The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-12-31
Correspondence of the Journal,
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. Is. 1876.


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, l8, 1916.
Dir. Chandler, Sir:-Since my letter to you
of last week, few Bills and Resolutions of
an important character have been introduced
into both branches of the Legislature, and
partially acted on. A Bill is now before the
Senate, and will probably become law, re-
leasing the volunteers in Mexico, from tn
payment of taxes, while in service. A Joint
Resolution has also been introduced, re-
questlng our Representatives and insructingI
our Senators IN Congress to urge the passage
of law raising the pay of volunteers, and
granting to them a tract of land at the ex-
piration of their term of service.
A Resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the expediency of
repeating or modifying the Stay and APP
prasement laws, has been adopted in the
Senate.
The proposed amendments to the Canal
and Debt Bill have not yet been received,
and will probably not be sent in by the Gov
ernor until next week. They are said 10 be
very numerous, but relate chiefly TO the man.
agement of the trust, the election of officers,
and the further prote of the tights OF
the subscribers, &c. But few of them are of
primary consequence.
On Tuesday last, tina Legislature went into
t he election of Judge in the eighth Judicial
District and of Auditor and Treasurer of Stats.
am sorry to admit TO you, that the Demo.
Gratis were routed "horse, foot and dragons, >
not getting a single officer. To the credit
of the Demo cratic candidates, (who were the
ncumbents in each case,) be it said that they
obtained more than the full strengLih of the
party, and were admitted by the opposite
party, to have discharged their duties in a
faithful aud important manner. regretted
the defeat of the Auditor and Treasurer very
much, as they had both been warm friends
and supporters of our interests.
Petitions for Divorce are crowding in We
ny rapidly, and remind one of pungent sar.
casm | have somewhere seen representing
marriage to be "like flies against window
those on the outside are bultng their head:
to get in, and those on the inside are butting
their heads TO get out.n Whether many o.
the applicants will get out this winter by
Legislative enactments is questionable mat
ter, as the House has passed a Joint Reso
luton, declaring it unconstitutional for the
Legislature to interfere in cases of Divorce
at all. The power of the Courts being
deemed ample for all cases which can arise
The question came up in the Senate yester
day on a motion to refer a bill granting {
divorce, to the Judiciary Committee, whIcl
/ Committee it was understood would repor
unfavorably to granting any divorces. The
motion was lost by large majority.
A list has just been published showing
the age, occupation, politics, &c, Of the
Senators, from which it appears that there
are rs Farmers, 10 Lawyers, including the
President, 5 Physicians, and Merchant
and Mechanics, in the Senate, and that o
the whole fifty-one, but three are single.
A similar list was published for the House
which showed large proportion of Farmers
Very respectfully,
u Your OBJ. Serv't.
w. H. STOCKWELL.