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Show 1IIK t'EK (I.inC!t4. A abort lima no Ik Ntwa bad I aumatblng to aay regarding what II aranii to ua la a bad nielbod of paying public official the faa ayalam, and wo uttered a with that tome official aolloa would oaue a raform lu Hit prevailing praolloa. Aflar lha raaull of Ibo graud Jury'a Interrogation of Judge Merrill aa to tha law, we oamot 1' refrain from axpratalng eatlefacllon that lha iuljeot waa brought forward, nud mat Hi Chief Juatlca baa given annilruetlon to tk atalute that , . aeema at one reasonable nod Juat. For iwbat baa been don, Hie publle, a well a the efficar oenoorued, owe j n debt of gratltu lo lo Judge llowai, tj who baa beau advlalng loa grand Jury i j In Ibe prsmteae, nud lo nil who hare ! brougbl akaul lb determination of au ' uupleaaaul dlepule. Two oooalruclloua , ban been glean lo Ike law, aud there ' ta no vjUeeiiun that moal of lb officer. i preeent lucuinl ent. aa well aa lUosa ; Who have held . 111,'e In the pa.t have ' purauedlheouuraettiejoouiciaulloualy , ! believed la lie lawful. Now thai Ibe . j laau.e luTolved liava been auttiorlla-: auttiorlla-: ! lively paued up.iu, bolb pari lea lo lha I illecuaale iluulJ booth t the Uoi-ltlou i d proceed baruiouloutly In lha lu-. lu-. ' !" C'eruiuly lb publlo will ' I have no rtatou lo complain of thai which will lleol n legitimate ar-I ar-I tug of pukllo fundi. At Ilia j lame time It will le generally oonoed. ed thai in preaent Halt l.aaa county i lelectmeu, lu whoa rglui the laaue i baa keen railed and decided, acted In i good faith aad wllh buneal mini, i j tioni, following n prvoedont whlnh '. ', haen aitalillihod for yean; bruut f Iher will be no epeelel orllluliiu uu Ibalionrr. There are atlll a nue ulher ; j niallera that aboulil re celt ntteutlou ' In Ike near lulure In Itie la kuilueai, j i kod wa Iruil Ibe Hlat Leglilatur will uol (all lo remember iheui. If leea are . . I nol lo h perniltteil, theu the yearly . 3 j 'emuaerallouahould be edjuiled till. cere cannot t expected to porlorua j I Ulllgenl eerTloe at au actual l.a lo .' j IheuiielTve. Ho lar aa lhi teleulineu ' ) are oouoerued, the Nkw la 1(,. ,u ' ballaTe, upon Ibe slaleuiel.t Ir in one I ol iheiu ai I bli williuguoia In the ' j matter, that they will he fouuj ndy In repay efery oeul that they have 1 rocened without wrouglul Intent hut lutltw of iiili Ueoialoo, without legal warrant. 'Ibe aouuer the whole j Ice ij ttcm la nallnd up lu Ilk 01 111 n, the ( b.lt.r we .Hell like It. lu Hie 111, an- ' i time, bowee.r, II will be 11H lirr Jult ' Dor gco.rui lo exact puullo aorvlu I for oompeiiaatluu leu tliau the , Olllolali, both by precedent aud bi Hi law aa commonly lu arpreted, j thought Ihey were eut.lled tu revolve. |