Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-02-09
FROM THE SENIOR EDITOR.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. ), 1874

/ 1NDIANAfCLlS, T Gu. D, 1876.
! A joint resolution has passed the Sem
ate, asking Congress 10 surrender the Eas-
tern Division Of the Nationa, Road in this
State 10 the State, for the porpose Of hav-
ing it completed by private companies un-
der authority Of the State 4 bill is on lis
third reading in the Senate incorporating
company to finish the road through
Wayne county, and will doubtless become
a law am informed tina, there is now a
proposition before Congress 70 surrender
the entire line Of this road. 1t IS 10 be
hoped that Congress will act at an early
day A bill has also passed tho Senate
incorporating the Richmond and Hagers-
town Turnpike Company. Also. bill to
incorporate the Richmond and New Cas-
tie Rail Road Company.
/ The bill rcviving the militia law Of this
State has passed the House. 1t was re-
jected in the Senate by vote of 90 to l3.
The House has been employed for sew
eral days in discussing and maturing the
bill for the revision of the School law. 1t
will pass the House: but fear want of
time will prevent the Senate from acting
upon the bill.
A bill has also passed the Senate reyi-
! sing the manner of conducting the reform
atory police and general supervision OF
the State Prison. II provides for the eiec-
ton Of three inspectors, by the General
Assembly, who are to assume the entire
control Of the prison, to appoint the Chap
lain, Ply sician, Warden, and all other Of
ficers not provided by the lessee. Loud
complaints have been made as 10 the inef-
ficicncy ofthe manner heretofore pursued.
arising alone. | presume, for the want Of
a system established by law.
\ veto message sent in by the Governor
sometime since, on bill concerning last
wills and tcstaments, was taken up, and
quite sensation excited by statement
that the Governor had signed the bill, that
it had gone into etfcct-had been used in
certain courts, and that the Governor, on
"second sober thought had concluded
rolled bill showed the name Of the Cover
nor very distinctly The President Of the
Senate decided it to be the hand writing
Of his ENcellency. The matter however
was laid over for the present..
The bill TO incorporate the Union Lit
erary Institute has passed the Senate. The
bill incorporate the Richmond University
has also passed the Senate. The Cover
nor has signed the bill to incorporate the
Franklin Institute Of the Richmond Uni
verstv. The bill to authorize the Com
missioners Of Wayne county to lease the
Seminary buildings has passed the Horse
\ joint resolution has passed both
branches of the legislature, asking Con-
gress to reduce the rates ofnewspaper and
other periodical postage.
a joint resolution reported from the
House, returning thanks to Capt Simon
son for sundry ''trophies Of war; presen-
ted to the State Library by him. In one,
Of them, prayer book. is a statement in
the manuscript OF the donor, that it was
.takcn" from the '.IIalls Of the Montezu-
mas" few hours after the battle bv which
the Capital was taken. Also. handsome
painting Of I. Catholic Saint. evidently ia
ken from a church. Eleven senators vo-
ted against receiving them. voted with
that number. because Of my conscientious
opposition TO the war-and if the war
were just. in accordance with the law of
nations, | should still have voted thus.
The reader, who has any recollection of
the incidents of the last war. will recol-
lee. the general burst of Indignation which
was felt and expressed throughout this
country when the British burned and de-
stroyed our capital and the important ar
collected that Napoleon carried away
from Florence the rare and beautiful paint
ings he found there. The whole world con-
demned the act, and public opinion forced
from the French the restoration ofthose
pictures. If these articles are really
trophies Of war" they belong to the Uni
ted States. and neither Capt Simonson
nor the State Of Indiana have any bust.
ness with them.
There are several cases of small pox
among the citizens of this place. The
Board of Health report seven cases, and
rumor reports others. The junior editor
Of the Sentinel is now said TO be afflicted
with this loathsome disease.
lNpIANAFoLrs. Feb. 9th, 1915
The reception by the State Of the ''tro-
phies Of war;" as presented by Capt. ST.
monson has excited some feeling here.
Surh an outrage should not be nermitted