Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-08
0ur LegIsIatnre.

SpendihR money freely 70 secure us pas
sage through the Legislature-snd de-
iberalely strangled ali other legislation
because II could not agree upon this
Ubiquitous measure. Even the Specific
Appropriation Bill was kept back until
the adjournment killed it altogether So
anxious vas the Governor that the work
Of the Legislature should be complsted
before II was forced TO adjourn that be
secured an opinion from the Supreme
Court TO the effect that the days specified
by the constitution for a legislative sss'
sion did not include Sundays. This de-
cision, II accepted, and its acceptance
seems justified, would have gwen the
Legislature several days Of vsIusbls
time in which 10 complste its work. But
both the suggestion Of the Governor aud
the informal opinion Of the Supreme
Court were treated With indifference by
some and insult by oshsrs, and neglected
by alt Some Of the members lefs for
their homes on Saturday evidently de-
sirous of compelling FINAL adjournment
BY breaking . quorum.
Thus, sny number Of most important
billa--many Of them die, ated by justice
and wise atatesmAnship- have been
killed BY the foolish aud improvidsat
quarrels Of wrangling demagogEss
The loss Of the Specific Appropriation
Bill, the Indianapolis Journal Justly
remarks, imposes peculiar aud unjasti-
fable hardships upon many individaals.
II embraced The expenses Of the Lsgis-
laturs Of 1868, amounting to many
thousand dollars, all Of which was due
for services rendered, or supplies fur
nishva 20 .he State. IA slae provided
for the expenses Of the present session,
outside Of the pay of the members and
employees OF the two houses. No
amount Of partizAn bitterness prevents
the members from securing their own
pay. This fact alone demonstrates that
the differences Of membera are easily
reeonoiled when their own pay and
interests are 81 stake Where it is only
Gheir conssituents--some Of the poorer,
perhaps, and less inAusntial-that are
interested. they cannot forego the pleas.
ure Of their political tussing, for briei
moment fhAt they may do justice and
pay honest GLAZING against ihe State.
Like children playing with Ere, they
seem so delighted and dAEslea with the
eoruscations oftheir own oratorieal Ere.
works, as to lose sight of the distress
oceasioned BY their wantonness.
II we're an easy matter, if the proper
spirit characterized the members of our
Legislatures to dispose of those meas
ures npou which there could possibly be
nc great difference of opinion. The ap
priasion bills, upon which our benevolent
institutions live, and.to which many hon
est lnsn look for pay for services render
ed the State. could always be passed,
common sense and nog partisan igno
rance represented the people of ih'
State Indiana has been worse dis
graeed by ally, ignorant and brawlinl
, Legislatures than any State 10 the Union
Nov and then good men arc found il
. our Legislative bodies, bat they are 8
largely in the minority that their inAu
ence, is seldom felt, and their reputation
sadly suffers by contact with q set Q
= brawlins, hlatherskiting boobies, who, b.
an unwssting and brass.hardsnsd impu
: dence, have made backwoods count,
: conventions believe that their election
: would subserve the interests OF partiC
e ular party Nominated aud elected O.
,, this ground they go to thesCapitaL Pol
sessing neither financial nor legislstiv
ability and experiences, and lacking i
that which sometimes takes their plac,
homely common sense, they look 9
every bill introduced in che light q
party-the effect it viii have upon par,
and their votes are determined not B
the justice of the conte aplAted law {
its proprissy, bat by the eject 1t vi
have upon their particular political o.
ganisation in their peculiar localit,
sueh men will forever disgrace tho,
Q. they represent and bring diahonor ape
= y! the State. Already the character Of OF
- = legislative bodies has become 30 ofel
sle sive that it IS difficult matter 20 secui
y. the services Of men who correctly esI
y, mate the value of good name. sa4
q tits high time the spsople of the Sta
il examined into the qualifications an
"a "a characters Of the men WHO aspire
"a represent them in the Legislators.
nc. they possess no other qualification tbs
Il. a. that of having been bigOted and nnscrup
lous partisans, they should be discard,
and men nominated aud elected vi
viii not prostitute the best interests
the State 10 advance the views Of 81
merely political organisation. We Ct
81 upon the Press of the State 70 take
high stand in this matter. We have n
cared to inquire who is responsible