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which have made recently, that you need not
expec. 10 hear frou me but few times more I
intending 10 leave lhs Capital OfyOur State
soon. There have been numerous things trans
pired in and about the city since my last note
to you, in which was interested and some.
times amused. But suppOsing that the dOings
Of the Legislature would interest you and the
readers Of your paper as much or more than
anything else, shall notice some few items in /
that respect. 20 s'-s. oil
First the passage Of tax Law through the
HOuss-a bill that originated iu the Senate. -
There we're slight alterations made in the bill
as it LETT the Senate by the House but l am
informed nothing to endanger The concurrence
Of the Senate when sent back.
The bill, is thOsght will be very acceptable
to the people Of your State, although it does
not go as far, il is said, as it shOuld have gone
toward accomplishing the just principle upon
which taxation should be based yet it is
believed, that the Legislature went as far as
it cOuld go without running sgalnst the Con-
stitutiOn. And the Locofocos attempt to say
that the Legislature has already gone beyond
their constitutional power in passing the bill to
which l have referred. Che bill proposes to al
low deductions Of debts from credits, and that
taxes should be assessed only upon the excess
after deduCting debts from credits. This has
been, it seems, the definition of credit given
by your Legislature which il claims is no viO-
lation of the Constitution. It's definition of the
term credits as being constitutional, is fur.
ther supported by the opinion and declar-
alton of Democratic member of the House,
who was delegate in the constitutional con.
Vention, and who was the principal one in
drafting that particular part Of the COnstitu.
ton which relates to the taxing Of property,
credits, &c., and that 1t never entered his mind
nor that Of any member Of the Convention,
that person should not have the right to de-
duct bis debts from his credits and thereby
pay only on the excess that the Constitution
when fairly construed. meant nothing else,
and was intended to mean nothing else. This
definition is also given to credits, ny the pres.
ent Attorney General Of the State. So it il
probable that the law will be sustained. 1t is
surely right in principle and oughtto bs the
lev Of the land,
There is bill introduced in the Senate pro
yiding for the collection of taxes semi annual
ly, which some very good men of Columbus
and Of the Legislature too, very much approve
of,-one OF their strong reasons for the meas
ure is that 1t places but one-half of the taxes
of the State OF any one year in the hands o.
the Treasurer at the same time, which is liza.
BILE to be lost in various ways when not used,
but leaves the one-half in the hands of the
people for SIX months, where ii is always safe.
The one half ofthe taxes for one year is about
four and one.half millions, the interest Of
which to the people for six months at eight
per cent. (the usual rate paid for money in
business transactions) would amount to one
hundred and eighty thouOand dollars; now
this sum the people may as we'll have by way
Of the one half OF the taxes OF the State for
six months when it is not wanted for that
length of time or not used for six months after
collection, as to place il IN the hands ofoficers
to be used aud lent about over the State to
favorites, and frequently lost. This is rather a
new measure. and may not commend itself to
the people at first, but as they consider the
measure its advantage and utility. they no
doubt will approve it; however, it is thought
by members Of the Legislature that it may
not pass this winter, yet it has many friends
There Is also Banking bill under considera.
ton, as Lam informed, for the purpose Of in
creasing the system or rather to increase bank
ingcapital and thereby make money in the sll,e
more plentiful SO that there will be a civculat.
ing medium sufficient for the business of the
State. There are several other important
measures before the Legislature undergoing
examination aud consideration. II said thai
the Republican party hold night sessions and
discuss the different measures, so that they
take up but very little Of the day time in
discussing any bill. The Democracy are con-
sumiug good amount Of time, more than il
necessary. by way Of discussion; and there il
40 way to prevent them unless by moving tht
previous question, AMI that is thought to lOOl
too much like gagging, and they are there
Tore permitted 10 go on with their useless dis
su't'0n sometimes for hours. they supposinl
that 30 responsibility rests upon them-lhe,
being in the minority.
One tLing more now. and then am don
! Tor thatme. The following is list or tabl
Of frauds 50 far as has been ascertained, com
@i'Iee By The Billy Aediu administrator, an,
'e more is vet expected To he fo,nI