The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 22, Ligonier, Noble County, 24 September 1874 — Page 6

THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. ITS HISTORY IN THE PRESENT CONGRESE. PASSED BY THE SENATE, BOTH THE INDIANA SENATORS, MORTON AND PRATT, VOTING IN ITS FAVOR. : IT LIES ON THE SPEAKER’S TABLE IN THE HOUSE READY FOR PASSAGE . AT THE NEXT SESSION. THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY HAS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE BILL AT EVERY STEP. THE DEMOCRATS SOLID AGAINSTIT. ~ | Demoerats in italics;”Republicans in roman. and Liberal Republicans in small caps. ' READ THE RECORD. A

: IN SENATE. 1873, December 1--Mr. Sumner introduced the following bill (8. No. 1), which was read twice and ordered to be printed. 1874, January 27-- Referred to the Judiciary Committee. April 14.—-Mr. Frelinghuysen reported the following as a substitute, which was considered April 29th, and slightly amended, and is as fl())llows: 2 Ske! 1., That all citizens and other i)ersons within thee jurisdiction of the United {States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, public convevances on land on water, theaters and other places of public amysement; and also of common schools and public institutions of learning or benevolence supported, in whole or in part, by general taxation; and of cemeteries so supported; and also the institutions known as agricultural colleges endowed by the United States, subject only to the cond};tions and limitations esmblisfwd by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every xace and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude. Sgc. 2. That any person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any person entitled to its benefits, except for reasons by law applicable to citizens of ( very race and color, and regardless of any 1 revious condition of servitude, the full . njoyment of .any of the aceommodations, cdvantages, facilities or privileges in said ection enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such denial, shall, for every such offense * forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars to the person ‘aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in an action on the case, with full costs; and shall also, for evefiy such offense, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or shall be imprisoned not more than one year: Pro- _ vided, That the party aggrieved shall not _ recover more’' than one penalty; and when the offense is a refusal of burial the penalty may le recovered by the heirs at law of the person whose body has been refused burial: And Prwided further, That all persons may clect tosue for the penalty aforesaid or to proceed under their rights at common law and by Sate statutes; and having so elected to proceed in the one mode or the other, their rigat to proceed in the other jurisdietion shal barred. But this proviso shall not apply to criminal proceedings, either under th's act or the eriminal law of any State. : ! Skc. 3. That the District and Eircuit Courtsof the United States, exclusive of the - Courts of the several States, shall have cognizance of all crimes and offenses against and violations of the provisions of this act; and actions for the penalty given by the preceding section mav be prosecuted in the Territorial, District, or Circuit- Courts of the: United States wherever defendant may'be found, with regard to the other party. And the District Attorneys, Marshals and Deputy Marshals of the United States, and Commissioners appointed by the Circuit and Territorial Courts of the United States with powers of arresting and imprigoning or bailing offenders against the laws of the United States, are hereby specially authorized and required to institute proceedings against every person who shall violate the provisions of this act, and cause him to be arrested and imprigoned or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such Court of the United States or Territorial Court as by law has cognizance of the offense, except in respect of the right of action accruing to the person aggrieved ; and such District Attorneys shall cause such proceedings to be prosecuted to théir termination, as in other cases: Pro-' vided, That nothing contained inthis section shall ‘be construed to deny or defeat any right of civil action accruing to any peison, whether by reason of this act or otherwise. Sec. 4. That no citizen - possessing all other qualifications which are or may be prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any Court of the United States, or in any State, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude; - and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not more than one thousand dollars. Sec. 5. That all cases arising under: the provisions-of this act in the Cgourts of the United States shall be reviewable by the| Supreme Court of the United States, without regard to the sum in controversy, under the same srovisions and regulations as are now provided by law for the review of other causes in said Court. Mr. Thurman moved to strike out the ‘second section, which was disagreed to—yeas 13, nays 32; YEAS-—-M);,SSI‘S. Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Hayer, Hamilton of Maryland, Jofmttm, Kelly, MeCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stockton—l 3 : ' Nays—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell, Buckingham, Carpenter, Conkling, Conover, Edmunds, Flanagan, Frelin¥huyse,n, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, Ingalls, Mitchell, Morrill “of Maine, {’lorrill‘ of Vermont, Oglesby, J. J. Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent, Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Wadleigh, Washburn, West, Windom, Wright—32. Mr. Sargent moved to amend the amendment by adding to the firgt section the following: . i . Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any State or school district from providing separate schools for persons of different sex or color, where such segarate schools are equal in all réspects to others of the same grade established by such authority and su%ported by ah equal prorata expenditure of school funds. ‘Disagreed to—yeas 21, nays 26: ‘YrAs—Mesgrs. Allison, Bogy, Boreman Conover, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton of Maryland, Johnston, Kelly, Igfigan, MecCreery, Merrimon, Morrill of Maine, Norwood, Ransom, Surgent, Saulsbury, Scott, Stewart, Stockton—2l |

~ NAvs—Messrs. Alcorn, Boutwell, Buckingham, Carpenter, Conkling, -Edmunds, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen,”Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, Inixygalls, Mitchell, Morrill of Vermont, Oglesby, J. J. Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Spencer, Wadleigh, Washburn, West, Windom, Wright—26. Mr. Johnston moved toamend the amendment by striking out of section one the words ““and also of common schopls and public institutions of learning and of benevolence, supported in whole or in! part by general taxation.” Disagreed to—yeas 14, nays 30.

YrAs— Messrs. Bogy, Boreman, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton of Mary!and, ‘Johnston, Kelly, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stockton—l 4. L ' Nays—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell, Buckingham, Chandler, Conkling, Conover, Edmunds, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, Ingalls, Mitchell, Morrill of Vermont, Oglesby, J. J. Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Wadleigh, Washburn, Ve’)est, Windom, Wright—3o. ; : ~ Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved to strike out the fourth section: of thé bill, which refers to the selection of juwors. Disagreed to—yeas 15, nays 28, - j Yeas—DMessrs. Bogy, Carpenter, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton of Maryland, Johnston, Kelly, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom, Sargent, Saulsbury, Stgckton—ls, . Nays—DMessrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell, Buckingham, Conkling, Edmunds, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, Ingalls, Mitchell, Morrill of. Vermont, Oglesby, J. J. Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Wadleigh, Waskburn, West, Windom and

Wright—2B. : | - The bill then (7 o’clock a. m.; after a continuous sesgion of twenty hours) passed —yeas 29, nays.l6: ; . Yeas—Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell, Buckingham, Conkling, Edmunds, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey,Howe, Ingalls, Mitchell, Morrill of Vermont, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent, Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Wadleigh, Washburn, West, Windoni, Wright—29. i Navs—DMessrs. Bogy, Boreman, Carpenter, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Humpilton of Maryland, Johnston, Kelly, Lewis, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stockfon—l6. ABsextT—Messrs. Anthony, Bayard; Brownlow, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conover, Oragin, Dennis, Dorsey, FENtToN, Ferry of Connecticut, Ferry of Michigan, Gilbert, Goldthwait, - Gordon, HaMILTON - oof Texas. Hitchceock, Jones, Logan, Morrill of Maipe, Morton, Schurz, Sherman, Sprague, Stevensow, Thurmon, TTProN—2B. al . IN MOUSE. : May 25—DMr. B. F. Butler moved to suspend the rules and refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee, with the right to report it to the House at any time. ¢ Two-thirds not voting in favor, the motion was disagreed to—yeas, 154 ; nays, 85. ' Yras—DMessrs, Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Darrere, Barry, Biery, Bradley, Buffiinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, B. F. Butler, Cain, Cannon, Cason, Cessna, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Corwin, Cotton, Crooke, Crounse, Crutchfield, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, Donnan. Duell, Dunnell, Eames, Field, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Gooch, Gunckel, Har rison, Hathorn, ' J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, Hays, G. W. Hagzelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hendee, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar. Hodges, Hooper, Hoskins, Houghton, Howe, Hubbell, Hunter, Hyde, Kasson, | Kelley, Kellogg, Killinger, Lamport, Lawrence, Lawson, B. Lewis, Lofland,. Loughridge, L.owe, Lynch, Martin, Maynard, McCrary, J. W. MeDill, MacDougall, McKee, ! McNulta, Merriam, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Morey, L. Myers, Niles, Nunn, O’Neill. Orr, ‘Orth, Packard, Packer, Page, I. C.Parker, Parsons, Pelham, Pendleton, Phillips, Pierce Pike, J. H. Platt, T. C. Platt, Poland, Pratt, Purman, Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, Ray, J. B. Rice, Richmond, E. H. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Rose, Rusk, Sawyer, H. B. Say-| ler, Scofield, H.J. Scudder, Sessions, Shanks, Sheats, :Sheldon, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Small, Smart, A. H. Smith, H. B. Smith, J. Q Smith, Snyder, Sprague, Stanard, Starkweather, St John, Stowell, Sypher, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Todd; W. Townsend, Tremain, Tyner, Wallace, Walls, J. D. Ward, M. L. Ward, White, Whiteley, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. gr Williams, J. M. 8. Williams, Williams of Indiana, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, Woodworth—ls4. : Navs—DMessrs. Adams, = Archer, Arthur, Aszhe, Atkins, BANNING, J. B. Beck, H. P. Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowén, Bright, BrOMBERG, Buckner, R. R. Butler,J. H. Caldwell, J. B. Clark, Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Coz, Crittenden, Crossland, De Witt, Durham, Eden, Giddings, Glover, Hancock, H. R. Harris, J. T Hayris, Hatcher, Hereford, Herndon, Holman, Hunton, Kendall, Knapp, Lamar) Leach, Lowndes, Luttrell. Magee, Mearshall, McLean, Milliken, Mills, Mitchell, Morrison, Neal, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, O'Biien, H. W. Parker, E. Perry, Randall, Read, Robbins, J. C. Robinson, M. Sayler, Sener, Sloss, J. A. Smith, W. A. Smith, Southard, Speer. Standeford, Stone, Storm, Strait, Swann, C.Y.Thomas, Thornburgh, Vance, Waddell, Wells, W hitehead, Whitthorne, Willie, E. K. Wilson, Wolfe, Wood,{J. D. Young,! P, M. B. Young—Bs. o ! June I—Mr. B, F. Butler moved to suspend the rules so as to take from the table Senate Bill No. 1, and refer the same to the Judiciary Committee, with the right to report at any time, stating at the same time that he was instructed by the Judiciary Conimittee to allow a metion in the House to strike out the school clause of that bill.

Mr, BEck moved that the House adjourn. The House refused to adjourn—yeas 72, na%rs,- 141. : ! he hour for taking a recess arrived at the close of the roll-call. June B—Mr. B. F. Butler’s motion came up, and was seconded—yeas 73, nays 70— and then rejected, two-thirds not voting affirmatively—yeas 138, nays 88; not voting, 63. X

Yeas.-—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber Barrere, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burleigh, Burrows, B. F. Butler, Cain, Cannon, Cason, Cessna, A. Clark, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Colvin, Cotton, Crocker, Crooke, Crounse, Crutchfield, Curtis, Darrall, Dawes, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell, Eunnell, Eames, Field, C. Foster, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Gooch, Gunckel, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Havens, J. B, Hawley, Hays, J. W. Hazelton, Hendee, E. R. Hoar, Hodges, Hoolxzer, Hoskins, Howe, Hunter, Hide Hvnes, Kasson, Kelley, Kellog, Lamport, Lansing, Lawrence, Lawson, Loughridge, Lowe, .% R. Lynch, McCrary, J. W. McDill, McDougall, McKee, Merriam, Monroe, Morey, Niles. Nunn, O’Niell, Orth, Packard, Packer,Parsons,Pelham,Pendleton, Pierce, Pike, J. H. Platt, T. C. Platt, Poland Pratt, Rainey, Rainser, Rapier, J. B. Rice, E.'H. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ross, Rugk, Sawyer, H. B. Sayler, H.J. Scudder, Sessions, Shanks; Sheats, Sheldon, L. D. Shoemaker, Sloan, Small, A, H.Smith, G. L. Smith, H. B. Smith, J.Q, Smith, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather, Stewell, Strawbridge, Sypher, Todd, W. Townsend,

f’l‘remain,‘Tyner, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, ;M. L. Ward, Wheeler, White, Whiteley, C. W.. Willard, G. Willard, C.G, Williams, J. M. S. Williams, Williams of Indiana, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, "Woodferd, - Woodworth—l3B. v ' - Navs—DMessrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, BANNING, J. B. Beck, H. P. Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, RROMBERG, Brown, Buckner, R. R. Butler, J. H. Calduwell, J. B. Clark; Clymer, Cook, Cox, Creamer, Crittenden, Crossland, J. J. Davis, Durham, Eden, Eldridge, Giddings,;Glover, Humilton, Hancock, H. R. Harrs, J. T. Harris, ffarriaon, Hatcher, Hereford, Herndon, Houghton, Hunton, Jewett, Kendall, Knapp, Lamar, Leach, Lofland, Lowndes, Luttrell, Iz}a_qee, Marsholl, McLlean, Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, O’ Brien, E. Perry, Phelps, Randall, Ray, Read, J. . Robinson, M. Sayler, J. G. Schumaker, Sener, Sloss, W. A. Smith, Southard, Speer, Stanard, Standeford, Storm, Strait, Swann, C. Y. Thomas, Thornburgh, Vance, Wells, Whitehead; W HITEHOUSE, Whitthorne, Willie, Wood, J. D. Young—SB&, ‘ - OTHER PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE. 1873, December B—Mr. Morey moved that the rules be suspended, so as enable him to introduce, and the House to pass, a bill supplemental to an act entitled *“ An act to protect . ail citizens of ;the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9, 1866. [The bill was identical with that of Senator Sumner.] - L Mr. Beck moved that the IHouse adjourn. The House refused to adjourn—Yeas 106, nays 144. : Mr. Morey then modified his motion so as to enable him to.introduce the bill, and the House to refer the same to the Committhe on the Judiciary, with leave to report thereon at.any time. , The rules were suspended and the modified motion agreed to—Yeas 161, nays 70. The bill (H. R. 473) was then introduced, read twice and so referred. - : 1874, June 20—The bill (S. No. 1) was reached on the Speaker’s table, under the order of business adopted, and was read. Mr. Eldridge moved that the House adjourn,: which was disagreed to—veas 76, navs 105. : : ;

The motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was disagreed to—yeas 140, nays 91, (two-thirds not voting in favor,) not voting SY: 3

Yras—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Barry, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, B. . Butler, Cain, Cannon, Cason, Cessna, A. Clark, S. A.Cobb, Coburn, ‘Cenger, Corwin, Cotton, Crooke, Crounse, Curtis, Darrall, Dawes, Dobbins, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Field, C. Foster, Frye, Gal;l'fie],d. Gooch, Gunckel, R.S. Hale, B. W. Harrig, Hathorn, J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Ilendee, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Hodges, ‘Hooper, Hoskins, Houghton. Howe, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Kasson, Keiley, Kellogg. Lamport; Lawrence, Lawson, B. Lewis, Loughridge, Lowe, J. R. Lynch, McCrary, J. W. MeDill,” MecDougall, McKee, Merriam, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Morey, Negley, Nun, ONeil, Orr, Orth, Packard, Page, Parsons, Pelhant, Pendleton, Pierce, Pike, T. (. Platt, Poland, Purman, Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, J. B. Rice, Richmond, E. H. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ro]gs, Rusk, Sawyer, H. B. Sayler, Scofield, H. J. Scudder, Shanks, Sheats, Sheldon, Small, A. H. Smith, G. L. Smith, H. B. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Snyder, Starkweather, Stowell, Strawbridge, Sypher, Todd, W.: Townsend, Tremain, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, J. D, Ward, M. L. Ward, White, Whitely, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, J. M. Williams, Williams of ‘lndiana,’ W. B. Williams, J. Wilsonjl J. M. Wilson, Woodfcrd, Woodworth—l4o. :

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Avcher, Arthur, - Ashe, Atkins, BANNING, Barnum, J. B. Beck, H. P. Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, BromBERG, Brown, Buckner, R. R. Butler, J. H. Caldwell, J. B. Clark, Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Cor, Creamer, Crittenden, Crossland, Crutchfield, J. J. Davis, Durham, Eldridge, Giddings, Gunter, Hamilton, Hancock, H. R. Harris, Harrison, Hatcher, Hereford, Herndon, Holman, Hunton, Hyde, Kendall, Knapp, Lamar, Leach, Lowndes, Luttrell, Magee, 2‘}2Lean, Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, O’Brien, E. Perry, Phelps, Randall, Ray, Read, Robbins, J. C. Robinson, M. Sayler, J. Q. Schumaker, Sener Sloss, J. A. Smith, Southard, Speer, Stanard, Standeford, St. John, Stone, Storm, Swann, C. Y. Thomas, Thornburg, Vance, Wells, Whitehead, W HITEHOUSE, Whitthorne, Willie, E. K. Wilson, Wolfe, J. D. Young, P. M. B. Young—9l. Nor VofmG—Meqsrs. F. Clarke, Clayton, Clements, C. L. Cobb, Crocker, Danford, D Wiit, Duell, Eden, Elliott. Farwell,, Forte Freeman, Glover, Hagans, E. Hale, Harme r Havens, Hersey, Hy~gs, Jewett, killinger, Lamison, Lansing, Lofland, Marshall, Martin, Maynard, A. S. McDill, MacDougal, MecNulta, Mitchell, L. H. Myers, Nunn, Packer, H- W. Purker, 1. C. Parker, Phillips, J. H, Platt, Potter. Pratt, W. R.Roberts, 1. W. Scudder, Sessions, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Sloan, Smart, W. A. Smith, Sprague, 4. H. Stephens, Strait, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Tyner, Waddell, Wheeler, Wood g ; ;

The bill remains on the Speaker’s table

; From Iniliauépolis Sentinel, Sept. 9, 1874, STATE FINANCES. LETTER FROM THE HON. JAMES B, : RYAN. 5 DEMOCRATIC. AND REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS COMPARED—THE SLANDERS OF THE JOURNAT: AND NEWS REFUTED—TWO YEARS ' ECONOMY AND ONE YEAR OF EXTRA VAGANCE —THE QUESTION SETTLED, ) The Hon. James B. Ryan, ex-treasurer of State, having grown weary of the republican misrepresentations in regard to financial affairs, has come forward with the following lucid statement, which will be regarded as a final settlement of the claims of the respective parties to economy and good government: _ : + To the Editor of the Sentinel:

I find a lengthy criticism in last evening’s News on a couversation had with me, and published by a correspondent in the Cincinnati Enquirer a short time ago. The News states that I forgot several’ things, and intimates very strougly that I lied. It would take too much time and space to notice each item that the News charges me with forgetting, therefore I will simply answer by stating I forgot nothing, but had each and every itew in my mind’s eye when I gave the amounts, and now only repeat them by sending'to the Sentinel the figures for 1871, 1872 and 1873, giving credit for all debts paid and school distribusion for each vear, ' There is one thing which the'News seems to forget, or perhaps does not know; tiza't some little matters that were not put in legal shape by the legisiature of 1871, were caused by its republican friends in that body resigning their places, running away. from their sworn duty, and breaking a guorum, 'thereby stopping all legislation. Does the News recollect that transaction? I will state further that the legislature ot 1871 left'no'part” of their expenses unpaid, save and except the specific appropriation

bill, which was not a large. amount, and which would have been paid had the republican members not broken the quorum. The expense of the legislature only emliraces the pay and mileage of members and the salary of clerks, doorkeepers and firemakers. No specific bill is ever added in the legislature account. o 5 I

I would also informy the News that the $605,000 sinking fumd money, which was to come into the treasury in June and October, 1871, was arranged to be transterred to the general fund by the assembly. A bill was introduced by Mr. Neff, of Putnam county, tor that purpose, which measure passed the House, but betore the Senate had time to put it on its final passage the friends of the editor of the News ran away, bolted, thus preventing legislation of all kinds. Still our republican friends will assert that the demociats in the assemblv of 1871 were the cause of the. failure in legislation that year. I would ask the News farther, why did not the republican legislatures of 1865, 1867 or 1869 provide for paying the canal bonds? These' legislatures were petitioned by the bondholders for payment; why did they not pay? Simply because the republican party } had said they would not pay them; yet in 1873 they changed their minds—just aiter the electien, though. Were the members seen? ;

~ In the following statement I place all the improvements which take place yearly in ‘any ofthe public institutions as a part of the expenses. There are various small accounts which run the same, one year with 'another, 80 I do not bring them' into the credits on either side. I send you a correct ‘table for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873. These figures, I know, are not pleasant rcading fo: the editor of the News, who has beeome sc loyal in the past month or two, His paper does not read like the News of 1872, still I like it: but it must not hint that I lied ~when I only copy from the records. Goodnatured as I am I can’t stand that, so I send the figures, and they don’t lie in this case. 1 (will state I do not hold the present State officers responsible for any ot this increase of expenses, They ae honest imen: but the News will excuse me if I do repeat that the legislature of 1873 was the most ex;pensive we have had for years. Now for the figures:! e

Total disbl‘lursemeuls- for 1871, - 82,943,600 55 o ; By amount paid estate li without heir 5........... ........ $1,600 00 By amount paid common e Sohool Fundii L 1000000 ‘By amount paid school . fund Interest. = o onl 1,514 75 By amotint paid school disribution.:..a.niaiiii 1,619,427 84 By amount pald State debt sinking tanhd.....ciio k) 65,065 00 By amount paid interest" war loan b0nd5....... .......... 4,590 00 By amount paid State debt , . - intereste . Slia . adi a 0 181429 02 By amount paid interest . university b0nd5............... 3,995 .10 .. By amount paid interest ] com. school fund bonds... 223,740 96 By amount paid revenue, 1870, refunded............cccenieee 226,474 '7B By amount paid school tax, (lsiosretunbed i.l 766 53 - ! By amount paid sinking Lo fund tax, 1870; refunded.... 450 09 By amount paid del. rev. 4 tax, 1870, refunded..........:... 11 65 “By amount paid, over~drawn and refunded by rep. State printer............. 18,890 50 Total credits, including school distribution, debt, : i interest and refunded TEVEN UG vacv.isiasspsssssoessiossasis $2,090,456 22

~ Net expenses, including . : © o leglßlature........c.coviieiiee §853,144 33 *This amount was paid back in settlement, in the shape of mortgage notes. i e ; 1872, . Total expeLuditures.............. - $2,687,201 85 Bes By amount paid on !4 per cent. treasury n0te5..........% 10 V 0 ‘By amount paid estate without he1r5.........c.....i.., 800 00 By amount paid common ] school fund..........ccciennes. - 10,000 60 By' amount paid school ; fund interest refunded..... 503 19 By amount paid school distribution..........ccee... ..... 1,631,538 48 | By amount paid State D. sinking fand........eeeee.. . 50,062 00 By amount paid interest . war loan b0nd5................, 300 00 By amount paid interest . university b0nd5................ 4,291 79 By amount -}l))aid principal university bonds.........cceee - 65,585 00 By amount Paid int. common school furd vonds.... 223,740 96 By amount paid revenue, 1870, refinded ... 0 D 1101774 By amount paid delinquent - revenue, 1870, refunded.... 282 00 By amount paid revenue : . 1871, refunded...........;........ 44,264 31 Total credits, including : school distribution, debt, : Interest; et........cccciviisiina $2,040,395 47

Net expensés for 1872, no i legldslatare. G $646 806 38 s 1873. g Total expegditure5............... $4,123,789 05 T By amount paid estate without heirs.......cooeisseveee§ 17,114 40 By amount paid school disgribution. .o il 1,869,911 18 i By amount padd fund inter08l S s 344 59 By amount paid tax,lB72,re- : fundeds. i i 915 : By amount paid interest warloan b0nd5.................. 8,340 00 By amount paid State debt E | isinking fund transfered & to general fund........cceune... 603,221 08 1 By amount paid error in appraisement 1869 refunded.. 89.271 47 By amount paid interest on common school fund bondsc .. il aaviand 113,921 701 By amount paid del. rev. . Isd retunded.........0L0 233 00 By amount paid rev. 1872.... 30,477 66 B.}r amount paid internal improvement bonds,princolpßlc o il e LOOOO By amount paid internal improvement bonds, in- = Tereßt. .. .Ll 361,184 - By amount paid temporary cloany interest.......il L 25,850 00 : By amount paid rev. 1870 - 1 rerunded i 176 56 : Total debt, interest, school, el distribution, ete................. $2,696,454 33 Net expense for 1873, inelud- ; {INg legiBla nre.........cccinins ; $1,427,334 72 : RECAPITULATION.

1871 cost the State.. . i 8 853,144 33 1872 COBE the Stabe. e cccesvacvonseriiivesisies 646,806 88 1873 COSt the Stale........cvsisiiereesosseriornenes 1,427,334 79 In other words, 1873 cost §574,190 39 more than 1871—both legislative years—and $780,528 34 more than. the preceding year of 1872, : ’ I might deduct the coliege tunds, swamp lands and other small accounts, but it would show the same result. As I have said before, they are about the same thing allthe time., . ; Compare the figures carefully, hunt tke eéxpense account of both parties, and I will abide the examination of all citizens. Since my statement has been disputed by arespectable paper and to certain extent in a disrespecttul manner, I must ask the democratic, liberal and independent papers of the State to publish this statement and oblige their fellow- citizen, : JAs. B. Ryan. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8, 1874, ; ‘ ——————l e From Indianapolis Sentinel, Sept. 6, 1874. State Finances. ~ . In another column will be found a letter i‘from the Hon, James B. Ryan, ex-treasurer of state, in answer to sundry ' false statements put forward by the republican papers o 1 this city, purporting to contain ' details in regard to the democratic and republican * expenditures during the past three years. The great parade of statistics, ‘which was originally' made in the Journsl, ‘was siddenly stopped by the last volley from the Senti-

l nel,and the a@#thor of the display changed his base,tothe News, The general opinion among 'the republican politicians, after the perusal .of Mr. Ryan’s letter, will be that the annoyance of this misrepresentation on the financial uestion has been kept up too long. It | has evoked a crushing answer. 2 :

Mr. Ryan takes the expendit\flres_of the government for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, and, giving due credits in each case, leaves the balance representing the cost oi two years of democratic administration and ope year of repubiican administration. e result is startling, The expenses for 1871 were $853,144 33 ; for 1872, $646,806 38y for A873,-$1,427,-334 72, Nothing could-be bettér :than the ex-treasurer’s terse sAimmming up of these. results, proving that the single year of republican rule has cost within $72,606 of as | much s ithe two praviocus years of democratic ruie put together. ‘The unaccountable) impudence with which the partisan press é¢ndeavors to argue away such a record, and{struggies to convinee the peoble against the\evidence of their own senses, is something wonderfal, Leaving the reader to study Mr. Ryan’s figuies for a full appreciation of the financial ixsues, the Sentinel will, for the present, note but two points in the attack made by the News upon the democracy in general, and Governor Hendricks and Mr. Ryan in particular. It is cnarged as something peculiarly wrong on the part of Mr. Ryan that, while treasurer, he received tha interest on $603,000 left in his hands. His letter explains how the money came to be left in his charge, and in putting the sum at interest, he simply tollowed the immemorial usage of state. officials. The law ought to provide for securing use for public money, but it does not. To judge of Mr. Ryan’s conduct, it is only necessary to contrast it with that of Mr. Glover, the present republican treasurer. According to the monthly statement pubiislied by that geutleman, the following balances have remained in the treasury at tue beginning of each of the last th:ree' months: e I Jaly ot i $474,798 64 AMPUSHELC e e s 447,856 22 Septembor i il 403,296 78 That is tosay, Mr. Glover is carrying 4 | balance of rp’ublic money on hand amouct ‘ ing to nearly half a miliion dollars. What renders this fact doubly remarkable is that ! while he'is receiving interest on that amount | belonging to the State, the State is paying] heavy interest for the temporary loan made ] necessary by . republican exiravagance. | Thus, as the Seuntinel remarked in a previ- | ons article, the caundle is being burned at | both ends. |

The attack on Gov. Ilendricks is malicious, and, beyond its malice, chiefly remharkable for its feebleness. A writer who can be so, conspicuously inaccurate in regard to recent events, certainly ought not to command confidence for any of his statements. The News makes this declaration in regard to the last republican legislature: “I'he legislature ‘of 1873 did one bad and unjustifiable act, ‘lt increased the pay of its mein‘bers needlessly. But a Democrat, Mr. *James Willard, was father of the ‘‘grab,) and Gov. sf. A.. Hendricks ap‘proved it. He is responsible for it; in part, ‘for he could have withheld his signature, ‘and that would have beaten it, as a similar ‘proceeding on ‘his part would have beaten ‘the Baxter bill, we have no doubt.” The fact of the Inatter is that the bill alluded to was passed at the special session of the legislature which began November 13, 1872, and was approved December 19, 1872, about two weeks before Gov. Hendricks went into - office. Comment on such contemptible stuff is supertluous, = A little better memory would im[irove the quality of yourlying, marvelously, gentlemen. :

From Indianapolis Sentinel, Sept. 10, 1874." Ho:.or to Whem Honor is Due, . The Jcurnal, in its' endeavor to misrepresent the financial record of the democratic and republican parties in this state, has been guilty of a great deal ot folly and some dishonesty. Its silly attempt in yesterday’s leader to make capital for the present state officers out of the labors of tneir !pradecessors, was too much of a transgxlessidn against ordinary good taste and fair plaff,' to say nothifig of abstract truth and justice, to pass unrebuked. ;

The Sentinel has heretofore put on record its. endorsement of the honesty and ability of therepublican members of the presentstate administration, and it is a significant eulogy of their character that not a word has yet been uttered against them during the campaign., 'With this preliminary acknowledgement, the Sentinel proceeds to the discharge ofa duty which the blind partisanship ot the Journal renders imperative. In placing the laurels with which the republican crgan has so profusely decorated the present officials where they belong, it is not the desire of this paper to soil or fray the civid wieaths which the men of this administration | have fairly won; and Mr. Wildman and his associates will be only too glad to restore to the proper owners aportion of that undue honor whieh inconsiderate, or rather, unserupulous Ifriends have bestowed upon them, i The Journal, after the usual amount of preliminary nonsense, which seems merely thrown in to fill up Space, and which has appeared on an average three times a week for the last three months, makes this broad claim for the present state officers:

It has been the fortune of all of them to be charged with duties by recent laws far beyond the old routine clerk-work of their predecessors. They have had, in some measure, t 0 reconstract the stale department, to establish new rules and make new systems, and no man ever encounters harder work than that of doing things in which he has neither ex%erience nor precedent." It is all easy enough when once settled, but, like setting an egg on end, it is not easy to flnd the way to settle it. A very indifferent intellect may improve the routine of a system that needed the best of brains to contrive and put in operation, ~ The wording of this eulogy is carefully man. ‘aged so as to convey the idea that the new system of taxation now in operation in t‘,‘he state is the work of the wisdom of.the present state officers; and to gild the false statement with an appearancs of fairness,a hand'some compliment is paid to Gov. Hendricksfor his share in the reform. Yet in so far as the above language conveys any imores‘sion of agency on the part of the present re- ! publican officers in creating the present ad‘mirable tax system ot Indiana, it i 3 a lie pure and simple. The auditor and his as‘sociates have simply put in operation with integrity and ability the system which was deViseji by the last democratic auditor of state, John C. Shoemaker, and which passed into law previous to their entrance upon the duties of their office. To him principally belong those praises which the Journal lavishes upon Mr. Wildman, for the new method of equalizing assessments, for the new ‘gtandard of valuation, . for the' means devised | to | make foreign insurance companies contribute to the revenue of the State, for the taxation of the capital of corporations in fair proportion,and for all the excellencies of the new revenugsystem. Inadministering these matters the present auditor has done well, but he can only claim a lesser glory than his predecessor, who is the author of-all those public benefits which the Journal magnifies, 1t may be well to settle this point definitely. The report made by Mr, Shoemaker, as auditor in 1872, marks an era in Indiana finances, It is universally acknowledged to be the, ::Eliest State paper of the kindgp the tate archives. 'The author had. devoted himself. . conscienticusly to the study of the intricate problem 'of State taxation,; and had examined not only the

{ details of the Indiana revenue system, but i had also compared with it the various Systems in operation throughout the Union. fAs the result -of his investigation he con- | structed the system now in operation in this | State. He was not content merely to give ,ihis opinions in loose recommendations in his report. He embodied his- labors in a series of acts, dratted by his own hand and S 0 thoroughly digested that a repubiican legislation passed them without an emendation. He not merely Suggested the remedies for existing evils, but ‘actually supplied them, :The .work which -he did may be inferred from his own business like ‘Statement submitted at the close of his term: In colmmon with other executive officers of the State, feeling that the interests of the people were sufi“erin%, seriously, for the want of prodpet revenue legislation, eariy in the year I undertook the labor of giving the wbject.o{l State revenue as full and extended invesu? onfs my time and opportunities would afford. To this end I have carefully examined the revenue laws ot most of the States, especially the older ones, and -have obtained and: examined the re- - ports of their State officers, and otherwise inquired as to the practical results of. various and tried measures o 1 revenue. In addition, [ ,I;Aiave availed myselt of the advantage of v{siu 2 a number of States lor the purpose of conferring with their revenue officers in relati.n to the various matters of revenue iaws: and iu view of the fact o 1 the shert and inefficient timein which the législature is required to do its work, 1 have determined to . venture upon the'liberty of departing somewhat from the usual method'of presenting suggestions, and- submit theresult.of my investigations and best judgment, laxme. shape of drafts of proposed acts, at least so far as two or three measures are concerned, that 1 regard as most important, and involving much labor in preparation. -

The republican legislature was by no nmieans indignant at this somew hat unusual course of the auditor in furnishing ready made legislation, but passed his acts in hot haste, afier demanding, by resolution, advance skeets of his report for the use of the assembly. To put the responsibility of the new revenuse sysiem of the state at rest, and make due acknowledgement for services performed, the committee of Ways and Means of the House took pains to pass a resolution of thanks to Mr. Shoemaker tor the preparation of the revenue bill, as the following record of their action shows: ' INDIANAPOLLS, Dec, 10,1872, Hon. John . Shoemaker, Auditor of State; DEAR Sir: lam directed by the conimittee of Ways and Means to present you the accomnpanying resolution. ,Vexig' truly yours, - J. C. BURNETT, Clerk. RESOLVED, By the committee of Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. geéneral assembly of 1872, that the thanks of this cor - littee are hereby tenderea the Hon. John C. Shoemaker, Auditor of State, for preparing a bill, entitled **An act to- provide a uniform assessiment of property, and for the collection and return of taxes thereon,” and that a wopy of this resolution be presented to Mr. Shoemaker. Extract from the proceedings of the committee, Decernber 9, 1872, Avtest; J. C. BURNEIT; : Clerk of Commiitee. The meu who saw fif to take this action were of ‘such a character ” that their names give double significance to their words. The committee of Ways and Means consisted of the following gentlemen : Messrs, Kimball, Branham, Brett, Williard, Tangley, Peed and Gronendyke. =

- - i To make still more manifest the absurdity of the Journal’s present position, the leading editorial of that paper for Dec. 16, 1872, is given in another column, It isa revie:Lof the auditor’s report, and sets the authors ip of present reforms beyond cavil. Contrsst with its present wild ‘and reckless claims, made for partisan purposes, the following statement in regard to Mr. Shoemaker’s work: - - b

Special chapters discuss the subjects of the . taxation of corporation stocks, the r?ul,a.t,lon of insurance, and providing a special’ epartment ' thereof; the disposition of the sinking fund ; the State debt; the public printing; the collection of court doeket fees, and the general revision and improvement of our systein of revenue. On several of these subjects the auditor has submitted carefully prepared bills and drafts of laws, which evince thorough research and ajlfilcions combination of the experience of other States on : groper subjecis of legislation that-have hHithertc een neglected in this State. After reading these suggestions, it seems a little strange that our. legislators, in years past, when devising means that should meét the maturing obligatious ol L. State, should have neglected certain legitinatle sources -of a large income that are pointed out by the auditor. ! In further comment upon the same theme the Journal says; - el _ These and other defects of our Presenysystemn are provided tor in a careiully ‘prepared bill submitted by the auditor, which has already passed the House, with but two dissenting votes, and without other than a verbal amendment. It is estimated that by this meas'ure more than one hundred and fifty mitlions of dollars worth of property will be placed upon our taxduplicates, and made to yield revenue to the state. e = R

\ Passing over the acknowledgements ot the Journal on the subject of the State debt, ’Whi'ch are foreign to the purposes|of this editorial, we select this passage on the collection of slate statistics, and suggest its comparison, by way of a mild corrective, with the rhapsody published yesterday: In looking over the revenue law prepated by Mr. Shoemaker, which, as we note above, has already passed the House. we are gratified to observe a provision for gathering information concerning' the aggregate productions of the State. The produects of our: mines, manufaetories and lands we now have no means of knowing, but with a very slight expense, by the adding of a separate column on assesSsors’ blanks, information on these important subJects will be given to the public. Ll .

Although tempted to give more prominence to the remarkable position assumed by Mr. Shoemaker- on the subject of the relation of railroads to State governments, in advance of the agitation which has since arisen on that question, it ‘is necessary to | cicse with an allusion to'the injustice done by the Journal to the ex-treasurer of State, Mr. Ryan., In attributing his labors to his successor, ‘in its _editorial of yesterday, it did not scruple to eulogize "Mr. Glover in this fashion : Lr The payment. of pha‘iunsurrendered bonds of, 1836 compelled an inv: ‘stgation into the genuineness of those bonds offered for redemption, and this was no slight, work, = »* W To separate the legal from the illegal, or to determine certainly that any bond was genuine, was a necessity, yet a work of which the difficulty can be but feebly indicated by what we nave suggested. This fell mainly l’i‘gon Seoretary Curry and Treasurer Glover. ey have done it thoioughly, and the old bonds, wlthoug the slightest rational chanee of imposition, hav. all been {)&id,exc.epba very few, which, in all probability, will never be heard of again.. The Journal thus endeavors to impress upon the public mind that t),lxe vast amount of labor attached to this settiement, in the computation of interest, examination of bonds, etc,, was performed by Secrebary Curry and Treasurer Gloveér, when.the -fact is that the computat@on was ‘performed by the then deputytreasurer, wunder the supervision. of ' Mr, Ryan, ~ and the board - for the ' examination and payment of those bonds was composed ‘of Messrs. Hendricks, Ryan, Curry, and Denny.. Since that time two bonds have been paid which the old board utterly refused to pay. These bonds were presented . to Treasuaer Ryan, who consulted ev:Goy. }Laker about them, and they were both of the opinion that'these two bonds, presented by a Terre Haute banker, belongéd to that class of bonds which the District Court of the United States had decided should be paid by the canal commissioners. £ e - In conclusion, it is only necessary to repeat, that the utter disregard of truth and Justice shown by the Journal in its anxiety to manufacture partisan capital compels this elaborate statement. Any apparent dispar - agement of the present Stat_e‘om%e_ons;mu(gt‘b. set. down to the folly and falsehood of their champion, which has been dishonest enough to, praise them for what other men have (X?ne. The Sentinel closes as it Li%aa, with the old-fashioned sentiment, ‘“‘Honor to whom honor is due,” :