The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-08
FROM THE CAPITAI..
The Boltingl BilI1State Normal
SchOOI-The Bishops Bill.

-fNDTANAPoLIS, Feb. Z

---- INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Z.
Editors Journal: I8lB3IlJ
= The agony is over The Democrat
ie Senate j. ffeiledb in their Fevolluu5s
tionary design. Of boiting BIZ three or
four stubborn and IuHruly spirits who
refused to obey the dictationIof out
side leaders a IAN kicked out of the
traces On the application of the party
fasshf@2ha ave " martyred with a grace
and dignity that did them infinite
credit, and, tbe,;ai boiling ,1bill i vis1a
law of th9Statey, 70 FL. ] As Legislative
action is concerned.
Tradition informs us Chat fIa Sa{
tanic Majesty on a certain occasion,
being interested in home manqfac-
tdregahd having no wool for his idle
spindles and l09ms, sought ito, supply
the deficiency by shearing a swine
The nett result of that operation was
mostly noise. Snch.l IN the opinion Of
your correspondent, will be the result
Of this bill. The Constitution gives
to each branch of the General Assem-
bly, ample power to compel the attend
ance of members, and nothing is re-
,,dpired to insure a quorum at all times
but the prompt'and energetic exercise
of this power.
EInthe National Legislature, and in
general assemblies of other States,
the attendance Of members is often
enforced, and penalties for absence
are frequently inflicted. No other
Legislative body base ever found it
reces>4ly TO enact such a law as this; z
and there Isl probably, not anwell4
informed person iindhe State Who be-
lieves tEif9drs tatfHt will eyer be- en-
forced ut has served to MAKE aecen9
motion; afforded ia ssnlcndt1 5phortu-
nifty fdrH Z 3eTntiatiohh;;i created vast
d9alDof -ill-feeling, and will take its
place, amo1igTO Bhg wayEof = tGleads
letters, on the Statute book. 1t has
had troubled9aFeefi ~ SSm, the 5i4aaal
of its author through all it's varied
Stages. Letit rest ihIpeaceaO 81
The fiIeHds. of education In youf
section will be gratffed TO know that
the prospects Of Gle State Nofh4f
School are improving. There are so
many arguments in favor of the Nor
NAL School system. and so little can
be said against it, that even the most
vigiIant anal clamsr6us gaardiaus of
the public purse admit that the intro
duction of the system into our State
is wise and necessary measure, and
that the appropriation of fifty thou
sand dollars a year for 81 and '68,
from the township library fund, for
the completion Of the building at
Terre Haute cannot be regarded in
any other light than " a measure of
economy" too long delayed.
'9wFhe citizens Of Terre Haute have
already given eighty thousand dollars
for this purpose, and they are willing
to guarantee the completion of the
edifce before the second itstalment
ofoffty thousand dollars. shall be
drawn. -'-.- = = Ga z. - 80 z =
Hundreds of thousands are paid
annually for incompetent and worth
less teacherst and the waste Of time
on the part of scholars in attending
SCHOOLS presided over by the igno-
rama is .incalculables1 bet us by all
means have at least one institution
where the art of teaching may be
properly taught; let US gradual " raise
the standard OF feduFemehts 1nEeanh
didates for teachers of our public
schools, not forgetting to increase
their compensation, and We may Hope
Id time to compare craditably zip edu1
scatiohal matters with other NcAthernl
States. We may even hope THAR the
next generation of Democrats will be
ashamed to send to the General iAsg
sembly, and to put forward as a lead
er, = gentleman" unaequainted with
the use of the alphabetdq3
1t is a somewhat, singular coinci-
dence that at this tine, when His
Holiness is kicking Protestant wor-s
ship out of Rome, not even permit
ting the american Minister to have
services observed at his own private
residence, the people of Indiana,
through their Legislators, should be
framingaan actEwhich will give to that
Pentif and his successors in Office the
control of millions of dollars worth
! ofIpropertyn thisS State sSuchais the