Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-01-26
FROM THE SENIOR EDITOR.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 81. 1913

my memory TO give synopsis of the do
inss of the wisdom of our State.
The most imporran, act Of the prcsen,
session Of the Legislature. In a political
point. is the election of \. w. Puett. Trus-
tee on the Wabash and Erie Cana! un ler
the Butler Bill OF the last session. Tween
tv-siN ballotngs were had. when two
" higs. IN violation Of all party interests.
went over TO the lococracy and secured
the election of Nr Puctt. He viii be the
resident Trustee Oh the line of the canal
and OF course can. in the next AuguSt
election. place workmen Of his own poll
tics upon the line in such counties as are
closely balanced. 10 such number as 10
control the election in those counties
Are men who can thus place political OPP
ponent in power. as 10 defeat the sue
cess of his own party. wor,hyto be called
Nhigs9 Are they wings from principle.
or have they merely attached themselves
to the party for their own selfish purposes,
We regard them as unworthy the name
they bear and the association they have
been permitted to enjoy
The Senate has confirmed the nominal
lion of DR. Smith 10 the Supreme bench
Those who voted for him can enjoy the
homer Of bowling to Executive dictation.
The Governor has dogeedly persisted in
nominating this professor p. NJ (pestle
and mortar) to the exclusion of Judge
Dewey. who was and is the choice Of nine
tenths of the people of this State But,
the dirty fingers Of party have soiled the
purity of that branch of our government
which should be above all party consider
atoms.
John b. Dillon. the present very eff
cieni State Librarian has been reelected.
by an unanimous vote of both branches of
the Legslaturc.-a compliment and honor
10 which he is justly entitled.
\ large number of charters for Rail
Roads have passed the Senate. One is for
road from Rushvillc. and Connersville TO
ifamllton-one from Cincinnati 10 ST
Louis, via. Ninccnnes-one from Indian
apols to Muncietown, thence to the Ohio
linc-one from Charlottesville to Indiana
polls. and "divers others too tedious to
MENTION The charters thus far granted
arc Of the most liberal provisions. Invested
of the old loco humbug, ..ndiyidual labil-
ity."
\ bill has passed both branches. and
only awaits the signature of the Governor
TO become a law. authorizing the Board OF
Directors of the Whitewater Valley Canal
Company 20 sell any amount of the Bonds
, of the company. at any rate of discount
which may be necessary 10 raise an
amount Of money sufficient to repair their
work. 1t also provides that the Company
may transfer the Canal from Harrison 10
Lawrenceburg. to the authorities of the
last named town--thev agreeing 10 put and
keep the same in repairs. but still reser-
wing the right to the State resume the work
whenever il is deemed cxpedicnt, in accor-
dance with the original charter.
4 bill has passed the Senate relative
to the taking of a vote on the question of
the license for retailing spirituous liquors.
III several counties. Wayne included The
law passed last winter it will be rccollcc-
ted, that all persons who from carelessncss
or neglect omitted TO vote either wav. were
counted by said law in favor Of granting
license. This bill provides for t .e reverse
There is bill pending in the House.
granting relief to the sufferers from the
late food in the Ohio river. 1t provides
for the postponcment Of the final settle
ment of the Treasurer of the counties on
the Ohio until the first of May. and some
other important amendments. except that
any of the tax payers who have really suf-
fcred and who have not paid at that time
shall have one year more TO pay in. the
county commissioners TO determine as TO
who shall have the benefit of this extern
sion. On this bill. Mr.. Stanton said. as
reported for the Journal:
There were some things in this bill
which he would wish to see become a law.
bot others not. But he would direct his
attention to the principles contained in the
bill. and this he deemed to be dangerous
1t established a precedent Of special leg
islation in case where the losses were not
sufficiently great to justify legislative in
reference. The Ohio does not overflow
its banks more than once in sixteen years,
willis, the smaller streams of the State
overfowed frequently. producing an ag-
grecatc Of loss greater than the floods in
the Ohio. The precedent set by this bill
would cause other applications here which
could not be disregarded, and which might
retard the coll elton Of the revenue or
materially lessen It.
If. as c1ntended by Mr.. Lane. nearly all
the taxes are paid. the relief which would
be granted. would be too small TO justify
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