Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-19
Correspondence of tine PALLADIUM.
INDIANAPOLIS 18th Jan'y, 1879.

A. INDIANAPOLIS 1Slh jan 1000
Dear Sirs:--
I The sixth week Of the session Of tho Legs
: ture has closed, and nothing has yet been done
definitely acted on. The important and all abb
!! pting subjects Of Internal improvements iii
sase Of Bank stock, capital ;-croation OF
mixing fund and raising the Taxes to detray the
hcres, Of ourIntcrnal Improvement Loans.
There is now before tho House OF .Rep's.n Bill
omodify the plan of prosecuting the public works,
reported by Gen. Mroy chairnan Of the com
miltce on OBLIGATION, which when first reported
proposed TO reduce the number of the Board of In
.ernaI Improvement to three to destroy the
Representative principle OF the Board; to repeal
much of the Law OF 1896 as makes specific,
approp riations on the various works.-Blt 10 lin
i the Board in IFS expenditures each work TO
sle amount originally appropriated for its con-
Fructnn, &c. BY "a Resolution of tine House,
jas Bill is made the special order of the day, at
a!ococ, each day, until disposed OF. 1t was re-
aired 10 the committee Of The whole House
where ii has been under discussion in the after
noon of each ,av fox four days past. The com
niee of the whole have agreed to strike out,
hree, and increase The number Of the Board to
I'VE members
We move but slowly in the consideration OF
his bill. The Importance of many of its fea-
arcs and principles the reel the lcOe, of The
great interest OF tho state, deeply felt by all
and more especially 10 those whose interests and
characters privately and politically; are closely
connected to the Internal Improvement system
many Of ITS features ia my opiaion good and
mould, in Justice he adopted; though il contains
dthcrs, that should deeply regret to see, eugraf
sdon our statute Books as the law Of the Land. 4
decided majority of The Horse, when this sub
ect was first brought before that body thought
hat the best interest of the state, and fnal eros.
perity OF The public works, would DO as well sub
served, il not hetter, by reducing ,hc Board to
ihree--,han 10 FIVE. But when that question
vas discussed and the old ti-luetnal Improve
mcnt men, classiferslor the now softer name of
rnodifers, weH bold enough to declare upon the
iioor, that just ia proportion rs you reduced the
board, IN that proportion you modified much o.
ii'te, that 1t we have FIVE commissioners fiv,
works will be prosecuted. If but three COM RS
hut three works viii be prosecuted The ,ru
iaends OF the system, who were not willing to Sc
- P'euSou i'ii'ii vi me state ViOiatcG, out dis
posed honestly & faithfully; but pruden,ly to pros
saie all the works in the system to final con
seton. went decidedly for fire | am of opir
that this bill in an amended form will pass III
saase.
Mr.. Judah this morning introduced Bill in,
ne House to increase the state stock in the sta,
bank 100000 and appropriate the intere:
"f Internal Improvement purposes; which wa
read twice, laid on the table and ordered TO /
pnn,ed.
No Bill has yet been reported from the con
attee of ways and means to increase the
seant Of Taxes, nor Will be until some of III
Mef important measures connected with tina. SUI
seaa are acted on. 1t is believed however tn;
-seper centum for internal Improvement pu
.es Smbe Increased to from 20, TO 80 cents. c
ne hundred dollars.
a hi mas passed the Senate, ard is now on Il
-ae IN the House, to equalize the judicial CT
S o. Inc state. and to create two new circuit
~hichls taken off of the 9th circuit, lea
wayne, Union, Fayettc. Rush ana He1
.oua'ies, its passage in the House is ra,h,
= 'uu' and so far as WAYNE County is concer,
no means important
respectfully Your Frierd.
CALEB B. JACKSON