The Evansville journal., 1869-02-15
Especial Cor. OF Evansville Journal.
INDIANAPOLIS LETTER.
Trip to Terre Haute-FreedOm Gen.
orally - State Normal School -
Democratic EcOnOmy-Terre Haute
and indianapolis Railroad Ques-
tiOn.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 10.

ANDlARNAGOAA4o9 n COA AOs
On Saturday last the Legislature
went down to Terre Haute to see the
Normal School building, and get a
good dinner-the former is an enor-
nous pile of brick and mortar, ap-
preaching the Gothic in style. but
not approaching completion by hun
dred thousand dollars-the latter was
found at the Terre Haute House,
where the redoubtable Captain Bun
tin is in command. Beside being
treated to a look at the aforesaid
building, and some nice music by the
band, and a nice speech or two at
Dowling's Hall, and in addition to the
superb dinner already mentioned, it
is desirable that the people should
know that the tChiSky 4CGs free, too.
Free ride on the railroad, free music,
free speeches, a free dinner. and the
whisky thrown in to boot. Rather a
"sOft thing" as tho boys say, when
men, too, are getting FIVE dollars a
day for it-isn't it? But men who
are shut up all the week need some
recreation-and so they took it, will
ingly, and seemed generally to enjoy
it hugely.
A State Normal School is, however,
a very great necessity for our people,
which we cannot we'll do without
much longer. Even to-day many of
our best teachers are from other
States, and when they come into CON-
rxafrk1nv,. y1kh
perhaps self-taught teaehers, il is
very easy to determine who will be
foremost. Discipline is as sure to
succeed in mental contests as on the
battle field. other things being equal. :
But $1OO, 600 is large sum to be put
into the finishing of a building, and
our legislators may well pause before
they dip thus deeply into the public
purse. Still it would seem far more
rlinous to 90 back aolC, after an ex-
penditure of $135, 900 in the premises.
especially when the object sought is SO
noble aud praiseworthy; and with
this view of the subject the General
Assembly will doubtless make an ap-
preparation which will put the Nor
NAL School In operation.
In the House almost nothing has
been done TO profit during three days,
Mr.. Williams, of Knox, Dem
oeratI offered a resolution kop-
posing negro suffrage, which con-
sumed at least two hours and n
half in fillibustering and speech
making, before the majority could get
1t referred to the COMMITTEES on Fed
eral Relations.
Mr.. WIS zeal for his party proba-
bly, cost the State not less than 5000
IN this particular instance, vet he Is n
great stiekler for economy. His reso-
iutlon, however, had not been dis
posed OF more than thirty minutes.
when another Democratic hero of
economy introduced a preamble and
joint resolution on the same subiect
couched IN the most intensely bitter
partlsan language, which the majority
refused to dignity even with a motion
20 lay on the table, but PROMPTLY
moved that it be rejected. and on
that moved the previous auestion so
as to cut off all debate. Throuoh-
out the entire session TINS far in
the House, (where as il Is n larger
BODY than the Senatel it Is most easiIv
uone, the leading Democrats, with
! ~ ~ Swo honorable exceptions, have
aone Wnat they could to impede Iegis-
i5tion, a9d have succeeded admirably.
but the republicans, feeling that the |
responsibility is upon them. from be-
ing, ing IN tne majority, are getting organ |
lzea, ana BOW act somewhat in con
cerI. Hence you may expect greater |
speed IN business hereafter. The |
senate has passed Senate bill Ne. 81,
winch provides that railroads ope- |
rating under special charters forfeit |
the same by consolidating with other
roads, but 1t has not yet come up in
the House. 1t probably will not be-
come law, for the reason that the |
Ierre Haute Railroad, against which