Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-09

Particular case ne courts Will have 10 de-
crmne for themselves whether this or that man
az drunk or not. and that is something that can /
De aseestained That there il necessity for this /
lw every nan must coucede This bill il one 1
step Ia the right direction because it visits the
penalty on the bead Of the offender who out !
RACES the sense of propriety and decency sher. |
ever be i seen -. - -..-
MI Niles said be vas gratifed by the remarks
Of the three last Senators. and Was la lasor o
the object of the bill. liz seemed to him 10 be a
step in the right direction SD
Mr. Bennett would like TO see an amendment
Incorporated in the oil directing that The 6ne i'm
posed upon the drunkard should be paid by the
man that sold H. DE would not give his vote to
impose fine upon any man who has this habit
and thus tske from his wife and children what
they have but little of--money 10 live on. We
ought TO strike al the very root, and not at the
poor unfortunate drunkard. Ii you allow the
liquor saloons TO be licensed. then you recognize
them proper place to drink 10, and ~ man
goes into them, as a matter OF course he expects
to meet drunken men there.
Mr. Cason had always been in favor of strin
gent laws upon the temperance question. 90
much so as to be regarded little fanaticAl
on that point but before We strike alta man
who is in the habit of becoming into ieated, we
should reflect. It Is questionable whether he
could support this bill Drunkenness Is IN
auestonably a disease. and to come extent you
might Just a. well fine man for wilfully vio-
lating the laws of health as to fine nan for
becoming drunk. And it is not only disease,
but 10 short time il assumes the form of in
sanity. And now you propose TO punish man
diseased in this way and inssned by disease
We leave our land open to pestferous holes, we
license them, aud to certain extent, legally
and socially we encourage these habits.
And our lard is not only covered with these,
bu, some drug stores are the worst kind of dog
geries. But We don't stop here: our land is COW
e ed with physicians who deal out these swll
slops to their patients when they are in the very
worst condition To encourage the habit of drunk
enness He knew men that if you were to peni
Tertiary them every week, would not stop it..
The only possible chance to get rid Of this evil is
by social influence; by such laws being brought
to bear as WILL prohibit the indiscrmnate use of
alcoholic liquors in public and bv physicians, aud
then establish asylum where men be
treated for the cure of this habit
On motion OF Mr.. Downey the bill was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee
FEES AND SALARIES.
Mr. Dannlug submitted the following:
Mr. Presideut-The select committee TO which
was referred senate bill No. 81, entitled an &C,
to regulate the fees of officers. and repeating for
| mer acts in relation thereto" have had the same
under consideration The committee are aware OF
! the importance of the subject referred TO them
and especially of the difficulty of adjusting the
provisions OF the bill to suit the views of the OF
| 6cers interested therein. The cOmmitte have not
been able to agree unanimously upon all the pro
visions of the bill The committee have in
| structed me TO report the same back to the sen
| ate with recommendation 10 strike ont all oil
the original bill after the enac,ing clause and in
| sert the following amendment aud the commit
| tee further recommend that the proposed amend
| ment and bill be laid upon the table aud printed
The report was cOncurred in.
| BILLS ORDERED ExGRossEp
Senate bills numbered l22, l27, 1873. and IA
were read the second time and ordered to be co
| crossed Tor the third reading
GERMAN IL Our COMMON SCHOOLS
| Leave being granted. Mr. Hord offered the fol
| lowing resolution:
Resolved Tha. the Judiciary committee be INSTRUCTED
| to devise measure whe.eby German citizen,
may derive some benefit from the common school fund
in inculcatng the German language; and that report
/ by bill or Otherwise.
| Mr. PREsIDESR:-The resolution | have OF
fered makes il peremptory in the judiciary com
mi,tee to devise and report some measure
| that will enable the German citizens of our state
| to receive the benefit Of the common schOo
| fund ia intoxicating the German language
branch of education in the common schools Ii
| is matter so conscientious and desirable feel
that the Senate will appreciate il aud give il a re
| spectful consideration. Almost a majority oil
| the inhabitants OF the state are OF German ex
| traction. "A frugal, industrious and thrifty people
devotng themselves to the culture and improve
| ment OF the state. A large common school fund
| is annually collected from this class of our cit
zens, and they are shut ou. from its benefits BY
/ the prOscrptiye provisions of an unequal anc
Oppressive enactment that now exists on oui
| Atute books. Their language and literature
| ha0R been shackled with the formula and lmta
| tionsof our common school system
| Th0 came among Us with foreign lingo anC
literature and it is not reasonable To expect thai
| they will forsake literature and language with
| which their youth and manhood, their eares
emotions conceptions, and recollections are in
timately associated and it is out consistent am
natural that they should desire to nculcste d
| know ledge of il IN their progeny. Shall they
| pluck from memory their language = Rub on
and fOrsake their natures? Bury their hearts il
| the dark waters OF forgetfulness as the price o
citizenship and habitation in the state? The Ian
guage of a people IL the expone6t oYthat people
feelings and thoughts. 1t is part OF their nature
| and existence interlaced with their instincts
i emotions and affections. and has IL.
| tower in the heart. and every German can fee
chat it is praise enough 10 fill the ambition of a
| private man that Schiler's language his
mother tongue | would be pleased to see the
| German language taught in every common
school within the limits of cur state: its litera
/ ture would be as refining useful The
| school law its exists, with oblivious hand
| wipes out this language. ana shackles with
| chains and death their literature. Our German
citizens do not ask the benei, of the school fund
as charity if offered a. such, their proud
hearts would spurn it; they demand IL as a righ,
Ii is but simple of Justice that a Darticips-
| ton in the fund should DE extended TO them Ii
| nothing else can be dore tor them, let the fund
| collected of our German population be set
apart TO De used exclusively in maintaining the
German i connection with the English branches
| of education in orr state.
We have in the city of Columbus school in
which German Is taught one half Of the day and
the English branches during the remainder of the
time. The German population patronize it ex
clusvely, and many of the native citizens. sp-
precating Its advantages, encourage IL with their
aid believing it TO be the means of giving q use
| ful and proper bent 10 the youthful mind. | am
| opposed 90 this tendency in cur law TO emascu-
late and blot any language or literature
The Romans burnt the books of the Jews, of the
Christians and the philosophers. The Jews
| burnt the books OF the Christians and the Pa
Pagans and the Jews; aud it was TO be hoped
that such barbarous ways we're 10 be left 10 per
ish in the age in which they originated; but
the Legislature Of Indiana has called up
from the vasto deep the spirit OF this distant sge