Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-09-08
134. Auditor to bring suit a~ains, delinquent

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+ 131. All common schools shall be crcn to til
pupils Therefore without charge.
# l3G Auditor Of State TO equalize funds be
tween the different townships.
49, County Auditor and Treasurer authorize,
COMPOUND for bad debts
1873. One quarter Of one mill on each doll ar
and - cents on each poll TO be levied f,r town
ship school library.
j I39. No se tartan work will be a limited int
said libraries.
$50. Said tax TO be paid TO treasurer 0
State
III. Said Libraries TO be Il s,rbu,ed as follows
to each county having population of 5000
'c" lrhraries: to each county having population
10000, eight Libraries; and to each count,
having a population Of less than 1900, 81,
libraries; which shall be distributed equally by
the board Of County Commissioners 10 the
townships Of their respective counties.
I42 Libraries 10 be IN charge Of hoarl Of
township trustees, Hc.
li3 Trustees shall he accountable for the
preservation nf The Iibraric,-a>,c,s damage,
10 books borrowed. &c.
10 The voters "f a township at an annual
meeting determine whether library shall be KEEP,
III "A central point. or one or mote eligible
places. II shall be thu duty Of the township
,rnstcr 10 elect, annually, one Of their number
township librarian.
rs Every family in township to be entitled
10 one VIOLIN III Il tine.
1l6 The library TO be open thro'omt the vcar
I41 The State Board Of g lucaiion, ,nnsi,-
ting of State Superintendent, III" Governor
Secretary, Treasurer AMI State Auditor Of State
shall meet annually AT Indianapolis on the
second Mon lay in Noycmhcr
Expenses OG tho Almj % trytiOs,.
One of the fnvoritc charges brought against
the present Administration. by Lncofoco or.t"rs
and presses, Is that of waStcful extravaganza
They say the expenses Of carving on the rov-
crnment under Whis administration and in
a time of peace. have run up t" sum con>i-
d"rablv larger than required by Polk when
the nation was at war with Mexico They as
~crt that the expenditures for the wear crdinr
On the }o;h Of June, 1859. duriny time Of
peace. reached the sum Of $554l2 lGl; while.
durin. the progress Of the Mexican war. in
P"k'> Administration. they only amounted TO
fl3.@o7. .9IG:51. This way Of pr, scntiny the
case is both incorrect and unfair. In the first
place. the expenditure, of the fiscal wear cud
ing June 3o'h 1852. are grossly exaggerated
BY n statement m ,dc out by the Treasury De
partmcnt for the of the " y Tr;J,,ne. it
appears that the nominal expenditures durin"
this period $45. 7:35. 59I: :73-almost ten
millions less than they charged to have
been. In the next place, many Of the sums
which 80 to make this large sum- are such as
Ia no' properly belong to the ordinary expenses
Vt the government. or were not brought into
he account at all during Administration of Mr.
Polk. For instance. upwards of Sc 900. 900
we're devoted I" the pavmcnt"f "f the public debt
during Polk Administration. and for
which the Wings can will, sort Of propricty
,c hell responsible. The cost of collecting the
cvcnuc from customs and public lands. amounts
o upwards of tw" millions. and this expense
!ncs not appear at all in the accounts Of Mr. .
Folks Administration. Then and always be-
ore it was the practice to pav the expenses Of
both these branches Of revenue out
# the moneys received, and pavin. the balance
,vcr int" the Treasury. Consequently the cx-
of the government seem To f. increased
,y two millions, when the fact is that the cx
ocn~cs of collecting the revenue were never so
loosely examined. nor successfully rcircnrl.cd
IS rhcv nave been durin, the present and next
preceding Administration.
Nearly three millions were paid to claimants
,ndcr the treaty with Mexico for which Of
curse the present administration is not Justly
'har-rah'r: under = recent statute. the Post
)ifirc Expenditures and Receipts have been
brought into the regular Treasury accounts.
hu~ apparently increasing the expenditures Of
he country very greatly. when in fact there
,a~ been no increase whatever.
Besides these apparent expenses. there are
"mc real ones which no administration could
ave av"i!ed We refer to the increased de
maud upon the Treasury to organZe govern =
ncnt> in he territory acquired by the with
icNiro in sustanin" large t" keep in
heck the hostile Indians on our Greatly cxtcn-
led frontiers: in maxim. treaties with and SuS-
amin. agents among. them: IN furnishing the
immense tract of territory we have acquired
With mail facilities: in building forts custom
"u>cS. &c. and establishing naval stations
these unavoidable expenditures the legitimate
ruits of the acquisition of California and New
icNco. amount IL many millions Of dollars. and
annot fairly be made the basis of a charge of
xtrava-ancc against Gen. vlor> or Mr. Fill
,nrc'> admins ration. On the contrary. we
clicvc it the expense Of Mr. Po,k> and Mr.
'illmorc'> administrations were thorou rhy
fitted and compared. we should find that a
,ithful effort has beer made hv the present .
ffccrS of the government to confine It's expenses
-i;hin the narrowcSt possible limits: and We
houli further find that deductinr all expenses
ot incurred hv Mr.. Polk. or not appearing in j
We accounts during his day. the expenditures I,
{ the present administration would be materi-
llv less than his.
But. were it admitted that tie expenditures y
the Government under TAYLOR, and Fillmore q
ave been enormously increased. who is respon-
ble9 During Gen, TAYLOR administration the ;
ocofoco party had majority in Congress. and
ere able 10 control its proceedings: and in the
resent Congress it has large ma joritv in both !,
ru>cs. If. then, the expenditures Of the Gov Ii