Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-01-24

1D01ooa LEGISLATURE.
- - ladiasa DsaoessG, Jassasy l&
o. Wednesday evening", tho committee
Of tho whole, N tho House Of Representa-
sivss, to which had been committed bill
novidiaC fos IN sdvslocem system Of taxa
Jou, coeeluded their deliberations, and the
bill With - amea1meuls wese seposted %
~ Hapse; hat bsfnse question vss t.
ken thescoo, Ne House adjoumed. No q.
-0sndmenis were made, materially chang.
: lag the psisciples q the bill % introduced
The asoessl features Of the bill may be
gathered from the 6sst section, which pro
visjes, "that ell lands and town lots and oil
buildings L. improvements erected thereon
q affixed thereto, which 10 the property ol
any Individual, o. individuals, body cospo.
nate a. polite; slso al personal property,
iorludiog household furniture, over the val
- AZ ono hu.sdred and fifty dolIan; oil
money loaned st interest On simple con
tract, bond OF mortgage: the capital Of al
merchants and exchange brokers employed
in this stats; oil capital IN public stocks OF
stocks Of monied o. other institutions, shall
II, and The same arc bsseby declared to be
subject 10 tsxatios, with the exceptions
hsseinaites specified, TO be levied and col
lsctsd sgseeably 70 law" The bill exempts
Eu@ ssxsaios, IN lands selj By congress, fos
ahs term Of 1--WE yean from the day Of sale
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ofdifJessnt benevolent institutions, togeth-
o. with ecEtsin exemptions m favor Of revo-
lutionsy sojdieml An assessor for each
township - to b sppoioted to take list Of
all TAXABLE Inhabitants and make IN assess
meat ofthe property within the same. 1t
provides Tor poll tax on each male inhab-
isast over The age of2l and under so yesrs.
The taxes If the present year are to be
levied and collected - heretofore. The
principal discussion in committee Of the
whole, took place on IN amendment, STIR
king out the amount of exemption Of per-
sonal property from taxation, and in lieu
thereof inserting . provision particularly
designating tao srsicles subject to taxation.
While this amssdment was pending, con-
siderable .discussioa took place whether
honp-oOo- ef ths oese important slaple
commodnies-should b subject to taxa
tioe. The principal Argument in favor of
designating the articles, VS. the trouble Of
making ont schedule for valuation, of sv-
cry minos article Of personal property, and
~ difficulty that would aeiat, in compelling
the a0essos to invade de private sanctuary
q evssy mans dwelling, in order to find
out the moss trivial articles that would be
subject to tsxatios. Il was contended on
ths other band, that there would b q diff
Guilty IN designating The particular articles,
- Vas already witnessed in the debate, rel
ssive 10 the item u bogs-and that the
NAN Who makes . parade Of splendor, by
throwing around him . large amount of per-
soaa1 property, could not be reached by
taxatioo, and consequently the provision
woalA operate uoequally. The amend
mont was mt adOpted, and To first section
sf the bill stands ~ above stated. Anoth-
o. amendment, edered BY Mr.. Crume,
created considerable discussion, providing
f. IN exemption from taxation Of al dwell
ling houses o. other buildings, where the
shall not exceed two hundred |
dollars. NJ. Henkls offered IN amend |
msnt to Nj. Crume's amendment, 30 40 |
not to iseluds in. the exemption, buildings
in towns and villages. This proposition
created considerable debate with regard to /
The Propsiety Of making . difference be-
Tween the citizens Of town and country. l
Bash Of the above propositions also failed
II tie csmmittee. No particular vote has
been takep testing the strength of the
trends ss1epponents Of the bill; but it
. given4 all hands, that the bill will
'ass fhos dhss Of Representatives by a
'nsidsz ~e majority.
On Yesterday morning, Mr.. Thompson,
rom the essece committee OF three, made
J report changing the features of the bill
Of . general system Of internal improve
nent, ~ follows: I. Providing that 50
much If tho White water canal q NAV be
|eemed exPedient, shall b Immediately
~ under ccntract, and pledging the faith
f'ths state for speedy completion Of the
Tosk. 2. Altering the Wabash project. %
ssn!y 70 psovide fas the survey Of . canal
'om lafayette - ar down - Covinetou.
|. An amendment providing for survey
fshs White river canal, If possible, during :
10 next sunmer, and il tho canal b prac.
cable, plsdgise The faith of the state for
D ultimate cumpletioa. A. Providing for
. REINSTATEMENT TO the bill, for subscription :
STOCK. % the smount Of 500 600 in q! =
unpake Road Company, from Crawfords- :.
llIe ~ Greencassle, Bloomington and
!edfosd 70 Salem-snd change Of the e
haster from Rail road to that Of Tuv>.l
lie Company. o. the same route. 5. The
Isdfsoo and Lafayette Railroad 70 mass 8
'uoosA Cs.vlosdsville. DAnviIle, Indiana .
oIs, Fnstlin. and CoIumbus-tbe sub- =
:siption Of stock to De spilled on the nor P