The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-18
THE INDIANA PRESS.

1T now deyolves upon the Supreme Court
of Indiana to decide whether Mr.. Myron
King made a touchdown or whether the
bill went to the Republicans on three
downs.-Terre Haute Tribune.
Papers outside of the State in comment
ing on the midnight debate in the Indiana
Legislature say that both parties we're to
blame, which brings the Republicans down
to a level with the Democrats and that
is rough on Haute Express.
If the Legislature had met, passed some
of the laws it did pass. steered clear of
the agitation of questions that were purely
partisan, put its foot on corruption and
a re us act iaw,es IF Wopi ~ have 1ieft a betteyy
record.-Elkhar Review.
The sessions OF the Indiana Legislature are
not of sufficient length to admit Of a proper
consideration of all bills and they should
be allowed more than sixty days in which
to do business or else hold a session each
year, that is if the body is of the kind that
is honestly trying to serve the people in
the best possible manner.-Gas City Journal.
The opinion gathered from many papers
throughout the State, both Republican and
Democratic, seems to favor the idea OF
extending the number of days for a legis-
lative session and hold them annually. The
Constitution. of Indiana was matte some
years ago, since which time the State has
grown in population and business and out
grown the Constitution of the earlier days.
-Muncie News.
The Democratic newspapers are hard to
please. During the campaign they pre-
dicted that If the Republicans obtained
control of the Legislature they would re-
peal the election law and the tax law and
upset things generally. None of their pre-
dictions was verified and they are mad
because the Republicans declined to fulill
their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal.
The Nicholson law will doubtless be found
to have faults, not anticipated at its passage.
We hardly remember the law that has
not. and temperance legislation has been
peculiarly unfortunate in this respect. But
It is a law th.t received a popular indorse-
ment scarcely equaled and the official same
ton of both parties. 1t should have a fair
trail without political intervention.-Ander-
son Herald.
American diplomacy at the best may be
said to be mostly raw material. because
of the constant changes incident to our
political SYSTEM; but 1t is rather unusual,
even for us amateurs, tc jump to conclu-
a friendly power. without careful con-
siderstion based on a full knowledge OF
the facts, as Mr.. Gresham seems TO have
done.-Richmond Item.
Governor Matthews was very anxious to
have the Republicans obey the Constitution
when it came to passing a legislative APP
portionment bill. but he wanted Lieutenant
Governor Nye to strain he Constitution
in order to permit him (the Governof) to
get through some OF his pet measures. A
little consistency. now and then, wouldn't
be a bad thing even for so good a Demo-
crat as Governor Matthews.-LaPorte
Herald.
The late Indiana Legislature was not
without faults. but when its acts are finally
and carefully reviewed without prejudice IL
will be found that it accomplished a great
deal of good in behalf of the people of the
State. Without manifesting a niggardly or
! cheeseparing -parsimonious spirit in making
appropriations. II enforced economy in every
department. The new fee and salary law