Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 February 1877 — Page 1

VOL. S—NO. 28.

Arrival in the City of the Vetsran Revivalist.

He Places Himself Immediately in tlie Harness.

Two .?lon»ter Urctiu^ at the Opera IBOMMC LFE«-

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Full and Enthusiastic Meetings To-Day.

A Firm Determination ThatTerre Haute the Babylon of Sin, Shall Fall.

Active and Vigorous Measures to Quickly Accomplish This Result and a Reversal of the Theory That

The Mills of the Gods Grind Slowly but they Grind Exceedingly Sure.

Krom Monday's Daily GAZKTTK. The ball has commenced rolling. Unlike the ease of the proverbial rolling stone, the Christians of the city do not fear that this will gather no moss. They place sublime confidence in the abiltv of Mr. Hammond, assisted by the Christians whom they have thoroughly aroused in the past two weeks, to produce a wonderful upheavel. All the indications are favorable to such a result.

Thev may well consider themselves fortunate in securing the co-operation of so distinguished an evangelist as Mr. Hammond, who has no superior in this work, and if any equal, it is the person1 of Mr. Moody! It is Mr. Hammond's uniform practice to begin his work in any city on Sunday afternoon, in a children's meeting.

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was, thernfore, held at the Opera llou^e instead ol at the Congregational Church, a at first announced, tl.e latter having proved altogether inadequate to hold the crowd. Sometime previous to the regular opening, the time was occupied in singing hvmr.s from Mr. Hammond's book. T.ie first was. ''Jesus pity ine tune Jesus loves mi.''

Mr. Hammond would listen to nothing but a universal singing of this hymn. A little giri lie discovered holding her Mag^|gj^to£arc her eyes so that the little 1 tar could not see the words Tlie next time the little girls behaved themselves well enough, but tl.e little ooy laughed and the hymn had to be sunp llgun. By this time the seco liyir.e

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was announced the children were pretty well alive to the necessity of singing and it was well rendered In the same manner "Jesus lifted up," was sung: afterward, "None but Jesus."

When the house was apparently entirely full the Centenary Sunday school came down in procession some 400 strong. Mr. Darwood interrupted Mr. Hammond and desired to know where to place them and asking that the adults for whose benefit this meeting was not held be mad to mova into the gallery. Mr. Hammond laughingly said: "l am a stranger here and don't like to order people about. You do it for me." Taking the hint, a .rreat many grown persons vacated their seats (a thing they are not accustomed to doing,} to make way for the children, and crowded the stage and the aisles of the galleries.

MR. HAMMOND'S REMARKS. Children do you know the object of this meeting, why the ministets and yeur fathers and mothers are here. I have come a long long way to see you. Way up in New England the snow is about three'feet deep"and the boys put on their skates and tkate right over the fences, slide down the steep hilis, go sleighing, and have to have heavy furs to put around their ears. When I got here it seems l'ke summer and I went out this morning without an overcoat and forgot my gloves Whv have I come, what for, what are all these singers for? Just for one object not to amuse you in any way. Then what is all this for? It is' that you may love Jesus. Must I tell you that you must love him? No no I never scold. What are we going to do? I am going to tell you how to love him, how he died on ihe cross for you,

I went five thousand miles to see the place where he was crucified. Mr. Hammond here gave a very interesting account ot his travels through the Holy Land and ended quite an extended talk'to the children by illustrating the power of one Christian over another by the following accident:

He said that while in Brooklyn a short time since he faw a little boy playing with a magnetic tack hammer the nails would fly to the hammer The speaker here produced a hammer of the above discription, also a hand full of nails and lacks. Now when you place the hammer near these little nails, they jump right up to the hammer, and one brings anothea with it, and then another, and another, and so on until we have a. great many. Here is a larger nail. This the speaker compared to a person older, and farther aleniated from the church. He continued with thess nails until he came to an old rusty one, which he compared to a person eighty years old, who had lived out of the church.

He spoke to the children for some time told them many anecdotes illustrating his points in a clear and comprehensive manner, and was listened to with rapt attention by the interested little people*®

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cises were opened as in the first instance by singing and prayer. Mr. Hammond kept his forces in complete command firing away with his own zeal and electrifying with his own rapidity of ac'ion all "those around him. He urged those present to come to the inquiry meetings. After he had offered prayer. "In Jesus Name," a beautiful hvmn was sung. Rev' Mr. Sterrett then made a few remarks.

He said: "The time for miracles is past. It would be useless to perforin them now. There is no longer any necessity for them. There wilfbe not'hingof the kind wrought here."

Mr. Hammond does just what your ministers ean do if they could get their congregations to work with them. For two or three weeks :he ministers of this city have been trying to get the people into the harness. But the people will not take hold unless we get Mr. Moody or Mr. Hammond to work with us.

When Mr. Sterrett had concluded, Mr. Hammond requested that all of the ministers of the city tosay a word. Mr. Abbey said: I am requested to addres a word not to the impenitent but to those same Christians to whom w- have been preaching for vears. I have been in tnis citv tor three years and must ask the christian people of this place to work with us, to put 011 the beautiful garment of faith, a thing that they should do without my asking it.

Ifthey will do this we will overthrow the vice of the city. I know it. I have perfect faith in* it. Mr. Hammond spoke of a meeting at El mira which he held years ago. 1 well recollect that meeting. It was there that I made a profession of religion. I thank God for it."

Mr. Henderson next spoke: From the inmost recesses ot his heart he sympathized with what had been said. He hoped tbat the Christian people present would take a part at once.

Mr. Martyn said: "I believe in the inquiry meeting. He knew ot a man who was so obdurate that none ot those who talked to him could move him. His little daughter, when all had failed, placed her arms around him and plead with him to come to Jesus. He relented. She asked Mr. Hammond to come back, that her father had found religion. Perhaps Mr. Hammond will recollect it. (Mr. Hammond "I do") That man stood up and made an open avowal of his faith."

Mr. Darwood said that he would not exhort his charge to work, because he had been constantly at it every day for two or three weeks. He added that a collection would have to be taken in order to defray the expenses of the Opera House. He wished it understood that thev do not intend to take up a col'ection every night. Dowlirtg Hall had been ehgaged for a month, and other provision made for it. Four or five members from each church were selected to take up the collection.

The meeting at nine o'clock to-day was announced. S s'C|£ The choir then sing "When I Can Read My Title Clear," and Mr. Hammond stepped forward, and for about 40 minu es held the attention of every one.

MR. HAMMOND'S SERMON, He said that he was sorry at all times to make any allusion to himself, but he desired to say that the last meeting he held in Massadhusetts, lasted until twelve o'clock, and since then he had been holding from two to five meetings per day, but had caught a severe cold and felt quite ill. He would therefore not try to preach a sermon, but would talk a short time, and proceeded as follows:

The text is taken from the book of Revelation*, third chapter, twentieth verse "Behold I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear mv voice, and open me door, I will come 111 to him. and will sup with him, and he with me."

My friends have you ever observed the connection between this twentieth verse and the seventeenth and eighteenth verses of the same chapter. Our Savior said in one of those verses I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou must havo treasures in each if thou hast no treasures laid by in Heaven, thou art bankrupt before God." Again he says: "I counsel thee to put on the white rain-m-Mit that thou mayest be clothed." Bnt the hearers turned a deaf ear, Jesus is represented as following them trom the market place, following them home, and said "I will come in and will sup with you and vou with me." Now »o approximate anything like this would be a difficult thing. But to illustrate. A man in New York City, iives on Fifth Avenue, in a brown stone palace. He bids his wife good morning, steps into his carriage, goes down Broadway, passes his office or place of of busings Me.i tip "cheir hats to him and he is recognized by all. He goes down the streets, and in accordance with his orders the coachman stops before a very miserable looking hovel. Look inside of that room. There sits a poor outcast who has not even a penny with which to buy a jloaf cf bread. With a discouraged countenance he says to himself: "The landlord was here yesterday and threatened to turn me out if I didn't pay the rent to-dav. What shall I do 1 wish I were dead. I have not a friend on earth." Just then he hears a rap at the door. He thinks that this is the landlord, that's just his knock, so, says he, "I'll keep still, and maybe he will think that I am out." Still the raps grow louder. Finally he opened the door just a little a pleasant looking gentleman is standing there. He says, "will 3'ou let me in, open the door wider." He enters. "I have come to live with you." "Are those your horses?" yes. "is that your carriage?" ves. Yes I have come to live nith you. l'he poor man is bewildered and says "Why how long have you been out of the insane asylum, what do you mean by saying that you are going to live with me?" "1 mean just what I say, I will have this place eleaned out, 1 will buy you new clothes in place of those rag:., we will have a good dinner. Will you let me live with you?"

The poor fellow does not know what to do. Fmaly he says "I will try it but you will get sick of it before I do." Dinner time comes, everything is nice. Sitting down and eating together, the gentleman asked a blessing,and they sup1 ped to-gether, and lived together for two

weeks. At the end of two weeks the gentleman says to him: "Do jou remember so many year! ago, way up in New Hampshire saving a man's life under peculiar circumstances?" "Oh yes I remember it. I have been ill ever since that time, it was that act that paralyzed mv limb, and I am a beggar in consequence." Yes,replied the gentteman, I know it and I have been looking for you for a long time. I am worth five millions of dollars, 1 live on Fifth avenue and when yesterday I heard that you lived here my first impulse was to take my carriage and take you to my beautiful mansion and treat you as a brother, but I heard that you had bet" a beggar for year*, and I thought that if I should bring you here and give you a s°at at my table, you would not feel at home. I can go down there and spend two weeks and get you accustomed to life. At the end of two weeks I will take yon in my carriage to my home and provide for you as long as you live, because everything I owe to vou.

My friends, you may sav that this is a very improbable story, but it is only in accordance with humanity, it only shows the proper spirit of gratitude. I say there is nothing unnatural about it, so said Jesus "Behold I stand at the door and knock for you to open the door, you have rejected me again and again at the market place, yet such is rav love for you that even now I will come in to you and sup with you and you with me.'*" Friends suppose 1 should come to vcur house saving I had some news to tell vou, news that you had not heard I told a gentleman to-day that the opera house where we had held meeting in Indianapolis burned down yesterday, but said he I heard that ten minutes ago. My friends I have not or.ly news to tell you but something you, who are not Christians have never been made aware of, something that you don't know Suppose I come to your room, tell you something you don't know, thirdly it is something about yourself You are likely to say "Do you know more alxnit 111 affairs than I do

Well I have some news, Fourthly it is something that if you don't find it out before long you are ruined forever. You will then begin to think of gunpowder plots

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Mv friends, these are only introductory words. I shall not speak long to night,

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we want you all to come back hungry, and every time you go away, we want you to go saying, "I wish the meeting had been a little longer." So I have just introduced myself, but I do not think that I will preach a sermon I will £ive you what ministers call a skeleton ot it. 1 wanted to speak, if I had felt well of some of the ways in which our savior knocked at the doors of sinner'- hearts. Says the infidel "I want you to prove that he did this'

Jesus says, "I will stand at the door and knock." Now that proves that he did knock. I tell you he knocked at the sinners hearts, first by the news of revivals. I tell you I believe lat the little children who have been weeping for their sins here this afternoon, I say I believe that it has been vie *ed by God as a knocker at the door of your hearts. Two vears ago when in St. Louis in company with twenty ore people I went to Galveston Texas, and returning we came

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other horrible tilings. I come

before you my friend, and you and you and you way up there in the third gallery saving that I have news to tell you, something about you young man, spend vour time on the streets in the saloons, and von infidel, and spiiitualist, and you satanst, and atheisr. It news not only about that you -'on't know but it is news tha^if you do not become aware of before it is too late it will prove your ruin. You say you would like to hear me prove this. Now I don't want you to blame me for telling you this news, if you hadn't known that the opera house at Indianapolis had burned down and a teldgram should come and the messenger should hand it 0 vou, you would not become angry at hitft or if you .did he would say "I didn't burn the opera bouse down only took the message and brought it to vou, I have only written it down, now then jesus comes to every man' oman and child who is not a Christian and savs "thou sayest bccause I am rich and increased with goods, and have need ot nothing and knowest not that thou art wreched and misserable and naked." Oh mv friend ou knoweth not much, that you have not. May the Holy Spirit teach you to-night is my prayer. "Thou knowest not that thou art miserable, pocr, blind and naked." That is what Jesus said, then he comes out and says, come that thou mayest see, that thou mayest be rich to all eternity." You turn away but it follow 5 you away,' and to-night Jesus is saying, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock, and it any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me."

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Six ministers were in the company, we wen* down thejuon Mountain rail way as the managers were very kind arid furnished us all with passes, and gave us free UN of this telegraph. And we telegraphed ahead all along the road that we would hold meetings and everywhere there were crowds in readiness'upon our arrival. Thus my friends was the news spread in that way. We also found that the St. Louis papers, there were five papers that reported the proceedings every day. I believe all ut oue paper in the city reported the meetings, and to my knowledge, they paid law reporters who gave a verbatim report ten dollars per column to report a meeting. We found that the repoi ts of these meetings had proved a knocker at the hearts of sinners, all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Wherever we stopped we fonnd the town ablaze with excitement and interest. The reports of the daily papers had been used as knock, ers at the doors of sinner hearts. I be lieve that your papers out here should follow with a simple truthful report, and I believe that these papers will do a work, the amount of good flowing from which wiTl'be incalculable, and yet do nothing

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Continuation of the Exanraatien of Lsltlefleld.

The Secretary of the LoufeSmz Return ing Board Unbosoms

Wells Told Mim- to Transfer && Vote FE°mJden^Hayes^F

This ie Forgerjltiid Wells Must-Go-ta the ., P^netentiary, •. •.

Washington, January 30. Id wan recalled. His leslubstantially the s»nie ionsly given before mittee. He ••aid that he appeared bsfore

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J. T. Liule timony wa3 as that Morrison's Cdi yesterday the coinmitteeTlie had taken ho legal arlvice, bHt sj/ice that time he bad conference wiilij an attorney who informed him that he\couId tell t-Le whole truth if he did so linger protest otherwise he would have trt hear the burden of suspicion in abstracting the original return of Vernon pariah.

Field asked ipe witness to look at the

paper uiarke^'S, and he answered afitr slight inspection, that it w^s ih« same that was before the returning board* The wiir.e« lit reply to questions said that he was requested by Governor Wells to tiijke the returns of two polls and take the votes from the Democrats and give them to the Republican polls 2 andThe number of votes thus traii ferrjd was 178. The original figures were erased, and those required weie written in Uieir place by Liuletield.

Q.—What motive did Gov. Wells as•*igri for this to make the change. A.—To elect Hunter as judge, Andrews as attorney, and Kelso as state senator. The parishes being in the j-:di-ciiil district in which Gov. Wells resided.

Q.— \V«s ore of the persons named Jus. Andrews who refused to accept the oflice on the ground that he was not fairly elected? A. I presume so from the fact that lie was a candidate for district attorriey.

Field exhibited the certificates of election of two friends of Wells, Hunter and Kelso, which witnesi believed to be genuine.

By Field. When the change of figures was accomplished in the way you say^ what became of the original papers from Vernon parish? A. I wa-i instructed by Governor Wells to bring him two statement3 accompanying the consolidated statement. 1 gave them to him the day after the official promulgation. He WJB about'to put them in his pocket when -I asfcedAim whether it was ot and h* said .1 ..wai right in reminding him. AVhether he or .1 destroyed ihem I can ot sayt but I saw them burned. As to the criguial statement of the polls cf Vernon parish, with thealteratioos now before him, Governor Wells told mo to destroy or make wav with it. I felt I had done a little too much a.reidy and took thepapsr home for the purpose of destroying, but did not. 1 communicated these facts to Mr. Spearing, my uncle, and gave him the paper to be used by him and others in whom confidence could be placed to be used in behalf of Nicholla' government, which Speiring supported, and thought that JNicholls was elected governor. I requested of him that my name should never be known in this transaction, and that I sliouli not be subpoenaed \o testify. I gave him the paper in New Orleans. The last time I saw the paper was in theofficeof Governor Palmer, at Springfield, it having "been conveyed there by Spearing. From that day to this he had never seen the paper till it was produced yesterday betoie the committee.

Q. Describe- the occasion and ciicuu.staiices of Governor Wells asking you to alter the returns? A. On Sunday night, third of fiecember, the board and three or four of the clerk), took dinner together, they eat at dinner together. They sat at dinner three or four hours. F/oin there we went to the rooms of the returning board. After being there a few minutes, I saw Governor Wells looking over some papers and figuring. We were feeling hap^y. I knew was. In a few moments Governor Wells engaged with me in whispered conversation, and told me to alter the votes. He asked me to have it done that night,, but I didn't do it that night. Subseq1ently Governor Wells said it was well done. He here showed how the alterations were made. Continuing, he said: Wells asked me the same night to make a change in the electoral vote Wells was examined by the committee wuich went tD New Orleans. Wells afterward told me that he was asked by the committee how ihe re: urns irom Vernon were received, and in consequence he felt very unrasy. lie just said to me: "Cant you make a copy of the original? Find out what will make the aggregate and we'll reject them." He then said "we will have the affidavits prepared meaning, affidavits showing why the poll.- ot Verr.on parish were rt-jected. Ttie affidavits were sworn to Cetore United States Commissioner Jewell. Each affidavit was sworn to br three persons. I recollect the names of three persons who swore to them, namely: Jim Brown, Sam Collins and Sim" Carter they made their marks I do not know whether there were saeh persons or not the affidavits were dated I believe Kovember 14,1876, and came into the office of the board on the 18th of December.

Field—Did Governor Welb speak about forging the name of Thomas Franklin.

A.—He asked me to practice so I could make a signature to the re:nrns, bull did nst do it.

Q.—Since you came to Washington have you had interviews with any partus with regard to yoofjtestimonj?

A. I have conversed with variousjiar*^ies, including Gov. Kellogg and Mar-

shal Pitkin. Gov. Kellogg did not question me particularly, but seemel Anxious to do so. Pitkin spoke about the former intercourse and personal relations which he said had been pleasant, and he wanted me to consider well before testifying and as to what course I should take. I told him I did not intend to testify if I could help it. lie as much inferred" that I should remember my friends. He thought it wise for me to stick to mv own party. This conversation took "place either Saturday or Sunday night.

Q. Was anything said abetii urn "filing a counsel or about protecting you? A. He 6aid if I desired he would engage a counsel. Lawrence then examined the witness who was reminded what he had said when he was examined yesterday tbat ho waa not aVare ot his rights. Witness remaked that since then he had conversed with Mr. Murphy, of Davenport, Iowa. Murphy did not advise him, but said that he could give testimony under protest which would clear him from contempt.

Q. Is there anything that you know now that you did not) know yesterday?. A. I was only giving my fceslinionv under protest, I was in contemgt when 1 saw Mr. Murphy.

You altered no other return than thih? A. None was altered but this one far a» I know, I saw considerable acrh shing going on.

On further response to questions said: I went 10 the office oi the board after dinner as alieady alluded to- the complete returns were in tiiie members of the board were in their private office I began to rzake alterations in Vanon parish fifieen minutes after Gov. Wells sng gested it Judge Davis, orno-of the clerks, showed me how to alter figurw, and furnisced a rubber Wiodward, another clerk assisted on' MwuSay other clcrks must have seen it done. Governor Wells came in repeatedly while the work was progressing. worked on it that, anil until 10 o'clock on Monday.. I inviod, Woodward to assist Woodwarderased some ef the totals. I handed the original to Governor Wellf. Aibell came in just as-they were being burnod. Abell said such destruction wai usually done 1 utside the place of meeting of the botird Governor Wells told me eiitlner 10 destroy or make way with the-altered statement of.returns from Vernon, BOW in pos-ession of the committee. Governor Wells asked ane if I had made way with it. I sard yes, it is not ia the office. I took, the paper to my liomer and it went"from, my hand to tnatof Mr. Spearing. Governor Wells not only made a request to alter the returns from. Vernon, but asked me to write down what he desired. Spearing is my uncleHe frequently conversed with mer and a*ked me to tell his some things that would help Nicholas government. My unale was not much of a a politician, he voted for Nicholls,. and for Hayes* The witness said: that both he and his undo- were formerly hay in' spectors at x'few Orleans, but were removed.

Mr. Sfelev aaistt to witnemy,when"yi£iii wore a#k«d' vt*t*rd«y whether Governor Wells requested you to make the alterations, did you not

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1 did not cay that Governor Welts did not make such a r'quest. ($. Thereporters koolts say you thus testified? A. Then they are wrong.

Did it seem to yon perfectly right to make alteraXisns? A. I thought these was nothing wrong in obeying instniA tions.

Q. Did you think Governor Wells a ratcal for malting such propositions?" A. I will say have appearance c£ beinata rascal for what I have done.

Q. But yoiii tommitted a forgery. A. I do not know, an arteration of figures to be forgery.

In reply to l&irchard the witness said he knew of no alteration having bees made in the returns oi any other parishes.

By Lawrence—Were not charges made against you of excessive' charges while you occupied theofficeof hav inspector? A. Not to my knowledge. Witness said that lie borrowed $20© oi Spearing to pay his expenses. The indebtedness was settled, there being an old account between them, Spearing gave him $40 while they were in New "York together, Spearing telling him he had an advance from thesergeant-at-arms.

By Field—How much icratching was done? A. I do not know.

During further examination of the witness he said the promulgation of falsified returns-was signed by all the members of the returning board.

Blue Jeans.

He Sends a Special Message to the Leg islature.

The Inlquitea of the Indiana Apportionment Law.

A Matter That Calls For Reform.'

Gentlemen of the Senate and Home of Itcgreeentatives: ~y I felt it to be my duty, in my inaugural address to you, to allude to the apportionment bili passed fours ago, to apportion senators and representatives tor the next six years, I now feel it my duty to present it more in detail.

The vets of the slate on the 10th day of October last was *134,009. That would require 8,680 votes for one senatoi, 4,340 votes for one re rcsentaiive. Upon examination I find the counties ot Kush, Decatur, Fayette, and Union, with a votsng population of 14,322, have a joint ienator in Fayette. Union and Kush a joint senator between Decaiur and Rush, one between Decatur, Jennings and Scott, and for representatives: Bush, one Fayette and Union, one Decatur, one Ripley, Decatur and Rush, one—making two and one-half senators and three representatives,while the counties of Adams, Allen and Wejls, with 18,173, have«oniy two senators, aqil three, representatives. With ,4,0QQ more vote# than Decatut^ Snsh, F»ye|ie anfbUmon, they have leas rejftesehtation. The county ol Jef­

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ferson, with 5,1*07, has a senator and one rep esentative. That is more than it is entitled to. Jennings has a joint senator and one representative—all that it Is entitled to with 3,7o# votes yet the counties of^ Jennings, Scott and JefTtrson, have joint representative, Ihe representative should more properly belong to Scott end Clarke. Clarke has 5/181, and only a joint senator and o«e repretsntativi. Montgomery has one senator and one representative, with 6,583 votes—all that it is entitled to. Parke and Vermillion, with 7,268 votes hw a senator and each a representative and Parke and Montgomery have a ipi«,rrepresentative, making two senators aoet fbur representatives with 13,853 vntes, while the counties of Cass and Carroll, with 10,9S9 have only one senator and two representatives. The coivtlffy of Tipton, wiih 3,302 votes, is attached to Hamilton for senator and also for represent a:ive. yet there are 673vot£B more than i»i' Vermillion or Warren, and tbey ench have a representative. Fulton,, with 3,302 votes, is attached to Kosoiaako for a representative. This county has more than Lake, and yet Lake has one alone. Jay, with 3,800, is attached to Delaware for a representative, while Lagrange, with 3,254, is given a representative alone. Bartholomew and Brown have 7]236j and onlv one senator and one representative-,, white the counties of Lawrence and Monroe, with 6,963, have a senatorandt each a representative.

I could go on making comparisons of a similar character but this is enough to satisfy any candid man that these wrongs ought to be righted. But manywill say this is not the year to apportion. Section 5 of article 4 say.-: ''The number of i-eiiators and representatives shall teach pession next followin eaoh period of muking such enumeration, be fixed by law and apportioned among the several counties according to the number of white male inhabitants above 21 vears ot age in eflch."^

While it makes it obligatory eVei^six: years, it does not say that it shall not be done oftener.

Suppose that the ccuVity of Warren had been left out cf the bill entirely. Would it not be proper to amend'the act at this time so the 2,623 votes might have a voice in the halls of legislation? Then, with the same propriety you should amend the act so as to prevent 4he disfranchisement of 4,OCR) voters in Allen, Adams and Wells, and 2,000 in the counties of Cass and Carroll. Tru»ting you may consider this matter calmly and »ct in accordance with the dictuUs of your own consciences, I would not reeeuimend any change in the senate and only five or six in the house where the greatest injustice has been done.

JAMES D. WILLIAMS, Governor.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

XLtV—Second Session.-'

TUESDAY. Jan. 30.

Mr. Wright offered a resolution to appoint by a viva voce vote five senators-to be members of the commission on the electoral count. Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution directing the president of the senate to appoint two tellers,, as provid-d tor 4y the electoral bi.l. Petitiors weie presented asking the adoption of the 16th amendment to the constitution of theUnited States, prohibiting the states from disfranchising persons on account of sex. The bill 10 provide a sinking fund for the Pacific railroad indebtedness was taken up and discussed at length. The Senate proceded to the election of the members of the electoral commission, and chose Edmunds, Morton, Frelinghuysen, Hhurman and Bayard. A concurrent resolution was adopted to appoint 50 man to serve as special policemen at the uapitol during the canvass of the vote for president and vice-president. Alter aa executive session the Senate adjournedi

HOL'SE.

The bill appropriating $500, 000 to. be paid to Captain Eads passed. The bill abolishing the boaid of corranissonere of the metropolitan police of the District of Columbia was passed over the EYesident's vote. The house proceeded to elect Messrs Payne, Ilunton, Abbott, Garfield, and Hoar as members, of the electoral commission. The bill in- relation to damages for infringements on patents was passed. Mr. Cox ofSered a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire into the propriety of a constitutional amendment providing for the decissions of questiatrsarising in a presidential election.

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Legislative Suswoary.'.^j

SENATE.

S.( iff HimA Tuesday,Jan. 30. Nothing of importance was done in the scuate. A number of reports were received from committees, and a resolution passed requesting the governor to confer with governors of other states for the purpose of arriving at just railroad legislation. The speciol ordei for the day was the consideration of the interest question, and after considerable discussion it was laid over until Friday. The governor's message on the apportion,-nent question was read. nous:-:—A new state house bill to amend the divorce law compelling trustees to publish annual reports to make claims against railroads for injuries sustained, a hen against the road to require surviving partners to give bond for the security of the deceased partner's interest to establish a supreme court in Vanderburg county to amend the fee and salary act to consolidate road companies requiring bherifis to make returns of executions within Co days to dispense with the annual enumeration of chool children reducing the penalty for property sold for from 50 per cent to 20 per cent, when redeemed. A bill was passed legalising the restored records of Morgan County .KBJU WW