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VOLUME VII.

including a report of the proceeding of tiw ad- I ministrative rwjaras or wnieti lie is secretary t i 1.;i''io, a register or faua ana county ofaeers, Omtr.ls8HiM.-r? of Deeds, Notaries Public, and Justices of the Peace, and others, to whom cornmissiona have issned, a list of corporations and associations organized, and other matters pertaining to the ol'iiee. The reports of the Auditor and Treasurer together constitute a completes pliowirig of the transactions of the Treas tu j ajv).&i i. intuit, appropriation lai fiscal t'nininers wa ury department, upon tne enactment of the laws of March 10. 1S77. the ,s made to conform strictly to wio temporary roan, ucing tae . proceetis of a renewal at a less rate of" interest of the part falling due Iea 1, lt which appears to have been paid. Each disbursement aceonnt lias its authority in tho acts, so much as precede April 1 being legalized by the third section of the first act, and the others limited bv lie ex- j press terms of its sections one and two. As the account? of each institution were verified by the Auditor of State, thev constitute exhibits in detail of tlio sums charged to them. They will carefully examined by your appropriate ommittees. 1 he report from the Department of Public Instruction, is brief. Its contents relate mostly to the enumeration and school attendance, and tho school funds and revenues for the year, and will reach you in a revised and more comprehensive form in the biennial report. ANNUAL ItEPOETS, 187;$. I respectfully transmit a report to you of " each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted and, also, the names of all persona ia whose favor remissions of tines and forfeitures have been ntatlo and tho several amounts remitted during the years 177 and 1878, by my predecensDr in oluceand myself, as required by the constitution.' Accompanying it are some tables approximating accuracy, and showing the growth of crime and punishment of criminals since the reception of tho first convict in the State prison. Imperfect as our criminal statistics are. they may aS'ord valuable aid in legislating upon an imortant and troublesome matter. The constitution provides " that the General Assembly may by law constitute a council, to be composed of oilieers of State, without whose advice and consent the Governor shall not hive power to grant pardons in any case except such as may by law be left to his sole power." In order to relieve the Executive of a great responsibility, I recommend a law in accordance with this proviso. For your information as to the transactions of the Government during the year ending Oct. 31, 1S78, I lay before you reports made to me byorlicers named as follows; The Adjutant General. The Quartermaster General. The Secretary of Stato. The Audit r of State. The Treasurer of State. The Attorney General. The Superintendent of Public Instruction. I'he State Librarian. The Trustees of the Institute for the Education of the Blind. The Trustees of the Institution for Educating the Deaf and Dumb. The Trustees of the Boldicrs' and Seamen's Orphans' Home. The Trustees of the State Normal School. The Trustees of Indiana University. The Trustees of Purdue University. The Directors of the State Prison South. The Directors of the State Prison North. The Commissi ners of tne House of Kefnge. The Managers of the Female Prison and lieformatory Institution. The Board of StsO House Commissioners. The Provisional Board of Commissioners for the Hospital for the Insane. The State Board of Agriculture. The State Horticultural Society. The Commissioners of the Hospital for the Insane have preferred to follow the mandate of tho act of 1S.")2 providing for the government of the hospital rather than the act of 1 "!, providing for annual reports from the subordinate orlicers to the head of the executive service, and have made their report directly to you. It was received at my office Dec. 7, and, appearing not to be made to it, was delivered to the Secretary of State, that tpon his organization of the blouse of Representatives he might deliver it to the Speaker. MILITIA. The act approved Slay 11, lSt'1, for the orgs rsiaition and regulation of the Indiana militia had so far become a forgotten relic of our civil war as to be omitted entirely from the last revision of the statutes. The constitution (article XLL) provides who shall be subject to military service and that " the General Assembly shall determine the method of dividing the militia into divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and companies, and fix the rank of all st iff orlicers," and divide it into classes of sedentary and active militia. These requirements are met by the act of l!Cd. It prescribes the manner of organizing and mustering a company into the active militia denominated "The Indiana Legion," and for the supply of arms and equipments, a system of instruction and encampments, councils of administration and courts-martial; calls- into active service and resignations, dismissals and discharges. Until quite recently the last-named have been the most popular features of the law. Of the system a General officer, who observed it working while proiex'tang the southern border of tlie SLito from invasion rn b(.i"i, wrote to his r:perior in command: "Much inavbe Uono to increase the efficiency of the legion by proper amendments of the law. There must be come i&dnecri tents to go into the companies, either by way of exemption from orner ourneus, or i:y oouniy. or i.y uotn. Whatever tho induct-raont nny be, it must be a continuing one. so that, it will have the effect no only to "impel men to join the companies, but to continue in them and discharge tho duties which result from inemtuvsliip. It can not be expeeUxl that men will long pive up their other' employments and spend their money to get up ae'a pjaintaia military orsuaizarions without sonic inducement. The law ehoul.l provide a short and evident mourns of oonnxd'ing attendance of nirtnbers at drill, etc It. provisions on this en t d are cir- ' l I oIS if 1 It IS 1, h IV I S IkI T t j 1 fIt sr-:-' 1 be & r. icrntous aiitl p Tidos for w sring tl r tue elec: the coni'Damcs after tue election a in manv instances, that those who the article of Eoei.?'.:o not fice. have rcf ki to nk e Pi..,, h she ion l.t le get-tod to me that inured tirst and t the e f d ai' Other ai'i gard to v. J 1 CI - o, 1 EiC 1 Tt Li K --m"" eonii-ai : J ) avt ' be 1 i j " ov.'-j r. i':it ' t 1 it A I 1 i - o i . n h' I t t i'.v ! i 1 ,i i f on of co if t ' f a t ir. 'IS n v s iT PO H S t T 1 t V 1 i 1 - i i ;,i- l I O "fi i I r ' t k i r v 1 r

xu--ir requirements, a no penerai iona nau ana f obliged for this expression of ronr confidence, ! reeeiyed dnrinsr the rear 2, 128,tM and diss- i but the committee of safety had recommended i hnred $ !.S V.'.ut Xxlsk karinsr October 5)1. 1X77. fim. T).m Mawnlir tnr rho t.Iom anA t

? 2(;ivm.47. The receipts included S:tX.000 of I therefore ask you to commission him Tt.

PAOLI, ORANGE CO.,

will at onct) furnish rile an adV-.ite force to maintain liio law.-' I at once issued anc! caused frroaiida, and the Adjutant General, assisted by prominent citizens of Indianapolis, cotistisut ing a "committee of safety," rapidly organized, mustered, officered and equipped otlicr coin panics and caused them toencamoon th same grounds. I requested Gen. Beii. Harrison to assume command of the forces so organised. He replied, eavioc: I am very much however, took command of a company. Gen. J'aeauley was commissioned, and immediately took command and organised a staff, which was also commissioned and entered upon duty with him. By advice of the committee of safety, and especially of a member thereof, who is au experienced otheer, and tlie commandant mmself, to avoid the possible danger of a delay in transmitting formal requisitions to the Ordnance Department for ordnance stores due tho State, I telegraphed tho President, waving: "In view of threatened domestic violence growing out of the railroad strike, t request that authority be at ont'e given to the commandant of the arsenal to render all the aid possi ble in preserving the public peace." Receiving at the same time and complying with requisitions for troops much less formal from the Governors of other Stites. and una -are of the fact that our militia was eneahlpOd tin- ! dcr the shadow of tho arsenal buildings, and ! had good reasons to draw from their stores the Secretary of War replied (Julv 27, p.m.) as follows: "I am directed by the president to say that, in the absence of a call npon him under tho constitution and statute, for military aid in suppressing domestic violence, the Federal troops at Indianapolis can only be used in protecting property of the United States and enforcing process of Federal courts." It seems not to have occurred to the honorable Secretary that the arsenal was understood to be a depot of military stores, and not & garrison of men. Lato in the night of that day, a lieutenant Colonel of the United States army called upon me, siying: "I have been ordered to this city with i!00 men to assist the civil authorities in preserving the peace and protecting property. I have the honor to report to you my arrival, and to ask if you have any instructions for Uie." Having made no requisition for troops, and having even been advised that my requisition for ordnance stores would not be complied with, I could then only reply to that effect. On the 2sfh, I was enabled to inform tlm Sheriff of Mai'ion county that an adequate force had been Organised in bis county, and would be placed at his disposal npon his making formal requisition to the Adjutant General." Disturbances of a similar character arose in other localities, notably in Allen county, and like preparation was made". These preparations iu aid of local authorities and the counsel of prudent citizens made the use of the force unnecessary, and it was disbanded. The expenditures Were so carefully managed that, while tlie outlay of other States reached many thousands of dollars, our own were easily met by the limited appropriation for " military contingent expenses." Details will be communicated as required bylaw. I take occasion again to express my obligations to the citizens who promptly took tip arms in support of the civil authorities, and especially to those wise counselors who were able by their coolness and rca son to dissuade an extensive organisation of determined men from rash purposes, and overcome tho clamor of passionate men for vindictive measures. It is a "source of great satisfaction, to our citizens that we passed through an ordeal involving to other communities and threatening to us the most serious consequences, without the loss of a life, and with a Bmall expenditure of the public funds.' I am moved to so particular a statement of these occurrence?, now long past, first, because prominent gentlemen on the floor of Congress, and in carefullyprepared addresses to our people, have manifested a disposition to distort their simple truth; and second, in order that you may provide in advance for Bitch a possible emergency hereafter. Other disturbances growing out of our unsettled lalxir question occurred in the mining region of Fountain county, with deplorable results. A want of due carefulness in tho local authorities resulted in the issuance and charge to that county of arms which were received frohl it upon approved bond by person unworthy of membership in a company of the militia. It became the duty of the State authorities to review these proceedings and secure a return of tlie arms to the State and a disbandment of the company. This delicate duty was satisfactorily discharged by the Adjutant General, whose report wiil more fully disclose its nature. At tho request of tho Judge of tho Fountain Circuit Court troops were sent to and maintained in the county for some weeks to protect the lives and property of citizens, insure peace, and secure a prompt administration of juslico to the offenders. The expenses of this call were met as before. The Quartermaster General accounts for the military stores received, issued, and now held lw him. The State vet has a credit of 7.205. OS upon her account wita tne uenc-rai Lrovernment under the act for a distribution of arms to the States. By my order, an experienced officer was detailed by the Adjutant General to inspect the arms belonging to the State, Aa this duty had not been performed for many years, it will be of interest to learn the exact quantity and condition of our munitions of war as disclosed by his report. It is proper that I should say to von that companies have been called out and Kept in camp several days, and many of the members who were laboring men thereby lost their situations. Under section 33 of the lavv, they could receive only the small pay allowed to soldier! of the United States array, and the fund at my disposal would cot ad";nit of an additional allowance as bounty. I recommend an appropriation to pay them a reasonal.de compensation for their services. THE I?E-VOi.EXT INSTTTUTIONS. The constitution makes it the duty of the Oi' ,'-l A-1-!.: lly t pro vi lii by 1--C for t' i 'V""it i'fi!'- "- - s f r the c 1 'i f t c l 1 1 ni b r. I of t j' ! I-, 1. s nd al -) for t of t o irt). At the dat- of : -i i ' -l 1 1 1 :i i r.v j h .1 j the i r -: ! t T trt ttr : -tion, h i 1 al o i an a l iV. 1 lull t tl C'V V r s "o. - : - " 1 of sn,: ' -n f i . - s ' it ''T-bi an 1 t. o i.tt'.C 1 ' r Mil , a l v I t - 1 t (1 I ' i I' -u:--itT 1 i' 1v , 1 i . 1". j t i T 111 1 . iiur t td f 1 !- Vi n t 1 -V s 1 3 ii t c l i1 t i - r " i J 1 r t ' ne I : i ; 1 1 S. hy i 1 it' . 1 ,

to Ie published my proclamation of that date The organized companies in this county were ordered into carap at the United States Arsenal

INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1879. NUMBER 18.

Boldiera Home at Knightsiown to the National Home at Day ton, the institution has been devoted to the orphans of deceased soldiers and seamen. The building was destroyed by fire on the night of Sept. 0, 1S77. The trustees used the money received upon policies of insurance for the construction of a building much more suitable for tne purpose than was the former, and applied an unexpended balance of the yrar's appropriation toward the payment of the additional expense, making fil.g&Ul 'in siL You will be asked to reimburse the oillcers and teachers and other inmates for their losses of clothing and other effects by lire. All superintendents, officers and employes, engaged in any of the benevolent institutions of the State, who" are boarding or lodging in the institutions, should receive much less salaries than those who board and lodge themselves; and the superintendent or officer who has a family boarding In the institntion should be required to pay board fdr any and all except himself and wife, unless employed as assistants. EDUCATION. Our educational interests have been under the careful supervision of an officer possessing toe confidence of the people. His biennial report will give you Jn a comprehensive form a history of the rect'nt prdgress and present condition of our common school System, and also of tlie institutions of a higher grade which have been the outgrowths of it The reports of the Trustee? of Indiana University Turdne University and the State Normal School will disclose the fact that tho hizher education afforded by the State Is given, at an expense far beyond that of other institutions sustained by private contributions, ana la excess of a just economy, - j. lie pupus wiio attend the .Normal School do eo to qualify themselves as teachers, tho better to make a living thereafter. I am unable to See any pood res-son why they should not pay a reasonable tuition fye4 thereby ntak ing the support of the school much lee's burdensome to tho taxpayers, many of - whom receive no direct benefit from it The same rule could properly be applied to the two universities. The lavv authorizing each county to send two students free of charge to each of "the universi ties should be repealed, and all students should be required alike to pay a reasonable tuition fee. Our school fund is now reported in tho sum of S'.bOOOjOW, Which perhaps? equals that Of any other State in the Union. It is constituted of the State's indebtedness nearly $4,000,000), the common s hool fund held by the co nties (about $2,500,000), aud the Congressional township school fund (also about $ 2,500,000), each part recurring peenliar care in its management I trust that it will be your pleasure to so administer this magnificent endowment ftd to produce the largest results ia the interest of the rising generation. THE STATE BOATED OF AGRICULTURE. Your attention is called to the financial report of the officers ef the State Board of Agriculture. Tho board owns thirty-six acres of land upon which their improvements are situated, aud two acres east of thp grounds, in all thirty-eight acre3 upon which there is a mortgage of 00,000 drawing 8 per cent, interest fifteen thousand three hundred dollars is due the guarantors df the exposition f nnL The State advanced $25,000 two years ago. It is for you to consider whether the Shite should p ;y 575,000 more, and take the property, or lose tho amount so advanced. Although the last was a very successful fair, the net earnings would not pay the interest on the indebtedness. I trust you will give this subject a careful consideration. HOflTlCtrtTVHi?. The Horticultural Society has accounted for the small annual bounty or' $500 appropriated for the encouragement of its work. You will be interested in the .proce'asi'nga, of its annual meetings, as reported by the Secretary and published by the State. CRIME AND ITS PUNISHMENT. Crime has steadily and rapidly increased. Our old prison for male convicts is greatly overcrowded, and the new has had use for the additional accommodations provided by the last Legislature. The Female Prison has held more than three times the number (17) transferred to it when it was opened, in 1873. As required by the act of March 3, 1S77, the Board of Managers was reorganized as thereby constituted, Mrs. Emily A. Roache, Mrs. Rhoda M. Coffin and Mrs. Eliza C. Hendricks receiving commissions for their respective terms and assuming the duties imposed upon them by law. Assisted by Mrs. Smith, th Superintendent, and others, they have, as shown" by their two reports, trained the inmates of the institution to habits of industry, practiced a rigid economy in every department and kept their expenditures within the appropriations. Some indebtedness for the incfusure of the grounds should be provided for. i lie managers nave rati roucn troubl" and annoyance because of bad sewerage. 1 recommend an appropriation of $4,000 to secure a permanent and reliable system in its stead, that being the amount of the estimate prepared. The Prison Nirth hid t. tHa beginning of the last year (546 and at its cloud (JOo convicts, 205 having been received, 340 released, and the average being 010. The disbursements were $75,2t5.73, being $8S.06 in excess of tlie earnings. This excess is explained bv the additiouai accommodations provided lor an exi'" " mcii.-a.se; m viiu uumuci wmuuw ed to the prison. The new cell-house and workshop authorized by tlie last Legislature were j completed and a main sewer also built, leaving a balance of ? 10,000. 03 of the $80,000 appro ! priated. This amount the DintoTf think could well be devoted to the consti'uctidn df & new dwelling house for the Warden, some cells ! for the insane convicts and a solitary for di3i ciplinary purposes. Additional shop room is j asked, "it is urged that the district of the prison be enlarged by the addition of one tier I of counties rrext south.of the ) tie Pf defflafe'aI tion, and that the pood time of convicts be in--i creased to twice that now allowed. In the eduI cation of the convicts require-1 by law the moral I instructor finds great necessity lor proper text ! boo&s, and asks that they and t'oohB fot gen1 eral reading thtvt will inculcate correct sc-nti-i tnrts ?3e provi-.led. The salary of the physinan is regarde 1 by the officers as quite "too - small for tlie services expected, and they ask : that it be increased to the proper amount The Prison South had at the betri.nninir of the 1 1 .st ". J c-..'ivi . rec-'ivt 1 rrr. vz ri i..-, ipil i i('l i-t",cg . i r i - . i : at th" close. II e Oailv aeraeednrn Tt e y r v as t'O t. '(( i:s (' .bhshm jiit in 1 Jul".? received 0,.r,'5 convicts an 1 re'.- 1 1 5.'.' "J, 71 lie tl i tvvo-t' iNhrf t., -: r". ,.:..;r..3 t.'-i.., ri; dii:.i. ly-st! . c. e-t,..i 1 are ov r Forty-four are 3 off tj t I'P-.CC r. ii''i f ir 1 1, . ) i -.i 1H iilO t.. -1 ' " 'L . if the cjr -i ..;ure Lv.- y -,s 1 --t for t.'.e y ,r'h.'.5 1 in ei -m t tic 1 1 1 the Lhrv -t. rs i-t a r n 1 1 i r . 1 V.-i -tl.; i l of th-- j i .- in 1 t r t-s t i i ii t i Ci have 1 p j p- r t r.r,. 3 1.. t i 1 tl" irs . -e Int r1 1 t ; i c-.-; S' V , t ii e A I-.,-.! 1 1 I v . re a

reformation of their character, thai flifr ft:to prevented from violating the laws. At "the c i of the last year 145 had been admitted and :;- remained, that being the greatest number in the institution at any enie time. The Board of Com miss ion era have reduced the expenditures srreatly below the amount appropriated, leering th surplus ia the treasury. Their estimates for" eub sequent years appear in a reduced fonn. They have added to the accommodations and reformatory indtiences of the institution, and report it in good condition. : like provision for controlling the criminal inclinations of girls' lias been made in the reformatory department connected with tho Female prison. Two hundred and niaety-sli have been received since 1873. THK STATE T.IK K ART was reriovcd to the building rented for its accommodation, and has, . by exchanges and purchases, received the usual additions to its shelves. The Librarian and his lady assistant have filled with credit their respective positions, as their careful preparations for yottr meeting will convince you. Hon. Ilorwje P. Biddle, of our Supremo Court, who has devoted his life to general literature, as well as to that of his profession, has expressed to me a "desire to dispose of" his " library to the State rrf Indiana, to be kept as a part of the State library. It contains about 6,000 volumes, collected at a cost of over 1 10,000, and is the gradual accumulation of fifty years. " Ho proposes "to sell the en-ire library to the State for a nominal sum," retaining its possession and use during his life and providing for its delivery " by contract upon a consideration reaching each 'volume rather than by donation, that" he "may know the books will ultimately reach their" destination." Recognizing the necessity for legislative action authorizing the Librarian to make such a contract, he holds himself in readiness at any convenient time to adjust the details. KY STATE HOUSE. The last General Assembly, by n act approved March 14, 1S77, authorized and provided for the erection of a new State House, and for matters incident thereto. I appointed Gen. Thomas A. Morris and Gen. John Love, of Marion county; W. R. McKeene, Esq., of Yigo county, and Hon. L IJ. G. Nelson, of Allen county, as prominent representatives of "the to leading political parties of ths State," who should, together with myself, "constitute the Board of State llouse Commissioners." They at once qualified and each gave the required

bond and entered upon the discharge of llis duties business. to tende accepted. I immediately appointed John Collettj of ermillioti county, as his eilccesscr. Ho accepted the office, qualified and gave bond, and ftill serves as a member of the board, which is otherwise Unchanged. The Commissioners have pushed forward the work as fast as the means at their command would warrant In' addition to the quarterly reports made as required " for the use of tho public," and containing " a synopsis of h?ir" proceedings and an account of their expenditures," I requested that they make their report for the last quarter So comprehensive as to include the documents and proceedings Which are, in their opinion, important for your information. Such a detailed statement has been prepared, and is herewith submitted for your careful examination. The tax levy was, for the year 1877, 1 cent, and, for 1S7S, 2 cents, on the 100. At tho close of the year ending Oct 31, 1878, the proceeds of the tax had reached $42,031.56, most of which lias been expended upon Orders cf tin3 board. The proceeds of tho current levy will pdrhrtpa net greatly exceed f 150,000, which is not as much as ought to lie and could be profitably expended during the year. The constitution provides that " no law shall authorize any debt to be contracted on behalf of the State except in the following cases : to meet casual deficits in tile revenue; to pay the interest on the State debt; to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, of, if hostilities be threatened, provide for th public defense." Our existing indebtedness has been jdstifled in part by each of these provisions. Our heaviest interest charge, exceeding one-fourth of a million dollars pJr ailnim, is upon an indebtedness to the common-suicol f und ca-used by the use of its money for general expenses. In the absence of any provision for its payment, we may assume it to be the settled policy of the State to make the loan perpetual. If so, you can safely prdfide for a special annual levy of say five cents on the one hundred dollars to pay the interest upon our indebtedness and fd gradually discharge the other claims growing out of a negligent administration of the school revenues in former years. Idie temporary loan lsj'gely rpreents the old indebtedness incurred by' diir system df Internal improvements before the adoption of otir present constitution, and reasonably included with our "State debt" referred to therein. Having made special provision for these extraordinary demands, by authorized loans and separate taxation, tile fefenile-S ol the general fund at- a greatly reduced rate, sdy Seven evnfs, will be found adequate to meet the Ordinary expenses of an economical administration of the State Government, and increase the means for the rapid prosecution of this work. The appropriation of a sum sufficient for the immediate completion and furnishing of the structure, while the times are so favorable to cheapness, would, perhaps, create such "a casual deficit as would justify a loan. In my opinion, the advantaiies'rcsultinif from a speedy completion of the enterprise which we liave begun would greatly overbalance the in teres tjlo be paid until our taxpayers shall have gamed relief from their present heavy burden of local taxes. I recommend that you do, at least, continue the present levy "of" 2 cents upon each $100 worth of taxable property in the State " for the "new State House fiind," in addition to any appropriation yon may see cause to make from the "general fund." tfyTTED STATES SENATOR. Hon. Oliver 1. Morton Our senior Senator in Congress, died at bis honle in thi cir Nov. 1, 1877, worn out by a life of unusual activity in the public service. Thousands of our fellow citizens and manv visitors from other States followed each oilier in solemn procession through the corridor of th building in which von reriiw p- ", v '-i",'f -r t.a ! i t tar.dl.ar face n lie lay r- f. to, tind aft rward sccoi ijt mp 7 hii l " 'Im...si tot'.'-rrc t1"3 - ' .-2 JC. Cri" J i' 1 G ' ' t 'yjiv-;v -f ' i z."-i 1 -t p'.' - ;:.f-itu. ' I.avh : hlhd a j : ' r . i t pin c in th? l. ..d our : Ate an 1 c vi ry, 1 n h life i r to fl f T"'' : t r . a ' 1 1 " a,'.? 1 "T" "' et'U.2 a rut t,r o.,f I rvfT t. e t: ,y oi 1 tl -jv'-m 1 c-,m- a.. ri I a"".-.nt- 1 Ii in. I'.ii.i-1 v.. c-r- ' s to t ' c '!i..rvi ; 1 y 3 ij d - It v.. jiir t i"y i t left a sncee-r.ir. TK' . J l.tUIIf'iVWM n - : :.-t lr EBAJL ASfiEltBLV. f.ll L to views ' t cf , v - 5 "l . i l u - it: ai ; " - f r C - - - - o . 1 sr- : ex- ; r- l J - 1 i'i 1 1"" t V I.,- A 111. t 21. 1 C ( r J ' in ci n COT' at 1 I - t.-

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".. era arid iltei? compensatioa, the General A -"iriblT baa ftr maijy years tried in vain to re.btJe t'Jw ccuTity bufmesa to a simple, economical and ttnlfCTCi pyatera. I wih you better success. Recently a oommisaion of experienced gentlemen," appointed by Marion comity, has given the subject careful ftudy and reduced the results to a form suitable for "your Consideration. Our law fixing the compensation of officers were enacted vthea tlioea were flush, when the necessaries of life were high, and when labor received better compensation and was in greater demand than now. Therefore, I recommend a reduction of all fees and salaries in accrrdance with the times. Our cities and towns should be reduced to a proper subordination to the counties of which they severally constitute parte. They are now almost independent of State supervision, and involve their citizens in needles) expenses. Tlie assessment and collection of their revs noes alone, by one set of officers in a county, would result "in a great saving, and is recommended EXPERT EVIDENCE. Tlie statutes say that witnesses subpenaed to testify in the cotintv where they reside shall not lie entitled to demand and receive their fees iu advance. I see that some gentlemen who had been subpenaed to testify as expert witnesses in an important criminal trial in progress in this county recently, refused to testify unices fees were paid in advance. I cannot see any good reason why one class cf citizens shall be compelled to attend and testify under a penalty of fine and imprisonment, and another class e-nbarrass the proceedings of a court because the party wanting their evidence is unable to pay them fees in advance. I recommend that ymt remedy this growing evil; for, if you have the right to pay or excuse one class, you have the right to pay or excuse all others in the same manner. OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM nee is your careful consideration and wise legislation. Too much of the time of our Circuit Courts is occupied with suits brought for small sums, especially by administrators, the costs of which equal the amount recovered. I recommend that you remedy this evil, and suggest the propriety of enlarging the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peice, so as to relieve the Circuit Courts of a great deal of business of a frivolous nature involving no unsettled questions of law or prac ice. At the same time j'ou could perhaps relieve the Supreme Court in a great

cy a iurtner limitation of its junsuicgments of certain classes iierefrom. A speedy and ion o justice is demand ed by the times. UW.S AND JOURNALS. Unnecessary delay has occurred for many years in publishing and circulating the law's and thereby putting them in force, and in printing and distributing the journals. I respectfully suggest that you provide for tho printing of tlie journals at the close of each day's proceedings, that they miy lx? carefully inspected and corrected the next morning by the members, thus securing a"curaey, promptness and a great saving in the work and expense, and keeping yourselves and the people advised of the progress of your business. The acts should be printed in the order of their enactment, add, tho financial statements being ready and appended, they could be given to the people at an early day after your adjournment The Secretiry of State makes some further recommendations which should receive your consideration. THE STATE FINANCES. The reports of the Treasury Department are full and complete. The last Legislature reduced the State tax from 13 to 12 cents on the flOO. Tho proceeds of that levy, with delinquent taxes, docket fees and taxes otherwise collected and amounts reimbursed bv counties and received from prison contractors, have been sufficient to defray the expenses of the several departments and institutions in whose favor appropriations were made. I trust the same amount will bo sufficient to pay the expenses for the next two years. It ia not" the State tax at but the county and township taxes and fees of officers that oppress the people. They are double and in many instances three times that of the State. The peneral fund had and received dtirIca tun last year JlWl.i , (.fil And disbursed l,457.S3e,2(l Leaving, Oct. 81 , 1S78 $ .421.41 Tlie receipts and disbursements each include the 200,0t a) of temporary loan falling due April 1 and renewed. The treasury statement for the month ending Dec. 31, 1878, shows tlie balance at that da to of general fund in the sum of QtViJ&jl.Sii. The public debt was at the close of the fiscal vear$4 908,178.34, having been reduced in the sum of 4,300. Of this' $ 1 ,003,305. 12 is " foreign," and $3,904, 783.22 u domestic," being evidenced by five non-negotiable bonds held by the school fund. The total value of the taxable property was: In lsT7 $S05.1SM25.C0 Id 1&18... fc50.fil6.ifc.fi0 The total ntirabrr of taxable polls was : In 1,77 207.iei In 1878 fcOfl.WK) Having through your committees gained information as to the correctness of the Auditor's detailed estimates of the expenditures to be defrayed from the treasury for the ensuing two years", it should be the work of but a few days to prepare and pas bills for appropriation laws and for a law fixing the rate of taxation and for renewing temporary loans. I sincerely hope tl at, realizing the limited term for which von are coavened, yon may le able, at any early day. to consider the matters communicated to you, and that your most important business may not be delayed until the confusion incident to the closing "hours of the session nhall involve you ia errors which you will afterward regret jAMZa D. Williams. Executive Depaptmest, GovEitsofi's Orricr, Thursday, Jan. !, ltT-t OBL1NA LEGISLATURE. TnT--.Tvr, Jan. ft Sesats. The Sen ate orn.i.. 1 by r- jlntion, det hiring 5. e f..dl -t i':g : t 1 h (VT I!v L v is ' I'i 1 at tj i. ! . ... . (P- tr ,i' ;'s (' '-rc of of"'": , : t - -y ; C s-t-'it i ft' iry; r ;-1 D. , Ward -.1 ; r r. 1 - "II e i t a:. 1 S .-ir- n V 1 - -n. r: r t 1 v. - t &pd Davi- wi-a ti -i 1 ' 1 1 r were ' r ' : '. r l cf .A. i" t rc-t J . i' y r ft r ' i e a!t. ' 1 j ii . ' 1 1 e-r -; i Hoi " .mi; 1 i :y u .. : Tl''.. 1 1 r O i r , . ' -.If r : r d i: - A t : . c T-3 T r: i. r.v;, r 'T . . f t 1 .- A

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I ; . I - "j r i . - l;il(';l(. - i ut C . Aii I i rr-.. " j I n 1 coe li w-ir I Mtn M f 't til' t . 1 f .r, An! i.e tiad me of yr"tiCA5 te, I ,t n-v r. ' rift, t :"y i v. i si.: i.. : ; t t.-i, 5 a- , c. M.e $. trt i t- I . ft tj.'-'' j (ii. Aal I !lr t rss' u t Mill ' V- t t. Pat tie crr.-.l Ia su t i tin I s put ef st yb At. 1 i nil l..t'i " -, i iiT , iii r!, From that my service lf.n eu tlie b- e. Such d UrriQg of pruHiug- and ii&a. And scft.se of the yonrtjrater-, I'm torvrd U Treated me nnlx-cemtngly ru, I am now considerably worn al bent. ThoKh, If polish'.!, mm still ferUi-lit As the moment wbea I was jv-ettenivtl To tbat taaid on Iter wedding night. But they neglect me dreadfully cow-a dsy. I mij jvose it's because 1 am oJd; And, by wisat was aid at the tb!a to-day, I f xp'-ct I ara sooii to be sold. A cruel old jeweler i to melt me over I am the best of mt-tal, yott ea; And. by addins plenty of brass., noj.totibt. He'll make four or five spoooo oat of m. I deeply recent such treataient. cf conrse, And now. as these words are my Iat, : 2 I will say, ia the family I should be kept For the good I have done in the pa.t. PlTTSFIEUD, Ma.Si.

PLEA 8AXT1UES. A mu,itaky outbreak Camii fever. A bray sing air The voice of the donkey. Strict cine A -well-trained lascball team. A touching scene "When gold touch eel par. The sugar question " One or two lumps, dear?" The convict's serenade to the Warden : "How can I leave thee?" Maey had a little lamb. It was roasted, and she -wanted more. Did the man -who got up a sensation use a step-ladder or a fire-escape? What title should be bestowed on the man who drinks beer The Ivnighi of Malta. Dancing has been introduced into the army. Probably you have heard of its squad-drills. Keokuk must be a hard town. The Constitution says that "even tho little flowers carry pistils." Wtheh a clothes-pin drops fro'.a the line, doesn't it become a terrapin tho moment it touches the earth? Talk about meanness what shall we say of a man who bores a hole in a trade dollar and pockets the boring? No veteran smoker would enjoy smoking in the dark, because to pniolie properly one must have a light. Florists fling no pebbles, for they know that people who live in glass houses should never throw stones. If it takes one hog to make a ham, how ; many hogs will it take to make a hammer? Only one pig of iron. The man who unexpectedly sat down in some warm glue thinks there is more than one way of getting badly stuck. The writer who uses weak arguments and strong epithets is like the landlady who gives weak tea and strong butter. S weak, brothers, swear, the first of the year, against all forms of tobaccaire the quid, the pipe, the snuff, and cigaire. e trust the undermost man in the fight will not forget that the proverb sajs the anvil lasts longer than the hammer. John writes to ask "if old Boreas ever had any wives." Certainly. Didn't you ever read about this "Merry Wives of Wind, sir?" "J. Dilkerson, auctioneer and appraiser." Now, how superfluotts! . Jusfc as if every auctioneer wasn't always a praise r of his goods. In the name of our dark-skinned brother, we protest against this filling tip Sahara. If that is done, where is Africa to get her desert? If there is any necessity of more -work to do in tho world, the wearing of tratj ton boots should be encouraged. They take up a great deal of time in buttoning. The five stages of brandy and water:First Brandy and water. SecondBranny and warwer. Third Bran war. Fourth Brraorr. Fifth Collapse i Punch. I Eveet man with a gift for sp-aking ' in public knows when to get v:; but hurdly czo in tJ::i c " t!"i "! ,i t ';-t t-filrirrt to dl.::rn t! r. "Jnor.:rr.t tl.aih t-'A rs. " Who br ;ye 1 t!.i rt ?" i 1 a i i s r cf i3 c...' i . cf c ', i i f i.-: l -t. ! i:.t :r. ; a t ; h 5 v . r - t.; 1 I " 1 i f. r 2'.i r r t:: : j:o '. .a nrl ' -. . t il ; t'., f' j. - --ye! t? ? i ' " y i : u ii i i ' .Ji, L r- ) ' ; 1 a j" t V t r r 1 . ' . ... ' I U ' 4. I , t ' ; ii