The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The egislatnPe-EIectIO LaW-The
Fifteenth amendment odd Eel
lows celebration.
INDIANAPOLIS. April &c.

INDIANAPOLIS, April &c.
e i,ors Journals:
Tie Legislature still drags its slow
length along, aud hastens to do almost
nothing-the House. especially, might
be termed the Estate Gas Generator"
and not be very wide of the mark. So
far, the rule has been to work four
days out Of six, by emitting Saturdays
and Mondays, in order to go home.
There are always a few who have such
an immense amount of "gab about
them, that even parliamentary law
forms no breakwater for it, unless it
be. some motion that cannot be de-
bated, and then to get the chance to
say something, they will try to raise a
point of order. or TO explain why they
are going to vote so and so-indeed
there is NJ way Of accounting for their
yolubility, unless it be on principle Of
steam or gas; either it must have vent,
or explode.
Still, we may be thankful that we
have even a fel0 working men In the
Legislature, and to their credit must
be placed the passage of the election
law, which dispenses entirely with the
April election, and lengthens the
term of services for ConstabIes and
Township Trustees to two years.
This will be an annual saving of o
hundred thousand dollars at least to
the people of the State. A bill re-
vising and reducing the fees of county
officers has passed the House, which,
though somewhat imperfect, is vast
improvement on the present law, and
will probably pass the Senate. The
leading feature and design of this
bill is to cut off what are known as
constructive fees" or perquisites. F"
charges made under color Of law, but,
in the very nature of things, unjust
and illegal. The bill was drawn by a
committee of ex-county officers, and
they appear to have done a good
work, and we do hope that the people
may have some relief from the rapac
ity of public officials. by means of
this or some other equally stringent
legis ation.
There are several very important
measures which will again fail for
want of time, as it is generally under
stood that the session will virtually
close on the 10th Of May, that being
the time set for the resignation of the
Democrats. However, they fight
against fate itself, and know full well
that the contest is hopeless one, for
impartial suffrage" is just as sure to
come in the course of few years, as
that to- morrow's sun will rise,
'.For right Is right, since God is God"
"And right the day must wIn."
In this question we only see the
ancient struggle between right and
might, which won a victory at Their
mopglae and lost it again when Kosci-
usco fell. We have faith in the eter-
nal principles of justice and right, as
embodied in the immortal 'Declara-
ton, aud hence we must only look
for freedoms complete victory at last,
or else all our boosted superiority
over the monarchies of Europe is but
a myth. and human liberty but a
poets dream.
This is a gala day for the Odd Eel
lows, as they meet to celebrate the
semi centennial anniversary of the
existence Of the order in the State
1t is reckoned that three thousand
marched through the streets, with
banners, bands of music, &C., while
other thousands were out to see the
brilliant pageant. But this will do
now. II. u. HEAD.