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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1872
Page
2
The Elkhart Observer reprints Union commentary calling for swift judicial reform in Indiana. Proposals include abolishing grand juries and Commer Pleas courts, reducing circuits, and electing prosecuting attorneys and judges to cut costs and improve efficiency.
Governor Whittlesey urges immediate action on completing unfinished business from prior sessions, amending laws on canal debt, constitutional revision, and prison reform. He emphasizes protecting the Wabash and Erie Canal trust, proposes a constitutional convention, expansion of insane care, and improved state finances and governance. The message covers the Tippecanoe battlefield, House of Refuge finances, and pending legislative needs.
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