $i"i.s'M C7. msklng the cost per capita TH-r annum 827 37. or $ ' Sa per week for ech pupil. Tbe Superintendent appoints the teachers and employes, and 1 invite your atu-ntion to the v-rv excellent report of the Treasurer, which shows the number of ofiicers, teachers and emi.lr.vp to l thirtv-one. beinK one employe fur everv three pupils, aud further bhows tbt of the $.y,8:2 ixteinled for current sipport, $12,817.27 was ald lu the way or salaries to ot:iers. teacu ers toil employes, and U2.22 paid to tne Superin ttndent lor luciueutai expeusoa, 1XI.IASA INSANK nOSITTAL. The Trustees in their report ending October .11 pstimated the value of the real estate at $1 4:),100: value of personal property, $j21,000.yi. Total t CM.'MOÖ'i. There was appropriated for the fucal year ending Octox-r 31, 15A, fur maloteuane, clothing and repairs, fso.ux). There was appropriated for the flcal year 1SSG, for maintenance, clothing.- repairs and improve ments, $.J4.iCO. That portion of which was desig nated for specific repairs was authorm-a to ne exTended between the first days of April. 1hs5 and m,, making the total for the two fiscal years $114.600. I n... ik tnu OKI Ql) anil In tha fiscal Tir There was expenoea in ue uku year euuiug

ending October 31, 1SS6, t298.95.?.C0, showing that the entire appropriations of the two years of l'w4,M.O was ail expended except the sum of tlC.453.50. ITS The average number of patients during the year was 1,422: tbe average number of patieuts for the year 18.w6 was 1.W2. The per capita expense in lMö, based upon the expenditure for maintenance, was $173.43; the por capita expense for the vear 18ü0, based on the expenditure for maintenance, was $100.02. Taking the total disbursements for each year, leas th-j expenditure for clothing, the per capita expense for would be $216.18, and for !Ss6 would be $ls6.19. The Superintendent'! re port shows the number of officer and employes to be upward of 3 JO, or one salaried person lor every four aud one-half patients, and the amount of compensation paid to them to be about $7,000 per mouth. The annual expense of maintaining the Inntita-

tioh eumji about one-fou-.th theenure revenue of the "State. 1 earnestly recömthöhd thit the la governing the Institution be so amended that patients who have estates sufficient to support them should be compelled to pay for their maintenance. To maintain, care aud furnish with medical treatment patients whose estates are ample to pay for the same is, in my judgment, a great wrong upon the tax pajers of the State, ani lor the purpose of ascertaining the ability of a patient to pay the 6ime tha Justice of the Feace before whom the examination is made for tha purpose of admission of patients should be required to cause subpo uas to be isucl for witnesses supposed to be acquainted with the financial consition of the estate of the patient, or the husband, if the patient be a wife, and procure other evidence, if necessary, to fully ascertain the worth of the estate and its ability to pay all or a part of the expense of maintenance, t j be estimated upon the published per capita cost, and make certificate accordingly, to be lorwardod to the Superintendent ot the asylum with the other papers for admission. 1 deem such legislation important owing to the growing magnitude of our benevolent institutions. Every principle of humanity demands that the Suite make ample provuioa for tae kindly care and custody of its insane, yei the burden of expense occasioned thereby should be inado forest where it properly belorjsa. BOl.PI EK.S OKTHANS' IIOMF. ASH IMTITL'TIO FOR MiNlUCIIll.DKEN. The last Ceneral Assembly amended the law for thecovercment of tho Sol Hers' Orphans Hom9 and the Institution for Feeble-Minded Chtldreu, whicp provided that the Governor should appoint three Trustees, one of which, at least, should be a woman, ana the male members of the board should be honoi ably discharged Union sold it rs, and at least or e member should be an adherent oi one of each of the two political parties casting the largest number of votes at the last general election. lu pursuance to said amendment. I appointed as a board for the management of said institution Hon. Fen. L. Smith, of Rush County; Captain James II. Harris, of Hamilton County, both hoaoiably discharged Union soldiers; and Mrs. Sarah E.Pittman, ol Monroe t5ounty, whosa huvud is also anbouorably discharged I nion soldier. They still constitute said board The Trustees had succeeded, by judicious management of the Institution, in paying oil' a large potiioa of its indebtedness, and were congratulating themselves upon being able to make repairs and beautify tne grounds during the coming year without increasing the expense of their lntDagement, when, on the 21st of July. lsaö. a disastrous lire destroyed themain building of the ins'.itutiou. bat providentially no lives were lost. The building was insured for S2G.0O0, $20,100 of which has beeu paid, and ,000 is now In litigation. The grounds consist of fifty-seven acres, which are valued by the Trustees at $1.500: the walls and foundation of the building at $17,000; boiler house, boiler aud engice, 1,000; laundry, bakery, school houe, nursery, barn and other buildings, $2.500. Total valuation, $2S,fr,o. The Trustees say in their report that they have received from insurance $20,000, and have borrowed from -jjaintooanoe fund for repairs $ISS.2j; total, $J0,4SS 2y ; aud that they have contracted for the construction of a new building according to the plans and specifications of their architect for the sum of 11 000. exclusive of tue cost of clear ing away the debris, tearing down unsafe walls and repairing the. foundation, the expenditure on account of which Is set forth in their report. The Trustees have been moved to prompt action to rebuild in order that a home may again be pro vided at as early a date as possible for the inmates, and I commend their actiou to your favorable consideration. I recommend that the FeebleMinded Institute be separated from that of the tSoMiers' Orphans Home, and snggest thttthe feeble-minded inmates be removed to one of tbe new hospitals now in course of construction. STAT VBLSON SOUTH. The report of the directors for the State Prison South shows that tbe income of the prison has not been quite .sufficient to meet the curreut expenses. The total disbursements including oflicers saliif les and $l,:507.6l expended for reptirs. for the t8calyear enaing October .51, lv5, were tv2.2.K.lj; receipts and earnings, ij.dsj ia slow ing excess of disbursements over receipts, $2.u5.:;:5. The directors ssy that the buildings are Old ana not convenient for manufacturing purposes, some oi them having been coustrucied fully half a cent ury ago, and from their scattered position c infractors are deterred from bidding f r labor on account of not being able to work the men togtther. The directors recommend an appropria tion for tbe purpose of making toe cutpM more attractive, thereby aiding in the moral reformation of the prisoners, and also recommend the purchase of the grounds adjacent to the prison on tne west, to DC aaiea to tue prison property iur the purpose of storage for the contractors and burial-ground for the uuclaimed dead. They advise that upon the completion of the new Insane Hospitals the hopelessly insane con victs be removed thereto, as tbe prison is un provided for their care and humane treatment. The oirectors aiso say tua uere ia tu impera tive need of a brick or stone wall upon the entire west side of the lnclosure, and on nearly one-half of both the north and south sides, the present walls being old and rickety, composed ot two-men plank standing on end, and are in danger of being blown down or falling from age and dilapidation. The warden's report shows mat tne daily aver age number of convicts during tne year was 57., and the number remaining In prison October 31, lsxc. was 525. The number received since tne es tablishment or the prison in lsjzwas ana discharged up to October SI, ltttü, 8,218. STATE PRISON NORTH. The reports of the State Trison North for the last two fiscal years show tho prison to have been seifsustainiug. For the fiscal year ending October 31, 18J5. the receipts and earnings were $103.221.67. Total disbursements, including repairs, officers' salaries and wtot.M expenaea ior improvements, were $.652.15. The excess of re ceipts over ait expenaitares was j.ojj.a. me monthly average number of prisoners was 702; nvmber of deaths. 8, and number of prisoners Ootnher 31. 1885. 7C3. For the fiscal year ending October 31. 1835, the receipts and earnings were 111.4.5O.10. Total dlshnrsments. lnciuainz repair, auuiuvu u library, and officers salaries, were $K5,712.37 Tho receints over expenditures. $1 1. 717.73. show irtv an Innrpav ol receipts over previous ve.'tr 1 .20 43. and a decrease of expenditures of 52,950.15. and an Increase in net earnings over previ ous year of $11.158 58. The monthly average num. ipr of nrisoners was 701: died during tne year. Hi number in prison October 31, lsst, 6J7 ; received since Its establishment in jswj uniu ucooer ai, .... . . jm :..mw.a ä -? lev', Mii, nuu ui.it'iKcu, Tue sanitary condition ot tne prison aurius me last two fiscal years baa been excellent, and the health of the prisoners has been good. ltKl-ORMATORT YB WOMEN AND CJIRIJ. The report of this institution for 1885 shows that at the close of the fiscal year thore were in the penal department 45, and in the reformatory depart ment!:: Average number ior tne year, ins ine total expenditure tor maintenance aud repairs was $2,826.08 ; the net earnings oi tne institution, $r2i 12, makiDg the entire cost of the institution for the year $2'..C'J'J.9G. The per capita cost basel on the entire expenditure was fijt.; tne earn ine ner ranita per annum. $1.25. The report of the institution for the year 1885 showg that there were in the penal department 54, and In the reformatory department 12J Averaee number for the vear. LSI. The erenditure for maintenance and repairs was $i0,000. The net earnings of the institution for the year. Including amount rpfP ivpd forbnardin? one United States prisoner, were $758 81, leaving as the net cost of the institution for the year $.,241.19. Fer capita rrmt i.otr-d on pntirn expenditure. $10155: ern ings per capita per annum. $1 10. Aggregate eal aries paid officers and employes. $S,2oS.40. The managers recommend the building of a hospital and chapel. Considering that the State Is now engaged in the con struction of a new State-house and three addi tional hospitals for the insane, aud the rebuild irgof the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, and that the dispel is of sufficient capacity, and can be used without much Inconvenience. 1 do not fel like recommending its construction at present, but recommend to your consideration the reqaeit of the managers for additional hosplui room. INDIANA RKFOI'.M SCHOOL KOll BO VS. This Institution, formerly named "The House of Refuge." was establised iu lot. Theie have been admitted to i's guardianship since Its open ing January I. 18C8. 2,45'J boys, i nere were, at the riose of the present vear. 51-5 in the institu tion, au increase of seventy-six over the precjjiDgyear. There were admitted during the lüt yeiir -Jt:"., and released 216. The institution has been remarkably tree from Cist use, not a single detth havin; occurred during the last year. This fact speaks highly for the sanitary condition of the lastlfiuou. its uisu mine, and the care and attention given the in males. The appropriation last yesr for the maintenance of the institution was $i50.0t.O. 'lhe Trustees ask an additional appropriation of $j,t00, on account of i reded improvements, and aio recoinmena that lcclslative provision be made lor the appoiat meist el a "visitor" to visit the boys out on ticket f.li n. for the mirnwe of ascertaining the charset, r nf their homes, the influences that surround the i.i and their general conduct, that the manage ment of the institution may nave rename iniormatlon In relation to the same, and also to procure suitable homes for homeless boys whose conduct in the Institution entitles mem to vicxci-oi i int tha Rtvform School as one ol the most ImpoilantUuUtuUoruot the State, ani believe

that the results, in tbe way of reformation, are so great as to commend it to the fostering c ire ot the State. I have commuted theseut-nces of twenty-four boys, sentenced by the courts to the Mute prisons, to the care and custody of the Institution. I recommend that the law governing the institution be amended so as to prevent the committal of boys to the institution that have been guilty of no crime, unless it Is clearly shown to the court that they are beyonl parental control. Tnis amendment I deem important for the purpose of preventing step-fathers and stepmothers, wlnse children have committed no crime, and are really not beyond parental control, from procuring their admission to the K?forin School simpl? for the purpose ot bringing abont agreeable relations, and also to prevent parents from procuring their children to be sent to the institution for the purpose of relieving themselves of parental responsibility. 1-KB0M Ef-lOIÜt. The Constitution of the Slate provides that "the penal code shall ha founded on the principle of reioimution and not of vindictive justice: that Crutl and unusual punishments shs I not be inflicted ; that all penalties shall be proportioned to the nature of the ouense;" yet our penal systeni and penal code, and especially the manner in which the latter Is administered, could hirdly be further Irom a corop'iance with those wls'i and humane provisions of our Constitution. Nearly every day our courts are sentencing to the penitentiary young men under twentjr-oae years of age, in mauy in&Unces their first otTen.se, and in many cases the offense a technical one. and hundreds are sent to the penitentiary by courts aud juries, thereby blauiai their characters forever, merely for the purpose ot saving tue county trom the expense of a jul sen

tence, which would have beeu suilicieat punishmcnt for the crime committed, ana not only increasing the number ol the criminal class but Inflicting a punishment in violation of tho above provisions of ocr Constitution, which says "all punishment shall be proportioned to the nature of the offense." Two-tairds of the prisoner la our State prisons are under thirty years of age. To expect to reform this das of prisoners by tue force 1 association with hardened and coufimed criminals, murderers, thieves and couaterfeiters would be to reason that evil asiociatioas do not contaminate or corrupt. Those who have had experience in the management of prisons, and also those who have given careful attention to the impress made upou the character oi tae young aud comparatively iunocent convict by the aggrogite prison system, testify to Its bnrtful iulhi-'uce, and tne almost impo.sibil.ty of effecting reformation ULder such a system. 1 he sending of young men to the penitentiary for slight ollense-i is o5jecti nabl3 for the further rta.oa tlittt, how vtr giod his cojduct may have bf-en while a pronr. yet. wi"n M 'hsrged, he finds that the world does not look kindly on an ex-penitentiary convict, notwlthstauding the offense for which he was convicted was not a grave one. It is with great ditTicuhy he ob'-ains honorable employment.and he finds still greaterdithculty in gaining admissiou to pool society. Tno ignominy of the ex-penitentiary convict follows him like a destroying angel wherever he miy go. It is cruel to visit such a teriible punishment for a slight oI;ne. A punishment that ends only with death and a puuuhtnent mat cepnve tae jouugaEd firit offender from obtaining honor able employment and the association ot reputable persous is a uicgrace io i-iiriuau iiiuuiimn, i mockery of the admimstratiou oi justice aud a sad commentary upon states aaushi p. 1( the State was not, at this time, so burdened with the expense of the construction of so many new buildlugs, l would earnestly rccommena tne etao;isnmett of an Institution, to be catled by s jme such name as an 'industrial school," for the confine ment ot young convicts and of those guilty of their first offense, whose former characters hal bt-en good. In order that they might have at least one chance to return to the path of rectitude and to the favorable recognition oi tneir leiiow-men. 1 he number Of pardons, paroles, commutations and remissions of fines granted will be submitted by separate report at an early day in the session. rt'DIJC FEINTING, BINPlN'ü AND STATIOSKBY. The report of the Secretary of State is accom panied by an elaborate and valuable report from tue cierx oi tne Bureau ot ruonc i-riuung. Dialing and Stationery, showing in detail tbe printing and binding done and the stationery furnished on account oi each puolic office, and authorized by law to be ch trged to the pubac printing fund, and also on account of each public institution. and authorized by law to be charged to the appropriation for such Institution. The present bureau was established by an act of the General Assembly approved March 13, 1S75, aud all the public priuiiug. binding and station ery for the use of the several offices, and the ex pense ot wmcn was cnargeaoie to ine puonu printing innd. was to oe executed tnroujn suca bureau. The act has proved of great beneflt to this State, and has reduced the cost of public priutiDg. lu Iss5 the General Assembly, by aa act approved April 13, 188., largely Increased the duties of the bureau, and reo, aired that all the print ing, binding and stationery tor the use oi any office, or any public institution, should be exe cuted through such bureau. Under the law every oiiioe and institutton nas been supplied at a uniform price, which has beeu seemed through competition after due public aavertisement Referring to the public printing act ol lss, tne law does not explicitly provide whether the number ol reports named iu the act to be prinsed for the various institutions is exclusive of the number to be bound in the Documentary Journal, or whether tbe number authorized includes the 1,010 intended Ior the Documentary Journal. As a matter oi economy, on account oi tne limited appropriation, the bureiu adopted the latter construction. The law should provide specifically what reports the Documentary Jour nal should contain, ana Bnouia nx me number required for the Documentary Journal, in addition to the number to be printed for the various oUicts and institutions, i be law should be fur ther amended, providing for the bienni publication ot many reports which are required to be published annually, thereby securing a great saving to tbe State, lu makiog the appropriation for public prlntiug, binding and BUtionery. I would commend to your consideration the propriety of appropriuing a speeiiic amount for each officer or department named. for the reason that the present law approoriate a fixed sum without hmitiug the amount that any offi'er may order. Mr. JacoD . aiaynaro, me enicien ciera oi me bureau, has made a careful exmintiou of the eld records, posted them up to make taem intelli gible, and Drougnt a system outoi a cuajur mass. For the first time since the organization of the bureau, he has provided and carefully kcot a comTiti record of the printing and binding done and stationery furnished on account of the last (leneral Afsembly, aud. though his duties have been largely increased, there has been no lacxing in thnreiiaMiitT and completeness of his records. It was due to his active and earnest effort in i de vising for the existing contract speciucations which enabled the State, for the first time, to de termine with certainty who was tne lowest ana best bidder for the work to be done and the mate rials to be furnished. STATE BOARD Ol' HEALTH. Th report of the board contains much interAstiiny information, and etvesa detailed account of its expenditures. The amount appropriated was fr, om. all of which was expended, except the srmof f6 cents. The board states that as the rxoTle become more familiar with tne operations of the various health organizstions, aud the ob jects to be attained, the more popular the law be comes, ana tne more reaony me nuiawiu rejuLitions of Lhe board are observed. The board recommends several amendments to the present law to lncrea.se lw efficiency, to ex tend its iurisdiction over diseases of domestic animals, and to create the office ot btate veteri narian. Tne object oi tne several ameuumeuw is fully explained in the report, to wnicn you are referred. STATB I.IRRARY. The State Library was organized In 1811, ani at thecloseof the last fisjal year contained 2 Vm volumes. During the period oi us existence it uas i,wn n ,ii er thn management of ciehteen Libra rians, holding an'average tenure of two and a half years each. In so short a period a Librarian is barely able to become familiar with the duties of the position, and is compelled to retire when he has become competent to atscnarge iniewofeuny IU duties. It is evident tnat what the Librarian says in her report is true that these frequent changes seriously detrtct from the usefulness of the library, and will continue to do so until the Legislature makes different provision for its management. The wants of the library In detail are given in the report of the Librarian, which contaiLS much valuable Information. (JTATB HOARD OP AGRICULTURE. A full accouEt of the business of the State Board of Agriculture and a statement of its financial affairs during tbe last two fiscal years will be lound In its reports of those two years. The business affairs of the board have been well managed and a marked improvement made in the display at iu annual exhibitions, and the attendance has been much larger than in former years. The net profit of the Stato fair of 1SS5 was $7 924.20, and of 1885. $H ClAM). The beard has reduced iu debt of 0,000. bearing 10 per cent, interest, to $ :55,UU0, bearing 6 per cent, interest. Tbe bosrdasks an appropriation by the General Assembly sufficient to pay the ittoreston its debt for thecomirg two year, and authority to have not less than 8,000 of Its annual reports printed. S.TATE GEOLOG UT. The State Geologist has submitted to me a report ol nis labors and discoveries for the two years ending October 31, ISmS T ie report Is .piiw voluminous, and I refer you to a careful pcru.-l ol iu contents. ISMANA I.KOIOS. Tae report of the Adjutaut-denersl slnwi the miluaiy force of the SLV.e to consist of three regiments of infantry and one regiment of artillery. The first regiment of Infantry cousinta or cltvch companies, aggregating 671 men; tha second regiment of twelve onpimes, apg relating oo-J men; the third rrglment of eleven companies, aggregating .i7 mcu: making the strength of infantry for.e 1.737 men. The first regiment of artillery ii comiKed of ntne batteries, aggregating seventeen pun and 2j0 men; making the military force of tbe State, mustered Into service, 2,020 men of au Indiana has never made an appropriation lot tha support of bee militia, and tn that respect

stands alone among her sister Slates. Illinois ap

propriates annually $150.0.0 for the support of her militia, and Ohio appropriates $100.OJ. In con sequence of the rum-support by the state, old companies are constantly disbanding and new companies pemg organized. The result is that the State has but a very small force of trained and disciplined troops. The regiments in several inftance8 have attempted to raise means for their support by holding encampments and charging n admission fee, which has rarely proved a financial success, and in several cases Las brought Lnancial disaster upon the regiment. Iu my r pinion, the holdingof military encamp men's for tue purposed cnarging admission fee. tans making a 6how of the militia of the state for the purpose ot raising means for its support, is humiliating alike to the militia aud the State. The state ought not to expect hjr cit-. izens to organize military companies, and bear all the expenses incident to their organization and drill, and be subject to service on the call ot the State. 1 recommend a reasonable appropriation for the support of the Legion, and that the number of troops be limited by law. so that the sute may have, though it be small in numbers, a welltrained and disciplined military force. Indiana furnished jos.Oi soldiers lor the L n on army during the late war. tiauy ot the muster m ana mcstcr-oit rom m the Adjutant General's office are worn out by constant use. and many of them have become partially unintelligible, and if it is the desire of the State to preserve her military records provision should be made for that purpose. in my judgment the rolls should be transcribe! in book form. The Secretary of War has pro posed to furnish the rolls not on file in the Ad jutant-Generals office, in order that the records of each state maybe completed, provided eacn State will pay the expense occasioned thereby. w Dien expense ne says win oe tne salary lor t:ie number of hours that the clerical force of the War Department shall be engaged in such work. The last General Assembly passed an act retiuiricg Township Assessors to emoil all the surviving o.d.tis aud widows of all the wars iu which tUe t u" to tuus has been engaged, but made no api i.rt'Soit for the iurnishmg of blanks for that yuijotc Tbe Assessors of in-iuy of the counties of the r täte have, therefore, mide no enrollment. MINES AND MINI Nil. 1 he report of tue Mine Inspector shows that the niimLerof mints cpetated iu the State in 2'): the to'nl Hiuouut f capital iuvested in mining, j;,'j:r).(t.0; tbe number of miners, G,40ö; tbe nuaiber of frttul accidents among miners during the year, 7; the numoer of nonfatal accidents, "J; total number c( accidents, 16, which was 16 less than hn year; but the Iusreotor is of the opini jn tlia ail tl'e accioents that occur iu mining are not re- 1 to hin-, and recommends amendment i" be la rcquir n ouers and operators to terort accidents to the Ipspctor. The output of coal the last year was S 03O0J tons, being 25,000 more than was reported last year. Tfce Mine Intpector In his report recommends a number of amendments to the law as l"-iu? ueccssary, and I commend the same to your coat: Jeraliou. ri.Efr.o-rN r.v m jn i a. In my Inaugural address I called attention to the alorming spread of pleuro pneumonia among tLe cattle oi New York, Uhio, Utiu ds, K-ntucky, and other States, aud that our owa SUie was threatened with an invasion of said diseaso, and recommcr d:i g legislation to protect the cattie interests oi Iudi.tna from the same. No action, huwever, was taken in relation to the matter by the last General Astembly. The disease continued to inert ase to such an alarming extent in neighbor ing Elates as to make its introduction into Indiana imminent, ana causing great anxiety ani airm amone the cattie-growers of the State. li.lieviug it proper to da everything possiuie to prevent lu introduction iuto the S'atc, 1 issued a proclamation on ths loin aay oi aovemoer. iwi, prohibiting tt c importation of cattle into this state except under the regulation? provided for u the proclamation, aud, wtn.e there was no law for the enforcement of toe regulations required by the proclamation, yet, generally, it was cheerfully complied with by the cattle-shipper, aud I have no doubt saved the cattle-growers of Indiana from great Iom, which would have occurred by the introduction of the disease. On October 11, 1SSC. I issued another proclamation calling attention to m former proclamation, and warning shippers of cattle that the same must be complied witb. uu rsovemocro, ivhj, i reseivea notice from Clinton County that a certain herd of cattle ia that county was affected with a disease supposed to be pleuro pneumonia. I immediately advised the E täte Board of Health of the same, and sutrcested the propriety of sending a veterinarian to investigate tne aisease, wnicu was promptly done. Within a dav or two thereafter I receive! notice that the disease existed in other localities. 1 deemed the matter of sullicient importance to call the attention of the Hureau ol Animal Iudnstrv. at Washington City, to the matter. aod at my request Dr. D. K. Salmon. Chief of the I5ureu of Animal lndu.stry.came from Washington, aud, in company with the SUte Board of Health, fully investigated the disease, and pronounced it "verminous pron chilis," commonly known! among cattle-bree Jers by the name ol "hoose." principally affecting young cattle, aud thai tne aiseaie was curauie auu not contagious. The disease was introduced in the State bv cattla imported from Snerran. N Y. The disease Is now believed tobe under control, and no new rases have been reported, and I re snprtfiillT recommend the enactment of a law authorizing quarantine regulation in rega-d to the importation of cattle into this State and providing Ior its enforcement, In order that the cattt'j-grow-ers of Indiana may have that protection t wnicn so great and growing au interest is entitle a. ciKTTYsr.ua: moncsiknts. "two vears ato 1 recommended an appropriation for the purpose of erecting tableta to mark the poi-itions occupied by the Indiana regiments on the battle-field oi Gettysburg, which was, perhaps, the greatest battle fought by tho Army of the I'otomac dunug tne war, aDa wnicn suea so mu Insiprand reuown uuud the L'nion arms. The Indiana regiments that participated In that great and decisive event were the sevenin, r our teentn, mneuentn, 'twentieth ana lweuiy-sev etith. and two companies of the first ana s companies of the Tbird Cavalry. The General Assembly appropriated JjCOfor each regiment for the erection of tablets, and the act provided "that the Governor. Lieutenant-Governor. AdiutntGer.eral af state, and live mem hers from each reg iment, to be designated by the Governor, be a committee toexoend said appropriation and place the tableta in position, in connection with the Gettysburg Battle-Meld Memorial Association, oronnhM under the laws of Fennsvlvanla.' In pursuance of the provisions of said act, I ap pointed from the survivors of each regiment aa follows: Third Cavalry William H. Beck, Ben Gresham Alfred Stratiord, Charles w. iax ana ueorge Rnahr. Seventh Infantry W. C. Banta. J- V. Hadley, A R I'attison. M. C. Welsh and C. F. Hall. Fourteenth Infantry ratnan v. Kimueu. i nas. MyerhotT, E. 11. Cavens, VY. II. Patterson, William. II. Houghton and David A. Teem. Nineteenth Infantry J. H. Stiue. Frank Ethel. W. V. Dudley, Thomas W. 1'ease and W. W. PayTwentieth Infantry-John C. Bi-own. Charles Heed, Louis 8. Fulwiler, Thomas J. SjiitU and W illiam T; Horine. Twenty-seventh Infantry Silas Colgrova, John R. Fessler, John . Kankin, Joseph WeaUe and James K ßmythe, 8aid committees located the sites occupied by said regiments, purchased and erected tablets thereon, aud on the 2Mh day of October, ls.', the monuments were dedicated and presented to the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association with appropriate ceremonies, and the committee ssy in their report that these monuments are a credit " to our State, and conspicuons.y mark the several places where, in that great battle, the brave aud gallant six regiments of Indiana won imperishable renown. , , - , . Tbe committee report that the battle-field and monumenu are cared fur by the Battle-field Association, and that many of the States of the Union have made appropriations to the association for that purpose, and recommend that Indiana make an appropriation to said association for the same The report of the committee will be submitted by a special message. WORLD'S INDUSTRIAL AND (TTOJC I'KNTKN NIAL EXPOSITION. The last General Assembly passe! an act appropriating f;!.9C0. or so much thereof as might be necesssry, for the purpose of maintaining and preserving the exhibits of the State of Indiana at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Kxposition, then being held at the city of New Orleans. . , T The act provided that the Commissioner for Indiaua to said exposition should, withm thirty da s after the close thereof, make a full, true and comrlfte report to the Governor of his receipts and txpenditures as such Commissioner, and that with said report he should file vouchers for all sums bv bim expended. As required by said act. the Commissioner. General James R. Camahan, filed his report, with the proper vouchers, showing his receipts and exiendltures as such Commissioner, which report shows an expenditure by the Commissioner ox f.l '.i'.9 31, being an expenditure of J-3'..:il lu excess of'the appropriation. Said report and vouchers ate on file in the ofliee of the Auditor of State. taxation. The decrease of nearly 'h .000 ,000 in the 1 tst ap praisement of property, notwithstaudng the S ae is constantly increasing iu wealth an 1 population, shows conclusively tht a very lnrp e c l.i-s of property is efcapin? taxation, ana a iaw anom.i be enacted providing for a system of the most rigid examination, in order to prevent the tsjtpe from taxation of various kinds of personal property, including- money, promUsory notes, sto' ks, moi iMyes sua the prop rty of Uiephoue, sleeping-' r. parlor-car and trust compaul-s. j l.c attempt to tax sleeping-cars a few years ago wss nsistcd by tne ( otupanyiu the tnited states Circuit Court, and the cae was appealed to the. svprenv' Court of the UDitcd Staus, but the I-cr-is,:aturc faihd to make any appropriation for the pn socution ot the suit to obtain a reversal. If it is the liesire to test the question whelhor that class of property is liable to taxtion. a new law should be enacted authorizing its taxation, for the reason that the AtUrney-tieneral expressed ome doubtas to whettcr the question involved in said suit was res adjudicate, ou account of the failure to continue its prosecution. LAfiOKISQ CLASSSA Tbe aggregation of individual wealth lu varloua

combVUlionsoI power, the combination ? tnan'actuiflg monopolies, and tue organintion or coal min. and other syndicates with railroad companies; areiubjects that should receive your careful cocideratioa. All the combinations of capital and corporate rower are organized lor the purpose of fokcingnptbe prices of commo lilies and the necessaries of life, and of controlling the waccs of Is bor, to the serious detriment of th'j people and oppresv-ion of the laboring mases. To such an extent has become the desire to raridly accumulate wealth that, were it por-lbl?, the very air we breathe and the water we driak would be controlled and doled out to the pc-Jp'e at such prices as monopolists might sec proper to fix. The laboring class-s constitute a large portion of our population : they comprise, ia a great measure, the honest, nitclligent. thinkinr eitkeDs. who teek good government, ani ere entitled to as fall protection at the bands of tbe law as capital or any other interest, and inasmuch as their capital oaiprlscs nothing but honest toil, the enac.inent of such laws as will protect thef r iust rights against tbe combination of capital and corporate pjwer. secure to them the PTompt and full payment ot their wsges, and give relief frm competition with convict contract labor, should receive your consiueration.

LOII.ER INSTFTOR. The use of steam power in propelling va-ion kinds of machiuery has grown so extt-nMve, ant the casualties have become so numerous on actuntofthe defective construction aud unsafe condition of boilers, that a public demand no exists for tbe inspection of all steam boilers. I would recommend the enactment of a law creat ing the ofliee of Boiler Inspector, defining his duties and jurisdiction. TOWNSHIP TP.rTF.ES. The recent fraudulent transactions of Townshtp TiU' tecs, and their exposure during the summer of 1S5. ore well known to each of you. Such fracdulent transactions seoci to have been con fined exclusively to the Township Trustees of ludiana, and raises the juestion whether our preent township system docs not explaii why luduna was made tne held ior sucn irau luient operations. lhe cuius ot lownniD Tru-tee. lownsnt Trteiureraud Township clerk being combined iJ one c:;icer, and' there by plating tho entire manazi.ir.eiit ol towuship busiuess iu his ht-ils wuuou' ivnv check upou the tru-actien o his bu-i-ncss tLe accomplishment of fraud imiie mora i:s sy and hss lsable to JeUctlin The fs.ctthat t-uch lracdulent transactions dl-l n -t ur m t'' sp Siwtes that Lave adhered to the old syten of three Trustee7, a Treasurer and a Clerk wlil bo fcceenied ss a better syst- m thau the comb'.iinig of their r.uties iu a single ofliccr. I u icr our laws ine uommon council of our cities, with a s:rg'.e exception, eppoluts three School Trustees for ti.e rrbiiapcmerit of the city s.iiooU. si d for stronger reasons It would see:n that the rranatrctrent of the s?hoo'.s iu the uwnihi't'S outside of the cities, as well as the mRiiflpcacerit ol ether to wnship business, is su:'.icient to authorize the election of three Township Trustees, a Treastiicr and a Clerk. 1 would recommend a return to that system, Pl FALCATION OF Tl El.IC OITICERS. The frequent defalcations of persons ia posticus of public trust demand your earnest consideration, to tbe end that more stringent measures iLny 1 devistd for the protection of publi; funds, and I recommend the enactment of a law requiring the cllicial bonds of allStateand County Irtasuiers to be s'gned by at least fifty freehold sur-ti s, whose aggregate worth, over and above all their indebteduess and exemptions allowed by law, is double the a mount of su ia bond, and that the scveicst penalties be attached to the crime of emlxzzKmeut. CONCI.l MOM. It Is my sincere wish that your proceedings may bo harmonious; that time will not be uuneeesssrilv consumed at the public expense, and that tfce Divine Kuler of all things may inspire you with wisdtm to perform your duties to the aotertabiiity of the people of the State. THE CLEVELAND TILDEN CLUB. its Annual Meet ine la Honor of General Jackson's Victory at 'ew Orleans. Clfvelash, Ohio. Jan. Ä. At the annual meeting of the Ti.den Club this evening in nonor of General Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the following letters were read : WasHiNüTos, Jan. 7, FW7. 'Gknti.f.mes I deeply regret I can not be will you, in compliance with jour Invitation, at your second annual banquet In honor of Andrew Jacksou, lhe name of this patriotic so'.dier and statesman has grown brighter with every day, so that now tbe justice is done his memory dented to him while living. JeEerson proclaimed the principles which have immortalized the Declaration oi Indii-ccdeuce, and of these principles of freedom Jackson was a faithful advocate and friend, lie believed in the capacity of the people for s.e'.f-governiueat as did his polMeal teachers, and w hat he believed and avowed as right and just he catried out with intense earnestness and energy. He was honest, faiifclul, siuccre, a lover of his country, a hater of oppression, a true friend of theipeople, and a cond mner of all shams and imitations of corrupt government, a hearty friend to tne Union of the States and a deadly foe to centralization. Iiis administration of the Federal Government coveied oue of the most important periods of the history of the United States. Honor to Jackson, who was attempted to be calumniated and belittled, in a not remote pat, but whose name and fame grow brighter witheach succeeding anniversary. It is a wholesome practice of the Democratic party everywhere to keep his memory and deeds in loving remembrance for the emulation and eucouragenient of our younger generation. Yours, truly, 'samcel J. Randall." "Sew York, Dec. ii, Ivxi. "Genti.kmkn I have your card of invitation to thestcond annual binquet of the Tilden Ciub in honor of Andrew Jacsson. Since our own civil war has brought so many great Captains to tbe front, aud our military history is full of their gallantdeeds. the fame of Andrew Jackson as a soldier may not be so luminous. I'erhaps this is not to be regretted, as his fight against the monsur of monopoly aud tbe insatiate greed of chartered riegs should now loom up more conspicuously aa the great 'eature of his character. He was a good Supreme Judge, and a brave and chivalrous gentltman ; but, above all. be was a statesman of incorruptible integrity and undaunted courage. In this latter capacity his example is moreneedei at ibe present time as an incentive to our public men, and as the inspiration of the good old Democratic cause, of which he was the most conspicuous example of his day. I regret that I can not be with you at the banquet. Yours, truly, ''S.S. Cox." CHICAGO'S SPECULATIVE JTR AD E. Fork a Special Feature of the Harket Wheat ltulos Ksy Corn CuleU Special to the BcntineL Chicago, Jan. 8. The rorkmarket on 'Change is becoming quite a rattling deal. Armour & Co., and l'lankintou, of Milwaukee, own the proierty. Hutchinson having closed out the bulk of his holdings. It is also equally certain that these big traders prefer that prices should remain at about the picsent level ior some time. "Shorts," how- -ever, are very nervous, and the general scramble for cover, coupled with buying by 'the country," kteps the feeling ' bullish." With the thermome. ter fifteen degrees below zero, as It is now in many parts of the West, hogs axe not easily movedand the quality cf the arrivals is mbcrahly poor. lhe packers wish V hold prices down in oider to prevent any jump In the rates for the live anlmla. It mav be noted, too. that the ;bcst statisticians ot the pit ligure that the stocks of product on band are way below what is indicated .by tae orliclal statement of the registrar. ,,,,,, Wheat rules rather easy. The decided lull In tbe export movement, as shown by the sea-board clearance.", has caused buyers to lose heart. To be sure, every lull that baa occurred for five months has been followed bv a season of great activity and heavy shipments from Atianiic p3rts. Great things, however, have been expected of this month of January, and now to find the outward movement steadily falling off is certainly discouraging. A year ago at this time stocks in sieht began a shrinkage which was keptnp until July. Itecclpts now are heavy, and the visible supply bids fair to eo on piling up for some time. These considerations cause the crowd to prefer selling on the bulges to buying on the breaks. Ream is the leading bear now. ew York isa buver almost toa man. The Gothamitos derive their bull enthusiasm chiefly from abroad. Frivate cables confirm previous estimstei of small stocks of wheat and flour in the United Kingdom. A year ago only a very small proportion of tha train received at Liverpool came from this country. America is practically now the only sourceof tupplv. Spot whcU at Liverpool is now 25c above the May option here, whereas last year the difference wasonlvXe. Gd men fignrft that wheat can now be moved from Chicago to the United Kingdom at'ilc. For tbe time being the deal is a scalpin? one. Heavy local und New York traders are churning the market, but it is broad and dangerous to Lol 'cor, Liisbecn nided ssvsrroly by R?am.Carr, Lindblom and others. While receivers claim that if Western railroads would do the right thluir reft ips would be doubled, there is not much chaaoe fi r the com bulls. Still, some Tery ia W lots hiTC leceut'y been loaded into vesso' to await spring shipment. The combination, prcporucn and proccf. in t.reimnni- Hood's Barsaparilla are peculiar o this medicine, and unknown to others. Half-hack." is a term for certain foot-ball players. A fashionable lady in fall toilet enn beat that, for the is all b act, Texas Sittings. - Angostura Bitters have been for over fifty years tbe acknowledged standard regulators of the digestive organs. De sure you get the genuine article.