Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-13

Rlichey moved amendment that Mr. Stapp be
required appear at the bar of the House and
answer questions in relation that subie upon
which quite a warm debate. The amend
ment finally LAID on the table, and resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Jenckes, from the committee on ways and
means, made report IN relatin to the finances of
the State. This report shows that the demands
upon the Treasury The present year. for internal
Improvement purposes, Will be Si12,22o S.
The amount of available means 10 meet this de-
ma no is S223. 426 81. leaving deficit of S2iS,
79S 81. The amount necessary for the civil list
SS4 ,939 co. Should the present Legislature
make prov lsioE TO meet the deficit of the interest
on the internal improv ement debt otherwise that
by taxation, IL Will be necessary 10 levy a tax oil
"a cents on the 500 valua ton, and dollar
poll tax. Ii the whole amount should he Provi-
ded for, it will require a tax OF upwards Of 10
cents, and pole lax OF one dollar.
The report concludes with the following signih
cant remark: a crisis has ed the financial
condition CT the State, and the action of this Leg
isla,ure will raise the character of Indiana to
honor sink it TO Iufamy. WAich shall 1t be?'
Ga Saturday afternoon the House went into
committee of the whole on the bull to levy the
State tax for ISL, and agreed to insert 40 cents
on The 500 valuation, and one dollar poll tax
The House afterwards struck out 40 cents with
out agreeing any Other sum, aud agreed 10 IN
sert 70 cents for poll tax. instead al dollar.
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which states that 10 cents of the whole amoCnt to
be raised is to meet the deficiency occasioned by
the refusal Of the last legislature to levy sufii-
Gent tax to supply the demands OF the Treasury
the present year, very excited and personal de
ba tie arose. in which Mcssrs. Henley, Judah,
Smith 1T F., Sweeiser of NJ, and Read participa-
ted. Before taking the question, the House, at n
late hour, adl burned.
On yesterday the House resumed the consider
alton Of the revenue bill, struck out the proviso
above mentioned, and inserted 40 cents on the
6 100 valuation, as the amount TO be assessed Tor
State purposes. Numerous Amendments were
offered and discussed, when the bin read a
third time and passed--ayes 50, noes IS.
The class fcatlon bill as passed hv the House
on Friday, reported back from the Senate,
concurred IN with an amendment TO strike out
the 7th section and insert IN lieu thereof pro
vision that the avails of the suspended debt shall
he applied 10 the redemption of the outstanding
1 Treasury notes, and the plymcat Of interest On
bonds here ,ofore sold by the State. The bail and
amendmeni was LAID on the table bv vot Of 4S
10 40 IL is extremely uncertain what viii be the
ultimate fate of the bill.
4 On Yesterday afternoon the two Houses went
into the election of State Librarian aud Keeper
Of the State House, and upon the 18Th balloting
John Cool, elected to that Office.
indianapolis Journal, FEB o, lS4l.
WoSDERFuL FRoGREss AND EFFECTS OF TEN
rERAScE IN IRELANp-A phanthroplc friend in
Dnhiln writes US as follows
sit announced yesterday that 'Smthfied
Penitentiary'i is closed, there being abundant room
for all the prisoners IN Richmond Br,dewcll.
Tie number of mae drunkards committed to u IN
Nov. III 1885, II ,0H>
To 18th Nov. this year, 4,2O7
The following is the return Of the number al
public houses closed within the district of the
Metropolitan Dlhi,n Police; it has been kindly
furnished me by Major Browne, one of The Com.
rnIssiOncrs.
Return of the number Of public houses closed
within tho Nnrronolitan Police ID strict since /