Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-01-15
DIANA l. SLA L X E.

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law" Several amendments were made, nnC
finally passed BY n vote of-ayes %, noes 10
The bill repeating The State Board Of Equaliza
ton was taken up. The ayes and noes were de
mnnded-the vote s,ood-ayes %, noes, %, the
President voting in the negative, the bill was no
passed.
In the House, Mr.. Thompson, Of Faye'te, intro
duced a bill restricting voters to their own town
ship, which was read and passed TO a second read
lug. Mr.. flanagan offered a resolution that the
Hon. William Hendricks be invited 10 take a sea
in this Hall, during his present visit to Indiana
polls, which was adopted.
MIR. Srraton offered IA resolution, that The com
mi,tee on education enquire into the expedicnry
of allowing school examiners compensation for
their services az such, To be paid by the teacher
examined and report thereon. &c.
Mr.. Clements off rcd a resolution, that the com,
Of establishing by Jaw, premiums on silk grown
and man I(uciured within tho limits Of this State.
and report By blII OF otherwise.
In The Senate, Jan. 9Th, Nj. Canaan Of, red the
follow ing preamble and r"solutIou:
Vhcrfas, IN tunes Of great embarrassment
like the present, II behooV,s ihe people OF the
State TO cconomiZ', and TO make aud rttsc within
themselves rs macy 81 the measures "t lite a.
possible, thereby keeping wt'hIn the State an I'M
mense amount "f money annually sent abroad for
the purchase Of such commodities: And whereas
the Legislature has no power tn pass such laws
without the consent ui CoHgress, therefore,,
Res0lrpd, That the Committee on Agriculture
be instructed To report ii memorial and Ip'nt res
olution to our Senators and representatives. IL
Congress-. requesting them to use their Influence
in obtaining the passage of "A law granting to the
Legislature of this State the privilege Of passing
laws for the encouragement and protection %! our
home industry.
Mr.. Carnan said, the proposition submitted has
more substantial and permanent relief ~ it toI
the people Of This STATE, IN my cpinion, than any
other that his been presented during the present
session. Gentlemen talk n good deal abnut the
embarrassmcuts of the people. Would it no' he
wise to cast about anl ascertain the cause OF them
and then strike at the root OF the evu? Some
say it is the internal improvement system. This
cannot be true. We see that those COMMITTEES IN
which none Of This internal improvement money
has been spent. loud aud cI"tunrots for relief. l.
admit that this s. stem has aggravated the distress
in certain coun'Icsi bat s'Ii 1t is not the prime
cause. We had II similar seas. n e gloom and
distress ia l>20, when there was no internal lu-
provencnis In the State. What. hen. Is the
prime causc? Ia my htnIh!e orlalnn ii Is I dJspo~
si.ion on the part at tho people To hny rather
than mhkc-to run to the mcrctr,nt for most OF
those articles Which they could either make them
selves or obtain from our own mech snIcs; auI The
facility with vhtc, thev can ,5,,in crrd,, l.,4s
,beu :, h,, m,,. han DO, ,, r., ,r ,.
,,k. - anr oy ;.,ns i,,s[,, r.. 49,, -.
So .,,,ar,c1 ,I,.ct.s 10, -. t,.
mechanics.
The true indebtedness Of a State is It's Crcign
at, - :, mara n~, g.. ~, .,.,..,, d,.
n,y ,..s l.L. o,r ,l,,,c.,n. I,,L,I,.,,s vorll 49,,
cc,s;,r 49, embarrassment, .,.a,n.r L.,t
moi. ,,, ~ c,,,l.,;,o M, vo,L ,., fra
hn,IrdI .A,u,-so ~ J.t,. anJ -, a.. -,
wet r,u mn, the h,,ds ,f n. o..nh.o, wh,
v,u sa,d !, ab-,,d T. : H., c,,n;,n ,nh, N,m
# instead or scnaing ovnv !, Ia. l.on 49,, ,tl
circulation noaio. # would Dcr.,rn, the so,,a f,s, +
duripp the second week and Ec,,f,.a tb. s,,o
an,,nt Of indebtedness. -
Th...s c,r,;-, go ,a, g.. h