Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-26
Retrenc Inn emit. form.

RetFen hment... r form.
The tcco politicians of hiss State gascoo-
aiding a, grea, rate upon The reirenchment ard
reform made by the loco ajor,y in the late ls'
gislature. |, is true the session much shorter
TIA n previous leg slatures-but II was unnecessa.
rly prolonged beyond what it should have been.
and longer than the Wing party wished TO make
it, the recorded 10 the journals will show.
Although the session not moro ,han half The
length Of those Of previous legislatures, NO as
sure the public tina, there has not been a
for the las, eight years in which ,here was no,
fire times the amount Of labor perform by the
Members and fire times The amount Of work
done. 4, tho session Of AZ, 'i3. the laws were
re.ised-,he bank was overhauied, and these two
tlects required moro labor than oil the bust
ness Of The late session. The fac, is, there was
nothing Of importance, save the election of 9th
and passage Of a revenue bill,
which might, with such other business as was
considered necessary, have been done IN three
weeks instead Of SIX weeks and day
Were the locos in the legislature retrenchins the
lsxpsnses Of The State. hen they spent trco thou
sand doifdrs Of The peoples money in passing
reso' lion nstructing our Senator and request
ing our Representatives in Congress to vote for
, bill retund,ng Gen. Jackson's fine assessed up
on him by Judge Hall Was that their boasted
&C. of moral and political reforr, to Pander TO
the qualification of party and Gen. Jackson. and
with sacreligious hand. tear open the grave Of
buried patriotism and indie pendence, and SILLY the
fair fame Of Judge Hall with their foul and pol
luted breath. Were they in the line Of retrench-
ment when they spen, one thousand dollars Of
the peoples money instructing Congress what
its duty in regard to the salaries of their Of
fcers. The locos Of the legislature were pref.
~ set Of fellows to instruct Congress! The mem.
6srs Of Congress were as " fresh from The PEG.
ple,' and we doubt not a. fully able TO Judge OF
the wishes Of the people the very kno,ring ma
joriiy of the late legislature. yet the legislature
called upon n, a great expense TO give an ex.
preston OF i,s ,risdom in regard to the duty Of
Congress. Another Item of reirenehnent IN the
loco parances was spending fire hundred dollars
in debating to Congress, where to place Uni~
W. Nh now TO enumer1te the ma.
ny ,hd late iocoioco legislature,
which ~ nss, wrong, aud waste-
fu! expendnu 6blic money. The busi>
mess which wUaecessary, aud legitimaiely be.
longed 10 he legislature, we repeat, nigh, have
been done in three as we'll as SIX weeks There
were other propositions of re,renchment present.
&c TO ,h1ghich if carried out would affect a
member O01lheir party, hence they could not act
upon them. a bill was introduced 10 abolish the
office Of Agent OF State, whereby a saving to
the State of from one two thousand dollars
nigh, have been made. The hill passed to a
second reading when it referred to a com.
m,ttee. 1t considered in that commit,e e
and handed 10 a loco member thereof with IN.
sructions TO report il back TO the House. Il
never reached the Clerks desk, and We presume
:tuow graces the greasy pocket Of some worthy
loco member OF that committee. But shall
refer 10 this subject of retrenchmen, again.
Backing Out.