The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-11
CORRESPONDENCE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. s, 1869.

general interest. The contested cleo
ton case of Beatty vs.. Peale, from the
counties of LaPorte and Starke, result
ed in the ousting of Mr.. Peale, the
democratic sitting member, on the
ground that he was onstitutionally
illegible. He holds a COMMON as
justice of the peace in Starke county,
which does not expire until sometime
in April next. On this ground Mr..
Beatty made the contest and obtained
the seat on strict party vote. Mr..
Cofrcth made mo it exhaustive argu-
ment in favor of referring the matter
back to the people of that district,
showing plainly that although Mr..
Peale could not hold the seat, Beatty
had no more legel or moral right to
represent that district than any other
man who was voted for. have moth
ing to say against Mr.. Beatty. His
bearing since he has been here has
been that of gentleman. He looks
like cat in a strange garnet" and l
am satisfied that if he had carried out
the dictates of his own conscience he
would have abandoned the contest long
ago. The speaker got considerably
mixed up in stating the questions in
the reports of the majority and minor
ity committees. The minority commit
tee reported that Mr.. Peale was not
entitled to the seat, and also that Mr. i.
Beatty had no rightto it. The House
refused to concur in this report. The
majority report stated that Mr.. Beatty
was entitled to the seat, and that Mr..
Peale was not. Mr.. Coffroth asked
for division of the question which
was granted, and the first part of the
proposition was put first, of course, and
was carried So Beatty was in before
Peale was out, and for the space of ten
minutes the house was composed of
10l members. The report as a whole
was then put, and the democratic
members found themselves in con-
siderable of mix. They desired to
vote no" On the first part of it, and
l +" on the last part. Some Of the
members re fused to vote while others
explained that believing Peal had a
better right to the seat than Beatty,
they voted that Peale was entitled TO
the seat. Mr.. Beatty was then sworn
in, and Mr.. Coffroth asked for a per-
manent leave Of absence for MI. Pea'e,
which was granted. and the house ad-
journed amid much merriment and gen.
eral good feeling.
Saturday the legislature to the num-
Der of about $50 took a free ride to
Terre Haute to visit the state normal
school building, now partially COM
pleted. One hundred thousand dollars
! is wanted from the state to complete it
Dinner was served a! the Terre II auto
House. The good things were dis
cusssd as only hugry legislators can
Champage flowed like water, and the
utmost good feeling prevailed. If the
bill appropriating the amount had been
presented to the members at 3 O'Clock
it would have passed without single
dissenting vote. Sunday morning mo-
more than $4,000 could have been ap
propriated, while this morning thinl
it doubtful whether bill appropriatinl
cent could be passed.
The Glenn murder trial begins t.
morrow. About $50 witnesses have
been subpenaed. IF that is no
enough to befog jury it is strange t.
me.
Miss Clara Louis Kell ogg, the grea
. American Prima Donna, and her troup
gave concert here on saturday night
Three concerts in Chicago brough he
$4,000. How's that for high?