American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-16

600 on the part OF The Clerk of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES. We hope it is incorrect, but
As we have the rumor from another source, it
IS probably not without foundation.
MARYLAND u. 5. SENATOR. The wings Of
the Maryland Legislature were TO have held a
caucus last evening in the house Of delegates
20 determine upon candidate for u. 5. Senator.
STATE DEBT. According to our estimate of
the receipts and expenditures of the State, there
is now an annual deficiency Of about Sl50,O00,
allowing the whole amount under the present
revenue laws to be punctuaily collected, which
we know cannot be the case, though the receipt
Of arrearages of taxes may make the gross re-
ceipts eqaul to the aggregate taxes OF the year,
fol a short period. II the arrca-ages of iater-
est due by the State, be funded, the interest on
this debt must of course be added to the de-
mands on the treasury, which will increase the
annual deficiency to about 5000 900. |. would
not be safe to base any new revenue bills on
a smaller ampunt than this: and indeed, they
ought to be caCuldLcdto raise at least from fifty
10 one hundred thousand dollars above that sum.
'ha>utiillS lilcIlJ lilL S-OujcHO VIII
be required to pay the interest on, and to con-
tinue the sinking fund for the extinction of, the
public debt, the question arises, how is this
mount to be raised? We do not Thick that there
can be much difficulty in effecting the object.
We must start with enc principle firmly inn
planted in our minds; and that is, that the debt
must be paid; and then we shall be better pre-
pared to submit to the Pecuniary sacrifice which
may be required We shall take it for granted,
that every honest man in the State is in favor
of honorably fulfilling the Obligations of the
State. How shall il be done? The PROPOSE
tons submitted by Governor Pratt would ac-
complish the end without difficulty; but then,
some these propostions it is supposed, would
boar opprcssively OH particular interests. Let
us then take one of his measures, the tax on
collateral inheritances-this would yield $685.
900. An increase Of FIVE cents in the direct tax
would produce about $50, 1000.
We suppose that, if the proposed change in
the incomes of clerks and registers be made,
the state may receive from that source from
thirty TO forty thousand dolars-possibly more
say, however, $4,000. BY charging Il tax
on all commissions to public officers, we should
have not less than 100000 more. We have
thus obtained Sl55, 900 out of the S250,000
required. Now let us have specific tax upon
watches, jewclry, carriages, pianos in use, and
other articles of luxury-and then let the in
come tax law be made effective, and we shall
have enough But there will be objections to
an increase Of the direct taxes, and VIC arc APP
otehensve that the legislature will not adopt
the measure. If not, the amount set down to
DC raised by that mode must be otherwise OBJ
tanned If capitation tax could be laid there
would be no difficulty; and it would seem to
be but Just that every man should contribute
something TO the support OF government
Gould not the object be reached by requiring
that every man shall take out license to la
Dor in whatever may be his vocation; A por-
ton of the community is now compelled to
pay for this privilege, and we can see no injus-
tce in extending the system to all, graduating
the sum to be paid somewhat by the supposed
profits Of the business pursued We throw out
these suggestions for consideration.
Opp FELLOWS. If any thing were wanting
to cxalt the Order of Odd Fellows in public
estimation, it would be found in the procession
which Yesterday afternoon attended the iuner-
al of MIR. Paul RouX, who was murdered at
Nowli's Hotel, in this city, on Sunday night
last. He came to Baltimore stranger, put
I'D at a hotel-and was basely murdered in his
bed, as is supposed, by acknowledges In his
trunk was found a certificate of his belonging
to the Society Of Odd Fellows in Georgia.
This certificate was a sufficient passport to the
feelings Of the fraternity in this city, who inn
incdiately took his corpse into their carc-pro-
vided every thing required for its decent inter
ment-and yesterday afternoon attended it in
great numbers, with bands of music, to its
final resting place. Here is practical evidence
of the benefits of Odd Fellowship, and of the
grca. and glorious principles by which MEM
beers are bound to each other, This one act is
sufficient of itself to give the sterling stamp TO
the institution, i'll our estimation. Its charity
relieves the stranger in atiiiction, and provides
grave for INN when dead. 1t dries the tears
of the widow, and sustalns and cherishes the
orphan
WHIMSICAL A volume bearing this
title, has been placed ON our table by Mr. NJ
Hickman; and 1t may be considered that we
have said enough in its favor when we have
stated, that it is by Thomas Hood, author of
"The Comic Annual" ''Whn,s and Oddities"
SC. This volume is accompanied by numer-
Gus illustrations, and is sold at fifty cents,
Those who are fond Of humor will be pleased