Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 February 1869 — Page 4

THE JOURNAL.

I. H.

McCAIN and J.

T. TALBOT, Editors

Crawfordsville, Intl., Feb. 11.

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THE SOKG OF HIGH SALARIES.

This music mads me, let it sound no more."

The Indianapolis Journal of last Thursday, publishes a letter from O. P. Q. This O. P. Q. has been in the city of Indianapoiis, "amusing himself." Among other places, he visited the Halls of Legislation. He •went to the Senate Chamber. The Senate was in session. Its members were debating. 0. P. Q. heard them. The proposition to increase the salaries of Judges -was being discussedCD. P. Q. was having a good time. An amendment was offered and carried, to reduce the salaries proposed to $3,500 for Judges of the Supreme Court, and to 82,500 for Judges of the Circuit Courts. This wasn't funny te O. P. Q. It wasn't showing a proper respect for Judges. But: things went on. O. P. Q. listened further. An old man' got up, "an old gentleman" "from an obscure corner of the Senate Chamber." This man's name was Johnson. He proposed rpj1Q an indefinite postponement- of the bill. A lively time followed. This "old man" sung a song. The song was "old," "the same he has sung for the last five or six years." It was a song about "economy." O. P. Q. wanted to hear a new song. He wanted to hear somebody sing the song of "high salaries." 0. P. Q. knew a tune himself, and he fixed up a song of his own liking. The "tenor'1 of the "old man" Johnson's song, didn't suit him, and he had another "tenor" for his song. His song is old too, but it's popular with officers and O. P. Q. thinks it is as good as a new song. It's the same song that was sung by the clerks at

Washing|say,

ton, and has the same "tenor." But 0. P. Q's song has a "burden,'1 and

the "burden" of his song is extrava-\

IXD5AXA A(iUI€M/rV!UL REPORT.

We have received from the Secretary of the "-iTT ,1 ,.

Board, the tenth annual

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report ot the Indiana State Board ol Agriculture for the year 1868. The promptness of its publication rcileets creditably upon the zeal and efficiency of Mr. A. Holmes, Secretary. The cattleYlisease is treated at length, including a fine report of the proceedings of the American Convention of Cattle Commissioners held at Springfield, Illinois, December 1st, as reported by Joseph Poole, of Attica, a member of the State Board and special commissioner to this convention. Accompanying the report on this interesting subject is a full abstract of the legislatien adopted by the several States to regulate and prohibit the importation of Texas cattle.

We may remark that the book is handsomely printed—which is Something unusual in the public printing of Indiana'.' ?*.\a dJUIi-VS-V

CERTAIN ladies of Missouri,, .lately, waited upon the Legislature of that State, and requested that Alio, Wrd "male" be struak outiof the Constitution. The dies with smilhig^&ees, but when a resolution was introduced, giving the people of the State the privilege of deciding wKetfier male' suffrage or not, the smiling members^ the\ H^us}e defe§t^V?.tho resolution by

vote of 59 to 43. The

women tite now compelled to go and do their fighting over. Missouri is not yet ready to. have her morals improved.,

YESTERDAY was the time for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President, and in all probability Grant is elected.

EAITOBIAI. NOTd FROM THE CAP- ., ....... ITAL.

Affairs at the Capital are quiet. Legislation is not as brisk as it might be, yet one cannot judge of

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the

amount of'business 4 hat will be finally disposed of before the close pf .the session, as the work accomplished is done in the Committee room. Near-

bills have been intro

duced in the House, and qijitQ as

many in the Senate, a great portion of which will never see daylight again. A dozen bills are introduced relating to the same subject and referred to a Committee. The Committee makes a report by "substitute," which is generally adopted. So it' will be seen that the number introduced is no critsrion by which to judge of the number that will finally reach the Governor for signature. A few have reached the Governor's desk, though they are of a local character.

THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. The location of the Agricultural College will be a subject of impor tance for this Legislature. As usual there will be much "log-rolling" to secure its location in different localities. A proposition was received in the House Friday from the Commissioners of Monroe county, giving $50,000 for its location at Bloomington, in connection with the State University. Tippecanoe county has offered $100,000 to secure the location at the Battle Ground More than likely the largest pile will win. friends of Wabash College should have put in a bid. For an Agricultural College, Crawfordsville and surrounding country presents superior inducements over either Bloomington or Battle Ground.

TIIE SPANISH CATTLE FEVER,

A bill has passed both Houses, having for its object the prevention of the introduction of the Spanish Cattle Fever It provides that damages for losses sustained shall be recovered from tlie party or parties bringing in cattle having this disease.

ELECTION FOR STATE OFFICERS. The election for State officers took place on Friday. The Republican nominees were elected. Strange to

Jim Hughes voted with the Republicans. ,THE RETIRING L1BRAI?1AN. ,1

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gance and high taxes, and its tlie bi'arian, lias made a model officer. song of "high salaries." Throughout, lie has taken great prid,e in the performance of his duties, and now.leaves the Library in a much better condition than lie found it.

]3 Foster, the retiring Li-

good will of all, even

'He has the

those who voted against.,him- His. successor, Mr. G. McLain, is a onearmed soldier? rind Well qualified.

THE SALARY OF THE JUDGES. This question' is %0^'jiii^rgoihg debate* Bills havej bee|i..introduced in both Hou&es".fixing" thV salary of the Supreme Judges at $4,000 the Judges of th'6 Circuit Court at §3,000, and those of the Common $2,000. out of the State Treasury and thje^latv ter by the counties composin^'jj^ Common Pleas District. Whitest, may, be .true that the Judges .pfvontfi courts do not receive adequate, dhrfijpensation for their services, it' is $Mg true that in these stringent finite would not be politic to increase salaries. Tlfcfriehtts 6f tke mea^jj $r.gue "that county officer^ ,,wf{b^ n^ particular'qualifidatioh ^e6'dive'^o^l(i and sometimes as high as six or eight* timesfche amount that Jud'gfcs r^ceiv .TJiisls only another argument ,i%iffe:j vor of- making.' our county officgr^

Plea^l at I

The two former to be

making/

members rec.eIved..tlU!i^^alaried, and placing this extra 000 pr S'lOO^bd in the county"'treas^ urv.&t)o this and the Judges' s$$W ..,.... '. ^kr^aor which he had .been elected,that ries may be increased witholit bttr-ifC^ __L

Millie Fdening the'peoplc^'L', vf* 7*'-'

THE REGISTRY LAW.

Tinkering with the Registry Law has commenced.^ Bills have ,^een introduced'both to repeal and to amend the law. 4 3ily..pr€!dictijan^is that it yvill not be repealed It perhaps will- receive some important amendments, one of which is requiring the voter to) number his ballot to correspond with the registry.

THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.*"* As usual the temperance men of

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thVStake on hand, asking more legislation on the great evil which is stalking over the State like a great pestilence. The State Temperance AUianc'e wasinbessiPn infttfis city on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.' This is ah tfrj|fiffitfati0n composed of representatives from all the temperance societies and churches in the State, and a3 a generaLith^g, practical men. They drtf asking 'for a law to prohibit tippling shops, and declaring, all suqh.places a nuisance. Thi& kind of a law may be passed. THE EDUCATION OF COLORED CHILDREN.

A law will likely, be enacted providing for the education of the colored children of the State. Its provisions will in all probability be similar to our present school law, only that colored children will be required to attend separate schools from the white children, except in cases where unanimous consent is given by the parents or guardians of the white children. Of course this will meet with opposition from the Democratic side of the House. Anything savoring of the "nigger" will be a stench in Democratic nostrils.

THE SOLDIERS' HOME.

Never having been an ardent advocate of the Soldiers' Home, believing it would cause an unnecessary ex pense to the State, I am glad to see that a resolution has been introduced in the Senate looking to the sale of the "Home" at Knightstown, and transferring the inmates to the Asylum now being constructed by the General Government. The "Home" has cost the State now about $55,000, aiid the Trustees are asking for an additional appropriation of 065,000. The number of inmates at the present time is 225. Thus it will be seen that the expenses for keeping this number are rather heavy. In speaking in favor of the sale of the Soldiers' Home I do not wish to be understood as opposing any efforts that '"may be made for the comfort of our soldiers, who may be so unfortunate as to have lost a limb, or contracted disease while inrthe service of

their-j

country,

but because I believe they^can be as well taken care of elsewhere and at a much less expense.

THE STATE FRINTEE'S/IMSIIONESTT'. A few weeks since, the Evening Mirror, of this city, made some serious.charges against the State Printer 'Committees of Investigation were appointed in both Houses of the Legislature to look into the-matter. The Committees consisted of men .of. botli political thorough investigation, including an ex-amination-ot'wltnesses fribWall {he printing establishments in the citf,' including the "man of the Mirror," the Committees reported to ]their respective Houses that tho measurement of the matter and prices charge eel, were according to law, and that the charges of corruption w^re'Hfntrue, thereby proving that .the Mir. ror charges were based upon mere JSamors. The pyo^s^^ty is that the office will be abolished. There is tost as good^tfillfcfa^Mr a State Carfeenter, or a State Mason, as a State 1rl int6n 'Let''the printing be let to bideer.^,.,,...^ lw

AN EXOITTNO SCEXFC IN THE LIO'TSE.''' Aii exciting scene' was. (enacted, in ,e House lafet Tlitiirstlfty' oVer th^' Bitested election case of Beattv. apd. Pale.5 limply ''statecl was about this ^Beatty,, and Peale.j were, ndidates for Representative frbm |Kxte and Starke counties.. Peale ids elected. Bcatty coilt^^fe' bw' that Peale had been elected f. Justice qf the,'.peace1 Ahe jtenqi'.

ing it that its days Fere about nugn. bered, and: that in two years the Detdocracy wohlli be in- the, ascendency, and the Republican Curges like c^icte^ ens would come home to roost* •Intimating that his party would do 'its they had been done by, whether Tight or wrong. Judge Buskirk made am able reply answering every point made by Mr. Coffroth, and closed by referring to the threats made by the other side of the House, in terms and in a manner which, brought nearly every Democrat, in the House -to his feetr For a "tiwe" it seemed that a "scrimmage" was inevitable. The! demerits were finally calmed, however^ and the previous question called, when by a strict party vote Mr. Peale was peeled out, and Mr. Beatty admitted. ... fjh

ANOTHER EXjUK3l6ft.

The two Houses went on 'another excursion Saturday to Terre Haute to see that huge humbug, the State Normal School, of which I shall have something to say hereafter.

T. H. B. McC.

FARMING AND BUSINESS PECTS.

PROS-

Money is scarce. The 25th of December and the 1st of January, days upon which men doing business on the credit system usually expect a settlement of accounts, have passed, and the debtor class is still largely in debt. Creditors have made unusual efforts to collect money,, and yet it is doubtful if their books will show as favorably as thai this time last year. The amount vof taxes |aid ihto the County Treasury fbr the preseni year is estimated at •abou.t^25 per cent, less than the am,oun^'^aid:-at..the same time last year. Beports from some other counties in the State, show a more favorable condition of the finances, while in still Other counties the condition is less favorable. But Montgomery county may, perMps, be taken as an average from which to judge of the condition of the State.

Im this county it is estimated that about two-thirds of the wheat that can be spared for market have already been sold. The prico of of ivheat has averaged about $1,85' per bushel. Corn has sold for aboiit 50 cts per bushel. But little that is fit for market now remains for. sale.

not aid mato-fally in liquidating the debts, a^-e|d|,c^it^ctedf| moi?ey received Tor hogs lias, in most cases, been .already employed ift jthe discharge of. old debts. There is now.a good supply: of second or third, rate htirses(fmo$t. of ,th^?oyei'7^i|i,'eeV or half starved, which their 'own-,-PFiif which'" tliere is no market. Good vy horses are in good demand, d' selling at prices 50 to $300. In£ia#fc br^ated for good cattl^ Farmers usually sell' ftl$i^ young, and in the SttrtJmert t© make room tor winter half-a-dozeai or a dozen

them if they d&uld only find some body tp( buy W-lien wej add to tllcscC the supply pf yearling mules? now on hjiiid, ..and! for.. which 'a» yet there seenis to. be!ii0rpaHifc'uW^4eimj®d» we have nearly exhausted the iheains which the farmers will find available tor the hext 'six hibrithsl

Office had/, iWP,t yet-: expired,, tT3ie ^pmmittee reported in favor of ousting Peale and admitting Bektty. The minority reported that no choice had •Been made a'ad wi^hfid thTe iri&ttfer re) fei-r6d back to ,:th.enjpaofl!eM Several speeches were made on both sides of ii he ix 0 obtaineci cthe floor and in behalf of the minority made a tyyor^)pflrs' s^eecb| in which'he wafe denunciation Of the action Of the Republican party. He closed by warn-, to begin with the opening of Spring

Upon the whole, the prespect is jrtait. the most flattering, but there is no reason ,tp .|)e,.^iscoura^ed? The great number' of improvements, already planned in various parte of the State,

is ..the surest ii^dex of the .condition of thg icountry. .The winter has been favorable to mechanics and the coming Summer promises to be unuahailly profitable." The surest remedy is increased industry and economy. The present condition Pf tnoney affairs demands these of all classes, but of riohe^more than the farming class. om

CONGRESSIONAL..

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The swindling .contracts of the Department of the Interior have received a thorough airing, arid Dempsey & O'Toole, the fat contractors, will have to content themselves with the profits already received, as it is not lik6fy'any more money will be paid on, their contracts at present.

The Senate has had under consideration the bill repealing the Tenure-of-Offlce Act, which passed the House some time baek, but there is no certain indication of what will be the result of their action. n,

The House has had under consideration the Army Appropriation bill. Strong efforts are $§ing made to have the army reduced to thirty regiments, but it is puzzling the House to know what to do with the surplus officers which such a reduction would make.

An effort was made in the Senate last week to authorize the members from the reconstructed States to receive pay from March 1, 1867. Mr. Mortonfavored the proposition. Mr. Trumbull opposed it in very strong terms.

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The Senate, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, passed a resolution in regard to the counting of the vote of Georgia for President. The action of the Senate in this matter looks a good deal like child's play. The resolution, in effect, declares that a certain candidate would have received a certain number of votes, if the vote of Georgia had been counted, and receives a certain number without that1 vote. a .... ,.

In the House, the Senate amendments to the Copper Tariff bill were concurred in, and the bill has- gone to thePresident for his Signature.

The bill reported to the Senate by the majority of the-€kmmittee, covdrs' six roads, viz Tfie, Northern Pacific,,L'akef Superior_to Pug.et Sound• ti?.e Atlantic & Pacific, from Springfield, Mo-., soluth-iwest to: the Canadian river,' and 'thence on the

The price of hay has averaged aliout $14,0.0 per ton,and although the winv terras •been- so^ mild,,"it i^'proMlT^thirt3t-fifth'parallel 'by Albuquerque, that there itfltttlf^ °cif' lt^eft for to the coastj) 'jthe Southern Pacific, of market. ^4,-^ 5 California,, fro91 San Franciscs to a

It will thus bl^^een tiiat%he farm ijunetion. with:.'the thirty-fith parallel ers wiH have....to look tp jiome 'other iline, near the Eastern boundary of sburcefthiui "gi'ttin, market for the mo^y ^%\wh%^P ?p£fy deb^'^'^hat-.' othesr^ so they Nearly all of the marketable ttrules,M|wo»|ud three' ^eats old,-haye •4*en- pri,ces-. ranging .frPm .$115 to $l3ou' The money received

have

California. .' the Uiiion Pacific, East-! ern Diyisionj,, from its present termiiius to a junction with the through line at a.p'oin.t northwest of Albuquerque the Arkansas Valley, from Little Rock by FctfV Sihith fro a'junction with the thrp^g|i line at. lihp, ^crossing of the L. I Canadian river, and the Oregon Pa-' cific'fromv.Portland'to the north head' |0f Hii^bbldirivfef'^'in Nevada. The" aggr^gatk^'jen^nl.^r, these several lines i,9[ ,abput .finfe-thousand miles.-t./j The report is signed by six members ^«Cortimittiefe'.('!:The minority,' con^SStf^'bf'Sfenali^ Wilson, ^hcr^' itidn'/'Sp^jird', ^orgah-. 'and Ilarla^it, j^ve prepared,,a repori mowing mat the ^ill Vepoi'ted :by the majoijity" is' an extravagant measure involving tin* 'Pf 27$ j&illibiis'' rn'the. ne^t'ti,,i( thirty^cai-s^ 1.

During t^^^scufsion pf the In-iioiij dianiApprQ!priaf$t)® iibill .last Weiek,''!'' Mr.^Holbroetej'^dtfl^te-'ft^.Id^dj^^' spokt! bf Mr.^Butler kk 'haying. .madew.^'r-

worn-oji,tthor^es,, l^hj^h,4ike^t^bo^'^^^s^rti^'fis..,^'luch he' knew at the,.,..{.9 old knife, are worth a good deal to time J^ma^fAhem^to be,.unqualified^ u.to i.u— \e ij' ii-i.- !c

jy false ".!f :Someexcitement followed'^ thfe stiitettlentj Wh^ili Mr. Holbrook' hayiii^ refund t61 modify or retract it he was'prdered, b}r the unanimous,,. vote pf-jthe ypuse,,tp be ,conductedbu ,a by the S6rgeant-at-Arms to the Bat^ of the Hoxitj'^ And refceive the cen-^^-sure of the 'Speaker. mi TT

Jtfr. Cp)ikiing, on the part of the

Senate,

?and Messrs. Wilson and.-v

i?i uyn 6n the I part Pf the House, Were appointed tellers to count the Electoral Vote for President and VicePresident.