Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-05
LETTERS FROM THE SENIOR EDITOR.

Brownine'S, Jan. l, 1874.
We wish our friends in GOD Wayne" a most
happy New Year. May they be moro prosperous
IN the coming than the past-may those who are
in Gob,, be enabled to pay oil they owe, and may
the Independent, enjoy their riches, unalloyed -
Nav the bellies and beaux consumma,e their fon
des, hopes, and may their honey moon last until
old age comes apace. And upon tho kind pa
irons of the Palladium, we invoke heavens kind
lies. blessings.
The business before the legislature 10 almost
entirely of a local nature, and Incident TO the
new counties. The organization OF new coun-
tios-,he extension Of limits to some Of the old
ones, the locotion Of State roads-the re location
Of county soats-reief from illegal transactions
from county officers, owing in most cases from
an ignorance Of the provisions Of the law, &c.
SC. In the Senate on Tuesday as:, Mr.. Ewing
introduced resolution requiring tho committee
on Finance to inquire into the expediency of
eQualizng taxation by extending our Revenue
Laws to embrace all salaries and official fees
which amount 10 six hundred dollars per aunum
and upwards.
Mr. Ewing supported his resolution, and sta
ted that it was merely one of inquiry which should
be adopted. He contended that the labor Of the
office holder should be taxed as we'll as the labor
of the farmer. Their earnings are not taxed
while those Of all other classes are. He deemed
this necessary TO equaze The present Revenue
Laws. Equality, justice, and right demanded a.
Mr. Chapman opposed il, and said it involved
the principle that The question of the dis
,ribution Of the proceeds of the public lands did
the collecting money from the people With
hand aud paying i, back minus the cost Of collec-
lion, with the other hand. To any such principle
he was steadily opposed.
Mr. Dobson took the same view, and believing
,ha, revenue propositions should originate 10 the
other House, red to lay il on the table, which
was carried.
Mr.. Lewiston introduced bill abolishng the
office of auditor Of Union county, transferring
the duties TO the clerk of the Circuit Court with
q compensation from the county board for extra
service. of no, exceeding 500 per aunum, and
transferring all the fees, perqusi,es and emoIu-
men,s of said auditor to said clerk. A resolution
passed memorializing Congress for appropria-
ton repair The Bridges on Tho National Road q,
Richmond, knights,own, and Indianapolis.
On the same day, Mr.. Hannah introduced in
the House petition, accompanied BY bill to in>
corporate a company for the purpose Of consiruc.
ting Canal down Noland's Fork, from Centre
Vile, 10 interscct the Whitewater Valley Canal,
at come COW enient point. Both were laid on the
table as it is understood there will be a remon-
STRANGE presented against the construction Of
such work. doubt, whether we sha be able
to socure The passage CT charter, even f1r 50
pra'so~orthy an oijsc, IS that. without having
a'tached thereto, tbs individual liability" clause,
ard suppose The stock would mol be taken If
that odious measure were attached 10 II. We /
" i'll make the eifort, and If the .sunterrlf-d De-
are willing 10 take the responsibility Of