Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 25, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1875 — Page 4

THE INDIANA- STATE SENTINEL " TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2. 1875,

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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 2.

Ulrs us a rast, say the pajple, from extra J ordinary and exceptional taxation. This is what tbey mean. The current expenses o täte, oonm'y and township affairs honetly and prudently administered, tbey do not com plain of. Bnt for a few years past there has been euch a rage to vote taxes in aid o , railroads, to assess taxes under tbs statute for gravel road-, and to pay 'city bo ii use for this and that enterprise to bonefit the publica little and private ring a great deal, that patience la getting a little fblo, A truce Is asked for a few years, at leapt, until aome irnlt of the good works already done can be reaped, and the Investment Justified by fulfillment of p'romtees. There is quite a difference in the coat of living between paying for the ordinary reuirerxenta of life and buying luxuries. A goo3 farm wagon one must bave, a carriage ia very nice, but the latter may be deferred with less inconvenience than comes of dans and protested paper. So railroads ' and gravel roads and fine public buildings are good material for boasting, but they cost great deal of money. Reform probably does net mean i retrenchment of expenses that are iu the line ot duty and necessity, nor does it mean a niggardly and parsimonious policy to cripple the material progress -of the state. Itdocs mean to call a halt la a aortel wild race which has proceeded far noughfor the first hoat, and hear the report of the judges. This 1 right. Inflation is a term which applies not to currency alone. It represents a condition of the public mind, a policy in regard to life and business in general. It is not normal, and can net be always sustained. An instinctive conviction has come naturally enorgh upon

the people that it is time to come down to solid reality and a steady-going pace. Probably the conviction is well grounded. Tbe House Tuesday spent a great deal of Us valuable time In discussing the amendment to tbe constitution, providing for increasing tbe term of prebidential service to tlx years and making the incumbent Inelegibla for more tban one term. Heretofore this question gathered its main Interest from the fact that a president might make use ot official patronage during one term to secure Lis nomination fur a second one. Of late, however, tbe possibility , of a third term, which was not contemplated formerly, has added Interest to matter. The most remarkable speech made in the debate was that of B. . R. Hoar, who assumed to say that the American people intended, under certain contingencies, to make Lincoln president for the remainder tf bis lifo, and there was no reason why they should not exercise their own good discretion in the matter This Is certainly a very plain advocacy of the third term, as tar as the principle of the thing is concerned, though Hoar would probably fight pretty bard against the present chief magistrate's renominatlon. In case a ' national convention were to put Mr. Grant forward gam. however, the, gentleman from Massachusetts would bave no good ground for bolting th9 nomination. The speech was a frankbut not a yery wise one. Of course 3ea. Butler opposed any amendment restricting the right of the people to choose the same man president as often as they pleased. The fallacy In such an argument is this, that it assumes that some other power besides tbe people is about to curtail their privileges, whereas no restriction can be put upon their will cave by their owu act. The joint resolution for submitting the amendment to the people was lost by a vote of 134 ayes to 104 nays, a two-thirds vste being necessary to carry the measure. The democrat voted solidly In favor of submitting the amendment to tbe nation, and tho republicans against it, with some honorable exceptions. The names of those ot the administration party voting aye are given in the telegraphlo report, and it will be een thai Foster, Bnfnngton, Phelps, Roberts, Elerriam and others who voted against abolishing the two-thirds rule appear alio on this creditable record. Therepcrt of the special committee appointed by the last legislature, to procure plats for a Dew state house presented Wed- . nesday and publishedThursday morning.will attract general attention. It was tbe intention of tbe last legislature in creating the rommlitee to take the least possible step in the direction of building, and the duties and powers ot tha committee were restricted to the narrowest limits. With tbe secretary of state they were authorized to procure and inspect plans, and to make a repot t of their conclusion. The least that can be said is that tbe committee brought to their duties a spirit of patience and thoroughness becoming tbe importance of the enterprise in view. After tiring notice to arthitects to come forward with their plans and receiving eighteen complete designs, besides collateral sugges tiocs.thoy addressed themselves to the trying task ot ascertaining the intrinsic and comparative merits of each and all. No more difficult or more exacting problem can be presented, than this one of testing the merits of a piece ot architecture of euch magnitude. Tbe committee spent weeks of earn set study, aided by such explanations and compulations as tbey requlrod from the author ot the designs. Tbe work has been kept bo stringently concealed from the public, that even the prying and persistent reporter, beating about the enclosure was unable to anticipate any of the facts which the report to-day gives to 'the public. From the collection of plans, 'the majority ef tbe committee bave eolected t three and the minority one, which - are recommended as tbe best. Some would be disposed to go behind this vast wtV c-f th e?rornl!toe and open tb"hcj lb; to review, lorgeuiu,; that if IJO designs were submitted to the whole publio or tbe whole legislature, probably each one would find xealoua advocates. Tho first question ot a practical cast, however, i: VflW the present legislature proceed toward

the work of building? That issue, much thought of and discussed, baa not yet been squarely tested. Some Indications of tbe prevailing sentiment begin to be shown. It

Is pretty clear that something will be done to provide for the insane, for it Is certain that somethlug must be done. A bill was presented in the Senate by Mr. Goooding, of Vanderburgh, for that pur pose yesterday. When this matter ia disposed of. there seems to be a pretty strong disposition to approach the state house business in a cautious and prudent manner, to begin, but In such a way as not to bring upon the people an appreciable addition to the burden of taxa tion. It ii oertaln that nothing will, be done precipitately, while all feel that this work of the state can not be postponed lo ng and ought to be begun at once. Celonel Harrow's Evidence. Tbe most Important contribution made to the literature of tbe Louisiana question since tbe presentation of the report of the sub-committee is the evidence and report of Col. Morrow. This officer comes forward with the endorsement of one of tbe ablöst men ot the age. Gen. Sherman, as to bis ability and integrity, and his own work speaks his praise so clearly that he carried with bim from tbe witness stand this com niiment from George F. Hoar: r"This Is a very Interesting and important opinion of yours." Tte gentleman who made this remark is the chairman of tbe special committee on Southern affairs, and an ardent partisan. He Is a man of honor, refinement and patriotism whose prejudices have generally gotten the better of his judgment In political matters. He is the sheet anchor ot the radical party in this investigation, and should be tail them their ease is hopeless.' There are some points in Colonel Morrow's evidence that deserve the attention of all thoughtful men, as ho puts the results of h!s observation into compact deductions worthy of a statesman rather tban a soldier. Aa to tbe primary cause ot the restless, uneasy condition of the state, be says: ' attribute the uncertain condition of the state, in the firat place, to the ' deep-seated opinion on tbe part of tbe people that they have been defrauded of their rights at the election Hdw much political misery there is condensed in to that one sentence. It paints perfectly the first sense of degradation which comes upon a freo people when they feel that they have been wronged, and are helpless under their sense of icjury. They have been defrauded In the exercise of their rights as free meu, and the scoundrels who have outraged thdtn are set over them as rulers by tbe power of tbe federal government. No wonder free-born Americans grow carelees, reckless and dangerous in such a strait That deep eeated sen se of injustice must be plucked out before peace and prosperity can settleover Louisiana;and the course of tbe ad ministration tends simply to drive the thorns deeper into these festering sores. Tbepres ent policy ot the men in power is admirably calculated to make chronic discontent and lawlessness a characteristic of tbe Southern people. Not less remarkable as a philosophic statement is Col. Morrow's second declaration in regard to tbe men of Louisiana, that "they feel themselves to have been imposed upon by some of the processes of law." This is the prime misfortune of tyranny. It corrupts the sources of justice, evon between man and man, and makes tbe law and the government, not benificent guardians of society, but fierce depredators under whoso protection one par'y is outraged by the other with impunity. When wrong is enthroned in tbe courts instead ot right, tbe people naturally lose all respect for authority, and thus among all oppressed nations, disobedience becomes a sort of virtue and resistance to magistrates a kind ot heroism. It bas been the boast ot the the English people and their descendants tor ages that they never lost their reverence tot law; but a generation of fraud and violence in Louisiana will effectually rob tbe people ot that commonwealth ot their proud heritage. Tbey will become as worthless as Mexican adventurers, for when tha habit of obedience is once gone, who shall restore it? When men iee,l that tbey bave been defrauded out of their political rights, and complain at the same time that "money and not justice determine the decrees of the ourts," their case is Indeed a hapless one. Of course a once free people, deprived of their liberty and uncertain as to their ability to hold the fruits of their industry, grow hopeless and dispirited. Tbey lose industry and enterprise, tor it is not in in the nature of man to work when the fruits of labor are held at the mercy of dfshonest officials. No wonder then that Col. Morrow describes Louisiana as looking "like a country an army bad marched through." No wonder the farms are left without fences and the houses abandoned. No wonder the people "seem to bave fallen into a state of despondency," and that V there does not seem to be the ordinary American vitality about them." National power can not be abased without the inevitable reaction upon national character. Breathing such an atmosphere ot wrong and misery it is natural that an American community should yearn tor relief, and tbe whole people will, respond heartily to Col. Morrow's ' gallant assertion; "The people desire, of 11 things, to live ' peaceably and quietly, if their statements ' are to be relied upon. From my knowledge 'of the American character I believe that every American community would prefer peace and quiet to turmoil and disorder; 'that there is scarcely a community 'in tbe United States that would ' not submit to an impartial election." Tbe witness thus clearly states hla faith in a much slandered people, and his opinion bucked, as it . is with varied observations carefully and conscienclously made in the Mu of bis duty will have grf at weight. It may be well to note in conclusion cne fact to which Col. Morrow testifier: It has often been a matter ot wonder to us that a peopleloving liberty like the Frencb,so ready to. strike tor freedom, and so uniformly successful in revolution, have been willing, on

more than one occasion, to forego their civil

rights and sink back under the control of a military despotism like tbe second empire. 1 The explanation is simple. Tbe French have often destroyed governments, but have never yet succeeded amkl the I turmoil of political discord in constructing one. Invariably tbe clash of parties haa made the peace of tbe community and tbe pursuit ot industry ao uncertain that after a time men became willing to sacrifice anything for mere security and bartered freedom for safety and tranquility. The soldier can enforce order, and consequently the aoldier is enthroned in the place of the magistrate. It is by no means the Iaest evil sign of the time that the same weariness of false and fruitless liberty, leading to anarchy, is settling over the Southern people.and that the same will ingness to barter their birthright for peace bas tagen pofsefsion of them. Tbey are tired of civil discord and unending violence and offer to surrender themselves to tbe soldier, trusting to his rough integrity tor justice and to his iron hand for safety. This is the mournful statement of Col. Morrow as to the feeling InLouialana,and it needs no comment: Iwa told many times by conservatives, and through republicans and army officers, that the universal assertion of the people wax that they infinitely preferred a milltary government t3 the state government, 'tor they thought that things would be 4 fairly administered by army officer; it they 'got control of the government they thought they would not be plundered." The Questioner Apportionment, The judiciary committee, on Saturday, presented to the House the majority and minority report in regard to the constitutionality of a bill redisricting tbe state. The majority report is signed by the democratic members ot tbe committee, and the minority report by the republican members, ao that, thus far, the question sppears to be a strictly partisan one. As the point at issue is a strictly legal one, each side of the question is, of course, abundantly able to put forward the best of authorities to sus tain its position, and, strange to say, the same author is quoted by both parties in the course of the argument. The point of difference between the democratic and republican members of . the committee is easily stated and easily understood. The constitutional provisions affecting tbe question of apportionment are as follows: 8ec. 4. The general assembly hall, at Its second sefsion after I he adoption of this constitution, and every six years thereafter, cause an enumeration to be made of all the white male Inhabitants over the age of twenty-one years. hec. 5. The number of senators and representatives shall, at the session neit following each period of making - such enumeration, be fixed by law, and apportioned among tbe several counties, according to the number of white male Inhabitants above twenty-one years of aga In each; provi ltd that the first and second elections of members of the eeneral assembly under this constitution shall te according to tbe apportion merit last made by the general asHerubly before tbe adoption of this constitution." Now it is concoded by all the members of the committee that the en u me ration provided for in section four was duly made in lS72and that au apportionment was made in accordance with the provisions of section five during the session of 1S73. But the majority and the minority differ merely on the law of constitutional interpretation. The former, contrary to the traditions of the democratic party, contends for loose construction, and maintains that, although tbe constitution provides for a new apportionment at the next session ot the legislature succeeding tbe enumeration commanded by law, yet there la nothing to prevent one or more new apportionments within the period of six years. The latter, contrary to the traditions of the republican party, contend for strict construction, and maintains that the powers of the legislature are saverely limited by tbe constitutional provisions and that tbe clause iu regard to making each new apportionment at the next session of the legislature after each new enumeration is mandatory, meaning that it shall be made then and at no other time. It is useless to recapitulate the learned argumeuts and author ities by which each fragment of the committee sustains its position, TheS?ntinelip, howeyer, inclined tosay.irankly, that, pro ceeding on the supposition that tue enumeration and apportionment ot 1872 and 1873 were duly made in accordance with the law, tbe minority report is based upon the soundest legal doctrine, and there would be no shadow of an excuse for a ns apportionment. With all due aspect to tbe learned and able committee, however, tbe Sentinel is Inclined to think that neither of the reports presented touches the cardinal point in the Cnestion. What is the object of the ' periodic enumeration and apportionment provided for by the constitution? The design is t im ply to secure to every part of the state that repre aentationin the councils of the common wealth to which its importance entitles it. Where representation is based upon population, as ia the case with us, and in a community ot rapid growh like Indiana, the 'census must be taken frequently, and the apportionment must be made to corre spond with it, In order to preserve the pro portion of representatives in different sections. The Constitution therefore provides tor periodic- enumerations and apportionment, and, by that very act, prevents their recurrence except at tbe" intervals stated. The gist of the present controversy, however, lies in tbe question whether the apportionment of 1873 was really any apportionment at all. In tbe sense contemplated ' by ' the Constitution. That apportionment wes not made with tbe design of securing a fair representation to tb different parts of the etate, but with tbe design of securing preponderance to certain localities for partisan purposes. It was not made with the slightest regard to the enumeration which had proceeded it and on which the consti tution provides that it should be based but was governed almost ntirely by the pecu liar distribution of party strength. It was not made to carry out the law but to frustrate it. The constitution declare in express terms that tbe number ot senators and representatives (hall be "APPOBTIONED AM0ÜO THE SKYERAL COUJf- '

1 TIES, AOOORDIJ.O TO THR KDMBKR or WHJTB

MALE 15 HABITANTS ABOVS TWEXTT-OXK teaks or aqk in KACtf." The apportion ment of 1873 was so made that exactly the opposite end . was attained, and the Sena'ors and Itepresentatirea were apportioned to different counties on entirely Different bases, giving tbe same number of citizens in some parts ot tbe statt almost double tbe political power beld; by an equal ' number in other sections. In truth and deed therefore, there was no such thing as an apportionment within the view of tbe constitution, made in 1373. The provisians of the law were not complied with, and the erhole thing was a mere piore of fraud. As such it must I attacked and overthrown, if at all. Had tbe apportionment of 1873 been honestly and fairly made it should stand as Arm as a rock, and the only thing to consider is whether, since it was made dishonestly and unfairly, in direct violation of the letter and spirit of the constitution, it should be allowed to remain a monument of successful party trickeiy. LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. MONDAY. Henatf.. Met at 2 o'clock. Petitions on temperance, and one for nine months school and compulsory attendance; several unimportant reports from standing committees; a resolution w.s adopted providing for the Rale of lands for taxes delinquent more than two years by forec owure ml execution ; utne bl'.ls were oflernl; a large number of bills were read the second lime and eD grossed. ITorsK. A bill provldfnn for the protection of birds wik ordered engrosed and bas 'good prospects of becoming a law; a bill amendatory of tbe act. 6trlklpg out section Til and 213, was passed, a was also a bin for tbe mere uniform administration of justice, which measure contemplates a rigid restriction of the abuses of changes of revenues. A basket fall of more temperance petitions was added those: already received : one prays lor looul option and civil damages, and asks that drunkenness be recognized as a crime: a resolution that, the law tor the semi-annual payment of taxes sriouia De repeated, was lost; a petition was received from the grangers, praying for the reduction of fees and salaries, the abolition of attorneys lees for the collection of debts, etc. TU ES DAT. Senate, An immense memorial and petition. wlihlOUO names, from Clark county, iadorsed officially by the city of Jefferson vllle, was pre sented by Mr. Johnson, of Floyd, remonstrating a-i.alust the system of convict labor in the south eii prison, and urging Its removal to some omerpo'.ni; nouw otu iu, amending me law for tbe assessment of lands was urged to a consideration under a suspension of the rule, but was finally referred to a committee; the troubles lo Wane county were offered as a reason for the immediate passage of the bill; several new bills were offered; among the most Important was one to reduce the cost of the Supreme Court reports by Mr.Sleethi a bill to regulate banking by Mr. Skinner, and one on gravel roads by Mr. ttcott, of Vigo. The afternoon session whs wholly occupied with a aebaie on the iale of Interest mil law of uxnrr, lu which Messrs. Harney, Nftt", Johnston, fk-fl, ttlvan, Itoodlngand Dyteeraau took prominent part; the discussion was not rxrnnsted, but a clotty contested vote shw-d IVAt the Senate Is notdlsposed to attempt a chnro In the legal rate of Interest at this time. The Qtustion will probably come up again. The IIovsk Passed twoor thiee bliNof much moment to tax payers; 0111 t flat ih'iv shall not be another appraisement of real'y frr Ave years and providing for a reappraisinvut every Ave yea is r hereafter: another, thnt tlrlinquent really .hall not be advertised fc:r nafe it the owner theieuf hold a sufficiency of personal property to pay for the tax aases-.ed samst ar:eh reaity, and Ibe blU provides further that when advertised It shall not be at a greater cost than cents per description instead of äoeentos heretofore; a bill exempting worth of rersonal property telonglnz to heads of households from seizure and sale. Instead of fSfti, as tbe law now is, waa voted down; a bill providing lor the publicaiion of official adverthemeuta in German, in cities of twenty thousand inhabitants, was passed; Messrs. Heller, Darnell and Havens were appointed a committee of three to confer witU a commutes of two from tho Renate to consider the question, is there any need of legislation as to employes for tbe present Ee;sion? a number of petitions were presented, and appropriately referred; the proceedings on the seventh page are unusually Interesting, and will well repay a patient perusal. WEDNESDAY. Henate. Passage of the bill relating to the change of time of holding court in the twentyirst district; presentation of several petitions and the reports of standing committees; report of tbe state house committee favorable to the building of a new state house. The following bills were offered: To amend the act for pleadings in court; providing for the erection of two hospitals lor the lnnane, one at Evans vllle and one at Logansport; to regulate transportation; regarding tbe duties and power of mayors In cities; to regulate and prevent gambling by Itinerant swindlers; providing certain powers for master commissioners; providing for the assessment of property in cities; providing for the sale of i wamp land : providing tor companies to transport Daisenzcni and bangaea In cities: empower ing judges of criminal courts to issue writs of habeas corpus; proniotuog raiiroaas irom running cars iu cities without bell cords; to require crioiiualsto worfc out tha expenses of their own trial and conviction; providing for the organization of co-operative associations; to amend the tchool law ; provldiug to punish tho drawings ol pistols and deadly weapons. The second reailug of several bills then followed, aud their discussion. Houaa The Judiciary committee reported on several bills. The committees on rights and privileges and on county and township officers made several reports on bills assigned to them. The committees on agriculture, corporations, on cities and towns and on F?urt presented, their respective repörii on several blllf. Presentation of a memorial from Jeffersonvllle on convict laoor: presentation of petltlODS. The following bills were then Introduced; amending tne act for the organization of the general assembly; relating to tbe sale of intoxicants; amending the act authorizing the construction of macadamiijd aod plank roads; legalizing the informal acknowledgement of deeds; nxing time for holding courts iu tbe fourth district: to prevent forfeiture of policies; providing for election of railroad dlreCfors to that three of them shall be cltiiens of the Mate: re lating to records; concerning the practice of medicine; amending me act regulating courts. 1 he reporter of the Supreme Court made a report as to his publications, the coat of printing and binding being (4ü,üuo. These bills were also Introduced; authorizing the superintendent of public instruction to purchase a library for Ferry county; amending the act authorising agricultural societies to hold nal estate; emending the act fixing the salaries of members ;mending the act creating tbe office of state geologist: regulating the sale of the intoxi cants; an act to repeat tnensn law; fixing tha number of petit jurors; defining misdemeanors ; amendatory of tne association act; concerning courts: amendatory of the act authorizing tbe construction of street railroads; fixing the nnmDer or ine granojurors;pas'ageoi ine urn to incor porate the state horticultural society ; passage of the bill relating to renoval of line fences: passage of bill definloa grave robbing and prescribing funUhment. The following biils passed: Tarnngover to the state treasury, the funds accumulated by the sale of securetles of old state bauks which fal ed in times past: piovldlng for payment of scalps of wolves aud toxes; fixing Ulli Ul uumiu wu " vv , " bills were araeudeil and recommitted. Mr. Gil bert submitted the report of the state house commlt'ee. The following bllls-were also passed, flilniF the time ot holding court in the third district; providing for voluntary assignment. Adjournment. THURSDAY. Hkxate. Reports of the standing committees. The sill repealing sections 272 and 273 of tbe assessment law passed. Discussions and speeches on the special order, Jr. Neu" resolution on lo cal option. The Sonate went Into a committee of the whole and lls'enei to pneeches by Messrs. Marnighauen, Baxter, drove, Hell, Hough and others. Ujusr.-Dlsiuyslonon tbe committee's report oi the Crlmlral Court of Floyd and Clarke counties ; i epcr s by committees of severaj bills, lnclodln one granting aid to the grasshopper sufferers. The following bills were then lntro-

duced: concerning associations; amending the set providing for the election a bupreme Court reporter; to prevent the collection of attorneys' ''on cot. etc; incorporating a liorve protection compacy; to authorise the chapte or county boundaries; regalaticg the sale of Intoxicants; providing for appeal from tbe board olionnty eom m Ioiwth ; amending the act for the Incorporation of elites; amending the act fixing tbe number of Hmatora and Representatives, and apportioning' the state; amending the assessment act; Wal Irin tho eta of the trustee the town of Uoou vllle; House bills from Zii to 253, inclusive, were read a second time ami recommitted ; passage of tbe join resolution memorial 11 tag contrrp lor the Improvement of the Upper Ohio; also the following bills were passed: authorising tbe change of name and tye of certain educational institutions: amendatory of the act regulating the fee of omcers; for the settlement of decedents' estates;

"I ouperior unuru, providing ror substitutes in absence of the Judge i ameudlag the pleadings and practice act or the t:ivil Oourti:

egaiizintf oertaln acta or thanthnriiM nr th town or Auburn; araendatary of the act for tbe pEotec,J.? ' Kan- lUndertne provisions of the f.-111 tlQaU hootlng is absolutely probiblteU. ror t ach violation the party shall be subject toa fine of not less than f 1 nor more than 110; Introduction of the lollowisg new bills: regulating tees of officers; giving delendants in civil case tbe right to- testify in their own behalf; maaiDg husbands aud wife witnesses for each other; adjournment. Fit I DAT. Sxsati. In the forenoon discussion on the divorce laws of the state, arising from a discussion of Dill 99 amending the present divorce law; in the afternoon tbe discussion on local option cou tinned speeches were made by Messrs. ars.tiivan, Sleetii and Neff; after the discussion the vote was taken on tbe resolutions as follows: It wa9 agreed to divide the resolutions and take them in their order, and) voUt by call of yeu aod noes. The first resolut inn wz. that of ilr. Neff, on local oiiorj. The roll was called a-. d the vole stood as follows: Ayes nailer, Btard&ley, lieares, Boone, Banyan, Card well. Chapman, Cree, lagiy. Davidson, Frltdley of iscott, Hacklemau, Harney, Haworth, Hough, Howard, Humphrey, Johnson ot l'ara, Major. Neff, Oliver. Rhodes. Uingo, Koe. bcott. Iobiu, Underwood, Wilson Uä. Woes-Bell, iiawman, Culbertson, Ijkemn, Olvan, Gooding, Cirove, Henderson. Hendricts, Johnson or Floyd, Max well. Peed, Sarninghausen, t-Kluner. Hiausr. leetb, Smith, Htockaiager, Tuompsou, Winterbotham 2u. The roll was called on the second resolution or liability clause, and thev ote stood as follows: Hyt s Baxter, Heardsley, Dears, lloone, Buny n, Card well. Chapman, Cree, Daggv, Friedley ot ooolt,Urove, Harney, Haworth, Henderson, Howard. Humphrey, Johnson of Parke, Major, Maxwell, Ned, Oliver, Rhodes, Hin go, Ko, Hcott, Sleoth, Thompson, Tobln, Underwood , Wilson SO Noes Bell, Bowman. Culbertson, Uykeman, Uoodlng, Hackieman, Hendricks, Hough, Johnson of Floyd. Peed, fcarnlehausen. isklnner, Slater, Smith, Btockslager, Winterbottom-15. The roll was called on the third resolution, to make the buyer liable as the seller for violation of tbe law, and the vote stood aa follows: Ayes Baxter, Beardaley, Bed, Boone. Bowman, Bunyan, Cardwell, Culbertson, Paggy, Davidson, Dykeman, Friedley of Scott, Qlvan, Grove, Hackieman, Harney, Haworth, Henderson, Hendricks, Hough, Humphreys of Floyd, Major Maxwelit Neff, Oliver, Peed, Rhodes, Bingo, Itoe.Barnlgbauaen, Scott, Skinner. Hlater, isieeth. Smith, Htockslaeer, Thompson, Tobin. Underwood, Wilson, Winterbotham. Total, 42. .Noes Bearss, Chapman, Cree, Uoodlng, Howard, Johnson of Park, Total, S. . . Adjourned. . House The several committees reported bills assigned to them; passage of bills; regulating the time of holding court In the tbiri v-nflh cir cuit; amending the practice act; dincussioa and reierringoi various outs. AC J urned. SATURDAY. ' fcEXATE. relltlona were c tiered from Wayne and Brown counties, asktng reforms lu various directions, involving the expenditure of putl!c money; the committee on elections re port don the contest of Lame's seat as senator f .om Tip pecanoe toy Dr. Walker, in favor of Lame, and the report was concurred In unanimously; reports of committees disposed of considerable worg, ana some new nuis were rna ine nrst time; a resolut ion to abolish the office of county superintendent of schools caused a warm de bate, and was referred to the oommlUte on edu cation, without direct actioa. HocSE. The majority .ot the Judiciary re ported favorable toa re-apportionment of the state into assembly and senatorial districts at the present session ; the minority dissented, in a lengthy report, both of which reports are pub I Is bed in fuilonthe seventh page of the Senti nel, and commented upon editorially; some of the members Indulged their buncombe proclivlMes on motion to nrlnt and motion to ad journ; a bill amending the bastardy act, so mat men snouia not oe imprisoneeu wmioui relief, was ordered engrossed; a bill limiting the powers of county commissioners was recommitted for further consideration and amendment; a bill providing for tbe erection or two lussne asylums, with a capacity of 500 persona each, the one at Logansport and the other at Kvansvllle, was passed toa second reading, after having narrowly escaped tablii g; a bill regulating the working of mine was passed to a see. ondreadlng. THE SENTINEL. OPINIONS OP. TOE STATE PRESS. AS A VKUICLX OF NEWS. From the laoll News. Tne Indianapolis Sentinel is ably edited, and as a vehicle of news bas no superior Iu the West. " A GOOD PArEU. JFrcni the Martin County IJerald. Tho Sentinel is a fcood paper, and should be read by all tbe citizens of Martin county who desire to bepoated on state affairs. A NEWsPAlf It 1' TlIK FULLEST SENSE, From tho Bloomington Progress. The Sentinel is a newspaper in the fullfs!, sense of the word, and bas a large circulation in every town and county in tbe state. G30D GENERAL NEWSPAPER. From the Seymour Tlmes.J There are plenty ol men who believe the doctrines advocate? by the Sentinel, antfas it is a good general newspaper, it should have a good circulation in this part of tbe state. LEADING DEMOCRATIC PAPER OP THK STATE. f From the Winchester Herala. The Sentinel, while It ia the leading democratic paper of the slate, is also tearlessbj outspoken in denouncing shams and frauds wherever it nnds them, even in its own party. It is a thoroughly readable paper for state and general news, market, etc. rr i actis a splkjjdidlt. Froi the Seymour Times.) The Indianapolis Sentinel, we are clad to say. is actinic ptendidly in defense of the cherished principles of liberty. It is now a thorough Roi du democratic paper, wnicn will always maiutain true democratic docinue, aua oppose corruDtiun. uotovcr it u found. "We commend the Sentinel to our readers aa the bebt political paper in the 1 . .i LÄÄ f. 1 etate. ' I"DEX TO TORT-EDOES AND HELL TRAPS. From tbe Richmond Paladium.J It is always well enough to know just where the devil of democracy places its torpedoes and hell trap, ud for that reason we published the prospectus of tbe State Sentinel, tbe order to get sight of 'em from first hands. Aside, however, from its pontics, the Sentinel is a good newspaper, and we commend it to our readers for this trait In its mix. ALWAYS FIRST AND FOREMOST. I From the Veedersburg Review. The Indianapolis Sentinel. Tbe list, of readers and friends who have joined In its ranks outnumbers that of any other newspaper In tbe state. It is realonsly working for reform in otrr sta'e and cat ioual affairs, and starts out with the new year with uplifted hands, declaring lo be -tte altvish organ of no party or creed," bat proposes to be a newspaper iu the strict sense. In all Important measures of the country tbe Sentinel will be found first and loremost in eflecting wha,? ia for the country at large

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Sill. BAXTKltVS BPEKCH. a r a w r w . ouaku OPTION BS SUPERSKOED Rl LICENSE?-fcPKECn BT WSf. BAXTER a THT, iucn aal dislike tr tronnaw nti tha time ot the Senate, I should be recreant to the nobleet instincts of manhood, as well aa to the best interest of tb state, were I to refraia Lorn eapreeins my views on the question now under consideration. Tbe other day.whila participating in a discussion on the subject ol usury, the senator iroui Montgomery aid with grea. force that that question wasot the greatest importance, that it lay at the bottom ot all onr difficulties. While I fully, recoj-lnre tha force of his ram arks, I tbeaght there was a still greater evil In our midst, and I am inclined to tbe opinion with all due re pect to the honorable senator, that If hft had studied it w ith a deep and persisttmt interest as be bas done the usury laws, bis honest heart and candid mind would agree with me, I refer to tbe "drink traffic 1" This surely ia apparent from the fact, that there have probably been five times. as many bills presented to the general assembly to restrict and regulate this trafic, tban bave been presented on any other ppecial question. I take it for granted thai every gentleman on this floor is bere with an earnest de-drv to do all In his power, by proper legislation, to restrict as much aa possible, he evilä re8U.MinK to aocifetyirom this traffic, that he will brln to bear an impartial and unprejudic?diniudin tho investigation ol the question, so that every one insy be willing to adopt whatever course seemi, auost likt.lv to conduce to the end we seek, even if that course in iy be opposod to hi own pmnceived opinions. The quest ion before the Schate ia t "Shall tbe local option trovUiu ot tbe present law be sustained, or shall iibo tup reeded by the old system of license, placiugtiie power exclusively in the band ot the county commissioners to grant or to refuse lice use?" The object ol all leuUlatinn on this mVw. ject should be, to restrain as lar as poenible. vne evus laiiing upon society by this traffic If this be cur intention, then, in order to arrive at safe conclusions, we should turn to the lamp of experience and try to ascertain from it. whether history and facti are In favor of local option, or a ao called license law, to see wbich has tended meat to restrain tbe traffic and protect society 7 In 1SÖ0 tbe general assembly passed what has latterly been called by supporters ot tbe traffic, a "judicious, well-regulated license law." That law provided, that It should be unlawful to eeli intoxicants without a license. That in order to procure a license tbe applicant should advertise his intention iu a newspaper in the couuty 30 days beiore the Commissioner's Court, so that persona, might have an opportunity to appear and show cause why he should not bavo a licensegranted him. That after such notice bad beeuglvenand the time expired, be should come beiore the couuty commissioners and prove to their "satisfaction," that he was "a man of good character and fit to be trusted with said license." After proving that be was buch an honorable and trtutworty trEonage, and giving a bond payable to tbe state of Indiana, with at leal two freehold sureties in the sum ot $500, conditioned that he would keep au ordorlv and Dgareable house, he should be entitled to a license on the iurther condition that be should pay a lea ot $30, wbich license fee was to be pUced in the school fund and thus form a SORTOF "teUOAR PLUSl" to compensate for the kuown evils which would, result to society from the traffic What a burlesque, nay, what a disgrace to our boasted eivi!ia4tior, that onr children's education should thus be made dependant upon the license of a traffic which tends more to tbe ignorance, fyauerstn and crime of the people than any other oel This judiclou., well-re gul&ted license law provided futh?r, that the person ao lief nsed should be debarred from Milling to minors, or on Sunday, or on election day s, or toa person in a ntate ot istoxicatiou. In fact, this law of 1S5U was probably as stringaut a law as any license bill cow pending before this general assembly. It is, therefore, fair to presume, that it operated jutt as well in regulating tbe traffic in drink as would any license law now sought to be passed. Now let us see what was the results of that law upon the public weal. Did it restrain the traffic? D.d it lessen or fearfully tend to increase the public evils necessa

rily attendant upou that suicidal business? I invite the senators on this floor to reier to ( tbe United States census reports tor 186u I and 1S70, touching this state of Indiana, V covering a period ot ten years, during which I time this judicious, well-regulated license I law was in full Operation. What does trat I census reveal? Why it records tbe astound- '1 in g fact that while tbe population cf the state increased 34 per cent, during these ten years, tbe manufacture of intoxicants in- 1 creased 80S per cent., more than twelve limes I faster tbaa the population I This is regulatin 2 and res'raimr the traffic with a ven- A

peance! This is protecting the intercut of the people to a purpose! no wonder that every saloon, keeper in tbe state is clamorous for a "judicious, well-regulated lk-cnse law" a license law that will protect tbe dear people and-add a large reyeque to the school fund, Asa legitimate result of this stupendous increase in the traffic in drink, we And by a further reference to the United States census report, that during tl.eee tame ten yeara insanity increased 45 iercent., idiocy 50, pauperism 130, and persona actually In prison 220 per cent! that side by side with the product Of Intoxicants increasing 12 times faster tban the increase of population, insanity and idiocy Increased twice as fast; pauperism nearly six times and crime nine times as fast; I ask tbe Senators how Ion under a judicious, well-regulate i licenee law at this rate will it take to make tbe statd one nd halacaust of pauperism, crime a7d insahJtJf A"dfe,r l? geQt,eme ,. .. . 'thmelic to calculate. That pauperism and crinC l .Jn9t inf proportion to the increase of e..nllic faS loons, there is surely no gentlemsd CU ttu. floor will undertake to deny. In tbe 2? counties of this state containing tbe largest number of licensed saloon, the cumber of voters Is 92,790. There ia one saloon to every 77 voters, and one convict to every 190 voters. Tbe criminal and pauper expenses are $3 72 per voter. In the 23 counties where there are no licensed saloons, with 54,589 voters, the pauper and crimioal ex penses are 1 82 per voter, not ore-ba!f tbe amount of the 23 counties with moat sa1 m i . . 1. 1 1 . l i . i f iuuuü. auus etuauusninx tue tact, neyona an cavil or controversy, that just in pro portion to the Increase of saloon, is the in crease In pauperism and crime. So touch a for the influence upon tbe drink traffic and society of a juoictous, well-regulated licence law, a law to FROTKCT TUR DE A3 PKOPLK and increase the scboolfund! Turn we now to ascertain what eCect the local option feature of the present law tw has f results I n law r. 1873 had upon the drink traffic, and its results upon society. Our present locl option was Approved on tbe 27th of February, In December, 1S72, under the full sway orV tbe judicious license Jaw, there wailntbe state 261,S6t) polls, 2.094 licensed saloons and 34a convicted criminals m that year, in December, 1873, when tbe local option law had been barely in operation ten manth, during which time, as Gov. Hendricks says, "It encounterod determined hostility on the part of those eogaied in tbe liquor business," and when many of theoffioersof tbe law virtually stood in the way ot its execution, we Had that althoneh the polls of th täte bad run up to 205,874, beln; nearly 4 0 JO more than In 1872. the number of saloons had fallen to 1,487, neatly oce-thhd less; th

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