Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1885 — Page 4

■' ■‘’-X U ' 'HIE REPUBLICAN. •ffiSKifor 11 i 1 i ■ ■■ ' ■ —■ — Thursday, February 26,1885. v , • Of .a.a.Trertt.al.i-XEr- - Proiessionaicams,ss neramiun) lor 6 lines «r : so ets. tor each additional line. ‘ notices, 10 cents perlijae for first insertion cents per line tor each subsequent insertion. Special rates for choice places in t lie paper, and • t oradvertisements widertnan one column. QlO'ls O f regular advertisers payable 'quarterly; causlent to be paid hi advance •K»b pHiNfiNo.—Alargeassortment of tvpeand other material lor poster, ca.'njfrlilet, circular and fctnirnd work. Prices low

‘Che Senatorial business at Springfield is not making much* progress, but Logan’s friends are standing by him well, while Morrison’s are shaky. Logan’s prospects are brightening, while* Morrison’s are growing beautifully less. 'rtrere is no longer aiiy reasonable grounds for- hoping for any temperance legislation in Indiana this winter. The vote in the State Senate last Friday, on the bill requiring the teaching of physiology and hygiene and the effect of alcoholic stimulants and narcotics, in the public schools, shows that a majority of the members of that body are opposed to passing any laws that are unfavorable to the liquor traffic. We are glad to be able to state that Senator Hoover's vote was given with those who favored the bill. 4 ’ ■evKxagnKsnKUKv’vsvExiinMEßßaKjsMßi It is to Senator Hoover’s everlasting honor that he is among that small band of honorable deniocrats, in the State Legislature, who are opposing the infamous Congressional and Legislative ap yprtionnient schemes of the Dem • Liats. If Mr. Hoover is really in earnest in his opposition to these unspeakable villainies, and will work against them, »nd vote > gainst them at every opportunity, and speak against it as occasion offers, in a manner not to be misunderstood, he will win the gratitude of his constituents, and the honor of all honest men. after that, many of its echoes throughout the state, have been trying to make it appear that Senator Harrison voted against the Texas Pacific Land Forfeiture bill, in a certain stage of its progress lately. “The he, which is half a truth, is ever the blackest of lies.” The truth is that Mr. Harrison has favored the bill at all times, and the only grounds for the Sentinel’s -landers is the fact that a short time ago, the question arose in the Senate as to which of two bills, the Land Forfeiture bill and another, both of which he favored, should be acted upon first, and Mr, Harrison voted for the other bill. John Bull seems to have bitten off a good deal more than his j aws can masticate, in the Soudan. The Mahdi seems to be a sort of African big injun war chief, of forty thousand Sitting Bull power, and is licking the British pretty rgularly. The proverbial British propensity to hog everything in, sight, has got them into a most tremendous predicament, and one which they have hard work to ge; of with advantage or credit to themselves. In the mean time Americans will with them in their disasters in about the same manner in which they sympathized with us when Canby was masscred in the Lava Beds, and the brave Custer fell at the Little Big Horn. No w orffs can express the indig - nation which every true friend of republican government and of the rights cf the people, should feel at the infamous ijglitical swindles, the legislative and congressional apportionment bills, now before the State Legislature. Although the Democrats in Indiana are already in a minority of nearly 5000 rotes in the total vote of the state, ypf, by their previous gerrymandering they have so arranged tlse Congressional Legislative distrieb, Th,at they have already scouted nine uqt of, thirteen i-ongiGSsmeu ai’d a. of f'uity-six if the Legislature, yer 3liis.ißtfidt enlnigh and thev now ■ * te ©teal two more con N ■ .. • ■ ■ ‘V’ ' ■’

gressnaen and enough seats in the State Legislature to raise their majority to nearly double what it now is. - It is a wjcked, infamous and damnable crime, and should be opposed by all possible means short of actual revolution. , The newspapers of a town are its truest exponents, and, more than any thing else, are the opbn which strangers base their judgment of its character. An enterprising, readable newspaper, full of interesting local news, cannot fail to’ impress its readers that it comes from an enterprising and progressive town, and by its reflex action, such a paper goes far towards impressing its own character upon the. town where it is published. A gooff paper is thus a most powerful factor in making a good town, and is. a constant benefit to it, and to the surrounding country. On the other hand, a bad, worthless, unenterprising paper, not only causes people to judge the character of the town from the character of the paper, but it also, at the same time, tends tq impress character upon the -town and < community where it is published. ■ i n rhi- way a-worthless paper-ifiFflhi constant detriment and a reproach to the town and the community that sustains it.——————— Rensselaer has two newspapers The Republican and The Democratic Sentinel. For ’The Republican we can say, without boasting, that,.as an enterprising, honorable, i readable newspaper, and a positive ' force for progress, and for good in I the community, it comparesfavorably with any of the papers issued from.any towns similar to ours in population and. business advantages. It is, ip short, as good , and even a better paper than the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county can reasonably expect to be published within the borders of the .county. On the other hand, the Democratic Sentinel-is, beyond question, the most utterly worthless sheet published in this Congressional District,’ and, probably, in the State. Its name is a by-word and a reproach in every newspaper office where it goes as an exchange. The people of this community regard it with unmixed contempt. It is utterly without enterprise as a news gatherer, while as •& leader of thought and moulder of opinions it has no ability whatever, except for the, mos.t vulgar and common personal abuse. As a political , organ, it is really a detriment to the party which it favors, and is openly declared to be such hystho leaders of that party, in the county. That such a paper can be anything else than an injury to the town and county which sustains it, admits of no question.

COMPARE THE TWO PAPERS.

Last week’s papers were fair samples?of all their issues. Let us compare the two. The Republican had on its first page three columns of interesting local news items, which had Leen-gathered up at the cost of much labor and trouble. On other pages were about two columns of matter of an , editorial nature; a column and a half acX'ount of the railj’oad wreck near Rensselaer; a column of interesting extracts from neighboring papers; a good account of the wreck near Bloomington; a letter from Florida; items from Union town-” .-hip, Ac.. Ac., making in all about nine col umns or good, honest local matter, and seS in type of a reasonable size. The Stsfitiafel coirtaiiied on its first page, three goliimtis of copied matter, of no local interest whatever, and set in type large enough for nn auctioil bill, to fill up fast; another column of the same kind of matter in the same type on another page; a column or two of stereotpye matter, some more re~“ print in smaller type than that before.’ mentioned, lastly'a : little more than a column of loriil matter, and which, for the most Wziagarbiad from tfie columns

of The Republican, In regard to the railroad wreck, ! which happened so hear the town, and in which its readers would naturally Lei so Much interest, it had just a little less than a third of a column, and at least half of that is copied, verbatim, but twithout acknowledgments, ‘ from this paper.; Of the great storms and blockaded roads and railroads the paper says not one word; nor does it make any mention of the wrecks on the L., N. A. <fc C. near Bloomington and‘_Battle G round. The, local advertising in the Sentinel Tor the issue consisted mamly of matter that is left m to “fill up’’ after the time for which it was coutrhcted for has-expired and for which no pay can rightly be expected. One such advertisement is over the name .of a man who has not been in business since last spring; another speaks of .the ‘ ‘Extremely warm • weather during last month .

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

A RESOLUTION directing the Committee on Swamp Lands to prepare a bill repealing the i drainage act of issi and to provide new means for the .drainage of wet lands, was introduced in the Senate, on Feb. TB, by Mr. Melntoslh Mr. I Campbell opposed the resolution. Mr. Johnson, I of Dearborn, said that the Knightstown Or- ■ Jihans' Home Committee would not be able to P reportbefore,the end of the session. Senator Smith stated that, enough-evidence had ateeadyi been given before that committee to warrant the Legislature In passing a bill removing John M. Goar and others out of office, and that such ought to be done at once. Mr. Smith’s motion was lost. Charges having been made in -ihe-papers thatUiiere- is. tai exeess of- employes arid illegal dyawlug of stationery by certain ...SenAte„oliicers, an investigation, was ordered. Mr. Luneau, of Brown, introduced a bill to make Presidents of J.oar.dsof County Comtnissioners. Township’Tj-nsteeaUind. CouiityJSuperi tendents 'a County Board of Education; The fdllowsng bills were introduced: To abolish the*Btate hoard of Health, to prohibit keeping I of pool or-billiard tables In saloons. The H ouse I resolution for submitting an amendment to the i people, which fixes the terms of all county ofI livers at four years, and declares them ineligible ; for re-cleetio’i. was concurred in. wdh an I amendment that Countv Purveyors may be reelected. Senator Fowler offered (1 a * resolution -for. the„.appoinynent .of„rLßXimfriitteeof. nine.. holding-over -Senators tq report a bill, to the next Legislature for - reorganizing the judicial circu ,s andgra.dmg the pay of Judges aceo: ding to the wor . done by them, the cpmmittce’to save wiliiout pay. The bill approi pria ing 740,000 to Purdue University was passed. In the House ttie larg r ponion of the session was consumed in the discussing of Pleasants’ bill to increase the efficiency of County Superintendents. The bill was on its second reading. A motion to indefinitely p stpone it prevailed. Mr. Staley's bill, providing funds for buil ing a teachers’ institute was. after a long debate, referred back’ to the commitcee. Amond the matters of special interest con sidered by the Senate, at its session of Feb 17, was Senator Smith’s bill for the investment of 10 per cent, of the appropriations for State House work in bonds, such bondtrand interest to be the property of contractors in the event pt’ the faithful nilullment of the contract—oth*r- . wise to escheat to the State, After a long de- ■ bate the bill was recommitted. The senate then took U£ Mr. Loulke’s civil-service bill. It provides fomie appoiritm.ent of three? CivilService Commissioners who shall emploVachie examiner, and shall examine competitively when there is nwiy than one ppiicant, and general y when t ere is only one, ail a-i irants to appointive offices. The bill would reach appointed clerks tis the Senate and House, employes of ell the reformatory and benev lent i stitutions, all the a ppointees of the Governor or appointees of the Judg s of the Supremp Court, am 11 clerks of State o Ijerrs. 'Elective officers are not included. The bill, after a. long discussion, was engrossed. The military , bill was also (liserss d and engrossed. In the Hous the special order of business w>s the consideration of Mr. Bpvd’s bill for the abol - tion of the office of Oitth Commission r, a subject that has more interest to tue country mem- ; bersthari any other before trio Ass inbly. The I House went into committed of the whole and took up the sifust tute for .Mr. Boyd’s bill, prepaied by the Committee on Dikes arid D a ns, the provisions of whieh a e tham the Co nty Commissioners shall appoint the Ditch Commissioner, instead of the Circ ’it, Court,.as now provitled; but one Commissioner ins.c id of two shall be appointed, to act in conjunction with the County Surveyor; that .when a majority of the property owners alone the Ine of a ’pi Ouosed’ < itch slial rejnonstrate against it, it shall not be built, whereas, it is now provided that when one person shall petition for a ditch, it shall be ordered by the Judge of the Circuit Court if he finds that it is of public utility, no matter who rei monstrates against it. The pili was read-by sections, and to each a dozen or more airiendments making minor changes were propised and discussed at wearisome length. At noon the committee arose, rw orted i rogress, and ' were discharged from further consideration o, tn • bill. The Hou e also passed the SenateJiill abolishing the < ffices of City Treasurer and Assessor and ttie b.ll for the i.elief of the Trustees of Marion County, and defeated the 6 per ■ cent, school-fund bid.

The bid to proliibii tlie employment of children under l-‘ years of age in factories and mines was ordered engrossed .by rhe Senate at its sess on of reb. 1< Sevcrifl bills were.pasß-ii The m-st important of th m was Winter s bill lestrai.ning the powers of tae <’o rial o tile ciij- of Indianapolis from ■ levying ta.es beyond certa n s ecial. amounts. The bill foi the.iJecti«Mif Coun'y Supermtendenis by t e people was recommitted a ter discus-ion. The bill to repeal a torn y fees was laid on the table. In the House Mr. Haworth oiiered a concurrent resolution instructing l-Jdiar.as Repres ntatives in Congress to support the bill introduced by Congressman Knglsh, asking the Genera Government to donai e to the State t e arsena grounds adjoining Indianapolis, tor the use of a proposed univ rsfcy. The resolution was re er red to trie Committee on Education. new bill was introduced authorizing County Auditors to 1. Vin county funds which have lieeu in the County Treasury lor three months in other counties lies.des their own. Mr. Mood . from the special committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the r new insane hosoi al, made a voluminous r j ort, sign d by all ti e membars, in which it is stat d that after a f 11; inv-s igation, it was deci ed to make the following report: 1. Tl.a ther •is at present a pressing n ol tor acco njodations for l,ioc insane'p rsons who are scattered»' ent tie State in Ciunty asylums and prtv.te luu es. 2. Ttyat the ( ommissioners. have I een careful and economical in managing the affairs o the institution, n. That' ■•tbejf’ have employed api roved and economical mi thods. 4. That the contracts have te n caremlly drawn and are s ctired by good bonds, 5. The p ans ot the proposed bu Ming jrovide for the accommodation of 1,034 insane jieople. «> That the foundations lii.ve lieen comp eted and the superstructures part aily 1 constructed in a sat.sf.<ctory HiaunteL mwM’hat th amount alrea iy expended te_J >«.y>o2:' th.; amount contracted for .s f 534.441, and the cost ot the s.rounds is . That the appropriation for the year ending Oct. 1, 1355, be s27.'',‘ii>o. and for the year end ng Oct. 1. ISM, be $338,0. A Reports ‘ were received from the Apportionment Committee on' the Congressional and Legislative bills, introduce I by Mr. I'atton and indorsed bv the Democratic Caucus. The majo-jty imports reoommenct their passage and the minority reports, signed, by all the Republ cans, favored the substitution of the pre-ent laws on the subject The bid to mike uniform text-books in public schools The general appropriation bill Spared by the Ways and Means Committee was introduced. It appropriates si,3Bl,si)l for the support aud maintenance of the State's institutions, which is $150,000 in excess of last year’s appropriations. Senator Foulk introduced a concurrent resolution in the Senate, Feb. 19, providing tat such an amendment to the Constitution as would give women the right of voting at State and national elections. With some amendments

the Senate pn=sed the deficiency appropriation bill. The union depot bill, after a long debate, was panned. Mr. Willard brought up his resolution to change a Senatenmle so as to permit a majority instead of a two-thirds vote tc take up any business out of the regular order, and the consideration of the name was postponed. The usual .batch of petitions on oleomargarine, militia bills, .intemperance, gravel roads, and dog-tags were presented. In the House, bills were introduced allowing manual training schools Jn c ties ofi over ten thonshnd inhabitants; legalizing barbed wire fence, An amendment to the Constitution was read tire first time, concerning the compensation of members of the Qeit ral Assembly to be fixed by law. Also that the session must lie restricted to ope hundred days. The appropriation w.is partly considered. The House passed.a bill which places colored and whim childnm on an equality. in the public schools. and defeated'McHenry’s bill providing ' a uniform system/of text-books not to be chang'd of tenet than once in six yeas. The vote by which > he bill was passed fixing'railroad fares at two and a half cents a mi e was reconsidered. President Smart,- of Purdue Unii versify. submitted a long rep rt of the condition of the State agricultural institution. When the L cisla ive apportionment pill came up for consideration the Republican members filibustered. The minority re;.ort signed by the Republicans.’ subs ituting the present law for the proposed law, was laid on the table by a vote of 57 to 39—Messrs. Lloyd, Re yes. Kellson, and Smith of Warrick votinz with the Republicans, and Messrs. McHenry and French, who voted with them the previous day against the apportionment, bills, going back,*.to their party associates. The majority report, recommending a bill to take Its of the 150 dis ricts for the Democrats, was adopted by the same vote and the bill ordered engrossed. The following proiest from the Republican side was sent up: “.or. Sneaker: .We protest against the higli-handei and summary action of the majority on this lioor in applying lhe infamous gaglaw in the disposition of the minority reports on .House apportionment bills Nos. 422 and 423, thereby absolutely throttling the minority of this House and suppressing tree speech and de,bate in the Indiana House of Representatives on a subject of so hjuch importance as r districting the State for Congressional and Legislative apportionment. ” The Speaker. after ovriking out-, the word “infamous,” allowed the protest to go on the record. The rest of the day the general appropriation bill was under consideration in committee of the whole.

Ti”’. d>> cic ncy appropriation bill, with a few amendments, passed the Senate Fetj. 20. Mr. Vi’icrs’ bill requiring corporations and firms to pay their employes at least once a month was passed. The Senate bill for suspending imprisonment in cases of felonies and mi demeanors pending an appeal from the court convicting the defendant w u called up and debated at great length find finally tabled. The consideration of SenMoFTouiSe's Bill for instruction in schools on tile ejects cf alcohol and other narcotics and siiniul' nts was made the order .of the day. There was a majority and a minority '•i port. The minority import said that the bill . v,;as useless, because. “tire baneful effects of - a ic, ■ hoi vc ere made vi- ilfle in nil reading of boftks and newspapers; also because it would give to a few teachers vho are temperance fanatics or enthusiasts an opportunity to give their own interpretation of the law, and lead to disturbances and commotion.in-thepublic schools.” "A motion to lar th. bill on th# Jafile resulted in a tie vote, bcnaior Magee, in the chair, gave .the . casting vote in the negative, so the, bill was not lid o.i the table. After much discussion it 1 was finally postponed indefinitely. In the House of Representatives a joint .tjreagfiltion .was introd i.eed pre-. = posliig a Cnango“ in fine State < onstitution, fixing the limit of the r gul r session at fifty days. Under a suspension of the rules Mr. Fra feys bit! tolegalize wirefeuc~s was parsed by a i are. constitutional maj< rity. The Supreme C6uft has held .11 such fences to be Illegal, an I the bll cures that defect; 'lhe Committee on Temperance recommended the indefinite vo tponeme t or all tae mt asures in . th- jr. liends, .which -includes Ms. Staley s proposed con-iitutlcnal amendments, Mr. Best's bill for a local opt < n law, and Mr. Akins’bill to prevent wagers of. drink and the practice of treating in saloons. No minority reports were made. The Railroad Committee reported in , favor of the passage of two blils in their hands,' and the inch? finite postponement of -fx, among which was the bill providing for the a pointment of a 1 Uilroad Commissioner. The Commit ee on Prisons submitted a lengthy report of the results of th ir observations at the two i Sti utiqns. whch is altogether fayorable to both of them. The recommendations made are oniy for appropriations for suggested improvements and changes. The Senate bill providing for an additional loan of $600,000 was passed. The bonds can be placed at 3T per cent; A coscuKttßNT resolution .by- Senator Foulke for an amendment to the constitution increasing the number of Supreme Court Judges from five to seven, was introduced in the Senate Feb. 21, and referred to the appropriate committee. The Judges of the Supreme Court sent in a communication requesting that the Legislature appropriate SSOO per annum for -the insurance of the law library in the sum of $20,000 for the period of three years. Senator Schloss introduced a substitute bill appro. Hating $75,000 per annum to the State Normal School. A fruitle-s eilort was made to pass it under susnen ion of the rules and it was sent to the Committee on Education. .A concurrent resolution was introduced instructing Congresim n to vote against a restriction of the coinage of silver money. The House amendment of the hid tor refunding the State > debt Was comm red in. The amendment relates on.y to the times of payment of inter st. Senator Sellers’ bill, to make valid the sale of real es.ate by councils Of cities, was passed under .a “suspension of The rules. In the House a nr ssage from the-S-mate announced —that that body 'had concurred in file House amendments to the $600,00- > temporary loan bill, and that it had been sent to the tr. ver nor for his . signature. The special order, the general appropriation bill, wa postponed, and bids on second reading were taken up? The Best resolution, pio; osing a constitutions! amendment giving tire Tight of suffrage, was reported back by the, Committee ml Rights and 1 rivileges, without recommendation, and was ordered engrossed by the House by a vote of 36 to, 16. Mr. Engel's bill oom eiling all railroad companies to fence t ieir-roads wherever th y run through improved ’and-, within six months, was taken up. with a majority report recommend,ng jts indefinite postponement and a minority r port recommending its passage. A motion to lay the latter on the table was defeated yeas 10. nays 59 and a lengthy discussion ensued. The majority report was ultimately adopted, and the bill as thus amend d was ordered engrsgsed. Mr. Haworth introduced a bill to amend the liquor law provid.ng that licenses to sell liquors should not be granted by County Boards to any person not a r sident of the county. Speaker Jewett announced that during the remainder of the session members could not obtain leave of absence, unless by a majority vote.

Accounts for Sale - The fpllo.wintr named parties have been -übseribers of The Republican, and have unsettled -subscription accounts at this •dice. Some of luem Have-removed from he post office to which their papers were <ent, without notifying the publisher of heir present addresses, and others have (‘.fused to lender take the paper from the post office,'without paying their subscription ar.-ei. s. Oaf at co urts against them will be sold cheap for cashC. M. Campbell, formerly of Remington,’ now said to he at Pullman, ill. Gust, Erickson’ fornferly of Monon. •o»v said to be in Lafayette. M. J. Orcutt, formerly of Lee, present address unknown. \ Thomas J. Jones,' ex-Trustee of Kankakee township, address Tefi't. James S. Irwin, formerly of Remington, now in Dakata.* ' William Mowcrer, formerly of Remington, present address unknwn. ’ D. H. Sates, formerly of Remington, now in Dakota. 0. G. Wilder, formerly of-Sau Pierre and Tefft, present address nnknown. M. E. Davisson, formerly of Medaryville, present address unknown. Wtu. McNiel, formerly of .^tbdiiryville, pre. tut, address.unknown.

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