Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-04

Pre<dsnt-L- q. M.tthe~s. New Albany
Ledger.
Vice Pre.iden,-F. ". Thaysr. Evansville
Jonrnsl.
secretsry-R sp;cer. shelbyville Volunteer
Mr.. Matthews. on taking the chair, made a
few remarks applicable to the occasion
The minutes Of the LAST meetin- were read snd
approved.
The following memorial to the legislature wis
read and ordered to be incorporated in the pro
ceedings:
The undersigned wers appointed a committee
by a convention Of newspaper publishers which
met in this city on the 18th of January last, 10
memorabilia your honorable body, and would re
spectfully represent that some amendments and
additions TO the Law regulating the publication OF
matters required by law are rendered imperative
y necessary by many considerations, of which
We present the following, and beg to solicit for
them your favorable attention:
L. The compensation for the publication OF de
lInquent tax lists, administrator notices, estraY
notices. and all other legal advertisements, is not
only entirely inadequate. bat cannot be accepted
without serious loss to publishers. A notice
which would have cost for composition and other
labor four years ago. one dollar, will now cost
over two, while the rate OF compensation remains
the same. We have hut 70 urge the Injustice of
allowing this inequality to continue. A publish
er cannot pay from twenty to twenty five cents a
pound for paper. and from forty TO forty five
cents for composition, and be paid the same pri
ces liked by law when paper was eight and ten
cents per pound. and composition twenty FIVE and
thirty cents per thousand ems, without ruin. lie
gal advertisements, as they are called, are a seri
Gus annoyance and expense, but the injustice is
especially injurious In the case of delinquent tax
lists, because they are generally very long, and
thus exclude matter that pays better, and are re-
quired TO appear at a season of the ear when al
vertising is more abundant than usual.
&. 2. The publication of the acts of the Legisla
ture in the country papers. would at once place
the laws before the people of the state, in a bet
ter and more satisfactory manner than by sny
other means. The expense would be more shan
compensated by the dissemination Of a correct
knowledge of the laws.
3. What is true OF the laws is equally true and
urgent of the publication of the proceedings of
boards of county commissioners Their acts
bear Immediately upon the interests of the citi
zens, not only ne il regards taxation. but as il re-
CARDS the efforts to discharge the obligations ere
ated by the war. Ii is not only important but
imperative. that the people should know this, yet
they must depend entirely upon the enterprise
and care of their county publishers. This. be
sides leaving at the mercy of individual caprice.
matters of universal value to the people, il also
leaves it to be done well or i'll, correctly or in
correctly. "a the publishers tastes, abilities or
oppoituutl may cutStsb. ~ "" oukue ~
quire the county to prepare a succiast report of
such proceedings for publication.
4. The advertisements of sheriff sales should,
at the discretion of the clerk or sheriff. be pub
lished in daily instead of weekly papers, where
there daily papers accessible, for the reason that
daily papers almost invariably exceed weekly
editions In. cities and thickly inhabited dis
tricts, and circulate specially among business
men and those who are likely to be interested in
such sales The wpeklipa are rarely Sepn ey-
cept by accident. or by those who make it their
business to look after such cases. The present
law is held by the courts to require publication
in weeklies only An amendment, authorizing
publication in daily and weekly papers, would
obviate the difficulties suggested, and secure a
beneficial change for the interests OF all con
eerned.
6. We also beg leave TO suggest that sheriff's
should publish. aud not merely post up written
notices of the sales of personal property. Such
notices are but little better than none. and yet
the interests involved are very frequently great.
and demand as much notoriety a. those OF real
estate.
These suggestions are briefly presented. ia
the hope that they may meet the approval of the
legislature. ADD relieve our laws of unjust and
injuriou-,he DIVISIONS, and publishers of some
W. r. HOLLOWAY.
Indianapolis Daily Journal,
II. SPICER,
Shelbyville Volunteer.
j. +. DUCKWALL,
Delaware County Free Press.
MURRY BRIGGS,
Sullivan Democrat.
The roll was called, and the following gentle
men, not present at any previous meeting, came
forward. enrolled their names, aud paid the
usual initiation fee:
Vim. II Jackson, Vincennes Gazette.
A. Quincy, Valparaiso Republican.
A. S Conner, North Vernon Plaindealer.
VIM II. Randall. Vernon Banner.
A. s MeAllister, Anderson Standard.
j. Dague, Logansport Journal.
Richard j. Strickland. Ca mbridge City Jour
nal.
H.. b Woods. National Democrat. Jefferson
Vile.
J.B. Norman, New Albany Ledger.
Isaac JenkiDson, Fort Wayne Gazette.
j. Ramvill. Scott County Journal. Austin.
W. H. DiIls, DeKalk Democeat.
E. W. Coll. Morgan County Gazette.
L. j Merger, Indiana Free Press.
M. ". Montgomery. Jay Torch Light.
s. II. Riley, Decatur Republican.
The committee appointed at a previous meet,
ing to report rates for foreign advertising, not
being present to report, Was discharged. and u
new committee. consting of b. Ii. Woolis OF
The Jacksonville Democrat, n. f. Ethel Nun
cie Times, and W. II. Jackson. Nincennes Ga
zette, was appointed, with orders TO report at the
next meeting.
A motion vas made and adopted that the leg
islsture in the bill now pending before that body,
authorizing the publication of the session in the
county papers of the state, fix the remuneration
at one dollar per one thousand ems.
A resolution adopted at the former meeting Of
the convention, was reconsiGered, and the fol
lowing adopted in its stead
Resolved. That the publishers of weekly pa
pers shall not charge less than two dollars per
year for subscription to their papers.
A committee appointed at a former meeting
to report a constitution and bylaws for the gov
eminent of the convention, was discharged, and
the following named gentlemen appointed a new
committee for that purpose, with a request that
they report at the meeting
Colonel W. r Holloway. indianapolis Jour
nal. John r. Elder, Incl nipolis Sentinel. and ].
Luse, Lafayette Journal.
Ii was moved and adopted tina, when this
convention adjourn it be to meet at the city OF
Richmond. Wayne county, on the first Thursday
in May next.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of the Publishers
Convention of Indiana are due and are hereby
rendered to the authorities of the city of Indian
spolis for the use OF the council chamber in
which to hold their meeting.
The convection then adjourned
l. g. MATTHEWS. President.