Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-12-24


prevail and men, who come here exciting obedi- !
cree from others aud refuse to obey themselves,
will have the gafb Of Democracy stripped from
them This shall be testet--we shall see wheth
er true Democracy will be found IN the ranks oil
the modern Democracy, and If 1t is, JUSTICE VIII
be truly and correctly represented in the National
Council. Bat the people must have tar oppor>
tunity OF expressing their opinions There -
species Of Legislation which can only prosper ~
excitement and confusion, and we have had much
Of in this chamber since the opening OF the
session. He moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which resulted IN
YEAS-Messrs. Aker, Alexander, Bradley, Burke.
Buell. c9et' Collins. Comet Cotton Deitees' EyeTett
Morgan Mount Ode Parker Pennington Pitcher Reeve.
Sands, stanford, wapoie, and wrghs-27.
Davis Dobson Duzan, Harris Hatfield, HERMAN,
Hoover, keso Kennedy, Miller Mitchell, Parks Read
-. So it laid the table.
Mr.. Read offered the following resolution: That
the Senate Will Che House cohcurring) proceed
to the Senatorial election next Friday at , p. N.
Mr.. Parker, the introduction of the resoIu-
ton, rose aud made objections to i, being
of order, the Senate somo days since adopted
resolution and communicated 1t TO the other
, branch for its concurrence. The Senate has not
been officially informed TO the fate Of that
solution since the adoption of the Senae's resolu.
lion and its transfer to the House Of Represent.
lives. The House adopted Il resolution Of its
The Senate'5 resolution and has comInunlcal ed
that fact to the Senate. Now there has been
no definite concurrent action Of the houses
and The questions are before yet open and 10
lie acted upon Mr. p. thought by the former usa
ges, that the resolution was ii! timed and out OF
order.
The President said the Senate had hereto
fore fixed upon day to carry out the object con
templated IN the resolution Of Mr. Read and that
resolution had been transferred to the House for
bf,, IL
out of order
Mr.. Herrman appealed and argued the point
Of order
Mcssfs Pennington aud Collins sustained the
decision. Mr.. ID bison solicited Mr. Read TO with
draw his resolution and he would then move to
take the one oflrred bv Mr.. DAVIS from the table
Mr., Read SAID he could not.
The decision of The Chair was sustaincd-yeas
81, NAYS IL.
MIR Harris Immediately moved to take Mr.
Davis resolution relative to the Senatorial cleo
ton from the table. Negativod-26 to 2i.
On motion the Senate adj ,urned.
IIoUsE.- Dec. l7.-The House met pursuau,
to a 'urnment.
Ga motion of Mr.. Davis, Of S, the House re-
solved To 60 into the election Of u s Senator
at 10 a'clock this day.
ais iinckeby offered tho following resolution /:
That The House, Che Senate cnncurriugO Will
adj onrn sine die, the lst day OF February next
hlr S,mousnn moved to lay the resolution on
the table, and, the ayes and noes being deman-
ded il decided in the negativc-ayes i3, noes
16. A call Of the House was then ordered, when
It appeared that there were five members absen
which, being dispensed WITH Mr.. Mhllkln NOV ed
to amend by striking out all after the word ere
solved" and inserting that the committee OF WAYS
ard means he instructed examine into the
state of the Treasury forthwith and por, TO the
House, that the House may come to some cons
ciusion hen ii will be proper, NaktnG into the
tho ub in ter as we'll he
surv,) to adj ,urn; and, shc resoution thus
amended adopted.
SENATE Dec. l9--On motion Of Mr.. Read,
the rules were suspended and the bill to postpone
the sale of delinquent lands was taken out of It's
place in the orders of the day aud read third
time. Mr.. Wright moved to re-cOmmit the bill
with instructions to amend cries of N! NJ, from
all paris of the Chamber. that all back taxes
up to lSil may be settled in full by paying The
original amounts with SIX per cent. interest up 10
the date Of payment. He acknowledged his hos
tilty TO the general features of The bill. 1t would
create ineXtrIcabe confIs ion md do but 1T
tie good. Mr.. Ewing replied The was
IN an embarrassed condiiIon, and her citizens
we're pecuniarIly invoIv cd bey ond all parallel
the people utterly unable TO pay, and this
bill intended TO relieve them from IN Ist usury
which our laws condemn and punish in priva lie
transactions. He should 90 against the recommit
ment and the proposed Instructions. Very few
taxes of 80 aud 81 unpaid, and even il
they were the oelinquAn:s OF those years have
not the claims for ree that last years delInQ
have, tor the condition of our country and state
Is far different now from what 1t was then He
, asserted present distress TO have resulted
, mainly from the acts of the General Government
Mr.. Mount declared his opinion be in favor o
re-committiup.
Mr.. Collins was opposed to re-committing III
, tho't the law would afflrd much reliefand woult
not be prejrdcial 10 the interests of our treasury
, Mr.. Odeil differed from the gentleman of Fovd
, (Mr. ColIins,) and should 20 against the bill. |
held ont inducements tn tax PAYERS TO be deIin
/, qucnt and rcmoy ed the inducements to punc;ua!
, Ity.
Mr.. Wright read from the Auditors repor
showing that $4,000 of taxes on real estate
from 1884 to 1898, were yet unpaid; and BIZ