The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

Legislature will leave the First, Second and
be very much better satisfied than with any
changes yet proposed.-New Albany Tribune
The bill providing that any man who. be-
ing liable to prosecution for seduction mar
ries woman and then abandons her with
in two years after marriage without just
cause. shall be sent to the penitentary for
from one to five years, is a good one 1t
ought to pass by unanimous vote. Fellows
who ruin girls and marry them for the pur-
pose OF escaping prosecution, ana then de-
South Bend Times.
1t now appears that the bill favored by
Representative Remy and others to allow a
debtor to subtract from the value of his
property his mortgage Indebtedness is to
have much opposition. 1t is urged by the
opposition that in event such bill be-
comes a law that very little taxes will be
derived from the railroads in this State for
the reason that railroads are or will soon
be covered with mortgages to Eastern trust
companies, from whom taxes will be hard
to collect. If they could be collected at all.
Columbus Republican.
1t may be practically impossible to so
district the State that each district viii cen
tain exactly the same number of voters, but
the nearest approach to an equal distribu-
ton should be the aim. We recognize the
fact that to arrange ninety-two counties so
widely differing numerically into thirteen
districts OF equal proportion is next to an
lmpossibility Some districts must, necessari-
ly. contain more votes than others. What
We want what the people want, and have
right to expect, is an apportionment that
will enable the political party carrying the
State by from four to seven thousand ma
Jority, to elect a majority of the RepreSen-
tatives in Congress. This is the chief object
to be attained, regardless of whom it may
affect personally or otherwise.-Frankfort
News.
In many places throughout the State
meetings are being held and resolutions
adopted to the effect that the Nicholson
temperance bill is "a move in the right di-
rection, and should be adopted The fell
lows who meet and adopt such resolutions
are, generally speaking, third party men,
and would not support the Republican tick
ct If the party platform contained Pro-
hibition plank, pure and simple; hence, we
are of the opinion that the Legislature had
better steer clear of all sorts of fanatical
legislation. There is enough law statute
books now to break up every saloon man
in the State. if enforced, and if these men
who make much noise about additional
legislation would manifest the same interest
in an effort to enforce the laws we now
have they would accomplish better results
-Connersville News.
bill is being drafted and will be
introduced in the Legislature providing for
the return of all ex-convlcts to the county
from which they were sent to prison. This
bill, if passed will prove a blessing to Michi-
gan City. There are now not less than one
hundred ex-convicts living here and, a
rule. they are very undesirable class of
citizens, and it is an imposition on the town
that they allowed to remain here. There
very few of these fellows who would re-
turn to Michigan City If taken out of the
county before being discharged, but as it is,
they come out of the prison with a little
gate money, fall into the hands of other
criminals, prostitutes and thugs, get drunk,
spend all their money and have to stay
here If this law is passed Michigan City
Will certainly have something for which to
feel grateful to the Legislature of 1895.
Michigan City News.
The State Geologist has issued circular
letter to widely circulated and influential
newspapers in which category he is kind
enough to include the Courier, to our great
| delight The object of his appeal as we in
| terpret it, is. incidentally. to have his sal
airy increased, but underlying all such sordid
considerations is patriotic purpoSe-an I'M
requited yearning, it were-to have the
fair name and fame of the State heraIded
to a waiting and breathlessy expectant
world. The Courier has been deeply touched
by the language of the circular issued by
| our esteemed State Geologist, and especially
! that portion of the letter wherein is quoted
| the following tender and beautiful senti-
ment:
1.-The circling sunlight never spanned
The winds of heaven never famed
fairer a better land,
Than own Indiana
| LAFAYETTE Courier