Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-06-25

! sole purpose of the measure was to pro-
vide places for few lounging partisans.
The policy intended to have been inaug-
uratsd was entirely revolutionary in char
acter, and could not have been else than
highly injurious to the best interests of
!, the State. Men who had been properly
+ elected, and against whom no charges
were preferred, were to be legislated out
of office when their terms were but half
expired. the contract made with them by
the State was to be violated, and they in
formed that the tenure of their offices did
not depend upon the law, but upon the
success Of parties; the law under which
they were elected was to be repealed 10
suit the interests OF faction. and ell sta
bility and security in the administration
of the benevolent institutions TO be de-
stroyed.
Suppose the same policy was carried in
to other departments OF State affairs,
which could be done with equal propriety.
what would become of the State govern.
men,? Judges. clerks, sheriffs. aud all
county officers could be legislated out, and
new elections held. whenever the party
that happened to be in power supposed it
could carry the new elections. Such
policy would be fatal. and would clearly
result in anarchy.
Third-A bill to reorganize the board
Of trustees of the State University at
Bloomington. A majority OF the pres
ent faculty and board are Union men,
wherefore Speaker BuskiIk brought for.
ward a bill legi.lating the present trustees
out, that new ones might be elected of
Democratic politics. who would turn out
the present faculty and elect another. No
charge whatever was made against the
faculty or the board, and no pretext was
offered but the necessities Of the party
The interests Of education, the highest in
terests of our children and our country.
were put up to be gambled for as prize,
by unscrupuious partisans.
| FourM.-A bill to repeal so much Of
the charter of the city of indianapolis
as authorized the establishment; Of city
police, and to create board. to be elect
ell 10y the Legislature. who should appoint
and control the police of the city. The
city was to bo disfranchised as q punish
ment for its politics. and TO be placed un-
der tn. control Of guardians whom it did
not select. and could not dismiss. This
measure was insulting. high-hande1. and
dangerous. proposing, as 1t did, to legis-
late all police officers and authorities out
OF office, and to place in their stead a
body of men obnoxious TO q very large
majority of the people oi the city. and
who would not be responsible To the city
for their inefficency or misconduct in Of
fee. Under the operation of this bill.
the city would doubtless have been placed
under the control of the knights Of the
Golden Circle" and reign of treason
and terror inaua,urated.
The MILITARY BILL.
Shortly after the October election. 1t
was given out by various Democratic
politicians and papers. that the Legion
Law would be repealed, and a new law
passed depiiving the Governor Of all
control over the State arms aud militia;
and on the 18th day of February. N pur-
susnce OF q conspiracy, formed months
before. military bill was introduced by
Bayle.s Hanna. Chairman Of the Military
Committee in the House. 1t completely
overturned the constitutional authority of
the State, established military provis-
ional government. and placed all execu-
tive and military power in the hands Of
the four Dem ocratic State officers. From
the hour Of the introduction Of this bill.
all important and legitimate subjects Of
legislation were put behind it. and made
subject to its final passage,
RELIEF OF SOLDIERS FAMILIES.
The Governor, in his message. had
urged an immediate appropriation for the
rel ief Of soldiers families. The winter
was the great season Of suffering. and
what was done was required to be done
quickly. Yet the whole session was
consumed by the introduction of treason
able and buncombe resolutions. and the
passage ef few nnimportant bills, and
not step was taken toward the appropri-
alton of dollar for the relief Of the
families of the soldiers.
/ UNPAID MILITARY CLAIMS.
There were military claims to the
amount Of Sl50.C00 due from the State.
all of which had received the approval of
the Auditing Commit tee. and which
should have been paid by an immediate
appropriation at the very beginning of
the session; but they were put behind the
Military Bill and no provision made for
their payment.
SPECIAL SURGEONS.
| A large amount was due to assistant
surgeons who had been sent to the field,
by the Governor. at various times. and
who had rendered Invaluable services to
Indiana troops. Many OF these claims
had been due for more than twelve months,
and should have been provided for. by
an immediate appropriation; but they.
too. were jammed behind the Military
Bill.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES e75, ZOO.
On the second day of the session bill
was passed through both branches ap-
propriating $4,000 for legislative ex-
penses. On this matter there was no de-
lay or hesitation. and the appropriation
was made with dispatch which, if it
had been applied in other cases. would
have rendered the session honorable and
useful o the State. This appropriation
! was more than double the amount of any
former one for the some pnrpose: that for
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