The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-13
WHAT THEY FAILED TO DO.

WHAT THEY FAILED TO DO.
Neglecting legitimate business for
seven weeks, to attend to national af-
fairs with which they had no business,
and to the maturing, proposing, and dis
cusSing Of dishonorable schemes, mea-
sures, and resolutions, calculated only to
disgrace the State, tarnish it's fair name,
and produce civil discord amongst its
Inhabitants
They failed to provide for the care and
treatment of the insane.
They failed to provide for the educa-
ton of the blind, and the deaf and dumb.
They failed to make the necessary ap-
preparations for the administration of the
State Government during the next two
years-taking good care in the mean
time, however, to make an appropriation
for their own pay.
In word, with the power in their own
hands, they purposely delayed all the
legitimate business of the session, and
for which they were elected and sent
here, though repeatedly urged by the
minority to proceed with it. On that
majority rests the responsibility of the
failure. Let the people remember this;
let them remember the conduct of their
shameless delinquent servants; and
should the State credit be impaired, ad-
ditional expense Tor the procurement of
funds for governmental purposes be in
Cured, and the benevolent institutions
closed, or kept in operation at the ex-
pense of the counties, let them place the
responsibility where it belongs. For
seven weeks the controlling faction of
the Legislature worse than wasted their
time, for they prevented the necessary
legislature to preserve the honor, reputa-
ton, and well-being Of the State.
WHAT THEY DID DO.
Early in the session the dominant party
announced that all legislation would be
determined in their caucus, and thai
what was there determined upon or re
commended all ,coutd support Thi.
was announced by the Speaker himself
By this base partisan conspiracy, thirty
one members-a majority of the eau
cus-could enact any law, or prevent o.
pass any measure they pleased, thougl
every other member of the House wa
opposed to it. Thirty-one members, :
bare majority of the caucus, theretor'
virtually controlled the House, as the
we're ali pledged, perhaps sworn, to vot
or carry out whatever was determine
upon by a majority of the caucus. Thu
sixty-nine members were virtually cor
trolled by less than half their number!
In obedience to this caucus they intro
duced Bill to disfranchise the city c
indianapolis, because a majority OF II
people were loyal to the Government
proposing to exact Metropolitan Polic
Law, whereby the selection and contrC
Of the Police should be taken out of tn
hands of the city authorities and place
in the hands of Board of Copperhead
to be appointed by the legislature
Resolutions were introduced declarin
our soldiers thieves and robbers-propo
ing not to send men or appropriate none
for the prosecution of the war-denoun
ing the war for the Union as Lincoln
war" and the soldiers as Lincoln's Eir
lings declaring that the Union sc
diers cannot defeat the rebels-that Il
rebellion cannot be put down by force
arms-proposing to compromise with Il
traitors in arms, thus virtually endorsir
their cause as just-all of which resol
tions the majority to man voted again
rejecting, but referred them to their Coz
mittee on Federal Relations, or 9th
Committees.
They put off appropriating means
l enable the Governor to properly care
the sick and wounded soldiers of o