The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-12

Refuge, and has been attended with a
success which it would be hard to be.
lieve, was it not attested by indubita-
fble evidencea0If YSff9.
Barnabas G., Hobbs and Charles +.
Coffin, distinguished members of the
Society of Friends, have bestowed
much attention and labor upon the
4 subjecto aud have Addressed 10 me
valuable Recommendations which I
herewith lay before you, together with
reports and documents setting forth
the chafaeterfand gOperationsa of the
Reform Schools of New. York, Ohio
and Illinois, NV'iN''ss
As the subject is one of no ordinary
magnitude. and requires for its full
understanding much thought and in
vestigatiOn, and as the system you may
adopt will beintended not for a wear on
ly, but for all time, and should be
| wisely considered, [ recommend that
Committees be appointed at an early
day, with full powers to investigate
the subject and report a plan, if posi-
BILE, for your consideration and action
at the present session. Ab fs
SUPREME COURT.
/ deem it my duty to direct your at
! tention to the fact that no provision has
been made for the accommodation of
the Supreme Court. The State House
does not afford sufficient room at any
time, and during the sessions of the
Legislature none of the Judges can
occupy rooms there for chambers.
The large and increasing business of
the Court cannot be promptly dis
posed of unless the Judges have com
Portable chambers, with convenient
ACCESS to- the;law library, and the Judi
cial records. f t.r
The Importance and dignity Of the
Court, the Necessity for the prompt
dispatoih of its business, aand a proper
regard b86rugthe n.domfoft and con
-venieuce gofi the .Judgesyredaire that
thef 3ourbroOInqe lerk's office. law Ii
brary. andIthei ehambefsy should be
situated adjacent to each other. 10It
is not becoming or excusable thatlthe
jud icial department of the govern
mentoshouldn beupgleeted ahapleiE to
shiitHboilb ibra' iocal habitationg de-
prinedt 9eff those sconVenienceso neees-
sary to the speedy and comfortable
performance Off rs aisitiesf som 30
HNBMERATIoS AMP App5RrroNMENf
Al the Special Session Of the Cen
era4 a sseIhbly, IN 1853, an act was.
passea directing flat an enumeration
OF the white male, iahabitauts oger
twenty-one years of age, be made In
each county in the State, aud prescrib-
ing rules and regulations therefor.
This enumeration has been made
and properly returned to the Auditor
of State, who has caused it to be pub
lished n y I. tfe4 .H A
Section 5, article 4, of the Constitu-
ton of the State declares that: The
number of Senators and Representa-
tlVes shall, at the session next fol-
lowing the period of making such
enumeration be fixed by law. and APP
portloned among the several counties
according to the number of white
male Inhabitants above twenty one
years of age in each"
This provision is positive and man
datory in its aracter, and requires
this General Assembly to apportion
Senator's and Representatives among
the several counties in the State, ac-
eording to the number of white male
above twenty-one years
Of age in each. a'N"
The State for full six years has been
without law apportioning Senators
md Representatives. in the several
counties During that time members
IF the General Assembly have been
elected by common consent. and from
upon the basis of the old
avg. 1910 % 3fsle 3aj gd fNp
While these elections are without
of law, but from necessity
must be received as legal, the basis
made by the old apportionment, has
~ lapse of time and changes of popu-
atlOn become grossly inequitable
The relative population Of counties
nd Senatorial and Representative
districts has in many cases become so
realty altered Us to- conflict utterly
nth the theory OF representation pre-
cribed by the Constitution.
AS the General Assembly is now in
'ossession Of the proper data upon
Thich 10 make an apportionment, |
rust that duty will be tally performed
efore your final adjournment
REGISTRY Law
The purity Of the ballot box Is es-
entail to the maintenance OF free in
titutious. In s. far "a il Is corrupt
i, it not only fails TO express the
ill of the people but defeats their
ill, and places the political aud civil
over in the hands Of fraudulent
olders. If we would have the de-
isions Of the ballot box respected.
nd the voice Of the majority peace
lily obeyed, It must be by making
ur elections an honest exposition of
re peoples VIII. an exposition so
.irly and certainly made as to leave
the public mind no want of conf
onca in IL intaoritx- Pint upoa