Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1883 — THE SIXTY-FIRST DAY. [ARTICLE]

THE SIXTY-FIRST DAY.

The late Indiana Legislature, Demcviuiic, coat the people 150,000 leas ihan the Repubtic-n Legislature of two years ago. Will our republican riends please stick that in their pip s. - ——• Tee Columbus Herald says “TLe Democracy is pretty well satisfied with thejwork of the late Legislature. The stampede of Democrats to the arms of * epublicans so loudly pre dieted by tne ultra Radical piess, hnsu’i commenced.”

The Richmond Democrat asks—- - Would it not be well for the Bepub. lican papers that have been so de j.unciattry of the Legislature to point, out some of the bad laws pass* ed by that body? Simple abuse don.t amount to anything with sensible people.”

In politics, we are a Democrat from principle. While we will eudeaver t maintain in the Review the principles ui lhe dear old Democratic parly, we will not fail to criticise me wrong as we see it, no mailer by w hom it be committed.— Salutatory in Benton Review. Yes, tut- veiy d< ar old Democratic patty. flic past leguiaturt* Wan so dear that the people won't lie able to afford anoihei lor the next forty ytais—Oxford. In buue, Republican. Aq<2 yet it cost the people SSO 000 less than its Republican predecessor of 1681. How is Inal for near, Johnnie?

For the second time in 20 years a democratic legislature in Indiana has ad-* jourued v lihout passing the general ap-‘ propriation bill. —Brookston Reporter, Republican. Ah, you ought to know better, ChiCL ester. The late Democratic -Legislature did pass the general appropriation bill, but the Republican Lieutenant Governor refused to sign it, under instruction of his trainers. The object had in yiew by your leaders will fail, and their deep laid game will not win.— Now don't go and tell your readers that t e Republican Legislature in 1881 in regular session failed to pass an appropriation bill, and came near a failure to do so in special session Those w i» are finding fault wi h the lust Legislature will please read the following from tne Bluffton ner; What did tne Republican Legislature ot 1881 do during the sixty-one days of its session? It did m.t pas* one tenth of the laws that were passed by the last Legislature, and wholly faiied to pass any appropriation bill whatever, and held an extra session of forty days and onlv passed the general appropriation bill a few days before the end of t e extra session, and, notwithstanding the faet that it was in cession for 100 days wholly failed to pass any specific ap propriation bill, and wholly failed to make any appropriation for the completion of the building for ths female department of the insune, while a vast amount of capital expended in the building was lying idle and the the P or Houses were crowded with insane women, besides a large number being kept in private families. If the last Legislature failed in any particular, will some of these parties please state the facts, and not be stating glittering generalities that are fal e. We court full tnvestiga tion. and are anxious to compare the last Legislature with any Republican Legislature that ever held a ses ion.

The last session of Congress greatly reduced the burdens of banks.— Under the provisions of the bill which passed Congress and is now a law tax on bank circulation remains in force. The tax on capital and deposits is removed at once, instead of July 17, 1883, when the rest of the bill goes into effect. The amount of taxes removed from banks is as follows: National banks? $5950,702.37; on State banks. $5,249,172 90. Total. $11,199,876.27. The repeal of the two-cent stamps on bank checks goes into es feet on July 1 1883.

Messrs. Holweg & Reese, of Indianapolis, large importers of china and glassware, regard the advance of tariff duties on g >ods which they import us a clear ease of-thievery. The increased duty will increase the value of their stoca, and the edict has already gone forth to advance pricesBaid Mr Holweg: “The committee advanced the duty on common ware from 40 to 55 per cent., making an advance of 40 per cent, on the former duty of plates, cups and dishes that every poor man must have, while on ohinu, which only the wealthier can buy, the duty was raised only 10 per cent—from 50 to 60. The effect of this outrage will be to cause a reaction, which will within a year send the duty down to 25 per cent, at least.” Gath thus philosophizes on the tariff agitation: The tariff question has got a fresh start, however, and during the interval before the coming Congress will be much diseussed privately and publicly. The tariff interest is in danger of losing an enormous vote in the Republican lines. This does not arise half s° mueh from resentmert to the principle of the t riff as to the morals of the tai iff managers.' The Tai iff Com mission is generally believed to have been a job from beginning to end, packed bv self-seekers for the purpose of selling out to special highpioteeted interests. The method of passing the late tariff bill by a con- * ferenee committee, which abused the confidence of both Houses of Congress, still further shows that there io very little villainy protection is Dot capable of in politics. On the other hand, there is but slight desire to manipulate or to be ie the Interest of any foreign importers, or of the linen st of any other country.”

The following letter from Hon D. D. Moody explains i'seif, uuii m»s a long-felt, want of some ol the Republican organs. Außvbn, Ind., Mutch 241 notice the uvutiiui ao..s "Win Hie Inuianupuiis bmiinei u„me uuy luw passed on tne six»y Uiel uuy ol tm a*-ssion ol the LegUiutuiu, <iuu sigued by Governor Muiivu or i y GuVei nor Baker?” JLue iueaisiature on the llih day oi Mulch, A bud passed rfleluw aummluj. paiileo to suns to testily us witnesses iu Court, wuivL,day Wok ;he sixty Ilin day ot lie sensiuu anti tne day of the general aujuuiimeui oi cure. Now. Governor Mono tiieu ibis bih hi tl»e vfiicc us thebecrcHiO ul oiute ou the same day the Lottis inture atijuurueu, and the Supreme Court say in ibc, igih Indiana, uu page 24, u ter quoting bcetioii 14, At tide 5 of the Constitution:

“ When tne Lt-giaiultue. on the tiny Of tts tlliul adjournment’ iu the due course of legislation, sends u bill to tne Govetnui lor his official action and he on the same day, and utter the Huai adjournment of the Legislature, flics it <u tne oil! t* of tlie t». Creiary oi biute without uppiovul,' or o Jecuobs hereto, it b< comes u aw [rum the hour the same was tiled in the office of tne becteturjf ui Slate." Now here is me op uiou of the Su preme Oourt of the Stale of Indiana mat if Go v eiu >r Hauuu iiad sigue th uppropriaiiou bill ,uftei me House of Representatives und deuute bud passed it and seat it to the Governor, it would have become a law uidiA'S the Governor, within live days Lest uiier such udjuii.n meut, hied the bill, with his uujuv nous thereto, in the office oi Hie sec iet.iry of Stale. how. candidly speaking, Was not tne action of Lieu’ euant Governor Haena in pig Ouuoiiug the appropriation bill and lusiug to sign it eminently wruuu and revolutionary and u.e sole cause of the defeat of Ihe bill?

D. D. MOODY