Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-29
From eur Jefferson City Correspondent.

Another day is gone and something new has
happened. Falkland H. Martin, OF Jefferson
county was nominated by his Excelency to-day
as Secretary OF State and confirmed by the Sen.
ate. He is stranger here, but is said to possess
the first qualification requisite to ell office in Mis-
souri,, being an inscriptions democrat, in the
modern acceptation OF the term. The Governor
seems disposed to overlook the pretensions OF
many OF the Staruelings who have thrown them.
selves about tn palace that he might not be a.
the trouble Of sending at an expense great way
of for them, and is trying the experiment Of new
materials for Executive ministers.
At an early hour OF this day in the house Of
representatives Mr.. Woods introduced concur
rent resolution providing that the General Assem-.
bly, adjourn sine die on the oath inst, which,
upon a suspension Of the rules was adopted.
The law concerning Justices Courts was taken
up and the Senate having amended that law SO
as to provide that each Justice shall hold court
once in two months, and a motion being made to
disagree to the amendment Of the Senate, upon
call Of the yeas and nays the amendment was not
disagreed to, but adopted by the House for re.
jectng SO yeas and AZ nays.
On motion OF Mr.. Bggs, the bill to provide
for assessing and collecting the revenue was taken
up, referred to committee OF the whole. house,
into which the house resolved ITSELF
Mr.. StrngelIow moved to amend the bill SO
as 10 levy tax upon all seals Of office OF the
several courts OF the State. for writs records Of
deeds and all copies Of records certified under
seal, as State tax, naming no amount.
Mr.. Davis moved to reject the amendment,
which was done.
Mr.. Bay then moved TO amend so as to con.
fine the tax upon the seals to The record OF deeds
in the recorders office. And upon motion OF
Mr. Wilson Of Randolp phi, that was also rejected.
Mr.. Jackson (Speaker) moved so to amend
the bill that hereafter all debts due by notes,
bonds or bills shall be taxable in the same man.
ner as is done on those for money lent. But
that, on motion Of Mr.. Woods was also rejected.
Mr.. StringreIlow moved to raise the poll tax
from twenty FIVE to nty.fve cents and Mr..
Holmes moved to amend that amendment by in.
sorting fifty in lieu Of seveny.fve. The amend
ments Of Mr.. Holmes and Mr.. Strngfellow were
both severalIy voted down by the committee in
manner which seemed to imply that mems heads
were already taxed high enough
Mr., Boas moved to increase the advalorem tax
on all property from one sixth to one filth Of one
per centum on its assessed value-and upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Woods that was also rejected.
Mr.. Richmond then moved to raise the poll tax
from 25 to 40 cents per head for each free white
male over 81 and under fifty FIVE Yeas OF age,
| but the committee rejected that also by hand
some majority.
The foregoing small trifss took place in The
committee OF the whole house and CT course will
never appear upon the journal, but in order that
the things that are Cesar's may be render ed unto
Cesar, the public should know that each Of tho
men who made moves 10 increase the taxes OF the
people are Of the true and genuine stamp Of de-
mocracy-the very men who voted 10 reject,
few days ago. Mssouris share Of the proceeds OF
the sales OF the public lands. This has been
predicted heretofore by men who love their coun-
try more than party, and the public can row see
with what sincerity these men acted in rejecting
the share OF Missouri in the proceeds Of the sales
Of the public lands They pretend to love their
country! They love the prospect Of loaves and
fishes which party drill promises them, and tina;
said, their concern about their country vanishes
like mists before the morning sun.
1t is now believed by some that the bill will
pass the Senate distributing the internal improve.
men; fund amongst the counties share and share
alike. 1t passed the House several days back
The Senate are not inclined TO act on the con-
current resolutions to adjourn On the oath until
e they see whether the House can perform thei1
S promises, as is rumored in the city. X
LEGISLATIVE Fry.-A good joke is related