Holly Springs gazette., 1846-01-17

ton ofthe debt which is now due and un>
paid
Being In arrears, it viii require an Ell.
fort superior TO the means of the State. 10
bring the entire account at once out VI
she sets ont with fixed purpose OF nee
ting the debt hereafter as il falls due,lt can
and will be done 1t has been shown that
the revenue for the present year, will aP-
proximate four hundred thousand dollars
The expenses of the State Government
will not exceed l75 thousand do,lals per
annum in future, including the subject are
adopted. After paying for the erection OF
the college buildings at Oxford. say hfiy
thousand dollars and taking up the cut
Standing Auditors warrants, and meeting
the economical expenses of the government,
there will be a surplus this year and
next year, without an alteration IN the laws,
which shall produce a reduction In the
revenue, there will be a surplus of at least,
one hundred and seventy five thousand dol
lars. ard thereafter that amount annually,
deGucting fines, forfenures, licences and
such other items as have already recon.
me nded should be given 10 the school
fund.
1t will be seen that with these mea ns,w we
can pay the bonds as they fall due. and
have something lef; to pay on the account
now due. If in lbe end, we receive any
considerable amount from the banks, II viii
come in time TO pay portion OF toe bonds
which fall due some years hence.
The reduction made in the expenditures
of the State Government, by the act OF tie
last Legislature regnlaiing salaries. &c.
will greatly assist US ia our ffo!t To meet
. The public debt 1t was wise law and ad.
mirably adapted to the embarrassed condi
ton of our finances The general anxiety
among men OF acknow Iedgcd talents. TO ac
-cept office. is. perhaps, the best evidence
that the salnries are high enough
There may be still father reduction of
our expenses by a proper regulation OF the
Circuit cour; practice In criminal business.
One ofthe heaviest charges on the Tres-
hsury, is the payment of costs where the
| State fails in the prosecution. Ii District
Attorneys were required ,uuder proper pen
allies. to be constant IN their attendance on
grand juries, and clerks and sheriffs appro-
pr lately punished for neglect of duty, in
failing To issue or 10 serve process,it would
go far TO remedy the evil.
There should be a day set apart by law
for taking up the criminal d ,cket and when
taken up, it should be disposed of
without intermission or delay. In this
way, mu,iludes of witnesses now detained
at court from day TO day. finally dischar.
ged al the costs ofthe Stale, might be let
off in half the time, and the business of the
State be better, because more promptly at
tended to.
= The census taken IN lS45, a return of
which is herewith transmitted, exhibits the
aggregate white population OF the Slate at
24l ,GoS- Ia apportioning the representa-
ten among the several couties. | respect
fll Suggest that the public interest may
be promoted by reducing the whole num-
Der of representatives considerably below
what it now is Such reduction will lessen
the expenses ofthe Legislative department.,
and expedite the transaction of business.
whilst it will not. | am persuaded. detract
from the wisdom Of Legislation. or mpair,
in the least degree, lis adap.ion 10 the
wants of the people. The Senate, though
a smaller body than the House of Reures
entalives. has always originated one bali. at
leasi,of the important business. It's de!iber-
ations have been marked with as much wis
dom and couresv as those OF the House
and its business despatched in less timc.
| estimate that the session may be shorts
ened by the proposed reduction one fourth
which in session OF. ordinary length. will
be fifteen days The Legislature with It's
present uuu,ber of members, sets at a cost
of about six hundred dollars per day, or
nine thousand dollars in fifteen days, exclu
ding appropriations and printing The
pay of members alone, is five hundred and
forty dollars day If the number of
members we're reduced one.forth. there.
would be saving this item alone, of
one hundred and thirty dollars per day.
which. in session of forty~fve DAYS, al.
proxima es six thousand dollars. If
the Legislature think with me. that redu-
cling tue number of REPRESENTATIVES will not
impair the wisdom or utility of legislation,
am sure they will take pleasure is adop-
ting my suggestions as measure Of econ>
0my.
When the people are heavily taxed they
have right 10 expect proper and eco.
nomica use of the money you will al
ways be ready, am sure, 20 devise means
of your own, or TO carry out the sucyes-
tions Of others IN The fulfill nent of these ex,
pectdtions.
Complaints have been made that The tax
IS are TOO high. Coming, as you do, di
ree,iy from the people, YOU are
presumed to know moret of their opin-
ions on this subject than do. Their vii
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