Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-02
Letter from Indianapolis.


IspIsSAroLIs. Feb. 25. 1889
Editor Exprsss: The two Houses have limi-
ted speeches to ten minutes. aud gone to work
day aud night ia earnest. Much will be done
that osght not to be. aud as much will be LEFT
undone. THE world is governed TOO much,
il an expression that comes from every Polit'
cian'. mouth. and from the number OF bills
submitted proposing legislation. It NAV he IN
fsrred hat little credit j. given 10 the saying
COURTS.
The propositions to repeal the Commoa
Pleas system giving the clerks probate power
% certain extent. aud comforting ali other au
horny upon Circuit Courts. increasing
The number Of Circuits. requiring three
,@rms a year to be held having failed.
the gslvasic battery was then turned To
give greater life to the ColrIs Of Commo"
Pleas. The House has passed bill reducing
the number aud enlarging the districts. CIV
ing a salary of IL. 900 To the Judge. iiSo
Psrke end Sgil,osH constitute a district. The
bill provides for going ntosf.cl in leCO. when
he Judgs then in Office. will have to sub'"i'
heir reiensiuns to the sovereign people. II
they desire longer 10 wear the eruiue II the
bench.
Those Who desired the abolition Ct the Com
men Pleas :, stem, upon failing TO accomplish
their wish. are endcavoring to give re'peesn
hiity and u, fuluess Ia il. Another bill l.
pending. giving that court jurisdiction ~
cases Of felony. when the party .lec to be
ri,d. And giving jurisdiction ia civil cases
without limit a. To the amount Whether
these prorosiiio, will be favorahly acted on
or ought to BE-, This d. p"nsnt say eth not
RAILROADS.
Rail roads are owned by corporations, and
as they are considered sOulsss. receive no IA
vor. II any one desires law Of blood. affi,
penalties, such a DRAco need only append hl'
seventies 10 railroad bill. aud il will he sur'
to receive favor. Branbam. # j. ffrrson. - a
very sensible man. aud apologizeJ II any ou'
thought he believed politicians would do com
mon Justice To any railroad company. The
law now requires that where any animal l.
destroyed by the locomotive. that the compa
~ shall pay for the value If the animal killed
without reference to the question Vhrther The
result was an "unsroidabie accident" The
acts Of God aud the alien enemy are the old
common law excuses. TO- any default. or in
$, there shall be no excuse for them for any
act. though they could not possibly p.event it
They are taxed roundly. all right. they hav,
no friends: besides the constitution provides
that taxation shall be equal aud uniform. but
such rules would do common justice. and there
fore do not apply To railroads. They are con
venient Institutions useful and necessary, foI
travel and commerce. in, rea-ing the value ol
pay their owners. II was a-ked. that where
railroads should construct fence Ia enclose
against trss>rossing aria'als. aud il any one
owning the adjacent laud. should use any pa'i
of :, cI fence for their own ben, fir, that he
shouli pay one half TO keep it M repair-thai
where an enclosure was opened the company
should build AZ d maintain the fence on both
aides - ,hs r~~i ,h-, a.. company ..;sLt
suffer persons 10 use their land n,xt to their
track. not used by them, without losing then
title. These were refused by the House
The policy of having those who use a railroad
fence To aid in keeping j, in repair, i manifest.
as their cattle will be less likely 10 come upon
the track The safety of the l,fe of the pub
lie will be subs,rveL Important, a Yankees
will travel.
MfsCELLaNFots.
II Is surmised that the Governor will veto
Mansheld's Temperance bill-it = in his
haals
distributed among he counties. according 10
the enumeration Of white male inhabiiant--