Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-01-16
brought US the following
From tllc Senior Editor.

The legislature has passed a resolution to adj
onrn Monday, the 2lsi inst.
Both branches of the legislature passed an act
authorizing the sale of the interest Of the state
in the Whitewater Valley Canal, being simply
the right to resume the ownership OF said canal
by paying the company the cost of construction,
&c. The governor. assuming to be part of the
legislative department of The State government,
has vetoed the bill His for th,s course,
given in his message returning the bill, simply
the fear that the right TO redeem the canal is
may be valuable to the State. He says: The par
amount objection to this bill W it'll me, is, that it Of
fers dispose of this arge investment Of the State
without any information or report from any
source to the condition Of the work, its IN
come, water-power, hydraulic privileges, what
its real value IS, &c-, &c.
Ignorance is the besetting sin OF some men;
and whether that ignorance arises from the
want of capacity TO learn, or a determine
ton not to know, it equally diS1uaties him
from being the governor of State. Amos,
ev-ryanan in the State of less than ORD binary in
teligence knows that the stock III that Canal has
scarcely nominal! value. That misfortune at
ter misfortune has attended it, until the cost Of
repairs alone have amounted to near S3D0O0O,
and that the receipts from tolls, &c, have been
almost nothing. That the enterprise and energy
Of the people along the line Of that canal has
alone kept the work from perfect ruin. The
company, at great sacrifices, has performed the
work, and the State Is deriving all the advanta
g-s from, it, in the way of increased .axabl- pro-
perty, she would If the work belonged TO her,
while she has incurred no expense in keeping up
the repairs. The right TO redeem has no value
to the state. No sane Legislature would accept
the work IL gift, if required to keep it in
pair. The company have offered - surrender
the canal, provided the Stale would assume the
debts of the company; hut there is not a single
member of the legislature who would accept i,
OIL such terms. The very large majority of To-
cos in the legislature, is the only reason the gov
il ISL nsd m the yerc III he. To
power.
The bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Liberty Turnpike Company has pass
ed the Senate.
4 Joint resolution in favor Of the es,ab-
lishmen, Of an Agricultural bureau in the
Department Of the Interior of Washing
ton, was defeated by the locos of the Sen
ate. The only reason. we heard against
it. was that it would give Mr.. Ewing an
increased political influence; thus sacri-
ficing one Of the greatest interests of the
country. at the shrine of parfy'
A bill authorizing the citizens of Cam
bridge to assess tax Of fifty cents on the
300 of taxable property in the school
district for the purpose of building a
school house. has passed the Senate.
A bill has passed the senate, and viii! doubt
ma! school, to be located At Bloomington. The
object is to instruct young ladies especially for
teachers.
A bill to amend the charter of Hagerstown has
passed both Houses, ane only awaits the sigma.
ture Of the Cove rnor To become a law.
The committee on Federal Relations in the
Sc nate, have reported that it Is iDexpeoient to
pass a Joint resolution the subject of Con-
gress of Nations TO arbitrate International dis
putes, ana the report WAS coucurred in by the
Sc nate
The committee of Ways and Means have re-
ported to the House. the result OF their investi-
cations into the affairs Of the State. and am in
formed pay high compliment TO samuel Hannah
as Treasurer, and Douglass Mcguire a. Auditor,
for the manner in which they have performed
the duties Of their respective Offices. The report
will be printed.
Tho Convention bill is now pending between
the two Houses, mendment placed upon
il by the House. which is designed to prevent
any person who at the time Of the election holds
an Office, under, either the state or general gov
eminent. The Senate has refused to concur in
| the amendment. Tbs House has refused to re-