The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-20
Editorial Correspondence.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Is, 1861
wrote last week, giving an account of
the magnificent reception to the President !
elect Since he left, on Tuesday, the city
has been decidedly dull, the drearyness of a |
drizzly, sloppy, snowy, muddy week being
rendered interesting only by the presence
of the General Assembly and the excite
ment of the canvass for the city election.
After the return of the would-be duelists
aud their train, and also of the committees
that went to Cincinnati with Mr.. Lincoln
and suite, the Legislature went at their
work with will, and have been for three
or four days making up for lost time. Only
one session of House and Senate is held per
day, the afternoons being devoted to COM
mittee business. The Democracy have done
all in their power to obstruct legislation so
that nothing might be done, and the Re-
publicans be blamed for non-action but
now it is thought that the majority have
got matters in a good condition for the
prosecution of business, and that they will
be enabled to do all necessary Legislation
in the three remaining weeks of the session.
Business is being matured rapidly in COM
mittee, and it will soon commence going
through the House and Senate with rush.
The apportionment committees are at work.
The State will retain her present Congress
sional epresentation-eleven. This is rem
dered certain by official aJvices.
1t seems to be difficult to settle on a mill
tia bill. Several have been offered. but
none seem to suit The proper committee
will no donbt mature one at an early day.
Nothing is likely to be done that will
connect the State in the least with the Wa
bash and Erie Canal. The members feel
disposed to keep "hands off," for fear OF
getting the State into trouble. This dispo-
sition is carried, it seems to many, to an un-
necessary extent.
The State reasury continues collapsed.
Our new Republican doctors are studying
the case and will in due time be able to do
something for the patient, but at present
the subject is desperate one. No sooner
dses some county treasurer bring in 81 900
or So, 200 than it is pounced upon by needy
State creditors and carried Of. The holders
Of claims swarm around the Treasurer's Of
fee as thickly as bees around an empty mo-
lasses barrel. The Auditor and Treasurer
have hard time in explaining to the un-
fortunates the reason why they can't get
their money on application. A loan will
soon be authorized to relieve the State of
her endorsements. "Sich'' is Democratic
mismanagement.
The Republican officers are now all at
their places. Mr.. Harvey, Treasurer of
State, assumed his duties on the 18th, and
Mr.. Fletcher, Superintendent of Public In
struction, on the l4th. Few States have a
more efficient and courteous set of officials
than Indiana.
On Thursday evening last there an
exhibition of the pupils of the Deaf and
Dumb Institution at Masonic Hall A large
audience attended and the exercises were
highly interesting. A novel and entertain
ing feature was an extempore address which
the new Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton delivered on request Of the Superin-
tendent of the institution. Mr.. Fletcher
took the new and sensible position that the
Deaf and Dumb Institution was not to be
looked on in the light of the Blind and Ia
sane Asylums, but was an educational insti-
tuition, forming part of the common school
system of Indiana. The aptitude of the in
mates in learning, and their capacity to &C
quire, useful knowledge bear out Mr.. F. in
his pleasant theory.
One of the deputies of the Auditor Of
State-Mr. W. C. Lupton-has been unable
to assume bis duties until within the past
ten days, in consequence of very severe
attack of inaamed sore eyes that kept hin
confined in dark room. He is now al
work, however, making himself useful and
agreeable to the public as he has long been
doing in the Adams Express office at Terre
Haute.
Our representative from "the Pocket, y
taken altogether, are conspicuous for talent